Still Yearning for Kerry in 'Funny People' Movie  Some in
Hollywood, it seems, just can't let go of past political hopes -
or at least want to use their films to continue pushing their
political preferences. In Funny People, the new movie from
writer/director Judd Apatow (IMDb page) which opened July 31, a
character played by Seth Rogen (IMDb page) wears a 2004-era
"Vote Kerry" T-shirt with an artwork outline image of 2004
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.  I caught the
scene with Rogen sporting the T-shirt in the promotional clip
played during this past Monday's re-run of the July 20 Tonight
Show with Conan O'Brien on which the star of the film, Adam
Sandler, was a guest. IMDb has the same video clip, "George asks
Ira to kill him." (For the image here, I've enlarged the blue on
black graphic.)    IMDb's plot summary for Funny People: "When
seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal,
inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine
friendship cause him to take a relatively gr