With all the crisis facing the nation, the White House apparently thinks it’s important to have a liaison between the administration and Hollywood:
WASHINGTON — The White House has hired actor Kal Penn as a liaison between President Barack Obama’s administration and Hollywood.White House spokesman Shin Inouye said Tuesday that the actor who has a recurring role on Fox’s TV show “House” and has starred in several movies would join the staff as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison. His role will be to connect Obama with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, as well as arts and entertainment groups.
Penn starred as Kumar in the movie, “Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.”
Penn was an Obama supporter during the campaign. The White House says a start date for Penn hasn’t been set.
The hire was first reported by Entertainment Weekly.
Seriously? Many already consider Hollywood an extension of Washington in the west with all the liberals talking trash about the military and the environmentally unfriendly conservatives. Al Franken as Senator, Kal Penn as liaison… what next? Maybe Bono is looking for a job in D.C.
