Posted on 06/18/2022 7:53:44 AM PDT by lowbridge
Matthew McConaughey released a dramatic, black-and-white video clip Friday calling for a bipartisan approach to gun control after he met with over 30 elected officials in Washington, DC to push for stronger legislation.
The Uvalde, Texas native is shown in the video meeting with officials from both sides of the aisle, including Sens. Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, Lindsey Graham, Cory Booker, Rep. Jerry Nadler, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Biden.
“This is and was about gun responsibility,” the clip, posted to Twitter, states in typed letters.
“This is about mental health, safer schools … and keeping guns out of the irresponsible hands that, by rule of law, still have access to them today. The solution must come from both sides.”
While in Washington, the Oscar winner delivered an impassioned speech on the Uvalde school shooting tragedy in the White House briefing room, where he called for background checks, more red flag laws and a focus on “responsible gun ownership.”
“These regulations are not a step back, they’re a step forward for a civil society and the second amendment,” he said during the 20-minute monologue.
“Is this a cure all? Hell no. But people are hurting, families are, parents are.”
At the end of the video clip, he doubled down on that call.
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I agree with that. He has talked about it before.
Why do the Hollywood elite consistently over estimate their influence and think it translates into political power? Is it because they start to believe their own press releases? Remember when Jason Alexander and Richard Gere were going to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and were essentially laughed out of Israel? What is wrong with these people?
I see he is really intent on torching his acting career.
“I was pimping for gun control, before I was paid to pimp for gun control.
Perfect.
What about gun control in Holywood movies? How do violent movies influence the culture?
Yeh, he’s Beto2
Whoop-dee-doo!
Can we hear from Johnny Depp and Amber Heard next?
Sheeesh!!! Only a libtard would fall for this!
The public is so hungry for a leader who can string three sentences together in a coherent manner, they will follow them anywhere. It doesn’t even matter what they are saying.
From the posted material, I can say that it could have been worse. To establish his creds, he should have discussed the well-known actor killers, John-Wilkes Booth, and Alec Baldwin. Those two come to mind, but I’m sure there are many others. Let’s start small and see how it goes. First, let’s clean up Hollywood.
Who the hell elected this jackass to anything? He needs to stick with pretending he’s something he’s not.
I have lost all respect for McConaughey. He’s just another Hollywood pansy now. Molon Labe Matt!
Self-absorbed pseudo ‘wise man’ trying to develop a sort of public service/savior persona for some time now. Nothing quite so tiresome as a self-righteous do-gooder.
Problem is, with all his gungrabbing, it just might be the Democrat vote he splits.
It’s not bipartisan when it’s the Uniparty doing it. Drain the swamp.
Why do these actors think they know more than everyone else?
So he’s from Uvalde, SO WHAT? A lot of other people are also. Just because he is a famous “actor” his words/presence is somehow more relevant than mine or yours?
I like him as an “actor”. Stick to what you know A$$HOLE.
I wouldn’t VOTE for him for dogcatcher.
People didnt realize a year ago when he announced he was “thinking” of running for governor for TX, he hired a polling co. to gauge his chances and they were ridiculously worse than he thought.
That’s why he STFU about his governorship chances.
Well from the money he gets from pushing lincoln navigators it better be at least one lincoln navigator in his garages. Which is likely gratis.
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