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Thu Mar-03-11 06:16 PM
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Matt Damon Joins The GROWING LIST Of Celebrities UNHAPPY With President Obama |
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:smoke: :smoke: " Is President Obama losing support in Hollywood?
In an interview set to air tonight, actor Matt Damon tells CNN's Piers Morgan he's unhappy with the president. Asked point blank if he thinks the president has been doing a good job running the country, Damon simply replied, "No." "I really think he misinterpreted his mandate. A friend of mine said to me the other day, I thought it was a great line, 'I no longer hope for audacity,'" Damon said, referring to the title of Obama's political memoir. "He's doubled down on a lot of things, going back to education ... the idea that we're testing kids and we're tying teachers salaries to how kids are performing on tests, that kind of mechanized thinking has nothing to do with higher order. We're training them, not teaching them."
The criticisms count for more than standard-issue celebrity belly-aching, since Damon was one of Obama's earliest and best-known celebrity supporters during the 2008 presidential campaign. The actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter appeared at fundraisers for the Democratic candidate and hit the campaign trail on Obama's behalf. This isn't the first time Damon has criticized Obama. Last year, the actor told reporters he was "disappointed" and "a little let down" by the president's leadership--but he was quick to add that Obama deserved more "time" to work on things. Apparently, Damon no longer feels that way.
And he's not the only one. Over the last year, a growing number of Hollywood types have publicly trashed the president's record on everything from gay rights to his failure to close a military detention center at Guantanamo Bay. In December, actress Barbra Streisand, a prominent Democratic donor, praised Obama as "cool" and "very smart" but told CNN's Larry King that she was unhappy that the president hadn't been more aggressive on certain issues. Streisand singled out his slow progress in overturning the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving openly in the military. "I would have liked to have him use his executive privilege … to get rid of something like 'don't ask, don't tell,'" she said. "I think people admire real strength, even though it's misguided, you know?"
Jane Lynch, of "Glee" fame, criticized Obama for the same thing, telling London's Guardian newspaper last year that Obama was a "huge disappointment" for his handling of gay rights. In an interview with Fox News last summer, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner said he was upset that Obama hadn't done more to end the war in Afghanistan. "We're going through the same thing as Vietnam right now," he said. "We can't please the world, and all we do is make enemies. We go in with the best possible intentions, but we make enemies."
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:22 PM
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2. Holy shit! Unhappy celebrities! |
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There may be a larger significance to this, but it's sailed right past me...
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Thu Mar-03-11 07:36 PM
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40. I see, so when they use their celebrity to campaign for you.. adoration |
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When they express disappointment, well fuck them, they're just celebrities.
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Thu Mar-03-11 08:11 PM
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48. I'm sorry, where are you getting that impression? |
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I don't believe I articulated a double standard in that post; I'm not convinced by the OP's apparent point that celebrities (as opposed to their money) move the needle among the Great Wad to any great degree...
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Fri Mar-04-11 05:33 AM
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80. The larger significance to this |
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is that they are vocalizing what a lot of the electorate think AND they have the big bucks to support the President in his next campaign.
These are some of his biggest and most vocal supporters, and they are turning. Publicly.
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:23 PM
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3. I don't give a shit what a celebrity thinks. |
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:26 PM
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Me either - but I do agree with him |
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Obama has been a huge letdown. It could easily be argued that Obama is a war criminal for covering up the war-crimes of the Bush admin.
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:32 PM
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14. Obama is what is he was, a centrist |
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Anyone who thought differently wasn't paying attention or elevated him to messiah status.
Am I happy with every decision, no. Did I expect to be, no.
People should be more angry with themselves for their inflated expectations of a politician. Of course, I'm a hard core cynic so it's hard to disappoint me.
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:56 PM
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29. we weren't exactly presented with a lot of choices, were we? |
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Thu Mar-03-11 10:19 PM
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62. Nope. Obama was my third choice and by the time we had our primaries |
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Edited on Thu Mar-03-11 10:19 PM by cui bono
my first and second choices had dropped out. :(
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Thu Mar-03-11 11:07 PM
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66. obama was my second to least favorite when the field was announced.. |
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our current SoS being my least favorite. of course, i did drop my absentee in the mail with a check next to edwards' name the night before he dropped out, so i don't know what that tells you about my judgement.
