Discussion: WH Challenges Hollywood To Condemn Depp's Assassination Comments

OK. And I challenge all the people who voted for Trump and who work for Trump - including his family, Cabinet, advisers and aides - to condemn each and every one of Trump’s lies that he’s told since the beginning of the campaign. One lie at a time and then give the true fact. I realize that will take quite some time. I’ll wait.

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Turnabout is fair play. I remember when the Obama White House demanded that the recording industry condemn Ted Nugent’s comments that were in a similar vein.

Oh, wait. That never happened.

I keep forgetting that fauxtrage only works in one direction.

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Why? He was in Glastonbury, not Hollywood; he doesn’t live in the US anymore for the most part.

And sure - give him the publicity. He needs the money for his bitter divorce.

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White House spokesman: "I hope that some of Mr. Depp’s colleagues will speak out against this type of rhetoric as strongly as they would if his comments were directed to a Democrat elected official."

Again with the use of Democrat as an adjective? Grow up already.

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Ugh… I’m torn between rolling my eyes at the idiotic false-equivalency of comparing comments of an actor versus the ludicrous statements of a President (to say nothing of comments directed at President Obama, and free speech in general); and being pissed off at people like Depp and Griffin for giving the GOP a new shiny distraction toy to splash all over FOX News and distract from the actual harmful bullshit going down in the Senate.

Hey, liberal celebs… maybe don’t say the stupid shit we all got pissed off at rednecks for shouting about the former President? And stop giving those same hillbilly fuckers a convenient excuse to feel vicitimized over, when we want them to watch their own party screwing them?

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Agreed that Mr. Depp’s humor is a bit perverted, but it pales in comparison to Trump’s alleged sense of humor.

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ā€œPresident Trump has condemned violence in all forms and it’s sad that others like Johnny Depp have not followed his lead,ā€ an unnamed White House official told Variety in a statement Friday.

Hahahaha…sheesh…can’t stop laughing…

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Doesn’t an ā€œunnamed White Houseā€ source have anything better to do than make demands of ā€œHollywoodā€?

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So who gets to apologize for Ted Nugent? The recording industry?

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President Trump has condemned violence in all forms

He has a well-known reputation for Ghandi-like conduct.

It goes along with his sterling business reputation, unassailable honesty and his penchant for always paying his bills.

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You can’t take anyone seriously who plays a silly character for living and says even sillier things when he’s off-script, just running around in the world. You can’t take Johnny Depp seriously either.

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Here’s a crisis Trump can get his plates and veneers into…

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More distraction. Nothing but distraction.

Can’t wait to see this make the front pages so that this can be the focus of attention, rather than what is actually going on.

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I once challenged the GOP at federal and state levels to condemn every word about the 5 Year Obama Birth Certificate Canard fostered by Tramp and never heard back from a single one of them. I still wait…

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Still waiting for drump to apologize for.

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President Trump has condemned violence in all forms

what?? didn’t he offer to pay the legal fees of anyone who beat the fuck out of a protester??

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Typo? Maybe ā€˜unarmed White House source’ or ā€˜unloved White House source’ or ā€˜unsound White House source’ or ā€˜unkempt White House source’ would sound more on point?

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doesn’t he look about 30 lb. lighter in that photo than currently?