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319. Hogwash. The appointees that Obama got in 2008 were those the power brokers wanted.

Thu Dec 22, 2011, 09:20 PM

Dec 2011

Any "difficulty" was kabuki. Even Sotomayor and Kagan are very much centrists. Just because the media gave us a show where a large number of them screamed from the rafters that Sotomayor and Kagan are ultra-lefty, spooky commies doesn't make it true. Their objective is to shift the debate to the right. They know how to manipulate the public to do just that and in the process set-up diminished expectations for what is "possible" in the current political climate.

The White House has a lot of power behind the scenes to get what they want.

Obama didn't "compromise" when making his cabinet appointee decisions prior to inauguration.

As I recall it, his FIRST choices for many highly critical cabinet positions had histories that clearly showed whose interests they would represent. And Obama chose them. First.

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How many are able to afford living through this democratic president. boston bean Dec 2011 #2

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xox...femrap tblue Dec 2011 #283

In terms of the sheer number of bills that were signed, that is correct. BzaDem Dec 2011 #276

The thing is... FedUp_Queer Dec 2011 #369

I already said that looking only at sheer number of bills, you were correct. BzaDem Dec 2011 #372

Yeah, you're right. FedUp_Queer Dec 2011 #375

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I cant afford it... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #251

If what you just said is true and it could well be, tavalon Dec 2011 #317

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+1 dana_b Dec 2011 #222

Since matt seems to have all the answers.. and you have Kahuna Dec 2011 #265

I am speaking for myself. YOU may not appreciate what the president has Kahuna Dec 2011 #264

Instead of extending unemployment, Obama should have advocated for far more public works JDPriestly Dec 2011 #296

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If he had done that to a great enough extent, we would not have so many unemployed JDPriestly Dec 2011 #362

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"disappointed" left tblue Dec 2011 #285

he should just quiet down so he doesn't drown out the noise of the rest of us begging for scraps. piratefish08 Dec 2011 #19

I actually laughed! Quantess Dec 2011 #45

+ 1 ! nt Vanje Dec 2011 #46

Yes. He should. If he can't do anything to help Kahuna Dec 2011 #206

neither does obama.. frylock Dec 2011 #163

The president is trying his best to assist those of us who are suffering.... Kahuna Dec 2011 #204

he's making movies.. frylock Dec 2011 #228

I worked for the president and supported him with my money. I still support him. Kahuna Dec 2011 #263

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so observing, speaking your opinion doesn't count if you have no money worries. THat is roguevalley Dec 2011 #342

"It's easy for him talk smack." May not be so easy after "We Bought A Zoo"! Tarheel_Dem Jan 2012 #389

then he's an idiot bigtree Dec 2011 #5

Why doesn't he complain about the obstruction that plagued the Obama presidency from day one. julian09 Dec 2011 #123

Perhaps like this: muriel_volestrangler Dec 2011 #146

I love him madly. tblue Dec 2011 #281

Because that is fiction. n/t leeroysphitz Dec 2011 #155

Yup ! Matt must be a fucking idiot. russspeakeasy Dec 2011 #132

+1 leeroysphitz Dec 2011 #157

Oversimplified mischaracterizations of other people's positions is the hallmark of: patrice Dec 2011 #172

+10 Myrina Dec 2011 #202

^ ROTFL!! ^ Mimosa Dec 2011 #226

Thanks for the laugh. Beacool Dec 2011 #257

+ a bajillion x infinity. Phlem Dec 2011 #262

+1 Scuba Dec 2011 #30

Damon can afford President Obama who will Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2011 #62

Matt is still mad at Obama dissing the Adjustment Bureau. Has Damon seen Obama's list of FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #89

Yet Matt's fictional characters have accomplished sooooo much more! nt DCKit Dec 2011 #124

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bullshit frylock Dec 2011 #230

Exactly. Phlem Dec 2011 #216

Obama is who I thought he was. I voted for him because he was better than a Repcon and he still is! The Wielding Truth Dec 2011 #237

Agree. n/t kiranon Dec 2011 #378

What exactly did he say? tblue Dec 2011 #278

Not me. Smarmie Doofus Dec 2011 #310

+10000 - another armchair whiner to boot. CakeGrrl Dec 2011 #143

Not an armchair Bucky Dec 2011 #183

LOL......you never cease to amaze me. n-t Logical Dec 2011 #324

I thought centrists liked the rich, er, job creators. Maven Dec 2011 #197

I wish that Obama had acted more like a Democrat during his presidency. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #232

