Susan Sarandon to the rest of us: Screw you. I'm endorsing Stein.

[RandySF]

Actress and activist Susan Sarandon is backing Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein instead of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

In a letter published on Stein’s campaign website, Sarandon cites Clinton’s lack of support for a $15 minimum wage and her silence on the Dakota Access Pipeline as some of her reasons for not supporting the candidate.

“Fear of Donald Trump is not enough for me to support Clinton, with her record of corruption,” Sarandon’s letter reads. “Now that Trump is self-destructing, I feel even those in swing states have the opportunity to vote their conscience.”

Sarandon was a vocal champion of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) throughout the Democratic presidential primary, and was among his “Bernie or bust” supporters who said they likely wouldn’t back Clinton’s candidacy if the senator lost the primary.

She maintained this position long after Clinton was declared the winner in the delegate race, and protested at the Democratic National Convention alongside Sanders delegates upset with how the party committee had treated the senator.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/susan-sarandon-jill-stein_us_5819049ee4b00f11fc5c569d

[iandhr]

1. Who cares?

[ramapo]

2. Sorry, she's an idiot

She deserves Trump

[unitedwethrive]

37. An idiot is right. Anyone who takes even a few minute to do non-bias research can quickly find out

that the "Hillary is corrupt" meme has no basis in fact.

[LyndaG]

3. Not surprised

Unlike most of us, Susan will land on her feet no matter who is elected.

[GWC58]

22. Yeah,

and she's got some big ass feet to land on!👣

[TheLibIn615]

29. Exactly

The Jill Stein troglodytes I know are effete rich white people with steady jobs who live on the urban fringe. They do not know what it is like to struggle, and they have the gall to scream loudly (and I cannot stress that adverb enough -- they are fucking obnoxious) that their support for her is a form of social activism.

In reality, they are selfish old cocksplats who are pissed that progress is slow and they won't be alive to see all of it, and thus we all must suffer. They don't give a shit about the plight of people who aren't like them. Just like Republicans.

[jcgoldie]

4. Fuck Susan Sarandon

I thought she may be an idiot. Now I have no doubt.

[lonestarnot]

5. Hmmf. That's why we call it Democracy.

[meadowlark5]

6. And if I was a famous actress with millions of dollars and probably 2nd homes in neutral countries

I could probably afford to be so arrogant.

Most of America is not that fortunate.

Nice of her to try and persuade voters with her voting her conscience. She could just vote her conscience and let it be her personal decision. No one was sitting around with bated breath waiting to hear what Susan suggests they do.

[budkin]

7. She endorsed Trump over Hillary

That's all you need to know

[tevolit]

8. Why post this?

This is way worse than a concern post. Why give her view any publicity here?

[still_one]

20. I don't have a problem with the post. It exposes the ultimate in white privilege that Susan

Sarandon has shown herself to be

[Cha]

24. +1!

[TrekLuver]

21. Oh it's giving her publicity alright....negative publicity.

[tavernier]

9. Jaw cracking yawn.

As they say here in the south, "bless her heart"...

[DonCoquixote]

10. perhaps she should talk to Bernie

after all, he is voting HIS conscience and supporting Clinton

[Buzz Clik]

12. Love your movies, Susan -- all of them. But, Stein is a total loon.

[0rganism]

14. how nice to be rich enough to feel safe from a tRump presidency

sorry Susan, i can't afford 8 more years of republican rule. ever again. and i'm not exactly poor, either.

[Cha]

15. Nothing against you, RSF.. but, who really gives a shite

she's so fooking predictable.

Just like she voted for nader in 2000.. she's a millionaire who doesn't give a crap about those who might even die because of trump.

I'm one who won't even see her damn movies.. they're not all that anyway.

[GWC58]

38. I did like Thelma & Louise!

At least the ending, that is. 🤕

[get the red out]

16. Code for endorsing Trump

Good job.

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

17. Who? Never heard of either of them.

Anyone catch that JLo concert in support of Hillary?

[madaboutharry]

18. Message to Susan:

No one cares what you think.

[still_one]

19. What a despicable person. She is a white rich person, and will NOT be affected by a trump

presidency. She is the poster child of white privilege

She won't have to worry about being deported, she has the means to travel anywhere she wants. She doesn't have to worry if Roe V Wade is overturned, or the civil rights act is thrown out the door. Health care isn't an issue for her, that is the "regular person's" problem.

Angela Davis, who has suffered through discrimination, racism, and sexism, is voting for Hillary.

Susan Sarandon is the "Maude" phony liberal

Maybe her and Jill Stein can enjoy high tea together.

[onehandle]

23. Self centered 1%er endorses Tofu Palin after a shared day at the spa.

'Let them eat locally sourced cake.'

[LynnTTT]

25. The rest of us

to Susan Sarandon. Who cares?

[anamandujano]

26. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

That's me agreeing with everyone.

[LAS14]

27. Who the hell cares?

Susan Sarandon is totally irrelevant.

[PeteSelman]

28. She can afford to be that principled.

When you're worth $50 million, you can afford to be that narrow. It won't hurt her one bit if Donald Trump were elected. The rest of us slobs who actually have to work for a living will be decimated.

Backing Tofu Palin is ridiculous on its face because she knows just as little as Gary Johnson and Donald Trump.

Whatever.

[cmeneer]

30. Big deal

Who gives a rats ass?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

31. White privilege

She'll make out like a bandit under a Drumpf administration.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

32. So? She can endorse or vote for whomever she wishes.

The ONLY reason this is news is that she's a sort of public figure.

The rest of us boring ordinary folks also have political opinions. We just don't get coverage in the media.

[Blue Idaho]

33. No - screw you. Your acting career is over. nt.

[Ilsa]

34. And i hope that's the last we ever hear from her. nt

[skylucy]

36. Susan Sarandon.....

[Lil Missy]

39. Hey Susan, go piss up a rope.

[oasis]

40. Sappy sisterhood: Simpleton Sarandon/Shit-for-Brains Stein.

[BobbyDrake]

41. In other words, the adoption of a more progressive platform wasn't Sarandon's goal.

She's just all about hating Hillary Clinton, and would always find some issue on which to base her dumb decision.

[Takket]

43. zero

0: The number of US voters looking to Susan Sarandon for voting advice.

[kstewart33]

44. Sarandon is a fine actress.

But she is nuts.