Matthew McConaughey Complete Remarks at White House Press Briefing
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Actor and Uvalde, TX native Matthew McConaughey spoke at the White House Press Briefing.
"This moment is different. We are in a window of opportunity right now that we have not been in before. A window where it seems like real change, real change can happen. Uvalde, Texas is where I was born."
While discussing the victims of the recent school shooting, McConaughey's wife Camilla holds green high-top Converse shoes of the one of the Uvalde, TX victims. "These are the same green Converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting."
He also says, "Can both sides rise above? Can both sides see beyond the political problem at hand and admit that we have a life preservation problem on our hands?" And, "America, you and me, we are not as divided as we are being told we are. No."
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"We can't truly be leaders if we're only living for reelection." Well said
If a person's actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then they are leaders....John Quincy Adams
@@habbernack6196 You just described teachers. Too bad they aren't respected and paid more.
@FJ Biden, crawl away someplace, you sad human.
And you are doing what for the common man?
@FJ Biden
Sorry for my ignorance, but what do you mean???
He means he cares more about guns than human beings.
Probably one of the most humble, truthful and sincere speeches given at the White House in years. Refreshing.
“Protecting our children is more than OUR RIGHT to, it’s our responsibility to”. That sums it up
“We’re not as divided as they say we are.”
They want us divided, but they are about to realize that we are united, against those that wish to brainwash and tear us down. Both sides are complacent, and responsible.
Very true.
Right. The vast majority support universal background, redflag, age minimum and AR 15 ban.
@@carlfaucher1543 Depends on how you define red flag, what age, and I think you mean assault rifle not AR15 specifically. Word association is a SLIPPERY SLOPE, as are generalizations without numbers cited.
You can't send your 18 yo kids off to war in the military, then say they can't defend themselves at home with a pistol. #DoubleThink
Oh yes we are. R’s receive major dollars for campaign donations from NRA. R’s are bought off no matter how many children are slaughtered. They don’t wanna restrict NRA or they lose ALOT of money.
He’s using his performing skills as actor to help tell the story of the victims’ families. To be up there on national tv in the White House with all those pictures, letters, list of names (getting everyone’s names right), documents, etc. can be super nerve wrecking for the average person. He’s flipping through everything and not making any mistakes. He doesn’t need the fame or publicity, he’s already a major success and one of the most famous people on the planet. He’s dedicating his time and energy to make sure the voices of those families are heard. We complain about celebrities not using their platform to raise awareness, then complain when celebrities use their platform to raise awareness. A lot of you need to get over yourselves and appreciate what he’s doing for those families.
AMEN
The problem isn't him, thr problem is democrats rolling out a celeb everytime they need support.
He can make a speech on twitter, not in an official stance like this. It's kinda gross.
@@Annoyedtaurus Reagan was an actor, Trump was a reality TV show host, Schwarzenegger was/is an action movie star. To name a few. Are they gross?
@@Annoyedtaurus F. O. You voted for a fucking reality TV POS.
The hypocrisy from some of the comments is not even surprising anymore, sadly. You hit the nail on the head.
Amazing speech! May he be heard.
Thank you for being a fan of my works all through these years.
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I hope you have a wonderful day Marie! ❤️
@@matthewmcconaughey6076 you will burn in hell for using this kind of video as an attempt to scam people. just saying. just so you know.
TERM limits Now. Decentivize politicians who stay in office WAY too long.
It is called voting
It's not the length of time. It's what they do with that time that matters.
And no more special interests lobbiest, no owning stocks, they make what they're payed. 1 infraction and its 15 yrs in real prison not "Club fed".
If voting actually benefited the 99%, it would be outlawed. Don't be a circle jerk voter, you will never get what you want from Politicians
@@robnel959 That’s true, but when so much lobby money is involved, it becomes unfair.
Either term limits or REALLY rein in the lobbyists.
And why are we ignoring the 50 minutes the cops waited while kids got killed?
Because conservatives are too concerned conserving themselves to help others...
Stoo. Voting. Republicans. Into. Office.
Because we tried a police reform. Texas hated the idea.
Cops don't protect people
Cops don't protect people.
Kids bled out in the hour, his high powered semi auto weapon allowed him to shoot all of them in under 4 minutes. He then used firing the gun through the thick classroom door, set in a steel frame, that swings outward to shoot 2 of the 3 first officers who came to the door, then used it to keep anyone else from breaching the door that can't be opened wo keys. If the 19 had taken turns kicking a door so solid it won't open we'd have not 2 shot officers but 21 shot officers. Reality sucks, the hardened door locked everyone out, windows were waist high so if officers had tried that way we'd have 19 shot officers, probably many dead. What could've helped, ISD officers w keys and ballistics shields, then they'd have been able to get in and render aid in a timely manner.
As only Matthew McConaughey can do. Thank you for opening up a civil discussion on this matter. May our politicians follow suit
Mitch McConnell will never let it happen..... how does he still get voted in?
I’m not sure how people are missing the fact that McConaughey is *from* Uvalde Texas. Of course he is going to take advantage of his ability to have a platform to speak for his community. He isn’t speaking as an actor, he is speaking as a member of a community that has been torn apart.
Ha. He's speaking as a man that's going to seek election to political office. Never forget that he's a conservative.
@@seetonydrum your'e statement is a goober statement even goober wouldn't make....Matthew m. is a man, a human being, that was born and raised in Uvalde...and I'm NOT a conservative ... he's speaking words we haven't seen or heard from the White House since Lincoln.
@@terridomitrovich1639 Wow. Such eloquence. You win.
