Tuesday, November 8, 2016

When Hollywood Goes Liberal, It Goes Bankrupt


NRO  "Not surprisingly, Hollywood has gone all in for Hillary Clinton during this election season. The Democratic party’s nominee has stood by smiling as celebrities such as Jay Z and BeyoncĂ© offered expletive-laced performances and raised money for her campaign. Yes, celebrities worshiped Barack Obama. They still do. But the combination of Hollywood’s Clinton campaign support and Hollywood’s serial attacks on Donald Trump dwarf that devotion.

" But at what cost? 

"It’s hard to say how much sway the Hollywood spin machine will have on Election Day. We can measure the views from that Joss Whedon-sponsored celebrity PSA calling Trump a “racist, abusive coward.” But tracking how many hearts and minds it changed? Impossible. 

"The same cannot be said of the fiscal fallout of Hollywood turning itself into Hillary’s unofficial super PAC during this endless election season. Consumers who either support Trump or simply aren’t sold on Clinton for very valid reasons may hold a grudge against the stars who shilled for Hillary." . . .

Hollywood Freaks Out: ‘About to Throw Up’  "Around 10 p.m., Hollywood stars began to panic. Hillary Clinton wasn’t as far ahead as they had expected her to be. In fact, the race was far from a landslide. Reflecting the anxiety of the Tinsel Town set, actress Mia Farrow re-tweeted a NYT poll showing that, as of 9:40 pm, Trump had a 55-percent chance of winning the election. As a comment on the tweet, she simply posted: “Xanax.' ”

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