'Shut the f**k up!' Actor Jamie Kennedy slams Hollywood's hypocrisy over ICE
Celebrities should not be claiming they live under fascism while attending a film festival with a private security detail, actor Jamie Kennedy stated this week.
Kennedy, a staple in Hollywood who has starred in the "Scream" franchise and made appearances in hit shows like "Entourage," called out Hollywood celebrities over their constant description of the United States as an authoritarian state.
'Let's adhere to the laws of what we have, right? Get rid of criminals.'
Kennedy hopped on to Tuesday's episode of the "Trying Not To Die" podcast hosted by Jack Osbourne, son of late rockstar Ozzy Osbourne.
A self-proclaimed "tired" Kennedy said he has become fed up with Hollywood elites preaching against Immigration and Customs Enforcement from exotic locations.
"People are protesting ICE. OK. And I understand the situation is, it's a crazy situation. But when you have actors from the red carpet of an award show at the Beverly Hilton — I'm talking about all of them — and they're on there saying all of this stuff about, 'We're under a fascist regime. We're in authoritarianism,' bro!" Kennedy exclaimed in disbelief. "It's insanity."
Kennedy pointed to celebrities at film festivals who are heckling from behind the safety of armed guards.
"You can't say you're under authoritarian rule when you're literally being authoritarian. You can't say from the f**king back of, like, 20 MMA Secret Service agents that are protecting you."
Osbourne jumped in, adding that if the celebrities were actually living under "an authoritarian government," they "wouldn't be able to say" their piece.
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The 55-year-old Kennedy begged celebrities to "get on the front lines" and away from the Sundance Film Festival if they care so much about current events. He was likely referencing Hollywood elites making extreme statements about ICE in January, which included actor Edward Norton comparing the agency to the "gestapo."
The Sundance attendees even broke from their festivities for a 10-minute protest at one point.
"You're protesting the people that are trying to, in theory, they're basically just trying to get rid of the criminals. Is it a perfect system? No! But I'm not there. But basically, let's adhere to the laws of what we have, right? Get rid of criminals."
Kennedy wondered how certain celebrities could justify calling the police when they are in danger since they are consistently denigrating law enforcement.
"What I'm just saying is, like, people haven't got a taste of the whole world to understand how good we have it in this country," Kennedy added. He then asked celebrities to "shut the f**k up!"
Immigration and documentation
Citing a recent poll, Osbourne said that over 60% of Americans are in favor of how ICE is operating, in spite of what "the news is throwing" at them. "It's definitely more than that," Osbourne said, revealing the polling was from a left-wing source.
After showcasing extensive knowledge in law enforcement and firearms, Osbourne came out against illegal immigration, saying "absolutely" to the idea that a swath of criminals were let in during the Biden administration, when millions of immigrants poured across the border illegally.
Osbourne, originally from London, said he did not think it was fair for illegal immigrants to skip the process he and others have gone through. This included a lengthy visa process, 10 years with a green card, and a citizenship test, he explained.
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Hollywood homeless
The two men spent significant time discussing the conditions of Los Angeles and Hollywood, particularly as it pertains to taxation and homelessness.
"There's not just bodies in the street, bro. It looks like they're dead," Kennedy explained, adding that he has seen people using heroin in broad daylight.
"We have to use common sense because the psychos have taken over," he said.
Osbourne shared his own stories, saying that his children go to a school that is mere feet from a homeless encampment under a bridge that he has complained about numerous times. The podcaster was baffled at the conditions near the school due to the sheer amount he pays in taxes.
"No one's going to change," he said of California's elites. "And it comes down to the fires. Didn't the fires teach you that?"
Osbourne then offered the following conclusion about woke celebrities: "Half these people at the f**king awards, all their houses burned to the ground because of f**king stupid people in charge," yet they are still playing along.
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Trump threatens Republican lawmakers after 6 defy him in House vote on Canada tariffs
Six congressional Republicans joined 213 Democrats on Wednesday in voting to effectively kill President Donald Trump's Canada tariffs.
Although House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) downplayed the president's ire over the act, Trump appeared sufficiently peeved on Truth Social, where he threatened the political futures of those GOP lawmakers who stood out of line.
The background
On his first day back in office, Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border. The following month, he issued an executive order expanding the scope of the national emergency to address perceived drug-related threats at America's northern border, claiming that Canada's response to the alleged threats was unsatisfactory.
Citing the need for "decisive and immediate action," he slapped 25% tariffs on various goods from Canada except for oil and gas, which he slapped with a 10% tariff. In July, Trump increased the tariff rate from 25% to 35%.
'They are among the worst in the World to deal with.'
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have complained about the tariffs in the months since, and in October, four Republican senators joined their Democrat colleagues in passing a resolution disapproving of the president's tariffs on imports from Canada.
The vote
The House passed a resolution on Wednesday evening to terminate the national emergency declared on Feb. 1 in a 219-211 vote — several hours after House Speaker Mike Johnson warned against "trying to limit the president's power while he is in the midst of negotiating American First trade agreements,"
The six Republicans who helped pass the resolution were Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.), Don Bacon (Neb.), Kevin Kiley (Calif.), Jeff Hurd (Co.), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), and Dan Newhouse (Wash.).
