Alleged Sexual
Predator and Hollywood Mogul Harvey Weinstein Threatens NRA (Again)
Friday, October 13, 2017
Even in a city and industry that prides itself on strict
adherence to anti-gun orthodoxy, Hollywood Producer and Democratic mega-donor Harvey
Weinstein distinguished himself
as an enemy of law-abiding gun owners. In a January 2014 interview on The
Howard Stern Show, the mogul launched into a lengthy anti-NRA tirade.
The rant started when Stern, a carry permit holder, asked
Weinstein whether he owned a gun. Weinstein responded, “I don’t think we need
guns in this country, and I hate it. And I think the NRA is a disaster area.”
The producer went on to share his plans to make an anti-NRA feature film,
titled, The Senator’s Wife. Weinstein noted, “I'm going to make a movie
with Meryl
Streep, and we're going to take this head-on. And they're going to
wish they weren't alive after I'm done with them.” The mogul also contended
that the movie would damage the gun industry, stating, “Gun stocks, I don't
want to be involved in that stuff. It's going to be like crash and burn.”
It’s nearly four years later and The Senator’s Wife
is reportedly still in
the development stage. However, Weinstein’s grudge against NRA is back in the
national spotlight, thanks to the producer’s bizarre attempt to deflect
attention from a spiraling sexual misconduct scandal.
On October 5, the New York Times published an article
titled, “Harvey Weinstein Paid Off
Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades.” The piece detailed
allegations that the mogul used his position of influence to make unwanted
sexual advances towards young women in the movie industry, including movie star
Ashley Judd.
That same day, Weinstein issued a statement that
addressed the Times’s story and attempted to excuse some of his behavior.
Oddly, following a series of tepid apologies and justifications, the statement
turned to NRA.
The beginning of the final paragraph of Weinstein’s
statement read:
I am going to need a place to channel that anger, so
I’ve decided that I’m going to give the NRA my full attention. I hope Wayne
LaPierre will enjoy his retirement party. I’m going to do it at the same place
I had my Bar Mitzvah.
Weinstein’s clumsy attack on gun owners was immediately
seen for what it was, an attempt to distract the public and curry favor with
anti-gun Hollywood. The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley Strassel remarked on
Twitter, “Gotta love how Harvey Weinstein's statement includes swipes at
NRA/Trump. Clear message: Hey guys, i'm a good liberal. Give me a pass.” Even
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes tweeted, “Weinstein's attempt to rally liberals to his side
by attacking the NRA is gross and absurd and I hope people don't fall for it.”
The ploy didn’t work. In the days since the Times ran
their initial article, a host of other women,
including stars Angelina Jolie
and Gwyneth Paltrow, have come forward and accused
Weinstein of sexual harassment. Some of the more recent allegations have taken
on an even more serious character, with the New Yorker
reporting that Weinstein allegedly raped at least three women. The New Yorker
report also included an account of an N.Y.P.D. sting operation where Weinstein
was allegedly caught on tape
mistreating a woman.
The allegations have put several prominent Democratic
politicians in a difficult position. CBS has reported
that Weinstein-hosted political fundraisers have brought in more than $5
million for Democrats.
An ardent Hillary Clinton supporter,
Weinstein hosted a June 2016 fundraiser at his Manhattan home that reportedly raised
$1.8 million for the failed candidate. Further, according to the New York Times, in
October 2016, Weinstein “co-produced a Broadway fund-raiser for Mrs. Clinton’s
presidential campaign that was headlined by former President Bill Clinton, her
husband, and Chelsea Clinton, her daughter, and featured dozens of performing
artists.” Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
are among the prominent politicians who have disgorged themselves of
Weinstein’s money in the wake of his sex scandal.
It should not come as a surprise that an individual who
has allegedly used his influence and physical stature to overpower and abuse
woman would detest the right to keep and bear arms. Published research on sexual
assault from Florida State Professor of Criminology Gary Kleck concluded that
rape victims “who resist are much less likely to have the rape completed
against them than nonresisting victims,” and that, “[t]he form of resistance
that appears most effective in preventing rape completion is resistance with a
gun, knife, or other weapon.”
