Actor Richard Dreyfuss call for Bush impeachment!

[timber84]

I always liked him.

Richard Dreyfuss, the actor who starred in movies ranging from "Jaws" to "Mr. Holland's Opus," told an audience in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that "there are causes worth fighting for," and one of those is the impeachment of President George W. Bush.

"There are causes worth fighting for even if you know that you will lose," Dreyfuss said during a speech at the National Press Club. "Unless you are willing to accept torture as part of a normal American political lexicon, unless you are willing to accept that leaving the Geneva Convention is fine and dandy, if you accept the expansion of wiretapping as business as usual, the only way to express this now is to embrace the difficult and perhaps embarrassing process of impeachment


http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=\Politics\archive\200602\POL20060217a.html

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. Here's a link to the video at CSPAN

towards the end of this discussion thread. He was great to wake up to this morning. :)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x450464

[Xenotime]

31. He is so right...

I hope his message becomes clear.

[liveoaktx]

55. Short VIDEO clip of just that

impeachment

[cynatnite]

62. I loved him reading lines from 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' n/t

[ClassWarrior]

2. Visualize IMPEACHMENT.

NGU.

[CottonBear]

3. I just watched it. It was great! He took no questions which was odd.

It was a long speech. Perhaps he wanted more time to speak and didn't care about the usual Q&A at the end.

[burythehatchet]

4. It was really good

I like that he aimed his comments to the presstitutes in the room.

[janx]

6. Yeah but what I want to know is

which journalists were there?

[CottonBear]

36. The CSPAN feed only showed his girlfriend and the Press Club President.

They didn't pan the audience and there was no Q&A time. CSPAN cut away right after the president gaveled the club out of session.

[soup]

9. One of my favorite pictures from last summer

[Sydnie]

18. What a great picture

Any background info on that? Where was it taken?

How I would have loved to be standing there with him.

[soup]

26. Isn't it?

It was in L.A. Can't remember the exact date - the 24th? of August maybe. The evening of the candlelight vigils.

Thought the picture was so powerful in it's simplicity.

One man, one message - the look of determination on his face

[Joe Fields]

5. I just watched his speech.

It was measured, thoughtful, insightful and thought proking. In short, it was a wonderful speech that examined the media's complicit role in the formulation of American foreign policy, and how we, as Americans are too quick to rush to judgement and react without time for reflection.


It is a must see.

[sasha031]

22. so sorry I missed it

when I heard Lamb talking about Richard Dreyfuss, I had no idea it was the "Richard Dreyfuss":(

the RW has forever trashed Hollywood,enlightenment and intellectual dialog is bad for Amerika...

[CottonBear]

38. He said "I'm not a liberal or a conservative, I'm an American citizen." nt

[HuskerDU]

7. Good man!

I say Richard giving a speech on tv one time. At the end he said, 'What are we doing here? We should be out beating the hell out of the Republican party!'

[Sugar Smack]

8. *sigh* I LOVE THAT MAN.

:loveya:

And so much more today.

[underpants]

10. This was NO VOTING ACCIDENT!!!

:bounce:

[Poiuyt]

37. ROFLMAO!

Good one.

We need more people like Dreyfus, people who are known to the common man, to call for impeachment. Saying that Bush is a bad man is good but it doesn't go far enough. This is the way to get the ball rolling.

[AspenRose]

50. He adds to Viggo's voice

http://www.progressive.org/mag_intv1105

You could arguably add Pierce Brosnan, too, though I don't think he's used the "I" word.

http://www.wonkette.com/politics/pierce-brosnan/index.php

[kentuck]

11. Bush should be impeached.

This is the first time I have said that. Because I know with this Congress and Senate, it will never happen. But it should happen.

[no_hypocrisy]

12. I hope other artists join his position. He can't change anything by

himself. Hollywood makes for a bully pulpit, doesn't it?

[smoogatz]

13. Oh, hooray. Everything will be okay now.

Dreyfuss is on the case. But how did he manage to tear himself away from his gripping roles on "Surreal World" and "Dancing With the Stars" in order to pen this searing statement?

