Actor Mark Ruffalo speaks out against the * admin/World Can't Wait

[babylonsister]

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/04/1428213

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
Actor Mark Ruffalo on His Decision To Speak Out Against the Bush Administration


On Thursday, the group World Can't Wait is calling for protests in over 170 cities and towns across the country to demonstrate against President Bush and his administration. This week the group held emergency gatherings in response to Congress passing the new Military Commissions Act. Actor Mark Ruffalo took part in an event in New York. He stopped by our studio to talk about his decision to speak out. On Thursday, the group World Can't Wait is calling for protests in over 170 cities and towns across the country to demonstrate against President Bush and his administration. On Monday night, the group held emergency gatherings in response to Congress passing the new Military Commissions Act.

In Oakland, Vietnam whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg spoke alongside poet and author Alice Walker and hip-hop artist Boots Riley. Here in New York, speakers included former British ambassador Craig Murray, attorney Bill Goodman and actors Olympia Dukakis and Mark Ruffalo. Ruffalo stopped by our studio yesterday to talk for the first time about speaking out against the Bush administration.

* Mark Ruffalo, actor. His latest film, just released, is called "All the King's Men" where he stars alongside Sean Penn.

[samsingh]

1. bravo Mark !

[meganmonkey]

2. Cute AND smart!

:loveya:

[faithnotgreed]

5. well said ~

[madame defarge]

3. I'll add him to my list of men I'd take to my desert island...

...along with Gorgeous George Clooney & Johnny Depp. B-)

[Cha]

4. Oh Geeze! I like him a LOT!

He's such a good actor and it turns out ..a caring for his country human being!

[earth mom]

6. Wow, I liked him before but I really like him now!

:applause: