I know there are lot of people here that don't like the politics of Aaron Sorkin. But, I love his sense of idealism. Anyone who sees the current leading candidates as an answer to our problems, has their head in the sand. I'm 65. I've never seen anything as disgraceful as our current political situation. The candidates didn't put us in this situation. The voters did.
true, but i feel as if trump is ushering Hillary into the white house and holding the door for her... he exposes himself as an idiot more and more as he tweets bullshit daily.... but it's an absolute joke that hillary is the dem. nominee... shes a well known evil person...
+Jack Meehoff - I wish that all states would allow independents to vote in primaries. In PA, that's not the case. I can't bring myself to register with either of the major parties. Not that I can't agree with one or the other. I just can't accept being pigeon holed. If I registered for a party, it would have probably been democratic. But I would have wanted to vote for Kasich. If I registered as a Democrat, I would not have had that choice. The US political system can be considered horrible when these kind of choices exist for us. The US is no longer us.
As a Canadian we of course are a democratic country , but with a different voting system. My question for you Mr. Lamp is why do you have to register as a Republican or Democrat? We do not register as one party or the other, and there are more than two.
The other question I have is about Federal elections for the Executive branch. Why is there still an electoral college rather than one person one vote?
+dillwizard - The strange thing is that those rules are regulated state by state. It's not federally regulated. In my state, Pennsylvania, you have to register in a major party in order to vote in the primaries for a major party candidate. It's different in other states. But, that doesn't help me. For a long time, I have never found a major candidate that I could support. Because of that, I have not voted in many years. Hey, My name is Ted. I have taken the name lamp, because I would hope that I could shed light on an issue once in awhile. (I hope that doesn't sound egotistical) Best wishes, Ted
I listened very carefully to every word Jeff said. I can say that I agreed with virtually EVERY WORD he said. I don't recall the last time I came close to making a statement such as that. No candidate is perfect and no candidate says more than "much of what I agree with" but Hillary comes closest and Trump says nothing that I can agree with because he generalizes and exaggerates and ultimately said NOTHING. My first choice is Hillary, my second choice is Bernie, my third through 100% are main stream independents and democrats, and my 101st through 199th are RINOs (something I am myself), and finally (even before the last one) I can choose any Republican that was involved in the Republican debates. But DEAD LAST is not Donald Trump. It would be a newly born child, innocent of ideas, ideals, and thoughts, only because he can be taught. Donald Trump is NOT AN OPTION. If the American people are stupid enough to elect him, they will inherit the wind(bag). I am lucky enough to BE IN THE (almost) 1% so I'll be OK, but I will grieve for my native land and probably die shortly thereafter.,
If he is so intelligent then why did he keep saying, "I don't know anything about that", concerning common issues and news of the day? Hey, I don't want dumb on youtube. How about that?
I absolutely LOVED Newsroom and was not happy when it wrapped. Jeff is an incredible actor - always brings it - all the way back to Terms of Endearment. I'd love to see him on the Broadway stage.
That news room speech was the most intelligent rant I've heard in years. His thesis was shocking as it should be, which captures your favor or wrath, his facts are real facts, and his conclusion is full of hope, which is what fuels this countries motivation to excel .
With all the mindless reality shows that drone on season after season, it's sad that intelligent shows like West Wing and The Newsroom are not supported.
Well, it's 2018 now and Mr. Daniels must be as appalled as the rest of us at who we got stuck with as a president. Who would have thought it a possibility at the time of this interview.
Jeff, your rendering of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was so wonderful, you should never regret anything in your career before or after. It would be interesting to see you pick up his life again in the years after the war. Salut.
Its amazing in a way that all round the world has the same problem which is a type of neutral minded "numnnies" attitude by either those in power or running for office. I'm here in Australia and we have exactly same "blocking passages of bills - just because I can" type mentality happening all the time. Not because its the right thing to do, or for the right reasons or because a bill is, or is not good !
rufinoman but he did hasten to add, "Look, it may not be Jeb Bush. He not be able to challenge Hillary". Then somewhat presciently he said he hoped it wouldn't just be a fresh face without the experience or the intelligence for the job. So I think we can be pretty sure Jeff Daniels is not a happy individual these days. My feelings about Trump aside, I think what his supporters really missed the boat on is embracing this idea that competence and experience are traits to be discarded. Minus these two qualifications you're only abdicating presidential authority to congress.
