Actor Richard Gere: Obama Probably ‘One of Our Great Presidents’
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Despite voicing some slight criticism over the way that the president has handled China’s abysmal human rights record, actor Richard Gere still thinks Obama has done an “excellent job” and will “go down probably as one of our great presidents.”
Gere, a Buddhist, made the comments to CNS News last week after testifying on Capitol Hill about Tibet. And just wait until you see how he delivered them:
CNS News reports:
After his testimony, CNSNews.com asked Gere, “Has President Obama, in your mind, been tough enough on China regarding human rights?”
Gere said, “No, no, he [Obama] has a ways to go. I think he’s finding his way of how forceful to be. I know what his own private feelings are – those are clear.”
“I think he’s also finding out with the Chinese you have to be very frontal,” said Gere. “You have to be very clear. You have to be unconfused and you must be very strong. I think he’s getting there but he could be stronger, yes.”
CNSNews.com also asked Gere, “Are you supportive of his job performance overall?”
Gere said, “Overall, I think he’s done an extraordinary job. I think he’s going to go down probably as one of our great presidents.”
“He’s been able to juggle – let’s think of all of the problems that he’s had in his presidency,” said the actor. “You know, natural disasters, or international issues, domestic. He has found a way to change and flow to learn from every situation.”
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Comments (512)
WBOB
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:45pmRichard……wait till your gate receipts for your latest movie start to tank. That is….as soon as your career is relelvant again.
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:22pmGere IS a good actor! Just not a smart human. Pity.
Report Post »conservativemom99
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:45pmactors pretend for a living…and that gives them special insight into political issues that warrant public interest? really? and our media laps up everything they have to say?
Report Post »it baffles the mind…
Gonzo
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:16pmExcept when Reagan came around. Then he was mocked as nothing but a B-movie actor, remember? If Gere isn’t a low level celebrity at this point, I’ve never seen one.
Report Post »conservativemom99
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:28pmah yes of course, the LIBERAL actors are the only GOOD actors and the only politically WISE actors…according to the “media”…
Report Post »SublimeOne
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:05pm@ConservativeMom99
Report Post »I think of actors this way. The court jester can stand in the room and make an a$$ of himself, tell all sorts of funny jokes and stories. That doesn’t mean the “King” (we the people) should let him run the kingdom or even take him seriously!
cntrlfrk
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:45pmWell, that settles it then.
:o/
Report Post »Tickdog
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:44pmgood lord.. richard gere has done lost his mind…someone give that turd some cyanide quickly before he says something else ignorant. :-)
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:43pmThat hamster must have crawled up and gnawed on his brain.
Report Post »jrcess
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:14pmDang now all I can think of when I see this miserable ***** is a gerbil clawing. I bet he an Obama are best buds.
Report Post »Amy
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:43pmA message to Richard Gere: My Dear Man, are you not supposed to be living “in the now?” The NOW is economically lousy. You are a hypocrite.
Report Post »branch manager
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:42pmShouldn’t he be shoving something up his arse?
Report Post »lcam67
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:58pmPETA made him stop !!!! lol
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 11:32pmAll these Hollywood people think they are God’s gift to us. When movies were new, that might have been the case, but we all recognize they are just idiots who can remember lines with the help of prompt cards and in real life don’t we all act? No longer do people look up to them as they‘ve shown what sicko’s they are, who have more problems than most of us. Anything they endorse, I won’t buy.
Report Post »TeaPartyNation_
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:42pmIn the EPIC battle for the title of SUPREME DEPRAVED HOLLYWOOD DEGENERATE, geer throws his hat in the ring and fights back against charlie sheen, the current front runner. Who will win? When will paris hilton fully enter the contest? Where’s lohan? Has mel gibson given up? Let‘s not forget hugo chavez’s boy, the despicable America-hater and pathetic drug-addict sean penn – who is a very, very strong contender for the title. This battle is clearly the TOP concern of all Americans and the rest of the world – nothing else really matters. Go, hollywood degenerates, go !!!!!
Report Post »SheriS
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:41pmGuess we now know Gere checked his brains at the door as he entered Hollywood! Pathetic sould that he is, but he is no different then most of the Hollywood “has beens”!
Report Post »Rillobymorning
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:41pmSpoke to an old acquaintance in MI that said the same thing. Said he thought O was the best president since FDR. I was stunned and indeed, speechless. Doesn’t happen much. lol
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:01pmSame thing happened to me………..friend for 30 years I hadn’t seen in long time……..Makes you feel like you are in an old “Pod People” movie.
Report Post »Johnnyp1958
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:41pmThis is what you get when you stick a microphone in Jackass’s face
Report Post »Barack Must Go
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:41pmSpoken like a true guy that‘s got no idea what’s really going on in the world, or his own country for that matter.
Also was he tying his shoe or imitating Obama on his ” bend, bow, apologize for America ” tour of countries that hate our guts.
Report Post »MilesF
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:39pmHe might be saying this because he wants to influence Obama, so he is flattering him. That’s the charitable interpretation.
Report Post »G
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:39pmThis one I was waiting for Blaze.
“I know what his own private feelings are – those are clear.”
They are starkly clear to all of US too.
“He (Obama) has found a way to change and flow to learn from every situation.”
Just like an actor in a stage production of “Down with the Republic”
Thx so much for the heads up there you fool.
Report Post »Liberalsrdinks
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:39pmWho cares what Dick thinks? We already know what most of Hollywood thinks, They love progressive liberals because it doesn‘t effect them they are already rich and don’t have to use the government programs the rest of us will be stuck with! It is all about feelings for these losers, They feel better at night with their millions of dollars and fancy homes if they think those with nothing are getting something from all of those that really work in America (i.e. the middle class) They don’t care what these programs do to use hard working americans we keep going to their movies! How stupid are we?
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:52pmThese rich liberals are the most vile evil beings on the planet, they make money off the poor and middle class staying home watching tv/movies/buying music and they know it. Hollywood, banks, lawyers, and energy companies are making a killing under Obama.
Report Post »Conservawhat
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:57pmReally? I always thought that Republicans are the rich blowhards that don’t give a damn about the middle class. Corporations that don’t pay taxes. The rich get taxed less than I do. Republican’s like big Corporations because they give them bookoos of money for saving them billions. Who cares about the planet I won’t be here in thirty years. Except I will be and your children will be also to deal with your ignorance.
Report Post »curtmavi38
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 3:53pmI don’t care how good an actor he is, when his name or face comes on tv I change channels. I won’t waste my time with his elk.meh
Report Post »Mannax
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:38pm*sighs* He is a moron.
Report Post »StevenL1955
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:38pmHe has to stop smoking all that weed, it kills brain cells
Report Post »salvawhoray
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:38pmWell it looks like the gerbil made it’s way through Richard’s colon and started eating his brain.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:45pmDang it, you beat me! Good line.
Report Post »flsnipe
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:49pmthats great!!!!
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:55pmStill laughing.
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:20pmSALVAWHORAY,
Richard Gere has issues! It is unfreakingbelievable to me that he could be such a mindless twit!
Hmmm….,good actor,clueless in all other areas of life. I think Gere is an IDIOT SAVANT!
He is just another spoiled, smug American that abets the demise of our country.
Please Richard…,go to Nepal and live with your bestest hero in the whole wide world. Why are you still here sucking up what remains of the largesse of the greatest country the world has ever known ?
You have no appreciation of the U.S.A.. Just go.
Report Post »flsnipe
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:37pmDoes this surprise anyone? He’s a Douche
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:42pmThe Gerbil Man, has perfected his CA. Representative roll, He would
fit right in, standing behind Nancy Pelosi..with the Boy’s…
Hollywood in politics should not be allowed !!!! not a good mix..
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:37pmRichard you been smoking some of that California medical funny stuff!! go to the hard hit places and this country and you will find the answer to your question about Obama!!! Can’t believe anyone would say such a ignorant thing like that!!!
Report Post »Alky
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:37pmGere must be smokin’ the same stuff Michael Moore does LOL
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:37pmDefinetly an actor playing his role well.
Report Post »Bluenose177
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:37pmsee kids, drugs are bad mmmmkay
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:45pmIf he is not doing drugs maybe he should start.. what a MORON!
