Matt Damon: Sarah Palin is “Totally Absurd”

That would complicate things.

Matt,

Thank you for having the stones to say what a lot of people are afraid to say. Those who’ve met you, supported your projects, and have paid any kind of attention to your career could easily ascertain that you have half a brain in your head and are the kind of guy who pays attention, READS, and knows what rhetoric is and how its used to brainwash the lowest common denominator of people (the kind who couldn’t survive in a Harvard English class, much less a remedial community college critical thinking course).

The unfortunate side to this nasty business is that you’re right and there’s nothing we can do about it. The McDonald’s-Walmart-Pizza Hut-Video Gaming masses are going to ultimately out-breed the intellectual, socially responsible and culturally conscious folks. This chemically-enhanced, potato-chip-fed, koolaid crowd is going to line up like pigs at a hog trough (circa the hillbillie gay haters from Ohio in 2004)and vote for McCain and Palin just to spite the “uppity”, smarty-pants do-gooders.

So, the best thing we can do Matt, is to make money off of these mouth breathers and give it to the causes that truly have a fighting chance..like the beluga whales off the shores of Alaska. Oh wait, they are apparently not in any danger, no siree. Scratch that. Okay, how about global warming? No, no…we don’t need to worry about that; apparently that problem doesn’t exist, come to find out. Well, how about donating some good books to community libraries? Oh, they are all stocked up? Hmmm….it IS a Disney movie and everything IS just great, just great, just great, just great, just great. Ooops! Sorry folks, the record got stuck. Let me reset it for another eight years.

Oh, and Matt…call me, let’s do lunch, but make sure you wear your **** Cheney disguise. I wouldn’t want to be seen with the likes of Matt Damon in this country. No offense, but we are a dying breed and I wouldn’t want to be shot down in a hail of Republican vitriol like a wolf at his final supper.

The irony of elite Hollywood is baffling. What does Matt Damon know? He admitted it in the first line of the interview. I don’t know anything about Palin, he said. Well, Matt, start Googling! There is more than enough to keep your small mind working. Remember President Clinton? He was Governor of a small state. Arkansas. Remember that? You thought he had enough experience. I can’t think of a smaller, less sophisticated state as Arkansas. Also, Matt, our founding fathers did not mean for politics to be a life long career for people. It is a government, by the people for the people. Does that sound familiar? Maybe not, maybe you never had to utter those words in one of your scripts so you haven’t had the need to memorize that but take it from a proud American, that was the role that government was intended to be.

Celebrities have as much right to speak their mind as any other American- but they have a much bigger listening audience. With that audience, that ability to affect others, comes a responsibility to know what you’re talking about. In this case, Matt just doesn’t, and so ends up misusing his popularity. He’s honest that he’s not informed, and that’s a great start- but to then go on with a series of slams on someone who has more executive experience than anyone else in the race is just not right.

Being a Senator means trying to work things cooperatively, and that’s good. But the President has to make the tough calls, not try to get everyone to agree on them in a committee. Only Governor Palin has the recent experience of making the tough calls. McCain had to make the tough calls during his military career. Biden and Obama, as career politicians working only in legislative positions, have never had to have the buck stop with them. Just something to think about.

Even with that in mind, though, Matt can say what he likes. I’d simply ask that he study up on what he’s going to talk about- the way Bono studied with some of he world’s leading economists before he started talking about debt relief. Using the fact that you get media attention to present an uninformed view does no good, making Matt look not too smart, and making the “Hollywood left” look all about gunning for Sarah Palin.

I believe that Matt can do better than this. I hope he does.

