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| − | '''Adam Sandler''' is a [[Jew]]ish actor and singer-songwriter famous for his [[comedy|comic]] [[film|movie]] roles and songs. Prior to his rise to stardom, he was a regular on [[Saturday Night Live]]. One of his most famous songs is the Chanukah Song. | + | '''Adam Sandler''' is a [[Jew]]ish actor and singer-songwriter famous for his [[comedy]] roles and songs. Prior to his rise to stardom, he was a regular on [[Saturday Night Live]]. One of his most famous songs is the Chanukah Song. |
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| − | Adam Sandler is a registered [[Republican]]. In 2007 he donated $2100 to [[Rudy Giuliani]]'s presidential campaign. <ref>http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Adam_Sandler.php</ref> | + | ==Politics== |
| | + | Adam Sandler is a registered [[Republican]]. In 2007 he donated $2100 to [[Rudy Giuliani]]'s presidential campaign.<ref>http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Adam_Sandler.php</ref> |
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| − | Unfortunately, Sandler has championed liberal causes such as [[gay marriage]]<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-09-28-sandler_N.htm</ref> and has publicly stated that he did not dislike kissing [[Kevin James]] in the film [[I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry]].<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-09-28-sandler_N.htm</ref>
| + | However, Sandler has championed liberal causes such as [[gay marriage|homosexual "marriage"]]<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-09-28-sandler_N.htm</ref> and has publicly stated that he did not dislike kissing Kevin James in the film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-09-28-sandler_N.htm</ref> |
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| − | Further, the majority of films that Sandler has co-written celebrate liberal themes such as [[alcohol]]ism and premarital sex, and are targeted at [[liberal]] college students. Popular bookseller [[Amazon]] describes his films [[Billy Madison]] and [[Happy Gilmore]] as ranking among the "Best Movies for Lazy, Beer Drinking College Students."<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Best-Movies-Drinking-College-Students/lm/B7LEQU4I4B34</ref>
| + | Sandler has been widely accused of being a [[RINO]]. |
| | + | ==Film themes== |
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| − | Christian press critics have described Sandler film [[The Longest Yard]] as containing "some 150 obscenities, countless sexual references (mostly homosexual) and two pornographic videos (one heterosexual, one homosexual)... it's obviously a sex comedy—and mostly a gay sex comedy" and as "the most foul, violent and perverted PG-13 film... ever."<ref>http://www.ctlibrary.com/ct/2005/juneweb-only/050602.html</ref> Further, in his recent film [[You Don't Mess With the Zohan]], Sandler depicts Israelis and Palestinians as "the same."<ref>http://www.cinematical.com/2008/06/03/fan-rant-adam-sandler-republican-actor/</ref> | + | Further, the majority of films that Sandler has co-written celebrate liberal themes such as [[alcohol]]ism and premarital sex, and are targeted at [[liberal]] college students. Popular bookseller [[Amazon.com]] at one point described his films ''[[Billy Madison]]'' and ''[[Happy Gilmore]]'' as ranking among the "Best Movies for Lazy, Beer Drinking College Students."<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Best-Movies-Drinking-College-Students/lm/B7LEQU4I4B34</ref> |
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| | + | [[Roger Ebert]] wrote: |
| | + | :The Sandler characters are almost oppressively nice, like needy puppies, and yet they conceal a masked hostility to society, a [[passive-aggressive]] need to go against the flow, a gift for offending others while in the very process of being ingratiating. [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20021018/REVIEWS/210180308/1023] |
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| | + | Christian press critics have described Sandler film ''The Longest Yard'' as containing "some 150 obscenities, countless sexual references (mostly homosexual) and two pornographic videos (one heterosexual, one homosexual)... it's obviously a sex comedy—and mostly a gay sex comedy" and as "the most foul, violent and perverted PG-13 film... ever."<ref>http://www.ctlibrary.com/ct/2005/juneweb-only/050602.html</ref> Further, in his recent film ''[[You Don't Mess With the Zohan]]'', Sandler depicts [[Israel]]is and [[Palestine|Palestinians]] as "the same."<ref>http://www.cinematical.com/2008/06/03/fan-rant-adam-sandler-republican-actor/</ref> |
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| − | For these reasons, Sandler has been widely accused of being a [[RINO]].
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| | ==Filmography== | | ==Filmography== |
| − | *I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) | + | *''Pixels'' (2015) |
| − | *[[Reign Over Me]] (2007) | + | *''Blended'' (2014) |
| − | *[[Click]] (2006) | + | *''Grown Ups 2'' (2013) |
| − | *The Longest Yard (2005) | + | *''Grown Ups'' (2010) |
| − | *[[Spanglish]] (2004) | + | *''[[Bedtime Stories]]'' (2008) |
| − | *[[50 First Dates]] (2004) | + | *''I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry'' (2007) |
| − | *[[Anger Management]] (2003) | + | *''[[Reign Over Me]]'' (2007) |
| − | *[[Mr. Deeds]] (2002) | + | *''[[Click]]'' (2006) |
| − | *Punch-Drunk Love (2002) | + | *''The Longest Yard'' (2005) |
| − | *The Animal (2001) | + | *''[[Spanglish]]'' (2004) |
| − | *Little Nicky (2000) | + | *''[[50 first dates|50 First Dates]]'' (2004) |
| − | *[[Big Daddy]] (1999) | + | *''[[Anger Management]]'' (2003) |
| − | *[[The Waterboy]] (1998) | + | *''[[Mr. Deeds]]'' (2002) |
| − | *The Wedding Singer (1998) | + | *''Punch-Drunk Love'' (2002) |
| − | *Bulletproof (1996) | + | *''The Animal'' (2001) |
| − | *[[Happy Gilmore]] (1996) | + | *''[[Little Nicky]]'' (2000) |
| − | *Billy Madison (1995) | + | *''[[Big Daddy]]'' (1999) |
| − | *Mixed Nuts (1994) | + | *''[[The Waterboy]]'' (1998) |
| − | *Airheads (1994) | + | *''The Wedding Singer'' (1998) |
| − | *Coneheads (1993) | + | *''Bulletproof'' (1996) |
| − | *Shakes the Clown (1991) | + | *''[[Happy Gilmore]]'' (1996) |
| − | *Going Overboard (1989) | + | *''Billy Madison'' (1995) |
| | + | *''Mixed Nuts'' (1994) |
| | + | *''Airheads'' (1994) |
| | + | *''Coneheads'' (1993) |
| | + | *''Shakes the Clown'' (1991) |
| | + | *''Going Overboard'' (1989) |
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| | + | ==See also== |
| | + | * [[List of Conservative or pro-Conservative Hollywood stars]] |
| | + | * [[Conservative media#Hollywood Conservatives|Hollywood conservatives]] |
| | + | * [[Essay:List of celebrities who support the Second Amendment]] |
| | + | * [[List of celebrities against Second Amendment]] |
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| | == References == | | == References == |
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| | + | [[Category:Pro Second Amendment]] |
| | + | [[Category:People Associated with Firearms]] |
| | + | [[Category:American Gun Rights Advocates]] |