I can see it now: Maddona/Ester's next silly attempt to claw her way into the news will be to declare that she too is a Republican. She'll headline at the GOP convention, and insist on French kissing both of the Bush twins.

There are/have been a few truly conservative Hollywood types over the years. Isn't Tom Selleck a member of the NRA? And if I recall correctly, Fred Thompson's a pretty staunch conservative. But for the most part, you're sadly correct.

Eh, I wouldn't rush to judgement. Aside from always being a reliable character actor in genre pics (Jake Fratelli in "The Goonies", anyone?), Robert Davi is hardly the quintessential liberal Hollywood superstar a la Streisan, Baldwin, Robbins, Norton, Depp, etc.

Am kind of curious as to why I haven't heard of his party affiliation before, but then I guess that the press would hardly be interested in reporting on Robert Davi's personal life even if he weren't a Republican.

John Rhyss Davies, of Gimli fame, has said several times (after expressing pro-war views) that he was killing his carreer by being honest.

In Hollywood, someone even vaguely not liking you can get you not-hired for a part. It's enough to ensure a very high level of conformity.

That being said, if enough Hollywood types "come out", including one or two big-hitters, then that might be enough to turn the tide. Suddenly super-libs who won't work with Republicans might be the problem children who don't get hired.

But I wouldn't count on it. The type of intro-spective navel gazing required to be an actor, combined with the fact they're never asked to pay for anything they get on the set, will continue to be structural safeguards that protect whiny liberals from ever having to question their assumptions.

Kelsey Grammer is also a conservative Republican

Kelsey is a Republican, but he ain't no conservative, socially anyway.

All I know is that Kelsey gave the max $2000 to W. Conservative enough for me.

OK, so basically, there's:

Arnold
Stallone
Norris
Willis
Grammer
Selleck
Rhys-Davies
Kurt Russell
Dennis Miller
Pat Sajak
Gary Oldman
Christiopher Walken (possibly)

That's pretty much it, right?

Oops, I forgot Tony Danza.

Shame on us all for forgetting Lara Flynn Boyle. Bring back the picture, Ace! You know the one I'm talking 'bout...

Add James Woods to the list ... on Jay Leno in 2002 (??) he said something to the effect that his first word on 9/11 would have been LAUNCH.

Hmm, I was under the impression Woods was a pinko. Mea maxima culpa! Check this out:

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3ac204f63b1d.htm

poker me up