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Why do most celebs tend to lean left and democrat?
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POSTED: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 7:34am
UPDATED: Sunday, October 14, 2012 - 10:40pm
East Texans talk-back on the question to our news partner: KTBB
Tyler — Sunday was the 7th and final swing through Los Angeles on the campaign trail for President Obama.
His team depends heavily on Hollywood for campaign cash and star-studded endorsements.
Some of the big names include: Jim Belushi, Jack Black, Nick Cannon, George Clooney, Jessica Alba.
East Texans asked: Why do many celebs tend to lean left and vote democrat?
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Selfishness is placing concern with oneself or one's own interests above the well-being or interests of others.[
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.
Social conservatism is generally dominated by defence of existing social norms and values, of local customs and of societal evolution, rather than social upheaval, though the distinction is not absolute. Social conservatives generally wish to preserve the current state of their society and impose their society's values on others societies, as opposed to supporting the natural advancement of societies.
Q: What is conservatism?
A: Conservatism is the domination of society by an aristocracy.
Q: What is wrong with conservatism?
A: Conservatism is incompatible with democracy, prosperity, and civilization in general. It is a destructive system of inequality and prejudice that is founded on deception and has no place in the modern world.
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I can't tell you the answer to this question. Who knows why these mindless morons appear to employ common sense when it comes to politics.
I can't tell you the answer to this question. Who knows why these mindless morons appear to employ common sense when it comes to politics.
Ask Mel Gibson, he knows what KETK won't let be posted.
Before we get too buried in the double think, let's define "Liberal"
Liberalism:
a political ideology that advocates free markets, limited government, constitutionalism, rule of law, due process, and individual liberties including freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and others. See the individual liberties there?
We can't possibly hope to define views or political motivation if we can't even use a word correctly.
You're right, except that's the early 20th century European definition for it. It was a radical change from the aristocratic system that was then in place in Europe. In America, it means change for the sake of change. The left adopted it to try to hide their move to the far left. That's why it has come to symbolize leftist ideology.
Reason Hollywood types are backing Obama is simple, they want the TAX breaks giving to the SUPER RICH living in Wally World. Just look where Dodd is now top dog in Hollywood management. He along with Franks were the ones who caused the Housing collaps. Maybe if the American people woke up an stopped buying movies tickets , DVD'S ect. these same Hollywood fools would have to find a real job.
Wow....so now the Republicans are blaming Frank for the housing collapse.
This points to two bad things.
1) Republicans had control of House 1996-2006, control of Senate 2001-2006, White House from 2001-2008, and AM Propaganda radio, yet NEVER SAW their repeal of depression era banking laws, deregulation of Wall Street, and mega mergers give way to 2BIG2FAIL companies as incompetent failures
or
2) Republicans were too WEAK to stop one, gay House member from causing WORLD WIDE meltdown.
"He along with Franks were the ones who caused the Housing collaps". ARE YOU KIDDING US? Are you that ignorant? What caused the housing collaps was the sale of derivatives brought about by our Texas Senator Phil Gramm who repealed the Depression-era Glass-Steagall Act in 1999 and and he inserted a key provision into the 2000 Commodity Futures Modernization Act that exempted over-the-counter derivatives such as credit-default swaps from regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Lets not forget that G.W. Bush signed the 2000 Commodity Futures Modernization Act into law allowing exempted over-the-counter derivatives such as credit-default swaps to happen which caused the Housing market collaps. GET AWAY FROM THE PARTISAN GOP THINK TANKS AND FOX AND GET A CLUE. DON'T REMAIN IGNORANT ALL OF YOUR LIFE.
Dumber than dirt Don, I believe you forgot one important piece of the equation; it was the community reinvestment act that drove subprime and no doc. paper into the derivitives market. By law introduced by Barney Frank and Dodd these are the instruments which caused the derivitive markets to fail.
Dumber than a box of rocks Charles, The Community Reinvestment Act, passed in 1977, requires banks to lend in the low-income neighborhoods where they take deposits. Just the idea that a lending crisis created from 2004 to 2007 was caused by a 1977 law is silly. But it’s even more ridiculous when you consider that most subprime loans were made by firms that aren’t subject to the CRA. 50% of subprime loans were made by mortgage service companies not subject comprehensive federal supervision.
Dumber than dirt Don, the original act of 1977 was amended in 1989, that which established the means for derivatives to come into play. Like most idiots you throw a "red herring" when up against an argument you can't defend. It was not Franks by himself that caused the economic failure through massive fraudulent lending in Freddie Mac, it was the Federal Reserve through the FDIC,which engineered the collapse to spawn the birth of global monopoly building.
Dumber than a box of rocks Charles, The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) was enacted by the 101st Congress and signed into law by President George H. W. Bush in the wake of the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. As part of the subsequent general reform of the banking industry, FIRREA added section 807 (12. U.S.C. § 2906) to the existing CRA statutes in an effort to improve the area concerning insured depository institution examinations.
The new language now required the appropriate Federal regulatory agency to prepare a written evaluation after completing the examination of an institution's record in meeting the credit needs of its entire community, including any low- and moderate-income neighborhoods within it.
It was George H. W. Bush who signed into laws the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 indirectly affected the CRA (of 1977) practices at the time in requiring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government sponsored enterprises that purchase and securitize mortgages, to devote a percentage of their lending to support affordable housing.
THERE YOU HAVE IT DUMBER THAN A BOX OF ROCKS CHARLES, THE TRUTH. IT WAS THE REPUBLICANS WHO CREATED THE HOUSING CRISIS.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Reinvestment_Act
So the fact that the 2006 Congress past a law that turn coat Bush signed forcing the banks to take these loans had nothing to do with it. You are so predictable. It's always the GOP's fault, never the party of the ass. If a dem congress passes a law the GOP pres who signd it is at fault, if a dem pres signs the law, the GOP house, and note passed by a dem senate, is to blame. Gas prices high under Bush, he's evil, under Obama, not his fault, but call it a good sign he' becomes a hero.
Let's also not forget that the Republican controlled House and Senate passed the Bush Dream Home Downpayment Act of 2003, allowing for zero down mortgages with interest only payments the first two years. Can you say "subprime for house flippers?" If you watched Sesame Street, you would know this.
Hurry, there is still time to catch a few episodes of Big Bird Explains Economics to GOPERS before Mitt pulls the plub.
IMHO the answer isn't nefarious. Most grew up in left leaning states like California and New York. Perhaps they use their fame for charity, enjoy it, but only see mostly Democratic support for this part of their careers. Perhaps it's also the history of blacklisting by Republican Joe McCarthy.
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