Hollywood Writer Describes ‘Coming Out’ As a Conservative
- Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:16pm by
Billy Hallowell
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A-list director and writer David Mamet is an Oscar and a Tony Award-nominee and a Pulitzer-Prize winner. A true rarity, this successful Hollywood screenwriter has “come out” (as Fox put it) as a political conservative. This, of course, can be tough in a world that is dominated by left-leaning minds.
In an interview with FOX News, Mamet discusses why he stopped embracing liberalism. He chats about Hollywood’s “herd mentality” and says that “…the essence of liberalism as I understand it, in its aspect of being a religion, is that you have to protect the lie.”
Mamet has a new book out entitled, “The Secret Knowledge” in which he discusses his conservative views. Watch the interview below:
Mamet also appeared on Glenn Beck’s radio show today to discuss these same issues:
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citizenoftexas
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:12pmI wish he would have done Atlas Shrugged!
Report Post »I_can't_believe_this_stuff
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 3:12pmI agree … the movie was enjoyable, the book was great, Rand was brilliant … and her ideas were simple yet wonderful.
Report Post »CaptainKook
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 3:40pmWhat’s “wonderful” about a philodsophy that advocates greed and the destruction of common moral values?
She considered Christianity and altruism to be pure evil.
Report Post »How wonderful is that?
Entropy
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 6:22pmHey Cap’nKook
Report Post »We will see you on the battlefield. And you will lose.
yippyio
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:09pmThis is laughable. The media is trying to make conservatism and the tea-party a Jewish/gay movement.
Report Post »jp2feminist
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:08pmThe good people of America have finally had enough of the morally bankrupt agenda of the Left. Hooray!!! The movers and shakers in Hollywood will inevitably be forced to reflect the values of our soon-to-be-elected Conservative and PRO-LIFE majority if they want to remain in their mansions and fancy cars. The bottom line is profit. It’s all about how we VOTE and how we choose to spend our MONEY. We will succeed!!! Keep it up!!!
Report Post »effenmontero
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:07pmNOW I really love Patricia Heaton !
Report Post »jp2feminist
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 3:30pmYes! Patricia Heaton is PRO-LIFE and works closely with Feminists for Life!
Report Post »Warphead
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:01pmGood, Very, very good. The “closet” conservatives will one by one start to come out as they draw courage from Mr Mamet. Soon they will notice that, despite their occupation and local, they are not alone. they will find, in fact, that there are many, many of them that have been silent for too long. It is then that the true rat liberals will stand out as the scourge that they are. When Hollywood falls to the conservatives, the nation will start to heal. The smut, nastiness and Godless garbage, which is the hallmark of the liberal, that has been force fed our populace as “entertainment” will swing violently back the other way. And, if we are lucky, the point in which we strive as a society, will be the day that most of us, when given too much change back at the drive-through window, will politely give it back. When most of us are proud of our country, our children, our heritage, our culture and ourselves. Maybe, just maybe, someday.
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:58pmFound Waldo.
Report Post »texasfarmer
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:54pmThey older we get the smarter we become. Some stay as children.
Report Post »PaulfromTexas
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:47pmherd mentality huh?…that‘s what Ann Coulter’s new book is hollering about as well….
Report Post »Bring all the libs to west Texas, turn ‘em loose in the noonday sun….they won;t last ten minutes’
any of ‘em…
Stu Pedaso
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:45pmI believe there are more Conservatives in hollywood. But in order to work they follow the herd mentality. They have yet to find their own selves and are afraid if they express their true views they will no longer work. We all do it who here tells their boss what they really think?
Report Post »jeff.cooper
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:44pmExcellent point about the religious aspect of liberalism in Hollywood; either you accept liberalism as your lord and savior, or you don’t get a part in the movie.
Report Post »bestartist
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:44pmThis is fascinating, good for David Mamet!
It is interesting to see this about Hollywood lately….and it is also true about the world of illustration and children’s book publishing. If you don’t carry water for the diversity, multicultural, green, liberal agenda and are verbal about it….you will see other artists chosen for projects before you.
