Matthew McConaughey

[LetMyPeopleVote]

I caught all of Matthew McConaughey speech at White House Press room. It was tough

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[FarPoint]

1. I hope he steps up more....

Leadership against these military weapons must happen now...

[Beachnutt]

2. But why is it so hard for these folks

to NAME NAMES ?
If your pissed and you have had enough then call the son of a bitches that are holding up good legislation out by Party and Name them..

[Bluethroughu]

30. Exactly.

[Dorian Gray]

3. I caught it too

It seems as though on the news stations, it's garnering attention. Even Fox (Bret Baier and John Roberts) were talking about possible reforms. (Waiting times/21 year old age limit, etc.) They may be some of the more reasonable fox hosts, so we will see what happens later. (I flipped to all three cable channels after the speech out of curiosity. The other two were all compassion.)

[sinkingfeeling]

4. His Texas accent really came out.

[cilla4progress]

5. Powerful.

Props to McConaughey.

[SheilaAnn]

6. He was very impressive and real. Good job Matt.

[Novara]

7. More of this, please.

The country is already moving on. What an insult to the families who are grieving.

OMG, and a reporter asked him, "Are you grandstanding?"

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. The grandstanding comment was disgusting

[FoxNewsSucks]

21. Who was that, a NewsMax asshole?

Those people are scum.

[Hekate]

26. Sadly, that reporter spoke for a bunch of DUers

[Volaris]

28. I was just gonna ask, are we still mad if he wants to run...

As the new version of a Rockafeller Republican that can win (and then cut deals maybe) in Texas?

I mean, if he's willing AND ABLE to stomp a hole in Ted Cruz, I'm not sure I care what party he claims.

[Dorian Gray]

49. I'd join the

Stomp A Hole In Ted Cruz Party.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. Here is a link to the entire speech

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[wryter2000]

10. Bookmarked for later

Good for him. We can't let this slip off into the memory hole.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. It was tough for me to watch the whole thing

[wryter2000]

36. I hear you

But it was so powerful. I hope it scared the you-know-what out of Cruz.

[ShazzieB]

23. I tried to watch this.

But as soon as he started to speak, comments from viewers started scrolling up one side of the screen. I couldn't see any way to turn them off, and it was incredibly distracting, especially since many were trollish sounding slams at Biden. I finally gave up trying to watch.

If anyone can tell me how to watch without that crap cluttering up the screen, please advise.

[OldBaldy1701E]

33. Well to be honest, I use a towel to cover the part of the screen I don't want to see.

Technology doesn't solve everything after all.

[ShazzieB]

37. True.

But I'm using a tablet with a touch screen, so my options for screen coverage are limited.

[OldBaldy1701E]

65. It is a shame that tablets do not allow one

to expand any screen, not just images. I know some of the programs allow it, but some websites won't expand on my tablet. Ain't technology wonderful?

[gldstwmn]

11. We'll take all the help we can get. So thank you to him.

The shoes were heartbreaking. These weapons need to be banned.

[Lunabell]

13. So, what took him so damned long?

Why now? Why not when so many others have been mutilated by these weapons? What FINALLY clicked in him to go public? It's a little late, Matthew.

[dixiechiken1]

14. Better late than never...

It's not on Matthew McConaughey, personally, to speak out. At least he is doing so now and is trying to use his celebrity to effect change. That's more than we can say about pretty much any of the Republican leaders. Blame where blame is due...

[Lunabell]

39. Call me when he quits voting republican.

[dixiechiken1]

40. He sounds like he's had enough and now feels the need to speak out.

Good for him, I say. And GOOD FOR US. And if his message reaches even one person and changes even one mind, isn't that a good thing? We need to welcome people who change, or awaken, or have an epiphany... whenever it happens. We can't let perfect be the enemy of good.

[Lunabell]

43. I don't think it helps at all.

If he and others continue to elect republicans. Period. Nothing will change.

[dixiechiken1]

44. Well then, we should all just give up and lay down and die. We're doomed.

[Lunabell]

45. That's not even close to what I meant.

Even with your little sarcasm gif.

Unless people quit voting for republicans, nothing is going to happen on real gun control. They're all bought and paid for by the nra and gun lobby. To really influence people, Matthew McConaughey should disavow any politician who doesn't support sensible gun laws. But, he won't and the carnage will continue.

[dixiechiken1]

51. I understand. I truly do.

We didn't get here overnight and we're not going to dig out of this overnight. None of our current situation starts or ends with Matthew McConaughey. Nor does it start or end with TFG. That asshole is just a turbo-charged symptom of their general f*ckery. Repubs have been playing the long game for decades. (At least since St. Ronnie and Newt Gingrich.) We are still playing catch-up. There are many wrongs to be righted. And if, by whatever circumstance, someone sees the light, we can't bludgeon them with past mistakes. We need to welcome them. We are going to need every voice we can get and every vote we can get.

With everything that we've been through, I feel like I'm on a mental see-saw. Some days I'm pissed off. Some days I'm weepy, discouraged and tired, (a la Eeyore). Some days I'm scared shitless. And some days I'm hopeful and scrappy. I understand everything you said and admit to feeling the same way most days. You just happened to catch me on a hopeful and scrappy day.

😉

[Paladin]

16. It's NEVER too late on this matter. NEVER.

Or are you under the impression that these slaughters have come to a screeching halt? Matt McConaughey did the gun safety movement an enormous service today. I'm damned grateful for it.

[Leith]

17. Because McConaughey was born in Uvalde TX

afaic, that gives him the right. Obligation, even.

