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And who really gives a smurf what this guy thinks?

Oh come on, this is at least as interesting as half the crap dug up about Palin - and had the added benefit of being marginally entertaining.

Daddyo wrote:

And who really gives a smurf what this guy thinks?

I could say the same thing about you, and yet day after day you post your opinions and I read them.  Take away the fact that it's Matt Damon and he's raising exactly the same concerns that I have.  But then, you probably don't give a smurf about what I think either.

Daddyo wrote:

And who really gives a smurf what this guy thinks?

So does he have valid points, or it doesn't matter ?

user wrote:

He's a smurfing ACTOR, what does he know about politics?

What did Reagan know? What does Mr. Schwarzenegger or Mr. Ventura know about politics?

His profession doesn't immediately disqualify him from having valid positions on the topic.

user wrote:

My point exactly, esp as two of the three are celebrated Republicans.

Careful, there. Reagan started as a Democrat, and turned into a Republican when the Democrats took a deep swerve into left field. He summed it up fairly well by saying he didn't leave the Democratic party, the Democratic left him. He proved it, too - when the normally Democratic unions put him office by a wide margin. (It didn't hurt that he was running against Carter...) I'd say his political views, at least early on, were fairly well thought out. It's a shame he really took up the Republican mantle in his second term, but such is life.

Schwarzenegger appears to have been a passably good Governor of CA. He has certainly done a better job than the previous clown, Davis. While I may not agree with him, it's clear that he is at least competent.

Even Ventura, who was a reform party candidate, did acceptably well - and he was a freaking professional wrestler ! (which makes him an actor, but I digress) While some of his positions are a bit out there (unicameral legislature?), most of his positions would be perfectly at home among the denizens of this forum.

According to his son Mike - Ronald's change happened after the assassination attempt, when he because a true Christian instead of a lip service Christian.

resedit wrote:

According to his son Mike - Ronald's change happened after the assassination attempt, when he because a true Christian instead of a lip service Christian.

Umm... he was already President by then.

Unless you mean that he lied and manipulated to get into office and then didn't repent.

Its interesting he is concerned Palin may have wanted to restrict books, because Al Gore's wife was head of the PMRC, so whats the big deal. Its funny to me as well that Lieberman was the other half of that ticket- a dude who was rumored to being McCain's running mate. I dont think dinosaurs have any material concern at all in politics, so thats just a jab at religious beliefs, and the other jabs are basically because she is too common to be in a position of power and authority, all of which seem to me to be hallmarks of a political process that serves to divide public opinion and round the masses up into simplistic ideologies while preserving the power base. Why doesnt he talk about why Obama got more financial support from Wall St than either Hillary OR McCain? Too complex an issue I suppose?

Dont get me wrong, I am not pro McCain or Palin at all. At all. Its just his talking points are predictable and expected, and essentially useless. If you are going to use your celebrity to broadcast your opinion louder than the rest of us slobs, why not tell us something we dont know or that hasnt been framed up for us by the rest of the media?

I still would like to know what she sees as the proper role of government today.

Once they stop calling each other names perhaps we will.

sturner wrote:

Unmmmm, by the definition of celebrity, Palin is a celebrity without the credentials to support her claim to being a viable V.P. candidate.

Hello, circular logic called, they want you to know that they called.

Palin is a celebrity because she is a VP candidate.