I didn't have the time to watch over this whole video. Most of of us have a job (most boring to hollywood folks) which requires us (regular people) to be up early in the morning. If you are a spoiled brat and don't wanna work, well .. good luck. I always loved this excellent song you wrote. WE have a lot of excellent musicians here in Chicago. (but ya know, working class people) If you need a friend, we are here. Again, this song stopped me in my tracks. I have not heard something so fine in such a long, long time. Good luck.
It’s too bad we didn’t listen to Jeff Daniels, when he said: “I don’t want dumb in the White House.” From 2016 to 2020, I saw someone, who displayed nonstop dumb. That’s not because it was a Republican, but because I listened to Obama and Reagan, Clinton and Bush - even Richard Nixon for all his insecurities - all of them were smart! Trump’s “I know more than all the generals…” doesn’t rise to anything close to that bar.
Bernie Sanders can be considered the older version of JFK. He's for the people, he wants peace not war, and he holds the JFK analogy along with Trump as Richard Nixon and Hillary Clinton as Lyndon B Johnson.
yeeesh... to continue that analogy it's almost like the end of the Democratic Primary is like Dallas in '63. But in actuality Trump is nothing like Nixon. Nixon cared about policy.
A man who said HILLARY IS SMART ? Immediately put a question mark on his intelligence! It’s great to make millions $$$ just by interpretation of a words written by somebody else ! Great in reading for sure !
I watched up until the point he said he still loved Obama. That was enough to make me stop. He is a great actor, I'm just not so sure about his intelligence now.
+Gary Rogers he is a very intelligent man that thinks critically, and holds one of the most valuable skills, admitting what he does and doesn't know everything about... you're using the profession "actor" to discredit him, which is not an accurate way to judge someone... do me a favor and leave your contorted view of world to yourself
We've had dumb in the White House since 1 20 2009... Sadly,but that's what you get when you vote in someone without experience in anything...The community activist ,is doing the best he can.. :)
purelyscience1 Obama had little no experience at anything...In business,no military experience,he was a first term junior senator...Our first quota president,how am I doing now?:)
Universal healthcare, reform for banks and wall-street, pell grants, equal pay for women, end to the Iraq war.....you are doing ok talking about before he was president, but his accomplishments will fuel your denial for decades. Obama's greatest accomplishment is the creation of the tea party, the single biggest killer of the republican party.......how many candidates do the republicans have running for president? You guys are tearing yourselves apart better than us libs could ever do. The last president to split the US so evenly was....oh yeah, Lincoln, but then again, there is a 50% chance that you'd be ripping on him if it was 1864. Some people just can't can't see past their prejudice. Even in the face of the facts, a true believer will be forced to defy logic or even the facts.
purelyscience1 the Republicans have won by blow out margins in the last 2 elections,where have you been... The Northeast, Obama's base is bleeding people and jobs...
ClarksonsinUSA There have been none dumber than W, though, and by a long shot. He was perhaps the only president that was blatantly, pridefully ignorant - and in seeking to 'secure' America, instead shredded our bill of rights and endangered our essential liberties. Obama's hardly any better on foreign policy and the NSA, either. Possibly worse - but we won't know how much for a while yet as he's still in office.
The American Government/constitution has stood the test of time,no other form of government has lasted from 1789 to the present uninterrupted on its core values...You are simply willing ignorant of that reality....:)
It’s amazing how you can agree with someone so much and then come to such a polarized conclusion. He seemed very in tune with everything except his perception of the democratic party. I’m amazed at how you can see all the corruption in dc, know it’s happening, point it out, and then only call it when it’s one party or another.. so sad... in my opinion that makes you an accomplice.
