Harrelson: Republican Talk 'Makes Me Weep For Humanity'

[azmouse]

Me too, Woody, me too.

Quote:Woody Harrelson may have played GOP strategist Steve Schmidt in HBO's "Game Change," but that doesn't mean the actor has much admiration for Schmidt's fellow Republicans.

In a recent interview with Men's Journal, Harrelson was asked if he had more sympathy for Republicans after filming the screen adaptation of a book by the same name that promised a glimpse behind the scenes of the 2008 McCain-Palin campaign. He didn't mince words: "“F**k, no!" Harrelson is quoted as saying. "The s**t those people say just makes me weep for humanity!”

Harrelson did, however, have some sympathy for Schmidt himself. He said he spent some time with McCain's campaign ace and was surprised by what he learned. "I really found myself liking him," he said. "He’s a political animal, but I feel like he’s an idealist and not bogged down in all the bullshit."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/12...ertainment

[NJMaverick]

Woody's comments will make perfect sense. Even if you don't watch Game Change and simple have followed what the Republicans have and are doing his comments make perfect sense.

[azmouse]

(03-13-2012 08:16 AM)NJMaverick Wrote:  Woody's comments will make perfect sense. Even if you don't watch Game Change and simple have followed what the Republicans have and are doing his comments make perfect sense.

I have the movie recorded and I'm hoping to find the time to watch it today or tomorrow.
It sounds both fascinating and horrifying.

[NJMaverick]

(03-13-2012 08:20 AM)azmouse Wrote:  

(03-13-2012 08:16 AM)NJMaverick Wrote:  Woody's comments will make perfect sense. Even if you don't watch Game Change and simple have followed what the Republicans have and are doing his comments make perfect sense.

I have the movie recorded and I'm hoping to find the time to watch it today or tomorrow.
It sounds both fascinating and horrifying.

The movie is fascinating, funny and horrifying all at the same time. Like a car wreck you can't look away, the absurdity makes you laugh and the horror comes when you realize this was real life.

[pappy]

Interesting that Woody's statement mirrors my feelings about Steve Schmidt. Of course I have only what I see of Schmidt on MSNBC but he comes across as an honest assessor of the GOP and the political process in general.

For someone that had been mired in the GOP nitty-gritty part of politics for so long it is amazing to see his current persona. Perhaps his intimate contact with Palin and her "heart beat away" moment "scared him straight".

It wouldn't even surprise me if this current election season drives him out of the GOP.