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Fri Mar-04-11 01:58 AM
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72. Heh. Yeah, Edwards was my second choice, Kucinich my first. n/t |
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Thu Mar-03-11 09:12 PM
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54. I'm so tired of this bullshit argument. |
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... number one , Obama did not campaign as a centrist.
Number two, he is not a centrist, he is a fucking republican in Democratic clothing.
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Fri Mar-04-11 04:39 PM
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a republican would have chosen Elena Kagan and Sonja Sotomayer for the bench. Yeah, right. And fought to repeal DADT - of course we a republican would have also done that, RIGHT? You may want to can that particular talking point as it makes you look foolish.
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Sat Mar-05-11 07:55 AM
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112. Here's how this works. |
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The oligarchs that control shit don't give a flying fuck about gay marriage, abortion, putting one liberal on the SCOTUS who is so outnumbered she can do nothing, ANY freaking social issues. They only care about money, how they can get it and keep you from getting it. The stupid wars, they are about MONEY.
When Obama has even the piddliest "win" in the money category, you let me know. In the meantime, for SHIT THAT MATTERS, Obama might as well be a Republican.
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Fri Mar-04-11 06:25 PM
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111. and who believes a politician's campaign promises. |
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Only the truly naive.
Look back at the archives here during the primaries, no one was thinking he was anything but a centrist. If you fell for campaign promises that says more about you and Obama.
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Sat Mar-05-11 07:57 AM
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.... sad attempt at deflection. Hey, I don't believe in specific promises but I do believe that a person should govern in a manner generally consistent with his rhetoric. Obama, in the category of saying one thing and doing the FUCKING OPPOSITE, makes Bush look like a piker.
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Fri Mar-04-11 03:50 PM
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campaigning w/ his soon-to-be VP candidate!!!:rofl:
I like the line...'I no longer hope for audacity.'
Damon is no dummy...I see an intelligent individual w/ integrity. Certainly not a Sheener.
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:27 PM
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9. Apparently a whole lotta people cared - |
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:30 PM
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13. Only people that follow celebrities |
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I didn't care what he thought then, I don't care now.
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Thu Mar-03-11 07:31 PM
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38. how much you want to bet he will be doing this again in 2012? |
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Fri Mar-04-11 04:54 AM
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77. Apparently a whole lot of us were wrong... to care. |
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Obama has leapt to the service of the financial elite, and left his most ill-paid advisors to try to spin the policies of pissing on the fires of most concern to everyone who isn't a Wall St. exec.
There's a reason the bail-outs looked the same under Obama as they had looked under W.... they were going to the same people... for the same contributions and loyalties.
The lack of any creativity in producing revenue streams is almost embarrassing...
Obama is just another politician, showing off his sharing of the same pre-conceptions as all the rest... the Tea Baggers might want to be rid of him, but Wall St. seems to have taken a plenty big fancy to him... explaining the reluctance of anyone to challenge his collaborator's ass.
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We got the (bad) same ol' same ol' with a different skin tone.
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Thu Mar-03-11 07:46 PM
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41. Just because he is famous doesn't mean he isn't allowed an opinion.. |
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Edited on Thu Mar-03-11 07:46 PM by Arctic Dave
You are allowed the same freedom and you obviously use it here.
Try to be less self righteous next time.
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Fri Mar-04-11 12:48 PM
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88. That's right! Celebrities should stay out of politics! |
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:25 PM
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4. LOL. oh noes!! An actor doesn't like the President! |
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OMG!!
Obviously this means President Obama is dead in the water for 2012. Everyone knows the Damon-Factor in politics is what every politician is looking for.
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:25 PM
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5. "disappointed" and "a little let down" |
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:26 PM
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I'm glad that he took a career risk and narrated "Inside Job" |
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Good for him, he has kept in touch with the real world and is not living in some Hollywood bubble, the way the President seems to be desperately trapped inside a Washington bubble.
