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BlueMTexpat

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67. What took him so long?

Sat Mar 15, 2014, 01:23 PM

Mar 2014

Today's GOP is nothing - NOTHING - like the majority of pre-Reagan era Republicans that I knew in my youth. Today's GOP consists primarily of the crazies that even the mainstream GOP of yore considered "fringe" at best.

Those GOPers I knew in my youth always had different emphases and concerns than I did, which is why we disagreed politically - and likely always will. But we were able to disagree courteously and respectfully, with reasoned - and rational - discourse on both sides. And ALL of us believed in ONE unified country that would move forward, more or less in concert with the will of the majority of the PEOPLE - NOT that of the corporations and NOT that of the One Percent.

They also were not beholden to the religious zealots that rule today's GOP.

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This Iconic Actor Is Bolting The GOP [View all] babylonsister Mar 2014 OP

He's not leaving the Republican Party... MrScorpio Mar 2014 #1

Isn't it always that way? hatrack Mar 2014 #22

And don't be fooled. He is still RW to the core....hard right. nt kelliekat44 Mar 2014 #32

I've never heard him speak about politics. penultimate Mar 2014 #47

His father was a career officer Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2014 #55

Exactly... butterfly77 Mar 2014 #77

He will probably become the new 'hero' on DU for speaking out about his GOP party. lumpy Mar 2014 #84

The bat-shit crazy ones have taken over the republican party corkhead Mar 2014 #64

This! yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #103

Even Frank Burns is turning on the republicans! johnp3907 Mar 2014 #2

Well I'll be a monkey's uncle. When you put it that way - A-Freakin'-MAZING!!! calimary Mar 2014 #79

I'm glad to hear that- he is one of my favorite actors and it always confounded me how a talented Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #3

Always felt the same way. yardwork Mar 2014 #36

Good job, Robert. Sheldon Cooper Mar 2014 #4

YA YA YAYYYY I knew he couldn't really be a Republican Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #5

I met him at his restaurant in Virginia pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #6

Yes! When I saw the OP subject line, I thought, Robert Duvall. Zorra Mar 2014 #7

Him and Clint Eastwood LiberalLovinLug Mar 2014 #72

Looks like it's not just the millennial's they've alienated. herding cats Mar 2014 #8

Best actor of all time jeffrey_pdx Mar 2014 #9

No one has yet mentioned his fine performance in _Falling Down_. nt tblue37 Mar 2014 #49

Two words. "True Confessions". n/t CincyDem Mar 2014 #56

What took him so long? jimlup Mar 2014 #10

How can someone who earns a living by walking in the shoes of others be gop? Rose Siding Mar 2014 #43

About damn time. blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #11

He'll always be a Republican. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #12

Says he will vote Independent... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #19

I happen to be unaffiliated, are you calling me a Republican? A Simple Game Mar 2014 #48

I will rephrase, then awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #54

You are hanging out with the wrong crowd. I and many I know are former Democrats A Simple Game Mar 2014 #69

Oh, I don't hang with them... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #86

I have never hotrod0808 Mar 2014 #92

Sorry, I was going off personal experience awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #93

And I'm a Texas Republican who's been voting an almost straight Democratic ticket for the last ..... marble falls Mar 2014 #94

This actor surprised me. He gives the air of intelligence but I guess its just acting ErikJ Mar 2014 #13

If he really said that then he's a fucking dumbass. AAO Mar 2014 #15

An odd one here wheniwasincongress Mar 2014 #24

I never trusted James Woods after what he did to Peter Griffin Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #30

Republican Thinker? Zambero Mar 2014 #71

He reportedly has a genius IQ demwing Mar 2014 #83

I agree nikto Mar 2014 #96

I realize people like this have very busy schedules AAO Mar 2014 #14

Duvall's parents were complete wingnuts.... hadrons Mar 2014 #16

It's not like he's come over to our side groundloop Mar 2014 #17

Welcome home, Gus pokerfan Mar 2014 #18

I've Noticed That When Some Guys Reach A Certain Age Vogon_Glory Mar 2014 #20

My work puts me in contact with the extremely wealthy Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2014 #21

I love the smell of defection in the morning. It smells like functioning_cog Mar 2014 #23

