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Eleanors38

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97. Think Teddy Roosevelt.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #29)

Mon Mar 17, 2014, 03:47 AM

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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