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:27 PM
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10. I agree. Hey, he was a staunch Obama supporter early on and now feels a bit burned like SO MANY! |
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:47 PM
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"Celebrities unhappy with Obama" ain't news. "Celebrities unhappy with Obama considering funding primary challenge", that might have some news value. Absent those sort of circumstances, it's no more significant that much of the grousing here.
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31. And, the only one grousing is you towards other opinions even if they happen to be celebrities who |
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are publicly expressing their discontent and disappointment of Obama. Its not like Obama hasn't given his supporters reasons to grumble and express disappointment. I guess you see it otherwise and thats ok also. You are entitled to your position and expression.
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Thu Mar-03-11 07:59 PM
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Edited on Thu Mar-03-11 08:06 PM by Bryan
I never said anyone wasn't entitled to their opinion, I just questioned its larger significance, since for some reason you have not seen fit to make clear, you seem convinced that Matt Damon is giving voice to untold scores of discontented plebs; as Matt Damon goes, so goeth the nation.
ETA: You could essay a counter that by my standards, my contributions here aren't significant either, and I would agree with it; I like posting here, but it's not significant political activity.
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6. Good to know, because I base my political decisions on |
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whatever the fuck Matt Damon thinks. I mean, MATT DAMON.
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7. Matt Damon's opinions on politics mean no more than any other person's. |
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:26 PM
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8. Well 'F' Damon. I've never like him anyway. n/t |
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:29 PM
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12. " Is President Obama losing support in Hollywood?" Well, |
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if it's that important what they think: You know we’ve got problems when Barbra Streisand and Herbie Hancock understand the global economy better than John Boehner and Harry Reid.
Singer Streisand and jazz great Hancock were on hand for the Chinese president’s White House dinner last week, while House Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader Reid and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell wimped out and stayed away.
<...> Let's face it this is great stuff for Newsmax and Weazel Zippers. http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/MattDamon-Obama-PiersMorgan/2011/03/03/id/388205http://weaselzippers.us/2011/03/03/hollywood-lefty-matt-damon-unhappy-with-obama-i-no-longer-hope-for-audacity/
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:35 PM
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18. Is he threatening to leave the country? |
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19. A celebrity made Obama |
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"If Barack Obama is elected president, a good chunk of credit should go to Oprah Winfrey. Her early and enthusiastic endorsement of Senator Obama – and her heavily attended appearances with him in Iowa and South Carolina – played a big role in winning over bit parts of Middle America to the Obama cause." - 8/26/08 New York Times Editorial
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:39 PM
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21. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner too?! Wow, that means Obama's chances for re-election are DOOMED@!! |
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Thu Mar-03-11 07:29 PM
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37. is hugh still alive? is his robe still alive? |
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well, that does it for me then. if hugh is jumping ship then. wow. I have to reconsider things now.
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51. Hef's robe is alive and holding up Hef and that other thingie. nt. |
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Thu Mar-03-11 08:22 PM
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52. Yeah, I don't know whose political acumen I admire more: Matt Damon or Hugh Hefner! |
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:40 PM
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22. His opinion is worth as much as your or mine. No more. No less. |
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I just happen to really really agree with him.
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32. You are exactly 100% correct. I can't wait to see the politicians come knocking on their doors for |
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donations and public support come election time. Their opinions are NOT worth more or less than ours but in Damon's criticism, he make a valid point that mirrors the sentiments of so many other disappointed Obama supporters. I also happen to agree with him.
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71. But a LOT more people hear his opinion than yours or mine. |
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Fri Mar-04-11 11:48 AM
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83. True... I guess what I'm saying is you can't just write his opinion off because he's a celebrity. |
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His viewpoint is just as valuable as mine or yours. He has a larger stage and a louder voice.
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89. And he invested more in Obama than I did and maybe you |
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:40 PM
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23. As a teacher, I'm thrilled to finally see an ally speaking out. |
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Damon did a lot of fundraising for Obama, maybe the people poo-pooing his statements might want to keep that in mind. Unless they have guarantees for Goldman Sachs pledges lined up already for next year...
