Hollywood Republicans give Sarah Palin big thumbs up
Hollywood Newsroom is now Buzz Newsroom! Visit and bookmark our new site. Buzz is bigger and better, including sports, world news, gadgets and the entertainment news that you're used to. Same staff, just more stuff! Why Fark, Drudge and Huffington when you can Buzz!?It would have taken quite a star to outshine Sarah Palin at the Republican National Convention. Even John McCain may soon find out why actors hate working with children, cute animals and, now, female Alaskan governors.
But the Hollywood politicos who turned out for the GOP gathering in the Twin Cities quickly became admirers of the vice presidential nominee.
“She’s a tremendous choice,” said Pat Boone, the convention’s ubiquitous celeb. MGM Chairman Harry Sloan, Hollywood’s Republican statesman, said that he was impressed by Palin’s speech Wednesday night and that he was hearing positive reaction Thursday from his Democratic friends back home. The studio head is hopeful Palin will get a warmer reception than anticipated in the entertainment industry. He wants to hold a fundraiser featuring her in the coming weeks.
“She appeals to what we do,” said Sloan, one of Hollywood’s biggest GOP fundraisers. “She’s fresh. She’s fiery. She’s the new star we’re looking for.”
Jon Voight, who was here to promote his new movie, “An American Carol,” called Palin “absolutely amazing and wonderful.”
“I was so deeply moved to see her,” said the longtime Republican, who spent the week traveling between the convention hall and various receptions and lunches. Palin, Voight said, “believes in God and family. She’s a doer and a reformer.”
- from LAtimes