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I think what it is… Hollywood has an unerring commercial instinct, and their commercial instinct tells them that this guy [Obama] is a loser, that nobody likes him. They see that he’s at 42% [strong disapproval] in the polls. Most of them, I think, understand that there is a gravity effect there. People don’t want to say nasty things about [Obama], and they just don’t want the infection of a picture with him. They’re like Democratic candidates in reverse. “I’ll send the money. Just don’t make me take a picture.” I really think that’s what it is.
Chetwynd’s colleague, Roger L. Simons, recalls that Hollywood seemed much more enamored of Bill Clinton during his presidency. Chetwynd has a theory about that.
You have to remember, the Clintons were star-struck. This guy [Obama] is incapable of being impressed by anybody else. He’s got an ego as big as all outdoors and it just ain’t gonna happen, and I think they [Hollywood] resent that… You’ve been in rooms with Spielberg and these people, and they expect a certain deference. This man [Obama] is incapable of deference to anyone.
Clinton knew how to do that. He knew how to look them in the eye and make them feel like, “I’m so happy to be with you. I’m so impressed with you.”
This too meshes with the messianic narrative. Fair-weather followers are happy to flaunt their faith when the flaunting is good, when it affirms, when it upbuilds. When the time comes to stand accused however, the disciples scatter.
Regardless of whether Chetwynd has his finger on the political pulse of Hollywood, there is little doubt where Obama stands with those stuck in traffic during his L.A. visit. They were none too impressed.
There were women with babies stuck in their cars for five hours. It was 95° that day. For five hours, without toilets… for five square miles, it was an outrage.
Whether in response to Obama’s indifference toward them, or mere commercial awareness of his unpopularity, Hollywood’s elite have placed their face firming in palm and kept a safe distance from their man in the White House.
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Walter Hudson is a political commentator, activist, and Tea Party coordinator from the Twin Cities. He runs a blog and internet radio show, both entitled Fightin Words. He also contributes to True North, a hub of Minnesotan conservative commentary. Follow his work via Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