Johnnyboy @ 09/11/2008 at 9:40 pm

hey if you are willing to financially support other people’s children then all power to you. but i am not. my husband and i are financially responsible for only three children; our own. we pay for their medical, dental, school, clothing, food etc. we DO NOT now or will we ever expect our neighbors or the government to pay for our children. they are our responsibility. so yes, i resent being made financially responsible for children that aren’t mine. if you are old enough to have children then you should be old enough to support your own children. if you do not have the ability to provide for children then don’t have them. stop expecting others to pay for them.

kieran @ 09/12/2008 at 11:20 am

“As a devout homosexual, I am deeply offended by Mr. Damon’s implication that Disney is capable of producing a “bad movie”…”

LMFAO!!!!

The more the liberals hate and attack Sarah Palin, the more you realize she’s the best possible candidate.

A questions for all of you nimrods that say Matt Damon should shut up and stay out politics because he is an actor: Did you vote Arnold for Governor?

Yeah, Chris…young girls should have the opportunity to choose. They should “choose the future of their body and their life”, as you say, before she conceives a baby, not after. It’s called owning up to your own actions.

Wow… the sheer ignorance of Damon just proves why he should keep his biased opinions to himself. He doesn’t even know Palin’s credentials .
All he just accomplished for me is my decision NOT to watch him in anything anymore.

I like the fact that Palin is in touch with common people. Because she is one of us. It is not like there aren’t enough career politicians in Washington to keep it running as usual, but it would be nice to have a strong voice in Washington lobbying for common folk. I think she is a strong leader who is capable of holding her own with anyone and with good people at her side giving good information I think she would be able make the right decisions for the country. What is most encouraging I think she wants to make the right decisions for the Country all self interests aside.

BARACK OBAMA
EDUCATION
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, Juris Doctor (J.D) magna *** laude
Elected to President of Harvard Law Review.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, B.A. Political Science and International Relations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (21+ years)
U.S. SENATE (2004 – present)
U.S. Senator
U.S STATE OF ILLINOIS SENATE, (1996-2004)
State Legislator
DAVIS, MINER BARNHILL & GALLAND (1993-2004)
Attorney
UNIVERSITY OF CHICACO LAW SCHOOL (1992-2004)
Senior Lecturer, Constitutional Law (1996-2004)
Lecturer, Constitutional Law (1992 – 1996)
SYDLEY & AUSTIN, (Chicago Law firm)
Summer Associate
NEW YORK PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
OTHER EXPERIENCE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING:
Director of DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES PROJECT (DOC), (1985 – 1988)
Director of PROJECT VOTE
DIRECTORSHIPS:
PUBLIC ALLIES CHICAGO, founding member, executive director
WOOD FUND OF CHICAGO – board of directors
CHICAGO ANNENBERG CHALLENGE (1995 -2002) founding president , (1995 -1999) chairman of board of directors)
CHICAGO LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW
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SARAH PALIN
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, BS. Communications, Journalism and Political Science
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (not completed)
HAWAII PACIFIC COLLEGE Business Administration (not completed)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (6 years)
U.S. STATE OF ALASKA (2006 –present)
Governor
WASILLA CITY COUNCIL (1999 -2002)
Mayor
KTUU-TV (1988-?)
Sports TV Presenter
OTHER EXPERIENCE
BEAUTY PAGEANTS:
MISS WASILLA PAGEANT
Winner of “Miss Congeniality “ Award
DIRECTORSHIPS:
PRESIDENT OF ALASKA CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
CHAIR OF ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION (2003 -2004)
TED STEVENS EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE, INC, board of directors

695 joy @ 09/12/2008 at 4:13 pm

Just because Palin is pro-life does not mean she is going to taking away other women’s right to choose.
There are ignorant people who don’t know that Congress makes or overturns laws, not the president or his veep.

What was conveniently left out of McCain and his wife’s interview this morning was that McCain also said “Although he is pro-choice, he respects women’s right to choose.” Mrs. McCain also added “in situations of rape and incest, she believed in women’s right to choose abortion as an option.”
There you go! I didn’t watch it, but I think they said these things on The View, right?

Please listen to the full interview before passing judgment.
I think there must be many people like Matt Damon, who don’t know anything or don’t listen, but judge.