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 8:55amHave you ever noticed how actors wear glases to look like an intellectual. If they can’t act on screen what makes them think they can act in real life.
Actors are empty vessels. Plenty of room for the spirits of the deep- they invented cohabitation!
Report Post »The Trident Report
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:36pmWow. Gere really is an idiot.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:51pmTwo minutes of our lives we can’t get back, thanks alot Blaze!
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:53pmI can hardly wait until all these uninformed “turning the corner” pundits find out what is around that corner! Usually not nice to watch a glossy, bauble, make believe world hit reality.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 3:37amI hope we were seeing some good acting…..Great and Obama Laughable
Report Post »stogieguy7
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 9:44amRichard Gere, Mister ‘Free Tibet’ ends up being a bootlicker of the president who does all he can to finance the continued destruction of the Tibetan people. Ironic, isn’t it?
This is because all the drugs that these Hollywood idiots take ends up killing off so many brain cells that they fail to comprehend cause-and-effect. So, here you have the same guy who produces anti-China and “Free Tibet” films calling China’s lackey a “great president”. And not even recognizing the irony. What an idiot, right?
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 11:15pmGere and Obama may be alike in that Obama can‘t talk without his teleprompter and Gere can’t come up with anything intelligent unless he has a script in front of his nose. We all know the teleprompter is far smarter than the Prez. except it‘s a commie so we can’t trust his opinion of what’s best for the USA.
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:35pmRichard Gere is a left wing idiot.
Report Post »I never have and never will pay to see any movie he is involved with.
And let’s not forget his old “hobby”.
Locked
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:40pmHe’s had some pretty good movies, actually. “Pretty Woman” is a classic, and “Chicago” was pretty well done.
As for the gerbil urban legend, it remains that: an urban legend, and has no fact to it at all. Pretty amusing though!
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:40pmYou mean our greatest dictator… right?
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:41pmHey Gere , remember your Dalai Lama being disposed out hastily from back door, just like a bag of trash ?
Report Post »http://www.tibetsun.com/images/archive/2010/02/white-house-shows-disrespect-to-dalai-lama-pg.jpg
And you call yourself a Buddhist ?
You are just another left wing Hollywierdo looking for attention
cessna152
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:41pmPlease oh PLEASE… I want a reporter to ask “What has this President done for this country”?
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:42pmThis from a guy who has a most “unusual” “attachment” to gerbils!
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:42pm^____^____^
Richard Gere: washed up Hollywood has been now radical socialist pundit!
Hollywood needs to stfu Im sick of these ppl opening their mouths b/c in tv or movies they portrayed someone important or pretended to be a politician. I know GB and others are against boycotts but I am all for it. I will not watch any of this fools movies just as I have “disowned” Ahnold ( I once looked up to him not b/c of the movies but b/c of the success story and businessman). Heck I the beautiful Jessica Alba even turned me off when she opened her big mouth.
These ppl need to understand that there are consequences for their actions and opening their big mouths.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:43pmRichard Gere … one of the dumbest actors! Wow that’s saying a lot.
TEA!
Report Post »Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:46pmde·lu·sion noun \di-ˈlü-zhən, dē-\
Report Post »Definition of DELUSION
1: the act of deluding : the state of being deluded
2: something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
3: a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that is maintained despite indisputable evidence to the contrary; also : the abnormal state marked by such beliefs
lindathepatriot
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:47pmObama will be considered one of our great presidents by the Marxists if he succeeds in fundamentally transforming our nation into a Marxist state.
Report Post »Live_Free_orDie
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:49pmI‘d like to have what he’s smoking….Greatest President….WOW what a JA!
Report Post »ManThong
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:51pmNot an officer, maybe a gentlemen, but certainly an actor and an idiot.
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:53pmI.GASPAR
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:35pm
Richard Gere is a left wing idiot.
I never have and never will pay to see any movie he is involved with.
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I agree, time to take a stand against these idiots.
