Normally, as a Free Speech advocating libertarian kind of a Conservative; I do not have a problem with people speaking their minds. But this sort of idiotic nonsense is totally uncalled for:
Film producer/director Oliver Stone, a far-left promoter of conspiracies who is working on a sequel to his 1987 ‘Wall Street’ movie, declared on Friday night’s edition of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher that “Reagan was a dumb son of a bitch” and “I really think George W is dumber” and so, after producing movies on the CIA conspiracy to murder President Kennedy and a dark look at President Nixon, he won’t create a movie on Ronald Reagan because “by doing the W movie I kind of put all my efforts behind dumbness.”
via Oliver Stone: ‘Reagan Was a Dumb Son of a Bitch’ Who Spawned Bush | NewsBusters.org.
Here’s the full exchange:
OLIVER STONE: Nixon always said Reagan was a dumb son of a bitch and, you know, I think that he was [audience applause]. And I think, I really think George W is dumber [more audience laughter and applause].
BILL MAHER: Definitely
STONE: I do think that by doing the W movie I kind of put all my efforts behind dumbness and I don’t want to go back there because, you know, I’m not the Farrelly brothers. But I do think Nixon is the father of Reagan and I think Reagan’s the father of Bush. There’s sort of a very strong line….
I knew there was a reason that this seal here was created:
The Democrats Seal!
I am no a big fan of George W. Bush either. His big Government spending and the war in Iraq are just a few things that I have against him. Ronald Reagan is another story; Reagan was by no means perfect, but he was much better than what we have in the White House now. However, I feel that this sort of bashing of Presidents, especially dead one’s like Reagan is just totally uncouth.
Reagan was what American needed at the time, to deal with the Soviets, to deal with the problems at hand, at the time. There is no telling how Reagan would have handled 9/11 or even Iraq, or the current situtation in Iran.
The Bottom line is this; While Oliver Stone might have sounded cleaver to his audience; to the rest of the World, he came off sounding like a crybaby.
I think it is high time that the Democrats start acting like adults. They did, after all, win the election.
I saw the Oliver Stone interview as well, and I totally agree with him on all points. What most all neo con right winger republicans always forget as the speak badly about the Hollywood liberals is that Reagan was a movie star Hollywood liberal also… makes them look very hypocritical. Atleast Oliver Stone served his country in Viet Nam unlike Bush..and used his G.I. Bill to get into NYU film school. he is now a self made entrepreneur using his 1st amendment right of free speech making movies, which is for unpopular speech protections not Kool aid speechs for all the republicans to drink such as the author of this blog…perhaps he need to drink a cucumber water drink to cool off and smell the herb garden….take a hit and relax.
I am not surprised.
Oh, so you are calling me a Neo-Con eh? Strike one.
Yes, He was and He left. Maybe if you’d watch this video here or if you cannot view the speech, you can read it here; and you’ll see why Reagan LEFT the Democratic Party.
Yeah, how so? Because Reagan figured out that the Democratic Party was being overtaken by the Communists, err, Um, I mean, Socialists? Well, same difference really.
I don’t not know, if this was directed at me or not. But, I unlike you fascist liberals. I have no need to ingest illicit drugs into my system to deal with the realities of life. I have the Word of God; The book you liberals hate, and I have Jesus Christ residing in my heart. Therefore I have peace, and no need for drugs of any sort.
Anyhow, Mr. Soul Negro Liberal Fascist; thanks for trying, but as always, you liberals are full of shit.
Good Day!
-Pat