From 10.3.05


Clooney Proudly Wears 'Liberal' Label

George Clooney is mad that liberal has become a dirty word (as opposed to "conservative," "christian," and/or "patriotic," which one can PROUDLY proclaim to be *snort*) .

"I'm going to keep saying 'liberal' as loud as I can and as often as I can (and by "liberal" I mean "self-important actor who will never win an Oscar") ," Clooney told Newsweek magazine in an interview about the film "Good Night, and Good Luck," which he co-wrote and directed (and approximately 43 people will see) .
The black-and-white film about journalist Edward R. Murrow will be in theaters nationwide on Oct. 14. Clooney plays the(completely bipartisan, I'm sure) role of CBS producer Fred Friendly.

The 44-year-old actor is taking on another politically charged role later this year, as real-life CIA agent Robert Baer. The film, "Syriana," is a drama about terrorism, oil and the Middle East (and co-stars less attractive liberal asshat Matt "never voted" Damon) .

To prepare for that role, he has gained 30 pounds, trimmed his hairline and grown a beard, he told Newsweek. The movie will probably get him in "a lot of trouble" politically, he said (Except that no one with any modicum of political power could care less and will buy tickets to see King Kong instead).