Knowing Nicholson's politics all along, I was prepared for this. Still, even now, sometimes it's difficult to reconcile an actor's on-screen persona with their personal liberal political beliefs.  For people who want to be known for their individuality, they all seem to have a herd mentality, politically.

Jack, all you are supposed to do is sing and dance like the trained monkey you are. You sure can have an opinion on everything under the sun , no one is saying you can't, but, even you don't believe anyone is going to vote for Clinton just because you do an ad for her. You just feel that you've done your obligation for the Dems, now go back to singing and dancing. And have a banana.

A few weeks ago I read that Jack Nicholson was supporting Hillary Rotten...some clever headline writer referred to McMurphy endorsing Nurse Ratched.  I never understood the appeal of Jack Nicholson...ever since "The Shining", he's essentially played the same caricature time and time again.  He was good in 3 movies: The Last Detail, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Chinatown.  And as that rapist Chinatown director Roman Polanski performed his infamous act of child molestation in Jack Nicholson's house (especially ironic when you consider the John Huston character in that film), I lost a hell of a lot of respect for "Jack Being Jack" Nicholson and his "thoughtful" opinions.  Besides how can you trust the opinion of a guy who wears sunglasses to Laker games (or someone who goes to Laker games, for that matter) and uses a 9-Iron to settle his traffic disputes?

I really thought the advertisement was a joke until old bloated Jack showed up at the end to give it his on-camera imprimatur. This is sad. Nicholson has morphed into a rich old kook with scads of money and a great accrual of vanity who thinks his opinion matters to all the little people out there who've watched his movies over the years.

I just placed Jack on my list with Susan, Sean, and you know the rest.

A woman you have to salute in the morning? Picture it. Really, just picture it.

Personally, I don't have a problem with Jack coming out in SUPPORT of a candidate, though I do question his sanity. What I cannot tolerate are those empty headed actors & actresses who don't support anything but simply bash Bush and America, ala Sean Penn, Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito, etc.

When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).

are answers and the truth. But, he doesn't have any answers and he can't handle the truth!

This one little ad didn't bother me.

• OK, I admit -- I like Nicholson. If he's in it, I'll watch it. I may not pay for it on its first run, but I'll watch it when it comes on TV. I also admit (tremble, shake, shudder) that I like movies by George Clooney. I loved "O Brother Where Art Thou." I enjoy most of the movies from Henry Fonda, Warren Beatty, Tom Hanks, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and countless others. When these guys are making entertainment, in my opinion, they can be very good.
• When they make political commentary, I can't take them that seriously, certainly not any more seriously than any other citizen. I don't like it when they take themselves too seriously. I don't like it when they want me to pay $8 for a ticket (or $80 to take the whole family with the popcorn, candy, and soda) just so they can lecture me on politics, about which they don't know any more about than I do. Redford's done that a couple times, but most of the time, he just entertains. I'll pay the money if they entertain me honestly, but if they want to lecture me, forget it.

Nicholson wasn't trying to lecture, or talk down to anyone. In fact, under the circumstances, he seemed fairly restrained. He was just asking, citizen to citizen, for support for his candidate. This was actually a "modest" ad, and it was fine by me.

But you're right, Noel -- he's a guy I wish was on our side.

Most of the quotes are from characters who are psychopathic, sociopathic, otherwise criminal, or nuts -- seems fitting.