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freshwest

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157. He'll be more grounded if he does. I don't dislike him, but I don't need a hero:
Mon Aug 12, 2013, 12:01 AM
Aug 2013

Last edited Mon Aug 12, 2013, 01:41 AM - Edit history (1)



Holding Out for a Hero - Bonnie Tyler

Where have all the good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where's the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and turn and dream
of what I need

(Chorus)

I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life

Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder end rising with the heat
It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet

(Chorus)

Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I would swear that there's someone somewhere
Watching me

Through the wind end the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach
Like the fire in my blood

Some people follow the media stars. It's like an episode of American Idol. These media gadflies are light weights, shiny things dangled before our eyes to fool us.

I admire hard work, deep thinking and vision for real lives. Media promotes fear and fantasy they are tools of the 1%. How this is so easily forgotten, I don't know.

I don't blame the media stars for being what they are. It's all about them, narcissistic. They can't help it, they live in a media bubble. I refuse to be drawn off course when the media dangles one of their own as the hero du jour.

Serious things are going on this year, every year. I forgive Matt for being what he is, but won't waste time those trying to make him a god because he is against Obama, and insist others worship the idol. This man is a media event, he won't change my life.



Hypocrisy: ProSense Aug 2013 #1
I can see a well known person sending his or her kids to private school. That provides a safer haven bluestate10 Aug 2013 #20
"The President joked about it".. matt didn't think it was so funny. Cha Aug 2013 #21
Yeah what a prick. He should send his kids to public school like everyone else. SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #25
It's the hypocrisy.. my daughter sends her kids to private schools but she doesn't Cha Aug 2013 #51
So then Obama is a hypocrite because his kids are in private school SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #55
Yeah, only Damon can spout his hypocrisy and whine. he's untouchable. Cha Aug 2013 #59
And the rest of us need to shut up and get with the program? SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #71
Um Vanje Aug 2013 #137
Liberals are supposed to be poor, or else they are hypocrites. QC Aug 2013 #165
At least he isn't whining about paying taxes to support public schools dflprincess Aug 2013 #58
Wait, what? abelenkpe Aug 2013 #97
Yes. And if you have a good-paying job and complain about minimum wage, you're a hypocrite. arcane1 Aug 2013 #105
so does that mean if you have plenty to eat G_j Aug 2013 #112
Damon criticized Obama, and therefore must be destroyed. Scuba Aug 2013 #49
In a nutshell. City Lights Aug 2013 #52
I'm not ProSense Aug 2013 #56
“One-Term President With Balls” Would Be Better RetroLounge Aug 2013 #60
Yeah, Obama winning re-election made his detractors sad. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #63
Which detractors are those? RetroLounge Aug 2013 #67
Are you pretending you don't know? n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #82
I actually got a good belly laugh from the op. Scraping the bottom of the barrel. LOL nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #145
You are not a fan of ANYBODIES criticisms of Obama. donheld Aug 2013 #164
Right, what a joke. Matariki Aug 2013 #131
Under the bus, Mr. Damon! Vanje Aug 2013 #139
Apparently. silvershadow Aug 2013 #158
Pretty much. It's unbelieveable. TransitJohn Aug 2013 #167
Actually, the thoughtful analysis is still here, but hard to find amongst the cheerleading and... Scuba Aug 2013 #168
Yep. QC Aug 2013 #171
Yes and, sheshe2 Aug 2013 #64
That's highly doubtful, she. Cha Aug 2013 #78
The progressive education he misses does still exist in progressive districts. freshwest Aug 2013 #69
"Hypocritical? Maybe. So clueless as to what being in the office of POTUS entails? Definitely." Cha Aug 2013 #94
He was 'disappointed' in 2009 and still spewing? Oh, nooo. freshwest Aug 2013 #116
Yes, Matt Damon is now whining that "the President broke up with him".. Cha Aug 2013 #126
Poor Matt~ sheshe2 Aug 2013 #149
He'll be more grounded if he does. I don't dislike him, but I don't need a hero: freshwest Aug 2013 #157
Well said freshwest! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #113
