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131. BFD. Damon and the other whiners seem to forget about...

Sun Aug 11, 2013, 11:27 AM

Aug 2013

Obama's first two years when he and Pelosi got a lot of stuff done and were our heroes.

Then the hammer dropped and we got the teabaggers running the House stopping any hope of progress.

But it's all Obama's fault now. Anything decent, little as there is, is in spite of Obama and everything rotten is because of him.

And Damon goes for the sitting ducks, typical of a self-promoting layabout. Everybody hates spying and killing, but show us the one person in the country who was actually harmed by the NSA stuff or how we all doomed because one guy got off after shooting a black kid.

No, Matt, let's hear your plan to help out those single mothers who won't get their WIC or SNAP money. How about bringing our public school standards at back at least up to the Chinese? Or health care up to the Italians or French? Important stuff.

Any word on that stuff, or is it just easier to blame Obama for the NSA and Zimmerman to get your name in the news when you've got another movie on the way?

Paul Newman's salad dressings outlived him and are still doing more good works than most people do while alive. What does Damon have to offer besides mouth?

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Matt Damon: Obama 'Broke Up With Me,' [View all] damnedifIknow Aug 2013 OP

UhOH...Will Bruce Springsteen be next? KoKo Aug 2013 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #3

about now cyclezealot Aug 2013 #69

I think the rubber mask on this DLC-style Democratic Party is falling off these days. Marr Aug 2013 #2

I don't think you're supposed to think that out loud. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #16

Yeah, they've been trying to squash the DLC before most Dems discover the Koch brothers history... cascadiance Aug 2013 #106

I didn't know that, thanks (nt) Babel_17 Aug 2013 #134

Kind of like the movie 'They Live' blackspade Aug 2013 #151

Yep!... cascadiance Aug 2013 #166

It's falling off because it's falling apart, and it's falling apart because in true DLC Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #156

Aaaaand under the bus goes Matt Damon.. truebrit71 Aug 2013 #4

Yeah and to myself it's good to question and criticize damnedifIknow Aug 2013 #10

Dunno about that Warpy Aug 2013 #11

That is probably why Enthusiast Aug 2013 #21

I saw it put this way: grasswire Aug 2013 #38

I'm, er, happy to Enthusiast Aug 2013 #43

Exactly. Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #130

And next in line... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #148

I hate to disagree but I think 'radical' doesn't apply to ENDING these horrific, Orwellian sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #52

Obama had 70% of the nation, and he chose to be a tool for the 1%. Did they hold a gun to his head? chimpymustgo Aug 2013 #109

It is either a case of... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #150

Inherited this bullshit is now an excuse? MyNameGoesHere Aug 2013 #110

The ship of state is like the Titanic Warpy Aug 2013 #164

Yeah I get your point because picking up a pen and signing your name MyNameGoesHere Aug 2013 #183

After Obama's performance, I have doubts any other non-white stands a chance Demeter Aug 2013 #121

What the heck? Fringe Aug 2013 #125

Holy Hell. Number23 Aug 2013 #203

That makes him a coward, then. Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #129

It makes him anything but Warpy Aug 2013 #162

Fraud is more like it. sulphurdunn Aug 2013 #186

"He doesn't dare rock the boat too much" <-- major cop-out 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #154

You've never been the first anything, I suppose. Warpy Aug 2013 #161

Well, I thought about it 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #165

the problem for us (Democrats) here is this: grasswire Aug 2013 #208

That's what really burns me 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #210

I do not want to think that Obama was a trojan horse candidate... grasswire Aug 2013 #213

I don't know what to think anymore 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #214

I think he was thrown under when he started ripping on Arne Duncan& the Prez's education policies. progressoid Aug 2013 #14

he's my hero. Anyone willing to come out against Duncan and the Obama administrations's liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #176

My favorite is when folks Puglover Aug 2013 #108

So, it's not just libertarian infiltrators on DU then? PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #5

That's crazy. mattclearing Aug 2013 #54

Oh Damon. You never really loved him. You love Rand and wanted a pony. neverforget Aug 2013 #6

