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April 28, 2006

List Of Alleged Republican Celebrities
— Ace

Remember, these people are considered innocent of conservatism until found guilty by a competent tribunal.

EXPLANATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE CONFUSED: Some wonder what the BTK killer is doing on the list. Or Mary LeTorneau.

It's simple. (I think.) The list is taken directly from Wikipedia. Wikipedia is "edited" by anyone who wants to log on, and any topic that is remotely political becomes a game of constant editing and re-editing by opposing political forces, sometimes with prankish intentions. (BTK killer, for example.)

As it's mostly liberals doing Wikipedia editing -- the whole "community" bullshit they stroke themselves over -- we're usually on the wrong side of the numbers and intensity of interest.

I'm told that anything to do with Palestein or Israel is the subject of furious minute-by-minute "Jews Suck!" "edits," for example.

Anyway, that's why those oddball names are on there. Ignore them.

Another Update: But this does cast doubt on some of the surprise entries on the list, as names like "Grace Slick" could just be added as a joke.

Meaning the only names on the list you can trust are those you already know to be Republican or Republican-leaning, making the list... a waste of time.

Except for obscure names, I think. Who would think to pull a prank with the name "Bob Gale," writer of the Back to the Future movies? (Damn, that was a tight, smart script.) The name is so random that my BS detector doesn't go off when I see it.

Back to original entry.

It's kind of sad how few there are. As I speculated on the webcast show a few weeks ago, I think it's a demonstration of how vindictively liberal Hollywood is. After all, even considering that actors, writers and such tend to skew liberal Democrat, surely there must be 10 or 15% of Hollywood types who are actually Republican. It couldn't be much lower than that.

And yet, because most B or C level celebrities have to worry about their next check (unlike A-level people like Arnold Schwarzenegger or Bruce Willis), they keep silent about their politics.

We hear a lot of yap from B, C, and D level liberal celebrities. Apparently they don't fear their politics will hurt them in the business. But we don't hear much from the B, C, and D level conservative celebrities-- and, again, they must exist.

But they're quiet, because they know getting a job requires goodwill from a producer, and they know that there'll be less goodwill from a liberal producer or executive if it's discovered your guilty of Republicanism. In the first degree.

A lot of these are pretty well known-- Robert Duvall, for example. Most of us know he's a founder of a Republican morning club that meets monthly.

But there are some surprises. GRACE SLICK of Jefferson Airplane/Starship? And an admitted "life-long Republican" to boot? WHAT?

Emily Proctor? Well, she's from North Carolina, so it's not shocking, but I'd never heard she was a Republican before.

Tony Danza? Ummm... let's skip over that one. He's just "Republian-linked," anyway.

Ivan Reitman? I guess he got too rich off of Stripes and Ghostbusters to not be a Republican.

Kurt Russell is listed as a "Libertarian," but we know he just ays that to keep his liberal pseudowife happy. A lot of people use "libertarian" to soft-pedal their actual politics; hey, archliberal Bill Maher claimed to be a "libertarian" for years.

And of course Adam "I'm Not Related To Those Other Idiots" Baldwin, who, per female reader demand, will become the permanent Cowbell Beefcake Dude here at AoSHQ.

Flashback: Lara Flynn Boyle, Dirty-Kinky Rightwing Hot.

Not only is she rightwing, rich, and an unabashed Bush-booster, she occasionally strips naked on airplanes and tries to have sex with random passengers, which is definitely a part of the Ace of Spades Lifestyle (TM) that I haven't yet dared myself.

On Grace Slick and Liberal Bubblehead Bullshit Happytalk: I should have suspected Grace Slick was a conservative. Because conservatives, by their nature, tend to recoil in disgust from the happytalk liberal conventional wisdom.

She was asked, by some idiot interviewer, if she thought she was sexier now (at around 50 or so) than she was when she was twenty.

She could have done the Madonna/Sharon Stone bullshit about feeling "sexier than ever" and being in her "prime sexual peak" and that crap.

