If there’s one man who knows all about America’s fighting forces, it’s Alec Baldwin. After all, he once stopped WWIII from breaking out when the captain of the Red October defected. And he’s probably played military guys in movies or on TV. (I’m assuming? Let’s just say he has.) Plus, he’s a veteran of many tours of combat with the paparazzi.
Which explains this:
Help me out here @RealDeanCain . What branch of the service were you in? And where did you serve?
— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) January 22, 2015
If you don’t know why the 30 Rock actor is picking on Dean Cain, of all people, it’s because Cain had the gall to say this:
@Sethrogen Seth…I like your films, but right now, I wanna kick your ass. Chris is an American Hero. Period. Go to war. Then we’ll talk.
— Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) January 19, 2015
After Seth Rogen said this:
American Sniper kind of reminds me of the movie that’s showing in the third act of Inglorious Basterds.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) January 18, 2015
Did you get all that? So: Alec Baldwin isn’t calling out the guy who compared American Sniper to Nazi propaganda. He’s not asking Rogen about his service record, or even his citizenship. He’s calling out a guy who dared to criticize Rogen, because the critic hasn’t served. You can slam the military without ever having been in it, but don’t you dare say anything good about it.
To which I reply:
The same one you were in. Why don’t YOU shut up? MT @ABFalecbaldwin Help me out here @RealDeanCain. What branch of the service were you in?
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) January 22, 2015
The difference is that Baldwin agrees with one and disagrees with the other. That’s the only standard he needs. That’s the only standard any liberal needs.
(Hat tip: Twitchy)