A publication (which will remain nameless) that used to cover me quite frequently recently and abruptly stopped. After looking into it, I found out that there had effectively been a ban put on my name — an internal embargo of sorts. Of course, I was curious as to why? What exactly did I do to, all of a sudden, deserve a ban? As I came to find out, they claim that I am a “Christian nationalist.”
Now, I am a proud Christian, but I thought it was a bit strange that a media hit was put on me for the sole reason of being a Christian — because my show is not overtly Christian. There would be nothing wrong with that, but we&#8217;re not exactly praying on the show (though maybe we should be, considering everything that&#8217;s happening in society).
Regardless, I’m not sure I have any problem with either of those terms. I definitely consider myself to be a nationalist, and I am also a Christian. However, they’re saying it in a much more sinister way. If you’re paying attention, “Christian nationalist” is everywhere as of late. Suddenly, Christianity is being smeared, libeled, and attacked. It is being presented in the same vein as white supremacy.
In February alone, major media outlets published numerous headlines about Christian nationalism. <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-is-christian-nationalism-and-why-it-raises-concerns-about-threats-to-democracy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PBS</a> published “What is Christian nationalism and why it raises concerns about threats to democracy,” <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/02/28/poll-christian-nationalism-americans-reject" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axios</a> published “Poll: Most Americans cool to Christian nationalism as its influence grows” (apparently we’re now conducting polls and saying Christian nationalism is influential), <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1234304058/christian-nationalism-survey#:~:text=Christian%20nationalism's%20support%20is%20strongest%20in%20rural%20states%20A%20new,as%20Alabama%20and%20West%20Virginia." target="_blank" rel="noopener">NPR</a> published “Christian nationalism’ support is strongest in rural, conservative states,” and the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/01/opinion/christian-nationalism.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Times</a> published “Four Ways of Looking at Christian Nationalism.”
Those all came out within just the last month.
This topic is also getting the Hollywood spin, so, now, it will be pumped through our television screens. After all, once the propaganda goes out, it must get the Hollywood treatment. Apparently, the man for that job is Rob Reiner. Reiner is directing a new documentary titled “God and Country,” which puts Christian nationalism in America under the spotlight. On his press tour, one of his stops was CNN, and in <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/01/30/exp-amanpour-rob-reiner-god--country-intw-013001pseg2-cnni-world.cnn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his interview</a>, Christiane Amanpour asked Reiner why he selected Christian nationalism as his next film topic. He responded saying that over time, he has come to see how powerful and well-organized the movement has become: “I then realized that this [movement] has taken root far more and far more deeply than I had ever thought.” Reiner believes Christian nationalism is deeply embedded in society — and believes that’s a problem.
Now, I’m sure when you consider the myriad of issues facing our country today, what you’re really concerned about is that there might be some Christians who are also in love with our country. They are Christian nationalists. When you see drug dealers, illegal immigrants, crime rates, gang violence, I’m sure you’re thinking, it’s the Christians we should be afraid of. It’s an absurd idea.
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I believe this is a further attempt to divide and brainwash Christians, which is something that has gone on for decades.
Once upon a time, the Bible was taught in classrooms all across the United States, and teachers and students prayed in school. Then lawsuits were filed and all that went away, beginning in the 1960s. Since then, there has been a concerted effort to divide Christians, to make them feel embarrassed about their religion. That push just continues with more force; that is exactly what is happening again with the topic of Christian nationalism.
Hollywood is notorious for supporting initiatives like this. Believe it or not, they’re even going after Justin Bieber. Bieber, as we all know, was young and innocent when he came onto the scene, so he had much potential to be a victim of evil in the industry. Granted, he went through an intense period of partying, but in 2018, he married Hailey Baldwin — and his world completely changed. He dropped the party-boy reputation, changed his ways, and started attending church. This was and still is not the kind of story that usually circulates in Hollywood.
Hollywood has never been a fan of Christianity, so church-going people in the industry simply cannot be allowed. That makes Justin’s pastor’s post on the internet no surprise. Victor Marx took to social media to make a somewhat unusual, though understandable, request, asking for Christians to pray for wisdom and protection for Justin and Hailey, for them to draw close to the Lord, because people in the limelight often face “spiritual warfare.” Hailey’s dad, Stephen, shared the post which caused more questions in the comments. He has since deleted the post, and though we don’t know more details, it is obvious that there is some kind of spiritual battle happening.
It seems that every time we get a glimpse of truth, forces unite and more evil occurs. I cannot imagine the pressure Justin is facing, and I am sure that the evil he has experienced and witnessed in the industry is weighing heavier and heavier on his heart, especially since he has strengthened his relationship with God over the years.
So, to any person going through this type of conflict, know that Christians will stand by you if and when you are ready to share the truth. We will be there with you. We will pray for you — and the entire world. Plus, people who are not Christians will thank you, even if silently, because they know that if Christians are being considered evil, something very sinister is going on.
Pay attention, pray, and encourage each other. If we can unite in our faith, we can conquer more evil together than we can alone.

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The Latest Attack On Christians: Christian Nationalism

