{"article":{"id":33045,"heading":"Martin Sheen Under Attack For Courageous, Patriotic Stand","author":"The Guardian (England)","created":"2003-03-05 09:24:18","modified":"2005-08-15 01:14:15","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:14:15","article":"

Thousands of Americans want to oust their president. The anti-war one, that is

Duncan Campbell in Los Angeles

Tuesday March 4, 2003

The Guardian

Pressure is growing for the president to lose his job because of his uncompromising stance on the war. That's President Bartlet, as played by Martin Sheen in the hit television series, The West Wing.

Sheen has been one of the leading figures in the anti-war movement, addressing rallies and spearheading the \"virtual match\" on Washington last week in which legislators were deluged with a million emails, phone calls and faxes.

NBC is under pressure to sack him from its hit show or face a boycott or withdrawal of advertising. Sheen said in Los Angeles the channel's executives had indicated that his high profile could damage the show and had called on him to explain his views. He had also received thousands of hate emails, been accused of being a traitor and accosted in the street.

Many actors and singers are being lambasted by conservative talk show hosts for expressing their opposition to the war. A website, Citizens Against Celebrity Pundits, has been launched, for \"American citizens [who] stand against wealthy Hollywood celebrities abusing their status to speak for us\".

The site calls for donations for ads to counter the anti-war movement. \"We believe that celebrities Martin Sheen, Mike Farrell, Tim Robbins, Rob Reiner, Barbra Streisand and others with them are using their celebrity to interfere with the defence of our country,\" says the site.

Last week, Fox News, the conservative cable news station, published a poll which concluded that two thirds of those interviewed wanted celebrities to remain silent on politics.

Organisers of the anti-war ads signed by actors and musicians say they are necessary because the mainstream American media has been reluctant to give coverage to the anti-war movement and the cable news channels are overwhelmingly pro-war.

Last week a full page ad in the New York Times quoted former Nato supreme commander Wesley Clark saying that invading Iraq would \"supercharge recruiting for al-Qaida\". It was signed by around 50 musicians, including Lou Reed, Sheryl Crow, Massive Attack, and REM.