I can forgive an ex-conservative many things Ratty Mar 2014 #25

I agree Skittles Mar 2014 #28

+1000 Tom Ripley Mar 2014 #51

+1 redqueen Mar 2014 #60

-20,000 Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2014 #85

Jesus--that's big news. Why? He's one of the few...with TALENT! MADem Mar 2014 #26

As a huge fan of his acting, his politics have always been baffling Adenoid_Hynkel Mar 2014 #27

his wife is a "tree hugging republican"? Skittles Mar 2014 #29

There Were Tree-Hugging Republicans Vogon_Glory Mar 2014 #34

Remember, Theodore Roosevelt was a Republican Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2014 #35

Indeed he was and he would be Vogon_Glory Mar 2014 #39

Got you one better packman Mar 2014 #50

I think that's the point of him and others feeling distant to the GOP penultimate Mar 2014 #45

RINO = republican in name only Skittles Mar 2014 #74

I don't think it's him who changed or moved on though. It's just the GOP gets more and more nuts penultimate Mar 2014 #75

the GOP has been sickening for a long, long time now Skittles Mar 2014 #76

Hell Sgent Mar 2014 #65

Think Teddy Roosevelt. Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #97

Boo Radley ventures off the front porch . . . NBachers Mar 2014 #31

Huh? jollyreaper2112 Mar 2014 #33

Love me some Bobby D!! Inkfreak Mar 2014 #37

Good move, Robert. TRoN33 Mar 2014 #38

This ICONIC actor bolted the Democratic Party and went Rethuglican napkinz Mar 2014 #40

Who the hell is that? Beach Rat Mar 2014 #41

a sample of his work ... napkinz Mar 2014 #42

In "Apocalypse Now," he played a batshit-crazy man africanadian Mar 2014 #44

That movie was full of batshit crazy, which reminds me bvf Mar 2014 #89

??--How do you "vote Independent"? In most elections you have only the tblue37 Mar 2014 #46

That's the "reveal"... BodieTown Mar 2014 #52

I am not happy with Republicans switching parties unless they switch ideologies. rhett o rick Mar 2014 #53

Sounds like he's trending independent Zambero Mar 2014 #58

I want the conservatives to stay in the REpublican Party and kick out the crazies. rhett o rick Mar 2014 #59

I wish that was possible at this time Zambero Mar 2014 #62

Why does it take them so long? Zambero Mar 2014 #57

"I believe in a woman's choice" really, pal, where ya been the last 30 years mountain grammy Mar 2014 #61

" JFK had one of the worst Civil Rights voting records." progressoid Mar 2014 #63

I always love the "things not told in the history books" tactic Iris Mar 2014 #99

I think he was the only Republican actor who actually had talent Bjorn Against Mar 2014 #66

What took him so long? BlueMTexpat Mar 2014 #67

Didn't know he was GOP but sure glad not any more. Now if he can just persuade IrishAyes Mar 2014 #68

Seriously? I should care? Hulk Mar 2014 #70

It's easy to jump ship Shankapotomus Mar 2014 #73

Jeeezus, Bob, you're not quick to catch on, are you? Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #78

I don't understand. He believes in a woman's choice...Republicans NEVER have. So Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #80

He's one of the best character actors in the business Warpy Mar 2014 #81

Some of the best actors A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2014 #82

Love that movie! And I agree with you about actors. yardwork Mar 2014 #106

And of course the best actors draw the best writers A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2014 #109

i've always like him barbtries Mar 2014 #87

I used to have a little respect for him mdbl Mar 2014 #88

Too Little, Too Late charlives Mar 2014 #90

Well O.K. So why was his insight lacking in the first place. n/t UTUSN Mar 2014 #91

I guess I missed this on Fox News.. Vietnameravet Mar 2014 #95

um...he narrated video for their last convention Iris Mar 2014 #98

Above poster says he was raised by a military family - it would have been in the 50s, so that toby jo Mar 2014 #100

Military families don't always vote in lock-step with Republicans. Aristus Mar 2014 #107

Well, if he is only "probably" going to vote Independent... joeybee12 Mar 2014 #101

I'm pretty sure that Boo Radley wouldn't vote Republican. JEFF9K Mar 2014 #102

How do you vote independent when it's just dem vs repug? AAO Mar 2014 #104

I get the impression that... IkeRepublican Mar 2014 #105

The GOP has really lost America then... but he's still an idiot - vkkv Mar 2014 #108