Instead, she told the truth. She said something to the effect of: "I hate getting old. I hate not being thought of as a sex object the way I was when I was younger. I hate no longer attracting the eyes of men who used to stare at me. Getting old just sucks."

The impulse to speak uncomfortable truths is a conservative one. Liberals claim to have this impulse, but they don't. They just endlessly regurgitate the same herd-pleasing nonsense and call themselves "courageous" for daring to say what everyone else is saying.

Now, mind you, I'm not saying older women can't be sexy or any of that. I'm just praising her for being offered a pretty stupid question and answering it with a bit of uncomfortable candor her moronic interviewer wasn't expecting.

And hey, she's right. It does suck getting old. There are benefits to it, but I haven't enjoyed a birthday myself since my 25th one, and I only liked that one because my auto insurance rates went down. Minus that minor benefit, I think I'd've preferred to remain 22 for the rest of my life.

Posted by: Ace at 07:55 AM | Comments (63)
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1 Sully from Godsmack is down wit da GOP?

But that is not as shocking as vincent gallo. I just assumed he would be all like a smeared in his own feces, performance art kinda socialist.

Posted by: joeindc44 at April 28, 2006 08:04 AM (K0x/A)

2 McManus is baldwin who is GOP'r? Wow, I thought we scored the fat one from Homicide.

Posted by: joeindc44 at April 28, 2006 08:06 AM (K0x/A)

3 I was kind of sad not to see Christopher Walken's name on the list. Oh well, at least we have The Rock and Chuck Norris...

Posted by: Joel V at April 28, 2006 08:12 AM (F61Sk)

4 Ron Silver - uhhhh. Not.

Here's a quote from one of the 'supporting' links:

A typical New York Liberal, Mr. Silver disagrees with much of the president's domestic agenda, especially as it relates to the social issues.

Supporting the WOT does not make one a Republican. Unless of course your name is Mike and thus your ability to grasp such nuance is terribly crippled.

Posted by: W at April 28, 2006 08:18 AM (b0yCQ)

5 The title is kind of untrue. They're Republican or Republican linked, but they aren't necessarily conservatives.

Posted by: digitalbrownshirt at April 28, 2006 08:18 AM (AlU3k)

6 since I am obviously being a celebrity whore today, I think that the big news of the day is that Dagny Taggart could turn out to be Angelina Jolie. Who is John Galt? uh, tyler durden himself...

what is cool is that variety says they are fans of the book...

I always saw Dagney as a Lara Flynn type...

Posted by: joeindc44 at April 28, 2006 08:22 AM (K0x/A)

7 A typical New York Liberal, Mr. Silver disagrees with much of the president's domestic agenda, especially as it relates to the social issues.

We all have our reasons for voting GOP, dude. One hardly needs to buy into the majority/consensus GOP position on every goddamned issue to be a conservative in good standing.

Unless you're really interested in attempting the Purity Purge that's worked so well for liberals.

Posted by: ace at April 28, 2006 08:22 AM (yQUbP)

8 Jonny Lang, Meat Loaf, The Nuge, and ZZ Top? Who else matters?

Oh yeah, Mel Gibson. Very Hot Matter.

Posted by: kevlarchick at April 28, 2006 08:23 AM (bWRxm)

9 Uh...just what in the name of all that's holy is Mary Kay LeTourneau doing on that list?

Posted by: Il Padrino at April 28, 2006 08:25 AM (VZVqa)

10 BTK serial killer? Man we conservatives have a sick sense of humor when we choose to put that info up on our own site.

Posted by: roc ingersol at April 28, 2006 08:29 AM (m2CN7)

11 I note this is Wikpedia list so that some info probably entered by some liberal dick.

Posted by: roc ingersol at April 28, 2006 08:34 AM (m2CN7)

12 Don't forget Fred "Gopher" Grandy, former Republican Congressman from Iowa. He's now a talk show host on WMAL-AM, Washington, DC.