@@seetonydrum honestly, i don’t want to win, nor put forth my perspective as the best one… i just kept hearing mm statement of “let’s stop with the counter-punch”…. I trust you’re a good person with many valuable insights- blessings to you and your family ✨
@@seetonydrum imagine thinking that a millionaire actor is going to stop and run for office lmao
EDIT: Arnold, Trump, Reagan. Never mind lmao. Still, I don't see this guy doing that.
I don't believe that anyone could have given such a speech but McConaughey. The combination of his home town, his history as a Texan who used firearms responsibly, his skills as an actor, writer and director all come to bear in this performance. And I don't use the term 'performance' as a pejorative here, because it TOOK a performance to move the people that would hear it. It may be one of the most important performances of his life and that was obviously not lost on him. I'm disappointed in many the assembled media people though; after hearing those words, there should have been a moment of respectful silence instead of the shouting of a bunch of people who needed to make the moment 'about them' somehow. I hope I live long enough to see us do better.
I bet his wife wrote the speech.
@@douglaswells9652 Your point is?
@@fluffdumpling8515 That it's a bs speech full of meaningless fluff, meant to emotionally move you on a very basic level; all the while providing no real solutions and spreading misinformation.
Just walks out on all the reporters who had Questions. When you give a speech especially at the White House and you can't take the time to answer questions ? ok.
This is possibly the best attempt to be the middle ground that I have seen on this issue. It particularly resonates with me when he says something along the lines of “we need mental health care, more secure schools and responsible gun ownership”. This is what gets lost when people pick a side. We’re all saying that all of these things are problems but we, myself included, choose to diminish the other problems and make others feel excluded.
How does any of that address the fact that kids died due to police incompetence.
Except 99% of gun owners are responsible.
Imagine listening to an actor and seeing him as a voice of reason 🤣
4:25
@@thedreflacko unbelievable how many people buy into that crap
“The world is in more peril from those who tolerate evil or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it.” -Dr. Albert Einstein, 1953
The lefts enablers historically embody this. There can be no doubt
The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
Omg Mathew really made it clear. I agree with everything 💯 he said. It's time to Do something about the gun laws.How many people have to die?It's heart breaking.And sad to know this can happen AGAIN!
@@BlackPride49 the division started with Obama and is continued by that liberal biased nutjob msnbc. I would trust that mathew the pedophile elite alone with my dog for five minutes
@@BlackPride49 Right?! Cuz criminal insane people follow all laws, specially gun laws. That why in Chicago with lots and lots of gun laws there's almost 0 gun crime!!! Right????
Right?
He'll never see this, but THANK YOU Matthew. Thank you for being vulnerable. Thank you for trying to drive change. Thank you for helping make these lives matter.
You do realize he is a top paid actor that can cry on demand. It would be difficult to say if he cares at all, he could be just doing a job.
And F*** the reporter asking if he was grandstanding.
@@bau5s WHAT do you actually believe in? What did you see & hear when Mathew spoke?
@@katherinehunter535
A worthless actor with poor acting skills.
@@bau5s him and his wife probably wouldn't be there if they didn't care. this was his hometown
My deepest appreciation to the McConaughey family for all the efforts to reach out to these families and help ensure that their voices not fade out into yesterday's news. Thank you for this impassioned speech. I pray that all of your points are taken to heart by our politicians and we start seeing some action!
@Phillips Legion CSA how delusional are you? it's not funny. this is a tragedy.
At what point did he mention how Uvalde police sat around and did nothing for an hour
@Phillips Legion CSA People like you are proof humans are not getting smarter but dumber
Beyond words.
It is not just an actor what is before us, but from a person that felt the horrific pain and suffering of a place, that he grew up in.
I think he has found his true purpose in life
It is truly mind blowing just how dumb you people are. "The vulgar crowd always is taken by appearances, and the world consists chiefly of the vulgar." -Macchiavelli
I agree!! AND... to deliver that message properly, so that it could be listened-to and FELT, a person with the very set of SKILLS and passion which McConaughey clearly wields is required.
I heard a reporter ask:
"Are you grandstanding?!", and that was disgusting!! Anyone who is not an ignorant FOOL... realizes that the literal relevance of the message, cancels that out. And let's be clear... speeches MUST be 'performed', for the right reasons, especially in times of 'crisis'.
And exactly why should you, or i be infringed for what some one else did???
Cars, Alchol, Drugs, are all everyday items that kill more innocent people than guns, whats being done about this? 99% of the shooting videos, all of us can look up and watch rite now, are almost all African Americans in the cities, Stop the gang crime and the problem would fix it's self! almost 400 million people in America, they will never be able to stop one crazy person from commiting an act of terrible violence, but just because of that one person, 400 Million other people have to pay for it???.....I dont think so!!!
AMERICA STRONG
STAY FREE
LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC
@@leadhead7338 the leading cause of death for children (1-18 years old) right now is gun violence. There have been over 250 mass shootings already this year. Just recently a 2 year old shot and killed their father in the back with a gun. It's way more than just one bad apple spoiling the bunch... It's the whole damn barrel.
We got to know these children as people not victims, thank you Matthew.
I wouldn't trust Matthew alone with my dog for five minute's.
@@davidnco1 Why?
@@davidnco1 you are a putz
He didn’t know ANY of those kids or parents…get real!
@@davidnco1 Pretty bad timing for that kind of comment!
Heartbreaking, but yet moving and inspirational. Matthew is not just an actor, but a REAL American who loves his country and wants change. Well said, Sir!
