-Caveat Lector- ------- Start of forwarded message ------- THE LEFT COAST REPORT: A Political Look at Hollywood By James Hirsen Sept. 24, 2002
A NewsMax Report Headlines (Scroll down for complete stories): 1. A Pop-Star President 2. Loose-Lipped Robbins 3. Dollars and Scents 4. Chelsea TV 5. Parenting Goes to Pot 6. Treason by Acting 7. Redford Stumps for Prosecutor Special NewsMax offer! 1971 - 74 Stock Market Foretelling Future of Gold The markets between 1971 and 1974 bear uncanny resemblance to today?s markets. Stocks lost nearly 50 percent of their value between ?73 and ?74?while gold more than quadrupled in price! Learn all you need to know about gold before it takes off. Click here to get your FREE 2002 GOLD INVESTORS GUIDE with all the inside answers you need. Image 1. A POP-STAR PRESIDENT Reality programming continues to push the bounds of entertainment. Now it intends to play around with the presidential election process. The FX cable channel has plans to produce a series called ?American Candidate.? The aim is to choose a potential president of the United States. The program is modeled after ?American Idol? with a slight difference. This time the winner could become a possible contender for leader of the free world. The show is scheduled to air in early 2004 and conclude with a live July Fourth show at the Mall in Washington, D.C. Tapings will take place at historical settings like Mount Rushmore, Gettysburg and the Statue of Liberty. Applications will be accepted from U.S. citizens who will be 35 years old by Jan. 20, 2005. All candidate- contestants will be required to have a petition signed by 50 supporters. A panel of experts will narrow the field to 100 semifinalists, two from each state. Participants in the show will vie for public support through debates and speeches. And, of course, viewers will follow the usual reality formula of slowly but surely removing candidates. No word yet on whether Pat Buchanan, Harry Browne, Howard Phillips and Ralph Nader are considering auditioning. Perhaps they should. At least then they?d have a shot at a prime-time debate. The Left Coast Report thinks it?s frightening to ponder, but after Al Gore?s antics during the 2000 election, would anyone be surprised if Americans think they?d just as soon have a candidate chosen by TV viewers? Image 2. LOOSE-LIPPED ROBBINS Tim Robbins just couldn?t keep his mouth closed any longer. The actor/activist and longtime significant other of fellow leftist Susan Sarandon was in D.C. when he decided to let a few choice quotes fly. According to the Washington Post, Robbins is concerned about the definition of ?liberal.? ?I hear people described as liberals all the time that I don't tend to agree with. I think the rise of the Southern Democrats and the Democratic Leadership Council has pushed the definition of what's a liberal farther and farther to the right.? Robbins calls Republicans ?cynical.? He speculates about their motives, apparently believing that the talk about Iraq is meant to ?? change the subject from Cheney and Halliburton and the crumbling confidence in the stock market.? The actor/director also has some unoriginal and ill-fated advice to offer on how the U.S. should conduct foreign policy. He says: ?Let's not be so arrogant as to believe we can do whatever ? we want regardless of what the Europeans, the Chinese or the South Americans think. It's not good.? The Left Coast Report wonders how Robbins could suggest that we need to obtain the approval of the Europeans, Chinese and South Americans before we protect our safety and security. Guess he?s working on a sequel: ?Dumb Man Talking.? Image 3. DOLLARS AND SCENTS Nothing brings celebrity couples together like the smell of money. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman are having a reunion of sorts. They?ve joined hands to file a lawsuit against a cosmetics chain for allegedly using them to plug perfume. The defendant in the action is Sephora USA. The couple?s suit claims that ads in 2001 for Sephora's "Celebrity Scents" created the misleading impression that they ?used, preferred, endorsed or sponsored Sephora's products.? The divorced duo wants $15 million in damages. They?ve requested that the award be tripled, based on federal law. The Left Coast Report expects that if this case goes to trial, the jury is going to have to determine which side stinks. Image 4. CHELSEA TV Chelsea Clinton is about to make her television debut in the U.K. She?s slated to appear in the Christmas special of ?Absolutely Fabulous.? The stars of the show, which also airs in the U.S., are Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley. The two play the Bollinger-guzzling Patsy and Edina. Chelsea is going to appear in a scene where she will be hanging around a store. Patsy and Edina will be inside the store as the Chelsea character tries to maneuver her way into Patsy's magazine. The real-life Chelsea is enrolled at Oxford, although she and her boyfriend don?t seem to spend an undue amount of time there. The Left Coast Report notes that although Chelsea may have her picked up her daddy?s study habits and penchant for TV, at least she?s not abroad protesting U.S. policy ? yet. Image 5. PARENTING GOES TO POT Two years ago Melanie Griffith publicly declared that she would smoke pot with her son, Alexander, if he wanted to try it. She now sees the error of her ways. "I said that if my son wanted to smoke pot, I would smoke it with him," Griffith tells More magazine. She adds that she kept her word and smoked weed with her son, with terrible results. ?I thought it was a good idea, but ultimately, it wasn?t ? I did ? and it backfired. He liked it. Now he?s on the [12-step] program.? Alexander is seeking rehabilitation with Narcotics Anonymous. Griffith has two other children and has vowed not to make the same mistake twice. The Left Coast Report reluctantly recalls that the post-sixties permissive parenting style was embraced by the left and, unfortunately, it has turned out to be the rehab industry?s best friend. Image 6. TREASON BY ACTING Vietnamese government officials have been trying to figure out whether Don Duong, one of Vietnam's most famous actors, should be fined, disqualified from acting or exiled for a period of time. The Vietnamese actor co- starred with Mel Gibson in ?We Were Soldiers.? Now the Vietnamese armed forces have tagged him a traitor. The Quan Doi Nhan Dan (People's Army) daily newspaper says that by appearing with Mel Gibson in this year's war epic ?We Were Soldiers,? and with Patrick Swayze in the 2001 refugee drama ?Green Dragon,? Duong has committed treason. The paper refers to Duong's actions as ?unforgivable? and concludes that the ?traitor must be strictly disciplined.? Ho Chi Minh City's Cinema Association has piled onto the Duong attack and Ho Chi Minh City authorities are thinking about a number of possible punishments for the actor, including taking away travel and acting rights. Although both films mentioned are officially banned in Vietnam, black market copies are widely available. The Left Coast Report hopes that Hollywood is listening and realizes how a repressive communist regime handles dissent. Image 7. REDFORD STUMPS FOR PROSECUTOR Raindrops are falling on one Republican candidate?s head. Michigan Secretary of State Candice Miller has a bigger challenge than expected in her run for Congress against Macomb County Prosecutor Carl Marlinga ? an endorsement for her opponent from none other than Robert Redford. According to the Detroit Free Press, Marlinga's first ad includes a radio testimonial from Redford in which the actor/ director praises the prosecutor for fighting for a cleaner Lake St. Clair. Candice Miller Redford goes on to urge voters to choose Democrat Marlinga in November. The Left Coast Report exposes yet another example of how the Hollywood full court press is trying its best to deliver the House to Dick Image The Left Coast Report is put together by James L. Hirsen and the staff of NewsMax. Editor's Note: NewsMax's blockbuster new book, "Catastrophe: Clinton's Role in America's Worst Disaster," shot from 2,743 to 26 in sales at Amazon.com in the first 24 hours after its publication on 9/11/02! Get the story of 9/11 that the big media are afraid to report. Order from Amazon.com or the NewsMax Store. Image ADVERTISEMENTImage Subscribe to NewsMax Magazine - Click Here: https:// www.newsmaxstore.com/ nm_mag_su bscribe Image Check out ZipMax.com! The easiest and simplest search method we?ve ever found! Click Here: http:// www.zipmax.com ...and don?t forget to bookmark the page! 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