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Comparing the Wingnuttery of the 3 Most Politically Vocal Celebrities on Twitter

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Miscellaneous | Comments (46)

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Maybe the worst thing to come out of Twitter is finding out that some of our favorite celebrities are completely insane in real life. There are plenty of exceptions, of course: I’ve actually gained a great deal of respect for three of my favorite Celebrity Tweeters Steven Weber, Josh Malina, and Craig Bierko. Ellen Barkin is fucking crazy, but in a good way, and some celebrities are as cool on Twitter as you’d expect them to be in real life, like Garret Dillahunt and Martha Plimpton.

But then there’s the crazy. And I’m not talking about the regular endearing crazypants, I’m talking about full-on celebrity wing-nuttery. I can take it to a degree, but the three guys below — all well informed, political-minded guys — live on the fringes of the political spectrum, and as such, kind of scare the bejesus out of me.

Below are selected Tweets from Alec Baldwin, Adam Baldwin, and John Cusack, in my experience the three wingnuttiest celebrity Tweeters. In some cases, I’ve condensed them for readability (all of Alec Baldwin’s came from yesterday) and below each I’ve graded them on their wingnuttery, the grammar and spelling, and their sense of humor.

Fair Warning: If you respect any of these three actors and want to continue respecting them, I suggest not reading ahead.


Alec Baldwin

I am so tired!!!!!! Of all this right wing trash!!! Saying I promises to leave the country!! Or seriously threatened to Stone Henry Hyde, that broken down old Republican hack!! I’m staying’ right here!! All you Mark Levin loving zombie hater trash!!! OBAMA!!!!! 2012!!!!! And all you Free Republic, American Renaissance, gun-loving, war-mongering, trolls…. bring it!! Obama!!! 2012!!! That f***ing war in Iraq would STILL BE RAGING if W and Dick Strangelove were calling the shots ….

@SooperMexican Capitol One, a great partner in funding the arts. You witless, masked tool. Only a biased, uninformed hater like u can’t realize that bailing out banks was presented to both W and O as the only course. U are a liar or idiot. There is no 3rd option. Let’s have sum informed input re where we’d b if banks were not bailed out. I support the bank bailout w/o benefit of hindsight. Knowing what we know now, it needed to b done on a more limited basis. If OWS can learn to embrace CFR, then they should be applauded. Campaign finance reform is the most important issue. Your taxes are going up, Nacho Libre Count on it. Can you right off the magenta panties? I assume you can right off all of your write wing dry cleaning bills. ey. This has been fun. If I met u, I’d walk the othr way. But this was fun. And how much taxes did I pay last yr? Guess.

@Bongo1st Until that change comes, everyone within that system will operate with varying levels of compromise. This country is in trouble. OWS is very real symptom of that. Young ppl r losing faith in our system. They realize we effed it up. OWS teaches us that gross injustice will invite real dissent. Dissent that requires risk. Dissent ended Vietnam War. This is reminiscent of then. 4 many young ppl, govt isn’t enemy. It’s just hopelessly irrelevant

I’m going to change my profile to “Conservative, Christian, gun owner, mom.”

Wingnuttery: 7.
Grammar and Spelling: 5
Sense of Humor: 8


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John Cusack

hey all anybody wh posts anything from wingnuts like drudge or other such types i must block cause they are to dumb to be on my feed…but have a lovely day postng elswhere… shocko has spoken!

i like the trolls who parrot the talking points of hanity and limbaugh - its rots their teeth as it comes out..

Hope serious people dont confuse the peaceful protesters with those exploiting the crowds to start violence - Tea party a koch brother dick army creation - funded from the top of GOP food chain -And when they get violent the are as bad as anybody else -

i think i must warn in all fairness if you tweet i want my two dollars i ‘m feeling like i gonna block you on general grounds of lamness

I’ve never been more proud of my country then right now - the occupy movement leaves me in awe of the courage and dignity - I’m with u !

beber rides the jaxkalope as he sings the song of the hyenia— and they circling lyss at night —whispering horrible shit.

I CAN ONLY AWNSER WHAT WOULD SHOCKOZULU DO… TO DIRECT QUESTIONS
bp — obama- wallstreet- obama—untill he learns he will be hated by corporate forces no matter what he does- he will cont- to get rolled … and we all continue to suffer…same for the juggernught war machine—-it’s only purpose is to use him till hes done then use the next

would love if all flag sucking halfwits who saw lloyd dobbler as a-political would unfollow— they didnt pay attention to film anyway

“I AM FOR A SATANIC DEATH CULT CENTER AT FOX NEWS HQ AND OUTSIDE THE OFFICES ORDICK ARMEYAND NEWT GINGRICH-and all the GOP WELFARE FREAKS.”