This happened to me…….I was always much more liberal, from a long line of liberals until 2008, Obama. Then EVERYTHING changed and the scales fell from my eyes.
Report Post »raderby
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:43pmTo quote a relatively low-brow movie, “Welcome to the fight, pal!”
Report Post »2centsworth
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:43pmMamet could not longer be a liberal… he’s a CRITICAL THINKER. I have seen/read just about everything he has ever done and enjoy that he can find humor in the unfunny, absurdity in the mundane and truth in the enveloping lies that surround us all, daily.
A true original, he is. An artist who exposes truth without cheaply using shock as his only medium.
Report Post »publicuss
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:42pmLong live The Pirate Bay!! For this fellow and his work, I’ll make a point of buying his works!
Report Post »badswing
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:38pmonly problem is his theory that money (wealth) is finite. he certainly didnt get that from friedman. (maybe thomas lol). but who cares, as long as he is no longer on the dark side.
Report Post »islandlady
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:33pmWonderful !!!! Eyes are opened to the lies. And with his abilities he may be able to open many others eyes. Thats the name of the game in a nut shell. HoooYaaaa!!!!
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:32pmGlen gary glen ross is a great movie.
Report Post »wingedwolf
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:30pmIf people would quit buying tickets and other paraphernalia sold on behalf of the lib actors, musicians, etc, and stop spending it on their kids’ behalf then hollyweird would soon sing a different tune. The fact that Americans keep shovelling the dollars to these traitorous idiots means they don’t have the courage of their convictions. When’s the last time anyone seriously mentioned the dixie chicks?
Report Post »Bigliardi
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:41pmI didn’t even know who they were until they were “ashamed that President Bush was from Texas..” I reckon the result was that it gained them both notoriety and anonymity…
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:55pmIf the National Endowment of the Arts was defunded there would be no liberal artists.
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:58pmSo true – if those of us who are Conservatives start walking the walk with our wallets and where we throw our support – the left would become irrelavant. As long as we continue to buy the crap they are peddling we will see little change in what we are sold
Report Post »OhMyGosh
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:39pmThe Dixie Chicks? I’m surprised they are still around! Who buys their music anyway? The radio‘s don’t play them at least none of the Country Stations I listen to. I have listened to stations from NV, UT, NC and XM none of them play the Dixie Chicks. Everyone stopped the day I don’t even remember her name and I was a huge fan, opened her mouth and put down the United States.
I do remember hearing that the two sisters have started a new band together although I don’t remember the name. I like them and the third singer ruined thier career by opening her loud mouth. Kind of a shame. I really don’t know that she spoke for all three of them.
Dixie Chicks, just a tiny memory in music that ended badly. And that’s a shame they had a good thing goin. That’s what a lib gets for openin her mouth in a conseratives back yard….shut out. And never let back in.
Report Post »santramir
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:29pmthe key clue to understand planet earth in the xxi century: http://www.realzionistnews.com/?p=639
Report Post »USAMEDIC3008
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:29pmProtect the the Truth.
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:28pmThis was a great interview. The guy proves that you can look at conservatism objectively and it makes perfect sense.
Report Post »lindathepatriot
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:27pmWe need to support conservatives like this. I will buy his book this week. How about you?
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:38pmSo will I.
Report Post »Mamet is now on my short list of writers and Hollywood people who deserve to be supported.
The rest of them can move into the White House when they go broke (but only until January 2013).
ohmyblaze
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:45pmJust did :)
Report Post »Non-sequitur
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:13pmGood to see that people can still get rich off of idiots. The American dream.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 4:20pm@NON-SEQ
Once again, your peevishness is showing.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 4:24pm@NON-SEQ,
Yes it is good to see.
Al Gore has been getting rich off of you and your ilk for quite some time now.
Fatso Moore has too.
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:27pmMiracles are happening every day…. keep your eyes open…. this is just the beginning
Report Post »Bigliardi
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:38pmI agree, and Ben Shapiro’s new book will help turn the trickle of those coming out into a respectable little stream…
Report Post »Celexa
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:42pmYes, I agree.
