Actor Matthew McConaughey says its time to embrace Donald Trump

[still_one]

“True Detective” actor Matthew McConaughey thinks it’s time Hollywood embraces Donald Trump. After all, he is the President of the United States for the next four years.

In an interview with ChannelFi, the 47-year-old actor was asked by the interviewer about Trump. “Every single American actor or arty type who comes over to London dumps on Trump. You all completely hate him. Do you think it’s time that maybe Hollywood and the cultural elite of America gave this guy a break?”

The Oscar winner replied, “Well, they don’t have a choice now. He’s our President. And it’s very dynamic and as divisive of an inauguration and time that we’ve ever had. At the same time, it’s time for us to embrace, shake hands with this fact, and be constructive with him over the next four years.”


http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/hes-our-president-actor-matthew-mcconaughey-says-its-time-to-embrace-donald-trump/

Why should we "embrace" a racist, sexist, xenophobe, who surrounds himself with those who have white supremacist and anti-semitic views?

Not thanks McConaughey. Maybe you can appear in a Clint Eastwood movie with you and Susan Sarandon. You all deserve each other

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. I've always despised his "acting" - this just seals the deal.

[still_one]

2. same here

[Laurian]

4. And those damn car commercials gag me out!

I've never been a fan, so I don't really give a shit about his opinion.

[calimary]

17. Yeah, me, too. Never thought he was much of a sex symbol, either.

To this latest comment I shall say a polite "no thanks, Matt."

[Soxfan58]

3. Mr mcconaughey

Take the one charactor you play and ride into the sunset.

[bdamomma]

5. what bow down

to this POS? Dream on.

We may need to storm the Bastille

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Looks like your career will continue its latest trajectory

downward

[randr]

7. The only thing the American public needs to give the twitler

is a straight jacket.

[GoCubsGo]

21. And, a padded cell.

In a prison ward block where his cabinet and other sycophants (McConnell, Comey, Ryan, Hatch, Guiliani, Alex Jones, etc.) are also housed. Preferably in the SuperMax, where none of them will ever see the light of day again.

[elehhhhna]

8. I know some people who hung out with him for years and occasionally still do

, even his friends will acknowledge that he's a moron. Not to mention a really shit aCtor

[Johonny]

9. I agree, but embrace is a mutual act. Trump needs to flag down a cab and head toward real street

for any embrace with the American people to occur.

[global1]

10. "Goright, Goright, Goright".....nt

[starshine00]

11. once and for all this is why actors should be ignored

They aren't intelligent, they just play intelligent people on tv. Sarandon, where is she lately, miss 'HRC is worse...' If he wants to hug the Donald, he can slap on some saran wrap and do it. Lovely Jane Fonda at one of the airport protests said 'he should never be legitimized' and good for her, but then she has always done real activism.

[avebury]

12. He needs to be reminded

that Germans didn't stand up to Hitler and the world ended up eit WWII and the holocaust. Is he promoting WWIII?

[raccoon]

31. I guess the Germans and other Europeans should have embraced Hitler. :sarcasm: nt

[IndianaDave]

13. Fortunately,

We're not required to take our political cues from Matthew. In my opinion, there's nothing to embrace. I'm not even sure Trump will be able to stay in office for a full term. If he continues to demonstrate the same incompetence and poor judgment that we see hour by hour, I believe that he will be impeached, and we will then be stuck with Mr Tolerance, Mike Pence - our former governor - whose only saving quality is that he isn't Trump, but Pence is no real improvement, as I'm sure you folks on DU are well aware.

Anyhow, ignore the guy in the car who thinks he's super cool. His political advice is worthless.

[DLevine]

14. "Embrace the horror"- Steve Buscemi.

[Caliman73]

15. Going against the grain here...

Not really in substance but in tone.

