Great actor!! The Deer Hunter!! Raging Bull!! Taxi Driver!!! The guy is awesome. My fav!! IMHO he's ahead of Pacino, Bale, and all the other biggies!! But his commentary on our political system SUCKS!! He should simply STFU, and stick to acting!! Hearing the words of OTHERS coming out of his mouth works!! Hearing his own words is nothing short of bull $#$& !! Stick to what you know, De Niro!!
shareI have to agree with you on this one.
shareThis just in: First Amendment does not apply to actors, random IMDb user claims.
shareThis just in: First Amendment does not apply to random IMDb users.
case in point: "nothing short of bull $#$&"
Heh, heh... just pointing out some hypocrisy in that first post. Anyway, now for the real news:
1. Duh Niro was *given* a soap box, by the (lame stream) media. That is a far better chance to use "The First Amendment" than most commoners get.
2. By offering his political opinion in this way he is attempting to cast himself as something he is not. He is attempting to use his "fame" to convince people that he knows more about politics than they do.
3. Fortunately, as the election just showed, only stupid people can be duped by fools like Duh Niro. btw... I suspect you are one of them. :))
And apply some topical to that butt-hurt... that should help...
This is why people in the entertainment business or sports just need to shut up. They look stupid, elitist, detached from reality and full of *beep*
For all the stupid, moronic actors/actresses et al. wanting to leave the country because of Trump, it cracks me up hard core they are all going North to WHITE, Christian (though not really practicing), Socialist Canada. So how are they themselves NOT racist? Why are they not fleeing down South to Mexico and Central America? They want to say they are not racist, then they should flee South. If they want to prove they are not Islamophobic they should also look to moving to the Middle East.
But no, no, it is North to White, Christian (though not really practicing), Socialist Canada. Bravo celebs, bravo.
((Damn the remakes, Save the originals.))
I can never watch Goodfellas again without thinking "I'm watching a *beep* play a tough guy".
Thanks for f-ing up every single film you ever made.
"then they should flee South" ... absolutely TRUE! If they really want to help Mexicans, then they'd go there! Fact is, they want to help Mexicans... WITH YOUR MONEY!! btw... I come from Canada. Lived there for 33 years of my life. IT SUCKS!! No jobs, bad weather, no services, high taxes, high prices, low wages, etc., etc. Look... John Belushi's murderer, Cathy Smith, returned to the USA to face charges rather than live in that hell hole. LOL!!
share1. De Niro is a celebrity. And whether we like it or not, our culture puts a lot of stock in celebrities. The media knows this, so they tend to ask celebrities what their thoughts are. The fact that De Niro has a larger platform than you or I do is just how the world works. Maybe it isn't fair, and maybe it should change, but if you or I were famous, we'd probably do the same thing.
2. He was endorsing Clinton, yes. As was his right. Many celebrities do endorsements, which goes back to the fact that our culture values celebrities so highly. Even Trump had celebrity endorsements. Did you feel Ted Nugent was "attempting to cast himself as something he is not" when he backed Trump and called Clinton a "devilbitch"? He was doing the same thing De Niro did, so they're both equally wrong, right?
3. I agree: If this election, and it's results, proved anything, it's how easily people can be duped.
Also, let me get this straight. You get so mad about an actor having different opinions than you that you come to their IMDb page and leave a childish comment about how he needs to shut up, but when I reply with an ironic, one-sentence comment that doesn't even take a side in the election and simply argues that De Niro has a right to speak his mind, I'm the one who's "butthurt"?