Inspirational? Matthew's movie career is slowing and he needs all of the publicity he can get...whether it's running his piehole at this horrific shooting, or being on the sidelines at a UT Game. That's not inspiration, that's desperation by Matthew's Business Manager.
@@matthelm464 I could not disagree more with your verbiage.
@@toddyells1685 That's good....it's what America is all about.
@@matthelm464 Agreed!
This is definitely an issue on which we agree more than we disagree. Absolutely.
Matthew McConaughey is a good person who genuinely cares about people, our country, and our future prosperity. And he has a voice. Love this dude.
he is a dodo bird. just a mouth piece reading a script. How are you so naive?
yep 👏
America is full of people fundamentally divided on the most basic values.
The parasites, who have destroyed countries after countries before, are doing the same now. While innocent people are being harmed.
He cares..but how much time will go by before people forget...the people who are in power...
@@Evocati-Augusti so then we don’t let them forget
This was raw and necessary.
The truth is that there’s one political system in the way.
CIA is doing mass shootings
@@jasonterrell1178 facts
This moved me to my core. Thank you for this speech.
“We are not as divided as we are being told we are”
This is so true.
Thank you for honoring these wonderful children and their families!
"Matthew McConaughey, Actor." No, no, no. He was larger than that. It should be "Matthew McConaughey, A proud U.S. Citizen with a conscience"
Thank you Matthew for using your voice for such good; for sharing the stories of the victims and for saying we are not as divided as we are made out to be. Powerful words and I pray they affect change for the good. ☮
his voice?
He's an actor, he's acting..
He's the voice of mentally ill dems
What a heartbreaking narrative! The idea that one little girl's body was left so destroyed that she was only able to be identified by her green Converse sneakers is just too hard to wrap your head around. Tears for them and for their families, along with prayers and votes to change things.
Thank you for including "votes" rather than "thoughts."
As an atheist, I honestly don't care if you pray. Pray for your own mental health. That's perfectly reasonable. But as an atheist, I ALSO want ACTION! "Thoughts and prayers" have been a thing that been going on for T.W.E.N.T.Y. T.H.R.E.E....F.U.C.K.I.N.G....Y.E.A.R.S!!!!
I don't EVER want to hear the "thoughts and prayers" pile of shit ever again! So I thank you for making the phrase "prayers and votes!"
From the bottom of my heart. Thank you!
Get out there and vote! DO something! And pray for your own mental health if you must. But VOTE!
Are we waiting for this gun freedum to get worse bc we’re there now. . .
And it wasn't only one.
There should be a poster showing those sneakers outside every Government building.
That’s what guns do. I don’t understand how Americans don’t care about unstable animals having mass murder weapons.
People should look up what those weapons do to bodies. There's a perfect video explaining everything by surgeons on medscape without visuals.
We are not as divided as they tell us we are! Amen to that - preach it brother Matthew. Your path is not in politics its in the pulpit.
We are not as divided as they tell us.damn Fox News
I clapped for that one
Yes the divisive Democrat fake news propaganda machine is divisive by design.
Please
CIA is doing mass shootings
Thank you Matthew! So heart breaking! All well said!
Thank you for being a fan of my works all through these years.
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I hope you have a wonderful day Lisa! ❤️
Very powerful, heartfelt, spot-on, smart, compassionate,, etc. Thank you soooo much, Matthew! To the victims' friends and families: Please know how many millions of people care about you and are praying right along with you ...
CIA is doing the mass shootings
Pray harder maybe it will do something
@@CAMXII CIA is doing mass shootings. The New world order hates Christ
@@CAMXII Amen!
Thank you for being a fan of my works all through these years.
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I hope you have a wonderful day Rose! ❤️
Outstanding! Absolutely spot on. It IS time to return to a place where we remember what it is that we REALLY stand for. To remember that we truly are NOT as divided as various media and elected officials would have us believe. Hyper partisanship and blame games accomplish nothing but grief for everyone and everything involved.
Elizabeth Nash the division started with Obama and is continued by that liberal biased nutjob msnbc. I would trust that mathew the pedophile elite alone with my dog for five minutes
Amen. We can have civil discourse, disagree productively with intelligence, solve problems and stand strong together.
CIA is doing mass shootings
@@brianparker6294 Really? Where is this happening?
Thank you for being a fan of my works all through these years.
I decided to take out some free time and put smiles on the faces of my fans by going through and checking out on my fans, showing love and appreciation and also get to communicate with my fans better through discussions. My mailing address is boldly written on my RUclips channel description hence my private chat account. Feel free to send me an email.
I hope you have a wonderful day Elizabeth! ❤️
I'm a responsible gun owner and Matthew McConaughey is right and I have been saying those things for years concerning responsible gun ownership and common sense gun laws. I wish that we only had to worry about criminals with guns because they are the least of our worries. Too many posers and idiots have guns; that is the problem we have with guns.
We live in a society that idolizes our celebrities. This speech is proof that they could all be doing more with their platform. This is how you take your celebrity & fame & the voice it’s given you and make a difference. So much respect for him in this moment.
And it's authentic. You can tell it's coming from the heart. He's doing this because it's become personal, he wasn't inserting himself in political discourse before this.
It also shows us how easy a pretty face and acting skills can manipulate us. Just saying, no one is talking about the discord channel both shooters (Tops) were in. There was a username Sandman coaching these killers. Why did the cops stand down? Why! Why! No one wants to look at what really happened but instead pull on our heart strings. This discord channel with these 2 killers in it shows premeditation.
