Matt Damon Disappointed in Obama; He's Not Radical Enough
Posted by Jim Hoft on Sunday, February 28, 2010, 7:04 PM
In case you needed any more proof that Hollywood is out of touch with the majority of Americans…
Actor Matt Damon is disappointed in Barack Obama because he’s not ramming his far left policies down America’s throat fast enough.
Damon is starring in another fantasy anti-Bush, anti-American Iraq War movie “Green Zone.”
The Daily News reported:
It’s hard to think of a movie that’d play better in the Obama White House screening room than Matt Damon‘s new Iraq War thriller, “Green Zone,” in which the Oscar-winner adroitly portrays a soldier fighting to expose the Bush administration’s weapons of mass destruction deception. Yet for all the ammo his movie may give Democrats, Damon admits he’s “disappointed” in the man who replaced George W. Bush.
“Politics is compromise,” says the actor, who campaigned hard for Barack Obama. But Damon feels his candidate has compromised too much. “I’m disappointed in the health care plan and in the troop buildup in Afghanistan. Everyone feels a little let down because, on some level, people expected all their problems to go away. But real change comes from everyday people. You can’t wait for a leader.”
Hey Matt. We won the war. Let it go.
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notsurprised commented:
Hey Matt,
Go see a recruiter and do it for real or STFU.
Galt commented:
It’s all so fantastical:
“…people expected all their problems to go away.”
I know I should feel sorry for these people but instead I want to smack them on the nose with a rolled up copy of Nation.
Morons, putting their faith in princes.
Dell commented:
Many thousands of “…people expected all their problems to go away”, apparently including Mr. Damon; thus his disappointment.
I don’t feel sorry for people with buyer’s remorse. Millions of us smelled a fraud, millions bought the fraud’s agenda hook, line and sinker.
Sooooo “How’s That Hopey Changey Thing Working Out?”
Whippet commented:
“But real change comes from everyday people. You can’t wait for a leader.”
Yes, Matt it does….it’s call the Tea Party movement. I know that’s probably really hard for the intellect of an actor to grasp.
RedBeard commented:
“Everyone feels a little let down…”
Why am I suddenly remined of another elitist of the left, Pauline Kael, who once (in)famously remarked, in amazement about Nixon’s election, “I don’t know anyone who voted for him.”
It must be comfortable living in that leftist bubble, totally removed from the real world and any necessity to actually think and reason.
Galt commented:
Any moron who waits for government to solve all his problems is bound to be let down — worse, probably.
Exactly right on the Tea Party being the proper response to this nonsense: people taking back their liberties — and their responsibilities to solve their own problems.
jcf commented:
[..."Damon is starring in another fantasy anti-Bush, anti-American Iraq War movie “Green Zone.”"...]
“It’s getting to be re-goddamn-diculous around here”
John Wayne
jjjjjj commented:
Obama is a war criminal terrorizing and killing innocent civilians in the dark of night he needs to be tried for war crimes.
the struggler commented:
Matt Damon!….sorry folks,someone had to do it.
KR commented:
And to think he made a YouTube video bemoaning that Palin was a rube.
Angela commented:
That’s one movie I won’t be seeing!
serpent commented:
Another Matt Damon movie with the CIA as the villain. How original!
non_dhimmie commented:
Zinn is his hero…
Hey Matt, Chavez has a house next door…we will be happy to see you go..
Bet you can get some great “weed” there.
Michael commented:
This little idiot makes millions of dollars yet all he does is complain. Why doesn’t give away his own money if he is so “concerned” …Damon is a clown.
Robert commented:
So we have somebody stupid enough to be fooled by Obama, and now we are supposed to take him seriously, as he participates in yet another attempt by Hollywod to crap on America.
NC Cop commented:
“Hey Matt. We won the war.”
No doubt, that’s something else that disappointed Matt.
Please shut up, Matt. You’re movies suck. Well, I guess I can’t say that since I don’t see any of them.
Bruce commented:
Bourne Stupid
down with dems commented:
Speak with your money, people. If you want to / must see something that Hollywood produces, borrow it or check the local library’s DVD collection.
myna commented:
You campaigned hard against Bush and it turns out Obama is also a war criminal. Where are the outrage, Matt?
