Tim Robbins blogs on HuffPost that he's voting for Hillary

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Amanda Terkel ?@aterkel 14h14 hours ago
Big Bernie supporter @TimRobbins1 blogs on HuffPost that he's voting for Hillary http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dear-fellow-bernie-supporters-im-voting-for-hillary-and-you-should-too_us_581b91a3e4b0e80b02c8977f?npa83xu8r8nzv9529

Dear fellow Bernie supporters and other irate independents,

In a time of insanity, I’m voting for Hillary...

We can be certain that there will be none of us advocating in the room where the decisions are made in a Trump administration. There will be no seat at the table for those that believe in criminal justice reform. There will be no anti-fracking activists or leading civil rights advocates or brokers for peace, no LGBTQ proponents. Just a draconian return to failed Republican economic and social justice strategies.

Those of us that work for change in various causes have found a place at the table in the recent Democratic administration. It took a while, but our voices were heard and a mutual belief and shared mission led to real change. A pipeline was stopped, rehabilitative programs restored, sentencing for non-violent crimes reduced, funding for arts education increased, gay marriage became legal, millions of people that couldn’t afford insurance now are covered...

So I ask you to join in this pact. Let’s stave off the existential threat that Donald Trump presents to our republic. If you are in a battleground state, please vote for Hillary Clinton and then throughout her administration, hold her to task for the promises that led to your vote. Let’s work to reform the Democratic Party to be what it purports to be, a party that represents the people and not its moneyed interests.

Real progressive change comes from relentless advocacy and activism. But it also needs someone that knows how to listen, someone that believes in science, someone that understands reason. Trump is clearly not that person. I am holding onto the hope that Hillary will be.

read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dear-fellow-bernie-supporters-im-voting-for-hillary-and-you-should-too_us_581b91a3e4b0e80b02c8977f?npa83xu8r8nzv9529

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1. He is making an excellent case

[kimbutgar]

2. And he also is making his ex look ridiculous

[Foggyhill]

3. Hard to believe he was with Sarandon all those years

[eissa]

4. Well, it's clear who had the brains in that relationship

I always admired both Robbins and Sarandon, but she's gone off the rails.