[timber84]

15. Smoogtaz I know you don't care for me personally but your

sarcasm is not appreciated.

[smoogatz]

19. Glad to know you speak for all of us here at DU, timber 84.

God knows we need your brand of correctness policing around here. Now, who are you again?

[timber84]

20. I was speaking for myself

[smoogatz]

21. Yet you used the passive voice, as though you were tuned in

to the wishes of the collective. Next time (and this is one of the keys to effective writing, timber 84) avoid the passive voice and just come out and say that YOU don't appreciate my sarcasm. Don't pretend it isn't personal when it obviously is for you.

Have we butted heads at some point in the past? I have no memory of it, if we have.

[timber84]

23. yes

you did not care very much for my asking for help from fellow posters in debunking a freeper email I had received. you were pretty mean.

[smoogatz]

28. I remember now...

But what I remember is urging you to do the work yourself. And wondering why, if you weren't a troll, you seemed so disinclined to invest the fifteen minutes it would've taken to debunk the thing by doing a few quick Google searches. I'd also read several obvious trolling messages from freepers that week, posting almost the identical email. So my hackles were up, I suppose. But here you are, still around with a donor star next to your name. Sorry I was mean. I am sometimes.

[timber84]

29. i was in a hurry that day to respond to an asshole at work very

quickly so i called on some good help I knew I would receive from fellow posters, you took offense but I can understand. I usually can't spot the trolls unless they are obvious with their posts. I have no hard feelings I just thought you really took offense with me.

[Lerkfish]

32. ok, I'll join his voice and say I didn't appreciate your sarcasm.

although you have the right to use it.

[titoresque]

33. Heres 3 who don't appreciate

the sarcasm. Personally I think it's a wonderful thing when people in the public eye speak out about this fascist regime!
I really don't give a shit if Dreyfuss is apart of "Surreal World" or whatever. It takes ALL of us, ALL of us! All of our voices to speak up and be heard.......one by one!

[smoogatz]

40. I guess my feeling is that a celebrity has-been like Dreyfuss

calling for Bush's impeachment isn't exactly a pivotal moment in American politics. It's a little bit like Flavor Flave calling for reform of the World Bank. But hey, if y'all are that desperate for pseudo-celebrity validation of the obvious, you go right on ahead. Woo hoo!! Goodbye Girl!!!

[timber84]

41. I'll chance a guess and say that you don't care for Flavor's

choice of beer too.:sarcasm:

[smoogatz]

42. I have no idea what his choice of beer is.

But I do like that Viking helmet he wears sometimes.

[timber84]

43. You have to see the commercial he does for Miller Lite it's

absolutely hilarious.

[ellenfl]

51. just because you don't like rd doesn't mean his

voice does not have an audience. he has a better chance of being heard than you or i do. ANY voice of reason that can command some air time is welcome.

i saw his speech and was pleased to hear his opinion . . . if only as an offset to bruce willis and mel gibson. i just hope his immediate audience took it to heart.

ellen fl

[Kingshakabobo]

66. I think Willis flipped. There was a thread the other day.

:)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=435415

[druidity33]

44. ditto that n/t

[Batgirl]

46. perils of speaking as though "tuned in to the wishes of the collective"

You mean like this?

"God knows we need your brand of correctness policing around here."

[smoogatz]

47. Good lord--I seem to have struck a nerve.

Who knew DU harbored so many fans of Mr. Holland's Opus?

[Batgirl]

48. What you really meant to say

"Good Lord—a nerve seems to have been struck."

I don't think I've seen any RDreyfuss movie since Jaws, although he was rather fetching in the little knit cap.

[timber84]

49. No that's not it smoo I think they just don't like you criticizing a

person who is speaking out for something we all believe in. I understand your point it's the delivery that's searing IMHO.

[Lerkfish]

52. maybe some of us applaud ANY strong criticism of Bush...why do you not?

hmmmmmmm?