Joe Bidenmytime commented:
Hey douche bag. Hate to burst your bubble, but Obama is a Chicago gangster, not your chocolate Jesus. Maybe you should start believing in the real Jesus. Get you head out of your arse like the other man/child actors.
Corporal Vere commented:
As a rule, I do not listen to an actor’s political commentary unless he’s mouthed lines written by a commie screenwriter for the a role as a president.
And, then I usually barf.
So far, Matt Dildo hasn’t and I could care less about his verbalized ignorance.
PS: He didnt have to open his pie hole to prove his stupidity. It was assumed.
Opus #6 commented:
Oh. Wow. This changes my opinion of Matt Damon.
Rich commented:
Who in the hell is Matt Damon and why should I give a RATS A** what he thinks?
a-disgusted-former-democrat commented:
Never wathcing another Damon movie again.
Why waste my money on these America-loathing, CIA-hating, US-troops-bashing millionaire losers?
Seriously Damon, go sign up with the US military or the CIA or STFU and stop bashing the very people who put their lives on the line for the freedom you enjoy and use to bash these very same people!
Joanne commented:
“Hey Matt,
Go see a recruiter and do it for real or STFU.” #1
I agree – Matt is all mouth and no action of any consequence in real life.
BHG commented:
Guess Obama’s not the one. Doesn’t mean that didn’t expecy a messiah.What do you expect from someone who takes Howard Zinn as fact?
Militant Conservative commented:
Matt, I served so you can spout the nonsense you believe. It’s America, just know that when you inject your personnal ideas people may object by not seeing your latest movie. We never patronize movies anymore, we wait till they are on sale in the stores. Kinda cuts into your bottom line does it not? Don’t come to my neck of the woods. powder is dry.
TODO commented:
Damon’s just another lamebrained Hollywood puke. Who cares about this dork’s opinions?. Matt, go join the other lefty tools in your Moonbat FruitLoops Club: nitwit Danny Glover, screeching doofus Rosie FatBody, etc. etc.. Just too many to list. You’re all in desperate need of an ultra-heavy duty Cranial-Anal Extractor which, in all likelihood, still won’t make the slightest difference in your collective appearance as 1st-Class Fools On Public Display For All the World to See And Ridicule.
…That plain enough?
Cassandra commented:
Hey Matt, the people who “expected all their problems to go away” are they fools like you who voted for the cretin in the White House. The rest of us were never so deluded.
KarlMarx commented:
If Damon’s such a radical, why isn’t he donating his entire salary to those less fortunate? After all, millions of his beloved countrymen are out of work.
“From each, according to his ability, to each according to his need”? Few people in the US have as much earning power as you do, Matt. It’s your duty to hand it over–capitalist insect.
J commented:
It’s always been a huge mistake to allow our nation’s entertainers to have so much weight in political discourse.
Chris commented:
This is the real money quote right here:
“Everyone feels a little let down because, on some level, people expected all their problems to go away. But real change comes from everyday people. You can’t wait for a leader.”
It’s time to pull out the words of wisdom from Dennis the Peasant:
“Anyway, my point is this: You, David Michael Green, voted for the empty vessel. That’s what you wanted. You didn’t want a candidate with a record of achievement (and failure). You didn’t want a man already measured. You wanted a blank slate. A blank slate you could project all your hopes and dreams upon without having to worry about reality.
You got what you wanted.
At the time of his election to the presidency, Barack Obama had no meaningful experience or accomplishments in the field of politics. You knew nothing of his character or his capacity to lead. You didn’t care. He looked the part and said the right things. Your imagination did the rest. Now that Obama is faced with real life, and his lack of experience and defects of character have been exposed in the most painful manner imaginable, you find yourself professing shock…
Really? What did you expect? Seriously. What did you expect?
You didn’t want the sort of politician who could draw on experience and strength of character to get things done, you wanted the sort of politician you could give yourself a big hug for supporting. It was never about Barack Obama; it was about you. And if he’s f***ed it all up, it is in no small part because you f***ed it all up, too. You got what you wanted. You wanted Barack Obama and you got him.
That’s not Barack Obama’s fault.”
http://dennisthepeasant.typepad.com/dennis_the_peasant/2010/01/always-remember-you-got-what-you-wanted.html
Read the link for the best smackdown of ANY voter who complains that their elected leaders aren’t what they expected. The hallmark of the Baby Boomers, Gen-Xers, and Virtuals is that they have proven themselves completely incapable of taking any kind of responsibility for their actions. Everything that goes wrong is either God’s Will or Someone Else’s Fault.
Well guess what, folks–we (the collective we) own this. Too many people voted these clowns into office for nothing more than the sake of short-term ego gratification, never taking into account whether our country was on the right track culturally and fiscally, and simply assuming we could do anything we wanted, long-term consequences be damned, and we would still have our “golden years” to sit back and pretend like we actually earned our rest.
Take a look at the overall debt across all financial sectors (350% of GDP), the national debt (will be 100% of GDP when the current debt ceiling is breached), and how many state and local municipalities are completely underwater and are now in a Mexican standoff with their public service unions. A commenter at Mish’s Global Economic Analysis blog put it best:
“Obviously, this is not just about salaries…
It’s about the very viability of the welfare state, given debt loads and that the number of takers has long since exceeded the number of PRODUCERS in society. No government likes to take the high road and tell the people the awful truth: present-day living standards are unearned in terms of productivity and cannot be sustained.”
Lest any of the leftists who read this blog think the problems are contained to just the US, and that Europe with its vast welfare apparatus is doing just fine, I suggest you take a look at places like Zerodhedge, Market Ticker, and Calculated Risk to get the real scoop on what’s going on there.
A welfare state cannot be supported when the producers, even if willing, become unable to sustain an exponentially growing number of beneficiaries. It isn’t just about “roads, bridges, and fire departments,” the standard tropes that leftists pull out whenever they need to promote the fantasy that a welfare state can be maintained in perpetuity regardless of that basic producer/consumer dynamic. We, and especially the left, are about to get a real hard lesson worldwide about what happens when even the basics can’t be covered because the people who work for the government don’t want to suffer alongside the people in the private sector who pay their salaries.
I’m not worried about how bad things will get when it happens, but then I’ve been preparing myself for it for some time now. For most people, however, it’s going to leave them shell-shocked.
BarbaraS commented:
Who pays attention to mentally challenged idiots like Matt Damon? He’s so stupid he believed a satire that said Sarah Palin thought dinosaurs were roaming the earth 4,000 years ago. A towering intellect he is not. I haven’t been to a movie in 10 years and don’t buy DVDs. I will not contribute one thin dime to these Hollywood lefties who hate our country.
MLM411 commented:
I didn’t realize Matt Damon was having trouble getting affordable health care
Seriously, why do celebrities get involved in these issues? To make it look like they care about the “little people”. Give me a break. This won’t affect their lives one little bit; it will affect mine every day for the rest of my life (and my children’s).
Rock commented:
Hey Matt, thanks for your useless Hollywood dribble, but on the upside I know now I will not be wasting thirty bucks at the movies anytime soon.
Tim commented:
I don’t go to movies anymore and I suggest everyone else do the same. Until people who are actors stop believing their ability to memorize and act out a script and until people whose only skill is writing a screen play or directing a movie or television program realize they have no special political insight and should stop trying to manipulate the American people they are not getting a penny of my money. I don’t watch any regular television anymore either and won’t until the propaganda stops.
Greg commented:
After Smack Demon mouthed off with his diatribe on Sarah Palin he is no longer allowed on our TV and we will never spend a another dime to see one of his movies. I am a huge Ludlum fan! Same goes for Tori Amos. Her 5 CD’s I owned went in the garbage. Any other celebrities who get off on spouting Group Think Peer Pressure insults about Sarah and her family get the same treatment. I’ve had it with the worst America has to offer trashing the best America has to offer!
AuntieMadder commented:
From Internet Movie Database (imdb.com). The first three paragraphs of his mini biography says all one needs to know about the why and how of Damon’s belief in socialism as a good thing.
