Actor pins hopes on victory for Obama (Robert Redford)

Irish Times ^ | 7/12/08 | RuadhÁn Mac Cormaic

[NormsRevenge]

IF BARACK Obama doesn't win November's presidential election in the United States, "you can kiss the Democratic Party goodbye", the actor and director Robert Redford told an audience in Dublin last night.

Speaking at a public interview in Trinity College in advance of his conferral with an honorary degree by the university today, Redford said he hoped Obama would win because while John McCain "represents yesterday", the Democrat embodied the sort of change America needed.

Asked by Michael Dwyer, film correspondent of The Irish Times , if he was looking forward to "regime change" in the US, Redford said: "Yes. Where my country is at the moment, I'm not confident of anything. I'm hopeful.

"I think Obama is not tall on experience . . . but I believe he's a really good person. He's smart. And he does represent what the country needs most now, which is change.

"I hope he'll win. I think he will. If he doesn't, you can kiss the Democratic Party goodbye. I think we need new voices, new blood. We need to get a whole group out, get a new group in."

The 71-year-old Redford is best known for his roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid , The Sting and All the President's Men . He won his first Oscar as a director for the emotional family drama Ordinary People in 1980.

After receiving a standing ovation from a crammed auditorium when he arrived just before 6.30pm, Redford spoke of his close relationship with the late Sydney Pollack, and of the protracted process of bringing to screen Jeremiah Johnson - an innovatively-made film that still brings him pride but was initially unloved by the distributor - culminating in its proper release four years after it was shot.

[truthguy]

Robert Redford has for years been involved in liberal/leftist politics. He has been involved in many “environmental” causes. This despite the fact that he lives on a palatial estate in Utah and has dozens of vehicles. He also uses private aircraft extensively. I'd give anything to know what his carbon-footprint is. In short Robert Redford is a fraud and a hypocrite in my opinion. He tells the rest of us to conserve energy and reduce our standard of living but he has no intention of doing this in his own life.
Robert Redford will never put his views on the line. He will never appear on TV Shows or Radio Stations where his views might be challenged. In short, in my opinion he is somewhat of a coward.
Robert Redford was a good-looking guy in the 1960’s and 1970’s and was a good (but not great) actor. Why anyone would care what he thinks(feels) about anything other than the movie industry is beyond me. Leave it at that.

[RJS1950]

Another washed-up pimple on the ass of time is heard from.

[Cheetahcat]

Memo to Robert,Since WHEN are YOU and the Democrats Americans? Now continue with your make believe charade and remember one thing ;YOUR MONEY came from Americans

[max americana]

This is the same old geezer who said...

‘IF GEORGE W. WINS (in 2004), I WILL MOVE BACK TO IRELAND’

Look Redford, you are a liar, a coward who trashes his own country outside of it, and couldn;t keep a promise if it stared you in the eye.

Just die, ***hole.

[jmaroneps37]

Another hollywood ash hole who thinks what he has to say means anything to anyone outside of hollywood. Poor dumb bastard, he’s been playing make believe his whole life, now he can’t tell reality from a hole in the wall.

[maine-iac7]

while John McCain "represents yesterday",

And YOU, Mr. Redford?

.... if he was looking forward to "regime change" in the US, Redford said: "Yes....I think Obama is not tall on experience . . . but ...he does represent what the country needs most now, which is change. "

Why do they never spell out WHAT change. They all parrot the mantra: "CHANGECHANGECHANGECHANGE" with glazed over eyes.

"I hope he'll win. I think he will. If he doesn't, you can kiss the Democratic Party goodbye...

I fervently hope so

[maine-iac7]

Let me amend my post.

In answer to his ""I hope he'll win. I think he will. If he doesn't, you can kiss the Democratic Party goodbye...

I said:

I fervently hope so .

In reality, there is no longer a Democrat (it's not Democratic Party, you dufus, it's Democrat Party) = The Democrat Party was deliberately and with immense malice, infiltrated and taken over by the Socialist/Marxist Party some time ago.

[patriot08]

Redford is just a stupid lib has-been.

[AdaGray]

Robert Redford’s opinions are about as legitmate as the color of his hair.