Leftist actress Susan Sarandon was a big backer of John Edwards, but now she's going to shift and endorse Barack Obama. On Monday's edition of the Tavis Smiley show on PBS, she likened Obama to a pregnant woman at an abortion rally:
Well, I'm going to back Obama. But I hope -- I think that he, as a symbol, has really excited people, and he's definitely confusing to everyone who really hates America for hating Muslims because a name like Obama and a black man, they're probably going to go "Oh, wait a minute -- What?" It's kind of like when you're out on the line for freedom to have an abortion and you're incredibly pregnant. They just can't quite figure it out.
So I think he definitely has convinced people that he stands for change and for hope, and I can't wait to see what he stands for.





















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Holy crap
February 14, 2008 - 19:02 ET by WhoIsJohnGaltWhat do you say to a complete airhead like that? What a total nincompoop.
She's backing him, and she can't wait to see what he stands for...
Now I see why some animals eat their young.
You shouldn't be surprised
February 14, 2008 - 19:18 ET by ArcherBWhat's so shocking? She hasn't been told what to think yet so she doesn't know what to think. She didn't know that she hated "no child left behind" or a program that takes tax-payer money to pay for poor kids to go to private schools (school vouchers) until Bush proposed them.
If you hamper the war effort of one side, you automatically help out that of the other. --George Orwell
So Sarandon thinks in terms of using live babies to murder
February 14, 2008 - 19:15 ET by Lame CherrySo Sarandon thinks in terms of using live babies to murder live babies.
What a unique lack of moral process like Dr. Mengele at a holocaust camp.......
but then to equate Obama as the lone black guy at a rally so people are wondering what he is doing there??????
Gee that isn't just a wee tad mountain size racist is it to equate that Obama doesn't belong with the white folks.
Of course, brilliant Tavist Smiley just let that racism slide as it was from his own boss or boob in front of him.
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OK, I've collected my
February 14, 2008 - 19:16 ET by ConservativeRexOK, I've collected my thoughts...WHAT????
goofy
February 14, 2008 - 19:46 ET by soosanAre you guys sure you don't make some of this stuff up? Please tell me that there won't be a bunch of postings explaining her position to me (you know who you are!) - I don't want to understand. I think the term "goofy" covers this.
Concur, that was
February 15, 2008 - 18:40 ET by BDConcur, that was particularly incoherent.....
I'm sure PBS, in the
February 14, 2008 - 19:41 ET by contraryI'm sure PBS, in the interest of balance, had another rational person in the next segment that completely went the other way. Maybe endorsing Mitt Romney because he is a WHITE, MALE! Maybe comparing him to a barbarian with spear about to stab the muslim horde.
Actually, although it might bring balance to the show, having two insanely stupid projections of a candidate does nothing to educate and inform the populace. Which is supposedly the whole point of PBS.
"Republicans always get a huge pass on the racist issue. Huck is just another example. Provided they don't start up with the N word, they seem able to pander directly to the racist vote."
-- Chuck Davis, intellectual heavyweight, bigot
Susan Sarandon...
February 14, 2008 - 20:37 ET by Tom1969ca...great actress (when reading dialogue written for her), but not likely to be appearing at The Improv any time soon.
(Aside: And liberals have the nerve to make fun of the way President Bush mangles the language when he has to speak off-the-cuff ?!?!)
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Did you leave out the "teehee" at the end of that non-sequiter?
February 14, 2008 - 20:46 ET by c5thenDefinitely worthy of being uttered by Paris Hilton or maybe even Brittany Spears. I had no idea that Susan Sarandon was a natural blond.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
"Well, I'm going to back
February 14, 2008 - 20:57 ET by GregE"Well, I'm going to back Obama" ........"I can't wait to see what he stands for..."
Perhaps I'm just naive and Sarandon's mind is a bastion of the profundity, but I think it might be just a wee bit better to learn what someone stands for BEFORE deciding to back that person.
But something tells me a large percentage of the Obama following is pretty clueless on what he stands for, and is simply backing him because......he ....uhh, well, hmmm, because.....hmm, uhhh, yeah....
"It's kind of like when
February 14, 2008 - 21:01 ET by GregE"It's kind of like when you're out on the line for freedom to have an abortion and you're incredibly pregnant. They just can't quite figure it out"
Susan, it's more like when you're given a microphone to be looked at as some sort of credible icon and you're incredibly stupid. I just can't quite figure it out.