Remember this: Richard Gere Kisses Indian Actress On Stage, Causes National Uproar
Report Post »Bhaub
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:55pmEric_The_Red_State
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:46pm
de·lu·sion noun \di-ˈlü-zhən, dē-\
Definition of DELUSION
1: the act of deluding : the state of being deluded
2: something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
3: a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that is maintained despite indisputable evidence to the contrary; also : the abnormal state marked by such beliefs
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What does Christianity have to do with it?
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:56pm“He’s been able to juggle – let’s think of all of the problems that he’s had in his presidency,” said the actor. “You know, natural disasters, or international issues, domestic. He has found a way to change and flow to learn from every situation.”
Report Post »What? Caused natural disaters, or prevented them, beyond that, Obama has done NOTHING, but play golf or go on a vacation. This guy is like most of Hollywood, and living in a dream world, or on drugs, that they have no sense of reality.
oldasdirt
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:56pmWow! I thought that was Gary Buesy that had the bad wreck,and hit his head.
Report Post »I guess it was Gere after all.
shazam3
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:57pmI love it when old used up actors and sports figures consider themselves competant to advise anyone. They live in the sick life of fairytale Hollywood and coddled sports which we can see in the tabloids.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:59pmYeah, right…
And Richard Gere is probably one of our greatest actors!
LOLOLOLOL
Report Post »Disnylv
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:59pmI feel that big o bile in the back of my throat
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:01pm@want our country back.
Report Post »You are dead on.
Sometimes we can forget that every dollar spent on leftist’s movies only empowers them more.
Less people buying tickets reduces the impact of one of these “stars” like gere.
If you have a rodent problem, is feeding them a good idea?
Let them see what working for a living is like and then see what they think of the Chosen one.
jblovesAmerica
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:03pmwell said-and Gere’s background that gives him so much credibility-being a Hollywood actor??
Report Post »BHO was an empty suit before-he just proves it more each day in office.
If you owned a small to medium business-would you let him be your General manager-handling day to day operations is my only question to be answered by liberals.
JRook
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:05pm@cessna152 Thanks for the Russ and Glenn parroting. Any chance you can give me one instance or action that actually resembles those of a dictator. You know like bringing the country into a needless war based on lies and having the justice department fire staff based on political views.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:06pmWhere is this putz getting his information? Can he back up making such a statement about OBAMMY? No, because he gets his info from his Liberal Marxist friends and takes that for what it is worth, which is nothing. He has done no research on his own concerning OBAMMY. That, in and of itself, makes him a stupid person. SHADDUP, GERE!
Report Post »Jediusetheforce
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:08pmThe group he hangs out with is Hollywood..Go figure. Hollywood is soo bias..They would spit him out if he disagrees with their liberal views. Then again they are robots who all think the same and talk the same..Damn Fools
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:08pmNo, Richard, Obummer is DEFINITELY our country’s biggest mistake.
Now stay out of PetsMart!!
Report Post »GEW
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:11pmlove actors, so intelligent and highly regarded in their opinions. They cant do a thing without someone telling them go here, smile like that, turn head their, look here, no there, smile, sit down, stand up, oops you missed your lines, say this, like that, don’t do that, you were told to stop on the line, etc etc etc…..don’t you love them. And then we all adore and stand with baited breath to “hear their opinions” and pay them millions of dollars too-boot.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:12pmBo will be known as the most infamous potus EVER!
Report Post »JohnGalt
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:20pmObama has had no more issues than Bush had, except for the ones he creates for himself like pushing his left wing ideology.
Report Post »rangerp
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:21pmactors act like someone else, they play a part. They go to art schools, and acting schools. Why does anyone care what they think in regards to politics? It is like asking pro football players what they think of recent stock trends. While they may have an opinion, is it relevant?
We know that the majority of hollywood and the entire rock music industry are in bed with libs, democrats, and progressives. Stop listening to them.
Report Post »Obama Bin Lying
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:23pmRichard Gere loves Owebama.Need I say anything more?
Greatest President Ever? Probably Behind Jimmy carter
Report Post »KOCHLEFFEL
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:25pmIs that old fart still in the picture?
Report Post »Ari Ben TZion
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:34pmRichard Gere is yet another self-hating, Hollywood Jew. Who the hell cares what this piece of hara (צואה) says or does.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:35pmThe only thing Obama and most democrats have “done at excellent job” at is spend money they don’t have.