McConaughey is entitled to his opinion. My reaction to his opinion is that it is a rather dumb and entitled opinion. To me it seems that he did not really think through his statement or that he at minimum is stating trite platitudes and thinks that we are dealing with a conventional situation. He is wrong. Just plain wrong. We should not embrace anything and we should not be "constructive with him" over anything because he is not constructing anything that a Progressive would accept. Trump is tearing down institutions that have stood for the protection of the most vulnerable in our society and around the world. He has shown throughout his life, through his candidacy, and especially in the first days of his administration, that he has no intention of moderating his positions. For someone with the resources that McConaughey has to perhaps insulate himself from some of the worst damage Trump's policies can cause to say that we should go along with Trump is akin to saying that a person who is being sexually assaulted should just, in the words of some Republican politician awhile back, "lay back and enjoy it". His statement is just wrongheaded.

That said, I am wondering if some of the responses here are also thought through sufficiently. I saw some that expressed hatred for the profession of acting, some that said that actors should be ignored, ad others of that general slant. I am wondering if that includes the actors who have come out strongly against Trump as well, or just those whose opinions are not completely in line with our own. Of course we can all have those reactions and we are all feeling strong emotions. It is understandable. I am wondering if it serves our argument though. I mean McConaghey's ignorance aside, as progressives, we listen to what people say. Our acceptance of all information has been posited as a weakness, but it is not. It is what sets us apart from conservatives. We have the ability to listen to what people say, analyze it, take out parts that maybe make sense, but also to counter the information with statements about our beliefs and information that we can support with evidence and fact.

We don't want to lose that. We need to fight and fight hard and call people like McConaughey out on their ignorance, but not dismiss a profession or make blanket statements that put us in line with what conservatives think. That is just my opinion, which I am sure people may disagree with. If you do disagree, then tell me, with as much thought as possible, how we need to respond differently.

[Vinca]

16. Easy for this guy to say since he can afford to leave when the Nut-In-Chief fires off a nuke.

[DiverDave]

18. hey, RICH GUY

Blow me.

[lunamagica]

19. I've never liked him

[Cha]

28. I know what you mean, lunamagica.. ever since he supported bush2's

war on Iraq

[lunamagica]

37. Right Cha. He is also overrated. Sorry for the late reply, but I'm i the process of moving

(you know how that is) But here's a big hug for you!

[Cha]

38. Good to hear from you no matter

when!

Good Luck with your move, lunamagica!

[lunamagica]

39. Thanks!

[Dawson Leery]

20. Embrace a racist, sexist, bigot?

The "man" who will allow Russia to steal away the free world.
Give that person, a chance?

Donnie must be opposed at every turn.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028584549

[Donkees]

22. Donald Trump meets Matthew McConaughey

Published on Jun 13, 2016
Trump talks words, deals and Trump Steaks with Matthew McConaughey.

[mercuryblues]

23. did he say

how tight?

[Yavin4]

24. Stuck in a life raft with Matthew McConaughey

[Ilsa]

32. That made me laugh. nt

[elias7]

25. Take the high road, like the R's did for Obama

Cooperation. It has been a losing strategy... and one not embraced by those on the right who call for it now. Somewhat hypocritical...

[JustAnotherGen]

26. He's allowed to have an opinion

I'm allowed to dismiss it.

[Cha]

27. JHC.. you tool. I think "Hollywood" and all the "cultural elites" as you

propagandize.. are smarter than you, Matthew McConaughey

The fuck we don't have "a choice".. that's your puny rw mentality.

He was all for bush bombing the shit outta Iraq, too.. see he's gotten only dumber over the years.

[Ilsa]

33. He's a product of texas public education.

One has to work hard to overcome the cognitive disability derived from this circumstance.

[DetlefK]

29. This is a perfect example why the opinion of celebrities is worth no more than your opinion.

Just because somebody's famous, that does NOT mean that this person is somehow smarter than you.

[SamKnause]

30. Fuck Trump !!!

Fuck embracing any Republican politicians.

They need to be destroyed not embraced !!!!!!!!

Republicans are EVIL !!!!!!!!!!!!

They destroy everything they touch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

34. McConaughey rolling boogers in his Lincoln.

[RegexReader]

35. sure

we'll do a

[leftyladyfrommo]

36. There goes is career.

Down the tu especially for him

I never liked him anyway.