Matthew Paige Damon, or better known to fans as Matt Damon was born on October 8, 1970, in Boston Massachusetts, USA to Kent Delfer Damon, a stockbroker, realtor and tax preparer, and Nancy Carlsso-Paige, an early childhood education professor at Lesley University. Matt has an older brother named Kyle who is now a sculptor. Unfortunately for Matt and his brother, their parents divorced in the year 1973.
The 5’10″ star is of English, Finnish and Scottish ancestry. While his parents were still together, their family lived in Newton, before eventually settling for a divorce, where Damon and his brother moved with his mother to Cambridge. He grew up in a stable community back in Massachusetts. Matt also grew up near actor, Ben Affleck, when he was younger.
Matt attended Cambridge Ridge and Latin School which is located in Cambridge and he performed in a number of theater productions during his time there. Later on, he was accepted into Harvard University as an English major in the fall of 1988 and was supposed to graduate with the class of 1992. While in Harvard, kept on skipping classes to pursue acting projects, which included the TNT original film, Rising Son, and prep-school drama, School Ties. It was until his film, Geronimo: An American Legend, was expected to be a big success that he decided to drop out of university completely.
He’s a college drop out and his mother is a college professor. Put simply, he’s a know-it-all dumb@$$ who was raised by an elitist (elitist = Marxist) to be an elitist, too.
I wish Hollywood celebrities would stfu about politics. The only people who care about their opinions on politics are those who are stupid enough to be influenced by those opinions. However, since they allow stupid people to vote, too, I grudgingly accept that it’s sometimes necessary to know what those idiots are being led to believe by famous idiots such as Damon.
jonyjoe101 commented:
Most of these anti-war/anti-american movies don’t do too well on the big screen. Americans prefer feelgood war movies where all the enemies get killed.
But actors like to be in them for activist reasons.
jim commented:
Another of the most overpaid and overpampered a-holes on the entire planet acting like he’s for the little guy. I’d suggest Matt’s next film should be a sequel to Planet of the Apes, set on Earth.
Viv commented:
Funny how anti-war, sanctimonious little s***s like Damon have no trouble making huge amounts money making war films.
Betsy Ross commented:
Hey Matt,
Your new movie sounds really, really, stupid…why can’t you people get over your BDS?..
Andreas K. commented:
Chris, I see the welfare state every day. I see how people refuse to work simply because they make more money every month by not working than they would make by going to work.
Germany is using one third of the annual budget only for social stuff. One third. And it’s not enough.
In Austria our nationalized health insurances are all bankrupt, plus our public hospitals are massively lacking staff. Those people who can afford it flock to private insurances and visit private hospitals.
In the UK… oh don’t make me start. I’ve seen veterinary clinics in Germany that were better staffed and equipped than publich hospitals in the UK.
As for Matt… Hey Matt, come to Europe and actually live here among the people. No, not in some area like Monaco. Oh now. I know just the place for you. Berlin, district Neukölln. You’d love it there! You’d love it so much that, within 5 minutes, you’d be running to the US embassy crying like the leftist wanker that you are.
myna commented:
Here is the movie review. This movie is about Matt Damon’s obsession to Bush. So no need to waste your 30 dollars.
so cal chick commented:
Just like hypocrite Millionaire Michael Moore, who applied for and rec’d the Michigan Movie Tax Rebate (taking money from the taxpayers and giving it to fat ba$tard$ like Moore)… Damon (Team America Matt Damon) is another elitist hyprocrite…demanding his movie millions but stepping on the throat of freedom whenever he can..
JB commented:
Matt Damon is no genius — he just played one in the movies.
Auntie Em commented:
But, but, but…. he played a soldier on TV….
ROFLMBO!!!!
As if what he ‘thinks’ matters. I love it how these people who play-act in movies think they are connected to reality.
Dis.Connect.
daryl commented:
Howard Zinn is dead, Matt Damon!
Rumors of his rezzerection was greatly exaggerated. Get over it.
Liz v commented:
boo hoo!!!!
At least being dissapointed is something we now have in common with these hollywood types.