If Daniels was standing here talking with me in my home he would be a real good guy to talk with and we would get along fine I believe but he is wrong in his thinking in a lot of ways. That's the part of him that grew up in liberal la la land which is really all I suppose that he has ever been exposed to. He is a good actor. I'll give credit where credit is due. But lets look at his statements and measure them. I found it interesting that he thought a guy that wanted fiscal conservatism was a moderate. That's absolutely false in real life though. Every liberal calls real fiscal conservatives (what Daniels calls moderates) Tea Bags for example. Establishment republicans hate them too. Real moderates in the Republican party for example are Establishment types like Bush, Rove, Cheney, Boehner, Koch family and on and on. They love to effect change with the military (MIC) but most are also socially much like liberal democrats. From my perspective he is absolutely wrong with saying we only hear people left of left and right of right. What we primarily hear from is people from the middle of the road to the far left and that includes Fox news and republicans too. The fiscal conservatives have little power and little voice in this country and that's obvious to the most casual observer. Daniels doesn't see that though because of his life time indoctrination in liberalism and the fact that he is not doing his own research (looking for the truth absent of beliefs of party affiliation) but in fact listing to others he considers smart. I think he could see it and I think he might see it eventually but he doesn't see the truth now. Fiscal Conservatives (people who think we should be fiscally responsible and not use the military offensively to effect change around the world) do not run anything in this country so they have very little power but they do have pretty large numbers. You see that too in the way the left and right both pick on them as the people that cause most of the problems (called radicals with no proof of radicalism) in the country when it's exactly the opposite situation. It's interesting to me too that Daniels describes the mass killing of babies as "telling women what to do with their bodies". That's shocking to me from a human morals perspective not a religious perspective. I totally disagree with that side of him too. He is wrong and he is blind to that for what ever reason. If it's wrong to kill a snail darter it's certainly wrong to kill innocent babies. I'm also glad/proud that a black man was elected president and will be equally proud to see a women elected president but it has to be the right people. Obama has been a disasters. There are no other ways to describe his presidency. Hilliary would be a disaster too, but I also think Carly Fiorina would continue on the establishment republican role too . The other thing that I find interesting about what Daniels said was this, he admits that the speech he gave "The Most Honest Three Minutes In Television History" was true or at least the facts were true without a hint of irony. What are you saying n5ifi? Think about it. The place in time that Daniels and most liberals see as the good times (me too as a fiscal conservative) in this country were times when we were the most conservative fiscally, government-ally and even religiously. Chew on that for a minute. There were problems but way less problems. I'm not saying that in an "in your face" manner. I'm saying take a minute to stop and think about it. I was born in the 50's, I absolutely know the difference between the good times and the bad. I agree with him completely that those were the best of times but he doesn't seem to see the cause of the downfall or refuses to see the cause himself. Has he stopped to really think about it? We have less freedom today in this country than any other time in our existence. We have less jobs, more crime, more hate, more divisiveness, more religious persecution. The middle class has taken the biggest hit in all of this and remember when the middle class speaks out they are told to sit down and shut up by republicans and democrats alike. Daniels seems to be perfectly good with all this too. He's a good actor and he isn't stupid but he is trying to explain away the disaster Obama has been by blaming others for blocking him when he would have been twice the disaster if they hadn't blocked him. Cruz has been the primary voice in that blocking too. He knows Obama is wrong (180 degrees out from the way he speaks of as good times) in nearly everything that he has done but he can't admit it to himself because he doesn't see that the establishment republicans and democrats are nearly one in the same bucket. MMGW and Building 7 WTC are perfect examples of lies and deceit propagated by the same people in our country of totally different political parties for the same end reasons. When Daniels finally sees that, will it be to late to stop? No, it's already to late to stop it. NWO is the prize and it will happen. Neither Daniels or myself wanted our countries decline but we are both part of it. We couldn't be from more different backgrounds politically and maybe even religiously. We all got fooled again. That's a fact and that's a fact that most of us cannot admit too.
I'm all for Trump n I don't believe most these actors. love Jeff daniells. if we look at the political view then why not look at elites n see about one world government that has been going on. we can use a determined businessman like Trump and Trump alot of these controlling people out. for the people by the people is Trump. we whole heartedly love Trump and what he stands for, us. he has done much good for the majority of us Americans!
Oh, hindsight's a tough one. "...And maybe it won't be Jeb. I don't know. It doesn't seem like Hillary's got anybody that's going to challenge her." (13:32).
