{"id":2330476,"date":"2024-08-24T15:22:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T19:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zach-galifianakis-asks-democrats-to-step-back-from-showcasing-celebrities-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T15:23:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T19:23:15","slug":"zach-galifianakis-asks-democrats-to-step-back-from-showcasing-celebrities-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zach-galifianakis-asks-democrats-to-step-back-from-showcasing-celebrities-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach Galifianakis asks Democrats to \u2018step back\u2019 from showcasing celebrities &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzach-galifianakis-asks-democrats-to-step-back-from-showcasing-celebrities-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2330476&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview with *Variety*, comedian Zach Galifianakis expressed his concerns about the Democratic Party&#8217;s reliance on celebrity endorsements during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-targeted-by-hacking-group-backed-by-chinese-government\/\" title=\"Microsoft Targeted By Hacking Group Backed By Chinese Government\">political campaigns<\/a>. He urged the\u200b Democratic National Committee\u2063 (DNC) to reduce the \u200binvolvement \u200bof Hollywood figures,\u2063 suggesting that \u2063most voters do not resonate with celebrities or their political endorsements as the party assumes. \u2062Galifianakis,\u2064 who \u200didentifies more \u2064with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-music-legend-says-aldean-song-triggers-liberals-you-cant-take-freedom-away\/\" title=\"Country music icon claims Aldean&#039;s song irks liberals: &#039;Freedom is untouchable&#039;\">small-town values<\/a>, emphasized\u200c the need for the DNC to connect \u200bwith rural America,\u2063 noting that the celebrity influence can only be effective to a certain extent. His comments came during the premiere of \u200bthe season four of *Only Murders in the Building*, coinciding with Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s acceptance of the Democratic presidential nomination at the DNC convention, which featured a lineup of various celebrities \u2062aiming to support the party&#8217;s agenda.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Zach Galifianakis&nbsp;asks Democrats to &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-conservatism-must-conserve\/\" title=\"What Conservatism Must Conserve\">step back<\/a>&rsquo; from showcasing celebrities<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736971\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0302108\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Zach Galifianakis\">Zach Galifianakis<\/a> had some harsh words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hollywood A-listers \">Hollywood A-listers <\/a>and their penchant for inserting themselves into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Zach Galifianakis\">Democratic Party<\/a> appearances: Stay home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The star of <em>The Hangover<\/em> trilogy warned that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"most voters\">most voters<\/a> don&rsquo;t connect with celebrities or care about their endorsements like celebrities and the DNC think they do, during a <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/politics\/columns\/zach-galifianakis-hollywood-endorsements-could-hurt-kamala-harris-1236116678\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"most voters\">recent interview<\/a> with&nbsp;<em>Variety<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zach Galifianakis arrives at the premiere of &ldquo;Only Murders in the Building&rdquo; at Paramount Pictures on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;As a small-town guy from North Carolina &hellip; I do wish the DNC would step back from the celebrities a little bit,&rdquo; Galifianakis told the magazine at&nbsp;the <em>Only Murders in the Building<\/em> Season 4 premiere in Hollywood. The interview took place the same night <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Vice President Kamala Harris \">Vice President Kamala Harris <\/a>accepted the Democratic presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It works to a point, but they have to win over rural America,&rdquo; Galifianakis said of celebrity support of politicians. &ldquo;Hollywood thinks it&rsquo;s so important and that&rsquo;s a problem. Actors are people too, and they&rsquo;re citizens too, but I&rsquo;m more on the small-town side of that than I am on the Hollywood side of that. That&rsquo;s just me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The DNC had a parade of stars at its gathering in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chicago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-record-low-ratings-for-nbcs-opening-coverage-of-genocide-games\/\" title=\"Nolte: Record Low Ratings for NBC&#039;s Opening Coverage of Genocide Games\">final night<\/a> of the four-day fest featured Pink, a singer who has used her music to fight for LGBTQ causes, and The Chicks, who went from the top of the charts to the focus of album burn parties after they spoke out against former President George W. Bush. Musical performers Common and John Legend used their platforms to advocate for racial justice. Both took the stage at the event.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the convention&rsquo;s third night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Oprah-Winfrey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Oprah Winfrey<\/a> made a surprise appearance while actors Tony&nbsp;Goldwyn and Mark Hamill were spotted in the crowd, the former also speaking throughout the week. On Tuesday, director Spike Lee and actors Wendell Pierce and Sean Astin were also seen in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Back in Hollywood, comedian and actor&nbsp;Kumail Nanjiani told the outlet<em>&nbsp;<\/em>he&rsquo;s been in touch with the Harris-Walz campaign about getting involved with the election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to make videos to get people to register to vote. I might make some appearances later,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s really unbelievable how I was feeling a month and a half ago and how I&rsquo;m feeling now. It&rsquo;s really inspiring &hellip; This has given me faith in humanity. I just feel lighter and happier. I am going to say I am fighting to stay hopeful and not get too optimistic or confident. There&rsquo;s still a lot of work to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" \"> <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Republicans also had Hollywood and music industry people at their event in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Milwaukee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Milwaukee<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>Among them were model and rapper Amber Rose, singer-songwriter Lee Greenwood, British actor Russell Brand, and reality star Savannah Chrisley, whose parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, are in prison after being convicted on charges of bank fraud and tax evasion.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736971\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736971\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zach Galifianakis urges Democrats to reconsider their reliance on celebrity endorsements. In a recent interview with Variety, the comedian criticized Hollywood stars for frequently inserting themselves into Democratic events, suggesting they should &#8220;stay home.&#8221; He expressed that many voters do not resonate with celebrities or value their endorsements as much as the Democratic National Committee (DNC) believes. At the premiere of &#8220;Only Murders in the Building,&#8221; he stated, \u201cAs a small-town guy from North Carolina&#8230; I wish the DNC would step back from celebrities a little bit.\u201d He acknowledged that while celebrity support can be beneficial to an extent, it is crucial for Democrats to connect with rural America. Galifianakis emphasized his preference for small-town values over Hollywood culture.<\/p>\n<p>The DNC&#8217;s recent convention in Chicago featured numerous stars, including Pink and The Chicks, who have been vocal about social issues. Other notable appearances included Oprah Winfrey and actors like Tony Goldwyn and Mark Hamill. Meanwhile, Kumail Nanjiani shared his plans to engage voters through videos and appearances as part of his involvement with the Harris-Walz campaign.<\/p>\n<p>On the Republican side, their event in Milwaukee also attracted figures from Hollywood and music, such as Amber Rose and Russell Brand<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2330477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/zach-Galifianakis--scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39195,3685,32171,32076,39194],"class_list":["post-2330476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-celebrity-influence","tag-democrats","tag-political-commentary","tag-washington-examiner","tag-zach-galifianakis"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/zach-Galifianakis--scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}