The Five Best Things Roger Ebert Said About Politics

[UrbScotty]

Legendary film critic Roger Ebert passed away today after a long, public and inspiring battle with cancer. But in addition to being one of the most famous movie reviewers of all-time, Ebert was an outspoken political progressive.

Here are five of Ebert’s best quotes about politics:

1. “I am proudly a liberal. I am also patriotic, reasonable, pro-American, and stand for family values.” [March 2010]

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4. “I believe emphathy is the most essential quality of a civilization.”

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/04/04/1825441/the-five-best-things-roger-ebert-said-about-politics/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. A brilliant mind, now stilled in death. May he RIP...

[Cha]

2. thanks UrbScotty! Roger Ebert was my kind of

guy.. A brilliant man who loved our Country and stood up to regression. And, he was into movies!

A past tweet from Roger Ebert..



http://theobamadiary.com/

[graham4anything]

3. Biggest thing to remember is Roger Ebert was 100% for President Obama.

Rest in peace Roger.
And wonder if he is with Gene and are they arguing movies right now?

[Hissyspit]

4. That's hardly the biggest thing.

[JI7]

5. i love both Ebert and Obama and that is not the biggest thing to remember about him

[City Lights]

6. How predictable.

I bet even President Obama would disagree with you.

[progressoid]

10. ...

[City Lights]

7. Thanks for sharing this, UrbScotty. nt

[HangOnKids]

8. Crying At My Desk! K&R!!!!!! n/t

[shenmue]

9. Awesome person

I'm going to miss him. He made people think and give a hoot about art. To learn about what something was made of.

I love him!

[redqueen]

11. K&R

[sheshe2]

12. K&R n/t

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. This explains how he was able to reflect what the public likes....

Right wingers believe they can TELL the public what it should think.