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Critics slammed actor and director Rob Reiner after he announced his newest project — a film called &#8220;God &amp; Country&#8221; — decrying the alleged clear and present &#8220;danger&#8221; presented by Christian Nationalism.
Reiner shared the trailer for the film, which &#8220;explores right-wing religious extremism and the danger it poses to both the United States and Christianity itself,&#8221; according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rob-reiner-christian-nationalism-god-country-trailer-1235728186/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.
&#8220;Christian Nationalism is not only a danger to our Country, it’s a danger to Christianity itself. Our film will be coming to theaters In February. Watch the trailer here,&#8221; Reiner posted via X.
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Christian Nationalism is not only a danger to our Country, it’s a danger to Christianity itself. Our film will be coming to theaters In February. Watch the trailer here.<a href="https://t.co/LJmu1nILNy">pic.twitter.com/LJmu1nILNy</a>
&mdash; Rob Reiner (@robreiner) <a href="https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/1732884566879461422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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But critics viewed the film as proof that Reiner &#8220;doth protest too much,&#8221; arguing that the &#8220;documentary&#8221; was just a convenient excuse for him to attack both Christians and conservatives in one fell swoop.
&#8220;Is this like a funny Spinal Tap mockumentary? If so it&#8217;s brilliant,&#8221; The Babylon Bee&#8217;s Kyle Mann posted on X.
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Is this like a funny Spinal Tap mockumentary? If so it&#39;s brilliant
&mdash; Kyle Mann (@The_Kyle_Mann) <a href="https://twitter.com/The_Kyle_Mann/status/1732984067627577689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Students For Life President Kristan Hawkins noted that one of the film&#8217;s &#8220;villains&#8221; was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/glenn-youngkin-grants-absolute-pardon-to-loudoun-dad-arrested-at-school-board-meeting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scott Smith</a>, the Virginia father who was arrested for &#8220;disrupting&#8221; a school board meeting in Loudoun County because the school had failed to address the sexual assault of his daughter.
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&#8220;Showing the arrest of the dad at that school board meeting because his daughter was sexually assaulted, as if *HE* is the bad guy, is a WILD narrative choice,&#8221; she posted.
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&mdash; Megan Basham (@megbasham) <a href="https://twitter.com/megbasham/status/1732946647062081681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Avowed atheist Rob Reiner: &#8216;I&#8217;m looking for Christians to interview in my documentary slamming Christians.&#8217; David French, Phil Vischer, Russell Moore: &#8216;Say no more, fam,'&#8221; Mann added.
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Avowed atheist Rob Reiner: &quot;I&#39;m looking for Christians to interview in my documentary slamming Christians.&quot;
David French, Phil Vischer, Russell Moore: &quot;Say no more, fam.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Zb3hjiPUNO">https://t.co/Zb3hjiPUNO</a>
&mdash; Kyle Mann (@The_Kyle_Mann) <a href="https://twitter.com/The_Kyle_Mann/status/1732985863473443179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;It’s hilarious to me how terrified Leftists are of normal Christians who dare to take their faith outside the walls of the church,&#8221; Joel Berry said.
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It’s hilarious to me how terrified Leftists are of normal Christians who dare to take their faith outside the walls of the church. <a href="https://t.co/ClDmVfShPQ">https://t.co/ClDmVfShPQ</a>
&mdash; Joel Berry (@JoelWBerry) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelWBerry/status/1732960708222988731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The Federalist&#8217;s Sean Davis weighed in as well, saying, &#8220;For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? The answer to the last question, at least for David French and Russell Moore, appears to be &#8216;a cameo in a Meatball fever dream masquerading as a documentary.'&#8221;
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For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
The answer to the last question, at least for David French and Russell Moore, appears to be “a cameo in a Meatball fever dream masquerading… <a href="https://t.co/7ZEZHN4mc2">https://t.co/7ZEZHN4mc2</a> <a href="https://t.co/CrWza9cJlI">pic.twitter.com/CrWza9cJlI</a>
&mdash; Sean Davis (@seanmdav) <a href="https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1732940599131586795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Rob ‘Meathead’ Reiner Trashed For New Movie On The ‘Danger’ Of Christian Nationalism

Rob 'Meathead' Reiner Trashed For New Movie On The 'Danger' Of Christian Nationalism

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Several Hollywood celebrities said it was time to &#8220;celebrate&#8221; after former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Donald Trump</a> was indicted again, this time by a federal grand jury over his handling of classified records after leaving office.
Stars like Rob Reiner, George Takei, Michael Rapaport, and Ana Navarro to their social media accounts on Thursday after news broke that Trump had been indicted for allegedly violating the Espionage Act because of the way he handled classified documents, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/famed-attorney-dershowitz-blasts-doj-bragg-over-trump-investigations">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
&#8220;Indictment #2. Couldn&#8217;t happen to a nicer Criminal. More to come,&#8221; Reiner tweeted.
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Indictment #2. Couldn’t happen to a nicer Criminal. More to come.
&mdash; Rob Reiner (@robreiner) <a href="https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/1666953854792110080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In a follow-up post, he wrote, &#8220;Fascism and Racism was just hit by a massive blow of Democracy.&#8221;
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Fascism and Racism was just hit by a massive blow of Democracy.
&mdash; Rob Reiner (@robreiner) <a href="https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/1666959719867756545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Actor George Takei tweeted to his followers, &#8220;Happy federal indictment day to all who celebrate! And we should all celebrate.&#8221;
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Happy federal indictment day to all who celebrate! And we should all celebrate.
&mdash; George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei/status/1666958516190343173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Rapaport posted a video on his social media showing him dancing around and laughing hysterically. He tweeted, &#8220;P*g D*ck Indicted Again &amp; I&#8217;m going crazy in a parking lot.&#8221;
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P!g D!ck Indicted Again &amp; I’m going crazy in a parking lot:<a href="https://t.co/SFQlXtjrwz">https://t.co/SFQlXtjrwz</a> <a href="https://t.co/ITltL1XRJh">pic.twitter.com/ITltL1XRJh</a>
&mdash; MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelRapaport/status/1667001035154440192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The View&#8221; co-host Ana Navarro <a href="https://twitter.com/ananavarro/status/1666956881540308993?s=20">retweeted</a> a CNN post that read, &#8220;JUST IN: Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in the special counsel&#8217;s classified documents probe, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.&#8221; Her tweet also included a gif of actor Jim Carrey dancing in his 1994 film &#8220;Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.&#8221;
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&mdash; Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) <a href="https://twitter.com/ananavarro/status/1666956881540308993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;It’s weird how republicans want #HunterBiden indicted when they don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s on his laptop, but they don&#8217;t want #Trump indicted when they do know what was in his office! #Team,&#8221; actor/comedian DL Hughley tweeted.
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It’s weird how republicans want <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HunterBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HunterBiden</a> indicted when they don’t know what’s on his laptop, but they don’t want <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Trump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Trump</a> indicted when they do know what was in his office! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamD</a>
&mdash; DL Hughley (@RealDLHughley) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealDLHughley/status/1667167571831844867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Actress Alyssa Milano didn&#8217;t have a lot to say and simply tweeted, &#8220;#LockHimUp.&#8221;
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&mdash; Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) <a href="https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/1666973804743258113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Clinton gets impeached for lying about a sexual encounter. Republicans scream… &#8216;Lock him up!!'&#8221; Actor Billy Baldwin tweeted. &#8220;Trump is indicted or about to be indicted for: Espionage. Conspiracy. Obstruction. Tax evasion. Wire fraud &#8230; Republicans say… &#8216;I&#8217;m still voting for him!!'&#8221;
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Clinton gets impeached for lying about a sexual encounter. Republicans scream… “Lock him up!!”
Trump is indicted or about to be indicted for:
Espionage. Conspiracy. Obstruction. Tax evasion. Wire fraud. Insurrection. Sedition. Sexual assault. And… also trying to steal an… <a href="https://t.co/pyMBI37wFy">pic.twitter.com/pyMBI37wFy</a>
&mdash; Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillyBaldwin/status/1667199494612713472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Hellboy&#8221; star Ron Perlman tweeted, &#8220;Two things re: me olde pal little donnie[Trump]: truly gorgeous how he&#8217;s making his reaction to the lowlife things he has done even more lowlife than the things themselves. Also, is it me or is the reaction to this cataclysmic indictment just another news story? Is he finally approaching irrelevancy?&#8221;
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Two things re: me olde pal little donnie: truly gorgeous how he’s making his reaction to the lowlife things he has done even more lowlife than the things themselves. Also, is it me or is the reaction to this cataclysmic indictment just another news story? Is he finally…
&mdash; Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) <a href="https://twitter.com/perlmutations/status/1667172157212749824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/famed-attorney-dershowitz-blasts-doj-bragg-over-trump-investigations">Famed Attorney Alan Dershowitz Blasts DOJ, Bragg Over Trump Investigations</a>

