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Lethal Weapon Star Takes Shot at Obama (Humor for the day)
American Thinker ^ | February 17, 2010 | Phil Boehmke

Posted on 02/17/2010 10:11:22 AM PST by jazusamo

Shortly after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, eminent climate expert/activist/actor Danny Glover gave us this intellectual gem.

"What happened in Haiti could happen anywhere in the Caribbean because all these island nations are in peril because of global warming," Glover said. "When we see what we did at the climate summit in Copenhagen, this is the response, this is what happens, you know what I'm sayin'?"

I must confess that the logic of Professor Glover's scientific analysis defied my limited ability to comprehend.

Last week Mr. Glover took to the airwaves of left wing Pacifica Radio to give us the benefit of his vast political insight regarding the alleged U.S.-South Africa conspiracy against his friend and fellow Marxist Jean-Bertrand Aristide. In an exclusive interview with Amy Goodman Professor Glover explained why Aristide has not been allowed to return to Haiti to assist with the relief effort.

DANNY GLOVER: Well, he's mystified by that. You know, there's been several calls for him to return. His party still -- the Lavalas is still the largest party, that's not participating, that's not active in the electoral process. And yet, he's dismayed by that, the fact that both -- it seems as if the South African government and the United States are complicit in his not returning to the hemisphere. Now, that's certainly...

GOODMAN: What is he saying the South African government?

GLOVER: Well, he said the South African government -- he didn't say this. But I'm saying, it seems to be a tacit complicity between -- to not have him return in any capacity to the hemisphere. That's been the case all along. So he's essentially waiting by, waiting for some word of the possibility of him returning.

Although it is difficult to figure out just what the eloquent Mr. Glover is trying to say here, it does seem as if he is accusing the United States and President Obama of conspiring with South Africa and President Zuma of conspiring to prevent Mr. Aristide from returning to Haiti to lend his support to the Haitian people in their time of need. This must be quite a conundrum for Professor Glover with all of this political intrigue and no practical way to play the race card. That must really hurt!
Later in the interview Mr. Glover gave us a quick history lesson about the American involvement in Haiti.

And, of course, I mean, we see George Bush and Bill Clinton, former presidents, who have been the key orchestrators of the undermining of Haitian sovereignty and democracy, standing-standing right there to supposedly play some sort of role.

Well it is always fascinating to get a lesson in history and politics from one of the intellectual giants of the entertainment industry. Why it is that individuals like Danny Glover, Jane Fonda, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon and their comrades who have prospered the most from living in our great nation are always so quick to condemn American exceptionalism and our way of life?

"How do you tell a communist? It's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. How do you tell an anti-communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin."
  -Ronald Reagan


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: glover; haiti; obama
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"Professor" Glover is dumb as a rock.
1 posted on 02/17/2010 10:11:22 AM PST by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo
"When we see what we did at the climate summit in Copenhagen, this is the response, this is what happens, you know what I'm sayin'?"

It appears that what he's sayin' is that the earth is a conscious entity that was aware that the nut jobs that met in Copenhagen accomplished nothing and therefore created an earthquake in Haiti as retribution. But if that were the case, why not create an earthquake in Denmark...the message would have been clearer? What fruitcakes these progressives are.

2 posted on 02/17/2010 10:14:43 AM PST by highlander_UW (Obama has lost or not saved over 4 million jobs!)
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To: jazusamo

I met Danny Glover once. He is a meathead. He also gets real sweaty in front of live audiences.


3 posted on 02/17/2010 10:14:54 AM PST by RexBeach
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To: jazusamo
I'm certain Aristide is just as mystified as why the following movies were even made:

Lethal Weapon III & IV
Predator II
Angels in the Outfield (remake)
and the utter piece of crap that was "Grand Canyon".
4 posted on 02/17/2010 10:17:14 AM PST by RabidBartender (Rob Scaaf for Missouri State Senate http://schaafforsenate.com/)
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To: jazusamo

Danny Glover ought to take his winnings and go retire somewhere. Until then, a big `ol dose of STFU is probably in order.


5 posted on 02/17/2010 10:17:55 AM PST by paulcissa (The first requirement of Liberalism is to stand on your head and tell the world they're upside down)
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To: jazusamo

“How do you tell a communist? It’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. How do you tell an anti-communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin.”
-Ronald Reagan

I haven’t seen this one before. Great quote.


6 posted on 02/17/2010 10:20:37 AM PST by Ladysmith ("A community organizer can't bitch when communities organize." Rush Limbaugh)
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To: highlander_UW

Nah. Global warming causes earthquakes.

You see, Cheney has this machine, and whenever Bush tells him to, he uses it to cause a catastrophe.

I believe this is how Obama was elected. ;)


7 posted on 02/17/2010 10:22:40 AM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Ladysmith
I haven’t seen this one before. Great quote.

Agreed, on both.

8 posted on 02/17/2010 10:23:36 AM PST by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo

Oh, my. Danny’s been in the evidence locker again.


9 posted on 02/17/2010 10:23:49 AM PST by colorado tanker
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To: paulcissa
Here ya go, Danny:


10 posted on 02/17/2010 10:24:07 AM PST by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: RabidBartender

I have a soft spot for Predator II.


11 posted on 02/17/2010 10:25:58 AM PST by Jakarta ex-pat
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To: jazusamo
It never ceases to amaze me that those who stand in from of a camera and speak someone else's words from a script begin to think they are intellectuals. The really amazing part is that there are legions of people out there that hang on every word from these morons.

Wait - that also describes "The One" and his followers!

12 posted on 02/17/2010 10:27:48 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Pork Eating CRUSADER - FUBO! Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: Jakarta ex-pat

Morton Downey Jr. fan? I liked him a little back in the day.

Of course, he opened the door for Jerry Springer, Geraldo, etc.


13 posted on 02/17/2010 10:28:08 AM PST by RabidBartender (Rob Scaaf for Missouri State Senate http://schaafforsenate.com/)
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To: <1/1,000,000th%
I believe this is how Obama was elected. ;)

Glover is a fine example of what passes as an intellectual amongst progressives...that is how Obama got elected.

14 posted on 02/17/2010 10:32:29 AM PST by highlander_UW (Obama has lost or not saved over 4 million jobs!)
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To: The Sons of Liberty

Well said. Many people swoon over actors and believe they can do no wrong, of course Zer0 is an accomplished actor. :)


15 posted on 02/17/2010 10:36:06 AM PST by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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Global warming causes earthquakes despite the colder than average temps and snowstorms. Okey, dokey.


16 posted on 02/17/2010 10:43:56 AM PST by bgill (The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
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To: jazusamo

He worked hanging sheetrock before being “discovered.”

Looks like the only sheet he works with now comes out off the top of that very empty head.


17 posted on 02/17/2010 10:44:36 AM PST by Dick Bachert (THE 2010 ELECTIONS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT IN OUR LIFETIMES! BE THERE!!!)
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To: Jakarta ex-pat

I didn’t think he was a vegetarian.


18 posted on 02/17/2010 10:46:14 AM PST by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: jazusamo

another example of why actors should never ever speak in public unless they’re reading from a script. (writers are on average a lot more intelligent than actors)


19 posted on 02/17/2010 11:24:07 AM PST by from occupied ga (Your most dangerous enemy is your own government,)
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To: jazusamo
Do you think any of his friends sat him down and talked to him about this? Did anyone explain to him how ridiculously stupid his comment was, and therefore how utterly ignorant it made him sound? I mean, it'd take less than 10 minutes to cover enough geology to explain earthquakes. If anyone out there is a true friend of his, they should pull him aside and set him straight.

Better yet, as others have suggested, he should just keep his mouth shut. Like most "entertainers" he apparently doesn't know much of anything about how the real world works. This is not surprising since successful entertainers generally lead lifestyles far removed from those of you and I. When they don't really understand politics, economics, science, engineering, military strategy, etc. they need to keep their mouths shut on such topics unless and until they gain some training and/or experience.

20 posted on 02/17/2010 11:27:06 AM PST by ThunderSleeps (obama out now! I'll keep my money, my guns, and my freedom - you can keep the change.)
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