Biggest Racists Of 2012 2012 has been an interesting year with plenty of political ups and downs. We had our president re-elected, new health care initiatives and Herman Cain speaking about things. But most of all, 2012 was all about people being incredibly racist. From politicians to athletes to other stars,there was a lot of racist stupidity spouted. So without further ado, here are the biggest dumb racists of the year.
On Wednesday, embattled conservative Rush Limbaugh (pictured) got on his radio show to complain with the touched Donald Trump about President Barack Obama‘s presidential re-election…
Right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh may publicly disparage Hollywood to his legions of Ditto-heads , but that is not keeping the movie biz away from cashing in on the widely followed conservative. And John Cusack is just the man to do it. John Cusack will take on the role of the ever-controversial Limbaugh in a new biopic that is in its early stages, according to The Guardian. Betty Thomas is eyeing the project as director, which takes a look at the radio personality’s meteoric rise over the past three decades. Cusack may not necessarily share Limbaugh’s conservative orthodoxy, but the story will reportedly give a “non-partisan approach.” Cusack had been a strident critic of George W. Bush’s Administration. He is also expected to be a producer on the project. Betty Thomas has radio credentials having previously directed Howard Stern pic Private Parts . Limbaugh recently lashed out at Hollywood, saying The Dark Knight Rises was anti-Romney because its villain was named Bane, which he said was a reference to the Republican candidate’s former involvement with Bain Capital, which President Obama’s campaign accuses of exporting jobs to China. [ Sources: The Guardian , Deadline ]
Also in Thursday morning’s round-up of news briefs, the upcoming Locarno Film Festival will honor Mexican actor Gael García Bernal. Is Warner Bros. taking on Instagram in the photo-sharing race? Also, some analysis offered up on today’s Emmy noms and Gwyneth Paltrow takes on a foodie indie. Robin Williams Joins The Butler and The Angriest Man in Brooklyn Williams will play President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Lee Daniel’s The Butler starring Forest Whitaker about a White House servant who served eight First Families over three decades. And he will star in the comedy The Angriest Man in Brooklyn opposite Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage, Melissa Leo and James Earl Jones. The film is the story of a stand-in doctor who mistakenly tells an obnoxious patient he has 90 minutes to live. Gael García Bernal to Receive Locarno Honors The Mexican actor will receive an “Excellence Award” at the 65th Locarno Film Festival August 8th following a screening of his latest film, Pablo Larraín’s No . Charlotte Rampling will also receive an Excellence Award at the festival which takes place August 1 – 11. Past recipients include Oleg Menchikov, Susan Sarandon, John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Michel Piccoli, Carmen Maura, Toni Servillo, Chiara Mastroianni and las year, Isabelle Huppert. Warner Bros Sets Up New Photo Sharing Service Watch out Instagram? Warner Bros Technical Operations has launched outmywindow , which it touts as a “more personal way to share and save your photos” in which users can share images with specific friends and family through one-click permission-based albums. Around the ‘net… The Dark Knight Rises Takes $25M in Pre-Sales The Dark Knight remains the biggest 2-D North American opener at $158M and TDKR will likely best that by as much as $195M-plus, but now the question is, can it beat The Avengers box office busting $207.4M from 2-D, Digital 3-D, RealD and IMAX 3-D, Deadline reports . Emmys Shake Up Comedy But Nominees Contain Few Surprises “I wouldn’t say there were a lot of surprises on this morning’s Emmy nominations list although the comedy series categories offered a lot of fresh meat for the awards show, mostly supplied by HBO which came roaring back in series competition,” Pete Hammond offers awards analysis on Deadline. Gwyneth Paltrow to Star in Foodie Memoir Blood, Bones & Butter The actress and cookbook author is in talks to star in the indie film based on Gabrielle Hamilton’s 2011 book, which chronicles her unconventional background and her unorthodox journey to becoming a chef and owner of New York’s Prune restaurant in the East Village, THR reports .
“Fred Willard was arrested for lewd conduct last night in Hollywood when police allegedly caught him with his pants down in an adult movie theater … TMZ has learned. According to law enforcement sources, LAPD undercover vice officers went into the Tiki Theater in Hollywood and found the 78-year-old “Anchorman” star watching last night’s feature … with his penis exposed and in his hand. We’re told Willard was arrested around 8:45PM and booked for lewd conduct.” [ TMZ ]
The Dark Knight Rises director Christopher weighed in about the brouhaha that flared this week after some passionate Batman fans threw a fit after a spattering of negative reviews, resulting in aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes’ decision to disable user comments for the time being. Nolan’s final stint in the trilogy is expected to fetch box office records this weekend and so far reviews have been mostly positive, but a few critics gave TDKR a thumbs down and some fans went ballistic. Wednesday night at the film’s London premiere, Nolan appeared to defend fans’ emotional response. [ GALLERY: Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway & Co. at the Dark Knight Rises premiere ] “I think the fans are very passionate about these characters the way a lot of people are very passionate. Batman’s been around for over 70 years and there’s a reason for that,” A.P. reported Nolan as saying. “He has a huge appeal, so I think you know people certainly respond to the character.” RT’s editor-in-chief Matt Atchity said in an open letter on the site that the venomous push-back may alter their policies going forward, changing its commenting system so that it no longer allows for anonymity. “You’ll have to stand by your comments, just like a critic does. So you’ll still be able to argue about a movie you haven’t seen, but people will know it was you,” wrote Atchity. In an unrelated bout of TDKR mini-controversy, Nolan also offered up his take on conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh’s opinion that the pic’s villain, “Bane” is a not so-subtle reference to presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s former employer Bain Capital, decrying the movie and its makers for maligning the former Massachusetts governor who continued to hold a major investment in the company after departing its day to day operations. Liberals have accused Romney and Bain of “outsourcing American jobs overseas.” “I’m not sure how to address something that bizarre, to be honest,” said Nolan. “I really don’t have an answer for it, it’s a very peculiar comment to make.” Morgan Freeman, who plays Lucius Fox in Rises called the whole thing “ridiculous.” The Bane character originated back in 1993, first appearing in DC Comics’ Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 , according to Wikipedia. [Source: A.P. , Rotten Tomatoes , Wikipedia ]
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