Wingnuttery: 9
Grammar and Spelling: 2
Sense of Humor: 4

Adam Baldwin

Leftist propagandists are trying to demonize the harmless/lawful use of pepper spray on the lawless, just as they did with water-boarding. Leftists are a lawless mob, so of course their propagandists are deployed to demonize the devices of mob-control.

Un-American Revisionism! | RT @toddstarnes “Obama redefines Thanksgiving: omits any reference to God…”

THIS-IS-WHAT-THE-99%-LOOKS-LIKE! | RT @irishspy “It’s all making sense: Gay Porn Shot at #OWS…” - http://bit.ly/vS0HfK ~ #OccupyOakland

An education must be earned. If you believe your education is an entitlement, then U believe that someone else should do your work for you.

No, natural born #Bears fans feel zero shame rooting for the same team as the roundball-carpetbagger Punahou Kid (I had to look that one up; it’s a reference to Obama. — DR)

There is as yet no evidence that all of the pepper-sprayed hipsters at UC Davis do not love the “Jackass” movies. ~ #Irony ~

“The Scabies” ~ #OccupyBandNames

“The Obamaniacs” ~ #OccupyBandNames

“The Sharts” ~ #OccupyBandNames

If your intellect has lost its virtue by ceasing to seek truth & slouching in pursuit of political ends, #YouMightBeALiberal … ~ #Gomorrah

More and more Washington, D.C. appears as a school district writ large, with the ladies & their #NewCastrati running the show. ~ #Tyranny

Hi Obamacare advocates: If the “poor” don’t have the money to buy health insurance, then how can/will fining them make them buy it?

Wingnuttery: 8
Grammar and Spelling: 8.5
Sense of Humor: 7









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Comments

You've got Adam Baldwin twice; I suspect the top is Alec...

Posted by: OhGoodyGoody at November 29, 2011 3:05 PM

Oh, I can't wait until the comment section quickly devolves into "your team sucks, my team is the only hope for America"

Posted by: Left-Right-Left-Right at November 29, 2011 3:06 PM

I was so sad when I first learned that Adam Baldwin was such an outspoken right-winger. My mom taught him drama in high school -- drove him to his audition for "My Bodyguard" -- and I want to bask in the glow of association, damn it! He was in Firefly! Why can't people who are in cool shows be equally cool in real life?

Posted by: linny at November 29, 2011 3:14 PM

Isn't "wingnut" a derogatory term for a right - winger? I don't think I've heard it used for lefties like Baldwin or Cusack (we certainly have some who deserve their own derogatory term).

Posted by: JByrd at November 29, 2011 3:16 PM

I can't in all honesty, condemn celebrities for having political opinions, nor can I condemn them for expressing such opinions. But I can condemn everyone else for giving a fuck what those opinions are.

God, I hate Twitter.

Posted by: Leftylad at November 29, 2011 3:17 PM

Well, if you're unable to decipher those "tweets" like I am, then it's easy to continue enjoying these actors. I cannot read more than half of what is "written" up there - and good god, John Cusack, are you typing like that due to passion or due to a fundamental lack of basic grammar skills???

This is why I hate Twitter. It's an affront to the English language.

Posted by: MelBivDevoe at November 29, 2011 3:22 PM

"Maybe the worst thing to come out of Twitter is finding out that some of our favorite celebrities are everyone is completely insane in real life."

I meant it. Hooch is seriously crazy.

Posted by: Jast at November 29, 2011 3:24 PM

Yeah, I'm not sure how you're calculating that wingnuttery score, because Adam Baldwin is by far the wingnutterbutteriest.

What I get from this is that Twitter is evil and should be destroyed.

Posted by: MM at November 29, 2011 3:26 PM

WTF? Is that English?

Posted by: Samantha at November 29, 2011 3:29 PM

I don't know, Adam Baldwin seems less crazy than the other two...

I'm shocked by Alec Baldwin's grammar and spelling; he fell through the cracks I guess. Too bad, I kinda assumed he was relatively intelligent (for an actor).

Posted by: CaptainOblivious at November 29, 2011 3:29 PM

At least Adam can spell and write properly. Cusack comes off like a lunatic. I dropped both of them from my Twitter feed for the reasons above. I still keep Alec though because he isn't all about the politics 24/7.

Posted by: TylerDFC at November 29, 2011 3:32 PM

If actors I love on screen are insane in real life, does the oppoite also hold true? Does Nic Cage has a well spoken, enlightening twitter feed out there somewhere?

Posted by: Markus at November 29, 2011 3:33 PM

The only hope for America is Canada. #Team Americastoque, #Freemooseylove, #Maplebatteredpoutineforall, #Occupythenorthpole.

Posted by: admin at November 29, 2011 3:36 PM

Roseanne's political views are a wonder to behold on Twitter. Are you aware she's running for president of the United States and prime minister of Israel?

