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Title: Clooney: Obama ‘having an almost impossible time governing’
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AP
URL Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news ... -time-governing/#disqus_thread
Published: Sep 1, 2011
Author: Colleen Barry - Associated Press
Post Date: 2011-09-01 08:13:46 by Get Outta Dodge!
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Views: 6398
Comments: 16
VENICE, Italy — Idealism loses out to cynicism in George Clooney’s political drama “The Ides of March,” which opened the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday. Mr. Clooney directed, wrote and acted in the political drama that features Ryan Gosling as a gung-ho press secretary swept into a sex scandal in the final days of a Democratic presidential primary in Ohio. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti are rival campaign managers who use loyalty as a weapon in their epic battle for victory. Marisa Tomei plays a New York Times reporter angling for scoops on the campaign trail. And Evan Rachel Wood, a pretty campaign volunteer eager to play in the big leagues, is yet another figure giving female political interns a bad rap. Mr. Clooney’s idealistic presidential candidate, Pennsylvania Gov. Mike Morris, has a straightforward platform: He’s nonreligious but defends the freedom of religion. He also opposes the death penalty and wants to phase out internal combustion engines to reduce American dependence on foreign oil. Mr. Clooney plays the presidential candidate but told reporters at the festival he is not looking to be one in real life. “As for running for president, look, there’s a guy in office right now who is smarter than almost anyone you know, who’s nicer and who has more compassion than almost anyone you know. And he’s having an almost impossible time governing. Why would anybody volunteer for that job?” Mr. Clooney told a news conference. “I have a really good job. I get to hang out with very seductive people. So I have no interest.” Poster Comment: This Hollywood airhead should drop the C from his last name . . .
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#1. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#0)
Clooney is an airhead? Based on what statement? Why do you onserva-creeps freak out about the celebrity politics thing? Is it because your side feels inferior in that regard?
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
Shoo, shoo. Don't you have some heretics to burn at the stake?
__________________________________________________________________________________________ I wish. Because in the end, most of you are kindling to me.
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
I wish. Because in the end, most of you are kindling to me. Ahhh . . . written as the true-blue Obama supporting statist that you are. Thanks for playing.
__________________________________________________________________________________________ He's getting better though, he did mangage to get through a 3 minute speech with only two teleprompters, and neither one fell over....
Someone with zilch - zero - nada - executive experience foisted on the American people based on ONE speech given at the 2004 democrat convention. Asked to perform at what is arguably the MOST DIFFICULT executive position in the US - if not the world. Yeah, who could have seen THAT coming . . . / sarc
__________________________________________________________________________________________ The opinion of future cordwood such as you is meaningless to me.
With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.
Not almost impossible, all the way impossible. It's impossible for a Marxist community organizer to govern without full dictatorial powers. Dear Leader's giving it the old college try though, he's shredded a good bit of the Constitution and may succeed in trashing the rest of it if we don't dump him in 2012.
You're exactly right. Obama did win kudos from FIDEL CASTRO, after all.
__________________________________________________________________________________________ I that's "kudos" I'd hate to see his criticism... Admit it...you routinely vote GOP...
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...
I disagree with democrats about 97.5 percent of the time. I disagree with republicans about 80 percent of the time. You do the math . . . (And no, I don't see myself ever voting GOP for POTUS. Local and state elections may be another matter)
__________________________________________________________________________________________ BTW - did you miss my "brilliant" plan to help OBAMA WIN RE-ELECTION in 2012?
__________________________________________________________________________________________ I vote GOP in local more than Dem...
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...
Since 1988 I've voted about 90% Pubby. But since seeing the jackals that support it on the internet I promise to mend my errant ways in the future.
Amazing transformation fom local to national level. GOP candidates seem to actually be grounded at the local level and the dems the flakes...that seems to turn 180 degrees at the national level.
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...
We've had family and close family friends active in state Republican politics for over fifty years. The last one served under Ahnold. But I think it's strange how the rest of the family says they voted Dem until the Tea Party came to town.
This Hollywood airhead should drop the C from his last name . . .
#2. To: Godwinson (#1)
Clooney is an airhead? Based on what statement? Why do you onserva-creeps freak out about the celebrity politics thing? Is it because your side feels inferior in that regard?
HA! The tea-party, INDEED! They're so . . . ah . . . common
#3. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#2)
(Edited)
Don't you have some heretics to burn at the stake?
#4. To: Godwinson (#3)
Don't you have some heretics to burn at the stake?
HA! The tea-party, INDEED! They're so . . . ah . . . common
#5. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#0)
"Obama ‘having an almost impossible time governing’"
#6. To: Murron (#5)
"Obama ‘having an almost impossible time governing’"
HA! The tea-party, INDEED! They're so . . . ah . . . common
#7. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#4)
#8. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#0)
‘having an almost impossible time governing’
#9. To: Happy Quanzaa (#8)
It's impossible for a Marxist community organizer to govern without full dictatorial powers. Dear Leader's giving it the old college try though, he's shredded a good bit of the Constitution and may succeed in trashing the rest of it if we don't dump him in 2012.
HA! The tea-party, INDEED! They're so . . . ah . . . common
#10. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#9)
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#11. To: war (#10)
Admit it...you routinely vote GOP...
HA! The tea-party, INDEED! They're so . . . ah . . . common
#12. To: war (#10)
HA! The tea-party, INDEED! They're so . . . ah . . . common
#13. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#11)
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#14. To: war (#13)
I vote GOP in local more than Dem...
#15. To: mininggold (#14)
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#16. To: war (#15)
Amazing transformation fom local to national level. GOP candidates seem to actually be grounded at the local level and the dems the flakes...that seems to turn 180 degrees at the national level.
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