Posted 2:47 PM by Sean
Your daily dose of absurdity: the Hall of Fame has cancelled a 15th-anniversary celebration of the movie Bull Durham because Dale Petroskey, the Hall President, believes that statements made by Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon - who were scheduled to appear - about the war in Iraq "ultimately could put our troops in even more danger." Look, I think we're doing the right thing in Iraq, and Robbins and Sarandon are two of the most puerile of the celebrity activists (a breed not know for its sophisticated grasp of global events), but this is stupid. It'd be one thing if Petroskey were saying that he was worried about Robbins and Sarandon using the event as a platform to spread their views, but he's clearly saying that it's the couple's past statements that he takes issue with. Their stance on Iraq alters not one whit the nature of the movie they made in 1988, nor does it make it any less worth commemorating. I love the Hall of Fame, but shame on Dale Petroskey.