Freakin’ MADD
So it’s come to this. MADD Canada (Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s Canada branch, the CEO of which is a man. Huh?) wants Ford Motor Co. Canada to fire our boy Kiefer as its spokesvoice in its ad campaign.
I say, so long as you’re not drunk while you’re actually doing the voice-over for the ad, what the hey.
Look, I know folks who’ve died in drunk-driving accidents and I do not mean to make light of the issue at all.
But Kiefer’s actually been pretty stand-up about this. He didn’t beg off, trying to plead not guilty or whine that he shouldn’t serve time. He accepted his sentence and is serving his time. The only concession he originally sought was to have his sentence split so it didn’t inconvenience the rest of the cast and crew of 24. He had until March 30 to start serving, but he willingly went into jail during Christmas to get it over with.
I could think of a lot worse people to be the spokesvoice for my car company, is all I’m saying.
Ford Canada, meanwhile, said it had no plans to change its ads.
Meanwhile, a fan has started an online petition.
And this blog, from the Herald-Dispatch in Huntington, W.Va., reports on rumors in the blogosphere that Kiefer actually had a car coming to pick him up and was just moving his car (as he had been told to). Blogger Angela Henderson points out that it seems rather odd that Kiefer would accept 48 days in jail for something he didn’t really do.
This is the question: WWJBD? (Actually, it’s not, I just wanted to say that and it just seemed to fit here. Sue me.)
Tags: Kiefer Sutherland
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Well, Angela Henderson doesn’t seem to think any further down the line. If Kiefer was only moving his car as the doorman of the club asked him to, he WAS still driving it. That’s the technicality of the whole deal. He WAS under influence while operating the vehicle. Those cops saw him make an illegal U-turn and pulled him over. They didn’t know how far he was going to go with it. He could’ve opposed to the arrest etc, but that would’ve made him look like the rest of the Whining Community of Hollywood and we’ve been given proof Kiefer is NOT a whiner. He knew he was in violation, full stop. The reasons why are unfortunately not important. Unless he was the only person present who could operate a motor vehicle and a life depended on it. Unfortunately it wasn’t the case. I’ve read about the “waiting for a cab” thing and I feel the same bite, the same pang in my heart, knowing Kiefer just took 48 days for parking his car to accommodate the venue he was just leaving. Or to keep from having to go through the hastle of getting his car back from the impound after it had been towed.
And I also know Kiefer has shown us all what a truly Great Guy he is. And he’s given Hollywood a taste of how a celebrity SHOULD behave. Yeah so, he fucked up, but at least he didn’t try to deny his responsibilities and he took the consequences as they came, without moaning or whining or trying to get the Governator to grant him a pardon.
Kudos to the man for gutting it out the way he did! HUGE kudos!!