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Woody Harrelson Said He Wasn’t Fazed By Backlash From ‘SNL’ Monologue: ‘I Don’t Look At That [stuff]’
Daily Wire ^ | May 2, 2023 | By Amanda Harding

Posted on 05/02/2023 8:22:16 AM PDT by Red Badger

Woody Harrelson isn’t too concerned about the backlash he received following his “Saturday Night Live” monologue in February, which included criticism of COVID vaccine mandates.

“Well, people told me it was, shall we say, ‘trending.’ No, I don’t look at that s***,” the 61-year-old actor told Esquire during a recent interview when asked about the controversy surrounding his monologue.

“I feel like, ‘I said it on SNL.’ I don’t need to go further with it … other than to say — well, no, I won’t. Never mind. That’s enough. … But it don’t change my life one bit. Not one bit, if the mainstream media wants to have a go at you, right? My life is still wonderful,” Harrelson told the outlet.

The “True Detective” star made jokes during the “SNL” appearance about being a “redneck hippie” who also used marijuana. He concluded the monologue by discussing a movie pitch he allegedly read in 2019.

“So the movie goes like this: The biggest drug cartels in the world get together and buy up all the media and all the politicians and force all the people in the world to stay locked in their homes. And people can only come out if they take the cartel’s drugs and keep taking them over and over,” Harrelson said during the appearance.

“I threw the script away. I mean, who was going to believe that crazy idea? Being forced to do drugs? I do that voluntarily all day,” Harrelson said.

The actor described his political views as libertarian while speaking with Esquire.

“There are things that the liberals do that I think, ‘What f***ing idiots.’ And then there’s also conservative ideology that strikes me as odd. I consider myself, really, an anarchist. … Well, I’m probably more of a libertarian,” he told the outlet.

“I never see government work. It always seems to be working for the people who got you there,” Harrelson said. “It’s businessmen working for bigger businessmen. It’s not businessmen working for their constituents. I think government just usually sucks … am I wrong?”

“Even the social programs, they do it reluctantly, and they’re just always trying to gobble back what they can from the social programs,” he said.


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1 posted on 05/02/2023 8:22:16 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

as saying goes, broke clock is right twice a day


2 posted on 05/02/2023 8:27:02 AM PDT by BigFreakinToad (Biden whispered "Don't Jump")
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To: BigFreakinToad
I never cared much for Woody's acting.

Until the movie Midway. The way he played Admiral Nimitz made me want to enlist!

3 posted on 05/02/2023 8:30:33 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Red Badger
“So the movie goes like this: The biggest drug cartels in the world get together and buy up all the media and all the politicians and force all the people in the world to stay locked in their homes. And people can only come out if they take the cartel’s drugs and keep taking them over and over,” Harrelson said during the appearance.

“I threw the script away. I mean, who was going to believe that crazy idea? Being forced to do drugs? I do that voluntarily all day,” Harrelson said.

 

Crazy Idea? I guess he's being sarcastic?

Replace the word cartels with companies....

“So the movie goes like this: The biggest drug COMPANIES in the world get together and buy up all the media and all the politicians and force all the people in the world to stay locked in their homes. And people can only come out if they take the COMPANIES VACCINES and keep taking them over and over,” Harrelson said during the appearance.

4 posted on 05/02/2023 8:32:43 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Donald Trump is a setting sun. Ron DeSantis is a rising star.)
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To: Red Badger
Ridicule is the most powerful weapon against your opponents.

Both barrels. Nice.

5 posted on 05/02/2023 8:39:54 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) We're all Women now.)
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To: Red Badger

Woody has a certain type of money that I am working to have. Starts with the letter ‘F’.


6 posted on 05/02/2023 8:41:02 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: joma89

Don’t agree with Woody on a lot of things, but like Russell Brand, I appreciate the “Free Thinkers” in this day and age.


7 posted on 05/02/2023 8:45:24 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Red Badger

Democrat = Insane

Republican = Sane

Independent = Republican who does not want to admit he is Republican

Libertarian = Independent who smokes dope


8 posted on 05/02/2023 8:51:45 AM PDT by bray (Dr Fauxi killed millions)
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To: Red Badger

He’s all over the place with his confused ideological rhetoric.

What he does sound like is somebody that is scared to say what he thinks because of the ideological warfare that the Hollywood left wages against those that don’t do and say like they do. Fear of the leftist doctrines of the democrats, is a natural state of being for those who work in Hollywood. It’s like walking on eggshells, and wanting to not be noticed, other that when performing.


9 posted on 05/02/2023 8:54:49 AM PDT by adorno
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To: adorno

He seems to be coming more conservative as he gets older. He’s 61..............................


10 posted on 05/02/2023 8:57:51 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Indeed.


11 posted on 05/02/2023 9:03:37 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as.)
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To: adorno

Well, it used to be everyone who was conservative in Hollywood would say they were “libertarian” because that allowed them to still get work if they said that. Of course some of them actually were libertarian too.

Nowadays, the left is so dominant in Hollywood, they want 100% compliance from everyone. So I don’t think saying you are “libertarian” works as a cover much anymore.


12 posted on 05/02/2023 9:38:57 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Red Badger
So now, maybe everyone should vote for him for President, huh?
Rimshot!

13 posted on 05/02/2023 10:44:10 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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To: SunkenCiv

He would definitely be an improvement.......................


14 posted on 05/02/2023 10:46:41 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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