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:40pmWas the comment from Gere, or the gerbil? Hard to tell since both talk from their asses.
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:42pmIt’s worse than that….HE IS CARD-CARRYING NUTS. Probably looking for some publicity.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:43pmoops. should read “done AN excellent job”
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:50pm@JRook
One instance? Did Obama get approval from Congress to go into Libya?
Report Post »Wayne
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:52pmI am so disappointed in Gere, what as Obama done for our country? our unenployment is at an all time high, our credit is where its never been before, we owe more money than ever before, we are hated world wide. he is the kind that will vote for Obama in 2012.
Report Post »Obama Snake Oil Co
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 4:57pmAnother perfect example of why you shouldn’t used drugs…why he could be the posterboy for it.
Report Post »booger71
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:03pmAzDebi
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 3:42pm
This from a guy who has a most “unusual” “attachment” to gerbils!
Not for Hollyweird.
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:10pmI see Mr. Gere‘s Alzheimer’s has started to set in.
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:11pmWho care what the Gerbil says!
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:18pmGere said, “Overall, I think he’s done an extraordinary job. I think he’s going to go down probably as one of our great presidents.”
Report Post »Ya, in ****** Land,
He’s going to leave Office a Multi-Millionaire..not bad for someone born in Kenya.
and only God knows what kind of kickbacks he’ll get from GE, GM, Chrysler etc…
What a Joke !!!!! Oh, I forgot he‘ll probably be on Gore’s payroll, If not allready !
hud
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:20pmWe talkin gerbils here?
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:23pmActor Richard Gere : Dumber than dirt!
Report Post »teapartyconservatism
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:23pmGet into your fatigues Mayo. By the end of this weekend, you’ll quit… praising a usurper.
Obama’s Kenyan father precluded his being a “natural born citizen” meaning born on U.S. soil of U.S. citizen parents; he is further ineligible by dual citizenship for being born a British citizen pursuant to the British Nationality Act of 1948.[1]
The Art 2, Sec 1, exemption from being a NBC, “or a citizen of the United States …” wasn’t needed if NBC just means a citizen!
Each authoritative definition of a NBC stipulates citizen parents (plural). First Congress, Ses II, Chp 3, Sec I, 104, 1790: “the children of citizens.” Bingham, House floor, 1866: “of parents not owing allegiance.” Supreme Court, Minor v. Happersett, 1874: “of parents who were its citizens.” Senate Res 511, 2008: “born to American citizens.”
Congress is hiding behind the birth certificate controversy rather than act and jeopardize reelection. Their deceptive dereliction of duty was deftly codified by rhetorically requesting guidance from the CRS on just the birth certificate issue. The expected reply was the infamous Maskell memorandum.[2]
Demand congress support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic by removing Obama now!
1. Donofrio, http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=134881
2. Maskell, http://www.scribd.com/doc/41131059/CRS-Congressional-Internal-Memo-What-to-Tell-Your-Constituents-Regarding-Obama-Eligibility-Question
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:26pmHey Rich….you have a smudge on your face…yea, right their on the side of your nose…fudge smudge or something.
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:28pm@JRook………………
What about the drilling moratoriums in the gulf, defying court orders!
What about all of his czars issuing regulations as if they were laws and by-passing congress.
What about the regulations through the education department controlling our children.
What about regulations and treaties meant to skirt our constitution.
The man is pure and simple a marxist and needs to be removed from office!
Report Post »DirectlyUnPCman
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:32pmPerfect example of why we dont listen to Hollywood. Just because you have fame doesnt mean you are smart.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:35pmActually, Gere is correct.
Barack Obama is the greatest president who has a record of dividing the masses, lying to the public, destroying our economy, spending most of his time playing his sports and vacationing, bowing to Muslims, ramrodding legislation that no one wants, betraying our friends, breaking federal law, overreaching the Constitution, surrounding himself with radicals and Communists, and usurping the White House.
Now, that does take talent!
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:40pmDirectlyUnPCman………………………..
