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Jon Voight Gets Political
John Voight rebukes Obama Administration - photo courtesy of JollyPeople
Jon Voight is not your average “conservative”, considering the Oscar he won by working with Jane Fonda, the role he played as Franklin Delanor Roosevelt, and the fathering of Angelina Jolie. Even so, Jon has been flexing his celebrity status and conservative views in Washington, D.C.
Voight hosted a GOP fundraising dinner last night in Washington, but failed to meet their monetary goal. Even so,Voight has created buzz from the statements he made rebuking the Obama administration. Some of the bold statements he made included “freeing us from Obama oppression” and declaring Obama weak and a “false prophet”. Although these comments drew little applause from the audience, they were condemning enough to create controversy, which ultimately leads to the free advertising he wanted. Voight’s statements overshadowed the fact that the GOP dinner raised only $14.5 million, which is a low figure from years’ past.
Voight continues to move further to right with his political beliefs, even as estranged daughter Angelina Jolie finds herself in the middle of the “Hollywood Left” with the likes of Tom Cruise.