Matthew is a rare celebrity with common sense and a brain. But the majority of celebrities preach to us working class from their ivory towers with less education then the majority. Most are narcissists and shouldnt be given a platform. Most of them should just act and keep their mouths shut
It's how you push an agenda.
Thank you for bringing the beautiful souls back to the forefront where they should always be instead of the hypocrisy of the blame culture imparted by politicians!
CIA is doing the mass shootings
Still in vain. Nothings gonna get done.
@@PauldeSilvaG what would you suppose “gets done” CIA will do another mass shootings and you’ll want the government to take the only thing left regulating the government
The sound bites I saw from this speech did not do it justice at all. This was an excellent speech, and I think it helped turn this window of opportunity into real action. One of many nicely put points: "We've got to get some real courage. And honor our immortal obligations instead of our party affiliations." Thank you Matthew and Camilla.
What a father! If you can't be calm and strong enough, how can you comfort and support your wife and children. That's brave. Last but not least, Mathew's speech is strong. Hope something can be changed due to his speech, at lease can be a spark or catalyst to start changing for a good way.
❤️🙏 that was beautiful and powerful. The people in political power are not leaders; leaders serve others. These politicians serve themselves. I hope they take that long look in the mirror.
We can only hope. The USA 🇺🇸 deserves better
Thank you for standing up for those children and their families.
You are real
Someone in the media immediately says "were you grandstanding just now sir?". Unbelievable. Fire that person yesterday. They lack empathy and are tone deaf.
This brought tears to my eyes. So very powerful. Don’t make these babies’ deaths mean nothing! Australia has had strong gun laws for years and since having those we have never had a mass shooting!!!! 2 year wait for a gun license, security checks, mental checks, 25 years of age and guns suited and guns that certainly cannot make 19 people hollow in less than 20 damn minutes!!!!
"Australia has had strong gun laws for years" and no Constitutional right to bear arms.
Switzerland as well!
Not o ly that, but after that mass shooting over there in Aussie land that you speak of, from what I understand, that was your 9/11!
The ENTIRE NATION of Australia immediately got behind the brand new gun laws. And gun owners and hunters even voluntarily participated in a gun buy-back program instituted by the Australian government!
Gun violence is all but unheard of over on Swiss cheese land! Why?
Because they have an even stronger sense of gun responsibility than even Australia does! The Swiss cheesers who own guns ARE part of a militia (The Swiss Guard), and MUST train and actually BE "well-regulated" (meaning, proper ranks, discipline, training, etc). They must also be subject to weapon inspections. Ammo cannot be stored in the same location as their firearm. And the Swiss are extremely proud. As they should be.
Switzerland is a truly great democracy. They live up to the promises of the US Constitution a million times better than the US ever had.
And you now have no way to stop your tyrannical government. There’s a reason we hold onto our 2nd Amendment so fiercely.
@@JonHulett man, you people and that constitution of yours, I swear ya’ll get hard just thinking about it, don’t nut over it. Doesn’t that constitution of yours also state that the American people have the right to live freely and safely without fear? Does that constitution of yours not protect the young and innocent from harm?
@@jjody4267 This is the most retarded ass argument ever made up. As if soldiers are going to attack and kill their own friends and families and tear up their own hometowns and cities.
Gtfo, you stupid fucking dumbfuck.
Great speech. We need more of this. Did you hear the reporter immediately shout and ask, "Were you grandstanding just now, sir?" Wow.
that reporter will go dowm in the next shooting
That stupid ass reporter needs to taken out back and taught a lesson about respect
Look at who dies? Look at who we protect.. listen to who suffers while evil keeps winning.
It would of been a different story if the children were from a different background.
A NEW RULE in America: "If you are under 21. If you have not earned your High School diploma. You shall NOT be permitted to purchase or own a magazine fire arm. Period. Your personal background will reflect this in BOLD print. Any young man with this profile should be identified as early as possible (while in school) for counseling/mentoring to help him with his issues (fatherlessness/drugs/neglect/self esteem) to keep him on a trajectory for success. When he earns his diploma he will have achieved his first major life objective, become a contributor to his family and community. Again. No diploma, no magazine firearm. Parents and guardians will be held responsible.
Wow
@@thor9563 So revolvers and shotguns are ok?
@@bl8388 Absolutely. Does a shotgun carry a magazine? A revolver? A deranged kid (or adult) can't kill as many children if they have to reload every 4- 6 times before you plug him.
So long as Citizens United makes companies legally allowed to purchase politicians, then no. No we cannot ask any party to rise above. It’s nothing to do with values. It has everything to do with dollars value.
That's exactly it.
yup, when politicians make money from gun control, then we will see more gun control. its disgusting the usa's lawmakers are that much for sale.
dollars value is a value-if you value money more than anything else this is a value but not a good one
Versus the unions (who collect mandatory deductions from paychecks) buying politicians? People have the right to speak, regardless of whether it’s individually or through a company.
What’s your solution to speech and money though?
They way they just started yelling questions at him the minute he finished the most heartfelt and genuine speech shows an element of the problem. How can you just immediately ask questions instead of staying silent and reflect on what was just said for the last 20min. It enrages me to the bone my gosh.
One of them just asked “were you grandstanding just now sir?” I wanted to punch him in the face. The ones yelling have no sense to just read the room. A job is a job but damn, are you so unfazed by the 20 minute speech that you can just turn the bs almost immediately?
I would not be able to hold it together like Matthew did, God bless him.
HES AN ACTOR!
@@debratowns7281 Your point?
@@debratowns7281 before he was an actor he was a Uvalde resident. After he is done acting he will still be a father
@@U2binator SHES AN EMBARRASSMENT!
