Meet The Bloggers: John Cusack
Cenk Uygur speaks with John Cusack about the war profiteering that inspired his movie War, Inc., now available on DVD.
UYGUR: I’m watching at home, I feel the frustration coming through, right? I’m frustrated, you’re frustrated. The people watching are frustrated. How do we break through? How do we change the way this is all set up so that it serves us again, rather than serving these corporate interests that are so intertwined in the government?
CUSACK: Well, I don’t know. But I think the answer is you probably have to support candidates who are 1) willing to talk about it, like there’s a candidate from Florida, Alan Grayson, who won the Democratic primary. Jan Schakowsky has talked about it a lot. And I think probably to put as much pressure on the Democratic Party to do what their duty is, within the Constitution, which is to be a check and balance to the Executive branch. So Nancy Pelosi says that impeachment is off the table, what gives her the right to say that? I mean, I don’t think she has any right to say that impeachment is off the table.
UYGUR: Given their record, it’s a little hard to have faith in the Democratic Party…
CUSACK: So I think you have to put as much pressure on Obama as you can to make him talk about these things and deal with these things.
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Look s like someone is trolling his ex.
LOLz!
Man, that movie just blows. What an ordeal it was to get through.
It felt like it was 5 hours long.
And I like John.
Great concept but...this films terrible. Let's not kid ourselves just because we agree with the sentiments expressed. Terrible film
Whether you think the film, from a cinematic point of view, was terrible or not, it's important to support brave and smart people like John Cusack so that they continue to work hard for what you and I believe in. Otherwise, you'd be shooting yourself in the foot.
OT but finally someone has the chutzpah to sue the a$$es off of McCain and Palin for what they've been doing and getting away with it.
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Grandmother_sue...
I agree with what they are saying, but can they please not sound like they're stoned or a ranting, chanting loon?!?
I guess the class action lawsuits people are signing onto against the major mainstream media outlets are threatening to hit them where it hurts - in the pocketbook.
Suddenly they've become concerned about being charged with "derelection of duty" to uphold the laws in this country and to highlight the injustices as a trusted friend of the people?
Suddenly Palin tries to paint herself as something other than the vituperitive, vitriolic, hate monger she's overtly been these past two weeks. Hey, get that sick lady out of here and back to the Tundra. Americans don't need the dispicable likes of this domestic terror incitor in our midst.
If big media continues to be derelect in their duty of protecting the american people by bringing them full truth, they will have the largest lawsuit in the history of this country on their hands.
Pssst....big media: It's called "errors of omission" and you've been totally "culpable" as a "co-conspirator".
Here's the link - they've finally awakened as they find themselves on the brink of financial ruin and irrelevancy.
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.c...
with the above commenters.This is stuff We all are aware of,and all of US are hoping for an end to. BUT. It.Was.Boring.
you're gonna preach to the choir,at least don't put US to sleep.
I wouldn't care one whit if the film sucks...I love John Cusack and think he is one of the hottest men around. Yeah, sure, he's cute and all, but god, listen to him talk sometime...he is so smart and such a good soul.
Every time I hear him speak, I fall a little harder. (Swooooon)
Sorry to get a little girly there for a bit. Back to our regularly scheduled political discussion. I'm gonna sit back and swoon for a few more moments, though. :D
over MsJoanne. Come back to us girl!
I'm back now. My eyes are still batting a zillion miles a minute...but that's just me trying to keep from swooning a bit more.
Breathe deeply, Joanne...in....out....in.....out....(SWOON FAINT THUD)
bites the dust. And a nother ones gone.....
It is my hope that the Netroots hold Obama to account, unlike the conservatives never held Bush to account for anything, despite the fact that Bush did a lot of non-conservative governing.
I hope they don't just cheer Obama on, no matter what he does, and trash anyone who speaks about investigating Bush should Obama win, just because Obama doesn't want to do it, doesn't make it right to disregard torure or wiretapping. I mean, remember the way the FISA bill went, the netroots pretended like it didn't even happen, got mad if you mentioned it.
C&L was all over FISA. Wrong site,dude.
Obama's vote on FISA sucked ass. Completely and totally.
But I disagree that the netroots should control Obama or anyone else. Input, a voice, a say in how our government is run, yes, but no one, no group, no anybody should hold control over anyone in politics. That's what has gotten us into this mess too start with.
MsJoanne. I seriously can't believe you don't have a sig/other.
I travel extensively now and finding someone who can deal with that...someone I care to deal with...hasn't happened. After the disaster with my amazingly adulterous SO four years ago, I just haven't invested the time in finding HIM.
One day...one day, though!
And thanks, sweetie. (hug)
Sorry, SM...back to the topic now. :)
Patriot act re-authorization, homegrown terror act, ...and don't forget the Goldman Sachs bailout.
Hope, ...we can only wait for.
audit-prosecute-incarcerate
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