I don’t usually quote celebrities, but…
It’s not a surprise to anyone, but George Clooney has owned up to being a liberal over at HuffPo, saying “I am a liberal. And I make no apologies for it. Hell, I'm proud of it.” He defends the word “liberal” as best he can, and he also forcefully supports a questioning attitude toward government:
This is an incredibly polarized time (wonder how that happened?). But I find that, more and more, people are trying to find things we can agree on. And, for me, one of the things we absolutely need to agree on is the idea that we're all allowed to question authority. We have to agree that it's not unpatriotic to hold our leaders accountable and to speak out.[…]
Bottom line: it's not merely our right to question our government, it's our duty. Whatever the consequences. We can't demand freedom of speech then turn around and say, But please don't say bad things about us. You gotta be a grown up and take your hits.
I am a liberal. Fire away.
Bravo!
update (4:27PM):
Greg Gutfeld makes a valiant effort to parody Clooney, but he’s less funny than he thinks he is.