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04/22/2002
Last weekend, two liberal celebrities denied pesky and unpatriotic comments that keep returning to bother them. Read on:

Liberal Celebrity #1 - Alec Baldwin

Poor misunderstood Alec has been plagued by folks who want to know when he will leave the country. Here is his latest denial:

Judy Woodruff, CNN: "You have not only been critical at points. You said some pretty tough things about George W. Bush. And the Republicans have made note of this. At one point, you were quoted as saying that you'd leave the country if George Bush were elected."
Baldwin: "Right. And I am glad you asked that question, because, you know, to this day, I have never seen one person produce on audio clip or one video clip or one piece of evidence that I ever made that statement, because I never made that statement, never." 1

How Clintonesque! You can't prove it in a court of law, blah, blah, blah! While there may not be audio or video of him saying this, there is plenty of circumstantial evidence:

His wife, Kim Basinger, told a German magazine, Focus, that Alec was serious about leaving the United States if the George Bush won the election. "Alec is the biggest moralist that I know. He stands completely behind what he says." 2

After this came out, Baldwin was recorded saying, "I think my exact comment was that if Bush won it would be a good time to leave the United States. I'm not necessarily going to leave the United States."
Female reporter off-camera: "You're not really going anywhere."
Baldwin: "I might go on a long vacation."

Of course, we can all be assured that Alec Baldwin gives careful thought to his words because he is the guy who called on Americans to stone Henry Hyde and his family to death during the Clinton impeachment. 3

Liberal Celebrity #2 - Danny Glover

Glover made comments last fall at an anti-death penalty forum at Princeton University that have been causing him some trouble. The newspaper, The Trentonian, quoted him in a 11/16/2001 story:

"Movie star Danny Glover, known for his brutal gunplay in the Lethal Weapon movie series, last night called on the U.S. to spare the live of Osama bin Laden.
"As guest speaker at an anti-death penalty forum at Princeton University, Glover said America was the one to blame for bombing and terror around the world.
"'Yes-Yes!' Glover said when asked if American forces should spare the Saudi terrorist's life.
"'When I say the death penalty is inhumane, I mean [it's inhumane] whether that person is in a bird cage [jail] or it's bin Laden.'"

Another interesting quote gleaned from the same article: "One of the main purveyors of violence in this world has been this country, whether it's been against Nicaragua, Vietnam or wherever." 4

Sunday night on FNC's Foxwire, Rita Crosby asked him to explain himself.

Crosby: "Now you've been critical of some other U.S. policies, particularly our war against terror. You've said quote that 'the U.S. is a purveyor of violence.' What did you mean by that?"
Glover: "I did not say that; I quoted Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King said in his speech 'a time to end the silence' in 1968 that he meant that, that he said that about the U.S., and I did quote Martin Luther King."
Crosby: "Did you think that the attacks on Afghanistan were justified?"
Glover: "That's not the question that I really want to deal with at this particular point in time, because the issue of AIDS far outdistances the issue of what I feel about war in general. I'm principally against any kind of conflict…and for finding ways in which we can deal with the conflicts through ways which are, through negotiation and reconciliation."
Crosby: "Were you surprised though, because some people have come out recently and made some comments and been upset with some of the things you've said, saying we shouldn't have attacked Afghanistan, that Bin Laden shouldn't receive the death penalty, are you surprised?"
Glover: "Excuse me, you know one of the things that I talked about, I came there, I was invited to Princeton University to talk about the death penalty. I am a staunch opponent of the death penalty, and I have been more years than I've realized it, and I've stayed, I'm pretty consistent with my principle behind the issues around the death penalty, that's what my speech was about. I in no way used that opportunity and have anytime used any venue that I've talked at to talk about the war in Afghanistan, at no time." 5

These two guys provide a perfect illustration the value of celebrity advocacy.