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57. Exactly. If his opinion doesn't matter, why would they have him at a fundraiser? |
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and his defense of teachers and critique of current educational trends makes me swoon! :loveya:
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92. You hit the head of the nail on that one. |
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108. I agree. It surprised me that Matt Damon was so knowledgeable |
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about the state of education in this country. He knows we are being scammed into allowing our kids to be tested instead of taught. I think his expression of disappointment in the president is the same for many of us. I was never thrilled with Arne or that NCLB still exists, but in the back of my mind I always hoped that Obama would take notice before it was too late. The greatest disappointment for me this past week was that I finally had to admit that Obama is right in there with Jeb Bush, et al. We are totally and completely screwed.
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24. Celebrity or not, I agree with him. If someone here |
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Fri Mar-04-11 12:40 PM
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85. Wow! That settles it. Matt Damon for president! |
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He's got soooooo much experience. That's a long list of accomplishments.
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Fri Mar-04-11 01:58 PM
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95. should i give a shit what the guy who played "Edgar Pudwhacker" in "Glory Daze" says? |
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79. Damon. Matt Damon. It's actually in the OPs subject title. |
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:46 PM
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26. He's entitled to his opinion like everyone else and it's an opinion shared by many of us. nt |
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Thu Mar-03-11 06:56 PM
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30. He had a lot to say, much of which I agree with... |
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but, this one-liner as it relates to the educating of our children is one I will always remember, because it is so true: ..."We're training them, not teaching them."
I'm storing that one away in my mind's filing cabinet.
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Thu Mar-03-11 07:25 PM
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34. I'm convinced Obama's the president in name only. Someone else is fucking things up. |
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I'm waiting for the headline regarding what Justin Bieber thinks
After all, everything happens for a reason.
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Fri Mar-04-11 01:43 PM
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91. JB thinks we have lousy healthcare--much better in Canada |
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Thu Mar-03-11 07:27 PM
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36. guess he's one of those that believe the Hamshers and the plants... |
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too bad he's so easy led, o well.
won't be losing any sleep over what Matty thinks tho. but he's entitled to have his opinions mirror those of others who yell louder, rather than form his own.
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Thu Mar-03-11 07:34 PM
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39. here's another 'celebrity' that is dissapointed in Obama and believes a bunch of lies... |
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Thu Mar-03-11 08:06 PM
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45. Oh, so Obama supports teacher's unions and has gotten us out of those wars, eh? |
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Fri Mar-04-11 03:52 PM
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98. He does support teacher's unions. |
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As for the wars, did you honestly think extricating ourselves from that mess was going to be easy?
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Fri Mar-04-11 03:56 PM
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101. As long as he doesn't have to do anything. |
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Obama is perfectly American in that sense, don't you think?
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63. What are the lies that Matt Damon believes? |
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links please.
Did you compare him to a nutcase like Nugent when he criticized Palin?
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Thu Mar-03-11 08:08 PM
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46. He is such a handsome man... He has a right to voice his opinion, but it's |
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not any more important than anyone else's opinion. The large audience and the attention entertainers get make it seem like their opinion is somehow more important than others who aren't famous. In some ways, I kind of wish entertainers would keep their politics to themselves, but I understand the lure to participate, especially when you have an international audience listening and you feel passionate about an issue.
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49. Hollywood types are good at fundraising and giving candidates visibility. |
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Obama probably doesn't need the visibility now like he did in 2008, but he sure needs the money. Hollywood has been a generous contributor to many Democratic candidates and progressive causes.
Thanks to the Supremes, this election will be even more about $$$$$$ than usual.
Some corps who supported Dems in 2008 have backed off their support and returned to their usual Republican candidates.
Obama will have to get money from somewhere, and there are a lot of deep Democratic pockets in Hollywood.
Damon always comes across as a sharp guy (he's a couple of credits short of a bachelor's from Harvard if that means anything to anyone) and he has handled himself incredibly well throughout his career.