... LittleBlue Aug 2013 #7

It's ONLY because he is a black president. No other possible reason exists for such flaming hair. nt Bonobo Aug 2013 #8

No! Enthusiast Aug 2013 #23

Too many holes in the dyke mick063 Aug 2013 #9

I think you meant dike? n/t indie9197 Aug 2013 #22

Yes I did. mick063 Aug 2013 #25

You mean like PROPOSING chained CPI? Taking money AWAY from seniors the older they get? loudsue Aug 2013 #123

Nothing quite like a verbatim transcript to make almost anyone seem like a blithering idiot, even leveymg Aug 2013 #12

Great movies - great values - he lives his life in the real values - at least I like his values 2Design Aug 2013 #45

1997...everything came true. Ash_F Aug 2013 #73

Poor Matt Damon. AppleBottom Aug 2013 #13

I saw that thread malokvale77 Aug 2013 #44

I think that it was the deniers way of bullying anybody that doesn't AppleBottom Aug 2013 #70

Deniers? tridim Aug 2013 #182

I'm using the term McCarthy-bots... n/t backscatter712 Aug 2013 #205

That's just super. nt tridim Aug 2013 #216

And, whatever Matt Damon. It's not all about you. I'll take Cha Aug 2013 #15

Ben was always the brains in that relationship. Egnever Aug 2013 #18

mahalo Egnever buddy! Cha Aug 2013 #39

bwhahahaha!!! Ash_F Aug 2013 #76

It's complicated. rug Aug 2013 #20

It is all about him... MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #27

I know! Matt never loved Obama like Ben did! neverforget Aug 2013 #37

Right on cue and under the bus he goes. LOL nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #71

So, chervilant Aug 2013 #114

It's just another bit of verbiage to use when utterly lacking any actual counter to points made Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #119

I absolutely LOVE that scene! chervilant Aug 2013 #133

Key & Peele: I'm Retired Babel_17 Aug 2013 #137

You have to balance out the good things that Obama has accomplished against the bad totodeinhere Aug 2013 #140

Hey Matt Egnever Aug 2013 #17

So, it only mattered when he was up for re-election... MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #29

If it doesn't matter what his ratings are.... grasswire Aug 2013 #41

Be careful, asking pertinent questions around here could get you labeled as a Paul-bot. nt NorthCarolina Aug 2013 #107

I am wildly curious about that, myself. djean111 Aug 2013 #128

exactly -- this rabid defense of Obama ... grasswire Aug 2013 #136

Because people get emotionally invested. TDale313 Aug 2013 #155

I thought we (Democrats) were above that. grasswire Aug 2013 #209

Yeah, unfortunately... TDale313 Aug 2013 #211

Maybe they just like to fluff! :-/ n/t DeSwiss Aug 2013 #198

Oh, Matt Damon, Mr. Pro Public Schools yet he is sending his daughters to private school? Nedsdag Aug 2013 #19

And, don't for get Clinton... MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #31

I am proud that i got to go to a public school nolabels Aug 2013 #102

That's what the righties always say. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #34

No, not really... truebrit71 Aug 2013 #55

Damon can be pro-public schools, chervilant Aug 2013 #138

Private school means privacy. knitter4democracy Aug 2013 #159

hey, as soon as I have enough money to put my son in private school that is exactly where he will be liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #177

We have four sons, the youngest 10 years younger tomg Aug 2013 #188

I-binned! DeSwiss Aug 2013 #199

All us real progressives feel his pain! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #24

You are no longer a real progressive mick063 Aug 2013 #26

Ahhh, nap time? Sorry, not everyone agrees with you! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #40

I believe that's backwards. MelungeonWoman Aug 2013 #215

I really couldn't care less what actors and musicians think about politics. Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #28

He's no more important than you or I am... MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #33

could burnodo Aug 2013 #99

couldn't dreamnightwind Aug 2013 #178

I stand corrected burnodo Aug 2013 #179

I prefer couldn't. Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #196

Of course Damon is also a producer and writer of films making tens of millions in profit. Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #120