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‘We Should All Celebrate’: Hollywood Reacts To Trump Indictment

'We Should All Celebrate': Hollywood Reacts To Trump Indictment

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Director <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rob-reiner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rob Reiner</a> got destroyed on Twitter over a viral tweet about gun control following two <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ca-gov-gavin-newsom-the-second-amendment-is-becoming-a-suicide-pact-amid-two-mass-shootings-in-his-state" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mass shootings</a> in California.
The 75-year-old <a href="https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/1617917165033885697?s=20&amp;t=nzJHzx2nxrKK8qLpNp6LOQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> to his 2.1 million followers on Tuesday that the only way to stop a shooter was to stop lawmakers who support the &#8220;gun industry.&#8221;
&#8220;The only way to stop a bad person with a gun is to stop bad gun industry loving lawmakers at the ballot box,&#8221; Reiner tweeted.
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The only way to stop a bad person with a gun is to stop bad gun industry loving lawmakers at the ballot box.
&mdash; Rob Reiner (@robreiner) <a href="https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/1617917165033885697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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At the time of his publication, his post has been viewed 2 million times.
Many commenters had a field day with the director, noting that California is one of the strictest states when it comes to gun control, and that didn&#8217;t stop the shootings.
&#8220;I know it&#8217;s about time California passed some gun laws,&#8221; one person wrote.
Another responded, &#8220;California has the strictest laws in the nation. Try again.&#8221;
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California has the strictest laws in the nation. Try again.
&mdash; Natasha Marie (@NatashaMarie_74) <a href="https://twitter.com/NatashaMarie_74/status/1617921225875140608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;You did that in California. How is it working out?&#8221; another follower tweeted.
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You did that in California.
How is it working out?
&mdash; Matthew Kolken (@mkolken) <a href="https://twitter.com/mkolken/status/1617933383514095616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I&#8217;m going to disagree,&#8221; one person wrote. &#8220;The way to stop bad guys with guns is allowing law abiding citizens to carry everywhere. Skilled shooters are protectors Rob.&#8221;
Another person tweeted, &#8220;It&#8217;s not the gun industry Rob. It&#8217;s we, the people you have to stop WE are the ones fighting for our 2nd Amendment rights.&#8221;
One commenter asked the director if people should &#8220;call the DNC” instead of good guys with guns when faced with a “bad guy with a gun.”
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Actually, compare the unarmed hero in CA to the cowards in Uvalde.
&mdash; FreezinFoist (@Oliver_of_NY) <a href="https://twitter.com/Oliver_of_NY/status/1618215740263530496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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You know, when Archie called you “Meathead,” we thought you were just playing a character.
&mdash; Excelsior Strategies (@Excelsior_PR) <a href="https://twitter.com/Excelsior_PR/status/1617983027396890625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-maher-clashes-with-meathead-rob-reiner-over-medias-burial-of-hunter-biden-laptop-bombshell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Maher Clashes With &#8216;Meathead&#8217; Rob Reiner Over Media&#8217;s Burial Of Hunter Biden Laptop Bombshell</a>

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Rob Reiner Gets Destroyed Over Viral Tweet About How To ‘Stop A Bad Person With A Gun’