Report Post »neubienose
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 6:58pmwhere did your country go -?? yea keep those eyes and ears on beck. he is prophet, can see past the horizon….miracles are coming, now he charges you to see his wisdom -GBTV, oh yeah, you do realize he is a TEEVEE star and talk radio star—based on ratings….you know he puts it out and what you buy, he sells and you guys buy it up. amazing. maybe you should think for your self. half the people here sound like glenn beck parrots..sad really
Report Post »lindalhill11
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 5:20amneubienose; Since we all have the right to our opinion, I wish you would just go away. You do not know what you are talking about. We want our Country Back from people like you who hate our Country. That is my opinion.
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:24pmWe need more conservatives in the entertainment fields to “come out”.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:58pmThey are all Liars..
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:22pmLooks like he’s directed his last play.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:35pmI listened to him on Beck this morning…I bet he does more than ever now.
Report Post »No1YaKnow
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:40pmHollyweird has a rude awakening coming—with the economy still dwindling, their profits are going to fall flat.
Report Post »_waTson_
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:41pmSo he changed his mind because he did his homework. He actually opened up something more than a script .. bless his heart, thank you for you honesty Mr. David Mamet. We still have the power of the purse and you just convinced me to go bye your book, “The Secret Knowledge”. :)
The herd in Hollywood must NOT realize that going to the movies is a LUXURY not a necessity .. and guess what, we still have the “right” to decide what we will pay to see and what we won’t.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:42pmThis, of course, can be tough in a world that is dominated by left-leaning minds.
Report Post »———————-
Its tough in the world of FOX too. Look how they have treated Beck and Palin ON AIR
PATTY HENRY
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:47pmnot everyone out here is a liberal and less and less….MORE and MORE are seeing the Conservative (Patriotic) POV when they see the destruction and mayhem that liberalism has caused. Look at Detroit.
Report Post »That’s going to be my new saying: “Wanna know how Liberalism/Socialism works? Look at Detroit”.
cemerius
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:49pmMaybe he can make a REAL Western like John Wayne or Clint Eastwood without being a remake or having a “gay” flair!!
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:57pm“Another reason for choosing Hollywood was all the Communists who worked there. Communism become fashionable among actors and directors, particularly during the Depression. It attracted idealists who thought communism could make America a better country. It appealed to radicals who supported subversion of any complexion. And it seemed nigh irresistible to eccentrics and contrarians who enjoyed associating with this dangerous ideology, even after the Soviets showed their true nature in the their bloody purges of the 1930s.”
http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2009/10/17/archives/retrospective/communism-hollywood.html
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:59pmThe phrase ‘Coming Out’, doesn’t do this article any justice. Kinda puts a ghey flare to it. I am happy however that he is speaking out.
Report Post »CaptainKook
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:00pmSo, he now buys the nonsense belief that “liberalism” is an ideology. And buys the talk-radio cult view too.
Thie review from Amazon says it for me:
“. I expected the punchy, pithy Mamet of his plays — lots of profanities, many unforgettable lines — but certainly I wasn’t prepared for the droning, professorial, passive-voice-fixated great bag of nothing that is this book.
I can‘t say I’ve read F. Hayek and the other gods of conservative idolatry, and so I can‘t claim to have had my intelligence insulted by reading Mamet’s paraphrases of their tenets. However, attacking an entire class of people (all liberal arts majors are dunderheads who will never know the value of a dollar!) is the oldest and most dishonest rhetorical trick in the world.
Like Obama, whom I despise as much as Mamet does, he sets up straw men and women, stereotypes and ridicules them, and then dismisses them, with absolutely no reference to reality. Instead of an interesting saga of how-my-mind-changed, the reader gets a snootful of pedantic platitudes that — as another reviewer has pointed out — can be heard any day on talk radio. He demonstrates early on how “college students” (oooh, they’re sooo evil!) are taught to bite the hand that feeds them — then proceeds to do exactly the same thing. ”
Too bad.
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:08pmHoping this is a continued change in Hollywood and they’ll come out and start being real people and stop this ridiculous follow the leader nonsense, I want to see some REAL people come out and tell the truth and speak up, tired of Hollywood living the lie of liberalism just because they are afraid to lose a contract or job, its cowardly and pathetic and if more people come out and say, hey I’m Conservative, so what, then Hollywood is going to have to accept being a bi-partisan industry and stop pretending to be 101% liberal….