Report Post »And just because some politicians and Washington insiders went to Harvard don’t necessarily mean that they are smart either!
Dandylyon
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:48pmWhat else could the “gerbilman” say.I bet Obama really likes this kind of perv backing him.
Birds of a feather.
Report Post »CowboyExpat
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:49pmMaybe Richard can play “O” in a made for TV movie….what’s TV?
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:51pm.
Report Post »too many small furry animals forced to inhabit small dark round rooms in his past to believe anything he says. Where is PETA when we need then?
CultureWarriors
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:55pmHey Richard – leave the gerbils alone! You sick twisted freak!
Report Post »longhorn mama
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 5:59pmI guess he does not care much about the Dalai Lama after all.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:00pm@orkydorky Ah so lying to congress and the citizens to justify going into Iraq or the Reagan in the Iran Contra Affair is the way you do it. Got it. As far as regulations I’m not sure Obama has put through anymore or less than any other president. As far as drilling permits check the facts regarding the 200+ the industry has not acted on. Not sure how parroting claims and information put forth by corporate interests that seek to further concentrate wealth and degrade the US economy is regarded as insightful or useful.
Report Post »nosycophant
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:04pm@ locked you’re tripping right those movies sucked, though myself never a hollywood fan.
“He’s had some pretty good movies, actually. “Pretty Woman” is a classic, and “Chicago” was pretty well done.”
Report Post »Ethereal
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:08pmHe’s only saying this because it makes him feel good and he would get lots of criticism if he told the truth that Obama is in fact the most worthless Pres in history. It’s easier to lie and look stupid to those that know than it is to tell the truth and take the heat from your own kind.
Report Post »kayaM
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:17pmDarn, another star I will no longer see in movies. He’s proven himself to be a real dork! I will not and can not ever understand these progressives and their beliefs. They must have something really wrong with their minds!
Report Post »watchmany2k
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:18pmPretty moment II
Guy in a limo picks up a ho at the whitehouse
Once a john always a john
Imagine it took years of navel contemplation to come out with that brilliance
at least we know where he gets his shakra released these dayze
still the famous think they are important
Moth and mouse do their work, the worm is apparent.
Report Post »taz1668210
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:39pmAMEN!!!!!!!! I.GASPAR never like his movies.
Report Post »cassandra
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:42pmI thought Gere hated communist because of what they did to the Dali Lama? that goes to show how much Gere knows, obummer has surrounded himself with them. what an idiot
Report Post »ENCIINOM
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:45pmWOw. THe truth is obveously a big suprise to the conser blazers on this site. THe same people who made up the lie bout the gerbal. GO figure
Report Post »v-vet1968
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:50pmI give him 8 on the“you suck as an actor” meter
Report Post »101
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 6:59pmRichard Gere a peaceful loving man, talented actor but, he has a gerbil fetishist!
Report Post »Loubro2
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:03pmRichard Gere told the truth. Why are you mad about it? He is going down as one of the greatest presidents we have ever had. You candidate;G. Bush is going down as the worst president in history. Anbd probably the cleaning up of Bush’s mess is what makes Obama the best
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justright
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:18pmOMG and I used to love watching this guys movies. Well that’s the end of that. Don’t want to help support anyone who thinks BHO is a great Pres.
Report Post »Buck Bagaw
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:18pmYup, he’s relevant.
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Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:30pmOne of our great presi …
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Thinkingaboutit
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:35pmI never knew he was such a moron.. I need to get out more…lol
Report Post »mill
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 7:39pmGreatest?…did you speak with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama about this claim?…you remember, He was sent packing out the back door? Typical Hollywood liberal.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:22pmYou can bet one thing. I’ll never go out of my way to watch anything this left wing idiot does again. But wait……..I don‘t go to movies just to have the sense that I’m not supporting these people in any way, no way. The bigger they think they are, the harder they fall. Good luck on that safety net.
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:25pmThat line is used by any actor who wants to keep working in Hollywood!
Report Post »hayesstephen
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:39pmCount me in!!!!
Report Post »mikem1969
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 8:48pmHe has proven once again that he is a brainless moron.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:14pmRichard Gere is a loser.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:27pm.
