Tim Robbins explains his campaign contributions to Republicans, tea party stalwarts

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Washington Times:

“I don’t vilify all Republicans, I don’t believe all Republicans are evil, I believe there are lots of good people who just believe differently,” Tim Robbins told a packed audience last week in Santa Monica, where he was interviewed by liberal comedian Marc Maron.

Is Mr. Robbins … mellowing? Either that, or he’s having a midlife crisis.

For more than 20 years, the Oscar-winning actor-director was one of Hollywood’s most visibly committed lefties, both as activist and artist. He and longtime partner (and “Bull Durham” co-star) Susan Sarandon dependably aligned themselves with the radical left, whether opposing the Gulf War right from the start or backing Ralph Nader’s quixotic 2000 campaign for President. As an actor and director, Mr. Robbins satirized the right (“Bob Roberts”) and sanctified the left (“Cradle Will Rock”).

Then, in 2006, Mr. Robbins broke political character in a truly strange way. According to Federal Election Commission records, Mr. Robbins donated $500 apiece to ten Republicans, including tea party stalwarts Rep. Michele Bachmann and J.D. Hayworth, who mounted a primary challenge to longtime incumbent John McCain for the Arizona GOP Senate nomination in 2010.