John Voight had some interesting things to say

[Jkwas]

I copied this directly from the Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/28/voight/print/

   
Monday, July 28, 2008
VOIGHT: My concerns for America
OP-ED

We, as parents, are well aware of the importance of our teachers who teach and
program our children. We also know how important it is for our children to play
with good-thinking children growing up.

Sen. Barack Obama has grown up with the teaching of very angry, militant white
and black people: the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Louis Farrakhan, William Ayers and
Rev. Michael Pfleger. We cannot say we are not affected by teachers who are
militant and angry. We know too well that we become like them, and Mr. Obama
will run this country in their mindset.

The Democratic Party, in its quest for power, has managed a propaganda campaign
with subliminal messages, creating a God-like figure in a man who falls short in
every way. It seems to me that if Mr. Obama wins the presidential election, then
Messrs. Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers and Pfleger will gain power for their need to
demoralize this country and help create a socialist America.

The Democrats have targeted young people, knowing how easy it is to bring forth
whatever is needed to program their minds. I know this process well. I was
caught up in the hysteria during the Vietnam era, which was brought about
through Marxist propaganda underlying the so-called peace movement. The radicals
of that era were successful in giving the communists power to bring forth the
killing fields and slaughter 2.5 million people in Cambodia and South Vietnam.
Did they stop the war, or did they bring the war to those innocent people? In
the end, they turned their backs on all the horror and suffering they helped
create and walked away.

Those same leaders who were in the streets in the '60s are very powerful today
in their work to bring down the Iraq war and to attack our president, and they
have found their way into our schools. William Ayers is a good example of that.

Thank God, today, we have a strong generation of young soldiers who know exactly
who they are and what they must do to protect our freedom and our democracy. And
we have the leadership of Gen. David Petraeus, who has brought hope and
stability to Iraq and prevented the terrorists from establishing a base in that
country. Our soldiers are lifting us to an example of patriotism at a time when
we've almost forgotten who we are and what is at stake.

If Mr. Obama had his way, he would have pulled our troops from Iraq years ago
and initiated an unprecedented bloodbath, turning over that country to the
barbarianism of our enemies. With what he has openly stated about his plans for
our military, and his lack of understanding about the true nature of our
enemies, there's not a cell in my body that can accept the idea that Mr. Obama
can keep us safe from the terrorists around the world, and from Iran, which is
making great strides toward getting the atomic bomb. And while a misleading
portrait of Mr. Obama is being perpetrated by a media controlled by the
Democrats, the Obama camp has sent out people to attack the greatness of Sen.
John McCain, whose suffering and courage in a Hanoi prison camp is an American
legend.

Gen. Wesley Clark, who himself has shame upon him, having been relieved of his
command, has done their bidding and become a lying fool in his need to demean a
fellow soldier and a true hero.

This is a perilous time, and more than ever, the world needs a united and strong
America. If, God forbid, we live to see Mr. Obama president, we will live
through a socialist era that America has not seen before, and our country will
be weakened in every way.

Jon Voight is an Academy Award-winning actor who is well-known for his
humanitarian work.

[Jim Urban]

Well said.

[tombogan03884]

Well said.

Especially from a hollywood liberal !

[CurrieS103]

Especially from a hollywood liberal !

The thing is he's not a liberal, he's a conservative.  Glenn Beck had him on his show.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/04/10/beck.jon.voight.cnn?iref=videosearch

[Rob10ring]

American Rifleman just had a small piece about how his daughter, Angelina Jolie, and Brad Pitt have guns for protection in their home.

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[DDMac]

But they don't speak to each other . Wazzup wif dat?
Mac.

[dj454]

+1

[1776 Rebel]

I think I have heard Voight say that although there was a rift between his daughter and him they have worked their way back onto talkng terms. As he mentioned he was caught up as a young man in the 60's with the left wing hollywood crowd. The good thing is that he realized the error of his ways and now joins the small but growing rank of west coast righties like Selleck, Heston etc. I have heard that guys like Kurt Russell, Mel Gibson and even Bruce Willis hold substantially conservative views. 

[WatchManUSA]

Don't forget about Chuck Norris.  He was a Huckabee groupie when Huck was running for Prez.

[DDMac]

Easiest way to see who is conservative is to look at the list of actors who aren't working.
Mac.