Yes, He Can: John Cusack Will Not be Outdone by Scarlett Johansson
Yesterday, Scarlett Johansson reiterated her commitment to the Barack Obama campaign and sounded a bit like a smitten schoolgirl when talking about the presidential candidate. But, John Cusack, who recently released the satirical film War, Inc. that showed his disdain for the Iraq war, has released his own set of pro-Obama videos, or rather anti-McCain ads, according to AP.
The 30-second videos criticize President Bush's and Senator McCain's agendas, which he says are inseparable. In one he asks voters, "Who supports keeping our troops in harm's way in Iraq but not the bipartisan G.I. Bill of Rights to support them when they return home?" Then he answers that McCain and Bush both do. "Bet you can't tell them apart," he says.
In another video, the actor tells voters that Senator McCain's key campaign adviser, Charlie Black, is also a lobbyist for Blackwater Worldwide, the largest private contactor in Iraq and which profits from the war.
Mr. Cusack, who supports Barack Obama, told AP that this is his first foray into partisan politics:
"I know my opinion doesn't matter more than anyone else's and I just make films. But I do feel you have to speak out, and that's what I'm doing. I'm not going to pretend this thing in Iraq was some kind of free market utopia to spread the gospel of democracy through the Middle East."
The videos will air on television starting tomorrow.
Woo-hoo!
GASOLINE IS NOW $4.05 A GALLON, PER AAA. DOES ANYONE CARE?
The cost of oil and gasoline is destroying our economy. The Dow Jones stock market index is down (minus) 200 points today. The Energy Department says to expect gas to remain at four dollars a gallon for 2009.
WHAT IS OUR GOVERNMENT DOING ABOUT THIS? APPARENTLY NOTHING EXCEPT REPORTING THE BAD NEWSTO US. BOTH DEMOCRATS & REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN BICKERING ABOUT MUNDANE ISSUES WHILE THIS ENERGY CRISIS WAS DEVELOPING.
Our Congress and President has either been ‘asleep at the switch’ or ‘afraid to tell us’ the economic doom that was coming. These outrageous energy costs on top of the mortgage crisis will be absolutely devastating to the lower-middle class and working-poor families.
MANY WILL LOSE EVERYTHING — JOBS & HOMES & HEALTHCARE.
TAXPAYERS WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FUND ANY ADDITIONAL “HEALTHCARE” PROGRAMS.
DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT OUR COLLAPSING ECONOMY?
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Just recently the Dems in Congress voted against allowing drilling offshore. It hasn't been the president who has been asleep, you big dope.
Libs/tree-huggers/watermelons (green on the outside/pink on the inside) have had enormous power of the Dems and over all energy, and we need to fight them tooth and nail.
Allow drilling in ANWR and offshore on the continental shelf. Allow electrical plants to use coal and nuclear.
Oh, boy, another NYLA celebrity for Obama. I'll be that won't hurt his career. Gee, maybe now he can have lunch with Tim Robbins and his concubine Susan Sarandon, and they can discuss how art (and cool NYLA celebrities) will immanentize the eschaton. How leftwing predictable. What a bunch of dopes.
When are we going to wake up and see that neither of the "two parties" are the change we are seeking. Obama seems pretty pro-war, too. It's all too frustrating. I think I'll go fishing.
I'm only 13 years old, but I like Sen. Obama, too. He's good looking. I hope I look like him when I get bigger. Oh, my girl, Ashley wants a shout out to her weight loss camp. Hey guys.
John Cusack should register a trademark, giving him exclusive use to the term,
"Who supports keeping our troops in harm's way in Iraq but not the bipartisan G.I. Bill of Rights to support them when they return home?"
It's catchy! I agree with him, but its hard to take actors seriously sometimes.
I drive for a limo service in Miami and I see celebrities every once and a while. They're just like regular folk. I've never seen Mr. Cusack, but he seems like a stand-up guy... he believe is what he's talking about which is a good start when it comes to politics.
dude, cool vid, but have you even seen the one where Cusack ramps his sportbike over the roof of his house? Cusack is killer cool.
I thing we should drill more, too. The problem is that career politicians give away our oil to international companies who then sell it back to us. We should have the right to our own oil.