Originally Posted By Donny <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2011/12/matt-damon-down-on-president-obama-in-elle-interview/" target="_blank">http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/en...terview/</a>
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I'm so glad that Matt came out and let me know what he thinks. I was at a loss to know what to think myself. Now that he has made it clear, I no longer have to decide for myself. What a blessing celebrity political opinions are. They have their finger on the pulse of the common man.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder No kidding. Heck, if Matt Damon, that bastion of political thought, is down on Obama, then what is this world coming to? I mean really, I rely soooo much on what celebrities think when I formulate my own opinions that this revelation here has just rocked my world. Did you know the other day I was in quite the dilemma? My BFF asked me what I thought about politics and stuff and I said wait, I have to check Twitter. What Would Matt Damon Say? What Would Sean Penn Think? After all, us liberals, because there's no one on talk radio to tell us what to think, we NEED to know what these types of celebrities are thinking so WE know how to lead our own lives. I'm going to go out for breakfast this Christmas Eve. What Would Rosie O'Donnell Eat? Where Would Rosie O'Donnell Eat?
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I could care less about the political leanings or viewpoints of any actor, musician, athlete, writer. I just care if they are able to entertain me.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox I guess this is Donny's subtle way of telling us that if a pinko commie liberal like Matt Damon is negative on Obama, then the rest of us commie pinko liberals should be very scared about Obama winning his re-election. After all, Matt Damon has his finger on the pulse of the nation, being a famous moviemaker and all. If he's not happy with the President, then golly gee whiz... nobody is gonna be happy with him! Of course, recent polls show Obama's popularity increasing, especially compared to all of the nut jobs in the GOP Presidential candidate clown car. But Donny would rather focus on what Matt Damon thinks, because he's obvioulsy a better predicator for next year's election than the rest of the country.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I wonder if Donny even realizes that Damon is disappointed with Obama because Obama has not been liberal ENOUGH. Far from being some sort of extremist or "socialist" or any of the things the right has accused him of, he has governed very much as a moderate.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I think you're all expecting a bit much from Donny. We know that he's not really capable of processing even the most basic facts. We should also feel sad that he couldn't wait to post something so stupid this close to Christmas. Not too bright and desperate for negative attention...just like the politicians he idolizes.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Which reminds me. A hearty "Merry Christmas" to all my LP/WE friends who celebrate Christmas. Already been down to see my family, and now we've been invited for Christmas Eve by one of Jerry's cousins who married an Italian guy... we're going to do the "Full New York Italian Christmas Eve Thang," which really IS a thang.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I like Matt Damon, he's cute. Well, not as cute as he use to be, but still pretty cute. Wait....what were we talking about?
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Matt Damon is disappointed with Obama because he has not had the guts to stand up to Congress and stick with what he believes in. Instead, he compromises, and that Boehner guy says, "The president REFUSES to compromise..." so he compromises some more so that something, ANYTHING, will get done. The GOP has done everything they can to prevent Obama from being able to do a thing, even if it's in the best interest of the American people. They don't give a crap, and why should they? They got their power and their money and to heck with the rest of us. So, on one hand I agree with Matt Damon. Stick to your (metaphorical)guns, Mr. President, and who cares if you get re-elected. On the other hand, if he doesn't get re-elected because he DOES stick to his guns I can't see the liberals in this country being any too happy... Matt Damon included.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka Mm, I'm with you, DyG. Matt Damon...dreamy. (Although, I've been known to be more of an Affleck kinda gal.) ;-) <<we're going to do the "Full New York Italian Christmas Eve Thang," which really IS a thang.>> I'm a wannabe Italian so I'm jealous. Feast of the Seven Fishes...enjoy!!!