@@debratowns7281 He's a human, are you?
This is one of the most powerful speech I have ever heard. And I am an Indian where there are 1.3 billion people. So his speech is something very very powerful and raw compared to many I had listened. May God bless our children. Love from India.
Thank you from the US for your kind words. May God bless the children of India as well.
That wasn't a speech, he was reading a text like some sort of hostage
Humble and hard working people will always be the ones to suffer.
An adult actually was in the room. 🇺🇸🙏🏻
Very moving speech! Prayers are with the family of the lost ones. Wish this issue can be addressed soon so that we can save lives.
When he walks off the podium someone says, "are you grandstanding sir", what kind of person would say that? Is there an adjective that can adequately describe that remark?
Based. This is an actor. And you are brainwashed
Partisan State Corporate Media.
Words that I've so often thought but didn't know how to say❤️Thank you Matthew, I have great respect for you
I really appreciated his passion for this. I was impressed. Even more that he didn’t stick around to glory in the press. You have to be pretty cynical for that not to move you
I also love it when a baker bakes bread...
The dude is an actor, he's doing his job.
@@philosophicaltool5469 I knew someone would pop up with a cynical response, here's the thing, to truly be a great actor you have to believe in the part you are acting so much so that it becomes part of who you are🤔, kind of like Johnny Depp became Jack Sparrow and is kind of stuck in that role for now, You see I was never really a fan of Mathew Mcconaughey's work but if he becomes stuck in this role awesome we could use more people that actually believe in something in this World and I am now a fan of Mr McConaughey and look forward to hearing more, life is to Short not to believe in something ✌️
@@jimmyvegas1000 oh wow, when taking the time to actually listening to this actor, after making my point about an agenda, about everyone agreeing, about totalitarian rule...
I hear he is not just acting, but disgustingly using fallacious and emotion laden non-arguments, like how he learned to shoot and understand the power of a tool like a gun, in Uvalde...
..to then just blatantly *lie* about "hollow bodies" and huge exit wounds.
Like really? You think he watches CNN or was just told to parrot this nonsense?
An AR-15 shoots a .22 caliber bullet. The smallest calibers in use.
No way they 'hollow out' a body. Also not that of a child.
in one word; disgusting.
Too bad it's the weak and vulnerable that are hit the hardest and first, when there are no guns to protect them.
As stated: selfdefense is a basic right, from Natural Law.
Taking away the means to do so, is like telling your dog it can't bite back the dog that's attacking it. Ironically, you're the one then having to take that dog to the vet to take it out of its misery...
@@philosophicaltool5469 doesn't sound to me like you have much experience with guns and ammo😬 talk to me when you understand just what a hollow point .22 can do to a watermelon. I would have no problem with background checks and red flag laws and a 21 age to purchase any gun because with all that I would still be a responsible gun owner and protect myself and those around me.
I’ve always loved Mathew as an actor and as a human being. This speech man, held back the tears I just fucking hope this actually finally changes something!
It won t,sadly this idiot happens to believe that disarming law abiding citizens is a good idea,leaving schools and children completely unprotected is a good idea.
No,nothing will change,I will never EVER surrender my 2nd Ammendment.
But speeches,well...we all can be actors and cry,next school will be unprotected,another gun free zone,another potential killing field...this one is on the anti gunners...actually all of them are on the antigunners,this man happens to be one of them.
I wish this meant something.
I wish communicating truth like this made any difference.
Their hearts are hardened, and nothing will get to them.
Thank you Mr. McConaughey for telling us stories of Uvalde and your passionate plea. Hope both Dems and Reps show courage and real service to the nation. If not, you consider running for the office to show them how do serve.
The message was painful to hear but important to hear. Good speech, Mr. M.!
I'd just like to say that Every Time a killing like this happens. Parents who have lost a child to a gun go through that loss All Over Again! I Know. I am one of them. 💧
I am so sorry. Hugs.
😞😞😞 Politicians that don’t believe in gun control (or the general public) should speak to parents who lost children in school shootings, and not just for five minutes. Really listen. I can’t imagine. I’m so sorry for your loss. It’s so unfair and preventable. Ugh. I’m a mom. I just cannot imagine. No typed words can help, but I’m hurting for you right now. 🫂
@@SimplyHealthTips guns are inanimate objects, they do no feel, they do not have any thought. they are tools just like a hammer. guns are not the problem, a society that damaged a person to the point of murder should be to blame. the general public want guns to keep you free when the next covid appears and the government wants to put you in a camp cause you didnt take your shot. mr. mcconaughey is an actor and can hire security with GUNS if he does not feel safe. i dont let entertainers decide how i protect my self or my country, especially ones who play bongo drums on the beach naked.
@@SimplyHealthTips big hugs dear Joan
I am so sorry for your loss. As a mom, it has been my worse fear and there is no way for me to know your pain, but I grieve knowing that you and many others must carry this enormous pain for the rest of your lives. I hope you do not mind me asking, what changes would you like to see done in America to fix this problem?
Amen. The end of this speech is the most truth I've heard spoken from that podium in 10 yrs...
CIA is doing mass shootings
Very strong speech and masterfully performed. Great message. I will also be sure to use this speech as a blueprint on how to deliver a successful speech. Thank you Mr. McConaughey and God bless America.
Thank you Matthew for these details of the children that where murdered. I do not understand what it’s going to take to change these laws. Any one who is ok w kids being murdered need to get out of politics.
Most laws are a good idea but unfortunately criminals don't obey the laws. they still get the weapons by any means necessary. we should protect the most vulnerable and in the last one of our most vulnerable locations. that means schools should have armed protection. meanwhile we send millions of dollars to foreign countries to fight proxy wars and spend billions on national defense but can't even defend schools.
