Posted on 09/10/2017 4:48:57 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
George Clooney compares hurricane victims to Syrian refugees
'People in Houston are now refugees based on something that had nothing to do with them,' Clooney tells TIFF
By Haydn Watters, CBC News Posted: Sep 10, 2017 4:20 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 10, 2017 4:20 PM ET
Houston is Syria quite honestly."
And just like that, George Clooney steered his Suburbicon press conference into serious territory Sunday afternoon at TIFF, comparing the Syrian refugee crisis to the hurricane devastation in the southern U.S.
"People in Houston are now refugees based on something that had nothing to do with them. They didn't do anything. They are now victims and they're out of their homes and they are going to be suffering for a long period of time," he told reporters.
"Much like the people and children in Syria, we are going to have to find ways to be involved. That is our job as citizens of the world."
As the festival rolls into its fourth day, both monster Hurricane Irma and the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey were top of mind, with some of the fest's celebrations dialled back.
A few TIFF parties thrown by Miami's film and tourism industry were scrapped out of "concern" for the people of Florida while other Florida-based actors missed the fest.
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No-talent hack needs to shut it. He’s losing his looks, too.
Clueless continues to show the “depth” of his education. /sarc
Clooney wants to run for president. He and his Muslim wife.
Clooney is a clown, and not worth arguing with, and I am unsure what Bannon is, but each being on opposite ends of political spectrum calling each other names, it makes me want to balanced somewhere in the middle.
Clooney is not an actor, the only time I thought he might be able to do something worth my time was “The Foggy Mountain Boys’ in one movie, yet still not convinced. He reminds me of O Drama!
-PJ
Of course, but I remember when this was all going on and it was Hilarious.
He has been complaining for years about the refugee camp he has to drive past to get to his Italian villa. What a putz. And a total idiot.
Please run for president, salami baloney clooney!
We deplorables want to embarass you in ways that your publicity people cannot control!
The Perfect Storm?
What a self-important POS.
What is it with these bleeding heart libtards? Is the Syrian their pet people now? What happened to the lib crush on Sudan? I guess that is so Bush era bitching.
Great! Let’s send the illegal foreign refugees to Japan so they can take care of them.
I was going to say ‘back to Mexico’ but they would just walk back.
So take them in personally & show us your true overflowing compassion.
You can’t fight back against the wind and the rain. The press will laugh at you if you try.
Meanwhile they surrendered their homeland to Islamonazis and left their women and children behind.
Wonder what the average IQ is in Hollyweird.
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Looney Clooney.
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Clooney is exceptionally stupid; even for Hollywierd.
Can we say douche bag
Remember one picture of him wading in the water with a shotgun in hand also he had cops in the back-ground protecting him , instead of being out protecting and helping people .
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