Posted on 09/04/2005 10:02:30 AM PDT by Embraer2004
DEAUVILLE, France (AFP) - Pierce Brosnan lobbed sharp criticism at President George W. Bush for his environmental policies and his handling of the hurricane catastrophe in the United States.
"This man called President Bush has a lot to answer for," the former James Bond actor told journalists as he presented his latest movie at a French festival of US film in this Normandy resort town.
"I don't know if this man is really taking care of America," Brosnan said Saturday.
He was responding to a question about the Bush administration's response to Hurrican Katrina, which has wreaked massive destruction and loss of life in the southern US.
Bush has been accused of reacting too slowly and not bringing enough federal aid to bear on the chaos, which many people fear may be linked to climate change.
Bush and his officials have refused to sign up to the Kyoto protocol which aims to reduce greenhouse emissions believed to be behind climate change.
"This government has been shameful," Brosnan said.
The outburst revealed a rare moment of passion for the actor, who had been fielding questions mostly about his new film, "The Matador", and about his career now that he has refused to play in any more James Bond films.
"Didn't he have a starring role in a movie as the President of the United States once?"
He might have. I don't watch that many movies made since around 1960. I only know that he used to portray a secret agent. I guess now we can call him "Bum. James Bum."
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And Bush drives a Ford....
This added statement would actually hold more relevance as irrelevant as it is.
It's not really relevant but the cub reporter has to parade everything he knows because he might not get another chance to bask in the glory of the spotlight.
Who cares what he thinks he was an poor Bond, no one like Sean Connery to make Bond real and believable .
Sean Connery at least has the grace to keep his political opinions to
him self these social climbing liberals always show them
selves before long .
Pray for W, New Orleans and Our Freedom Fighters
He should not play Bond anymore - ah what do expect from a Navan man!!!
Sean Penn, Barbra Streisand and Pierce Brosnan star in the latest action flick....ATTACK OF THE GNOMES!
Who died and made Brosnan King?
Maybe he should try and run a country in crisis. It's easy to point a finger, but most people forget that the other three are pointing back...
Beautifully done! :)
He's not exactly our greatist actor (Colin Farrell, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, etc. - better actors) - in fact he seems to think of himself as English, rather than Irish!
Not much, and I speak from personal experience!
Well, he was in that volcano movie. I guess that qualifies him to speak on disasters (and that movie was one).
What a pleasant way of saying someone was fired.
No, it's a pleasant way of saying, he has no talent.
I always thought Brosnan was cute but his attempt to play pundit isn't. Shut up and act Pierce!
He is acting -- like somebody who ought to be taken seriously.
He's a girly man. LOL! Never liked him as James Bond. :)
Brosnan is irrelevant.
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