[2Gingersnaps]

24. I'd say all it took was common decency and a half an ounce of sense, besides being a native of

Uvalde......but Matthew McConaughey was also not so very long ago making noise about politics with a libertarian bent, possibly a successor to Abbot. I'm not saying he was Jon Voight, Chachi, or Kevin Sorbo.....but it looks like another Repub sympathizer has had an awakening. For the record, what he said made me cry. FFS are we going to have to demand crime scene photos to make some people pull their heads out of their asses? It was the same at Sandy Hook, a physician describing what that kind of round does to human body, let alone a CHILD! And it got exactly how much press, thank you NRA you soulless gutless vampires.

[tblue37]

19. He was born & grew up in Uvalde.

[NCLefty]

47. It's not too late to speak up. We know more mass-shootings are coming.

[Jimbo S]

52. He comes from that town.

[LudwigPastorius]

58. He's been a "common sense" gun control advocate for a while.

He called for an assault weapons ban at least 4 years ago.

https://people.com/movies/matthew-mcconaughey-march-for-our-lives-speech/

[Dustlawyer]

15. +1! K&R! 👏

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. Screw Fox News

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[Raine]

41. He was interviewed on Fox News by Brett Baer, seemed to be a decent interview. 🤔 nt

[ChazII]

42. I caught that interview and

agree with your assessment.

[TeamProg]

20. K&R Thanks for posting. n/t

[Wild blueberry]

22. McConaughey spoke with emotional intelligence very powerfully

Thank you for posting this. The whole speech was phenomenal and very moving.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

53. Love that phrase!!! "Emotional intelligence" !

[Hekate]

25. KnR

[Lonestarblue]

27. We have another spokesperson for the Democratic Party who isn't being used nearly enough.

And that is Pete Buttigieg. He has been the only person willing to go on Fox and country their garbage in a calm, reasoned way. He served in the military and can attest first hand to seeing the damage the military assault weapons do to the human body. He does not set off all the conservative alarm bells that some other well known Democrats do, such as Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders.

I know he already has a job, but I believe Biden could find someone else for Transportation and create a special role for Pete. Not only would he be excellent in tackling the need for gun regulation, he would also be able to take about all the things the Biden administration has achieved that the media totally ignores.

That might seem like a step down for him, but we desperately need a person with charisma and the ability to address many different topics coherently and with authority. The DNC is useless for this purpose. All they do is send emails to raise money and then parcel it out to candidates.

The only other option is Biden, and he has enough to do. The VP might be an option, but she too has a bigger job.

[ecstatic]

32. True. Pete is one of the most articulate AND emotionally intelligent

individuals I've ever seen. You're right. He shouldn't be tucked away the way he has been.

[Lonestarblue]

38. I'd love to start a petition to President Biden to move Pete into a more visible but prominent role.

Another point Pete has going for him in the gun debate especially is that he has children. They aren’t school age yet, but he can relate to parents in their fear for their children.

What is a new role and title for Pete that would allow him to take on the public challenges and basically force the media to provide better coverage? Special Advisor to the President sounds a bit wishy washy.

[LaMouffette]

35. How about Representative Jason Crow of Colorado? Another veteran who can speak with authority

about the weapons of war.

[patphil]

29. Aw shit, goddamn, there I go crying again.

I'm not a violent man, but this shit could push me over the edge.

These Republicans are heartless. This shit has got to stop.
Thank you MM!

[Skittles]

31. thanking Mr. McConaughey

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yes INDEED

[LetMyPeopleVote]

64. Absolutely!

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[keithbvadu2]

34. Joe The Plumber: 'Your Dead Kids Don't Trump My Constitutional Rights' To Have Guns

Joe The Plumber: ‘Your Dead Kids Don’t Trump My Constitutional Rights’ To Have Guns

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/27/joe-the-plumber-guns_n_5397981.html

Ironic how he chose that verb back in 2014

[LetMyPeopleVote]

46. June 11th We March.

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[hamsterjill]

48. He needs to endorse Beto.

Anything less is just not enough in my view. I was born in Uvalde, too.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

54. Hey! Doesn't Thomas Hayden Church live near there

Too? My husband and a friend saw him in the New Orleans airport getting on a flight to Austin. I think he's just brilliant. Sideways is one of my all-time favorite movies.

[hamsterjill]

57. He lives in Vanderpool.

It’s about 59 miles north of Uvalde. And you’re right!!! He should be speaking up, too.

Loved him in Wings!!!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

55. By the way wow I didn't realize he hadn't endorsed Beto.

As much as I love Beto, I wonder if maybe it was a better time for McConaughey to run for governor. Watching him he seems to have more of a twang and since he's got the gun background, it seems like his approach is more like he's one of them? I know, too late, and will work for Beto again for sure. Did you last time in SA?

[hamsterjill]

59. I just wasn't feeling it for McConaughey for Governor.

Not really sure why, but I think he’s sided with the Republicans just one too many times in the past. His speech yesterday was awesome though.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

61. Impressed you knew he sided with Rs! (You must be an avid reader) You made me

think, maybe it just could be a place that needs a manchin-esque type. Like way too much of a leap from lunatic wingnut to liberal Dem? Of course we want TX to be liberal but approach it incrementally?

[Brainstormy]

50. Never could stand McConaughey, BUT

I respect him for standing up and think the fact that he's a Uvalde native makes him a potent spokesperson on the issue. He really needs a teleprompter next time, tho.

[CatWoman]

56. i'm watching this now

i tuned out on news, etc. yesterday and caught this on You Tube.

so powerful.

so beautiful.

so fucking sad.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

60. For this thread

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[WarGamer]

62. People seem to forget...

MM defended election deniers... and condemned the "illiberal left" for being condescending to Trump supporters.

He's at best... a sometimes ally.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

63. Matthew McConaughey cared enough to put himself out there..

The fact that the Maganuts, Fox News and the gun nuts are upset makes me smile

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