Foreigners Winning The Oscars Americans Won’t Win
I’m not an Oscar watcher (I like movies, but I couldn’t care less about who the entertainment industry thinks is best), but checking out the list of winners it looks like a lot of foreigners take home prizes. Of particular note was Javier Bardem who actually delivered his acceptance speech for the Oscar he won for No Country For Old Men (excellent book and film) in Spanish.
I’ll bet the liberal Hollywood crowd was swooning with self-importance. But what’s funny is that even as the Hollywood elite pat themselves on the back for their awards diversity the left’s two Presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, are busy demagoguing our free trade agreements. Particularly NAFTA which, if it is ever fully implemented, will ease restrictions on trade with Canada and Mexico.
See how that works? Paying a Spanish actor millions of dollars to appear in your film is ok. Engaging in free trade with Mexico, however, isn’t.
