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(314,082 posts) Sat Oct 5, 2013, 04:34 PM Oct 2013

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George Clooney Explains the Shutdown [View all]

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"It's basically: 30 people in one half of one branch of the three branches of government are shutting down the government. Okay, that's how they want to play? Okay. That's fine if everybody comes to their senses before we actually destroy the economy and lose credit, full faith and credit, as they like to say. That's a big deal."

"So my sense is, cooler heads will prevail in the debt-ceiling crisis. I don't think too much will happen."

"Look, sequestration is a big deal. People like to brush it off and say nothing happened, but an awful lot of kids aren't being fed, and a lot of stuff happens that just gets swept under the rug."

"Shutting down the government is not how you make government work. And anybody who thinks we don't need it is an idiot."

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/10/george-clooney-shutdown-boehner-cruz-green-eggs.html?mid=twitter_nymag

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/10/05/rise-and-shine-631/

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George Clooney Explains the Shutdown [View all] Cha Oct 2013 OP

He is too damn good looking for his own good. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2013 #1

You got that right! silverweb Oct 2013 #2

Hey silverweb! Cha Oct 2013 #5

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Check you out.. with your Obama Shaka sign.. Cha Oct 2013 #17

When I went to high school in Hawaii (same school as PBO, years earlier) panader0 Oct 2013 #46

And, it still does, Cha Oct 2013 #52

hello from the great state of yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #15

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Yes! I am in the bay area.. yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #36

Nice to meetcha! Cha Oct 2013 #37

Same!! yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #38

I agree, and I am a straight guy. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #25

Same here. Total man crush. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #30

After I posted my response... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #32

That is a hilarious movie. Please don't hide my thread.. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #33

I actually liked Cruise in that.... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #35

Damn right! George Clooney's very existence is unfair to most other men in the world. maddiemom Oct 2013 #26

He is very handsome. SummerSnow Oct 2013 #28

SWOOoooooooon! mrsadm Oct 2013 #3

Yes, a heart with kindness and compassion for Cha Oct 2013 #4

K & R Iliyah Oct 2013 #8

Yeah, I like that he loves Cha Oct 2013 #11

I love this guy. Great commentary from him on this! Cass Oct 2013 #9

It is great commentary from Clooney, Cass.. Cha Oct 2013 #12

I'm leaving soon to go see his new movie, "Gravity." CTyankee Oct 2013 #43

Oooh, I want to see that movie, it looks great! Cass Oct 2013 #45

Hi, just got back from seeing "Gravity." CTyankee Oct 2013 #51

Brains and good looks!! janlyn Oct 2013 #10

Yes, janlyn.. Intelligence has a certain Cha Oct 2013 #13

Oh My~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #16

LOL.. "Oh My".. Cha Oct 2013 #19

Can you name anymore?? TNNurse Oct 2013 #20

He's most often been compared to Cary Grant frazzled Oct 2013 #48

He looks so much younger without the beard! FailureToCommunicate Oct 2013 #21

And, he was so much younger Cha Oct 2013 #23

O Brother Where Art Thou--in my top 10 favorite movies I've seen Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #31

Yeah, I went out and got the soundtrack.. Cha Oct 2013 #34

Love you George! Liberalynn Oct 2013 #22

Yeah, Clooney is bright shining example of what Cha Oct 2013 #24

Good looking and smart treestar Oct 2013 #27

George Clooney is my kind of Actor/Activist.. he doesn't Cha Oct 2013 #29

Love it! All of that. freshwest Oct 2013 #41

... Cha Oct 2013 #42

70th Rec for Sanity... freshwest Oct 2013 #39

Mahalo Fresh.. It's a compelling statement from Clooney Cha Oct 2013 #40

Rolls reversed, that's how they'd be saying it. ffr Oct 2013 #44

K&R oxymoron Oct 2013 #47

People need to stop saying it is the tea party that shut down the government. A Simple Game Oct 2013 #49

good reminder, a simple game! nt hopemountain Oct 2013 #50

New Clooney Graphic reiterating his point.. Elections have Consequences! Cha Oct 2013 #53