ONLY THE UNIVERSITY MICHIGAN'S ' BO '' DEFINED A MICHIGAN MAN... THIS MEANS YOU DON'T SELL OUT TO OTHER BRANCHES OF OFFERS.... THEN SPEAK AGAINST WHAT YOU WERE RAISED ON, FOR A PAYCHECK AND THE SPOT-LIGHT.... THE REST OF US MICHIGANIAC'S (THX TED NUG.) DID NOT SELL OUT.... SO WHAT SAY YOU ?????
no america also leads the world as number one for mass shooting because america don't give a shite about life unless its an unborn life, your dumb ass gun culture is more important to you than a child's life.
Thank God for smart TV. Americans must think on their feet that is not possible if we are all watching mind numbing drivel on TV. (I use to think we would be better off not watching TV until I saw Newsroom... Brilliant) The reason it is polarizing can be narrowed down to a quote: All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. Arthur Schopenhauer 1788-1860
China gives Hollywood actors sweetheart deals for distribution of their movies in China if they weave into their interviews some disparaging remarks about DJT ...imho of course
It's hysterical when the Liberals tout "Trump is the definition of fascism" while burning down cities because they don't agree with Trump being elected President. Oh, the irony.
Why Jeff Daniels Doesn’t Want ‘Dumb’ in the White House. Then he shouldn't go there should he?. Actors should act and not talk about things they know nothing about.
Sorry Jeff. Got to respect your opinion. You're wrong on Clinton though. Even you aren't dumb or dumber to think for a millisecond that she would be good for the future of our country, OUR country. We won, hope you can deal with the fact that we'll have jobs, a strong economy, less corruption and a stronger military. Geez, that would really suck. Don't worry though, we'll have a woman President soon........Ivanka.
he sees no evidence the Obummer is noting more than a Puppet ??? i wonder if he believs the media story about 9/11.. ? very sad to me, that a seemingly Smart man thinks Killory is a good choice.. is he BLIND ? or a Very smart Shill ?
I know there are lot of people here that don't like the politics of Aaron Sorkin. But, I love his sense of idealism. Anyone who sees the current leading candidates as an answer to our problems, has their head in the sand. I'm 65. I've never seen anything as disgraceful as our current political situation. The candidates didn't put us in this situation. The voters did.
true, but i feel as if trump is ushering Hillary into the white house and holding the door for her... he exposes himself as an idiot more and more as he tweets bullshit daily.... but it's an absolute joke that hillary is the dem. nominee... shes a well known evil person...
+Jack Meehoff - I wish that all states would allow independents to vote in primaries. In PA, that's not the case. I can't bring myself to register with either of the major parties. Not that I can't agree with one or the other. I just can't accept being pigeon holed. If I registered for a party, it would have probably been democratic. But I would have wanted to vote for Kasich. If I registered as a Democrat, I would not have had that choice. The US political system can be considered horrible when these kind of choices exist for us. The US is no longer us.
As a Canadian we of course are a democratic country , but with a different voting system. My question for you Mr. Lamp is why do you have to register as a Republican or Democrat? We do not register as one party or the other, and there are more than two.
The other question I have is about Federal elections for the Executive branch. Why is there still an electoral college rather than one person one vote?
+dillwizard - The strange thing is that those rules are regulated state by state. It's not federally regulated. In my state, Pennsylvania, you have to register in a major party in order to vote in the primaries for a major party candidate. It's different in other states. But, that doesn't help me. For a long time, I have never found a major candidate that I could support. Because of that, I have not voted in many years. Hey, My name is Ted. I have taken the name lamp, because I would hope that I could shed light on an issue once in awhile. (I hope that doesn't sound egotistical) Best wishes, Ted
Jeff Daniels is a thoughtful, intelligent dude. Not to mention a great actor!
I listened very carefully to every word Jeff said. I can say that I agreed with virtually EVERY WORD he said. I don't recall the last time I came close to making a statement such as that. No candidate is perfect and no candidate says more than "much of what I agree with" but Hillary comes closest and Trump says nothing that I can agree with because he generalizes and exaggerates and ultimately said NOTHING.
