Sep 11 2008
Thank you, Matt Damon
I was looking through my posts and thinking about how I never really say anything about happy things. Granted, when it comes to anything to do with society or politics and my point of view on them, it’s hard to be too optimistic.
Luckily, there’s still Matt Damon to bring everybody together.
I of course heard about some rant that Matt Damon went on about Sarah Palin and why he does not want people to vote for her, thought it wasn’t until today that I checked it out.
I hate to say it, but Rosie O’Donnell could probably kick Matt Damon’s ass in a political debate.
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I hate it when entertainers get involved in politics- despite their political leanings.
Matt Damon is one of my favorites. I hope this is his last foray into the public world of politics. I hate the thought of scratching him off my list.
I agree with you Virginia… they’re too influential to make such “uninformed” comments as these in the public sphere. He may have the “right” so say whatever he wants, but I hope no one (republican or democrat) gives it any real credit.
I hate it when Law and Order entertainers get involved in politics. American celebrities are also Americans. Just as we freely disperse our own half-baked opinions, Matt Damon, Oprah, George Clooney, Alec Baldwin, Ludacris, and Jack Nicholson are allowed to as well. You can disagree with them, but you can’t discount their opinions just because they’re famous.
The questions Matt Damon raises are the exact same questions I am encountering daily from “ordinary people”. So, should any of us attain a certain degree of fame, does that mean we lose our voice as “citizen”. This gross conflation of “public v. private sphere” is heinous. Pecheux, Harvey, Ong, and many others have called it what it is: a redefining of citizenship. That is okay, but don’t expect me to quietly into that goodnight. Thank you for the post. ~k