None of us can afford another Republican president Matt included. totodeinhere Dec 2011 #249

LOL.....knew you would attack him first! Did not disappoint. Truth hurts doesn't it??? Logical Dec 2011 #323

He was. He bought heavily into the speeches and such from candidate Obama mmonk Dec 2011 #4

"GUESSING he might be more progressive or liberal." FACT: People hear what they WANT to hear. patrice Dec 2011 #139

So true, Patrice! tblue Dec 2011 #279

He WAS a strong Obama supporter Coyote_Bandit Dec 2011 #6

He WAS a strong Obama supporter. stonecutter357 Dec 2011 #118

Obama has not delivered on his promises. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #298

Matt Damon - under the bus with you! piratefish08 Dec 2011 #8

Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #141

"I will never again be fooled by a politician" Enrique Dec 2011 #9

Isn't that Matts job fooling people into thinking he is someone, he is not? julian09 Dec 2011 #128

and that was your view during the bush era, right? frylock Dec 2011 #165

+1 Maven Dec 2011 #198

It's a little late primavera Dec 2011 #130

here he is telling students not to be too idealistic Enrique Dec 2011 #140

+100 FirstLight Dec 2011 #147

That's why: dougolat Dec 2011 #238

I have heard this very same thing a few times myself now. nt NorthCarolina Dec 2011 #327

Every body move over, matt's comin under the bus! Nt xchrom Dec 2011 #10

He can snuggle in next to me. MNBrewer Dec 2011 #41

There is no evidence quaker bill Dec 2011 #11

And there no proof they wouldn't either. Little Star Dec 2011 #13

right because it just didn't happen. what a shame. nt boston bean Dec 2011 #14

Well, a one term president with balls" would have placed completely different individuals in cabinet stillwaiting Dec 2011 #20

Agreed. n/t Laelth Dec 2011 #29

+1 Scuba Dec 2011 #31

+1 Little Star Dec 2011 #33

You've hit the nail on the head! Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #43

I've always admired Matt Damon newspeak Dec 2011 #70

"We needed extraordinary action for extraordinary times" suffragette Dec 2011 #231

I didn't mention those advising about current economic conditions because cabinets are always Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #250

Those you list have been GODDAMN GREAT for big business. stillwaiting Dec 2011 #76

Well said. +1 n/t theaocp Dec 2011 #84

The spin meme at the time sold this to us as... kenfrequed Dec 2011 #129

Hilda Solis has been great for big business? Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #239

Hilda is my favorite Obama appointee. stillwaiting Dec 2011 #271

It seems to me that things still getting worse despite acknowledged pushback from the Obama Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #273

Thank you -right on ArcticFox Dec 2011 #315

Tom Vilsack USDA- pls dont forget him and his franken food buddies and fighting farmers!!! lunasun Dec 2011 #116

You and I may be the only two paying attention to this particular issue. russspeakeasy Dec 2011 #137

I am too since he was our governor here for, apparently, too long. Hardrada Dec 2011 #302

A very important oversight that I failed to include in my post. stillwaiting Dec 2011 #151

thank you for mentioning this dana_b Dec 2011 #227

No cabinet is perfect. There are good and not so good Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #256

GODDAMN DON'T ERIC HOLDER SUCK AS ATTORNEY GENERAL??? frylock Dec 2011 #167

Agreed! patrice Dec 2011 #176

This is just an evidence-less assertion. n/t Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #258

feel free to post a list of all the great things eric holder has accomplished frylock Dec 2011 #269

I listed a few things in #250 Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #272

Eric Holder does suck as AG. Maven Dec 2011 #201

Bullshit he does. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #254

Well said. RC Dec 2011 #66

Once upon a time... CANDO Dec 2011 #69

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Who had a war to use as stimulus treestar Dec 2011 #133

and balls frylock Dec 2011 #168

Even without the war CANDO Dec 2011 #171

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the current depression is "real" enough to those of us being hurt by it paulk Dec 2011 #173

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you've got to be kidding paulk Dec 2011 #277

I have seen it argued that the government spending of the war also was a stimulus treestar Dec 2011 #379

some economists would argue that what we are experiencing now is a "real" depression paulk Dec 2011 #382

War? Bohunk68 Dec 2011 #200

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Amen. WE need another FDR. n/t dotymed Dec 2011 #218

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K&R... stonecutter357 Dec 2011 #119

Obama maddiemom Dec 2011 #122

And the fact that he chose to populate his Cabinet with conservative Democrats Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2011 #126