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Celebrities have been political for decades.
Remember when Marlon Brando sent Native American Sacheen Littlefeather to decline his Oscar for “The Godfather?” How about when Michael Moore used his Best Documentary Oscar speech to blast President George W. Bush in 2003?
That was just a taste of the New Normal. Today’s stars are hyper-political, almost always in unison with the progressive playbook. They vent on social media, in magazine profiles, and, of course, from awards show stages.
A few stars go beyond those virtue signals. They seemingly live and breathe political banter, using every opportunity to rage against the GOP. And you can blame some, if not most, of it on a certain real estate mogul.
<h3>Rob Reiner </h3>
The man affectionately known as Meathead from “All in the Family” became one of Hollywood’s best directors after leaving the CBS sitcom.
“This Is Spinal Tap.” “Stand By Me.” “The Princess Bride.” “Misery.” “A Few Good Men.” “When Harry Met Sally.”
Few modern directors can match that resume.
These days, he directs flops (“Shock and Awe;” “And So It Goes”) in between having raging fits against former President Donald Trump on every platform possible. His most embarrassing moment? He used the death of his father, comedy icon Carl Reiner, <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rob-reiner-father-hoped-live-205216941.html">to target Trump</a>.
His August appearance on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” found him <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/08/29/maher_media_buried_the_hunter_biden_story_because_they_couldnt_risk_having_trump_win_the_election.html">unable to answer a direct question</a> from the affable host about the media burying the Hunter Biden laptop scandal. He couldn’t abandon his progressive talking points and looked foolish in the process.
His next project could, in theory, put an end to his cinematic cold streak. He’s directing a sequel to the classic mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap.” Will his Trump derangement enter the frame? Would anyone bet against it?
<h3>Chelsea Handler</h3>
The former E! superstar left the channel to join Netflix’s team, but she eventually decided to become a full-time activist. Why? Politics gnawed at her, and she figured she’d be more effective as an activist than a talk show host.
Or, perhaps, her Netflix series drew terrible ratings, and she left before she got canned.
Either way, she’s transformed her shtick from bawdy blasts from her boudoir to lectures about so-called <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chelsea-handler-donald-trump-white-privilege_n_5d8301e8e4b0957256b11476">white privilege</a>. She even said white males are the <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/chelsea-handler-white-men-woke-comedy/">only “approved” target</a> for comedians today.
She did much more than overhaul her act, though. She sauntered in several women’s marches, ignored politicians accused of sexual misconduct if they had a “D” in front of their names, and demanded racially-charged jokes become illegal in the U.S. &#8211; while ignoring <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chelsea-handler-ripped-hypocrite-condemning-jokes-racism-153019877.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall">her own “criminal” past</a> on the matter.
In between political broadsides, Handler discusses the progress <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/chelsea-handler-47-says-therapy-gave-her-the-self-awareness-she-needed-to-fall-in-love-with-jo-koy-145856232.html">she’s made in therapy</a> following the Trump era.
<h3>Ron Perlman</h3>
The character actor landed the role of a lifetime as Clay, the head of the “Sons of Anarchy” motorcycle club. That FX series showcased Perlman’s range and ability to project anger on screen.
Over and again.
We’ve gotten a taste of that off-screen, too, ever since Trump took office. Perlman became obsessed with the 45th president, turning his Twitter feed into a round-the-clock, anti-Trump showcase.
His most embarrassing Tweet? He said he’d <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/ron-perlman-trump-twitter-resistance/">risk death to dethrone Trump.</a>
Perlman never stops working – his IMDB page is chock-full of soon-to-be released titles. His political fires still burn, however, despite a new president inhabiting the White House. Trump Derangement is a permanent part of his psyche, alas, and chances are his TV is permanently set to MSNBC.
<h3>Alyssa Milano</h3>
The 40-something actress landed not one but two beloved shows – “Who’s the Boss” and “Charmed.” These days, she’s more activist than actor. Her podcast, “Sorry, Not Sorry,” lets her weigh in on the latest political headlines, and she’s equally vocal with social media, particularly her 3.6 million strong Twitter account.
Her cause celebre? Women’s rights … except when they overlap with her progressive pals. She became one of Hollywood’s #MeToo warriors, but she initially laid low when former Biden staffer Tara Reade accused the now-president of sexually molesting her in 1993.
Milano finally commented on the ugly charge, saying her “Believe All Women” mantra came with an asterisk.
She similarly softened her hard-charging approach when 11 women charged New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexually inappropriate behavior as well as when the group Time’s Up, which was established to protect women, couldn’t rally on their behalf.
Fellow “Charmed” alum <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rose-mcgowan-slams-alyssa-milano-joe-biden-times-up-ceo-cuomo-sex-scandal">Rose McGowan called Milano’s blazing hypocrisy</a> out on the matter, &#8220;Milano, TimesUp, fake performatives and profiteers. Alyssa&#8217;s statement at the time was gaslighting in full effect. She said of my truth telling ‘Hurt people hurt people.’ No, Alyssa, it&#8217;s lizard people like you, SDK Knickerbocker, Gov Cuomo, the Pres, Tina Chen who hurt people. Your time is up. Exit stage left.”
<h3>Jennifer Lawrence</h3>
What’s a sure sign you’ve let politics get the best of you? You throw your immediate family under the bus in a fawning magazine profile.
That’s exactly what this “Hunger Games” star did when talking up her next movie at Vogue Magazine. Lawrence said she tried and tried to forgive her right-leaning family for not aligning with her progressive views.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-reads-vogues-jennifer-lawrence-interview-and-it-makes-him-jealous-of-tucker-carlson">She just couldn’t do it.</a>
Even more alarming? She admitted to having nightmares about Tucker Carlson, the Fox News superstar.
<h3>Amy Schumer</h3>
Schumer took a page out of Handler’s woke playbook in transforming her once-blazing career. Now, her movies do little damage at the box office, and she’s relegated to small screen gigs like “Life &amp; Beth,” which barely moved the pop culture needle.
Why? She used her “Inside Amy Schumer” showcase to promote <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amy-schumer-drops-new-anti-gun-sketch-chase-stephens">progressive causes like gun control</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amy-schumer-protesting-nfl-says-she-wont-do-any-emily-zanotti">got herself arrested</a> for protesting Supreme Court justices under the flimsiest of sex abuse allegations, and then boycotted the NFL for not employing failed quarterback Colin Kaepernick. She essentially cut her potential audience in half with her hard-left politics, and she’s no longer the industry’s go-to comedienne.
Her tepid co-hosting gig at the recent Oscars ceremony showed anew her best comic days are behind her. That won’t stop her activism, though.
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en">@HollywoodInToto</a>. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Over The Edge: Six Stars Swallowed Whole By Politics (And You Can Blame Trump)

Amy Schumer

Jennifer Lawrence

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The liberal press buried the Hunter Biden laptop story in late 2020 to help get President Biden elected, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-maher" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Maher</a> told a skeptical fellow liberal Friday on his “Real Time” show.
Maher, who has increasingly been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-maher-gives-unexpected-defense-of-florida-governor-ron-desantis-from-left-wing-political-attacks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calling out the Left</a> for hypocrisy, told liberal actor and director <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-rich-torches-rob-reiner-after-actor-worries-who-musk-will-allow-back-on-twitter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rob Reiner</a> that not only was the laptop the genuine article, but it showed that the soon-to-be president’s son was selling influence to foreign governments. The mainstream press took part in a plot to hide the story from the public, he said.
&#8220;Is it okay to have a conspiracy to get rid of Trump?&#8221; Maher said. &#8220;They were talking about Hunter Biden&#8217;s laptop, which was a story and now all the mainstream press has finally admitted it was a real story. It was a real laptop.&#8221;
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Bill Maher slams Democrats for supporting ‘conspiracy’ by Facebook to suppress Hunter Biden’s laptop <a href="https://t.co/jeBCbjdoAo">https://t.co/jeBCbjdoAo</a>
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Outlets like The Washington Post and CNN initially dismissed the story as Russian disinformation only to acknowledge the laptop’s authenticity well after the election. The New York Post, which broke the story, was vilified and locked off of Twitter, and Facebook boss <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mark-zuckerberg">Mark Zuckerberg</a> admitted this week that his company suppressed the story at the behest of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi">FBI</a>.
&#8220;Let’s not pussyfoot around this; he was selling the influence of his father, Joe Biden,” Maher said. “Most political sons do, but let&#8217;s not pretend at least that was going on. Hunter Biden&#8217;s laptop was buried by the press.”
Photos, videos, emails, and text messages on the abandoned laptop paint the president’s son as a drug-addled, venal degenerate and raise troubling questions about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-spoke-with-hunter-about-dealings-with-chinese-oil-tycoon-voicemail-reveals">President Joe Biden’s own role in his son’s corrupt dealings</a>.
Zuckerberg’s revelation to podcast king Joe Rogan follow Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson telling DOJ officials multiple <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/evidence-of-fbi-meddling-in-2020-election-mounts-after-zuckerbergs-hunter-biden-laptop-revelation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI whistleblowers have come forward</a> to say bureau brass barred them from investigating the laptop, which the FBI had had for nearly a year before the election.
Maher noted influential Leftist atheist author <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/author-admits-hed-ignore-hunter-biden-having-corpses-of-children-in-his-basement-to-keep-trump-from-winning" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sam Harris’s recent declaration</a> that ignoring stories that could have hurt Biden was justified in order to prevent Trump from being re-elected.
“Sam Harris says it was appropriate for Twitter, and the heads of Big Tech, and the heads of journalistic organizations to feel that they were in the presence of something that is a once-in-a-lifetime moral emergency, meaning Trump,” Maher said. “So he&#8217;s saying it&#8217;s okay to have a conspiracy, to get rid of somebody as bad as Trump.&#8221;
A flummoxed Reiner, who famously played Archie Bunker’s liberal foil “Meathead” on the 1970s sitcom “All in the Family,” tried to change the subject to the January 6 riots.
&#8220;You know what&#8217;s not justified?” Reiner demanded. “Using armed violence to try to kill people in the Capitol. That&#8217;s not justified.&#8221;
&#8220;Answer this question!&#8221; Maher replied. &#8220;The question is, was it appropriate to bury the Hunter Biden [laptop story]?&#8221;
&#8220;And we know for a fact that that&#8217;s what they did?&#8221; Reiner shot back.
&#8220;Of course!&#8221; Maher said. &#8220;You don&#8217;t follow this?&#8221;
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know what they did,&#8221; Reiner replied.
&#8220;I know because you only watch MSNBC,&#8221; Maher said.

