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| Damon: Palin, a 'really bad Disney movie' |
| 2008-09-14 |
| Oscar winning actor Matt Damon says as a US citizen, he is frightened to see Republican Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the presidency. "I think there's a really good chance Sarah Palin could become president, and I think that's the really scary thing," Damon said. Since Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain announced two weeks ago that first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be his running mate, Democrats have pointed to his advanced age, saying that the 44-year-old governor could soon be just 'a heartbeat away from the presidency'. John McCain, who celebrated his 72nd birthday on August 29, has made it clear that should he win the White House bid in 2008, he would not seek a second term. According to the actuarial tables insurance companies use to evaluate customers, there is a roughly 1 in 3 chance that a 72-year-old man will not reach the age of 80 - without factoring in individual medical history, such as McCain's lengthy battles with potentially lethal skin cancer. "I know that she was a mayor of a really, really small town. And she is the governor of Alaska for less than two years... I think the pick was made for political purposes, but in terms of governance, it is a disaster," Matt Damon continued. Palin managed to raise eyebrows on Thursday in her first televised interview since she was named to the GOP ticket; she said the US would have to go to war with Moscow if Georgia becomes a NATO member and comes under Russian attack. "It's like a really bad Disney movie. The hockey mom, you know, 'oh, I'm just a hockey mom' and she is the president and she is facing down (Russian Prime Minister) Vladimir Putin," Damon added. A spokeswoman for Palin later rejected Damon's comments as 'name-calling'. Maria Comella accused Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and 'his celebrity supporters' of inventing ideas about the Alaskan governor. "It's clear they're threatened by a candidate who actually has a record of achieving reform and change, while Barack Obama just talks about it," Comella said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #17 Dear Matt__ Life isn't like the movies. And movies aren't like life. Get out of the Hollywood hothouse and get a (real) life. |
| Posted by: Throluger Munster9435 2008-09-14 20:22 |
| #16 Excuse my ignorance, but just WHO is Matt Damon? I know I don't go to movies or keep current on who's doing what to whom in hollywierd, but just who is this doofus??? Neverheardofhim. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-09-14 20:04 |
| #15 I'm thinking that just about anything these Hollywood types are against is something that I am most likely in favor of. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-09-14 19:48 |
| #14 The problem with Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Tom Cruise is that they really do think they are the characters they play in movies. They actually eat their own bullshit - with relish! Sad really, in a pathetic sort of way. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-09-14 18:08 |
| #13 Matt and Ben should have stayed together as a couple. I blame JLo. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-09-14 18:07 |
| #12 Matt Damon PUNKED by Fake Sarah Palin Quotes. |
| Posted by: Woozle Unusosing8053 2008-09-14 17:50 |
| #11 Matt Damon. Along with Ben Affleck and Tom Cruise. Major turn offs. Don't bother to see any movie with one or more of these in it. I can't even be bothered renting a DVD with one of them. |
| Posted by: Aussie Mike 2008-09-14 17:39 |
| #10 Insulting her by comparing her to a Disney movie? Next, he should insult her for being patriotic, Christian, enjoying apple pie and milk, and for having children. Then sneeringly call her fat and that she wears ugly shoes on her big feet, and complain that she doesn't "mind her place" when men are around. "Now get back in the kitchen and make me some pie!" Then, for the rest of his life, he could wonder why random women approach him on the street and punch him before walking off, muttering to themselves. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-09-14 12:14 |
| #9 Actually DLR, Matt Damon is a drop-out English major - from Harvard, no less. See DamonOmenTwo No that that qualifies him for gassing like he does. |
| Posted by: Albert Clavins5664 2008-09-14 10:58 |
| #8 "I think there's a really good chance Sarah Palin could become president, and I think that's the really scary thing," Damon said. And he's absolutely correct. If, that is, you are interested in maintaining the status quo. Or if you are a socialist, hate America, and want the gov't to continue it's corrupt policies while you milk MY tax dollars to feather your own nest. But real change is always scary. Sen. Obama's "The same old change we always promise" means nothing. There's no change involved there. The thing that has me scratching my head is this: Why do people care what some sub class of person, who's work involves lying to themselves until they believe it, has to say? Seriously, WTH qualifies Ed Bagely, Kevin Costner, et. al. to comment on "Climate Change"? Does any of them have a degree in meteorology? Why do I care what Mr. Damon has to say on politics, does he have a degree in PolitSci? |
| Posted by: DLR 2008-09-14 10:31 |
| #7 Just one professional phoney (Damon) sticking up for another professional phoney (Obama) and whining about a real set of heros (McCain and Palin). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-09-14 10:11 |
| #6 And I'm supposed to care what another Hollyweird twit |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-09-14 10:10 |
| #5 Matt Damon! /Matt Damon |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-09-14 09:40 |
| #4 "I think there's a really good chance Sarah Palin could become president, and I think that's the really scary thing," Damon said. The 'establishment' said the same thing about Teddy Roosevelt. You know Matt, that last head upon Rushmore. Ever contemplate why he's up there and will last [much like the Sphinx] well beyond your existence . |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-09-14 08:37 |
| #3 And who would know more than Matt about bad Disney movies. Still, I loved him as The Little Mermaid. And wasn't he brilliant as the wooden and emotionless spy in The Good Shepard? (see #1 for screen shot) |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-09-14 02:25 |
| #2 Matt hasn't considered how many small towns or states his hero Obama has governed. A little clue for you Matt - zero. And, talk about bad movies. Imagine BO: He's just a community organizer and he's staring down Putin. Riiiight. |
| Posted by: Thomotch Scourge of the Jutes4046 2008-09-14 00:53 |
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| Posted by: DMFD 2008-09-14 00:38 |