Posted by: Ron at April 28, 2006 08:36 AM (bWvkx)

13 Re: Ivan Reitman

I'm not surprised. Didn't anyone notice that the bad guy in Ghostbusters is a gov't "regulator."

Posted by: Clark at April 28, 2006 08:37 AM (+Qfer)

14 Cheez! BTK was on it? Dude was a civil servant of the petty code-enforcement kind. Yeah, here it is...they have him on the list as a "former supervisor of the Compliance Department at Park City" under Officeholders. Is that really an office you run for on behalf of a party?

Whatever. He may have voted R, but that's not my idea of a conservative.

Posted by: S. Weasel at April 28, 2006 08:39 AM (rasT+)

15 My Favorites:

â€¢ Dennis Rader, aka the Bind Torture Killer Rader - !!! Why would anyone include this?
â€¢ Mary Carey, porn star - Odd that she’s supporting a party where 99% of the members wouldn’t invite them to her home for dinner.
â€¢ Sully Erna, lead singer for rock band Godsmack.-- He is practicing Witch of the Celtic Religion (WICCA) under Salem Witch Laurie Cabot, and he continues to weave the Wiccan arts and rituals into the fabric of his daily life. "It's been my salvation," he says candidly.
â€¢ Shirley Jones, singer and actress – ooh, that’s being charitable, on both counts.
â€¢ Tony Danza, - Deny, deny, deny, that's my advice
â€¢ Rick Schroder, actor. – Little Ricky?
Mary Kay Letourneau - Hey, I know where she lives! Really! It's arguably the scumiest, sleaziest most low rent part of town, nestled inbetween an industrial district and the airport.

Posted by: Larry the U at April 28, 2006 08:41 AM (Lpswv)

16 yeah, that was odd. And also, Dan Aykroyd says, "You've never been in the private sector. They expect *results.* Personally, I liked working for the university, where they didn't expect us to actually do anything."

And then, yeah, the bad guy, apart from Zool and Gozer, is a dickless EPA bureaucrat.

And oddly conservative movie.

It was Ramis and Aykroyd who wrote it, though, so suspicions should fall primarily on them.

Posted by: ACE at April 28, 2006 08:41 AM (yQUbP)

17 Well now I know why the libs hate the NY Yankees so much.

Posted by: Iblis at April 28, 2006 08:42 AM (hrV/q)

18 Lots of pro wrestlers and Playmates on that list I don't know if that's indicitive, sad or both.

Posted by: Troll1 at April 28, 2006 08:43 AM (Lpswv)

19 50 Cent? Odd.

Posted by: Chris at April 28, 2006 08:44 AM (6+W5m)

20 Little known fact:

The BTK killer was Bush's first choice for Vice President, but then Dick Cheney give him The Sneer, and he withdrew himself from the running.

The Republican party is understandably hush-hush about all this now. Not so much because of what the public has learned about BTK (what with the serial killing and all that), but more out of fear of Dick Cheney.

Posted by: sandy burger at April 28, 2006 08:45 AM (Uuy++)

21 Larry, Larry, Larry, there you go again.

Two words for you:

Lyndon

LaRouche

Posted by: Bart at April 28, 2006 08:45 AM (9+AmL)

22 I can't believe 50 cent was on that list. Amazing.

Posted by: Theresa at April 28, 2006 08:48 AM (tN0oi)

23 They should have added almost everyone on the PGA tour. A couple of years ago a golf magazine did a survey of PGA players and one of the questions was Dem or Rep. and all but one said Rep. The one that did not said no comment. I will not mention who that person is because he seems like a good guy and he has had a rough couple of years falling from the very top to a place where he is about to lose his exemption.

Posted by: Steve at April 28, 2006 08:49 AM (l11pS)

24 We Republicans certainly have our fair share of uptight prudes. But on the flip side, we've got former presidential candidates doing viagra ads.