It's because he is a famous celebrity he has a platform that you and I don't have. n/t totodeinhere Aug 2013 #141

Uh, Mr.Damon, I would not hang around any Obama lovefests if I were you. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #30

I noticed a strange thing about that, those "love" fests appear to be contrived To include Dragonfli Aug 2013 #167

+1000 DeSwiss Aug 2013 #200

LOL! ProSense Aug 2013 #32

Yes, many celebrities and non-celebrities are unhappy with Obama. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #46

Matt and Mitch, wishing for a one-termer ProSense Aug 2013 #47

I think Matt Damon as some legit beefs. damnedifIknow Aug 2013 #50

Yeah, ProSense Aug 2013 #51

And he's not wrong with that statement either.. truebrit71 Aug 2013 #53

Agreed. mattclearing Aug 2013 #56

Well, he must be sad that he didn't get his wish. ProSense Aug 2013 #57

What he's sad about dreamnightwind Aug 2013 #181

Yes, ProSense Aug 2013 #187

Many of us, as you have noticed, don't Enthusiast Aug 2013 #65

I laugh at anyone who wished for Obama to be a one-term President ProSense Aug 2013 #67

Saying he wished for a "one term president with some balls" does not mean he wanted Obama donheld Aug 2013 #74

Evidently, he did "grow a pair and use them" to win. ProSense Aug 2013 #75

There is no reason 2012 should have been as close as it was Ash_F Aug 2013 #78

"2012 was nothing to brag about." Enthusiast Aug 2013 #80

LOL! n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #83

President Obama ProSense Aug 2013 #82

2012 Election Turnout Dips Below 2008 and 2004 Ash_F Aug 2013 #85

LOL! "Number Of Eligible Voters Increases By Eight Million" ProSense Aug 2013 #88

The FISA court and NSA leadership is stacked-full of Republicans Ash_F Aug 2013 #90

What does that have to do with Obama winning by a landslide? n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #91

Nice dodge. /nt Ash_F Aug 2013 #92

What? You introduced an irrelevant point into a discussion about the President's re-election. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #93

Did you forget what the OP was about? /nt Ash_F Aug 2013 #94

No ProSense Aug 2013 #95

Whatever, keep on with that strategy of republican boot-licking Ash_F Aug 2013 #96

LOL (??????) WTF? dotymed Aug 2013 #111

Don't hijack the OP MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #116

She does ... That's that poster's speciality. Well, that and selfie links. SaveOurDemocracy Aug 2013 #158

The goal is NOT to inform or even convince. bvar22 Aug 2013 #160

You're right, bvar22... MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #170

Bingo!! kath Aug 2013 #171

Are you pretending to be an "authoritarian"? n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #189

Damn! Me and you agree on that one! Enthusiast Aug 2013 #79

Turtlers dressed up in clown suits. Whisp Aug 2013 #143

he didnt say that G_j Aug 2013 #149

Matt, this is not Hollywood. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #48

It's movie promoting time and ProSense Aug 2013 #49

Good response, she! I found the night that Cha Aug 2013 #60

Carter was referring to the influence of money in politics and the Citizens United decision struggle4progress Aug 2013 #35

Defending the NSA, is that really necessary? another_liberal Aug 2013 #61

It's a lot better to make your case based on actual facts: arguing based on facts educates folk, struggle4progress Aug 2013 #66

You support what the NSA is doing? another_liberal Aug 2013 #68

I will repeat my advice to you: it really matters to get facts right struggle4progress Aug 2013 #101

Parse it however one wants . . . another_liberal Aug 2013 #115

Without that endorsement, he'll never win that 3rd term. millennialmax Aug 2013 #36

One of the problems with the article/interview davidpdx Aug 2013 #42

I'm with Matt on this shit. another_liberal Aug 2013 #58

Matt Damon was pissing and moaning about PBO in 2010 and Rosario Dawson & Regina King Cha Aug 2013 #59

Well I am kicking this post, Cha! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #64

