Bill Murray is rarely one to keep quiet about his opinions.
And in a recent sit down with CNBC's Squawk Box, the actor warned that political discourse had degenerated into a 'Clash of Clans everyday, first thing in the morning.'
'People are going to war about so much,' he warned.
He added that Democrats could often create division by striving to represent certain groups or minorities, rather than simply saying they represented Americans.
'My friend who's a great comedy writer, Jim Downey, he's accused of being a right-wing comedy writer, if there is such a thing,' Murray said. 'He says, 'No, I just think the way the Democrats handle things is poor, where they try to pick out little pieces of a population, oh well we represent the Hispanics, we represent the LGBT or something.
'And they're not speaking to everyone at once. And it's almost demeaning to say, 'I'm choosing you because you're a splinter group or you're a certain minority group.'
'There's almost a resentment that somehow you're separated, again, by a politician — 'You're my people. I'm in control of you, I represent you,' instead of thinking that each citizen has a right to be respected as a citizen first, under the laws of the country.'
(02-13-2018 09:12 PM)Bull_Is_Back Wrote: And before any of you libs try to say "noooo we represent all americans"
My job is to tell white people when to shut up......
^
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Bill Murray is rarely one to keep quiet about his opinions.
And in a recent sit down with CNBC's Squawk Box, the actor warned that political discourse had degenerated into a 'Clash of Clans everyday, first thing in the morning.'
'People are going to war about so much,' he warned.
He added that Democrats could often create division by striving to represent certain groups or minorities, rather than simply saying they represented Americans.
'My friend who's a great comedy writer, Jim Downey, he's accused of being a right-wing comedy writer, if there is such a thing,' Murray said. 'He says, 'No, I just think the way the Democrats handle things is poor, where they try to pick out little pieces of a population, oh well we represent the Hispanics, we represent the LGBT or something.
'And they're not speaking to everyone at once. And it's almost demeaning to say, 'I'm choosing you because you're a splinter group or you're a certain minority group.'
'There's almost a resentment that somehow you're separated, again, by a politician — 'You're my people. I'm in control of you, I represent you,' instead of thinking that each citizen has a right to be respected as a citizen first, under the laws of the country.'
(02-14-2018 08:14 AM)Redwingtom Wrote: Wait...so now the opinion of comedians are valid? I wish you guys would make up your mind!
just stop...
IMO, no differently than yours, you'll be much better served if you start paying att'n to the non-union/pragmatic/midwestern/southern folk...
some of 'those' many that left haven't forgotten what their upbringing taught them....
I've never been in the camp of 'the comedian' being the leader.....however, I've always been in the camp of the 'the comedian' being the 'rube and ruse' in isolation....
(02-14-2018 08:14 AM)Redwingtom Wrote: Wait...so now the opinion of comedians are valid? I wish you guys would make up your mind!
I wouldn't put him up on any pedestal and I imagine it's only a matter of time before Bill Murray is j'accuse of #metoo.
Bill is hardly a Republican. He has endorsed Ralph Nader and the Green Party in the past. My guess is he more likely a left-wing libertarian (w/out actually being a member of the party).
Kudos for him though for calling out tribal politics.
(02-14-2018 08:14 AM)Redwingtom Wrote: Wait...so now the opinion of comedians are valid? I wish you guys would make up your mind!
I wouldn't put him up on any pedestal and I imagine it's only a matter of time before Bill Murray is j'accuse of #metoo.
Bill is hardly a Republican. He has endorsed Ralph Nader and the Green Party in the past. My guess is he more likely a left-wing libertarian (w/out actually being a member of the party).
Kudos for him though for calling out tribal politics.
shouldn't that be the overall 'mission statement' relative to pragmatical thought???
e.g. I choose ® due to lack of a better choice and pine for the center....
what he's really saying is, "ewe dumb motherfukkkers are getting duped w/o knowing it"
(02-14-2018 08:14 AM)Redwingtom Wrote: Wait...so now the opinion of comedians are valid? I wish you guys would make up your mind!
I wouldn't put him up on any pedestal and I imagine it's only a matter of time before Bill Murray is j'accuse of #metoo.
Bill is hardly a Republican. He has endorsed Ralph Nader and the Green Party in the past. My guess is he more likely a left-wing libertarian (w/out actually being a member of the party).
Kudos for him though for calling out tribal politics.
shouldn't that be the overall 'mission statement' relative to pragmatical thought???
e.g. I choose ® due to lack of a better choice and pine for the center....
what he's really saying is, "ewe dumb motherfukkkers are getting duped w/o knowing it"
Yes.
The sooner we get away from rooting for political candidates as if they were "good guy vs. bad guy" the better.