SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction

 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: KLP who wrote (46732)3/21/2006 7:13:50 PM
From: mph  Read Replies (1) of 90947
 
uk.news.yahoo.com

Onstage Clooney, who was nominated for three Oscars overall, joked that it would be his only win of the night -- more or less his consolation prize for not being favoured in other categories in which he is nominated.

The actor also is vying for best director and best original screenplay for drama "Good Night, and Good Luck," which tells of newsman Edward R. Murrow's battle against McCarthyism in the 1950s. The film centres on themes of free speech, and Clooney took the opportunity to talk politics onstage.

OUT-OF-TOUCH & PROUD

"We are a little bit out-of-touch in Hollywood. I think that's probably a good thing. We are the ones who talked about AIDS when it was only being whispered ... We talked about civil rights ... I'm proud to be part of this Academy, proud to be part of this community, proud to be 'out of touch.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext