March 24, 2003

Sean Astin

Here's a little Oscar tidbit that might help break down the lingering Moore-stench:

Sean Astin appeared on Joan and Melissa Rivers' miniature red carpet to send a message out to our troops in Iraq, via television. In short, he said that since the beginning of the war he got down on bended knee to pray for them, and that he's still praying for them and for a victory, and that he hopes for their safe return.

Go, Sam.

Posted by Andrea Harris at March 24, 2003 01:51 PM
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Yes, indeed, Go Sam!

Here's hoping that Sam-Gam gets a little Hobbit HoYay this winter, and that Sean gets some great roles in the future.

Posted by: Dave at March 24, 2003 at 02:01 PM

According to a link I got from Sharon, Astin is very pro-military and has served as a civilian aide to the Army since 1995. He may be a Democrat (according to his personal website, he recently spoke in front of a group of Dem Hill staffers) but apparently is a Democrat of the very best kind.

What a sweetie.

Posted by: Marm at March 24, 2003 at 02:39 PM

How old is he? Can he run for the Dems' nomination for 2004?

Posted by: Kevin McGehee at March 24, 2003 at 02:52 PM

Fixed your comment links. Don't forget to close the url in quote marks -- like this:

a href="a.url"

And of course the pointy bracket things. Better yet -- highlight the text you want linked and click on the "url" button above. (Note: if you are not using IE you won't see the buttons so ignore this comment.)

Posted by: Andrea Harris at March 24, 2003 at 02:54 PM

He's thirty-one, I believe. Not old enough for president yet.

Posted by: Andrea Harris at March 24, 2003 at 02:55 PM

He was born in '71, so is not yet old enough to run for the nomination, but if I were an operative in CA politics, he's just the sort of good-looking, well-spoken family man that I'd be looking to run for a congressional seat or state office in 5-10 years.

Posted by: Marm at March 24, 2003 at 03:01 PM

I saw that clip w/ the Rivers women. He was very sweet and courteous. Looked like he even had a U.S. flag pin on his lapel.

Given the huge dramatic role Samwise has in the third movie - especially since they moved the Shelob scene to RotK - it's even possible that Sean will pull it off well enough to get a Best Supporting Actor nomination. fingers crossed

"Frodo wouldn't have got far without Sam."

Posted by: Molly at March 24, 2003 at 03:32 PM

Wow, a Democrat who is also an actor, and yet also has a Brain AND a Heart. Rarer than visits from Halley's Comet.

Posted by: Sharkman at March 24, 2003 at 04:28 PM

Sam is the real hero of the Lord of teh Rings... that's the quote from my edition of The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, anyway...

With Sean and JRD on the one hand, and Viggo on the other, the Fellowship political chats must be interesting...

Posted by: Craig at March 24, 2003 at 10:53 PM