Jon Voight calls out Barack Obama (About as close to an open call for sedition as one can go on TV)

[LuckyTheDog]

Run time: 03:29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=253PiA7zIl4   Posted on YouTube: April 11, 2010 By YouTube Member: djohnsto77 Views on YouTube: 197391   Posted on DU: June 01, 2010 By DU Member: LuckyTheDog Views on DU: 1244

 
What a freak.

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Remember when Republicans complained about Hollywood attacking President Bush?

[hughee99]

14. Remember when we defended Hollywood,

their right to free speech, and how dissent was the highest form of patriotism?

I couldn't agree with Voight any less, but I'm not a big fan of "sedition" claims either.

[CynicalObserver]

17. it has been dismaying and enlightening to see how the shoe on the

other foot fits, when people criticize the current administration.

[Drunken Irishman]

18. I don't remember attacking his free speech...

Or saying he didn't have the right to look like a complete dumbass.

[hughee99]

19. The OP referred to it as an "open call for sedition".

As I read your post, it seemed to me like you were calling attention to the hypocrisy of it all where the repukes were calling people un-American for criticizing the president when * was in charge, and then saying (or supporting) such sentiment now that Obama is in charge.

I'm just pointing out that we (DUers in general, not you, specifically) were quick to support dissent when * was in charge and are now suggesting that this sort of speech, however idiotic and unformed it may be, may also be sedition or even a call for it.

[Drunken Irishman]

21. I was pointing out the hypocrisy.

I don't see how that has anything to do with me trying to squelch Voight's free speech, though.

My point was that Republicans constantly railed against actors and Hollywood throughout the Bush years and now an actor is consistently on the Republican's propaganda network. I have no problem with that - except they made such a big stink about Alec Baldwin, Babs and other liberal Hollywooders that it just seems down right hypocritical.

[hughee99]

22. As was I.

I wasn't claiming that YOU were trying to squelch Voight's free speech.

My point was that DUers consistently defended actors and Hollywood throughout the * years, and now that a repuke actor is speaking out, granted it's idiotic and uninformed, some would characterize it as sedition. While I 100% agree with your characterization of this as hypocrisy on the repukes part, I also see the hypocrisy on our side.

[Drunken Irishman]

23. Well you replied to me, so I assumed you meant me.

I think most Hollywood actors embarrass themselves when they open their mouths. Liberals included.

[LuckyTheDog]

28. Voight's rhetoric goes far beyond what was said about Bush by most people

Voight was basically calling for insurrection. In other statements, he has referred to "civil unrest." Voight is trying to incite crazy actions by the lunatic fringe. His language is coded and carefully couched. The meaning is clear.

[Loudmxr]

2. He just looks like any contradiction will make him break into 1000 pieces.

[jaxx]

3. What an ass.

Just another winger crying in his beer.

[Quantess]

4. I like the part where he said that the world looked up to the USA until we elected Obama.

:rofl:

[Kerrytravelers]

5. Angelina Jolie must be so embaressed.

I know I'd be. I'd love him, he's my dad. But I'd still wish he'd stop going on International Television and making a fool out of himself. This can't be easy for her or Brad Pitt and the rest of the family who love/like/feel familial toward him.

[amb123]

6. STFU, you Joe McCarthy Wannabe!

Jon Voight = :crazy:

[TheEuclideanOne]

7. What the fuck did he just say?

I seriously have no clue at all, except that it sounds like he just strung together words from a bunch of signs that you would put see at any tea party. The only thing missing was the word nigger and the only reason he didn't include it was that it is not as popular now that the Tebaggers are being called out as the racists that they are. I am sure that if this were said a few months back, there would be at least one sentence that started with "And this stupid nigger...." and the audience would still applaud at the end.

[republicansarewhores]

8. God bless us all Midnight Cowboy.

And the horse you rode in on.

RAW

[izquierdista]

13. Joe Buck must have got syphillis

and is in the tertiary crazy stage.

[DeltaLitProf]

9. Did you notice Huckabee's full endorsement of his remarks?

n/t

[Skittles]

11. he's as big a nutcase as Voight is

[Skittles]

10. I am "American People" and you, Mr. Voight, are a fucking disgrace

:puke:

[Bluzmann57]

12. One point he made can be agreed on

We certainly do need to pay attention to who we're standing next to. I do not wish to stand side by side with the teahadists and will indeed be very wary of them. Oh wait, that's not what he meant? Tough.
It's easy to see why Angelina Jolie wants nothing to do with him.

[Blue Owl]

15. John Voight the dentist?

Oh yeah, there's that other washed-up actor guy, too...

[90-percent]

16. Fact Free

He offered up utterly no facts as the basis for his feelings.

I think Jon wants to become King of the World and will resort to any means necessary to violently overthrow the American Government and replace it with people that are direct descendants of the Mayflower.

And he will make it mandatory for all of us to wear our underwear on the outside so that the state inspectors can verify it meets state cleanliness standards.

He is using the Madovioan Method to hypnotize his viewers. Fortunately, it only works in high def TV's, so we all haven't been turned into Voight-bots yet. But little time is left. Jon's takeover of American is almost complete unless we act!

-90% Jimmy

:sarcasm:

[lumpy]

20. Why in the name of God would FOX news have this dried up

old hack of an actor spouting his vitriol...Now we know why his daughter can't stand him.

[vanbean]

24. Ooops he slipped. He almost said "third world company".

[gmoney]

29. They ALL do that a lot... I wonder if it's not some subliminal talking point

like the way they changed the Democratic Party to the Democrat Party

[bitchkitty]

25. Boring old gasbag.

I couldn't listen to more than a couple of minutes.

[BadGimp]

26. there is no way to even respond other than..

[SunDrop23]

27. His career is shot, so he has to get attention somehow. (nfm)

[Boudica the Lyoness]

30. He's the liar and agitator.

Where are these idiots getting this shit from?