Beautiful speech. I found it very smart from his part to use the words "Responsible guns ownership" so often. Words matters as we all know by know, and maybe if we stop saying "guns laws" and start saying "responsible guns ownership" it will make it more clear that nobody is trying to take away guns from responsible people, but we have to make it harder for people who are not only not responsible but obviously deranged to get them.
Agreed!! You nailed it 👏
Well-said Silvia!
Fuck that, Give up on guns!
No more of this crap.
It has to end!
When a true actor is also a true HUMAN BEING
Except for the fact that THERE ARE NO-ZERO-ZIP-NADA gun laws that will stop criminals from getting guns!
HE wrote that message himself, from deep, own. His heart was breaking on air. He held his cool demeanor, because if he'd started crying it would have discredited him. But I cried during his message. I could see the moments when he had to hold back a sobbing sound. Does anyone else think Camilla looks great? Who wears the pants. MM looks scary when he speaks with restrained rage. He needs to channel it into a Vice Presidential campaign 2024.
Well said Matthew, bringing those who have lost to the for, those without a voice to be heard.
Great. What's disturbing are all of the media questions instantly after he finishes, the perfect example of our problem.
I love that he just straight up walked away from them.
Yeah. Did I hear, "Were you grandstanding just now?". The media are deranged.
@@frenzy4161 I heard that, and was immediately repulsed. This questioner needs to be identified. If ever there was a time for "cancel culture", this troll should be it.
@@frenzy4161 probably a way to stop him from walking away, trying to insult and see if he takes the bait so the value of the speech can be tarnished and / or more questions or debate can be created, both which would serve the reporters best. Sick breed of people.
I love his passion and willingness to help in such profound ways. 🙏❤️
Great job speaking FROM the heart and FOR the victims and their families. Thank you, sir!
@Emperor Palpatine but Trump was an effing game show host and you freaks genuflect over him. lol, no hypocrisy in your comment tho?
@Emperor Palpatine Exactly. A game show host.
@Emperor Palpatine he went bankrupt 6 times, you call that successful?
@@Shichard2006 Trump has so much free rent in your head guy.... All the dude said was this guy is a actor. Nothing about any politicians in his statement. He could've voted Biden for all you know
@Emperor Palpatine cite your sources
This is the kind of empathy we need in Washington.
It is, it's called acting
This was the embodiment of empathy…
I can see all his emotions while going back in time, it must be so hard for him😔😔
CIA is doing mass shootings
Damn your a fool
What a joke this guy is lol Sure they always trick sheep 🐑 they run they political party on emotion wake up don’t be fool
He is literally laughing idiot
I'm crying. I'm British where Dunblane stands alone, tragic and always remembered but alone. Its memory an inspiration that brought change. I'm British, and the recurring tragedy of these mass shootings playing on repeat with so many lives lost is unfathomable to me. I keep hoping that maybe this time something is different. Change will come. The Parkland kids were and are an inspiration and they fight and fight but America seems determined to keep this on repeat, not do what needs doing. And more lives are lost. More futures unrealised. More dreams left behind. I hope that this time change comes, that the strides fought for with tears and blood cross that line at last and change comes and lives are saved. Dreams are lived and futures realised. It does not need to be this way. It should not be this way. And hopefully some day it will not be this way.
Same in Australia we got sick of the deaths and realised we don’t want to give unstable animals (humans) east access to weapons of easy mass murder.
Didn't both of yall murder rates and violent crimes go up? 🤔
You guys have a "numerous pedophilia rings" and "people getting stabbed in the streets" problem. Fuck off and figure your own shit out.
@@tonysbaby2005 They still don’t have mass shootings on a weekly basis.
Thank you ❤️🩹
The truth is that there is only one party standing in the way of these reforms.
“Most of us live in the middle”, couldn’t be a truer statement. The left and right want us to pick a party, but most of the US falls right in the middle and very few fall far left or far right. I hope we get politicians that can represent us soon
There's a shit ton of far left and 19 far right.. the left are just straight Looney's now. It's so bad even Bill Maher sounds far right to most democratic lib's
Most people I know are anti capitalism, which is often seen as far left... ... ... they believe in fiscal responsibility, but they also believe on increasing taxes on the wealthy on people earning more than half a million dollars a year, not anyone underneath that level, they do believe in expanding how much the government spends but in a responsible way that reduces wasteful spending, they understand this means that voters would need to better hold elected officials to account. They do want to expand the role the government takes on but in a leaner way than they do even now... They do believe in universal healthcare which I feel like is quite a contentious subject, but they do as it will reduce costs for 70% of Americans and enable more Americans to get healthcare when they notice problems instead of when they have to go to the ER for those problems.
What I have discovered through having civil discussions and even civil debates with people who are more on the side of GOP politicians initially is that they don't seem to really believe in the things the politicians or Fox "news" believe and broadcast, most agree on raising taxes even if their limit is on those earning more than a million dollars a year, they do believe in expanding the number of tax brackets that exist so people get taxed at a fairer rate, that healthcare should be available to everyone even if it's just that a public option that has a sliding scale cost attached to it (so the lower the income the less you pay in the premium.) which is a brilliant idea that is already in place for those on disability but work either part time or full time.
Not true. If you look at polls, Americans support policies that are associated with the left. Medicare for all, gun control, free college, ending US wars.... The list goes on.
@@Elias-yb3xv false. That's why Trump will win again. Lower taxes,less government, less government spending, stopping illegals from ruining our middle class.
