{"id":2475356,"date":"2025-08-15T19:23:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T23:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-lib-sharon-stone-wholesome-middle-american-values-saved-me-they-arent-incidental\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T19:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T23:27:09","slug":"hollywood-lib-sharon-stone-wholesome-middle-american-values-saved-me-they-arent-incidental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-lib-sharon-stone-wholesome-middle-american-values-saved-me-they-arent-incidental\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood Lib Sharon Stone: &#8216;Wholesome, Middle American Values&#8217; Saved Me \u2014 They Aren&#8217;t &#8216;Incidental&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fhollywood-lib-sharon-stone-wholesome-middle-american-values-saved-me-they-arent-incidental%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=2475356&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>Actress Sharon Stone recently appeared on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Late Night with Seth Meyers,&#8221; where she praised conventional, wholesome middle-American values for helping her succeed both as a mother and as a person. Stone, who raised three adopted sons largely on her own, credited these <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >grounded moral principles-rooted<\/a> in her rural Pennsylvania upbringing-with enabling her too overcome challenges, maintain sobriety, and be a healthy, working mom. Despite her history as a liberal activist and playing frequently enough non-traditional roles in Hollywood,Stone emphasized that these core values were not incidental but foundational to her life. Her comments stood out on a show that typically mocks such ideals, prompting discussion about shifting cultural perspectives and the enduring importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-would-be-an-irreparable-disaster-if-joe-biden-were-designated-president-of-the-united-states-archbishop-carlo-maria-vigano-warns-believers-in-latest-interview\/\" title=\"\u201cIt Would Be an Irreparable Disaster if Joe Biden \u2013 Were Designated President of the United States\u201d \u2013 Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano Warns Believers in Latest Interview with Steve Bannon\">traditional values<\/a> in America.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Actress Sharon Stone stunned late-night viewers this week by giving credit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-loses-it-attacks-any-woman-not-loyal-to-democrats\/\" title=\"Hillary Clinton Loses It, Attacks Any Woman Not Loyal to Democrats\">traditional values &#038;mdash<\/a>; the very ones Hollywood often mocks &mdash; for her success as a mother and a person.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday&rsquo;s episode of NBC&rsquo;s &ldquo;Late Night with Seth Meyers,&rdquo; the &ldquo;Basic Instinct&rdquo; star praised the &ldquo;wholesome, middle American values&rdquo; she said carried her through life&rsquo;s challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I ended up raising three unbelievably wonderful young men, because I started out with wholesome, middle-American values,&rdquo; Stone told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-gets-ice-cream-late-nights-seth-meyers-attracting-hundreds-pro-palestine-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meyers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And now we&rsquo;re in a place where these values are being considered incidental. They aren&rsquo;t.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Stone, 67, made it clear she believed those values were the foundation of her ability to raise her sons.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t have survived, I wouldn&rsquo;t be a sober, healthy, working mom who was able to take three adopted kids &hellip; and do it by myself, with the help of wonderful nannies, if I didn&rsquo;t come from grounded moral values,&rdquo; she said to audience applause.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SOZpUJzPArQ?si=OrtHHOCcCVi8phz1&amp;start=604\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She called her three adult sons &ldquo;wonderful young men,&rdquo; saying her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pennsylvania-man-arrested-allegedly-committing-act-darkest-evil-inside-catholic-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a> upbringing gave her the tools she needed.<\/p>\n<p>Stone was born and raised in rural Pennsylvania &mdash; far from the glitz of Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>She previously revealed she suffered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/06\/24\/entertainment\/sharon-stone-nine-miscarriages-intl-scli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nine miscarriages<\/a> before adopting, which had to have been tormenting.<\/p>\n<p>Not too long ago, Stone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13674371\/ALISON-BOSHOFF-Sharon-Stone-pledges-leave-USA-Donald-Trump-elected-President-November.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the Daily Mail she would consider moving to Italy if President Donald Trump won another election, which he did.<\/p>\n<p>The actress has been a liberal activist for years, and her roles have often been anything but wholesome.<\/p>\n<p>Whether she is now adjusting her rhetoric to fit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-bucks-anti-woke-trend-doubles-5-social-justice-messages-every-end-zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the current moment<\/a> is up for debate.<\/p>\n<p>Also up for question is whether Meyers welcomed her comments to help his own career, which appears in jeopardy weeks after late-night leader Stephen Colbert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/colbert-utterly-humiliated-colbert-rally-crowd-shows-nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learned<\/a> he was losing his job.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s also possible, however, that age and experience have shifted Stone&rsquo;s perspective &mdash; or that cultural changes are making Hollywood liberals less afraid to admit they  certain values with Middle America.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, it was refreshing to hear someone of Stone&rsquo;s stature celebrate traditional values on network TV &mdash; and on a show where Meyers often mocks those who promote them.<\/p>\n<p>Kudos to the actress for raising three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/incredibly-disappointing-chip-and-joanna-gaines-have-officially-caved-to-the-lgbt-agenda\/\" title=\"&#039;Incredibly Disappointing&#039;: Chip and Joanna Gaines Have Officially Caved to the LGBT Agenda\">adopted boys<\/a> and, as she put it, leaning on the values she was taught as a child to bring them up right.<\/p>\n<p>No matter the messenger, her message to Meyers should be welcomed by a country that has lost its way.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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