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Bill Maher Clashes With ‘Meathead’ Rob Reiner Over Media’s Burial Of Hunter Biden Laptop Bombshell

Bill Maher Clashes With Rob Reiner Over Media's Burial Of Hunter Biden Laptop Bombshell

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Hollywood and political commentators took to Twitter on Wednesday to react to Rep. Liz Cheney&#8217;s (R-WY) loss Tuesday night in the state&#8217;s GOP congressional primary.
Stars and personalities like Rob Reiner, Patricia Arquette, Dan Rather and more suggested in their tweets that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/liz-cheney">Cheney&#8217;s loss</a> to the candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, Harriet Hageman, signals trouble for Republican Party and the country.
&#8220;Liz Cheney&#8217;s overwhelming loss makes it abjectly clear,&#8221; Reiner&#8217;s message read. &#8220;The Republican Party has abandoned American Democracy in fealty to a Sociopathic Criminal.&#8221;
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Liz Cheney’s overwhelming loss makes it abjectly clear. The Republican Party has abandoned American Democracy in fealty to a Sociopathic Criminal.
&mdash; Rob Reiner (@robreiner) <a href="https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/1559909137806692352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The fact that Liz Cheney got 35 percent of the vote should scare the [crap] out of Republicans who think Trump would have a chance in 2024,&#8221; Arquette tweeted to her millions of followers.
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The fact that Liz Cheney got 35 percent of the vote should scare the 💩 out of Republicans who think Trump would have a chance in 2024. He lost pop vote in 2016, lost general in 2020 and her numbers show he has eroded more of Republican base. He can’t win.
&mdash; Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) <a href="https://twitter.com/PattyArquette/status/1559744384970526720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;He [Trump] lost pop vote in 2016, lost general in 2020 and her numbers show he has eroded more of Republican base,&#8221; the actress added. &#8220;He can&#8217;t win.&#8221;
Disgraced former CBS News anchor Dan Rather tweeted that, &#8220;If Liz Cheney is defeated today, as expected, I would not frame it as her losing. It is a loss for Wyoming, the Republican Party, and the nation.&#8221;
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If Liz Cheney is defeated today, as expected, I would not frame it as her losing. It is a loss for Wyoming, the Republican Party, and the nation.
&mdash; Dan Rather (@DanRather) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1559683900841988096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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And they weren&#8217;t the only ones. Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera called her loss proof &#8220;Trump rules the GOP.&#8221;
&#8220;Liz Cheney got rolled in Wyoming,&#8221; Rivera tweeted. &#8220;We knew it would be bad, it was worse. Trump rules the GOP. Worse, he&#8217;s convinced most Republicans to disbelieve the truth that he lost the election.&#8221;
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Liz Cheney got rolled in Wyoming. We knew it would be bad, it was worse. Trump rules the GOP. Worse, he’s convinced most Republicans to disbelieve the truth that he lost the election. Regardless of the political mugging she suffered yesterday, Cheney is a truth-telling hero.
&mdash; Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeraldoRivera/status/1559938517911871491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Regardless of the political mugging she suffered yesterday, Cheney is a truth-telling hero,&#8221; he added.
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Liz Cheney has guts, is an original and goes against the grain and MAGA kool aid drinking group think that’s a cancer in GOP leadership.
She should be commended no matter what happens today. 
If all you can be today is someone that bends the knee to MAGA &#8211; this party is a waste
&mdash; Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/1559554928569376768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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On Tuesday, Meghan McCain said that Cheney &#8220;should be commended no matter what happens today.&#8221;
Actor Alec Baldwin went so far as to label Cheney the &#8220;American Navalny,&#8221; referencing jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, calling her a &#8220;hero&#8221; in a video he shared on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/ChVA22JuBuM/">Instagram</a> before the loss was officially declared.
&#8220;Who is the American Navalny,&#8221; Baldwin asked, before answering his own question. &#8220;Liz Cheney reminds me of Navalny.&#8221; He also said she did what she had to do because &#8220;morally&#8221; she risked &#8220;it all&#8221; career wise to &#8220;tell the truth.&#8221;
He captioned his post, &#8220;Liz Cheney is a bipartisan hero…&#8221;
However, not every star and political commentator felt the same.
Fox News&#8217; Brit Hume made a case that Cheney is not clearly understanding her loss, suggesting it wasn&#8217;t all about the former president.
&#8220;I wonder if things might have turned out differently for Liz Cheney if she&#8217;d used her seat on the 1/6 committee to insist on cross-examination of witnesses and a chance for the defense to present its side,&#8221; Hume tweeted to his million plus followers.
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I wonder if things might have turned out differently for Liz Cheney if she&#39;d used her seat on the 1/6 committee to insist on cross-examination of witnesses and a chance for the defense to present its side. Instead she led the charge for an utterly one-sided presentation.
&mdash; Brit Hume (@brithume) <a href="https://twitter.com/brithume/status/1559921042340122626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Instead she led the charge for an utterly one-sided presentation,&#8221; he added.
<a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1559858424963366912">Daily Wire&#8217;s Ben Shapiro tweeted</a> that the representative &#8220;fundamentally misunderstands&#8221; why people are &#8220;so passionately angry at her inside the GOP base.&#8221;
&#8220;She said last night that winning &#8216;would&#8217;ve required that I go along with President Trump’s lie about the 2020 election. It would&#8217;ve required that I enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and attack the foundations of our republic,'&#8221; Shapiro wrote. &#8220;That&#8217;s not true.&#8221;
&#8220;Winning simply would have required her not to act as a front person for a Democratic committee dedicated to lumping together all Republicans and conservatives with January 6 rioters, and suggesting that anyone who would consider voting Trump 2024 is an incipient fascist,&#8221; he added.
&#8220;Did Glenn Youngkin go along with the idea that Trump won the 2020 election?&#8221; Shapiro continued. &#8220;Did he &#8216;go along with ongoing efforts&#8217; to undermine the republic? How about Dan Crenshaw in Texas? What they didn&#8217;t do is act as enthusiastic participants in a broader Democratic and media agenda.&#8221;
Actor Kevin Sorbo told his followers that, &#8220;Honestly, [Liz Cheney] and [Beto O&#8217;Rourke] 
should team up in 2024 so they can lose together and save voters the time.&#8221;
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Honestly, <a href="https://twitter.com/Liz_Cheney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Liz_Cheney</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/BetoORourke?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BetoORourke</a> should team up in 2024 so they can lose together and save voters the time.
&mdash; Kevin Sorbo (@ksorbs) <a href="https://twitter.com/ksorbs/status/1559958116082614274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Justified&#8221; star Nick Searcy took to Twitter and simply tweeted,&#8221;Bye, [Rep. Liz Cheney]. Hope that 36 million lasts you a while.&#8221;
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Bye, <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLizCheney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ReplizCheney</a>. Hope that 36 million lasts you a while. <a href="https://t.co/K4DCFh5E3C">https://t.co/K4DCFh5E3C</a>
&mdash; Nick Searcy, INSURRECTIONAL FILM &amp; TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) <a href="https://twitter.com/yesnicksearcy/status/1559897617877835777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Liz Cheney just lost her Wyoming congressional seat by nearly 40 points and compared herself to Abraham Lincoln in her concession speech. She’s truly gone insane. <a href="https://t.co/T0DlPBsF2K">pic.twitter.com/T0DlPBsF2K</a>
&mdash; Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1559928695669809152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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‘Abandoned American Democracy’: Hollywood And Political Commentators React To Cheney’s Loss