Exactly stillwaiting MuseRider Dec 2011 #162

That's been my belief, too. Still Blue in PDX Dec 2011 #169

You win 1 internets. n/t kurtzapril4 Dec 2011 #181

Correctamundo. nt Doremus Dec 2011 #185

so, so true fascisthunter Dec 2011 #244

Every action has its equal and opposite reaction quaker bill Dec 2011 #291

Cabinet appointees are confirmed by the Senate quaker bill Dec 2011 #311

Hogwash. The appointees that Obama got in 2008 were those the power brokers wanted. stillwaiting Dec 2011 #319

Life is lived in context quaker bill Dec 2011 #384

Sorry, my thinking is clear. stillwaiting Dec 2011 #386

Nope, in fact if s/he tried to "get things done" Zalatix Dec 2011 #26

the plutocrats already have taken the money and run or are sitting on it newspeak Dec 2011 #78

A one term president with balls Vanje Dec 2011 #49

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get the money out of politics. stonecutter357 Dec 2011 #125

It wasn't time to tie up congress for years in investigations julian09 Dec 2011 #156

Eric Holder Vanje Dec 2011 #229

Obama does not tell Holder what to do in justice dept. julian09 Dec 2011 #326

Hell if Obama had the "balls" they wanted treestar Dec 2011 #131

There is a reason for a one term president julian09 Dec 2011 #135

Damn. Autumn Dec 2011 #12

This part: mmonk Dec 2011 #18

�Imagine if they had a leader,� Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #39

No leader but we do have a voice thanks to OWS SammyWinstonJack Dec 2011 #58

How about a two-term president who kicks ass on his way out? AverageJoe90 Dec 2011 #15

who's ass do you think will be kicked? Betty Karlson Dec 2011 #21

Optimistic. Obama spent his generational level majority on the absurd pursuit of bipartisanship TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #28

yeah, all that bi-partisanship newspeak Dec 2011 #102

He hit the nail on the head with this one. Justice wanted Dec 2011 #16

Trash...nt SidDithers Dec 2011 #17

yup, that's what Damon is referring to Skittles Dec 2011 #284

You say "trash". Most say "gold" Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #286

Matt has supported teachers. His mom is a teacher. Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #22

Yes, Damon understands what this admin has done to public ed Sabriel Dec 2011 #60

Yup. Matt has seen what this Administration has done to public ed. Reader Rabbit Dec 2011 #182

And This One Termer Would Be??? KharmaTrain Dec 2011 #23

This "kick-ass" President would know how to use the tools that are available. eomer Dec 2011 #35

Those who defend Obama no matter what, won't admit what you wrote is the truth. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2011 #61

technically, they would say that he HAS done everything possible MisterP Dec 2011 #309

...and this one=term pres wouldnt have to deal with.... Vanje Dec 2011 #55

Amen, the person is always imaginary treestar Dec 2011 #134

The Critics of What I Posted... KharmaTrain Dec 2011 #160

matt is exactly right, blueknight Dec 2011 #24

Myself and 4 of my foolish, elderly friends did the same. Phones, russspeakeasy Dec 2011 #144

I nominate Matt Damon to primary Obama! Itchinjim Dec 2011 #25

Seconded can we get a third? stonecutter357 Dec 2011 #189

I third that. nt Kahuna Dec 2011 #266

And Damon backed him when he ran for office. I agree with Damon. We need BALLS Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #27

Ahhh,,, Maybe something a little tougher? RC Dec 2011 #71

I love Bettty White! nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #77

Obama/White in 2012! patrice Dec 2011 #142

+1, because the Blue Dog Democrats and Republicans Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2011 #72

Actor Al Franken, on the other hand Schema Thing Dec 2011 #32

Al Franken on the NDAA, which the President seems fine with: Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #56

Al Franken, as I said Schema Thing Dec 2011 #63

Obama will add a signing statement when he signs the bill nt julian09 Dec 2011 #179

Matt Damon's logic deprived stance onenote Dec 2011 #34

Fail. matmar Dec 2011 #65

Wrong. onenote Dec 2011 #274

So you're saying if Obama pushed through a Progressive agenda.... matmar Dec 2011 #337

No, I'm saying that Damon is saying that. onenote Dec 2011 #343

"politically unpopular"!!! CANDO Dec 2011 #75

Damon's premise is that the actions taken would result in the president not having the support onenote Dec 2011 #275

