Posted on 04/14/2011 9:56:52 AM PDT by Nachum
In an interview to promote his new film The Conspirator, Robert Redford had some interesting thoughts on Sarah Palin as well as her followers. Ouch. Its one thing to get picked on by the Bill Mahers and David Lettermans of the world. I mean, thats gotta stink but a public figure can get over it. However, to get dissed by the freakin Sundance Kid. Now thats got to hurt.
The interview was for Aols PopEater and the comments in question came as the discussion turned to Redfords great film Quiz Show (if you havent seen that one, youre missing out) about the quiz show scandals of the 1950s. Heres what he had to say and how it got back to Mama Grizzlie:
REDFORD: I felt like in that moment in history the quiz shows and the scandal that came, at that moment entertainment got exposed but academia got exposed, the corruption. The sad thing is it didnt hurt entertainment, it hurt academia.
POPEATER: Well I find it sad that Sarah Palin insinuates that higher education is elitist. I cant work that one out.
REDFORD: Well, I can because the country is made up of three categories. Traditionalists, cultural creative people and the moderns. The moderns are the hi-tech Silicon Valley people. The traditionalists on the lower end of it are the people who dont want change, theyre afraid of change therefore they have anger. The fear card is a very big powerful card and when you have people afraid of change; theyll do anything to prevent it. Theyre doing it because theyre limited, frightened of people who are not as limited. I think Sarah Palin, part of her strength is how limited she is.
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#23 Looks like the director of Womyns’ Studies at Riverside Junior College
http://www.cracked.com/article_15788_top-25-men-who-look-like-old-lesbians.html
I can’t understand why Linseed Ma’am isn’t on the list.
Projection.
Fear of change?? Is that why your hair is still canary yellow blonde in your 70s, Robert????
Typical rich hollywood leftist....I keep all my money and you peons get to give more away!....Stuff you, turd brain!
Just as an aside: I can’t think of a more boring movie topic in the world than “Quiz Show.”
“I’d like to share a revelation I’ve had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species. I realized that you’re not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with their surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you multiply, and you multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You are a plague, and we
are the cure.”
I was thinking of going to see the Conspirator because I like historical movies..
But since Redford thinks hes got a political forum. I have a forum too...i can show my displeasure of him moving from movie makeing to poliitcal stuff by striking him in wallet and not going to his movie.
If millions more did this...his movie making days would be over...
none too soon, I might ad
Freegards, Lex
I see no evidence that Palin is any more limited than the other public figures. I personally think she’s exceptional but others can legitimately differ on that point. However, there’s nothing to support the conclusion that she’s stupider than the rest.
Robert Redford? PHHHHTTT!!! ...I’ll wait to hear what Matt Damon has to say...
WRONG! Palin should wear this attack as a badge of honor!
Butch Cassidy didn't make it personal and took on the message more than the messenger.
Hilarious!
Yet another Libtard Has-Been trying desperately to be relevant. Pathetic.
Yes, Mr. Redford, I am absolutely terrified of change, as defined by Obama, the left, and you.
God Bless (the real) America!
I never realized what a genius he was....I’d love to see her kick is old wrinkled ass in a debate....about anything?????
I dunno - he delivered, “Think ya used enough dynamite, there, Butch?...” pretty well.
Otherwise, I’m with you.
Colonel, USAFR
You forgot the “cultural creative people” Those who are not afraid to change. They just have all the right “feelings” and they know how to be “fair”. They intuitively know whats “right”. Not like those poor traditionalists who are on the lower end of the spectrum. Yeh thats the ticket.
Redford must be a bit “limited”.
This was a dumb move on his part seeing that this is the opening weekend for his movie about the Lincoln assasination.
I deduct that it must be full of propaganda and not worth my time. That was a real smart move there, Robert - insult Americans. Idiot.
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