Posted on 01/13/2009 4:21:56 PM PST by wardaddy
Actor MICKEY ROURKE sympathises with U.S. President GEORGE W. BUSH - insisting he doesn't know how any politician could have successfully navigated America after the 9/11 attacks on New York.
The Hollywood tough-guy spoke out about his political views in a candid interview with Britain's GQ magazine, and admits he doesn't understand why so many people blame Bush for a string of world issues - including Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism in the West.
And the actor, who claims he didn't follow last year's (08) historic U.S. election battle between Barack Obama and John McCain, urges the public to consider the tremendous pressure the controversial president was under following the terror attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001.
He tells the publication, "President Bush was in the wrong place at the wrong time, I don't know how anyone could have handled this situation.
"I don't give a f**k who's in office, Bush or whoever, there is no simple solution to this problem... I'm not one of those who blames Bush for everything. This s**t between Christians and Muslims goes back to the Crusades, doesn't it.
"It's too easy to blame everything on one guy. These are unpredictable, dangerous times, and I don't think that anyone really knows quite what to do."
Rourke also confesses he was so angry after 9/11, he wanted to fight the war on terror himself.
He adds, "I'm not politically educated. But I do know that after 9/11 I wanted to go over there, you know what I'm saying?"
And the star is baffled by the U.K.'s approach to fundamentalists - insisting he was taken aback by the freedom of speech allowed in the U.K.
He explains, "I was in London recently and I couldn't believe all these hate-talking fanatics you have over here who are allowed to carry on doing their thing even when a bus full of women and children gets blown to pieces.
"I know you've deported one or two of them, but it seems crazy. I think there is worse to come, something terrible will happen to either America or the U.K., or France even. I don't think these fundamentalists should be allowed to talk all this crap, and brainwashing these young kids."
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Go Mick.
Gee, now THERE’S a giant of credibility.
Too bad the man doesn’t bathe.
I could hang out with him.
Please run for MP in the next election!
ditto
He explains the left's argument in one short sentence.
He’ll never work in Hollywood again.
Mickey Rourke in Wrestler was really good. I usually hate movies with characters and character development— but it was rather engrossing I thought.
How did any common sense find its way into Hollyweird?
Truly Bizzarro ...
Why would he want to? He speaks like a man who actually has a clue... despite his shortcomings.
“This s**t between Christians and Muslims goes back to the Crusades, doesn’t it.”
No, Mick, no it doesn’t. It goes back to Islam going on the attack from day one. The Crusades came about after about 600 years of Islamic attacks.
There's a lot of bluff in politics.
People assume that their guy is always better than the other guy, even if he isn't.
So liberals assume that Gore or Kerry or Obama would have handled things better than Bush.
They're relying on their guys' surface glibness, but events have a way of breaking through politicians' pretentions.
I don't see any indications that those Democrats would have coped any better with 9-11 or with the economy.
and very radical by Hollywood standards.
Rourke has always been a Hollywood rebel...for the right reason this time.
I’d say Bush was in the right place at the right time. We have not been attacked on American soil since 9-11. I’m grateful.
I won’t scold you for this being posted here a few times already...but who cares what Mickey Rourke thinks? Sure, it’s rare enough that a celebrity can utter something other than the normal clueless “Hope!” and “Change!” tripe.
But Mickey Rourke? Really?
That clinches the deal! I’m going to see his movie!!!
Actually, President Bush was - for us and the rest of the world - in the right place at the right time.
Just the thought of had Gore or Kerry been President at the time is enough to send shivers down ones spine - and a "Thank you, Lord!" above.
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