Posted on 10/12/2022 8:10:40 AM PDT by rktman
Matthew McConaughey stepped into the gun control spotlight in the wake of Uvalde. As a native of the city, he was an obvious choice to be the face of the narrative. He’s famous, good-looking, and a respected celebrity without a long history of scandal and a nice guy image.
However, making it in Hollywood and being able to understand the nuances and differences in various political positions are very different things.
McConaughey didn’t really accomplish much of anything with his efforts. Now, he’s speaking out about it and what he has to say actually betrays his ignorance.
Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey reflected on the aftermath of the Uvalde shooting in May 2022 and his subsequent White House address.
McConaughey wrote an opinion piece for Esquire detailing his emotional connection to the massacre in the town he grew up in until he was 10 years old.
“I’m sickened by the spate of mass shootings in America — especially those at schools, which are supposed to be some of the safest of spaces for our children and the closest extensions of our own homes. But this time felt different, more personal,” McConaughey wrote of returning home to Uvalde, Texas. “Now, for the first time, my innocent childhood memories of Uvalde felt naive — more like dreams than memories, slightly hazy and suddenly overly sacred. Times like these make us all feel a bit more foolish. We hug our kids a little longer, knowing their innocence won’t last as long as ours did, hoping their children won’t know the same.”
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McConaughey was forced to confront a truth about American politics: “It sometimes feels like politicians don’t really want solutions, because solutions would put them out of a job.”
(Excerpt) Read more at bearingarms.com ...
“I know if I want an informed opinion on the important issues of the day, I go to Esqire.”
Yup. They have an office close to my agent in L.A. They’re mostly a bunch of arrogant, stick up my nose, wussy lieftards. I’ve never read one single edition of esquire since I was 13, and that’s because there was a hot chick on the cover.
Congratulations on raising two fine sons away from trendy set entertainment. You have a great about page. Illinois’ loss is Tennessee’s gain.
The problem with these Hollywood types is that they think their influence is much larger than it really is. He has a large ego and assumed that people were really into his message because it came from “him”, a big Hollywood star!
So many of these fools are legends in their own minds.
I would expect his thinking to be a bit better then. His brain was never his strong suit.
Can hardly wait for him to do some Lincoln EV SUV phony ads. 😂✌
Shut up and go back to acting. You are an embarrassment to Texas.
Yah, but he was really cool in those ads.
We have "Scranton Joe"... do we now have "Uvalde Matt"?
Back when Jim Carrey was not a fruitcake.
The guy is the epitome of a “B/C” Lister.
:)
Does it “sicken” him that hundreds of black Americans, including many children, are murdered every month in places like Chicago, Detroit, and New York? Of course not! Those are democrat ran cities and to criticize those murders would point out the fact that guns are not the problem, its a societal one. If you want to blame something for school shootings start with the idiots who took prayer out of public schools. For many children that was their only connection to the concept of right and wrong.
I’ve enjoyed some of his movies, but there’s something about
that guy that always annoyed me. It’s not his looks or
supposed woman killer abilities. There are plenty of guys
who hold that status, and you can actually like them.
This guy?
My wife never could stand him, she has said for years that he is nothing but a “GIRLY MAN and a PHONEY”.
Sounds like a keeper. “:^)
Oh, she is; 44 years and for some reason I cannot fathom she still keeps me around.
Actors
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Is there Anything they Don’t Know?
Smile, love conquers all, and can cover a mountain of
human frailties, as long as we remain faithful. I’m
a good example of seeing that not work out, but then
there were issues with me also. Life doesn’t always
come at us squarely in the face, and sometimes the
side issues are larger and more important than they
seem at the time.
God gave me 42 years of marriage in all. The best of
times and the worst of times transpired.
I have more patience today by far, than I had in my
youth. I am able to see things from many more angles
also. Live and learn, and by losing we often gain
better insight.
Happy for you.
Austin is Boise is Portland is Seattle is LA is SF is Boston.
The big cities no matter the political leanings, are centers of Communists. Just set up a check list. Does the city have a major Loonieversity? check... That is all you need to know.
They take over a major city, and spread like cancer. Better stated, they are spread like cancer. The homelessness and libtardism is exported in a conscious and controlled manner.
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