@@donaldforeman4010 what less government spending? Trump massively increased the deficit by giving tax breaks to billionaires and massive military spending. Does less government also mean that the state can force you to give birth to a child you do not want? Does it mean that government surveillance is a great thing. Both things trump and the republican party support. Your comment on immigration is just ignorant. Economists agree that immigration is a benefit to an economy. Also if you do not like immigration or refugees maybe do not vote for politicians like trump who destroy the countries of these refugees with military interventions. Trump himself vetoed a bill to end US involvement in the war in Yemen.
EVERY American needs to see Matt speak here… I’m a responsible gun owner, NRA member & I’m in agreement with everything he says today…..
Exactly, we need to understand that a vast majority of Americans agree with the results Matt wants and spread that message to our elected officials.
Any reasonable person would agree…. Right? Whatever gets done going forward probably won’t solve the problem(s) 100%, but movement in a positive, constructive direction shows that we’re willing to start somewhere……
As an NRA member have you expressed your views with the NRA?
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OMG...this is literally gut wrenching... Please help US LORD!!!🙏🏽
Not sure why you think he would. I mean, he didn't do too much to help the kids in that Uvalde school, so why would he now?
@@themancuniancandidate2744 Cringe, I'm assuming your trolling and not this stupid
@@themancuniancandidate2744 Pretty much. 👍
Billion % right on everything... Also yes it is the husband's responsibility to stay strong for his family.🙏🌹.. condolences.
Thank you for showing the humanity of this tragedy.
Congratulations to most of you for being successfully emotionally manipulated by a person who is trained to use your emotions against you to get you to believe a narrative.
Exactly, I see a government trying to disarm its people for control and power over us. Our forefathers knew America's loss of freedom would come from within.
Had to pause the video several times, it was imposible not to cry over Matthew's speech.
McConaughey 2028 !!!
he looks and sounds more presidential than trump ..
Well said... let's hope both sides of the aisle heard it, felt it and took action on it!
But action where we listen to each other. Otherwise it's action that will be of little help. The right to defend yourself, and bear arms is an extremely complex topic. Anyone who has quick, easy, answers doesn't understand it. That's regardless of the various political and social beliefs on the topic.
If the NRA money keeps flowing, I can tell you exactly how it'll go.
@@summersleepmusic Is it really about the NRA though?
@@bl8388 Follow the money.
@@summersleepmusic Conspiracies?
Thank you for your touching and on-point remarks.
I just watched an American plea to his fellow country men and women from the heart. Thank you Mr. McConaughey, you spoke how so many of us feel.
A touching presentation by Mathew McConaughy. If it doesn't make folks think, feel and change their views, then they have stone for a heart.
He’s an actor… he’s supposed to make you “feel”… your not supposed to use your “feels” when trying to pass policy… your supposed to use logic and reason…
@@EcceHomo1088 I’m curious, by this logic will the Republicans finally condemn Reagan for his sins?
@@EcceHomo1088 That's all Republicans do, all day, every day 24/7.
@@EL-uj1pl I'm curious, will anyone say anything about Joe Biden openly molesting Senator's children on camera or vote for him.....hmmmmmmm. maybe Cornpop can help you figure it out.
@@EL-uj1pl you’d have to be more specific on that… if they are legitimate then who knows? If it’s the typical left wing bashing of him we probably aren’t going to agree… all I know is that when the Whitehouse does this… like they did when they brought on that Asian boy band… it’s to make you forget about what’s going on around you and make you “feel” and get emotional instead of analyze and use rational thinking about what’s important.
This is how presidents and leaders should talk, with passion, with HEART with SOUL, with genuine compassion for people. There is none of this left anymore. Learn from this amazing speech, find your humanity again, make a god damn change before more kids die from something as senseless as this..
Interesting.
The backbone of free society is the Supreme Court and justice system.
What’s the symbol?
Holding the scales of justice, blindfolded.
This is self promotion, nothing more
"Are you grandstanding!?"
Are YOU kidding me?? When celebs keep quiet and stick to themselves in these situations, there is public outcry for someone to just speak up. Then when they do speak up and use their celebrity to bring about needed change, they get ignorant questions such as this. I am a staunch 2A supporter and avid outdoorsman and I, just like this man, agree that our policies and laws and procedures MUST change, or else we change those who determine those laws, policies and procedures.
Raising the legal limit to buy AR15s to 21 is not a big ask. A child’s brain isn’t fully developed till they’re 25. Should anyone have a rapid firing assault weapon before their brain is fully developed? If their brain is indeed fully developed they probably wouldn’t want an assault rifle to begin with.
Yeah, but considering the fact that the United States has more guns than people, perhaps repealing the Second Amendment would be a good idea?
Just saying!
Agreed...I've always said voting age should also be 25
These are the same people that fight for the "right" to kill the unborn and think a kid can decide to get his or her private parts permanently altered at 13... this is about thwarting the Constitution, NOT about protecting anyone.
What if they required them to take the Minnesota Multiphasic Psychological Inventory (MMPI) exam too? You shouldn't have to pay hundreds of dollars to take the test. If it's required then, it could help screen for potentially homicidal people.
Noting that the briefing was held in the James Brady Press Room. Brady was Reagan's press secretary when he was crippled by a gunshot during an assassination attempt on Reagan. The Brady Bill took years to pass, but mandated background checks for all Federally licensed gun dealers. That's not enough. All these years leader, we're still trying to get the most sensible measures in place.
What is "Enough," though? Chicago has mass shootings almost every weekend and has some of the strictest gun laws in the U.S. The strict gun laws often lead to more violent crime.
