Posted by
Rogue Historian on Saturday, April 21, 2007 2:56:00 AM
In case you haven't seen it, there is a poignant picture circulating of Alec Baldwin and his daughter on a red carpet. They are both smiling. Baldwin is chatting with photographers and/or journalists. His daughter, Ireland, is standing next to him. But, in light of Baldwin's diabolical rant, in which he tells his daughter that she is not smart enough to understand him and that she is "a rude thoughtless little pig," the most telling aspect of the picture is the background. Apparently, PETA was one of the organizations standing to benefit from Baldwin's celebrity.
Here is a man who can't treat his own daughter with respect raising money for a rabid animal rights group. He has probably shed a tear or two on behalf of ducks or lobsters. I can only imagine the patronizing twinkle in his eye as he decried the loss of a slug or suckerfish.
I suggest Alec jettison Peta and join PETC, People for the Ethical Treatment of Children. But that wouldn't gain him any friends on the left.