Ah, you're back! Put your tired feet up and type a little! freshwest Aug 2013 #122
... sheshe2 Aug 2013 #150
I love how Obama can joke hfojvt Aug 2013 #77
Or about drone-bombing his daughters' suitors. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #120
God forbid an actor ever feel a sense of a disappointment. Oakenshield Aug 2013 #2
I don't care who or what he whines about. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #3
Wondering where the "whine" is. WinkyDink Aug 2013 #4
Yeah, doesn't seem that Damon was whining about movie roles. He was whining about President bluestate10 Aug 2013 #12
+1 JRLeft Aug 2013 #43
me too. “I think the roles go to Brad first. Which is fine" HiPointDem Aug 2013 #111
Throw his ass under the bus! Rex Aug 2013 #5
Surely Matt Damon realizes . . . Brigid Aug 2013 #6
WoW! djean111 Aug 2013 #7
"he was actually deferring to Pitt and other actors", exactly! Little Star Aug 2013 #26
Don't miss 'Promised Land', either, excellent film about fracking. nt Mnemosyne Aug 2013 #39
It's really getting weird around here. Performance art, some are calling it. Th1onein Aug 2013 #147
Breaking! Boxes found in garage owned by Matt Damon! hootinholler Aug 2013 #8
The BOG jumps the shark. LWolf Aug 2013 #9
LOL! City Lights Aug 2013 #18
Good one! deurbano Aug 2013 #44
I know right? Puglover Aug 2013 #46
Embarrassed - that's exactly what it was I felt laundry_queen Aug 2013 #135
Priceless! nt Bonobo Aug 2013 #57
For the win!! Sheldon Cooper Aug 2013 #93
She was so impressed with this find, she even gave herself the first rec. Guess who was second? n/t cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #99
Hardest working girls in SnoBiz. think4yourself Aug 2013 #153
You win this thread! idwiyo Aug 2013 #128
Again and again and again and again.... morningfog Aug 2013 #161
I will take at least two, maybe three, eight year term Administrations to clean up the mess bluestate10 Aug 2013 #10
...nah, Obama promised to do it on day 20.. I bet Warren can do it on day 1 if she doesn't ...... uponit7771 Aug 2013 #13
He was both kidding around and being modest. djean111 Aug 2013 #23
He was being humble & I agree, he is a much better actor than Pitt. n/t Little Star Aug 2013 #27
I won't be happy till both Pitt and Damen are on olddots Aug 2013 #11
Really? SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #14
seriously? this is super lame. nt La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2013 #15
'bout the best they could dredge up.... KG Aug 2013 #17
I like Matt Damon,I respect him too. Mocking his career because sufrommich Aug 2013 #16
Well said! City Lights Aug 2013 #19
Well I don't. He's been whining about Pres Obama since 2009. I googled Cha Aug 2013 #31
I don't always agree with Damon either,but trashing sufrommich Aug 2013 #33
Poor Matt. He can say all the shit he wants but I better not Cha Aug 2013 #42
I didnt say you couldn't say anything negative about him. sufrommich Aug 2013 #47
OY ????????? olddots Aug 2013 #50
and this was the best you could come up with? really? makes *you* look bad, not damon. HiPointDem Aug 2013 #114
You can google "Obama whines," and come up with links, too.... deurbano Aug 2013 #154
Lounge material. City Lights Aug 2013 #22
No it's not, City Lights.. you can roll your eyes all you want. Cha Aug 2013 #37
Posting articles from 2010 is Lounge material, IMO. City Lights Aug 2013 #45
Yeah, tell me all about it, Dr City Lights Cha Aug 2013 #53
I think your whining about Matt Damon is Lounge material. nt City Lights Aug 2013 #83
Yeah, Matt Damon is such an asshole whiner about the President that Cha Aug 2013 #100
I feel sorry for you. City Lights Aug 2013 #101
omgoodness, you poor thing. Cha Aug 2013 #106
I saw neither whining nor hypocrisy from him in your post. arcane1 Aug 2013 #109
" Not everyone has to agree 100% with everything Obama has done." Vanje Aug 2013 #144
Yes, stupid joke OPs go in the lounge. RetroLounge Aug 2013 #68
This teen idol bullshit belongs in the BOG. morningfog Aug 2013 #162
Important alert, actually: JackRiddler Aug 2013 #124
Haha, good point! City Lights Aug 2013 #130
Where exactly is the whine? Katashi_itto Aug 2013 #24
+1 Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #35
funny; he launched his career, with ben affleck, by writing a movie tailor made for themselves. unblock Aug 2013 #28
Here we goooooooooooo LittleBlue Aug 2013 #29
I Love Love Love Matt Damon otohara Aug 2013 #30
There's an old joke about desperation that's far too crude to repeat here Fumesucker Aug 2013 #32
Let's hear it! Oakenshield Aug 2013 #48
Agent Mike? Fumesucker Aug 2013 #85
Is Agent Mike a meme? Oakenshield Aug 2013 #95
Agent Mike has been the "Generic Agent" SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #103
