On Nov 11, 1:28 pm, Wesley McGee <[email protected]> wrote: > There was an article in The Daily Beast several days ago, shortly after > Sajak published his piece on NRO that alleges that game show hosts tend to > lean more conservative (than Hollywood in general, I presume). > > http://goo.gl/oM4iq > > A tiny island of Reagan Republicanism in the vast sea of liberal Hollywood, > television’s greatest arbiters of luck and love—including Chuck Woolery, > Drew Carey, Wink Martindale, Merv Griffin, and many others—have regularly > loaned their support and opened their wallets to right-wing candidates and > causes, collectively donating more than $100,000 since 1998.
I believe Drew Carey considers himself more of a Reason magazine libertarian, including, of course, legalization of marijuana, but if he did give to a Republican... I would also assume that Bob Barker is more on the left side, considering his involvement in animal rights, which sounds like something Dennis Miller would make fun of (and he did, before he went right after 9/11). Back in the 70s, a Rolling Stone article on Hollywood support of political causes had producer Mark Goodson and fellow G-T staffer Ira Skutch being big Democratic party donators. And I suspect that most of the people who did G-T shows in their New York days probably leaned more to the left than after their move to California. However, Woolery has come out before--back when he was doing "Scrabble," he let out what may've been genuine outrage over this clue on the show: "He's been responsible for a lot of bad Rush hours on the radio." The solution: LIMBAUGH. Somehow, I remember Woolery calling the producer a Commie--and of course, he may've been only joking but... -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
