"Cory" <my_wheel_life@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/celebrity/la-fg-clooney1feb01,1,6171119.story
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> I have a problem with actors concentrating so much on things happening
> in other countries besides the United States. We have our own
> concerns (HIV, homelessness, poverty, crime, hunger, child and elder
> abuse, sex crimes... just to name a few) that are being overshadowed
> every time a celebrity speaks out about something egregious happening
> outside of the United States of America.
>
> What... the deplorable things that are happening right here in our own
> backyard aren't egregious enough to warrant the attention and
> "outspokeness" of an A-list celeb like George Clooney???
>
> Having said that, yes, it IS great that Clooney ISN'T just another
> self-absorbed Hollyweird freak, and that he IS speaking out about a
> human rights issue that wouldn't get any press coverage, if not for
> the celebrity plugging the cause. I give him a LOT of props for that,
> at least.
>
> --- Cory
Cory, here's a list of causes that GC supports, he does more than his
share
here in the US, too. He serves on the Board of Trustees for The United
Way,
for goodness' sakes.
http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/68-george-clooney
Darfur is a disaster on a scale that only international cooperation and
relief can possibly alleviate. GC is not just one of the biggest movie
stars in the US, but in the entire world. He's got the kind of
international fame that can get attention for a cause that needs just
that,
not many actors can do that. I don't begrudge him a bit for taking on the
challenge. We're all citizens of the world, after all and suffering is
universal.
Sharon
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