Hollywood Actors Surprised And Stunned That Free Speech Has Consequences They have long convinced themselves that foisting their opinions onto the world because of their fame would never have any repercussions. Indeed, it shouldn't have ... people should separate their 'art' from their politics. Well, not when you use the fame from your 'craft' to give a message to the public that ordinary citizens do not have. Hollywood is aghast that the rubes in America didn't see their inherent vision of how things should be. Now they're worried about a 'climate of fear.' Here's a hint for you. The same indepencence and free will you claim for yourselves can also be exercised by the American public who buys your crappy movie tickets. That's freedom of speech too. You can't have it both ways. Mike Farrell, who apparently hasn't had an acting job in 20 years, spoke for everyone when he told Reuters that those who joined the loyal opposition in Hollywood had not been silenced and certainly were not backing down. Instead, he said, the "huge coalition" of those opposed to the war were gathering strength and preparing to fight another day -- over post-war Iraq, domestic issues and future "preemptive strikes" by the Bush administration. "What's the point of me saying anything right now, while they're in the end zone doing the dance and spiking the football?" Farrell said. "They are going to do the thing they are going to do, but we'll be heard from when it's appropriate and in the manner that is appropriate." Article Here