Heh, I see. Oakenshield Aug 2013 #108
Oh yes, Agent Mike is an old meme here, he watches everything we do Fumesucker Aug 2013 #104
This is a weird perspective. Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #34
^^^^THIS^^^^ nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #91
LOL, Damon makes you mad so you slam him. Don't be so obvious next time. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #36
Dissent is forbidden! nt Mnemosyne Aug 2013 #41
Get. A. Life. mn9driver Aug 2013 #38
I blame Canada! Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #40
You're comically desperate. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #54
+1000 n-t Logical Aug 2013 #61
And she just keeps digging. nt City Lights Aug 2013 #65
This is absolutely, breathtakingly, side-splittingly, comically, hysterically funny. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #62
Wow, this OP is a fucking joke. RetroLounge Aug 2013 #66
I really thought it HAD to be a joke. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #73
Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #74
ooh a page for Matt Damon Enrique Aug 2013 #70
So anybody who does not adore the President nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #72
Well, you may not be laughing precisely with the OP... MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #125
I don't see much whine there fishwax Aug 2013 #75
Speaking of whining...... neverforget Aug 2013 #76
Yes and he was quoted saying sheshe2 Aug 2013 #79
my goodness, could you be any pettier? cali Aug 2013 #80
The only whining I see are a bunch of posters trying to distract us with ad hominem distractions... cascadiance Aug 2013 #81
“I think the roles go to Brad first. Which is fine,” How is that whining? arcane1 Aug 2013 #84
it's not. the only whining is by the op because Damon dared to "insult" cali Aug 2013 #87
I disagree with how the Obama administration has handled medical marijuana. arcane1 Aug 2013 #96
I've lost all respect for Matt Damon RFKHumphreyObama Aug 2013 #86
bwhahahahaha. wow. that's just earth shattering. cali Aug 2013 #88
Well~~~~ Since Ya'll are picking sides, How silly is this sheshe2 Aug 2013 #141
And... and... ya know WHAT? He and George Clooney.. MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #119
That guy in Sweden told him he couldn't afford that $38,000 handbag, too. Orrex Aug 2013 #89
He's a good actor RZM Aug 2013 #90
You're so mad, you forgot to say 'mahalo' n/t leftstreet Aug 2013 #92
In true BOG fashion... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #136
ANY Actor who criticizes the President is crap and has no business calling themselves an actor! Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #98
Shouldn't this be posted in the Bog? You'd be able to control who can reply to this lameness. bahrbearian Aug 2013 #102
Ha! neverforget Aug 2013 #107
Shouldn't you not be worrying about why members of the BOG are Cha Aug 2013 #123
This is satire, right? aikoaiko Aug 2013 #110
Hoo-haa... here we go, folks! MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #115
I'm fucking Matt Damon. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2013 #117
So Awesome - Funny, Sweet, Daring, Generous otohara Aug 2013 #160
Reaching! ... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #118
Remarkably Caretha Aug 2013 #121
I'm truly embarrassed for you. Maven Aug 2013 #127
Matt is still one of the good guys. I disagree with him about his BO criticism, but still Blaukraut Aug 2013 #129
He wasn't whining even in the slightest about his roles. ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #132
A question Matariki Aug 2013 #133
Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #142
Aaaannd... He's under the bus! Vanje Aug 2013 #134
... idwiyo Aug 2013 #138
Obama is one man Taverner Aug 2013 #140
That ODS we keep hearing about? WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #143
That's too bad for you that there are those who have a different opinion than Cha Aug 2013 #148
Holy shit progressoid Aug 2013 #146
What a glorious disaster of an OP. Union Scribe Aug 2013 #151
Eh Who cares? Just Saying Aug 2013 #152
I don't mind actors or anyone giving an opinion.. Too bad some don't find it Cha Aug 2013 #155
Funny! Vanje Aug 2013 #156
Matt Damon is a whiny bitch mwrguy Aug 2013 #159
Oh, my. Y'all are having a contest, right? woo me with science Aug 2013 #163
Jesus Fucking Christ TransitJohn Aug 2013 #166
Ewww, we just got slimed. Who ya gonna call? Waiting For Everyman Aug 2013 #169
Mahalo!!! Number One Film this weekend. Mahalo times 30 million = Yipppeee! Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #170
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