John McCain in "boob raunch fest"?
Filed under: Comedy, New Releases, New Line, Celebrities and Controversy
Arizona Senator John McCain has an uncredited cameo in David Dobkin's dude-com The Wedding Crashers, and Matt Drudge is trying his damndest to turn this into, at the very least, a violation of ethics, if not a full-blown political scandal. This is apparently such a big deal that, of the two top stories on Drudge's front page this morning, it's the shuttle launch that gets stuck with the wimpy 12 pt. Arial; then, below, in "War Time"-sized font, "SEN. MCCAIN STARS IN BOOB RAUNCH FEST!"
Boob. Raunch. Fest. What? Oh, sorry. Boobs are distracting.
Anyway. As Matt goes on to write, McCain, "who once held hearings chastising Hollywood studios for producing R-rated films and marketing them to teens -- is now playing a part in ... a movie packed with raunchy moments and bare-breasted beauties bedding down with the guys." Drudge then quotes McCain as saying that he took the role because, "it impresses my kids."
Raise your hand if you're personally offended by the hypocrisy of a once-and-future presidential candidate, and sometime advocate for stricter standards of censorship, appearing in somewhat-vulgar studio picture. Oh, wait, I can't see you. In that case, you should probably just leave a comment. Right.
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7-13-2005 @ 4:24PM
Ash said...
I can't say I am personally offended. McCain is just acting like a politician. A republican no less. It's in his nature. At least he's showing his stripes. It's gonna take more than that though to get all of my friends to stop saying "I am a democrat, but I'd vote for him". I like how Drudge is always trying to...drudge up crap scandals. Either it's "We're all gonna die because of democrats" or it's "look what this guy did, looky looky". He is always trying to be liked by republicans more and more. He is like that kid that everyone knew while growing up that would eat ants if you told him to, just so you would hang out with him.
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7-14-2005 @ 2:44PM
Chops said...
If anything, this would suggest that McCain isn't so deadly serious about 2008 yet. He's seeing a bigger picture, including just wanting to have fun and use his fame to do "cool stuff". That's fine for him, but it could still do some damage to him among "values voters" like myself. Not that I wouldn't vote for him for a cameo in a movie that I refuse to see, but that it would make any values rhetoric he spews during the campaign seem hollow.
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7-14-2005 @ 5:30PM
Ash said...
Um, "values voters"? They are politicians, they have no values. Turn on the TV and watch what the administration of a valued man does in office. And, yes, McCain has stars in his eyes for 08', he just does.
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7-20-2005 @ 5:43PM
Dee Klevan said...
First of all, Sen. McCain had a uncredited cameo role in the movie, not a starring role. Secondly, Sen. McCain was not in any raunchy scenes, nor was he in scenes with any bare breasted beauties, so why should we be offende? The Senator was in a wedding reception scene for all of about 10 seconds with nothing vulgar or obscene about it. Matt Drudge is blowing this out of proportion due to his extreme dislike for the Senator.
Everyone should just chill and if offended then don't go see the movie.
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7-25-2005 @ 5:19PM
Dee Klevan said...
First of all, Sen. McCain had a uncredited cameo role in the movie, not a starring role. Secondly, Sen. McCain was not in any raunchy scenes, nor was he in scenes with any bare breasted beauties, so why should we be offende? The Senator was in a wedding reception scene for all of about 10 seconds with nothing vulgar or obscene about it. Matt Drudge is blowing this out of proportion due to his extreme dislike for the Senator.
Everyone should just chill and if offended then don't go see the movie.
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