Mahalo she! Priceless, eh? :) Cha Aug 2013 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author another_liberal Aug 2013 #84

How will he ever know? another_liberal Aug 2013 #87

In all fairness, John2 Aug 2013 #169

Yes, a president doesn't win office on HIS OWN grasswire Aug 2013 #212

Obama has done some things I disagree with, but he's also done things I agree with Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #62

He is and will be considered one of the best Presidents ever. ProSense Aug 2013 #63

No he won't, and I voted for him twice. He's mediocre at best. reformist2 Aug 2013 #103

Yes, he will be. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #112

Agreed mick063 Aug 2013 #206

Do they pay you time-and-a-half or double-time on Sundays? kath Aug 2013 #174

You shouldn't post bullshit that causes you to puke. ProSense Aug 2013 #175

Matt who? Itchinjim Aug 2013 #72

Oh, youuuuu. We're not spying on Americans, silly-pants! Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #81

First we'll bust that guy for weed, then it's drinks on me at the bar. another_liberal Aug 2013 #89

lulz...nt Jesus Malverde Aug 2013 #100

Aauuuuhhh.... MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #117

That graphic is excellent! dreamnightwind Aug 2013 #185

I totally get it. bravenak Aug 2013 #86

WTF with the bizarre romance/bromance analogies? CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #97

He's a Libertarian Racist Paulbot! burnodo Aug 2013 #98

Mr. Dreamy Face movie actor no likie Obama Californeeway Aug 2013 #104

Every four years we get M. I. Bad versus Much M. Worse. Festivito Aug 2013 #105

The drone murders Obama ramped up where a deal breaker for me,. and the rampant banksterism,. Civilization2 Aug 2013 #113

Whenever I want advice about politics, I always consult actors. MineralMan Aug 2013 #118

Interesting statement for a man whose State has as Senator the only actor currently in that Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #122

The opinion of an actor is surely as valid as that of a rock collector. nt Bonobo Aug 2013 #135

That is true, but I don't see my opinion spread all over the MineralMan Aug 2013 #139

You are familiar with the work Damon did - Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2013 #144

You are familiar with the work I did on behalf of MineralMan Aug 2013 #145

Hey, don't forget about meee.... MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #172

Let's see - Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2013 #184

I agree with you on this one. bvar22 Aug 2013 #202

K&R JoeyT Aug 2013 #124

Nice find. It won't phase the professional liars, but I'm glad you posted it. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #142

Damon ProSense Aug 2013 #152

I like Matt. Fringe Aug 2013 #126

I'm jilted, too, Matt. Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #127

BFD. Damon and the other whiners seem to forget about... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #131

+1000 SoapBox Aug 2013 #147

Legitimate criticism is not tantamount to "whining." totodeinhere Aug 2013 #157

When you see "legitimate criticism" let me know... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #191

Love Damon's class analysis. zentrum Aug 2013 #132

Dear Matt...Next election, go ahead and vote PukeBagger! SoapBox Aug 2013 #146

Yeah.. let's show em by setting that bar real low... MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #173

"you and me could have a bad bromance..." Blue Owl Aug 2013 #153

It's really sad that some people are ready and willing to throw absolutely anyone under the totodeinhere Aug 2013 #163

Does that have anything to do with all the people around here throwing Obama under the bus... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #192

Plenty of constructive proposals have been floated about what can be done about the surveillance totodeinhere Aug 2013 #195

knr Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #168

I agree with him totally. marble falls Aug 2013 #180

Oh yeah.. well, I think matt damon is full of whiny bullshit, marble falls. Cha Aug 2013 #194

Cheese MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #207

the same people who loved Matt for blasting that reporter over teachers iamthebandfanman Aug 2013 #190

Its going to be okay Matt Peacetrain Aug 2013 #193

Damon's heart is in the right place but his head... uhnope Aug 2013 #197

Uh, oh, this OP will now spawn 100 I LOVE OBAMA Op's from the usual sources RetroLounge Aug 2013 #201

What an ego michigandem58 Aug 2013 #204