'Abandoned American Democracy': Hollywood And Political Commentators React To Cheney's Loss

Dan Rather

Liz Cheney

Hollywood’s love affair with free speech ended some time after Donald Trump took the oath of office.
Slowly but surely the industry pulled back on the issue it once clung to like a statue on Oscar night. Industry players pled allegiance to the woke state, canceled problematic art (and each other), and demanded that a sitting president get bounced from social media.
Late night comics even chuckled as <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/dr-seuss-stephen-colbert-late-show-racist-b1811462.html">beloved authors like Dr. Seuss</a> got the cultural boot.
It wasn’t always this way.
Hollywood once championed free speech on a variety of platforms. The industry understood the vital role speech plays in both the country at large and for their craft. Let’s look back at five times Hollywood embraced free speech and hope Tinsel Town comes to its senses and renews its love affair with free expression.
<h4>“The American President”</h4>
The 1995 rom com imagined a single U.S. leader falling in love with a lobbyist (Annette Bening). That novel twist combined with the impressive pairing of director Rob Reiner (“This Is Spinal Tap”) and writer Aaron Sorkin (“A Few Good Men”) earned raves from critics.
The film’s emotional finale used free speech as <a href="https://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechtheamericanpresident.html">a cudgel against the protagonist’s political opponent.</a>
<blockquote>&#8220;For the record, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU, but the more important question is &#8220;Why aren&#8217;t you, Bob?&#8221;
…America isn&#8217;t easy. America is advanced citizenship. You&#8217;ve gotta want it bad, &#8217;cause it&#8217;s gonna put up a fight. It&#8217;s gonna say, You want free speech? Let&#8217;s see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who&#8217;s standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours.&#8221; </blockquote>
Reiner and Sorkin were, and remain, two of Hollywood’s most outspoken liberals. Would they pool their talents for a message like that today? That’s rhetorical, since Reiner was one of many <a href="https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/1400875366047043585?lang=bg">cheering President Donald Trump’s social media banishment.</a>
Guess we won’t be seeing &#8220;The American President 2” anytime soon.
<h4>Neil Young&#8217;s 2006 “Freedom of Speech” Tour</h4>
It’s an understatement to say that veteran rocker Neil Young was <a href="https://genius.com/3351240">no fan</a> of President George W. Bush during the Iraq War days And he had plenty of A-list company. Young similarly rebelled against efforts to silence the president’s critics during a time of war.
Toward that end, <a href="https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/02/02/crosby-stills-nash-young-csny-spotify-boycott-joe-rogan">Young rejoined</a> David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash to promote free speech and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/flashback-neil-young-participated-freedom-of-speech-tour-censorship-joe-rogan">reaffirm his right to protest as he saw fit</a>.
<blockquote>&#8220;Those who feel the way we do had some hope and those who don’t feel the way we do were angry that the change happened. And those people have got a voice, and they have a reason for feeling the way they do. They strongly believe in the convictions. They believe in the military … they believe that we’re doing the right thing for the world, and they have every reason to be respected for their beliefs.”</blockquote>
Flash forward to 2022 and Young is leading an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/just-in-spotify-to-pull-neil-young-music-after-ultimatum-letter-demanding-rogan-be-removed">unsuccessful charge to silence</a> Spotify superstar Joe Rogan for sharing pandemic information that didn’t mirror government-approved narratives.
<h4>Tim Robbins versus Dubya</h4>
Young wasn’t the only liberal rallying for free speech during that era. Actor Tim Robbins similarly <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Tim-Robbins-pours-his-anger-into-an-anti-war-play-2510013.php">protested</a> Bush’s war efforts, a move that <a href="http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/2003/0409/1536711.html">cost</a> him an appearance at a “Bull Durham” reunion.
The 1988 baseball romance cast Robbins as “Nuke” LaLoosh, a flame-throwing pitcher struggling to get his mental approach in line with his talents. His anti-war comments, along with those of his co-star Susan Sarandon (Robbins’ partner at the time), convinced the Baseball Hall of Fame to <a href="https://ew.com/article/2003/04/10/cooperstown-disinvites-antiwar-sarandon-robbins/">disinvite the duo from its 15th anniversary celebration</a> for the film.
Robbins teamed up with the ACLU, an organization which once stood proudly on behalf of free speech rights, to <a href="https://www.nyclu.org/en/letter-baseball-hall-fame-over-cancellation-bull-durham-movie-anniversary-celebration">blast the decision</a>. The move “reflects a disregard for the value of dissent in a free society. Indeed, you offer a vision of free speech that is deeply incompatible with the concept of ‘uninhibited, robust and wide open’ debate – a concept that is basic to our democracy.”
<h4>Comedy Post 9/11</h4>
Comedians played an important role in the days and weeks after the September 11 attacks. “Saturday Night Live” and “The Late Show with David Letterman” gently <a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/how-late-night-tv-reacted-9-11-impact-it-has-t229754">brought humor back </a>into our lives after the shocking terrorist attacks. They made it acceptable to laugh again after so much heartache and pain.
Other comics didn’t tread so carefully. They pushed comedy conventions much harder, understanding that free speech doesn’t evaporate in times of extreme duress. Hollywood even made a documentary on the subject – “Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11.” Comedians from that era shared how they processed their grief and rage, and why they didn’t pull punches when it came to material intersecting with the tragedy.
They were right.
The extreme irony? Some of the comedians featured in the documentary are now part of the current cancel culture brigade <a href="https://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1278-canceled-comedy-w-kliph-nesteroff-and-david-bianculli">(Marc Maron</a>) or pretend cancel culture  doesn’t exist (<a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/jon-stewart-cancel-culture-myth/">Jon Stewart</a>).
<h4>“The People vs. Larry Flynt”</h4>
The 1996 drama from legendary director Milos Forman celebrated the rise, fall, and legal victory of Hustler pornographer Larry Flynt.
The New York Times called it Forman’s “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/22/movies/a-free-speech-hero-it-s-not-that-simple.html">raucous hymn to the First Amendment</a>.”
<blockquote>The movie, shown to acclaim at the New York Film Festival this fall and opening in theaters on Friday, has been critically embraced not only as an artistic tour de force but as a kind of democratic morality play.</blockquote>
Flynt was the perfect symbol for free speech. He was rude, crude and outrageous, and few would embrace his lifestyle choices. Yet defending speech one agrees with is always easy. Rushing to Flynt’s side, given his vulgar behavior, is another matter.