My first choice is Hillary, my second choice is Bernie, my third through 100% are main stream independents and democrats, and my 101st through 199th are RINOs (something I am myself), and finally (even before the last one) I can choose any Republican that was involved in the Republican debates. But DEAD LAST is not Donald Trump. It would be a newly born child, innocent of ideas, ideals, and thoughts, only because he can be taught.
Donald Trump is NOT AN OPTION. If the American people are stupid enough to elect him, they will inherit the wind(bag). I am lucky enough to BE IN THE (almost) 1% so I'll be OK, but I will grieve for my native land and probably die shortly thereafter.,
+Michael Paul Wein hitlary clanders.
Beautifully stated...thank you.
If he is so intelligent then why did he keep saying, "I don't know anything about that", concerning common issues and news of the day? Hey, I don't want dumb on youtube. How about that?
Tracy3006
Humble man
I absolutely LOVED Newsroom and was not happy when it wrapped. Jeff is an incredible actor - always brings it - all the way back to Terms of Endearment. I'd love to see him on the Broadway stage.
That news room speech was the most intelligent rant I've heard in years. His thesis was shocking as it should be, which captures your favor or wrath, his facts are real facts, and his conclusion is full of hope, which is what fuels this countries motivation to excel .
Bob C Here’s hoping 🤞
With all the mindless reality shows that drone on season after season, it's sad that intelligent shows like West Wing and The Newsroom are not supported.
Andrew Crevenna I loved theses 2 shows!
Love Jeff's point of view. Smart!
Pure genius writing... let alone it's absolutely the truth!
I think this guy is great. So intelligent, articulate, and centered.
Well, it's 2018 now and Mr. Daniels must be as appalled as the rest of us at who we got stuck with as a president. Who would have thought it a possibility at the time of this interview.
I loved the series. Watched it 5 times complete.
I was hooked after that series opening speech on Newsroom! A brilliantly written and casted HBO masterpiece!
I love this man.
Bravo, (as usual to John H.), & nobody can say Jeff Daniel's isn't first class. Thank you for posting this.
That speech from Newsroom still gives me goosebumps
Jeff, your rendering of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was so wonderful, you should never regret anything in your career before or after. It would be interesting to see you pick up his life again in the years after the war. Salut.
Another great Michigander actor living in Michigan instead of Hollywood
I have loved everything about him since that 90's movie about the time travelers/asteroid.
Disaster in Time
5 words or less. Brilliant
Very informative and inspiring.
Jeff Daniels one of excellent actor, just the right one.
We've failed you Jeff.
I admire this actor... Sweethearts Dance, be still my beating heart.
Its amazing in a way that all round the world has the same problem which is a type of neutral minded "numnnies" attitude by either those in power or running for office. I'm here in Australia and we have exactly same "blocking passages of bills - just because I can" type mentality happening all the time. Not because its the right thing to do, or for the right reasons or because a bill is, or is not good !
I agree with him on Hillary. She is totally qualified to be a smart and effective president, like her or not! I hope she decides to run again in 2024!
Every day jeff daniels has to live with the fact that Dumb and Dumber was his best film. he hates that we love it so much.
Thank you for sharing that!
oh boy, I love him, but he was so wrong about the 2016 election.
I wish Newsroom would come back or let him play the president in a West Wing reboot
"If it's not Jeb and Hillary come election time, I'd be very surprised." Oops, that's awkward.
Considering this was done July last year.........
10 minutes in tells you what he is thinking now
rufinoman but he did hasten to add, "Look, it may not be Jeb Bush. He not be able to challenge Hillary". Then somewhat presciently he said he hoped it wouldn't just be a fresh face without the experience or the intelligence for the job. So I think we can be pretty sure Jeff Daniels is not a happy individual these days. My feelings about Trump aside, I think what his supporters really missed the boat on is embracing this idea that competence and experience are traits to be discarded. Minus these two qualifications you're only abdicating presidential authority to congress.
I like this guy :)
I was at CMU when he was there going to school. I was mistaken for him several times. Never met him. I have lived in the U.P. for the last 35 years.
I didn't have the time to watch over this whole video. Most of of us have a job (most boring to hollywood folks) which requires us (regular people) to be up early in the morning. If you are a spoiled brat and don't wanna work, well .. good luck. I always loved this excellent song you wrote. WE have a lot of excellent musicians here in Chicago. (but ya know, working class people) If you need a friend, we are here. Again, this song stopped me in my tracks. I have not heard something so fine in such a long, long time. Good luck.
