New Hulk Mark Ruffalo On U.S. Terror Watch List UPDATE

[Elizabeth Grunewald]

New Hulk Mark Ruffalo On U.S. Terror Watch List UPDATE

Actor Mark Ruffalo screened a documentary, and all it got him was a lousy place on a United States terror alert watchlist.

Mark Ruffalo is the newest Bruce Banner, set to play the man you don't want to make angry in The Avengers. Ruffalo (Shutter Island, The Kids Are All Right, Zodiac) is now being considered dangerous in a very different light. The actor arranged screenings of the documentary GasLand, and spoke out against the natural gas drilling depicted in the film. His efforts as activist have yielded a surprising result: Ruffalo has been placed on a United States terror alert watchlist.

GasLand was screened at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, and details the process of hydraulic drilling for natural gas, or "fracking," in the rural United States. The documentary is billed under the tagline "Can you light your water on fire?" The Pennsylvania Office of Homeland Security doesn't seem to have an issue with drilling for natural gas, but they do take umbrage with Ruffalo raising awareness of the practice, and jotted him down on a list of potential terrorists. Here [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/homeland_security/14251/terrorism_faq/593811] are the Pennsylvania OHS terrorism FAQs, which explain terrorism and suspicious activity. "Supporting a Sundance Special Jury Prize-winning documentary" doesn't seem to be on the list, but maybe threats are open to interpretation.

On Ruffalo's being considered a genuine threat, the San Francisco Chronicle quotes him as regarding the whole thing as "pretty f**kin' funny."

Source: The Hollywood Reporter [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?entry_id=77671]

UPDATE

Either Ruffalo was misinformed, or he's full of it. Entertainment Weekly schooled the whole internet, reporting "a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Office of Homeland Security denied that the actor had ever been included on any list, or that any such list existed. A call to Ruffalo's representative requesting comment or clarification was not immediately returned."

Thanks to [user] dududf [/user] for the tip.

Source: Entertainment Weekly [http://insidemovies.ew.com/2010/11/29/mark-ruffalo-gq-watch-list/]

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[Onyx Oblivion]

I have not been this ashamed to live in Pennsylvania since Street's last term as mayor of Philadelphia.

 

[Veloxe]

Wow, that's interesting...

Teach him to have opinions!

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

You know what... he's right, it is pretty f**kin funny.

Conspiracy much?

 

[Daemascus]

What the hell?

US goverment: No, no we aren't taking money from oil and gas companies...

 

[Mantonio]

Why am I not surprised. America's already all riled up about its wrong doings being revealed by Wikileaks, now you have this. Next thing you know it's McCarthy all over again.

Country's corporate run now, and going to hell fast.

 

[TheAmazingHobo]

So.... somone gets marked as a potential enemy of the state, because he spoke out against a powerful industry.

Uhm, okay, that is...... dystopian.

If you need me, I´ll be over there, buying a leather mantle and painting my bike black.
Now where to I get a Katana....

 

[lacktheknack]

There's been miscommunication somewhere here...

 

[uppitycracker]

well we can't have a terrorist playing a role in the avengers movie... quick, someone call ed norton and get his ass back on the cast!

 

[The Austin]

I'm ashamed to live in the United States.

OFF TO ITALY, THEN!

 

[uppitycracker]

To all Americans here...

Do you realise that your entire corrupt and fascist power structure is making the rest of the world HATE you. :/

YOU have become the world's demons.. not communism, socialism or even the so called 'terrorist' threat.

yer no better than our government, then, hating us individuals for the actions of a few white suits. the majority of us are just born here, with no real way to change a damn thing.

 

[Gxas]

To all Americans here...

Do you realise that your entire corrupt and fascist power structure is making the rest of the world HATE you. :/

YOU have become the world's demons.. not communism, socialism or even the so called 'terrorist' threat.

And the rest of the world is perfect. Thank you for your enlightening message.

 

[tehroc]

Oh there's nothing funny about that for this actor. He can potentially lose all his rights as an 'enemy combatant' at the slightest whim of government.

 

[Fumbleumble]

To all Americans here...

Do you realise that your entire corrupt and fascist power structure is making the rest of the world HATE you. :/

YOU have become the world's demons.. not communism, socialism or even the so called 'terrorist' threat.

yer no better than our government, then, hating us individuals for the actions of a few white suits. the majority of us are just born here, with no real way to change a damn thing.

But you're the ones that are supposed to have the power... all we ever hear from you is a shit load of flag waving and shouts that you are democracy personified and the land of the free.

Seriously... your rep is in the toilet and all you seem to do is support your government regardless of the crimes they are responsible for... Don't you think it's time you took to the streets and tried to salvage some of the country that your forefathers fought for... or are you just going to sit ther as your country gets worse and worse and deserves the reputation it's getting.....

If you're not going to do anything about it, then quite frankly you deserve everything that happens to you.

 

[TheAmazingHobo]

To all Americans here...

Do you realise that your entire corrupt and fascist power structure is making the rest of the world HATE you. :/

Oh come now, let us not start calling people fascist who are not worthy of this lable.
It diminishes the hard work of fascists both historic and contemporary.

 

[thethingthatlurks]

Oh, I just love how the government of this fine country is totally not run by freshly lobotomized howler monkeys. And really now, speaking out against an industry that is doing great harm to the environment? BURN THE BLASPHEMER!

 

[Fumbleumble]

To all Americans here...

Do you realise that your entire corrupt and fascist power structure is making the rest of the world HATE you. :/

YOU have become the world's demons.. not communism, socialism or even the so called 'terrorist' threat.

And the rest of the world is perfect. Thank you for your enlightening message.

But the rest of the world doesn't flagwave and claim to be the 'light of right' the way you do.

 

[ZippyDSMlee]

Ah Amerika where rights and freedoms of the people have been traded in for the protection of the state and the rich....

 

[sneakypenguin]

It probably wasn't him. the watchlist isn't what you would call specific. When we used to fly non-rev with my whole family we had trouble with it. You can't get a name taken off either. O well big bro at work.

 

[HT_Black]

...Wow. Just wow. I can't believe there's still people out there who think a revolution would be a bad thing. What the Hell, rest of America?