George Clooney is not happy with The Huffington Post. In fact, hes splitting mad at Arianna Huffington. Why? Because hes claiming he never wrote the blog that was posted on her site. Can we safely assume that the Huffington/Clooney liberal love fest is over?

Yesterday, Clooney released an angry statement calling Huffington's methods "purposefully misleading," and she acknowledged that his so-called blog - slamming Dems who voted for the war in Iraq for fear of being labeled "liberal" - was actually compiled from Clooney's recent interviews with the UK's Guardian and CNN's Larry King.

Clooney went on to explain:

"Nobody has ever written an op-ed piece for me. If I say I've written something, I've written it. When I go to the Oscars, I write everything I say...I stand by what I do, but I'm very cautious not to take giant steps onto soapboxes because I think they're polarizing."

Clooney said that when he demanded a disclaimer from Huffington, she refused. "She told me that it's a big no-no in the blogosphere, where people are supposed to write their own pieces."

For Huffingtons complete explanation of the blog debacle, click here.

mat8drb

United Kingdom

October 2004

MAR 16, 2006 02:27 PM

Oooo. That's interesting.

I think this must be the Guardian article they're refering to.

MrDaft

Vancouver, BC

January 2005

MAR 16, 2006 02:39 PM

Is this the same blog that we had a thread about the other day?

MrStitches

Brooklyn, NY

November 2003

MAR 16, 2006 02:40 PM

MrDaft said:
Is this the same blog that we had a thread about the other day?

Ayuh.

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH

April 2004

MAR 16, 2006 02:44 PM

MrStitches said:

MrDaft said:
Is this the same blog that we had a thread about the other day?

Ayuh.

When did you move to Maine?

FieldOfDepth

Christmas Island

May 2004

MAR 16, 2006 02:52 PM

Damn, just when I was starting to believe everything I hear in the news.

MrStitches

Brooklyn, NY

November 2003

MAR 16, 2006 03:03 PM

Clov said:

MrStitches said:

MrDaft said:
Is this the same blog that we had a thread about the other day?

Ayuh.

When did you move to Maine?

God forbid. Some friends and I started saying it alot after being in a high school production of "Our Town" and it sort of stuck with me.
Reading Stephen King doesn't help.

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH

April 2004

MAR 16, 2006 03:05 PM

MrStitches said:

Clov said:

MrStitches said:

MrDaft said:
Is this the same blog that we had a thread about the other day?

Ayuh.

When did you move to Maine?

God forbid. Some friends and I started saying it alot after being in a high school production of "Our Town" and it sort of stuck with me.
Reading Stephen King doesn't help.

Just don't start saying "Down the rud a piece."

William_Miller

South Berwick, ME

January 2005

MAR 16, 2006 03:34 PM

I've lived in Maine for 20 years, I have never heard "down the rud a piece". STEREOTYPE!

MrStitches

Brooklyn, NY

November 2003

MAR 16, 2006 03:53 PM

William_Miller said:
I've lived in Maine for 20 years, I have never heard "down the rud a piece". STEREOTYPE!

Shouldn't you be busy fleeing vampires, or escaping a haunted house, or checking your lobster pots or something?

ashergrey

USA

December 2003

MAR 16, 2006 05:37 PM

MrStitches said:

William_Miller said:
I've lived in Maine for 20 years, I have never heard "down the rud a piece". STEREOTYPE!

Shouldn't you be busy fleeing vampires, or escaping a haunted house, or checking your lobster pots or something?

Man, this has to be some type of record for thread derailment.

Cairo

SUICIDEGIRL

Maryland, USA

MAR 16, 2006 05:55 PM

MrStitches said:

Clov said:

MrStitches said:

MrDaft said:
Is this the same blog that we had a thread about the other day?

Ayuh.

When did you move to Maine?

Reading Stephen King doesn't help.

I was about to say the same thing.

TheFuckOffKid

NEWSWIRE

Australia

MAR 16, 2006 06:02 PM

ashergrey said:

MrStitches said:

William_Miller said:
I've lived in Maine for 20 years, I have never heard "down the rud a piece". STEREOTYPE!

Shouldn't you be busy fleeing vampires, or escaping a haunted house, or checking your lobster pots or something?

Man, this has to be some type of record for thread derailment.

No kidding!

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

MrStitches

Brooklyn, NY

November 2003

MAR 16, 2006 06:37 PM

ashergrey said:

MrStitches said:

William_Miller said:
I've lived in Maine for 20 years, I have never heard "down the rud a piece". STEREOTYPE!

Shouldn't you be busy fleeing vampires, or escaping a haunted house, or checking your lobster pots or something?

Man, this has to be some type of record for thread derailment.

You're right.
I'm sorry. A little at least.

William_Miller

South Berwick, ME

January 2005

MAR 16, 2006 07:34 PM

ashergrey said:

MrStitches said:

William_Miller said:
I've lived in Maine for 20 years, I have never heard "down the rud a piece". STEREOTYPE!

Shouldn't you be busy fleeing vampires, or escaping a haunted house, or checking your lobster pots or something?

Man, this has to be some type of record for thread derailment.

Actually, I can easily imagine a thread derailing the second post in.

And, actually, I think I'll try to get it back on track.

So George didn't write it. I'd take offense, too.

... Then I'd blog about it.

[Edited on Mar 16, 2006 by William_Miller]

Moonrabbit

Vancouver, BC

February 2005

MAR 16, 2006 07:54 PM

Wait... Why do we care so much about George Cloony all of the sudden?

I mean I like the guy. Good actor. Bu why all the sudden... Cloony Cloony Cloony!

acetracer

Hollywood, FL

January 2004

MAR 16, 2006 08:19 PM

Dingoes ate my baby!

Cheech

Portland, OR

January 2003

MAR 17, 2006 05:53 AM

Moonrabbit said:
Wait... Why do we care so much about George Cloony all of the sudden?

I mean I like the guy. Good actor. Bu why all the sudden... Cloony Cloony Cloony!

That should be his next film- Cloony Cloony Cloony!!! ("e" optional), with lots of musical numbers about how life is when you're so Cloony!! ("e" optional again)

ejinthesky

Korea, Republic Of

July 2004

MAR 17, 2006 06:18 PM

My head hurts.

TheFly

Eagle Springs, NC

November 2003

MAR 19, 2006 07:03 AM

MrStitches said:

Clov said:

MrStitches said:
Ayuh.

When did you move to Maine?

...Reading Stephen King doesn't help.

Amen to that, thankee-sai.

I was kinda surprised that Clooney came out and made such a bold statement, according to the last article on the newswire. He's always seemed to be a man in love with being enigmatic and anonymous.

Not that I doubt he's liberal. And why oh why can a FAKE post not be called a fake post? Blogs are supposed to be from the person, okay, but if it isn't the readers should know it's not and apologies should be made to the person who didn't write it. So much for the declining use of integrity.

AHHGH!!!! I can't even trust the SG Newswire anymore!

OctoberSeven

Downers Grove, IL

December 2002

MAR 19, 2006 09:39 AM

Moonrabbit said:
Wait... Why do we care so much about George Cloony all of the sudden?

I mean I like the guy. Good actor. Bu why all the sudden... Cloony Cloony Cloony!

Because we're supposed to care about what celebrities do and say. Because our lives are shallow and meaningless, we live vicariously through them.

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