The resolution is headed now to the Senate, where it stands a good chance of passing given the upper chamber's track record. Trump can, however, ultimately veto it — and it appears unlikely that either chamber has the requisite two-thirds majority support to surmount a veto.
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Newhouse explained his decision on Wednesday evening, stating, "Washington State’s economy is heavily intertwined with that of our neighbors to the North. Canada is our state’s second largest export market with billions of dollars in Washington commodities being sold there every year."
In addition to complaining about rising prices and the fallout of reciprocal tariffs, Newhouse noted that "Congress should not tie its own hands on our Constitutional authority to levy tariffs."
Hurd volunteered an even lengthier defense wherein he stressed that "Article I gives Congress the authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and to levy tariffs" and that the normalization of "broad emergency trade powers today" would enable future presidents to "rely on the same authority in ways many of us would strongly oppose."
"I support the goal of strengthening American industry. Where I differ is on the method," noted Hurd.
Bacon said ahead of the vote that Congress should not "outsource our responsibilities" and that "tariffs are a tax on American consumers."
Kiley suggested to CBS News that his opposition came down to protecting "the powers that belong to our branch of government."
Massie, who has repeatedly defied Trump, stated that his goal "is to defend the Constitution and represent the people" and that "taxing authority is vested in the House of Representatives, not the Executive."
The reaction
In the immediate wake of the vote, Mike Johnson told CNN that the president was "not upset. I just left the White House. He understands what’s going on. It’s not going to affect or change his policy. He can veto these things if they come to it."
Trump did, however, evidence some vexation, writing on Truth Social, "Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time, and that includes Primaries!"
"TARIFFS have given us Great National Security because the mere mention of the word has Countries agreeing to our strongest wishes," continued Trump. "TARIFFS have given us Economic and National Security, and no Republican should be responsible for destroying this privilege."
Trump's anger spilled over into another post, where he noted, "Canada has taken advantage of the United States on Trade for many years. They are among the worst in the World to deal with, especially as it relates to our Northern Border."
"TARIFFS make a WIN for us, EASY. Republicans must keep it that way!" added the president.
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New York Times Does The Impossible And Interviews A Reasonable American On Immigration
'They talk about the business owners in this country being the backbone of the country. But politicians don’t believe that, or they don’t act on that.'Deporting Illegal Aliens Isn’t Complicated. Don’t Let Democrats Complicate It
It’s useful, if unserious, for congressional Democrat leaders this week to have issued a list of demands in exchange for votes to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration law enforcement. The administration should see it as a reminder that the default position of Democrats is “pretend to support deporting illegal aliens while […]Liberals fall in love with borders, checking IDs while obstructing ICE in Minnesota
American liberals are notorious for capriciously changing their supposedly deeply held views when doing so might help them better meet the political moment.
For example, liberals — who seemingly still can't figure out what a woman is — used "believe all women" as a cudgel against Republicans but rushed to add an asterisk to the slogan when believing all women threatened their presidential candidate's chances in 2020.
'Irony meters have been melted.'
After long characterizing babies in the womb as clumps of cells whose death from abortion should be celebrated, liberals terrified over the potential repeal of birthright citizenship decided last year that unborn children actually deserve some legal protection.
Liberals have once again unwittingly embraced views at odds with their supposed convictions, this time regarding the importance of borders and knowing who crosses them.
In an apparent effort to prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from capturing more criminal noncitizens, some residents have erected impermissible roadblocks and checkpoints in the streets of Minneapolis where they have pressed passersby for identification and checked license plates.
The anti-ICE activists told WCCO-TV that this initiative was undertaken in the name of "public safety" and to prevent the incursion of interlopers whom they claim are "hurting their communities."
One middle-aged woman identified as Kelly Piatt told WCCO, "We are literally creating a place that we know who's coming in and out of our neighborhoods."
Wade Haynes, a local resident who apparently has the free time to stand guard at the roadside twice a day, suggested that he felt better having his neighbors keep watch for unfamiliar cars.
"I was like, 'Wow, we got folks out there taking care of us, looking out for us,'" Haynes said without a trace of irony. "It's good."
"We need to keep our neighbors safe. We will be doing this again," Piatt said after their roadblock was cleared by city officials.
Critics noted that what Piatt and her comrades were clumsily attempting to do at the local level resembled the work they have condemned ICE and Border Patrol for legally doing at the national level — namely enforcing America's borders and ensuring that the country knows precisely who is coming in and going out.
Second Amendment activist and liberal-protest survivor Kyle Rittenhouse noted, "Imagine for a moment, there was a border, with a wall, and everyone in the community had identification cards — so you knew who everyone was, and knew that they belonged!"
"Irony meters have been melted," wrote the popular X account Western Lensman.
Mike Davis, founder and president of the Article III Project, concluded that "liberal white women have IQs lower than the Somali pirates defrauding them."
Border czar Tom Homan told reporters on Wednesday, "When I was made aware that the roadblocks exist, I called the chief of police, and he went and disbanded them after I got off the phone with him. He has promised to take enforcement action."
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