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“Friends of Abe” — Hollywood Conservative Support Group

Posted By: 'Okie' | 6:49 am — 7/24/2008 | 2 Comments See comments below:

The First Amendment gives all of us freedom of speech, right? Well, if you’re employed by the hard-core Liberal Leftists that run the Hollywood entertainment machine, exercising your free-speech rights in the opposite direction of those that pay your salary can put your career on ice. The help aid those of a conservative mindset you would like to have an outlet for meeting with like minds to discuss their political persuasions, actor Gary Sinise had formed what would have to be called a support group — “Friends of Abe“. From yesterday’s Washington Times:

A group of politically conservative and centrist Hollywood figures organized by actor Gary Sinise and others has been meeting quietly in restaurants and private homes, forming a loose-knit network of entertainers who share common beliefs like supporting U.S. troops and traditional American values.

Some of those involved are taking more public steps to counter the entertainment industry’s tilt toward liberalism and Democratic politics, such as campaigning for Republican Sen. John McCain or crafting projects to portray America in a more positive light.

The group, whose members call themselves “Friends of Abe” after Abraham Lincoln, was organized as an underground movement because of fears that prominent industry titans with outspoken liberal views would retaliate, said participants. They often were reluctant to name members of the group in interviews for fear it would hurt their careers.

SPEAKING UP: Conservative singer Pat Boone says that “word is getting out that there’s many of us in this business.” Watch: www.washingtontimes.com/media/video.(PETER LOCKLEY/THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

“It’s a growing movement, and word is getting out that there’s many of us in this business …,” said 1950s singer Pat Boone, one of the few conservatives to talk about the movement publicly. “If certain studio execs – hirers and firers – learn that this is a movement and growing, and that some of these people that they hire are of this inclination, these people could be unemployed.”

Living in the People’s Republic of Santa Monica we have a similar situation here at Okie Manor. I don’t promote ‘Okie’ on my company website nor do I refer my clients to this screed — or else I probably wouldn’t have many, if any. This was brought into the harsh light of a SoCal day in a big way when Doug TenNaple, award winning game designer, graphic novelists, TV animator and producer of Nickelodeon’s Catscratch shut down and scrubbed squeaky clean his pro-life, Christian, conservative, Intelligent-Design-supporting blog a few years ago citing his strong suspicions that he was secretly being blacklisted because of his published views.

I wish all these guys involved with Friends of Abe much luck and a chance to come out into the light and enjoy their freedoms without reprisal. The Times article goes on to quote David Horowitz, “another Hollywood conservative” who remarks:

“There’s a kind of … intellectual terror in this town. People are terrorized; they’re afraid to say what they think. So what Gary is doing to provide aid and comfort to its victims is admirable, and I applaud him for it,” he said. “But my concern is it’s not going to be much more than that.”

This might be the home of the free, but it’s only that way because it’s also the home of the brave. Can’t be no freedom without that last part folks . . .

[Update: See Dubya over at Michelle Malkin's blog is channeling the same energy.

Nonetheless, it’s a little difficult to take this crap from the adherents of leftist orthodoxy, who praise themselves incessantly for their openness, tolerance, and so-called diversity. It looks to me like those blacklists Hollywood complains about are alive and well, in many different industries, but nowadays it’s not communists on the lists. Even if most liberals out there would be willing to give conservatives a fair shake, my friend and I have independently come to the conclusion that there are more than enough out there who won’t.

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    SparklestheClown from the youtube here. Looking for the GOP and Friends of Abe – Am a ranting grandmom, no money, just a big mouth and my computer, learning to blog and use the eyeball on top of the computer. Have been a supporter and volunteer in Colorado Springs for McCain.
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