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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,986 posts)
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 06:46 PM Aug 2018

Mark Hamill Wants Carrie Fisher to Replace Trump on the Hollywood Walk of

Source: MSN

Get ready for "Star Wars: The Sidewalk Strikes Back."

Following news that the West Hollywood City Council voted on Monday to call for the removal of Donald Trump's oft-vandalized star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, "Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill came forth to offer a replacement for the space: His deceased co-star, Carrie Fisher.

"How about replacing it with someone who really earned it? Like @carrieffisher," Hamill tweeted in response to the news.

While Hamill was honored with his own Walk of Fame star in March, and Trump scored a spot on the walkway in 2007, a search of the Walk of Fame's database reveals no such distinction for Fisher, who died in December 2016 at age 60.




Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/mark-hamill-wants-carrie-fisher-to-replace-trump-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/ar-BBLD16i?ocid=spartandhp

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Mark Hamill Wants Carrie Fisher to Replace Trump on the Hollywood Walk of (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2018 OP
Totally! dhol82 Aug 2018 #1
I'd donate to that... lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #2
YESSSSSS!!!!! Baitball Blogger Aug 2018 #3
Awwww, what a great idea !!! donkeypoofed Aug 2018 #4
Kinda cool thing I saw recently leftieNanner Aug 2018 #16
She should have a star. Mr.Bill Aug 2018 #5
I'd support this. rogue emissary Aug 2018 #12
I wouldn't want it to be in that spot if it were me. Chemisse Aug 2018 #31
How about a manhole access to the city sewer? With Trump's image. keithbvadu2 Aug 2018 #33
What better way to salt the earth then? forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #40
How About A Compromise? smb Aug 2018 #50
Yepper, spot on.................... turbinetree Aug 2018 #6
I'm kinda shocked she doesn't already have one JDC Aug 2018 #7
+1 rogue emissary Aug 2018 #10
same here. cab67 Aug 2018 #11
I'm totally shocked! Pacifist Patriot Aug 2018 #20
Yes, I vote yes!! Control-Z Aug 2018 #8
She doesn't have a star? HELL YES! trof Aug 2018 #9
Brilliant suggestion! nt SunSeeker Aug 2018 #13
I mentioned this to my wife. cab67 Aug 2018 #14
Perfect solution! cp Aug 2018 #15
that works heaven05 Aug 2018 #17
Absolutely!! DinahMoeHum Aug 2018 #18
Most definitely! karin_sj Aug 2018 #19
Now I am just pissed off! Pacifist Patriot Aug 2018 #21
She can't get a star until December 2021. OnlinePoker Aug 2018 #22
So..how exactly did Trump warrant a star (not being dead and all) ? FailureToCommunicate Aug 2018 #30
A guy named John Barron bought it for him. Dave Starsky Aug 2018 #48
That spot is haunted. Should be blacked out. bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #23
Removing Trump's star excorized it. peabody Aug 2018 #51
Replace his with a porta potty. progressoid Aug 2018 #53
I'm for it. n/t Different Drummer Aug 2018 #24
Carrie Fisher has no star??????? nolabear Aug 2018 #25
Hell yeah. IrishEyes Aug 2018 #26
You have to agree to the Star and be willing to participate in the ceremony. tammywammy Aug 2018 #42
$40,000 was the going rate for a star in 2017. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2018 #46
Wow, surprised she isn't there yet. Yoda says: "Deserves a star she does." n/t Beartracks Aug 2018 #27
Agreed lame54 Aug 2018 #28
I would say YES, but..., Dr Vegas Aug 2018 #29
she isn't there??? hell yes. duh. the moron is just an attention whore. pansypoo53219 Aug 2018 #32
Absolutely. What a good idea! Makes you wonder what schenanigans got him the star to begin with. marble falls Aug 2018 #34
Be that as it may.... Turbineguy Aug 2018 #35
I want her to replace him in the White House. Even a dead person could do a better job. n/t NNadir Aug 2018 #36
She is a War Hero, having served valiantly for the Resistance! miffelplix Aug 2018 #37
I am so down with this! AnnieBW Aug 2018 #38
If they put Moscow donnie's star back not fooled Aug 2018 #39
I support the change Ananda62 Aug 2018 #41
Mark Hamill is awesome. Carrie Fischer was awesome. Initech Aug 2018 #43
Her own star in another spot... No association with Trump. keithbvadu2 Aug 2018 #44
I betcha who else would agitate for that: Carrie's good friend Meryl Streep.... CTyankee Aug 2018 #45
Bad idea. No one would want to be Trump's replacement. Remove the star and fill it with concrete. Nitram Aug 2018 #47
Brilliant! berni_mccoy Aug 2018 #49
According to their rules, stars aren't removed for "transgressions" 7962 Aug 2018 #52
As much as she deserves a star, I think Rosie O'Donnell has earned this one. meadowlander Aug 2018 #54
No. I think the star on top of Rump's salted ground should say tavernier Aug 2018 #55
Never tell me the odds! paparush Aug 2018 #56
why don't they start a "Walk of Shame" and have Trump and GWB as the first two stars. olddad56 Aug 2018 #57

donkeypoofed

(2,187 posts)
4. Awwww, what a great idea !!!
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 06:49 PM
Aug 2018