That's a co-incidence,
February 14, 2008 - 21:02 ET by Jack BauerThat's a co-incidence, because Susan Sarandon is like a dumb woman at a stupid rally.
JB -
February 14, 2008 - 21:37 ET by drillanwrYou grow more and more on me everyday ... LMFAO!!!
When you men get home and face an anti-war protestor, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend because she knows she’s dating a pussy… ~ Attributed to General Tommy Franks
Huh?!?!?!? ...
February 14, 2008 - 21:36 ET by drillanwrHuh?!?!?!? ... What???!!??? ... Was THAT English???
When you men get home and face an anti-war protestor, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend because she knows she’s dating a pussy… ~ Attributed to General Tommy Franks
Dear Susan, Do you actually
February 14, 2008 - 22:07 ET by rbosqueDear Susan, Do you actually hate your country THAT much? Muslims hate US you filthy toad! They were the ones who bomb and kill innocent people on an almost daily basis.
Qur'an:9:5 "Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever
you find them, take them captive, harass them, lie in wait and ambush them
using every stratagem of war."
You're talking to a rock
February 14, 2008 - 22:31 ET by drillanwrYou're talking to a rock ... without benefit of other [dumb as a ...] box of ...
When you men get home and face an anti-war protestor, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend because she knows she’s dating a pussy… ~ Attributed to General Tommy Franks
I will stand on this line
February 14, 2008 - 22:47 ET by JWFThat's another thing, I have never felt compelled to protest anything in my life.
Unless it is a protest to get Hollywood to shut the hell up and stay out of my politics.
That line I will stand on.
"I can't wait to see what
February 15, 2008 - 01:00 ET by mikej"I can't wait to see what he stands for."
Me either!
Has any political candidate ever spoke as much without saying anything as the Empty Suit?
Idiots swooning like he was some rock stare and they were horny little sluts.
What is it other than liberal white guilt? He has absolutely nothing other than Eugene Debs style socialism to offer. Is his "change" trying to move us from free market capitalism to a government controlled socialist welfare state?
He is ranked as the most left wing senator in the U.S. Senate, even farther left than Ted Kennedy, John Heinz-Kerry, Pat the traitor Leahy, Joe Biden, and Hildamort.
Let's do the Time Warp again!
February 15, 2008 - 08:23 ET by ArchConservativeFirst of all I'm very displeased that the writer's strike ended because now morons like Sarandon and her socialist husband can get work (personally she should have stopped her movie career at Rocky Horror Picture Show....her best performance by far).
Second of all, it why the hell do people continue to give these individuals any airtime at all? The sycophantic people who interview these airheads don't question them at all on anything they say. They just nod their heads and say "hmmmmmmm very interesting. You're soooo facinating." Makes me want to throw up.
You support the troops by supporting the mission! If you don't support the mission, have the guts to say you don't support the troops.
Susan Sranwrap just can't
February 15, 2008 - 11:25 ET by Seabeach4348Susan Sranwrap just can't wait to see what he (O-Bomb-A) stands for? Why he can even say the word "nuclear" without stumbling and stammering! Amazing.
I have a pretty good idea what that is, and it scares the hell out of me.
O-Bomb-A's idea of "change" is to transform the USA into the People's Republic of North America.
Weaken or virtually abolish our fight against radical Islamic jihad.
Weakening and undercutting our military and defense spending to the point of what Bill Clinton did in the 90s will look like minor cuts.
Establish tail-between-legs "dialogue" with low-life scumbags such as Abdingajihad from Iran, the big shots in Al-Qeda and other terrorist groups, Chavez, etc, because all we have to do is show them that we mean them no harm and they'll leave us alone once and for all.
Showing "sensitivity" to those jihadists already within our country who will destroy us if we allow it.
100% Amnesty for Illegals. And let's just pay for everything they want while we're at it.
Higher taxes for more entitlements, and the usual people get screwed in the process.
O-Bomb-A is a true believer in the global warming ruse, and you can expect taxes, more ridiculous regulations, and more government intrusion into your life. Oh, and he'll surely sign the Kyoto rag!
That's what he calls "change".
Go for it, Suze!
February 15, 2008 - 15:34 ET by greenfairieBe sure you campaign right by B. Hussein's side and keep saying dumb things like that all through November!