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:12pm@CaptainKook
You spend an awful lot of time on The Blaze, representing the perfect antithesis of the regular posters.
Perhaps you should change your name to: Captain-Im-Scared-As-Hell-That-The-Liberals-Are-Going-Down-In-Political-Flames
Only trying to help improve your desire for transparency, dear boy.
Report Post »discardofevil
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:14pmOne CLASSY guy!!! So happy to hear he has BRAINS and COMMON SENSE!! Love to buy his books!!
Report Post »Lawlcat001
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:15pmAdelle, a singer from England who has become very popular here, also “came out” as a conservative thinker, and SHE didn’t suffer any losses accordingly. Why would this guy?
Report Post »SlimnRanger
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:17pmI am happy to hear this,i truly wish more Hollywood people would come out as conservitives, Chuck Norris,round em up buddy cause we all know The Texas ranger is a conservitive,God Bless him and others
Report Post »Non-sequitur
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:21pm“The phrase ‘Coming Out’, doesn’t do this article any justice. Kinda puts a ghey flare to it. I am happy however that he is speaking out.”
Yeah, coming out as a gay person actually takes courage. Coming out as a conservative is kinda like coming out as a child molester. You probably shouldn’t make it public, but you probably shouldn’t molest children either.
Report Post »militiaman
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:22pmWhenever I hear an actor/actress come out and with Pavlovian assertions, salivating far left inanities on cue, I say to myself that, “here’s a butt-kisser trying to please her/his plantation owners.”
They know that their next role could well hinge or whther or not they espouse the far left party line that they’ve undoubtedly heard ad nauseum at one Hollyweird party or another. They go along to get along.
Then there are the true converts like Jean Garafalo and Susan Sarandan who are so weak-minded they’ve bought into far left radical concepts heart and soul, with just a slight nudge.
The practise of tribalizing American society…… plantation-owning radicals stupidly believe……. is going to assure that no one single group is ever dominant, which….according to their perverted thinking….will assure the bogeyman, nationalism, will not pop up and, therefore, no more holocausts will occur. Absurd and childish.
The fact is that this contentious mess of squabbling factions ensure that such a situation is MORE LIKELY to occur, because there is no doubt we are headed for civil upheaval on a grand scale, because of a loss of law and order, added to the deteriorating economic conditions that will eventually devolve into complete bankruptcy.
Every forecaster worth his salt is telling us just that.
Report Post »CaptainKook
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:27pm@Susan Harkin
You left out the good part of that article:
“The House Committee began its investigation of communism by issuing subpoenas to several writers and directors, and asked “Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?” They were ordered to reveal everything they knew about communist tendencies in their co-workers.
Ten of these witnesses defied the Committee and refused to answer its questions. They were defending their First-Amendment rights of free speech and association, they said.
They were also hoping to save themselves because they were, or had been Communists, and knew that public admission of this fact would end their careers.
They had broken no law by being a member of, or sympathizer with, the Communist Party.
But communism was now loosely defined and fully criminalized by public opinion. The Ten knew that the studios, bowing to public pressure, would fire them if the fact came out in public. Nor could they be certain the government wouldn’t prosecute them.
For their refusal to cooperate, all Ten were cited for contempt of Congress. Most served time in prison. All were effectively banned from working in the movies.
Report Post »In 1961 one of the Hollywood Ten, Ring Lardner Jr., wrote an article for the Post on his banishment from the film industry.
“Forced confessions, or disavowals, were what the committee was clearly demanding, and I felt it was an abuse of the legislative function that needed challenging.”
sWampy
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:45pmNo1YaKnow unfortunately when times are hard, movies are one of the few things people can do to escape their misery.
Report Post »Ken
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:50pm@CaptainKook: Before Don‘t Ask Don’t Tell became law, they used to ask the same kind of question about homosexual tendencies when one was joining the military! There once was a time when this country was very secure, but now we have leftist “nut-jobs” taking over and force-feeding us their ideology! So sad that “the good old days” are gone forever!