Kick for ProSense Dec 2011 #36

Sorry Matt, but no... it wouldn't be better. The Doctor. Dec 2011 #37

Matt's ProSense Dec 2011 #44

Time and tide. Time and tide. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #299

Thank you. Ship of Fools Dec 2011 #91

Has Matt seen the pledge? You should send him the pledge. Union Scribe Dec 2011 #368

So he can take a pledge to take criticism of Obama seriously? It seems he already does that. The Doctor. Dec 2011 #371

I love Matt Damon but he is naive! Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2011 #38

Yah, I like Matt but he doesn't seem too bright in how government works, does he? Whisp Dec 2011 #50

Well said, Liberal... Surya Gayatri Dec 2011 #98

He should listen to his friend and fellow Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2011 #108

I love Matt Damon. He is a liberal stalwart. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #300

Not if he's championing Bill Clinton as his Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2011 #333

Please quote your source. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #346

I'm thinking a �One-Term President With Balls� wouldn't be a one-term President. baldguy Dec 2011 #40

those are my thoughts. boston bean Dec 2011 #42

then you are imagining you live in a different country Whisp Dec 2011 #52

I wish that this country was more liberal Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2011 #114

Agreed. And I think that is what Damon was trying to say in his frustration. matmar Dec 2011 #67

That is correct. This country would be so much better and farther along the road to recovery. RC Dec 2011 #79

Are you sure that they are "adoring supporters"? They seem to spend very little time expressing ... AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #90

Big Kiss HangOnKids Dec 2011 #149

+1 progressoid Dec 2011 #236

And even if he hadn't gotten those things done eridani Dec 2011 #330

Matt is correct of course. He's a well informed Democrat who has a right to speak Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #47

I was thinking the same thing myself. 99Forever Dec 2011 #74

Well said! n/t Little Star Dec 2011 #82

And yet the very same people go gaga for conservatives like Andrew Sullivan Maven Dec 2011 #209

all we need to do is look at what's going on in this congress right now spanone Dec 2011 #48

So was it wise for him to spend 3 years lecturing us that the GOP in Congress are our Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #51

It was the 'appropriate' thing to say The Doctor. Dec 2011 #57

Did the Rs block his appointment of Geithner, his signing of extending the Bush tax cuts, ...? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #85

There are charts out there showing the unprecedented Republican abuse of the fillibuster emulatorloo Dec 2011 #104

Unfortunately for that claim, C-SPAN broadcasts showed that there was not a single filibuster. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #120

The Modern Filibuster = Voting as a Block Against Cloture emulatorloo Dec 2011 #194

Actually, they don't do filibusters nowadays, "that way" or any other way. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #214

Maybe somebody else can explain it to you better than I can. emulatorloo Dec 2011 #233

The Senate's explanation re Rule XXII is sufficient. Pundits, claiming to be "modern," are wrong. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #358

They should have made them actually read the phone book " fillibuster "but julian09 Dec 2011 #196

Your explanation appears to be at odds with the text of Senate Rule XXII and the Senate's own ... AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #356

Another purist who'd rather make a statement then get things done. great white snark Dec 2011 #53

The ProSense Dec 2011 #54

Yeah, he should shut up and sing! Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #68

WTF? Who said he should shut up? great white snark Dec 2011 #83

Didn't you call him a "purist?" AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #121

Shut Up And Sing is the title of a documentary on the right wing frothing when Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #259

Shut Up And Sing is the title of a documentary on the right wing frothing when Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #261

No one is telling him to shut up - but his na�vet� and ignorance is showing. CakeGrrl Dec 2011 #150

go eat your cake fascisthunter Dec 2011 #248

You must have me confused with the multimillionaire soapbox critic. CakeGrrl Dec 2011 #293

You can't complain that Damon doesn't know how to govern Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #304

Some VERY twisted logic here. #1 Mischaracterizations are the hallmark of a) ignorance or b) the patrice Dec 2011 #164

Of course I did not say "the lesser of two evils", not pure enough. To claim some Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #245

Hell Yeah! HangOnKids Dec 2011 #360

I love it when conserves call us purists fascisthunter Dec 2011 #246

"Even more direct criticism" surfdog Dec 2011 #59

I Say We Re-elect Pres Obama And Make Damon Eat..... global1 Dec 2011 #64

How about we Primary Obama with an actual progressive that had the "We the people..." mentioned RC Dec 2011 #86

well, as obama indicated on TV, it's me or those other crazies (my words) newspeak Dec 2011 #88

