Quietly speaking out against social nihilism, Hollywood's conservative underground:

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.

"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."

I think it is a little bit too late to tilt the Hollywood influence ruled by old dirty hippies and the new left - see Bob Dole.

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Fenris Badwulf said:

	... Underground movement ... secret society ... whats the difference? These 'underground movements' are everywhere.
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Jul 23, 2008 10:56:04 | url
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WL Mackenzie Redux said:

	... Quiet Fenris, just because they don't worship Set doesn't make them bad people. Remember Set worship was cultist and a secret society too.... until the progressive enlightenment made it the patron deity of GTA.
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Jul 23, 2008 12:13:06
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dinosaur said:

	... I wanted to start a secret society, but I can't tell any one.... I guess this is why if you have a gun in a hollywood movie you are less likely to survive than anyone unarmed fighting dinosaurs. Right Speilberg? Jurassic park? The hunter lives in the book!!!
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philanthropist said:

	... They made a few anti-Iraq war movies that tanked at the box office, perhaps that will get their attention since the public can easily switch to other forms of entertainment these days?
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Jul 23, 2008 15:00:00
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OMMAG said:

	... That's got to be frustrating .....
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Fenris Badwulf said:

... WL Mackenzie Redux: You are wrong. Not worshiping Set is a crime. If we are to have a viable state religion, that state religion has to be a cult of Set, the Snake God, and all knees must bend or break before the idols of this most false god. Sure, we can start of with the touchie-feelie tolerance stuff, but as our devotees are implanted throughout the courts, government, media, and beer breweries, we can tone down the John Lennon and turn up the thumbscrews. You know this is what will happen. Your question is ... do you want to be on the ground floor of this opportunity? Secret societies are not a sign of a healthy society. It would be better if the leftists cleaned up their act, but their contribution to a sick society is going to be the creation of these secret entities whose aim is not minor reform nor small scale tinkering. Instead, like the Jacobin clubs, they will work towards the overthrow of the entire edifice of political correctness. This is the historical model. You can look to pre-Revolutionary France, and reconstruction America for examples. As an anecdote: I went into a coffee shop on sunday morning. The conversation hushed as I entered. One of the patrons acknowledged me ... we have a passing acquaintence. Thus admitted, the patrons returned to their sharing of reasons why they despise Caribana. The patrons in the coffee shop were a mixture of unionized tradesmen, getting their caffeine before work. A trendy lefty would have been outraged. But trendies no longer hear what people think; they only hear what they are allowed to hear. You only swat a hornets nest after it has been put in the jar and is getting gassed, so to speak.

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mecheng said:

	... I've always liked Gary Sinise...glad to hear he has some brains, unlike many of the puff pieces that think because they are actors, everyone should bow down to them.
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Jul 24, 2008 16:29:10
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