Posted on 09/10/2017 4:48:57 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
George Clooney compares hurricane victims to Syrian refugees
'People in Houston are now refugees based on something that had nothing to do with them,' Clooney tells TIFF
By Haydn Watters, CBC News Posted: Sep 10, 2017 4:20 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 10, 2017 4:20 PM ET
Houston is Syria quite honestly."
And just like that, George Clooney steered his Suburbicon press conference into serious territory Sunday afternoon at TIFF, comparing the Syrian refugee crisis to the hurricane devastation in the southern U.S.
"People in Houston are now refugees based on something that had nothing to do with them. They didn't do anything. They are now victims and they're out of their homes and they are going to be suffering for a long period of time," he told reporters.
"Much like the people and children in Syria, we are going to have to find ways to be involved. That is our job as citizens of the world."
As the festival rolls into its fourth day, both monster Hurricane Irma and the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey were top of mind, with some of the fest's celebrations dialled back.
A few TIFF parties thrown by Miami's film and tourism industry were scrapped out of "concern" for the people of Florida while other Florida-based actors missed the fest.
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What a dipstick.
I’m happy to facilitate that transaction for a 99% processing fee.
Clinical stupidity.
OUR HURRICANE VICTIMS ARE OUR FELLOW AMERICAN CITIZENS.
I believe some of these Hollywood dropouts feel they need to overcompensate to make themselves look intelligent. George, you don’t have a damned clue about hurricanes or refugees. So shut up and act!
Jennifer Lawrence has been offering her opinion lately but I really don’t care of hear what she has to say. Jennifer, you didn’t even finish a real high school. Why should I value your opinions on global warming? Shut up and act!
These clowns must have guilt and feel unworthy for being given more than they deserve. I guess they want to show their worthy but they know they’re not.
I seriously doubt the residents of Houston are in collusion with hurricane Harvey which caused the ultimate destruction of their Fair City. Unlike Syrian refugees whom many were in collusion with several factions.
It is important to remember that the previous administration along with Secretary of State Clinton, and her successor Secretary of State Kelly, and their boss former president Barack Hussein Obama who all were in collusion with factions that sprung the Arab Spring and created the present situation in the Mashriq/Levant.
If he loves them so much open up your mansion and take some in hypocrite, douchebag alert! Big on spewing sh## from mouth
Say a coward who fled his home, proximate to the refugee area, in response to the refugee issue.
Thanks for the input, George. Now, about that wall around your palazzo - could you share the name of your contractor?
“George Clooney ... comparing the Syrian refugee crisis to the hurricane devastation in the southern U.S.”
This guy is at an Al Franken level of stupid.
He needs to go back too sucking up to Obama
Exactly. You can put him down for zero.
What a stretch of reasoning from a guy that has ,at most, a double digit IQ.
Anything to push the narrative on taking in all these Refugee’s. This from a guy who complained that the Syrian refugees were getting too close to his estate at Lake Cuomo and wanted them moved somewhere else. The Hypocrisy is just too much from such a Jackass, may your new movie burn at the box office.
We all grow up. At least on the outside.
But, yeah, his inner dork is shooting his mouth off.
Yes, he also wanted them moved somewhere else as they were to close to his estate.
First comments about Bannon, and now this. Clooney is on one hell of a bender...
Clooney’s a Looney!
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