Mark tweeted out about how they were starting to film Episode 9 and how this was the first time in 40+ years that she won't be there, too. He misses his friend.

leftieNanner

(15,100 posts)
16. Kinda cool thing I saw recently
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:35 PM
Aug 2018

Apparently they have some footage from the previous episode with her in it that they didn't use. They are going to include it in Episode 9.

She should definitely have a star!

Mr.Bill

(24,292 posts)
5. She should have a star.
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 06:51 PM
Aug 2018

But not in that location. The location of Trump's star should never have anything placed in that spot but a Port-A-Potty.

keithbvadu2

(36,806 posts)
33. How about a manhole access to the city sewer? With Trump's image.
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 08:36 PM
Aug 2018

How about a manhole access to the city sewer? With Trump's image.

(Appropriately not even made in America)

?1458759831

forgotmylogin

(7,528 posts)
40. What better way to salt the earth then?
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 10:17 PM
Aug 2018

By replacing him with a beloved space angel and all-around good person?

Carrie Fisher's star won't get attacked.

smb

(3,471 posts)
50. How About A Compromise?
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 10:51 AM
Aug 2018

Replace Trump's star and put a port-a-potty on top of it. They can defray the cost by making it a pay potty.

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)
8. Yes, I vote yes!!
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:11 PM
Aug 2018

Carrie Fisher is a true star. And was a million times more talented than the WH squater, not to mention, far more intelligent.

cab67

(2,993 posts)
14. I mentioned this to my wife.
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:35 PM
Aug 2018

She worked in the LA/Hollywood area for a while. Apparently, people don't get awarded these stars - it just takes a certain amount of money and a certain number of signatures on a petition.

OnlinePoker

(5,719 posts)
22. She can't get a star until December 2021.
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:53 PM
Aug 2018

Rules for posthumous stars say they have to have been dead for 5 years.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,014 posts)
30. So..how exactly did Trump warrant a star (not being dead and all) ?
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 08:20 PM
Aug 2018

Did he just buy his way onto that sidewalk's distinction?

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
48. A guy named John Barron bought it for him.
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 09:53 AM
Aug 2018

He kind of looks like Trump, but with a Groucho Marx nose and glasses.

nolabear

(41,963 posts)
25. Carrie Fisher has no star???????
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 08:03 PM
Aug 2018

I’ll sign the petition and donate money. And woe be unto him who does it harm.

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
26. Hell yeah.
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 08:13 PM
Aug 2018

She deserves a star. She was a talented actress and writer. I don't know why she didn't already have a star.

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)
42. You have to agree to the Star and be willing to participate in the ceremony.
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 10:44 PM
Aug 2018

Plus it cost money. Maybe she declined.

46. $40,000 was the going rate for a star in 2017.
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 07:39 AM
Aug 2018

I'm astounded Carrie Fisher doesn't already have one. A GoFundMe would reach the $40,000 goal in a matter of hours.

Ananda62

(258 posts)
41. I support the change
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 10:26 PM
Aug 2018

Actually, I’m surprised the Carrie doesn’t have a star. I mean Star Wars vs The Apprentice? (I am assuming Trump got his star for the latter -?

Initech

(100,076 posts)
43. Mark Hamill is awesome. Carrie Fischer was awesome.
Tue Aug 7, 2018, 11:51 PM
Aug 2018

You know who's not awesome? Trump. I fully support this!

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
45. I betcha who else would agitate for that: Carrie's good friend Meryl Streep....
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 01:20 AM
Aug 2018

She quoted Fisher's saying to her about acting: "Go and take your broken heart and make it into art."

Perfect.

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
52. According to their rules, stars aren't removed for "transgressions"
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 11:58 AM
Aug 2018

Regardless of the level of assholery

tavernier

(12,388 posts)
55. No. I think the star on top of Rump's salted ground should say
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 02:16 PM
Aug 2018

Robert Mueller.



But Carrie should have her own star.


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