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en">@HollywoodInToto</a>. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Country star John Rich torched Rob Reiner on Twitter after the actor worried about who Elon Musk will &#8220;allow&#8221; back on Twitter following the approved sale of the company to the billionaire.
The &#8220;All In The Family&#8221; star first <a href="https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/1518594546380132352?s=20&amp;t=DWydlk8-vOti0A9bp-RIug">tweeted</a> Monday to his million plus followers his concerns that Musk buying the social media site would mean allowing &#8220;a criminal who used this platform to lie and spread disinformation to try to overthrow the US Government,&#8221; back on the site. While the star, best known for his part as Meathead in the family sitcom, didn&#8217;t name former President Donald Trump in his tweet, it is widely assumed, based on the responses to his tweet, that is to whom he was referring.
&#8220;Now that Elon Musk is buying Twitter, the question for all of us is: Will he allow a criminal who used this platform to lie and spread disinformation to try to overthrow the US Government to return and continue his criminal activity?&#8221; Reiner&#8217;s tweet read.
&#8220;And if he does, how do we combat it?&#8221; he added.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-rich-blasts-other-country-music-stars-for-their-silence-as-leftist-ideologies-aim-to-erase-what-they-care-about">48-year-old country singer</a> didn&#8217;t argue the point with the filmmaker, but instead hit back with a dig at the two-time failed Democrat presidential candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hillary-clinton-responds-to-bombshell-durham-filing-suggesting-her-campaign-spied-on-trump-white-house">Hillary Clinton</a>.
&#8220;Calm down Rob [Reiner], I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;ll let Hillary stay on,&#8221; the &#8220;Save A Horse&#8221; hitmaker tweeted to his hundreds of thousands of followers.
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Calm down Rob, I&#39;m sure he&#39;ll let Hillary stay on.
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Shortly after news surfaced that Musk had bought the social media site, speculation surfaced on Twitter about whether or not Trump would be back after he was permanently banned from the site in 2021. Later, the former president responded with a statement that he didn&#8217;t plan to come back.
&#8220;I am not going on Twitter, I am going to stay on TRUTH,&#8221; Trump told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-will-not-return-to-twitter-even-if-elon-musk-purchases-platform-will-begin-using-his-truth-social">Fox News</a>. &#8220;I hope Elon buys Twitter because he’ll make improvements to it and he is a good man, but I am going to be staying on TRUTH.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;re taking in millions of people, and what we&#8217;re finding is that the response on TRUTH is much better than being on Twitter,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Twitter has bots and fake accounts, and we are doing everything we can.&#8221;
&#8220;The bottom line is, no, I am not going back to Twitter,&#8221; Trump continued.
On Monday, Musk explained that he hopes everyone will remain on Twitter, even his &#8220;worst critics.&#8221;
&#8220;I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means,&#8221; Musk <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1518623997054918657?s=20&amp;t=IXedrPmYnPYa9PNO-rHzGw">tweeted</a> to his tens of millions of followers.
The Tesla owner released a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-releases-statement-after-taking-over-twitter">statement</a> following his acquisition of the site, calling free speech &#8220;the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated.&#8221;
&#8220;I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans,&#8221; the statement added. &#8220;Twitter has tremendous potential – I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it.&#8221;
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It seems like everyone has had strong reactions to the world’s richest man Elon Musk purchasing Twitter, and reactions from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/absolutely-monstrous-win-for-free-speech-conservatives-cheer-musk-buying-twitter">political figures</a> have been especially amusing. Hollywood celebrities are also sharing their opinions on the behemoth social media platform most likely allowing free speech again.
Actress Jameela Jamil, who is an outspoken leftist and LGBT advocate, reacted by claiming she was done with the platform for good.
&#8220;Ah he got twitter. I would like this to be my what lies here as my last tweet,&#8221; the &#8220;Good Place&#8221; actress shared with her one million followers. &#8220;I fear this free speech bid is going to help this hell platform reach its final form of totally lawless hate, bigotry, and misogyny. Best of luck.&#8221;
Actor Rob Reiner <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rob-reiner-vote-trump-vote-death-tweet">wrote</a>, &#8220;Now that Elon Musk is buying Twitter, the question for all of us is: Will he allow a Criminal who used this platform to lie and spread disinformation to try to overthrow the US Government to return and continue his Criminal activity? And if he does, how do we combat it?&#8221;
Rapper Ice-T also weighed in on purchase when it was still just an unconfirmed rumor. “It would [be] kinda dope if Musk bought Twitter and just shut it off…. Lol,&#8221; he shared.
After getting a lot of negative comments on his feed, the “Law and Order” actor clarified his position, which he insisted was not political. &#8220;For the Record.. I’m not on the Left or the Right. Red or the Blue.. That’s Gang Bangin if you ask me… #Politricks,&#8221; he said.
Following the historic acquisition, Ice Cube tweeted, &#8220;Free at last! @elonmusk take off my shadow ban homie&#8230;&#8221;
Marvel star Simu Liu responded to the news of Musk&#8217;s acquisition by saying, &#8220;Was there nothing better to do with 44 billion dollars?&#8221;
This sentiment was expressed by several other less famous Twitter users, who mused on how Musk should have used his money to “solve homelessness” or somehow curtail the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Kim Kardashian&#8217;s friend, reality television personality Jonathan Cheban, <a href="https://twitter.com/foodgod/status/1518665611555004417?s=20&amp;t=XtXhQ7ulMMDe-Phw-S8xrg">wrote</a>, &#8220;Twitter about to pop the F*%# off!!!&#8221;
Singer Kevin Jonas of Jonas Brothers fame <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinjonas/status/1518665559713406978?s=20&amp;t=SE14TntVmUJ84csYz3wViA">shared</a>, &#8220;Will we now get the edit tweet option?&#8221;
Musk has already polled his followers on whether they’d like to see an edit button on Twitter. 
Noted conservative actor James Woods cheered the move, <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1518781596127555585">saying</a>, “I’ve never been a proponent of electric cars, nor do I ever wish to fly into space. That said, @elonmusk  is a hero. He proved that capitalism will crush socialism every time. #BravoElonMusk.”
The billionaire Tesla owner issued a response following the acquisition, saying:
<blockquote>Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated. I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans. Twitter has tremendous potential – I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it.</blockquote>

