Cloud of Smug Seen
By Mitch Berg
George Clooney leaps into action over Tibet:
If his previous form is anything to go by, the Tibetans should soon be able to count on the support of Hollywood star George Clooney in their struggle for freedom. After all, the man anointed by the media as the “heartthrob with a conscience” must have been pretty outspoken about China’s indirect responsibility for the on-going genocide in Darfur, right?
Well, not really. Here’s Clooney’s latest attack on China regarding Darfur delivered in his capacity as “ambassador” for Olympic partner and official timekeeper Omega:
“I have talked with Omega (about China) for over a year and will continue to talk to Omega,” Clooney told BBC Sport.“I have and will go to the places I and China do business and ask for help.”
You hear that, President Hu? Not so brave now, are we, People’s Liberation Army? Gorgeous George is going to “continue to talk to Omega.” He’s going to “go to places” and “ask for help.”
We’ve yet to hear from Clooney on the specific issue of Tibet, but he’ll surely take an even stronger stance than he has over Darfur, given that this time Chinese are doing the shooting themselves, rather than merely supplying the ammunition.
We can perhaps hope for something along the lines of the blistering attack Clooney launched on Nestle last year, when it was politely pointed out that his commercial activities on behalf of a company that’s been criticised for its policies in the third world didn’t sit well with his self-appointed role as global crusader for the oppressed.
Here’s the full, unedited transcript:
“I’m not going to apologize to you for trying to make a living every once in a while. I find that an irritating question.”
Okay, it wasn’t that blistering. However, Clooney has on other occasions been genuinely outspoken in his condemnation of perceived injustices — namely those he feels have been committed by the United States, and specifically by the Bush administration.
Not that this is anything new – or even confined to the past eight years.
March 19th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Hey, maybe we express our displeasure at the Chinese by slapping a 1,000% import duty on Omega watches, the Olympic sponsor? I bet Rolex would be all over that idea.
For all they claim to be good commies, they sure want the profits that come from commerce. Maybe the old boycott-the-sponsor routine would get some attention at Red Chin HQ? AC, Flash, what do your sources tell you?
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March 19th, 2008 at 8:14 am
My college roomate married a woman that used to date Clooney a long time ago.
Her standard description of him: “great big ego…..iddie biddie dick”
March 19th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Master said: “Her standard description of him: “great big ego…..’iddie biddie dick’”
Also the standard psychological profile of your average overcompensating gun owner. Anybody know if Clooney is pro-guns?
March 19th, 2008 at 8:45 am
overcompensating
Does that explain your penchant for wearing grossly oversized shoes?
March 19th, 2008 at 10:15 am
To say nothing of his ego.
March 19th, 2008 at 10:59 am
“great big ego…..iddie biddie dick”
Look, dick jokes are funny. Calling an ego-charged lefty with a “conscience” a guy with a small penis is lame. Even if he does have a tiny dick. Lame. Lame. Lame. (Although, he does have more than one over-compensating automobiles.)
Besides, you sounded like you were calling AC a guy with a great big ego and a diminished penis.
I keed, I keed.
March 19th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
I didn’t say it.
It was my friend’s wife.
and she’d hold up her hand with the thumb and pointer finger about 2 inches apart for added clarity.
March 19th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Regardless, it is lame-o…. and you did say it, and you just said it again. 😉
March 19th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
are we a little sensitive?
March 19th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Badda’s Italian. They invented sensitive. And if Michaelangelo’s models were Italian…
March 19th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
No, I just think tiny-dick jokes (on specific people) are pretty lame. I do have the best tiny-dick joke though…
Q: Why do Italians like women with big tits and tight pussies?
A: Because they have big mouths and small dicks.
THAT is funny.
March 22nd, 2008 at 6:33 pm
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