Posted by: Robert at November 29, 2011 3:41 PM

Adam Baldwin disgusts me. Really - a Bears fan? How can his followers live with the shame?

Posted by: Three-nineteen at November 29, 2011 3:53 PM

Wingnut yes but Cusack wins points with me for "i think i must warn in all fairness if you tweet i want my two dollars i ‘m feeling like i gonna block you on general grounds of lamness"
Cause seriously? Yeah don't do that.

Posted by: JenVegas at November 29, 2011 3:57 PM

I clicked on this thinking "Gee, I hope Adam Baldwin isn't a raving right-wing nutbar to balance out the other two (whose left-wing nutbar-ness I was well aware of).

Sadly, it turns out that Animal Mother and Jayne are just Baldwin playing himself.

AND to top it off, we find out that Cusack is, at the very least, illiterate on Twitter (Twilliterate?).

Seriously, the only people that should be allowed on Twitter are comedians and the Mythbusters. Everyone else is so far up their own assholes they're finding turkey bones from last year's Thanksgiving.

Posted by: Bert at November 29, 2011 4:04 PM

Adam Baldwin is as stupid as he looks. I guess some books can be judged on their cover.

Cusack is just desperately trying to stay relevant to someone.

Alec is just drunk.

Posted by: John G. at November 29, 2011 4:07 PM

You just completely ruined two Baldwins for me. What a couple of dicks.

Posted by: The Dead Burger at November 29, 2011 4:11 PM

@Left-Right-Left-Right
The Patriots suck! The Steelers are the only hope for America!

If that doesn't get me flamed, I don't know what will.

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at November 29, 2011 4:14 PM

I kind of enjoyed Alec talking about "right-wingers leaving America" only because Stephen had threatened to move to Canada if Obama won.

At least he's sort of funny about his political views, John Cusack and (especially) Adam Baldwin just depress me.

Posted by: Tierney at November 29, 2011 4:19 PM

The only celebrity I follow on Twitter (aside from our Pajiban overlords, of course) is Stephen Fry. The man is a genius, and damn funny. The rest is just poorly-spelled noise, whether I agree with the politics or not.

Posted by: Captain Tuttle at November 29, 2011 4:26 PM

Dear Mr. Johnson: Bite me. The Patriots are a far better representation of American values. [Insert insipid reasons for why my team is better than yours here]. My flame thrower appears to be low on fuel; would you accept being bic-lightered instead?

On the other hand, Adam Baldwin seemed less right wing crazy than I expected, and I respect his use of proper English. I don't have to agree with him to enjoy his acting, and he doesn't seem to foam at the mouth the way the other two do. And I say that as a firm believer in social support structures and well-paved roads.

Posted by: Reba at November 29, 2011 4:27 PM

I'm Canadian and know next to nothing about American Politics but I met Adam Baldwin this summer and we talked a bit about twitter and while he is very right wing he said most of what he posts on twitter is just to 'stir up shit'

Posted by: briar at November 29, 2011 4:32 PM

I think Cusack is leaving out letters on purpose. Sort of a shorthand because there seems to be a pattern to it. Or reading this just made me crazier so I'm seeing what isn't there. I can't really decide. I'm glad I haven't checked my twitter account in months.

Posted by: Michin at November 29, 2011 4:37 PM

Alec is just drunk.

I think this is right -- he's an Irish drunk. His daytime tweets are more temperate and better spelled.

Also, I wouldn't say he's out on the fringe. He seems to be a garden variety limousine liberal.

Posted by: sansho1 at November 29, 2011 4:44 PM

I won't be in my bunk.

Posted by: HappyGobo at November 29, 2011 4:51 PM

The Patriots suck! The Steelers are the only hope for America!

If that doesn't get me flamed, I don't know what will.

Socrates, I would never say that the Steelers suck, even though they do. The Patriots are the only hope for America, it's in the name, P-A-T-R-I-O-T-S!!!!!!

Also, I've been following Alec for some time and he is usually very articulate, answers questions from fans and spells well. Cusack on the other hand, I'm afraid for him.

Posted by: kirbyjay at November 29, 2011 5:14 PM

Isn't "wingnut" a derogatory term for a right - winger? I don't think I've heard it used for lefties like Baldwin or Cusack (we certainly have some who deserve their own derogatory term).
I believe left-wing whackos (of which I am proudly one) are properly referred to as "Moonbats".

Posted by: bentjohn at November 29, 2011 5:17 PM

bentjohn, first I've heard of that term, but I sorta like it.

What about "bleeding heart," or "flaming liberal"?

Posted by: linny at November 29, 2011 5:26 PM

Cusack is probably a Bears fan too, he's just not stupid enough to admit to it on Twitter.

Posted by: Three-nineteen at November 29, 2011 5:32 PM

I am personally more on the right than the left but i think they both get it more wrong than right. and politics just makes some of our favorite celebrities go a little bat shit crazy. I truly believe that Obama will lose the election but anyone who was elected in 2008 was doomed to a one term presidency.

Posted by: the noise at November 29, 2011 5:32 PM

I think Obama is going to win in a walk next year. The Republicans could probably win by putting up a mildly charismatic, slightly sensible burlap sack, but none of the candidates can even clear THAT extremely low bar. Romney's the closest, and he's just too damn dull and Mormon to have a real shot.

Posted by: Arran at November 29, 2011 5:39 PM

Yeah, I'm going to continue to treat people's Twitter ravings with the respect and attention they deserve. Which is to say, none whatsoever. I don't care what these people say when they speak, I sure as shit don't care about what they "write" on their iPhones or whatever electronic device they're using.

Posted by: Slash at November 29, 2011 6:26 PM

Christ on a cracker, you gave fair warning but I plowed ahead anyway and never suspected the depths of crazy Cusack would bring.

Aside from the lunatic element, I can't stand (in any format- twittery/text/email) the use of all lower case. I don't believe sheer laziness covers it- especially since smartshit should almost do it for you (can't confirm since I'm happy enough bashing away on my old dumbphone)- and why does it only seem to happen in those formats, as if the most insidious virus in technology is the one killing off upper case letters?

Also, as my first dip into the festering waters of Twitter (now off to take a cleansing bath in lye), what in the effity-EFF is that # business? What does that indicate?

Posted by: Scratch McGee at November 29, 2011 7:02 PM

I once told Adam Baldwin how sad his angry political rhetoric made me, being such a huge Firefly fan. He responded. It wasn't kind. I'd re-post it here, but my old @ mentions appear to have vanished from Twitter. At any rate, dude's a nut. Comparing him to Alec isn't quite fair, though Cusack is kinda ridiculous; even when he's right, he sounds insane.

Posted by: ChristianH at November 29, 2011 7:05 PM

I was really disappointed to find out Agent Casey is just Adam Baldwin playing a stretched-out version of himself. I followed him on Twitter for a while and then the sheer oppressive obnoxiousness of the wingnuttery got to me. I actually got into it with him over Twitter about the Planned Parenthood entrapment video kerfuffle, and we exchanged some vaguely polite arguments before I gave up on it. Annoyingly, he has a habit of deleting all his @ posts to people when he argues with them so only my half of the argument is left (although I took screenshots just for the hell of it). That said, although I disagree with 99.9% of the stupidity he regurgitates, at least it's written as well as he can manage in 140 characters.

Posted by: Snorklewacker at November 29, 2011 8:30 PM

@linny
"Bleeding heart" just seems a combination of gross and a vague Catholic reference, so, no. "Flaming liberal" just doesn't capture the slightly other-worldly and dreaming quality of your true Moonbat. Besides, I'm tired of "liberal" being an insult. I went to a college of liberal arts and I'm damn proud of it (not enough to tell you where or, worse, when). It's just not a bad word.

Posted by: bentjohn at November 29, 2011 8:55 PM

Is it me or Is Cusack attempting (and failing miserably) to channel Hunter S?

Posted by: Phrenology at November 29, 2011 9:02 PM

I don't read Alec's tweets, but I can see how the perception might be problematic. I only read his blog posts, which seem better thought-out.

Posted by: Jerry at November 29, 2011 9:47 PM

I'm not a fan of any type of extremism, but at least I can read Adam Baldwin's comments without getting a headache. Grammar and spelling go a long way with me.

Posted by: Leaf at November 29, 2011 9:53 PM

Hmmmm... Here in Australia, a wingnut is a person with big ears...

Posted by: Lulu at November 30, 2011 1:14 AM

Just repeat to yourself, "you cosplay the character, not the actor."

Posted by: Shane at November 30, 2011 1:44 AM

So in typical Pajiba fashion, the conservative is considered the most crazy purely because he's conservative and nothing more. I didn't see anything particularly crazy about his posts. Surely you could have found a crazier conservative celebrity to reinforce your idea, couldn't you?

Posted by: Hi there at November 30, 2011 12:58 PM

These examples show that some people reach their level of incompetence when speaking someone else's words. This is why we don't generally let actors write their own stuff. Some folks in moviedom shouldn't be permitted to speak at all, even on screen, or even show up. We're working on that.

From this news I am, however mostly in awe of DR. Along with herding a growing (budding? spreading? oozing?) "new-media" presence talking about - er - media (so that's what, two and a half levels of meta?), somehow our Metatron-overlord also manages to consume several fire hoses of the crazy via the twit-thing.

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at November 30, 2011 1:34 PM

Adam Baldwin is virulently anti-Sesame Street.

So sad. So crazy and so sad.

Posted by: Salieri2 at November 30, 2011 4:04 PM