I Want Smart too and it is not there ,it is soooooo Sad 😔
It’s too bad we didn’t listen to Jeff Daniels, when he said: “I don’t want dumb in the White House.”
From 2016 to 2020, I saw someone, who displayed nonstop dumb. That’s not because it was a Republican, but because I listened to Obama and Reagan, Clinton and Bush - even Richard Nixon for all his insecurities - all of them were smart! Trump’s “I know more than all the generals…” doesn’t rise to anything close to that bar.
Been there in Biomed.. Patient on the OR table and you have to hit it in under 30 seconds.. Did that for 30 years.. HAVE to hit it..
Bernie Sanders can be considered the older version of JFK. He's for the people, he wants peace not war, and he holds the JFK analogy along with Trump as Richard Nixon and Hillary Clinton as Lyndon B Johnson.
yeeesh... to continue that analogy it's almost like the end of the Democratic Primary is like Dallas in '63. But in actuality Trump is nothing like Nixon. Nixon cared about policy.
+Johnson Johnson Can we at least agree that they were both jerks. Only difference is one is in in private, the other in public.
+Johnson Johnson lowest common demoninator.
sanders is a coward JFK was not he was a HERO
Lovely Actor!
Hillary is smart?????????????????
I loved Jeff as George Washington.
4:43 GOLD !!!!!!
A man who said HILLARY IS SMART ? Immediately put a question mark on his intelligence! It’s great to make millions $$$ just by interpretation of a words written by somebody else ! Great in reading for sure !
I watched up until the point he said he still loved Obama. That was enough to make me stop. He is a great actor, I'm just not so sure about his intelligence now.
+Gary Rogers Again, another uninformed citizen who lacks critical thinking
+Gary Rogers he is a very intelligent man that thinks critically, and holds one of the most valuable skills, admitting what he does and doesn't know everything about... you're using the profession "actor" to discredit him, which is not an accurate way to judge someone... do me a favor and leave your contorted view of world to yourself
Funny, i’m pretty sure about yours now 🤨
We've had dumb in the White House since 1 20 2009... Sadly,but that's what you get when you vote in someone without experience in anything...The community activist ,is doing the best he can.. :)
purelyscience1 Obama had little no experience at anything...In business,no military experience,he was a first term junior senator...Our first quota president,how am I doing now?:)
Universal healthcare, reform for banks and wall-street, pell grants, equal pay for women, end to the Iraq war.....you are doing ok talking about before he was president, but his accomplishments will fuel your denial for decades.
Obama's greatest accomplishment is the creation of the tea party, the single biggest killer of the republican party.......how many candidates do the republicans have running for president? You guys are tearing yourselves apart better than us libs could ever do.
The last president to split the US so evenly was....oh yeah, Lincoln, but then again, there is a 50% chance that you'd be ripping on him if it was 1864.
Some people just can't can't see past their prejudice. Even in the face of the facts, a true believer will be forced to defy logic or even the facts.
purelyscience1 the Republicans have won by blow out margins in the last 2 elections,where have you been...
The Northeast, Obama's base is bleeding people and jobs...
ClarksonsinUSA There have been none dumber than W, though, and by a long shot. He was perhaps the only president that was blatantly, pridefully ignorant - and in seeking to 'secure' America, instead shredded our bill of rights and endangered our essential liberties.
Obama's hardly any better on foreign policy and the NSA, either. Possibly worse - but we won't know how much for a while yet as he's still in office.
The American Government/constitution has stood the test of time,no other form of government has lasted from 1789 to the present uninterrupted on its core values...You are simply willing ignorant of that reality....:)
Love Jeff Daniels. He is sadly prescient starting near 11:54.
FOR GOD SAKES JUST GIMMIE THE DAM NUMBER!!!!!!
Smart sand experienced. Two words you'd never use to describe Trump.
Jeff Jeff Jeff
Its TRUE Jeff doesn't want "DUMB" in the white house...HE VOTED FOR "DUMBER"!!!!