He is absolutely right Marrah_G Dec 2011 #73

He said from the safety of a movie set. JoePhilly Dec 2011 #80

That took some balls, FrenchieCat Dec 2011 #94

No kidding. Great posturing performance. He probably has Harrison Ford in mind. CakeGrrl Dec 2011 #153

don't worry, reality has a way of creeping up on you, then it's too late fascisthunter Dec 2011 #247

So where's Kucinich or Sanders to the rescue? CakeGrrl Dec 2011 #348

That's the problem with people who eat cake while others struggle fascisthunter Dec 2011 #376

You have a bizarre obsession with cake-eating and who's doing it. CakeGrrl Dec 2011 #381

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You're very ill-informed. CakeGrrl Dec 2011 #385

no. I'm honest fascisthunter Dec 2011 #387

I see your Damon, FrenchieCat Dec 2011 #92

+1 golden. Whisp Dec 2011 #107

No, no, no! . . . We're talking BALLS here! Give me Vin Diesel!!! patrice Dec 2011 #148

Yea!! .... I think George should go and kick Matt's ass!! JoePhilly Dec 2011 #217

But what does Ernest Borgnine think??!1 Number23 Dec 2011 #325

I've never liked the "balls" metaphor Enrique Dec 2011 #93

Same OLD war mindset. Damon does not & hopefully never will have responsibility for the SAFETY patrice Dec 2011 #96

Guiding a country doesn't have a script Mr. Damon. patrice Dec 2011 #97

Nope And no stunt double with big gigantic balls FrenchieCat Dec 2011 #101

Yeah! Director, "Cue the balls!!" Damon sits down. BIG Balls walks onto the set . . . patrice Dec 2011 #109

Good For Matt raindaddy Dec 2011 #99

No more Damon movies for me, but I don't suppose that matters much to Matt, he already has his so he patrice Dec 2011 #100

Oh the pain, the pain... NorthCarolina Dec 2011 #329

Dear Mr. Damon. I would support your run for the Democratic nomination. T S Justly Dec 2011 #103

run? he can't run on account of those Whisp Dec 2011 #110

Barack Obama: Got bin Laden. Itchinjim Dec 2011 #105

tee hee Whisp Dec 2011 #111

Wow! he went in with the seals and shot the guy? HE got him? BALLLLLLSS!! Dragonfli Dec 2011 #212

Wow! I got almost the same email from my idiot freeper bil. Itchinjim Dec 2011 #260

A good public shaming is needed to balance the overwhelming corporatist influence on POTUS. qb Dec 2011 #106

That's an extremely naive characterization of how it works. The President's ENEMIES know patrice Dec 2011 #115

i'm sure he's losing sleep... dionysus Dec 2011 #210

i like matt. i'll have to disagree with him on this one. dionysus Dec 2011 #112

FDR saved Capitalism. Obama is saving Capitalism. No difference. txlibdem Dec 2011 #113

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Here's ProSense Dec 2011 #136

Telling Congress he isn't their marriage counselor Tsiyu Dec 2011 #138

ooh, I missed that. When did he say that? Schema Thing Dec 2011 #193

His spokesperson said it for him: Tsiyu Dec 2011 #252

hah! thanks! Schema Thing Dec 2011 #267

Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #152

Just because Matt Damon doesn't like the "stuff" that "got" "done" BzaDem Dec 2011 #159

Want President Obama to grow some balls? Z_California Dec 2011 #166

I like Damon as an actor Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2011 #174

+1 (except I don't like him as an actor) savalez Dec 2011 #314

Why do we care what actors think? oberliner Dec 2011 #175

guess their careers have lined enough pockets that their opinions make it into our "news" magazines stuntcat Dec 2011 #341

What a tool. jefferson_dem Dec 2011 #178

Politics is compromise. We have to settle for a one-balled president with two terms. Bucky Dec 2011 #180

Ha ha! I can dig that! nt MADem Dec 2011 #289

K&R Cali_Democrat Dec 2011 #186

The fact that so many progressives feel this way is telling. Zorra Dec 2011 #187

Right ProSense Dec 2011 #190

Actually it seems more like a few prominent and vocal people saying shut up and get in line, Maven Dec 2011 #213

Well, I kind of hope that poll is accurate, and then again, I kind of don't. Zorra Dec 2011 #268

"so many" jefferson_dem Dec 2011 #192

I love Matt Damon! Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2011 #188

Someone has already pointed out..... suston96 Dec 2011 #191

DAMON is a great actor and patriot, he has no idea about governance! CarmanK Dec 2011 #195

