Good luck with that, The Dude: Jeff Bridges "rooting for" Trump "to do well by our country"

[Miles Archer]

“Everybody has something different and unique to contribute to society and with different ways of doing it,” Bridges told the A.P. in reference to Johnny Depp, who made an ill-advised joke about assassinating the president at England’s Glastonbury Festival. “Some people will be blatantly out there talking about their disappointments and ridiculing the way President Trump is acting.”

Speaking after a panel centered on child hunger at a meeting of the Western Governors Association in Montana, Bridges, a spokesperson for the “No Kid Hungry” campaign, admitted he is concerned about the administration’s proposal to cut nearly $200 billion from food stamp funding.

“The health of our children is a wonderful compass that can tell us if our country is going the right direction,” he said. “That means we’re off course, so I’m rooting for the president to get on course.”

As for what he thinks of Trump specifically, Bridges said, “I’m rooting for him to do well by our country.” Adding a Lebowski–esque flourish, he continued, “I’m rooting for him as a human being to do the cool thing.”

http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/06/jeff-bridges-donald-trump

[still_one]

1. Bridge's is doing the right thing. His concern is that no kid should be hungry, and if that means

expressing hope, no matter how unlikely, that trump will do the right thing, it is what Bridges needs to do to try and get the funding reinstated

[Blue_true]

3. I agree. Bridges has campaigned against childhood hunger for several years. nt

[Blue_true]

2. Bridges is a decent person. Actually out doing real action on several

liberal causes. His goal is to get money to feed kids, so he avoids inflammatory statements.