Look - I'm a H U G E fan of free speech. I am a firm believer in the First Amendment. But, even I will concede that there are some things that I would strongly advise against.
Look, Danny Glover can do what he wants to do - there is no U.S. law prohibiting him from working with ANYONE on a movie. If he wants to produce a series for HBO with friggin' Osama bin Laden, more power to him. My guess is that he wouldn't get a very good response from the public on that one, but hey - what do I know?
BUT c'mon, Hugo Chavez is not a nice guy - for the most part. Not to mention that the average American probably doesn't really like Chavez all that much... which may be due to an overwhelmingly negative campaign to smear the United States. Maybe not the best move for Glover's career... unless he's looking to gain that crucial Venezuelan dollar at the box office. *wink*
My point is this, I think that both of these fools are wrong. Representative Connie Mack (R-Fl) is saying that Glover shouldn't be making movies with Chavez because he is a "renegade communist dictator". Glover, on the other hand, is probably not making a sound career move. But he should be permitted to do whatever he wants without fear of governmental retribution.
Strange story all around.
Bert McBrayer - Founder/Editor
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