Very few sensible gun laws are being suggested.
@@bl8388 Chicago gets its guns from just over the state line a few miles away in Indiana, where gun laws are incredibly lax. If **every** state just had some basic commonsense safety measures, the whole country could begin to be a safer place. It's unfortunate that many states have traded the common sense of the past for absolutist extremism when it comes to gun laws. I mean - concealed carry for **everyone**, without permits? That wasn't even practiced in the Old West! (the real Old West, not the movie version)
@@bl8388 Nooooope. If you weren't just parroting right wing talking points, you'd know that, while getting so much attention, Chicago isn't even the most dangerous city for gun violence in IL, let alone the US. The vast majority of places that top that list are in red states. You all conveniently ignore per capita numbers and focus on total numbers.
You'd also know that Chicago is maybe 20 minutes from Indiana, where there ARE no strict gun laws, and where a large % of the guns used in Chicago crimes are known to have been purchased - Indiana, along with other nearby red states with lax laws, is where those guns come from. They're bought LEGALLY, as are 94% of all guns used in mass shootings.
But you ignore all that, maybe even willfully. And THAT is why no meaningful conversation is ever accomplished around this issue. Because you, and others like you, argue in bad faith, ignore reality, focus on semantics and attempts at gotchas like "you don't even know what AR stands for" and bs talking points like Chicago. Do better.
I would never have heard these very holy stories! I could not even have imagined these horrific experiences Thank you and your wife!
When I was young, I spent a lot of time with friends at the gun range. One friend later on told me that I was the only one in our group that he never saw do something stupid with a gun...all the others had been guilty of accidentally firing a loaded gun that they were playing with. The point I'm trying to make by sharing the snippet of my history is to highlight the fact that a huge portion of gun owners are reckless and irresponsible....and most of them shouldn't be allowed to own or possess a firearm. Guns are not toys....not something to play with. Of all the hundreds or thousands of people who are shot accidentally, there must be 10 or 20 times more accidents that never injured anyone.
We need a study to know why people are so insecure to the point of strapping their guns to their waists and walking through the streets when there is no war going on!
Something is terribly wrong.
@@beckyhenkel7917 no you took what Matthew said and completely threw it out the window. We carry to protect ourselves.
Everyone one I met even Matthew said the majority is responsible what you do is okay as long as your not endangering someone else or yourself what he said about gun laws age etc I agree with I had an ar since I was 13 I learned many great things from it. I respect my firearms I know what they’re capable of. Most importantly I have them to protect myself from an individual that means harm. For animals for recreational purposes.
You have poor friends.
All of my friends.... all..... have firearms. And they are extremely responsible with them.
They make jokes that I should never have one myself, because I'm reckless with them. Yet I'll fight to the end to defend their right to own one. Unrestricted.
@@gavinmc6791 From what exactly, more idiots with guns.
This is by far the most important performance my man has ever given, please hear the message
Performance is right😒...
@@Annoyedtaurusmore meaningful than the performances from our politicians
@@tonigonzalez1926 well that I agree with. He most likely believes what he says, the current admin pushes agendas that fill their pockets...in spite of hurting Americans.
@@Annoyedtaurus Celebrities can't speak out? Then why tf did you vote for that idiot Trump?
The world’s a stage
Heartbroken. Thanks for letting us know them.
It was an impassioned, heartfelt & heart rending speech, which should shake people, should sear those spoken images into people's brains & souls. All those innocent lives extinguished because people have failed to act previously. I hope now is a turning point, something that will change decades of denial, apathy and callousness towards the loss of life. The time to do something is now - well done Matthew.
It's trash propaganda.
Sorry ,You can't make enough LAWs on guns to STOP mental illnesses! So, Matthew we have 20,000 laws on the books to stop the bad people for getting guns. Don't you think we have a mental illnesses problem?
Thank you Matthew. You have a great heart.
His remarks were fair, honest and I believe quite heartfelt. It is not about picking aside and who is right and wrong. It is about making positive choices and positive changes to limit the likelihood of these tragedies happening over and over and over again. America got itself into this predicament and quite frankly it needs to get itself out. Not by making stupid suggestions or silly compromises but by making real change. There was no need for these victims to be cut down like this or any of the hundreds before them. Congress needs to act.
Thanks brother..you speak for many..
We need a human being running for President if our country.
This guy is literally an actor wtf. Donald Trump was an actual human being
@@ramirogarza3rd Donald was literally an actor.... dumbass.
@@ramirogarza3rd you're kidding, right?
@@sheilacrabtree5993 no. Weren't we all better off with low gas prices, everybody had a job, baby formula stocked, stock market up, energy independence, we didn't have to rely on other countries. This administration fucked everything up
I think he would make a great President.
Bless you, Mathew McConaughey💙
Thank you Mathew.
There is a lot of accountability yet to be met.
Broken hearts, broken minds.
Bring us back together.
Thank you Mr McConaughey
The only problem is zero policies he suggested will stop gunmen from acting in bad faith and committing crimes.
THANK YOU for using your platform for this higher calling.
Beautiful speech, brought a tears to my eyes, poor babies. The swamp has to be drained out. I have always said all these politicians worry about is re-elections and getting their own party nominated. They truly don’t live in our world but just for themselves.
If all what those politicians care for is re-election-then you can actually do a lot -make them clear that you´ll vote them out if they don´t care
@@barbaraschneider7922 , wish it was that easy, people forget
I wonder if those senators that voted against these new gun laws if it was their child or spouse would they have still voted no