:shrug:

[smoogatz]

54. Is this the part where I take the DU loyalty oath, Lerkfish?

Hmmmmm????

[Lerkfish]

59. no, its where you explain why you criticize those who criticize bush.

there's bound to be a good explanation.

[smoogatz]

60. Actually, I was trying to point out how pathetically desperate

and sad it makes DUers look when we get all excited because some washed-up movie actor agrees with us. I wasn't critcizing Dreyfuss as much as I was amused (and depressed) by the notion that his calling for Bush's impeachment is somehow a big deal. Apparently such snarkiness is now a thought crime. Oh well.

[Lerkfish]

61. difference between you and me, I guess. Even if Pauli Shore spoke out

against Bush, and I really hate Pauli Shore, I'd agree with WHAT HE SAID.

thanks for the explanation, though.

[Batgirl]

65. awww, don't be depressed

Sometimes, in an effort to achieve snark, we exceed our objective and veer into contempt. It's just one of the occupational hazards.

For instance, no one here made the absurd claim or even implied this was a "pivotal moment in American politics." You invented that in order to justify your snark.

Since you keep emphasizing the has-been nature of RDreyfuss's celebrity, maybe this thread topic would be more acceptable to you if the person who had spoken out was someone currently with more marquee value? Me, I'll take what I can get. Criticism of Bush has been notably lacking for several years now in our public discourse. Anyone who uses whatever platform they have, no matter how rickety, is going to get my appreciation, not contempt.

[Misunderestimator]

27. Yeah... it would be better if no one said anything.

Whatever. :eyes:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

14. VIDEO LINK to this Great Speech!

rtsp://video.c-span.org/15days/e021606_dreyfuss.rm

[Vidar]

16. Applauding.

[LisaLynne]

17. I caught part of this last night ...

Thanks for the link so I can watch the whole thing. It was sort of on in the background and it took my mind a while to register what was being said. For a moment, I thought I was dreaming. :)

Between Dreyfus and Clooney ... I think actors are going to save us! Maybe they as a profession are trying to make up for Ronnie Ray-gun.

[ClayZ]

24. Whooo Hooo!

:kick:

[Misunderestimator]

25. "Impeach Bush" ... proudly displayed on my front yard

http://www.impeachbushyardsigns.org/

[timber84]

30. Way to go unfortunately The HOA in the subdivision I live in

will not permit this on my lawn. They can't stop the one I have on my car though.

[KAT119]

34. THANK YOU, RICHARD!! We are definitely in the JAWS of WH SHARK!!!!!

Richards clear and brilliant political/social concerns and frontline activism is, IMO, his greatest' OPUS' and I would follow his lead!

[spanone]

35. Yes!!!! Go Dreyfus, Go.

I accept none of those things as part of the American Lexicon.

[caligirl]

39. even my 17 year old was impressed and told his dad all about

the speech. We had watched it together yesterday afternoon while I was depressed about Sen. Roberts remrks on the NSA investigation.

[Sparkman]

45. Dryfus is now a "MUST SEE" actor in ANY movie he makes,

Randi Rhodes said yesterday, If you accept warrantless wire taps & bank record & library searches, YOU'RE NOT AN AMERICAN! That's the way the Soviets and the Third Reich and the Bush's run government, and I say Impeachment is mild, hell they impeached Clinton and he didn't kill 3000 U.S. soldiers on a quest for OIL.

[peekaloo]

63. Did you see his Karl Rove role in 'Silver City'?

pretty good yet overlooked film from a couple of years ago.

[Independent_Liberal]

53. Kicking for Richard!

:)

[upi402]

56. I'm a Dreyfussard!

History repeating? Naaahhhh....couldn't be.

[0007]

57. Here is the link

http://c-span.org/Search/basic.asp?ResultStart=1&ResultCount=10&BasicQueryText=Richard+Dreyfuss

[GetTheRightVote]

58. I have always loved his acting, now I love him for he loves this nation

and hopes to leave it in good shape for future generations.

:kick:

[For PaisAn]

64. Bravo