Posted by: sandy burger at April 28, 2006 08:49 AM (ePQxy)

25 I met Nugent last year at the local Academy sporting goods store - very friendly guy.

Posted by: Dave in Texas at April 28, 2006 08:51 AM (pzen5)

26 They forgot Dennis Franz.

Posted by: rightwingprof at April 28, 2006 08:55 AM (hj1Wx)

27 Yummy.

http://www.jerseygop.com/R_babes/index.html

Posted by: CUS at April 28, 2006 08:55 AM (bbXZq)

28 "I can't believe 50 cent was on that list. Amazing."

Once you start stackin' that paper the last thing you want is for anybody else to put their hands on your bank. Know what I'm sayin?

Posted by: Achmed at April 28, 2006 08:57 AM (j4t+e)

29 Where's tom morello?

Posted by: joeindc44 at April 28, 2006 08:59 AM (K0x/A)

30 Steve...
Re: the PGA Tour....
I'm guessing the lone lib on tour is Tommy Armour III, who I believe vacations with the noxious George Clooney at Lake Como in Italy?

Posted by: Den at April 28, 2006 09:07 AM (yYsXh)

31 You can put me down as being one of the 1% of Republicans who would invite Mary Carey home for dinner.

Just sayin'

Posted by: Doug F at April 28, 2006 09:10 AM (Dv0tm)

32 Celebrities get one vote, just like the rest of us.... it's the dead celebrities that you have to watch out for.

Posted by: rw at April 28, 2006 09:24 AM (5xXdc)

33 The impulse to speak uncomfortable truths is a conservative one. Liberals claim to have this impulse, but they don't. They just endlessly regurgitate the same herd-pleasing nonsense and call themselves "courageous" for daring to say what everyone else is saying.

We all have our reasons for voting GOP, dude. One hardly needs to buy into the majority/consensus GOP position on every goddamned issue to be a conservative in good standing.

Two slam dunks for Ace! Nailed it, dude!
Ahnold and Rudy don't go along with the GOPs social agenda either, and they are Repubs who spoke at the convention just as Ron Silver did.

As for Grace Slick, remember back in her sexy salad days in the 60's, it was the Democrats who were running an unpopular war, so maybe it makes sense that she was a Republican.

Posted by: Captain Chaos at April 28, 2006 09:48 AM (zVHNC)

34 Den,
That would be no. This guy has won a major, 10+ PGA events, former world #1. TA3 has won 2 PGA events, although his Grandpa won 3 majors if I remember correctly and regardless of his politics, you have to give TA3 his props for being out there 25 years and still being exempt. He finished 122 on the money list in '05.

Posted by: Steve at April 28, 2006 10:05 AM (l11pS)

35 Grace Slick is not a Republican, of this I am fairly certain. I believe it was on Tom Snyder's old show where I saw her mention how she had somehow been invited to a White House function held by Pat Nixon and she brought Abbie Hoffman along as her escort. She said that they had planned somehow to dose the people there with LSD, but were unable to pull it off. I also remeber some VH1 show hosted by Susan Sarandon where she mentioned the same incident with obvious relish.

So, for wishing to unleash a dangerous hallucinogen on unsupecting people, I feel confident in declaring Grace Slick a Far Left F*cktard.

Posted by: Glen at April 28, 2006 10:14 AM (PmiCb)

36 50 Cent is probably listed because he said that it was stupid to blame Bush for Katrina. Obviously a right wing extremist. Probably donates heavily to the Boy Scouts and the John Birch Society.

Posted by: digitalbrownshirt at April 28, 2006 10:27 AM (AlU3k)

37 Steve that would be David Duval. Scott Simpson is also a lib though he is now on the Senior Tour.

Posted by: roc ingersol at April 28, 2006 11:05 AM (m2CN7)

38 Now, mind you, I'm not saying older women can't be sexy or any of that.

How very kind of you.......

Posted by: at April 28, 2006 11:18 AM (mvCeX)

39 opps! That was me.

Posted by: Rightwingsparkle at April 28, 2006 11:18 AM (mvCeX)

40 Um, I'm pretty sure the Lib golfer is John Daly. I'm not sure why mentioning his name is a no-no. As far I'm concerned he's a good guy that has had more than his share of troubles. Anyone who can win the British Open piss-drunk gets a thumbs up from me!

Posted by: ErikW at April 28, 2006 11:25 AM (zBLqk)

41 Hey i once saw KURT RUSSEL as a boy on a episode of GILLIGANS ISLAND

Posted by: spurwing plover at April 28, 2006 12:03 PM (A09bm)

42 John Daly... no. He was never a world #1 and his exemption is not about to run out. Plus only 5 PGA wins. Although he is from Arkansas, loves to smoke, drink and party more than he should so you maybe on to something...

Posted by: Steve at April 28, 2006 12:12 PM (l11pS)

43 How could they forget R. Lee Ermey? Click the link - do you think he qualifies or not?

http://www.rleeermey.com

Posted by: Comet at April 28, 2006 12:20 PM (hsF5d)

44 Here's a question: are Trey Parker and/or Matt Stone "conservatives" or possibly even Republicans. At an event in 2001 they announced they were Republicans, but naturally they may (or may not) have been joking.
Parker is supposedly a registered Libertarian but many people drift Libertarian/Republican depending on the circumstances.
Liberal South Park fans, in my experience, seem to get particularly incensed at the suggestion that they may be Republicans, for some reason.

Posted by: Comet at April 28, 2006 12:56 PM (hsF5d)

45 I think that Parker and Stone are just "conservatives" because it gives them an excuse to hide their anti-everything cynicism. They sure hate Christians if you've ever seen their early work.

Posted by: mr. whizzer at April 28, 2006 01:26 PM (RA3GB)

46 Lots of rasslers on the list, but where's Ric Flair? It's well-known he's long been one of ours. WOOOOO!

Posted by: at April 28, 2006 01:34 PM (EOytx)

47 Matt Stone something like - I hate conservatives, but I really fucking hate liberals.

Posted by: Brad at April 28, 2006 01:37 PM (1F8YK)

48 I'd bet the creator of this list meant (and/or is making a lame joke concerning) Dennis Prager instead of Dennis Rader (the BTK killer).

Dennis Prager's name is on the Wikipedia " itchka/Republican_Celebrities_Page" target="_blank" class="text">List of Republican Celebrities". The Wikipedia article for Dennis Rader does not mention his political leanings.

Posted by: Comet at April 28, 2006 02:25 PM (hsF5d)

49 R. Lee Ermey
How much more Republican can you get?

Posted by: at April 28, 2006 02:33 PM (hsF5d)

50 Ace,
I've seen an interview with Russell....he's a legit libertarian. He hates the Democrats and their socialistic tendencies that inhibit the free market and disdains the social wing of the GOP that looks over the shoulder of the personal lives of Americans. Limbaugh met with him for a big dinner party and described how Russell was *really* adamant about his libertarian principles and had no compunction to keep it a secret.

Dennis Hopper has an ultra-lefty wife who held fundraisers for Kerry in their home but ol' Dennis said that he was a Republican Bush-backer throughout.

Posted by: RW at April 28, 2006 03:11 PM (dRleP)

51 What happened to Alice Cooper? He should be at the top of the list.

Posted by: kbiel at April 28, 2006 03:31 PM (PpWWD)

52 LL cool j? link doesn't seem to link to anything, but I find it amusing but believable if true.

Posted by: KnightHawk at April 28, 2006 03:35 PM (o01A4)

53 David Duval

Posted by: Captain Ned at April 28, 2006 06:12 PM (osioG)

54 Man. I must be tired. Every time I read the name Grace Slick, my addled brain flashed a picture of Grace Jones, the 7 foot tall black girl from the James bond movie. Funny thing was, it wasn't until the Pat Nixon/Abbie Hoffman post that I reaized who you were talking about.

