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Not actually a Trump supporter

posted 8 years ago by getty8000
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For those who actually give a crap about celebrity political opinions for some reason - Eastwood is not actually a Trump supporter. Which is why he clearly states he's not endorsing anyone in that Esquire interview no one actually seems to have read (in which he trashed both candidates, but also trashed political correctness).

Some other interviews:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-0904-sneaks-sully-20160828-snap-story.html

"I’m not on either side of the aisle. I think most Americans are going, “What the ... ? Is this all we can do?”

"When there were 17 people on the stage [in the early GOP debates], I thought, well, there are three or four people up there I could see voting for. They seem pretty good. And then I thought, what the hell happened?"

"I’m just astounded. I hate to pick up the paper. I think both individuals and both parties backing the individuals have a certain degree of insanity."

And here's a quick snippet from the red carpet in which he suggests Clinton and Trump should be played by Abbot & Costello:

http://extratv.com/2016/09/08/is-clint-eastwood-supporting-donald-trump-not-so-fast/

[–] ZakkWyldeMyLittlePony 8 years ago

I still agree with him for supporting John McCain.

Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, and Kirk Hammett of Metallica ship Discord and Fluttershy

[–] kgwrote-854-104240 8 years ago

He doesn't want to piss off the jew.

Actually I am amazed Jon Voight isn't afraid to.

[–] Satan2016 (25525) 6 years ago

Good interview, 9 weeks before election.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-0904-sneaks-sully-20160828-snap-story.html

[question for the quote above in OP, then the rest of it]

This election, a lot of Americans are finding it hard to talk to friends and family who are on the other side of the aisle from them. Clint, you've spoken out on behalf of Republicans in the past. Tom, you've backed Democrats. How do you guys handle it?
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Eastwood: I used to be extremely liberal and went through the '50s with the House Un-American Activities Committee and the Hollywood 10. As you get older, you change certain things. I found out that a lot of my liberal friends weren't liberal because they weren't liberal about approaching anybody else's ideas, or at least standing for it. They started getting really animalistic about, "I can't even associate with this guy. He's stupid. He's an idiot."

You mean liberal in the sense of being tolerant of other people's ideas?

Eastwood: Yeah, that's the ultimate liberal, isn't it?

So when you say you're not on either side of the aisle, does that mean you're not voting for Trump?

Eastwood: I'm totally an enigma. I'm just astounded. I hate to pick up the paper. I think both individuals and both parties backing the individuals have a certain degree of insanity.

Hanks: I've worked with people who are much further to the left than I am and much further to the right than I am. At the end of the day, who gives a ... . Good for you. This is America. Vote your conscience.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

well , at least someones trying to define what a liberal is.

[–] illnagas (457) 5 years ago

Total pussy trying to make the lazy hipster false equivalence

[–] dhm93510 (9) 5 years ago

Who cares? He's a great actor or was.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Is a great American icon in movies, but going by his life outside of movies, he's all screwed up.

[–] Destinata (3315) 5 years ago

Exactly. People waste all their hate on the guy. But some people have to hate.