President Barack Obama is losing the love of Hollywood over
revelations that the National Security Agency has been conducting a
top-secret program tracking the phone and Internet activity of millions
of Americans.
Several supporters have taken to Twitter to denounce the administration.
According to Fox News,
actor and liberal activist John Cusack tweeted, "Prism the name for
electronic prison—all have to wear lojacks." Cusack also re-tweeted:
"Obama is becoming the next Nixon."
Cusack also tweeted his support for technology contractor Edward
Snowden, the man who leaked the program to the media. "Mr snowden, a man
of remarkable courage — country owes our gratitude — for courageous
civil disobedience — can u break law if protect crimes?"
Leading director Judd Apatow also tweeted to denounce the
administration. "What is this, North Korea?" asked the man behind such
lowbrow hits as "Bridesmaids," "Knocked Up" and "Anchorman."
"We are so inundated with so much info and so many problems — we have
given up caring," he added. Apatow called the NSA program "an
outrageous breach of the privacy and rights of American citizens."
Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore delivered his unsurprisingly damning
verdict, tweeting, "the administration has now lost all credibility."
He implied hypocrisy on the part of the president by highlighting a 2007
Obama quote: "that means no more illegal wiretapping of American
citizens. No more (spying) on citizens…No more tracking citizens…"
Some have welcomed Hollywood's criticisms after what they say has been years of toeing the line for the president.
"I am encouraged to see the Hollywood left is starting to dish out some bipartisan criticism," political blogger and author
Thomas Moyer told FOX411 Pop Tarts column.
"Further, it hits a lot closer to home when you find out that your
personal phone records are being monitored, something that scares a lot
of people."
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