I'm not inclined to pay attention to celebrity opinions, but I'll listen to him as much as any other person who appears to be on the ball. And he gets on TV a lot more than the other sharp people I know.
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53. woah, he's on CNN now and man, he ain't a wordsmith nor thinker, |
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that's for sure.
didn't notice that about him before - I suppose because he has his scripts to read from.
but, wow. really shouldn't be spotlighted if I were him.
--- he sounds a lot better when he's talking about things he knows about - his family, his career and things like that. Likeable guy. but he should really stay away from politics, not his strong point at all.
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Thu Mar-03-11 09:42 PM
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55. "Ain't a wordsmith or a thinker"? |
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He has an Oscar on his mantel for co-writing Good Will Hunting. He narrated Inside Job, which he probably did for no fee at all or scale to help out the documentary makers.
"He should really stay away from politics, not his strong point at all."
He managed to raise quite a bit of money for the Obama campaign, did he not?
You might want to rethink your statements.
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56. He also co-produced and acted in "The People Speak." n/t |
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61. what I heard, is he stumbled and didn't make a whole lot of sense |
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was not clear in his message, when he was talking about obama/politics.
but when he spoke about things more personal, he is quite articulate and nice to listen to.
just an observation.
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64. He wrote GoodWill Hunting, Which is about a very smart guy |
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and he played that very smart guy. And that very smart guy made references to Howard Zinn, saying "read People's History of the United States that book will blow your fucking mind" And Matt Damon used to be Zinn's neighbor. And Matt Damon also narrated the CD recording of People's History.
Therefore Matt Damon is to be respected ...
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58. During the primaries, this place (and others) were gushing with praise |
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for celebrities who endorsed Obama.
Still I do not see, either way, why so many would allow celebrities to sway their opinions.
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59. They don't sway my opinion. I just like that they are on "my" side! |
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60. he's a good actor + he doesn't seem to be a shithead IRL |
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most of his movies are pretty good, or if they were not-so-good it wasn't because of him. so. i have no beef with matt damon.
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65. Matt never really loved him. |
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68. Never really walked with him either. n/t |
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70. Matt just wants Sarah Palin. |
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67. While I don't care what celebrities think, I think it sad Hugh Hefner has more sense when it comes |
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foreign policy than the President of the United States.
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73. So now we care what millionaires think? |
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DU treats people making six figures like lepers, but a far wealthier celebrity is suddenly the voice of reason.
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94. if they are against obama, it doesnt matter. someone was using donald trump quotes the other day. |
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75. I agree with him. Still doesn't mean I would vote for someone like Fuckabee. however |
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I am still disappointed.
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Fri Mar-04-11 04:40 AM
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76. Welcome to the Club, Matt |
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Matt Damon is a smart man. He's informed and not shallow.He cares about the future for the sake of his children.
Has anybody seen "The Good Shepherd"? It's a must see film.
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82. if some don't care what Matt Thinks, why post a reply |
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I'm glad he is saying something. It is the only way to pressure this president. Not sure anything will help at this point, but hey, at least some give a damn.
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86. The audacity of selling out. |
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still, better than McCain. We voted for the lesser of two evils and we got what we voted for.
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87. "I really think he misinterpreted his mandate." Either that or the voters... |
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...were fooled by a very clever campaign.
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90. Yeah, the only reason celebrities matter is for large donations. |
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Beyond that, who cares what they think?
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97. Oh no, celebrities don't like Obama, whatever shall we do. |
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Its okay, he aint Dubya. And he is President of all the people. Democratic and Repug. Damn!!
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100. Under the bus, Matt. The followers don't like you anymore. |
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102. Welcome to the club. |
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104. Re-heated coffee, no doubt. |
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106. He's disappointed just like most of us |
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He can speak. Christ he can be President if that monkey actor did it!
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109. There could be a bunch still happy |
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In fact, that could be the majority. No one is asking them.
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Sat Mar-05-11 08:43 AM
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114. Celebrities unhappy?? Oh, the humanity!!!! |
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Why is it important that CELEBRITIES support the president?
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