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damnedifIknow

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50. I think Matt Damon as some legit beefs.

Sun Aug 11, 2013, 12:42 AM

Aug 2013

This isn't the way I and probably many more like me thought an Obama second term would go so far. Bring out the progressive arsenal and let her happen capn.....I guess I'm just a very liberal sort but I'm proud of that actually.

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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