Comments on: Every once in a while, a Hollywood actor gets it

By: Great White Rat

Great White Rat — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:39:00 +0000

Proof, that’s exactly right. Prior to 9/11, Silver was solidly left-wing. I remember during Clinton’s first inaugural when fighter jets flew over the Lincoln Memorial in formation (as they always do then). Silver was in D.C. for the gala and initially was angry about the rampant display of militarism. Then it dawned on him, “Hey, those are our planes now” – as if under a Republican president the jets belonged to an enemy.

I give him a lot of credit for having an open mind, having his priorities in order, and having the ability to think for himself instead of simply adopting the Hollywood herd mentality.

By: Tom the Redhunter

Tom the Redhunter — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:37:48 +0000

I remember his at the 2004 convention too, camojack. Afterwards he was interviewed by few media types, and he came off as very articulate and intelligent. No surprise that his article here is spot on.

By: camojack

camojack — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:38:20 +0000

Ron Silver has “gotten it” for awhile.

If memory serves, he spoke at the 2004 Republican convention…

By: DavidL

DavidL — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:44:40 +0000

Nice to see at least one Hollywood actor has got more sense than Sean Penn.

By: Proof

Proof — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:03:55 +0000

I believe Mr. Silver calls himself a “9/11 Democrat“. A social liberal who refuses to keep his head in the sand while the barbarians are at the gate. Good on him!

By: Severian

Severian — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:34:15 +0000

The more I hear of and read about Mr. Silver, the more impressed with him I become. He has his head on straight, unusual for Hollywood unfortunately, and is also remarkably well spoken and expressive. Might I even say articulate?

I have to admit that I like him now whereas I never did before. Not because of anything he did or said, I never knew what his politics or personality was like, never saw him on a talk show, etc. It was based entirely on his ability to so realistically portray people you love to hate in his movie roles. He, for better or worse, has a history of playing parts that are real slimeballs and unethical types, just recently I rewatched “Time Cop” where he played a vain, arrogant, slimy congressman. He does it just so well it’s hard to seperate him from the part, so I guess that’s a compliment to his acting ability.