wow Bryan Cranston not on board

[gabeana]

with him for this comment

“It would be egotistical for anyone to say, “I hope he fails,’” he added. “To that person I would say, fuck you. Why would you want that? So you can be right?”

Wow I want Trump to fail,
I don't want white nationalism to be the norm
I dont want Tax cuts for the 1%
I don't want a foreign policy that endagers our immediate world
I don't want the climate to be decimated because Climate Change is a "Hoax"

I could go on and on, sadly

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bryan-cranston-donald-trump_us_59f83594e4b09b5c2568be65

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. he is a wealthy actor who clearly knows nothing about what is happening. Sad.

[Squinch]

2. I'm with you. He is a force for destruction. When he fails, we win.

[TexasBushwhacker]

3. He supported Hillary FWIW n/t

[gabeana]

4. I know, thats why

I didn't throw him under the bus
just a perplexing self-righteous statement, seemed out of character

[underpants]

5. I think he means this in a general sense.

He wants his country to,do well. Not a biggie.

[loyalsister]

17. That's how I read it

Especially if his failure extends to suffering for our fellow citizens. I would love to see Trump manage to not fail at diplomacy and avoid war, but I think that is probably a stretch.

[underpants]

18. ☑️

[unblock]

6. I suppose "Fail" is not a very specific term

There are many ways in which he could "fail".

Well, in addition to the many ways he already has failed....

Some of those involve damage, perhaps quite a lot of damage, to many Americans.

So while we want him to fail, we also want him to fail in a way that does minimal collateral damage.


Given the opportunity, I'd ask Cranston to clarify, though one eyebrow is raised....

[blitzen]

7. You're taking Cranston's comments out of context...

It's clear that he means he doesn't want to see America decline during Trump's term. Equally clear that he despises Trump.

[gabeana]

8. Maybe, hopefully

but don't feel like I am

[edhopper]

9. What he doesn't get is

If Trump succeeds America fails.

Trump has never had the interest of America at heart.

He will never be a leader that works for the good of the people.

We need Trump to fail, and soon.

[stevenleser]

10. You are unintentionally misconstruing the statement. I also hope Trump succeeds.

However, for Trump to succeed, Americans of all races and backgrounds would need to be empowered.

For Trump to succeed, he would have to treat our allies around the world well, and be a statesman.

For Trump to succeed, he would need to care about our system of democracy and the integrity of our elections.

For Trump to succeed, he would need to be on the right side of anthropomorphic climate change.

For Trump to succeed, he would need to be honest and obey the law and demand the same from all in his administration.

You get the idea.

So, yes, I want him to succeed. But he is not going to succeed unless he becomes a Liberal

[stevenleser]

16. No, I'm not. I know that Cranston is a Democrat. I know exactly what he means. nt

[gabeana]

20. What makes you right

and me wrong, sounds like someone could be a little full of themselves

[stevenleser]

21. This isnt complicated at all. He doesnt like Trump, he voted Hillary

and he is a Democrat.

We’re not talking calculus here, this is simple arithmetic.

[gabeana]

23. No

Thats your opinion which is fine but it is not the only interpretation

[Beartracks]

11. Trump failing is not the same thing as America failing.

Sure, he made campaign processes that sounded great. But I doubt anyone who says they hope he fails is referring to what he SAID he was going to do; rather, they hope he fails in doing what he's actually DECIDED to do.

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[sharedvalues]

12. Well said

[Calista241]

19. Perhaps he should have said I dont want America to fail.

I think it’s safe to say that everyone on this board wants all 5 things you listed in your post to come true. But I don’t want one incompetent President to ruin America for the rest of us, and for all time.

[mercuryblues]

22. the actual interview

and entire quote

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bryan-cranston-talks-last-flag-flying-why-he-isnt-rooting-trumps-failure-1052844

It’s just astonishing to me. President Trump is not the person who I wanted to be in that office, and I’ve been very open about that. That being said, he is the president. If he fails, the country is in jeopardy. It would be egotistical for anyone to say, “I hope he fails.” To that person I would say, fuck you. Why would you want that? So you can be right?

don’t want him to fail. I want him to succeed. I do. I honestly do. … And if you’ve got a good idea that helps the country, oh man, I’m gonna support you. I don’t care if you’re a Republican and I’m a Democrat or whatever, I don’t care. A good idea’s a good idea. Let’s do that. We’ve got to get away from this idea that our country is political football, and someone with a different opinion is the enemy. Assume they love this country as much as you do, and there’s always room for improvement. How can we make it better?

.

[gabeana]

24. Does not make it any better

Just empty platitudes

[UTUSN]

25. We need to learn about ACTORS:

1) HITCHCOCK said they are CATTLE. (Yeah-yeah, HITCHCOCK was a predator; making a different point here.)

2) They *ACT* out things other people WROTE.

3) We need to compartmentalize them from their material.

4) It's lovely when they say the things we like; not when they don't.

[still_one]

26. Do we really want a racist, sexist, bigot, who is trying to take away people's healthcare, and undo

every positive thing President Obama did?

As someone said in another thread, if this was the first few weeks of his presidency that view might be a legitimate argument, but after 11 months of demonstrating exactly who he is, and what he is trying to do, Cranston is off his rocker