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1. Mickey Rourke Defends President Bush Mickey Rourke is getting praise and Oscar buzz for his performance in the movie "The Wrestler." The "Rocky" themed film has already snagged a Golden Globe for Rourke as Best Dramatic Actor and another one for Bruce Springsteen's title song. Recently, Rourke had some wrestling of another kind to do. He had to wrestle liberals over statements he made about the outgoing president. The veteran actor told GQ magazine, "President Bush was in the wrong place at the wrong time, I don't know how anyone could have handled this situation." Holy Tinseltown! A respected Hollywood actor defending George W. Bush? Not one to mince words, Rourke declared, "I don't give a f*** who's in office, Bush or whoever, there is no simple solution to this problem." And he added, "I'm not one of those who blames Bush for everything. This s*** between Christians and Muslims goes back to the Crusades, doesn't it?" Rourke gave Bush-haters something to think about when he said, "It's too easy to blame everything on one guy. These are unpredictable, dangerous times, and I don't think that anyone really knows quite what to do." Evidently, he was so incensed over the Sept.11 attacks he wanted to take action himself. "I'm not politically educated," Rourke said. "But I do know that after 9/11 I wanted to go over there . . . you know what I'm saying?" I think we do, Mickey. And we have a hunch it wasn't to sip chardonnay and chat. Editor's Note:
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