George Clooney just received tempered applause and laughter while accepting the Golden Globe's first award of the night after asking rhetorically, "Who would name their kid, 'Jack' when 'off' ends his last name?"
He prefaced this by interrupting the proverbial thank-yous to directors and writers and fellow actors by also thanking Jack Abramoff.
Why?
"Just because. I'm the first one up here, I thought I'd get things rolling," Clooney said.
Clooney's a proud liberal who has had his spats with O'Reilly in recent years. His most recent films have continued the spread of sound, logical liberal ideology by embracing it and articulating it and glorifying a journalist who courageously defended the nation from one of the nation's worst politicians.
Clooney's words tonight are sure to earn him plenty of castigations. I hope we can stand up for him, if the need arises. He's a helluva director, a helluvan actor, and a very good American.
UPDATE: And since this is predictably a liberal-friendly crowd, let's go ahead and make this a Golden Globes open thread.
Here's hoping for Good Night, and Good Luck to rake in myriad awards.
AWARD WINNERS
Best Performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture: Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener
Best Performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture:
George Clooney, Syriana
Best performance by an actress in a tv series:
Geena Davis, Commander in Chief
Best performance by an actor in a tv series:
Hugh Laurie, House
Best mini-series or motion picture made for tv:
Empire Falls
Best performance by an acress in a supporting role in a tv series:
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a tv series:
Paul Newman, Empire Falls
Best actress in a motion picture:
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
Best actress in a television comedy series:
Mary Louise Parker, No idea what show she is on. haha