<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/antiwar\/story\/0,12809,907104,00.html","address":"Support Martin Sheen !!","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"Pressure is growing for the president to lose his job because of his uncompromising stance on the war. That's President Bartlet, as played by Martin Sheen in the hit television series, The West Wing..Last week a full page ad in the New York Times quoted former Nato supreme commander Wesley Clark saying that invading Iraq would "supercharge recruiting for al-Qaida". It was signed by around 50 musicians, including Lou Reed, Sheryl Crow, Massive Attack, and REM. \r\n\r\n","numcomment":19,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2003\/03\/sheenflag.jpg","filesize":"7.7 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2003\/03\/33045.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2003\/03\/sheenflag.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2003\/03\/sheenflag.jpgthumb.jpg"}},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":33051,"heading":"The Left Wing","article":"He's not losing his job on NBC's hit show because of his political views, he's losing it from NBC's tanking loser of a show because people are sick of the socialist posturing from idiotic, mushroom gobbling Hollywood writers. The show will die from lousy ratings, like any other show, and Capt. Willard's career with it. I for one won't watch any movie or TV show featuring him again. And lots of other people won't either. \r\nThis goes for George Clooney and Janeane Garofalo as well. They have the right to say what they think, and I have the right to spend my money elsewhere.","author":"Bartlet Hater","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-05 14:48:49","modified":"2003-03-05 14:48:49","fileurl":""},{"id":33079,"heading":"Whatever","article":"Yeah, whatever, Bartlett Hater. We give a shit what you think. Go salute your photo of Bush.","author":"Anti-right","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-05 16:40:31","modified":"2003-03-05 16:40:31","fileurl":""},{"id":33080,"heading":"Simple","article":"And you go salute your television set.","author":"Simple Simon","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-05 16:41:08","modified":"2003-03-05 16:41:08","fileurl":""},{"id":33090,"heading":"A better solution","article":"Kill your Television.","author":"Diogenes","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-05 17:09:49","modified":"2003-03-05 17:09:49","fileurl":""},{"id":33095,"heading":"Sheen Shines","article":"Hey, you right wing stepford assholes, truth hurts doesn't it? Alas, wanting to rid Sheen from the airwaves is just another confirmation that what America once was. Long live McCarthyism, I think not, fuck that shit! Hard to believe we live in a country that's been taken over by religious, wealthy, rightwing, racist\r\nwhite men (no longer the majority) - a JUNTA - a Coup d'e-tat (A Nazi Agenda).\r\n\r\nHey folks rather than worry about Mr. Sheen, let' s see how you feel when these brave folks fighting for your gas tank (cause we haven't come up with alternative fuel methods), start coming home in body bags, and coffins!!! Democracy in Iraq, I think not, it' s the same exact spin from Bush War I. They don't give a rats ass about these people, after all it was the Saudi's (Bush's close alias) who are responsible for the actions of 911. \r\n \r\nThe real truth about the evil behind the curtain, is out in the open. Now we get the Nazi agenda in full force, with lots of smoke and mirrors. You right wing racist stepford fucks, demanding that people (regardless of their celebrity status) can't speak what they feel; a prime example of your programming! We might as well face the fact that the 4th Reich is here, and all over the airwaves, facist propaganda and censored news, fire Donahue get Savage!?!? What do you want "all right wing racism all the time"? \r\n\r\nLong live Sheen, and all of the other celebrities who can be heard. They never listen to the regular Joes anyway. ","author":"Self Thinker","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-05 17:28:29","modified":"2003-03-05 17:28:29","fileurl":""},{"id":33098,"heading":"Simple","article":"Sheen is an actor. And not a very good one. Though I really liked him in Apocalypse Now.\r\n\r\nActors are crap. - Henry Ford (and spare me the 'Henry Ford was a Nazi!' stuff. The quote is funny all the same.)","author":"Simple Simon","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-05 17:33:26","modified":"2003-03-05 17:33:26","fileurl":""},{"id":33112,"heading":"Hey Pimple","article":"Henry Ford was a Nazi. He got a nice medal from your pal Adolph. Know any lefties that got medals from Adolph? ","author":"Doctor Love","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-05 18:53:26","modified":"2003-03-05 18:53:26","fileurl":""},{"id":33115,"heading":"OneEyedMan","article":"Actors are crap?!?!? Have you driven a Ford lately?","author":"KPC","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-05 19:10:19","modified":"2003-03-05 19:10:19","fileurl":""},{"id":33126,"heading":"OneEyedMan","article":"Why does the Right have such a nasty celebrity fetish...kinda weird...I can see Pvt. Fido or BushBlower poppin' off a load every time they type "BALDWIN" or "STREISAND"....\r\n\r\n...get a fuckin' life ya backwoods brownshirt!","author":"KPC","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-05 19:25:47","modified":"2003-03-05 19:25:47","fileurl":""},{"id":33131,"heading":"BA and SS","article":"","author":"photographer","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2003-03-05 19:44:00","modified":"2005-08-15 01:14:15","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2003\/03\/fugly7.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2003\/03\/fugly7.jpg"}},{"id":33171,"heading":"Simple","article":"No, Doctor Love, I don't know any Lefties that got medals from Adolf Hitler. I do know that Stalin and he were quite close for a stretch, and as the Russian was keen on medals, I wouldn't doubt that some may have changed hands between the two.\r\n\r\nThe real interesting point is that Henry Ford got a medal from Adolf - so did Lindbergh. And I imagine a number of other people. And none of them, if they were alive today, would wear them proudly and say: "Look, here is the medal that Hitler gave me".\r\n\r\nHow many fellow travellers in this country received medals from Stalin and his successors? Pete Seeger ring a bell? Do you think they are as chagrined at the 'honor'? Or do you think they brag about them to friends, maybe wear them to pro-appeasement marches?\r\n\r\n"Look, here is the medal that Stalin gave me"","author":"Simple Simon","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-05 23:31:17","modified":"2003-03-05 23:31:17","fileurl":""},{"id":33173,"heading":"Absolutly no honor, youngster","article":"It has no credibility here, the pup.\r\nreal piece of work yup.\r\nBlow chunks\r\nDOES it want some documentation?","author":"Sheepdog says Simon is a lier & has no honor.","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-05 23:37:55","modified":"2003-03-05 23:37:55","fileurl":""},{"id":33176,"heading":"cause it's all here.","article":"Want some....","author":" Sheepdog says Simon is a lair & has no honor","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-05 23:51:08","modified":"2003-03-05 23:51:08","fileurl":""},{"id":33249,"heading":"...........","article":"

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Dishing Disinformation & Dogma Daily<\/font><\/b><\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n","author":"roast beef on rye","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/html","created":"2003-03-06 03:43:01","modified":"2003-03-06 03:43:01","fileurl":""},{"id":33257,"heading":"OneEyedMan","article":"Pvt. Fido:"The real interesting point is that Henry Ford got a medal from Adolf - so did Lindbergh. And I imagine a number of other people. And none of them, if they were alive today, would wear them proudly and say: "Look, here is the medal that Hitler gave me". "\r\n\r\n\r\nYeah, they'd be closet racists in self-denial like you....","author":"KPC","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-06 04:23:38","modified":"2003-03-06 04:23:38","fileurl":""},{"id":33327,"heading":"Simple","article":"Little boy, how many spankings do you need before you accept your inferiority? You should practice debate with your daughter, work up some vocabulary, don't get frustrated when she uses concepts you don't understand. You'll get there son.","author":"Simple Simon","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-06 16:25:41","modified":"2003-03-06 16:25:41","fileurl":""},{"id":33350,"heading":"picture of Pimple","article":"","author":"whomsoever","parent_id":33045,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","created":"2003-03-06 17:21:44","modified":"2005-08-15 01:14:16","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2003\/03\/fugly2.jpg","image":{"original":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2003\/03\/fugly2.jpg"}}]}