Originally Posted By Donny "The GOP has done everything they can to prevent Obama from being able to do a thing, even if it's in the best interest of the American people." What the GOP has done is the DEMS worst nightmare.The GOP has shined a light on the fact that the payroll tax cut is only 2 months (DEMS DON"T WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT) and when the 2 months expire the American people have been educated about what it is and what they have to lose when the DEMS try not to pass it and trust me they don not want to pass another extention.Thanks GOP for stopping the DEMS from taking more of my my money
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Where do you get your info? The first Dem proposal was FOR a year (apparently the media you listen to doesn't want you to know that),but the GOP rejected it because it was paid for with a slight tax hike on income over 1 million. (Even for those taxpayers the first million was untouched.) The two months was settled on much later, after finding smaller sources to pay for that long. But for GOP intransigence, we'd have had the full year deal long ago.
Originally Posted By Donny Now we both no the first proposal was a sham for so many reasons but don't worry in 2 months watch how the DEMS scramble for why they wont pass the next expansion
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Don't tell me what I "no," (aka "know,") please. You obviously "know" only what your radio tells you. Your "know" here has about as much credibility as when you "knew" that Trump was serious about running and wasn't just playing you for a fool.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Donny has openly admitted he only listens to Beck and Fox News. Therefore, Donny is only interested in hearing information that's been proven to be heavily biased and less-than-factual. Donny appears to only be interested in justifying his obvious hatred for Obama and the Democrats, which Beck and Fox News gladly provides him with, in the form of misinformation and outright lies. Donny appears to have a stronger need to justify his hatred for non-white, non-Republican, non-straight, non-Christian politicians than knowing the truth about what the Republicans and those who caucus with them are doing to our government and social programs. Donny will never actively seek out the truth of any political situation because he feels more comfortable believing that the majority of Americans thinks and feels as he does, as his church does, and as his favorite politicians do. Truth is the last thing Donny apparently is interested in pursuing.
Originally Posted By Donny Both of you are soooo stupid.If you took the time to read some of my past posts I every Morning I listen to Morning Joe and sometimes way to early.I used to watch Meet the press but with the death of Tim Russert I stopped
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Joe Scarborough, former GOP congressman, has admitted that the GOP completely blew this payroll tax procedure, and has admitted that Obama's original proposal for a full year, paid for by a modest surtax on millionaires, was not only legitimate, but probably the way to go. So don't call someone stupid who actually UNDERSTANDS what he watches (I often watch that too); it seems that only the Beck-like "information" penetrates your brain.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox <<Both of you are soooo stupid.>> Neither one of us called you 'stupid.' Why the attack? <<If you took the time to read some of my past posts I every Morning I listen to Morning Joe and sometimes way to early.>> OK, so you also watch Morning Joe. You watch/listen to Glenn Beck, Fox News, and Morning Joe. How exactly is this expanding your viewpoint? Joe Scarborough is not a liberal. Morning Joe is more of the same conservative misinformation that Fox News propagates. It's the only MSNBC show you watch, because it's the only CONSERVATIVE viewpoint on the freaking channel! (It's also the only three-hour show on the channel. Gee... I wonder why that is?) Donny... you don't read any newspapers, even online. You only listen to Beck's radio program, and watch Fox News and Morning Joe. That's it. You are getting slanted and heavily biased news. You are NOT getting the full story on anything. That's been proven time and time again by non-partisan surveys conducted by non-partisan research groups of those shows' listeners and viewers. From what I can tell by your attitude, Donny, you don't want to know the truth. That is precisely why you watch and listen to these shows. It's because you're looking for support and defense of your prejudices. If you were interested in the truth, you would step outside your conservative media bubble and do some FACT-CHECKING of what Beck and O'Reilly and Scarborough are reporting on. But you continue to refuse to do this, even though many of us here on WE have been urging you to do it for years. <<I used to watch Meet the press but with the death of Tim Russert I stopped>> So you didn't bother to seek out another moderate journalist in order to hear more balanced reporting? You just proved my point, Donny. You do not have any desire to learn the actual truth to any story. You only want to see and hear what comforts you in your prejudiced view of the world.