It’s amazing how you can agree with someone so much and then come to such a polarized conclusion. He seemed very in tune with everything except his perception of the democratic party. I’m amazed at how you can see all the corruption in dc, know it’s happening, point it out, and then only call it when it’s one party or another.. so sad... in my opinion that makes you an accomplice.
hes a great thinker like when silent bob finally talked
I really don't care what you want.
didn't he play a part in dumb and dumber?
Right on about you have “one take” in film.....stage you can rehearse,.....the sun does not rehearse!
Jeff Daniels for president
If Daniels was standing here talking with me in my home he would be a real good guy to talk with and we would get along fine I believe but he is wrong in his thinking in a lot of ways. That's the part of him that grew up in liberal la la land which is really all I suppose that he has ever been exposed to. He is a good actor. I'll give credit where credit is due. But lets look at his statements and measure them. I found it interesting that he thought a guy that wanted fiscal conservatism was a moderate. That's absolutely false in real life though. Every liberal calls real fiscal conservatives (what Daniels calls moderates) Tea Bags for example. Establishment republicans hate them too. Real moderates in the Republican party for example are Establishment types like Bush, Rove, Cheney, Boehner, Koch family and on and on. They love to effect change with the military (MIC) but most are also socially much like liberal democrats. From my perspective he is absolutely wrong with saying we only hear people left of left and right of right. What we primarily hear from is people from the middle of the road to the far left and that includes Fox news and republicans too. The fiscal conservatives have little power and little voice in this country and that's obvious to the most casual observer. Daniels doesn't see that though because of his life time indoctrination in liberalism and the fact that he is not doing his own research (looking for the truth absent of beliefs of party affiliation) but in fact listing to others he considers smart. I think he could see it and I think he might see it eventually but he doesn't see the truth now. Fiscal Conservatives (people who think we should be fiscally responsible and not use the military offensively to effect change around the world) do not run anything in this country so they have very little power but they do have pretty large numbers. You see that too in the way the left and right both pick on them as the people that cause most of the problems (called radicals with no proof of radicalism) in the country when it's exactly the opposite situation.
It's interesting to me too that Daniels describes the mass killing of babies as "telling women what to do with their bodies". That's shocking to me from a human morals perspective not a religious perspective. I totally disagree with that side of him too. He is wrong and he is blind to that for what ever reason. If it's wrong to kill a snail darter it's certainly wrong to kill innocent babies.
I'm also glad/proud that a black man was elected president and will be equally proud to see a women elected president but it has to be the right people. Obama has been a disasters. There are no other ways to describe his presidency. Hilliary would be a disaster too, but I also think Carly Fiorina would continue on the establishment republican role too
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The other thing that I find interesting about what Daniels said was this, he admits that the speech he gave "The Most Honest Three Minutes In Television History" was true or at least the facts were true without a hint of irony. What are you saying n5ifi?
Think about it.
The place in time that Daniels and most liberals see as the good times (me too as a fiscal conservative) in this country were times when we were the most conservative fiscally, government-ally and even religiously. Chew on that for a minute. There were problems but way less problems. I'm not saying that in an "in your face" manner. I'm saying take a minute to stop and think about it. I was born in the 50's, I absolutely know the difference between the good times and the bad. I agree with him completely that those were the best of times but he doesn't seem to see the cause of the downfall or refuses to see the cause himself. Has he stopped to really think about it? We have less freedom today in this country than any other time in our existence. We have less jobs, more crime, more hate, more divisiveness, more religious persecution. The middle class has taken the biggest hit in all of this and remember when the middle class speaks out they are told to sit down and shut up by republicans and democrats alike. Daniels seems to be perfectly good with all this too. He's a good actor and he isn't stupid but he is trying to explain away the disaster Obama has been by blaming others for blocking him when he would have been twice the disaster if they hadn't blocked him. Cruz has been the primary voice in that blocking too. He knows Obama is wrong (180 degrees out from the way he speaks of as good times) in nearly everything that he has done but he can't admit it to himself because he doesn't see that the establishment republicans and democrats are nearly one in the same bucket. MMGW and Building 7 WTC are perfect examples of lies and deceit propagated by the same people in our country of totally different political parties for the same end reasons. When Daniels finally sees that, will it be to late to stop? No, it's already to late to stop it. NWO is the prize and it will happen. Neither Daniels or myself wanted our countries decline but we are both part of it. We couldn't be from more different backgrounds politically and maybe even religiously. We all got fooled again. That's a fact and that's a fact that most of us cannot admit too.
