Tom, we Hank you

Have you seen the latest celebrity giving his two cents about the upcoming election? None other than Tom Hanks, the man who saved Private Ryan, now sheepishly (It seemed) wants to save America by electing Barack Obama.

Hanks came off with a self-deprecating comment about celebrity endorsements, but then went on to tell us why we should vote Obama the next President. He said Obama has character and vision… Bla, bla, bla.

I don’t care whom Hanks and the left coast vote for. Their last victory was Clinton, (Bill) which, you’d think Clinton (Hill) would be there choice. Of course, we’re dealing with a crowd that contributes more to greenhouse gases than the normal American, while they shame us for drinking bottled water.
Trust me, gas and food prices doesn’t affect the Hanks residence. (Well maybe their maid)
So why does electing Obama matter to Hollywood Land?

I’ll tell ya, importance and guilt.

Ronald Reagan was one of the few actors, who knew how to walk the line of Politics and fiction. Something guys like Hanks would poke fun at.

Actors live in fiction, it’s all they know. Their working hours are filled with make believe, so they crave a sense of reality. In other words, they need to be taken more serious than say, Forrest Gump. (I’m not a smart man.)

This makes them want to show the common man the depth and complexities inside the superficial actors mind. It’s the old, “look at me, I’m important, see how smart I am.”

Then we throw in the guilt. The 10 gas guzzling cars, houses on both coast and Colorado, million dollar movie deals, and other stuff their craft of “working in make believe,” has afforded them. So they jump into the real word and get on the peoples level.

Along comes Obama. He’s young, black, and people faint when he gives a speech. Hollywood couldn’t write a better script. (Ever seen the Manchurian Candidate?)

So he has a wacky preacher and a bitter wife. Yeah, I know he’s only been a Senator for 3 years, and missed most sessions because he’s been campaigning, but have you heard his speeches?

See. Hanks wasn’t talking to you or me. He wants the voter, the American Idol voter. The ones who watch the Bachelor and such mind numbing programs. He’s talking to uninformed Bob, and I can’t name the Vice-President Sally. You know, the voter, who turns to Keith Olbermann for the news and the government for help. The blame America first, where’s my healthcare crowd.

In turn Hanks feels important, his conscience is clear, he writes a check to Obama, and then jets off, leaving a carbon footprint all the way to Cannes and its wonderful Film Festival.

Like I said, I don’t care who Hanks endorsed and I’m not boycotting actors for what they say. Free speech is entitled to everyone. This blog, any blog, can say just about anything without fear of being shutdown or arrested.

In fact, Alec Baldwin, in my view, is one of the best actors in this age. Have you seen “Glengarry Glen Ross?” (The best film no one knows about) Wow, what an actor. However, Baldwin is an idiot when he opens his mouth without a script in front of it. If we counted on conservatives for all our entertainment, well, Chuck Norris movies, need I say more?

There is one thing Hanks said that bothered me. He said Obama has the integrity and inspiration to unify us like Ronald Reagan did when he ran for office.

Hanks, Ronald Reagan was a President of mine, I voted for him and was inspired by the way he led, not by what he said. Barack Obama is no Ronald Reagan.

Fare thee well, Forrest.