Posted by: elliot at April 28, 2006 07:43 PM (mq7A+)

55 Your Auto insurance went down at 25? It's 30, unless you are married, or it might be state by state.

I'm outraged, I so need my insurance to go down. I hate everything about Kerry, but had he legislated that my insurance drops at 25, I would have been hard pressed to make a decision.

Posted by: Wickedpinto at April 28, 2006 07:51 PM (QTv8u)

56 One quick thing.

Larry U said
â€¢ Shirley Jones, singer and actress – ooh, that’s being charitable, on both counts.

"singer" is flawed cuz she was acting about singing, and only sang is only known for the songs she sang while acting.

as for "ooh thats being charitable, on both counts" yeah, she sucks, she's been in such horrible movies as elmer gantry, and the music man, and got an Oscar for the former. She REALLY is "lucky" to be recognized for her mediocre skills. (note, she walked away from acting in film because she got married, the man she married happened to be the executive producer and co-creator (I think co-creator, I might be wrong) of the TV show you mock her about.

Posted by: Wickedpinto at April 28, 2006 07:58 PM (QTv8u)

57 "And of course Adam "I'm Not Related To Those Other Idiots" Baldwin, who, per female reader demand, will become the permanent Cowbell Beefcake Dude here at AoSHQ."

Whoohoo!

Posted by: violet at April 28, 2006 11:58 PM (GHOZU)

58 Ace: I haven't enjoyed a birthday myself since my 25th one,
===================

Ace is over 21?

:-)

Posted by: alessandra at April 29, 2006 09:24 AM (n/PLG)

59 Here are a few more Republican "celebrities":

1. Rush arrested fr drug use.

2. FBI agents are investigating whether a defense contractor provided prostitutes, limousines and hotel suites to a lawmaker who has been convicted on bribery charges, two federal officials said Friday. Investigators have contacted Washington-area escort services, two hotels and a limousine company in recent weeks, one official said.

3. Another Senior Bush Appointee Becomes Subject Of A Criminal Investigation...

Dr. Lester M. Crawford, the former commissioner of food and drugs, is under criminal investigation by a federal grand jury over accusations of financial improprieties and false statements to Congress, his lawyer said Friday.

4. Scooter (THe Ratfink) Libby

5. Karl (The Ratfink's Target) Rove

6. G.W. (I-Be-The-Leaker-In-CHief) Bush

Posted by: Mike at April 29, 2006 01:09 PM (leJWb)

60 Grace Slick is not a Republican, of this I am fairly certain. I believe it was on Tom Snyder's old show where I saw her mention how she had somehow been invited to a White House function held by Pat Nixon and she brought Abbie Hoffman along as her escort.

Didn't she go to school with one of Nixon's daughters? I too remember hearing an interview with her about being invited to the White House.

Ah, here's a paragraph from her bio at jeffersonairplane.com.One of Grace's oddest and most famous incidents occurred shortly before her pregnancy. In April 1970, the former Finch College student was invited to a reception hosted by President Richard Nixon's daughter, Tricia, at the White House. The organizers of the affair apparently had little idea who Grace was, or of her opinion of Nixon. (Her song, Mexico, a scathing critique of Nixon's anti-drug policy, had only just been released as a single.) Upon arrival, however, Grace was barred from entering when she brought a "bodyguard" -- '60s radical Abbie Hoffman! Grace later said that, had they been allowed in, they had planned to spike Nixon's tea with LSD.It was Nixon's daughter Tricia.

Posted by: Dale at April 29, 2006 03:32 PM (Z887G)

61 *click*

Posted by: at April 30, 2006 03:24 AM (rkK3q)

62 What a drag it is, getting old.

Posted by: Mick Jagger at April 30, 2006 11:55 PM (5WcWV)

63 You guys are the 46160 best, thanks so much for the help.

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