{"id":234,"date":"2006-01-05T20:20:37","date_gmt":"2006-01-06T04:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/?p=234"},"modified":"2006-01-10T12:56:04","modified_gmt":"2006-01-10T20:56:04","slug":"clooney-tunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/2006\/01\/05\/clooney-tunes\/","title":{"rendered":"Clooney Tunes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Damsel and I are inaugurating a new category to highlight entertainment icons who use their notoriety to promote left-wing ideology. We call this category “Star Whores<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Today we recognize George Clooney<\/strong> for his hack at portraying the US government and the CIA as bad guys in the film “Syriana<\/strong>.” Clooney is either ill-informed or is part of the complex web of left-leaning organizations who seek to blame America for everything in an attempt to discredit the administration and freedom in general. I prefer to think of Clooney as stupid <\/em>and not evil <\/em>– but I could be wrong. Clooney has often been critical of the administration, as is his right, but when cross-examined, he shows a dearth of factual material to back his statements.<\/p>\n

From the Monterey Herald:<\/p>\n

George Clooney wants ‘Syriana’ to challenge <\/em>its audience<\/a><\/p>\n

George Clooney is opting for transparency <\/em>when it comes to “Syriana,” opening Friday.<\/p>\n

“It’s complicated, confusing even. And it’s political. I’m not trying to sidestep that. I’m pleased about it.”<\/p>\n

Clooney, who plays a veteran – burned out, worn down, distrustful – CIA agent frustrated at the way the agency has become politicized, is also the film’s producer, along with Steven Soderbergh. “Syriana” was inspired in part by a book by former intelligence agent Robert Baer, a Mideast specialist who is the basis for Clooney’s character, Bob Barnes. But Stephen Gaghan, the Oscar-winning writer of “Traffic” who directed and wrote “Syriana,” says the movie is “pure imagination – based on fact<\/em>.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How’s this for transparency<\/em>? I speculate that there is 90% imagination and 10% fact – maybe less – so thin, it’s nearly transparent. Clooney <\/strong>and Soderbergh <\/strong>have clearly done no research other than to present their own biased take on the book by Baer<\/strong>, who is probably a malcontent ex-CIA agent with an axe to grind (like Valerie Plame<\/em> perhaps). Clooney seems to bias the film’s message against America in the hope that the audience will will be indoctrinated<\/em> – not challenged<\/em>.<\/p>\n

And, of course, a payoff<\/em> from the box office: George Clooney – Star Whore<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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