I'm all for Trump n I don't believe most these actors. love Jeff daniells. if we look at the political view then why not look at elites n see about one world government that has been going on. we can use a determined businessman like Trump and Trump alot of these controlling people out. for the people by the people is Trump. we whole heartedly love Trump and what he stands for, us. he has done much good for the majority of us Americans!
!5 minute is going to last long...enjoy it while you have it...it, and you will be gone soon.
Oh, hindsight's a tough one. "...And maybe it won't be Jeb. I don't know. It doesn't seem like Hillary's got anybody that's going to challenge her." (13:32).
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Star Wars man !
ONLY THE UNIVERSITY MICHIGAN'S ' BO '' DEFINED A MICHIGAN MAN... THIS MEANS YOU DON'T SELL OUT TO OTHER BRANCHES OF OFFERS.... THEN SPEAK AGAINST WHAT YOU WERE RAISED ON, FOR A PAYCHECK AND THE SPOT-LIGHT.... THE REST OF US MICHIGANIAC'S (THX TED NUG.) DID NOT SELL OUT.... SO WHAT SAY YOU ?????
sounds like a bernie supporter
no america also leads the world as number one for mass shooting because america don't give a shite about life unless its an unborn life, your dumb ass gun culture is more important to you than a child's life.
Thank God for smart TV. Americans must think on their feet
that is not possible if we are all watching mind numbing drivel on TV.
(I use to think we would be better off not watching TV until I saw Newsroom... Brilliant)
The reason it is polarizing can be narrowed down to a quote:
All truth passes through three stages.
First, it is ridiculed.
Second, it is violently opposed.
Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
Arthur Schopenhauer 1788-1860
China gives Hollywood actors sweetheart deals for distribution of their movies in China if they weave into their interviews some disparaging remarks about DJT ...imho of course
@Jeff Daniels "Doesn't want dumb in the white house." A swing and a miss.
Scary in its prescience
If he doesn't like lobbyists, he should vote for Trump!
It's hysterical when the Liberals tout "Trump is the definition of fascism" while burning down cities because they don't agree with Trump being elected President. Oh, the irony.
It's so funny reading comments 1-2 years later. lolz
Terrible over-exposure on this interview shot, but great interview.
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Jeff danials sounds like whisky got him
Lol@ dump
too late obama was already pres.
Bet his views have changed now. Lol.
Why Jeff Daniels Doesn’t Want ‘Dumb’ in the White House. Then he shouldn't go there should he?. Actors should act and not talk about things they know nothing about.
HAHA! No Clinton brand for you.
Intelligence is hard to come by, and the people that have none believe that they do. Hence Donald Trump...
Why Jeff Daniels Doesn’t Want ‘Dumb’ in the White House
i think that ship sailed with jimmy carter.
Sorry Jeff. Got to respect your opinion. You're wrong on Clinton though. Even you aren't dumb or dumber to think for a millisecond that she would be good for the future of our country, OUR country. We won, hope you can deal with the fact that we'll have jobs, a strong economy, less corruption and a stronger military. Geez, that would really suck. Don't worry though, we'll have a woman President soon........Ivanka.
Loved Something Wild....oh, to watch you dance...just very endearing and sweet and sexy....yes....you will not read this, but there it is....
What makes this Actor's Opinions Any More Relavent than anyone else. he is not Learnded . just a Guy .
Jeff, love your acting, but that's it. You don't have a clue as to who is ;running.
And we should care about the opinion of just an actor, why?
Nothing to see here.
Who's President and who's not dummy?
he sees no evidence the Obummer is noting more than a Puppet ??? i wonder if he believs the media story about 9/11.. ?
very sad to me, that a seemingly Smart man thinks Killory is a good choice.. is he BLIND ? or a Very smart Shill ?
Get llyod out of office sorry jim carrey but trudeau is the worst thing that ever happened to canada
Very informative and inspiring.