Report Post »JohnGalt
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:57pmI find it interesting how things are going south for the liberals in Hollywood lately. I’m wondering if people have ahd enough and now the backlash is coming.
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:57pmIt‘s possible that David Marmet isn’t the only conservative, quietly hanging out in Hollywood. Now that he’s flown over the “cuckoo’s nest,” he’s put a breach in the “wall,” and others might come flying out of there too.
Report Post »M-O-O-N Spells Moon
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:58pm@CaptainKook:
Report Post »If you are going to plagiarize someone else’s review at least do them the courtesy of citing the author. Or perhaps simply offer your own thoughts? I’m just making a suggestion of how you can participate without trolling. Oh, I’m sorry, did I misunderstand the intent of your post?
USAMama
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 3:01pm@ NON-SEQUITUR
How very mature of you, comparing conservatives to child molesters. Thanks for proving, once again, how tolerant of opposing view points liberals are!
Report Post »Marker12
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 3:11pmThis is why I say let the trolls on here motivate you to convert a liberal today. Once you get them to start thinking about the issues , most will come to realize they are actually conservative themselves. Enlighten them on the history of the Democratic party and progressives. The epic failure of their policies and how they doomed the black society to handouts so as to keep their votes rolling in.
Report Post »Really pretty easy !
CaptainKook
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 3:22pmM-O-O-N Spells Moon
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 2:58pm
@CaptainKook:
“If you are going to plagiarize someone else’s review at least do them the courtesy of citing the author. Or perhaps simply offer your own thoughts? I’m just making a suggestion of how you can participate without trolling. Oh, I’m sorry, did I misunderstand the intent of your post?”
I did not claim that to be my writing.
Look up the definition of “plagiarism” if you want to toss it around.
The post on Amazon was written by:
Sylvia Weiser Wendel (North Hollywood, CA United States)
I agree with her and QUOTED her.
here you go, see if this works
Report Post »http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Knowledge-Dismantling-American-Culture/product-reviews/1595230769/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R2NNZ1LT5I0APO:
CaptainKook
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 3:26pmMarker12
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 3:11pm
“This is why I say let the trolls on here motivate you to convert a liberal today. Once you get them to start thinking about the issues , most will come to realize they are actually conservative themselves.”
That reminds me;
Back in 2008 Michael Moore walked around the floor of the Republican Convention asking delegates for their opinions on various government programs and regulations – the delagates supported most of them.[ie clean water, clean air, safe public streets, Social Security etc etc.]
Michael Moore showed those conservatives just how “liberal” they really were.
It was great!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 3:30pmGood to hear that at least one of them has come to their senses.
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 3:47pmLiberals- this might be your last chance to jump ship……but think of the planet and don’t.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 4:18pm@NON -SEQ
Your peevishness is showing.
Report Post »Gas137
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 4:26pmI love creative people. But they are vulnerable to Hollywood’s pressure to toe the company line, to go on the fast track with the herd of political liberals. It is like Manson offering to his group of lost children in his helter skelter days: sex, drugs, rock ‘n roll, and destruction of the soul.
Report Post »avenger
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 4:30pmyo dude…ever hear of GBTV.com you aint seen nuttin yet bubba…
Report Post »Entropy
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 6:08pmYou know what? God bless the guy and his family. He is going to come under merciless attack for this. We need as many in the conservative “truth” camp as we can get. We need to welcome our new brother into the fold with open arms. Better late than never.
Report Post »Entropy
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 6:14pmWhat he needs to do now is to create a script so that a movie can be made outlining the lies and treachery of the left. Remember this, most folks are too lazy to read a book. But, watching a movie is easy by comparison. Do it now!
Report Post »red1
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 6:29pmMamet is a wise man. I hope people listen to him
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 6:50pm@SusanHarkins – there is truth in what you say.
We have to stay VIGILENT, folks!
Report Post »Once these wackos take hold of a place, it never goes away. Yes, look at Hollywood, Look at San Francisco where the hippies started and just a couple miles from 2011 “Hippie U” aka, Berkeley.
jb.kibs
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:58pmProfessional Liars.
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