Matt Damon!! thelordofhell Dec 2011 #199

Juvenile...you just wasted two minutes of my time. ooglymoogly Dec 2011 #347

It was supposed to waste 4 minutes thelordofhell Dec 2011 #388

Matt who? relayerbob Dec 2011 #205

"With Balls" being the operative phrase here... truebrit71 Dec 2011 #208

Who's running on the progessive side this year?I am supporting Alan Grayson. Who else is running? The Wielding Truth Dec 2011 #240

Damien...uh, Damon is and always has been a Reich Winger. SoapBox Dec 2011 #215

WTF are you talking about? Maven Dec 2011 #219

Damon at least accepts the IDEA of Obama as president MrScorpio Dec 2011 #221

+1000000... one_voice Dec 2011 #224

You know, bluster is easier than accomplishing things. FSogol Dec 2011 #225

Disagree 100% Hulk Dec 2011 #234

He's a 1%...he can afford to live through another Republican rule HipChick Dec 2011 #235

uh...no... he isn't part of the !% fascisthunter Dec 2011 #253

Yup. Matt isn't looking for tax breaks. tblue Dec 2011 #280

He was, and so were many of us fascisthunter Dec 2011 #241

Good for him for saying it. K&R Jefferson23 Dec 2011 #242

George Clooney supports Pres. O. No word yet from the rest of the 'Oceans' cast. AtomicKitten Dec 2011 #287

So does the other half of the "Good Will Hunting" writing team. CakeGrrl Dec 2011 #295

Well, since you mentioned it ... AtomicKitten Dec 2011 #365

Too many people here suffering from stockholm syndrome Jim_Shorts Dec 2011 #288

+1 Great thoughts, great song great video. Who is this. She is brilliant. nt ooglymoogly Dec 2011 #349

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Apparently, DU bugs don't care what Matt thinks. savalez Dec 2011 #292

Fine, Matt. You live with President Gingrich. Or Paul. KamaAina Dec 2011 #294

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Must be easy to say when you've got movie bucks. savalez Dec 2011 #308

You and others are making an ad hominem attack... Is It Pointless Dec 2011 #334

Not so. savalez Dec 2011 #338

sorry.. surfdog Dec 2011 #301

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Two Words: Supreme Court killbotfactory Dec 2011 #306

He's a 1 percenter who has nothing at stake should a republican get elected Politicub Dec 2011 #312

Matt Damon's 'Good Sheperd' film on James Jesus Angleton/CIA... EVDebs Dec 2011 #313

He's famous so his words get read in Elle tavalon Dec 2011 #316

More info from Damon�s interview in Elle, including his being a cofounder of water.org suffragette Dec 2011 #318

That implies 4 years of a Republican President after the 1 term maximusveritas Dec 2011 #320

If dynasties are the problem, there are ways to rub out dynasties. valerief Dec 2011 #322

Yo, Matt! nt valerief Dec 2011 #321

I understand how Matt feels slay Dec 2011 #328

Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #331

Yo, Matt. Thank you thank you thank you. You speak for me. bertman Dec 2011 #335

I didn't realize Matt was so naive SHRED Dec 2011 #336

Good Will Hunting, one of my favorite scenes of all time Jim_Shorts Dec 2011 #339

So Obama isn't Franklin D. Frikkin Roosevelt! That doesn't make him a bad president... Tiggeroshii Dec 2011 #344

Matt is a smart guy ooglymoogly Dec 2011 #345

Thank you Matt Damon for speaking the truth quinnox Dec 2011 #350

x2 AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #359

That's ok Obama will still get his vote. hootinholler Dec 2011 #352

Run for Political office Mr. Damon HDPaulG Dec 2011 #353

I believe his mom is a teacher.. If your mother is a teacher. glowing Dec 2011 #354

so who would Matt prefer laurieu Dec 2011 #355

What an ignorant fool Matt is 1stlady Dec 2011 #357

I'm not that interested in what celebrities have to say about politics. They have a public platform Liquorice Dec 2011 #361

This thread reminds me of when someone leaves Scientology Union Scribe Dec 2011 #366

Example of the insane thinking of the purists. First, Obama has passed the most PROGRESSIVE RBInMaine Dec 2011 #367

Matt Damon is officially my hero. 528 hz Dec 2011 #370

Don't forget that disappointed people are not allowed to voice an opinion. eom tledford Dec 2011 #373

Thanks, Agent Bourne. When does your next movie hit the theatres? MjolnirTime Dec 2011 #374

Loved Damon in "The Talented Mr. Ripley." AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #390