BloggeRhythms

Not much ‘new” in the news today. But an altercation in Las Vegas, between Steve Wynn and an actor, pretty much sums up the attitude of typical incumbent supporters when it comes to facing the truth.   

 

According to Wikipedia, Mr. Wynn is “an American business magnate. He played a pivotal role in the 1990s resurgence and expansion of the Las Vegas Strip. His companies refurbished or built what are now widely recognized resorts in Las Vegas, including the Golden Nugget, The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio, Wynn, and Encore.”

 

Politically, he’s previously described himself as a Democrat and  “has supported Nevada Senator Harry Reid.”

 

However, “over the last few years, Wynn has been very critical of President Barack Obama, whom he originally supported and voted for in the 2008 Election. He has accused Obama of being a job killer rather than a job creator, and has stated that he has created friction between him and his employees with the use of class warfare tactics. He has also stated that Obama has been the biggest "wet blanket" to business in his lifetime.”

 

In that regard, I’ve often seen Mr. Wynn interviewed on various business channels and find he’s extremely well-versed not only on his own enterprises, but the business climate in general here in the U.S. as well as around the world. A testimonial to his expertise is his amassing a self-made $2.8 billion net worth after his father died of complications from open heart surgery in Minneapolis, leaving $350,000 of gaming debts, shortly before Wynn graduated from Penn with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature.

 

And then yesterday, according to Norm Clarke of the Las Vegas Review Journal, and many other media outlets reported that, “two weeks ago Mr. Wynn was at a table in the Botero restaurant, in his Encore hotel with actor friend George Clooney.”   

 

Clooney said, “He called the president an a** hole ... that is a fact ... I said the President was my longtime friend and then he said ‘your friend is an a** hole.’ ... At that point I told Steve that HE was an a** hole and I wasn’t going to sit at his table while he was being such a jackass.

 

“And I walked out. There were obviously quite a few more adjectives and adverbs used by both of us. Those are all the facts. It had nothing to do with politics and everything to do with character.”

 

However, the point is that the actor’s reaction is what always happens when one of their idols is disparaged or even questioned in any way whatsoever. There is no discussion, there is no chance for rational differences, only blind faith despite significant evidence proving dissenters correct.

 

Which always leads me to ask how these  big-name Hollywood types might feel if they actually had to work for a living like other folks do. Or even worse, found themselves out of a job. But then, this administration would gladly support them through various other programs, guaranteeing their votes no matter which rung of the financial ladder they were on.

 

That’s it for today folks.

 

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