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Film director Rob Reiner claimed Tuesday that President Donald Trump is trying to &#8220;kill as many Americans as possible&#8221; by holding campaign rallies.
The actor who played &#8220;the Meathead&#8221; in the 1970s TV series &#8220;All in the Family&#8221; posted the conspiracy theory on Twitter, tweeting to his 1.2 million followers: &#8220;Trump’s closing strategy: Blanket the country with super spreader rallies and kill as many Americans as possible.&#8221;
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Trump’s closing strategy: Blanket the country with super spreader rallies and kill as many Americans as possible.
&mdash; Rob Reiner (@robreiner) <a href="https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/1321079320681476096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Reiner&#8217;s post came as Trump has been crisscrossing the country holding campaign rallies attended by thousands of supporters.
In another <a href="https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/1320880994220556288">post</a>, Reiner wrote: &#8220;Can’t wait until we have a President who cares whether or not we die.&#8221;
In another tweet, Reiner wrote, &#8220;We win Pennsylvania, Joe Biden is our next President. It’s that simple.&#8221; Uh, it&#8217;s not. Trump beat Clinton in the Electoral College in 2016 by a vote of 304-227. Pennsylvania, which Clinton lost, has 20 electoral votes. That means if Trump wins all the states he won last time but loses Pennsylvania, he beats Biden 284-247 in the Electoral College.
Last month, Reiner, after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, said Democrats needed to “use” “powerful weapons” in “war” against Republicans.
“Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s body isn’t even cold and Mitch McConnell is dancing on her grave,” Reiner wrote on Twitter. “This is war. Dems have powerful weapons. Now is the time to use them.”
In July 2019, Reiner called Trump &#8220;racist&#8221; when he told the four Democrats of &#8220;the Squad&#8221; to &#8220;go back&#8221; to their home countries.
“It is unarguable, Donald Trump is a racist. If you support him you are supporting racism. At this crucial time in the struggle for the soul of our nation, we all must choose. Either embrace his hatred or fight to overcome original sin. Humanity hangs in the balance,” he wrote.
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It is unarguable, Donald Trump is a racist. If you support him you are supporting racism. At this crucial time in the struggle for the soul of our nation, we all must choose. Either embrace his hatred or fight to overcome original sin. Humanity hangs in the balance.
&mdash; Rob Reiner (@robreiner) <a href="https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/1150727367784042496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
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A slew of other celebrities jumped in to bash Trump after his tweets on &#8220;the Squad.&#8221;
Horror author Stephen King compared Trump to the Nazis. “First, you stoke hatred and fear of minorities. Then you round them up and put them in camps. Next, you send out raiding parties to get those who have been driven into hiding. The armbands come next right?” he wrote.
Singer Cher also chimed in. “I Think trump Should Go Back Where He Came From…” she wrote, adding a flame emoji.
Actress Susan Sarandon also pounced, tweeting, “I support @IlhanMN, @RashidaTlaib, @AOC &amp; @RepPressley as they stand up to this racist president &amp; expose systemic, bipartisan white supremacy hiding in plain sight in this country. Stay strong, your voices are so important as you fight for working people &amp; the marginalized.&#8221;
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Leftist Rob Reiner appeared to make extreme remarks on Saturday about the upcoming Supreme Court battle, saying that Democrats needed to &#8220;use&#8221; &#8220;powerful weapons&#8221; in &#8220;war&#8221; against Republicans.
Reiner&#8217;s remarks come after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, died late on Friday afternoon.
&#8220;Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s body isn’t even cold and Mitch McConnell is dancing on her grave,&#8221; Reiner claimed. &#8220;This is war. Dems have powerful weapons. Now is the time to use them.&#8221;
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt responded to Reiner, writing: &#8220;It isn’t war. Dems have no weapons. @senatemajldr issued a very respectful statement about the passing of a great American. Other than that Rob, you got it right.&#8221;
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It isn’t war. Dems have no weapons. <a href="https://twitter.com/senatemajldr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@senatemajldr</a> issued a very respectful statement about the passing of a great American. Other than that Rob, you got it right. <a href="https://t.co/hR5vkgHwqO">https://t.co/hR5vkgHwqO</a>
&mdash; Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) <a href="https://twitter.com/hughhewitt/status/1307376323241926657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Reiner&#8217;s comments come after some leftists <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/media-figures-threaten-riots-if-gop-tries-to-fill-scotus-seat-burn-it-all-down">threatened</a> riots in response to any attempt by the GOP to fill the SCOTUS vacancy before the election, which Republicans have every constitutional right to do.
Reza Aslan, who used to have a show on CNN, responded by writing: “If they even TRY to replace RBG we burn the entire f***ing thing down.”
Aslan later responded to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) announcement that Republicans would fill the seat by stating: “Over our dead bodies. Literally.”
Political writer Laura Bassett echoed a similar sentiment but stopped short of making a threat, writing: “If McConnell jams someone through, which he will, there will be riots. … *more, bigger riots.”
Writer Beau Willimon wrote: “We’re shutting this country down if Trump and McConnell try to ram through an appointment before the election.”
Canadian Professor Emmett Macfarlane wrote on Twitter: “Burn Congress down before letting Trump try to appoint anyone to SCOTUS.”
Canadian attorney Ezra Levant slammed Macfarlane’s tweet, writing: &#8220;Macfarlane is a professor at @UWaterloo, promoting violence against his political enemies. If you were a young woman in his class who was a Trump supporter, would you risk being a target of his violent rage if he found out about you? Should you transfer to a different class?&#8221;
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Macfarlane is a professor at <a href="https://twitter.com/UWaterloo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UWaterloo</a>, promoting violence against his political enemies. If you were a young woman in his class who was a Trump supporter, would you risk being a target of his violent rage if he found out about you? Should you transfer to a different class? <a href="https://t.co/wftvjI0OKA">pic.twitter.com/wftvjI0OKA</a>
&mdash; Ezra Levant 🍁 (@ezralevant) <a href="https://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/1307306523329261570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2020</a></blockquote>
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