As for Weinstein’s recent threats against NRA, gun owners
shouldn’t lose any sleep over the alleged sexual predator’s bluster. Even if
Weinstein weren’t preoccupied with mounting legal woes, the producer isn’t much
for follow-through. In response to criticism of his 2014 comments on The
Howard Stern Show, Weinstein said he would curtail his support for violent
movies. Weinstein said, “I have to choose movies that aren’t violent or as
violent as they used to be,” and, “I know for me personally … I can’t continue
to do that. The change starts here. It has already. For me, I
can’t do it. I can’t make one movie and say this is what I want for my
kids and then just go out and be a hypocrite.” A year later, Weinstein put out
the blood-soaked Quentin Tarantino film The Hateful Eight.
On October 8, the Weinstein Company board, which includes
Weinstein’s brother Bob, fired the embattled producer. Given the criminal
implications of some of the allegations against the mogul, and reports of an
FBI investigation, it is has yet to be determined if Weinstein’s retirement
party will be held at a state or federal penitentiary.
Let’s connect the dots:
Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
was the co-founder & co-chairman for the Weinstein Company, a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, made the National Rifle Association enemies list listed
in 2013, is a friend of Gwyneth
Paltrow, and a director at the Robin
Hood Foundation.
George
Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society, and a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation, the Harlem
Children's Zone, the Millennium
Promise, the Aspen Institute (think
tank), and the Sundance Institute.
Gwyneth Paltrow is
a director emeritus at the Robin Hood
Foundation, a friend of Harvey
Weinstein, and made the National Rifle
Association enemies list listed in 2013.
Emma Bloomberg was
the chief of staff for the Robin Hood
Foundation, is a director at the Robin
Hood Foundation, Michael R.
Bloomberg’s daughter, and a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin
Hood Foundation, a
benefactor for the Harlem Children's
Zone, a contributor for the Americans
for Responsible Solutions, the
founder of Everytown for Gun Safety,
the founder of the Independence USA PAC,
a co-chair for the Mayors Against
Illegal Guns, Emma Bloomberg’s father, and the founder
of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Everytown
for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety,
Gun Control” group for guns.
Independence
USA PAC is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Mayors
Against Illegal Guns is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the Doctors
Without Borders, and the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Marsha
Garces Williams was a U.S. advisory board member for the Doctors Without Borders, and is an
advisory board member for the Andre
Agassi Foundation for Education.
Bill Hornbuckle
is an advisory board member for the Andre
Agassi Foundation for Education, and the president & COO for the Mandalay Bay
Resort & Casino.
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Jolie/Pitt
Foundation was a funder for the Doctors
Without Borders.
Angelina Jolie
was a co-founder for the Jolie/Pitt
Foundation, and a director at the Millennium
Promise.
Rajat K. Gupta was
a director at the Millennium Promise,
and a director at the Harman
International Industries, Inc.
Jane Lakes Harman
is a stockholder in the Harman
International Industries, Inc, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Anna Deavere
Smith is a trustee at the Aspen
Institute (think tank), and an advisory board member for the Edible Schoolyard.
Meryl
Streep is an advisory board member for the Edible Schoolyard, and made the National Rifle Association enemies list listed in 2013.
Robert Redford
is an advisory board member for the Edible
Schoolyard, the founder & president of the Sundance Institute, and made the National Rifle Association enemies list listed in 2013.
Steven E. Tisch
was a trustee at
the Sundance Institute, and made the National Rifle Association enemies list listed
in 2013.
Sally
Field is a trustee emeritus at the Sundance
Institute, was a trustee at the Sundance
Institute, and made the National Rifle
Association enemies list listed in 2013.
Christine Lahti
is a trustee at the Sundance Institute,
and made the National Rifle Association
enemies list listed in 2013.
Kenneth D. Cole
is a trustee at the Sundance Institute,
and married to Maria Cuomo Cole.
Maria Cuomo Cole
is married to Kenneth D. Cole, and a
trustee at the Brady Center to Prevent
Gun Violence.
Brady
Center to Prevent Gun Violence is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
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