“Richard Gere, probably not one of our greatest thinkers.”
Who said Gerbil? Shame on you.
Report Post »FormerLib
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 9:34pmSure, Rich…and gerbils will probably fly out your @ss.
Report Post »TheBMT
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 10:31pmto each his own, right? We can’t truly expect everybody to be the same. For what Obama has done some may say he is great. But many of us are saying he is horrible. I wouldn’t say he is the worst… just yet.
Report Post »ipsphxaz
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 10:37pmRichard who! What is he doing before congress? Go to China. Richy Geay!
Report Post »Edct
Posted on June 6, 2011 at 10:39pmAh….another example of an idiot left wing nut job liberall from CA with too much money and no brains trying to say something about politics…..remember these morons have enough money to fly and live on their private islands and don’t care about what happens to this country.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 12:27am“american buddhist” is just code word for smug hippie.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 1:40am@ENCIINOM
I am not one to usually correct people .. but either invest in a spelling dictonary or get spell check. You aren’t even close on most words with more than one syllable.
Report Post »phil1765
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 3:53amJRook
Report Post »YOUR freaking president volunteered us to go into Lybia and didn’t even bother to clear it with congress. Little Q&A here, did Bush go to congress before sending us into Iraq? Answer well yes he did and congress overwhelmingly approved it, if you want to keep on harping about the intelligence that led to us going in go ahead but also remember than Saddam had gassed the Iranians and the Kurds and those gasses are considered weapons of mass destruction. Using Bush as an example for anything just goes to prove what a moron you are because no one on here even said anything about Bush until you decided in all your wisdom to bring him up and I doubt seriously that anyone would try to defend him, but you using him to DEFEND BHO is beyond idiotic, everything that Bush did your boy has doubled down on, remember the patriot act and guantanamo? Get a real arguement based on current facts and quit living 10 years in the past numbnuts.
GulfPeg
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 5:16amI wish these idiots would stick to entertainment and not politics or drugs/alcohol. My list is increasing: Dany Glover, Shean Penn, Richard Gere, Charlie Sheen.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 6:21amwas Gere ever a Mousekateer ??? Just wondering
Report Post »because those kids all seem to be brainwashed
see Spears and Lohan for examples.
smithclar3nc3
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 7:20amAnd Gere bases his oppinion on what
Report Post »700,000,000,000 to create 686,000 25-40 thousands dollar a year jobs at a cost of 1,020,408 per job created.
How about ramming an Unconstitutional healthcare package down American throats through back room , corrupt deals and special interest waivers.
Maybe it was putting us in a third war without even going through Congress(something Bush never did)
Maybe it is his attempts are destroying America’s economy with a cap and trade package that would drive Americans energy prices through the roof.
Perhaps it was his moratorium that banned Americans companies from drill for oil killing thousand s and thousands of jobs all the while giving billiona to brazil to expand their oil drill and create more jobs in their country.
He77 I could do this for hour ,But annnny one of these examples could justify Gere statement…..NOT
Gere is obviously an idiot and so disconnected from reality that he dpesn‘t even know where he is and what’s happens to thr regular American.
cosette
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 7:22am@Jrook- How about permitting your A.G. to overlook blatant voter intimidation on the part of black thugs (“my people”) based solely on skin color? Hummmm!
Report Post »penismightier
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 8:20amWas it the new HuffPo lady that Glenn hired who chose the picture for this story? Did you all notice how the reporter, his microphone and Gere were positioned? That sure isn’t very nice and I wonder if Glenn would approve of that type of thing? Anything for a web hit I guess.
Report Post »HUGGINGMYBABIES
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 9:54amOh dear Richard…..What would Hatchi do? Obama is NO Hatchi…….and you my friend are not an expert on Tibet. Now shoo along back to Glitterville and make us another movie to keep us happily distracted.
Report Post »obama-mecca-me-sick
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 11:32amBankrupting America = great president. Another Hollywierd MORON !!
Report Post »Who would Jesus bomb?
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 12:37pmAnd Richard Gere is undoubtedly one of the stupidest human beings of all time. Do actors and actresses just like to say stupid cr@p??? I always thought this dude was smarter than that.
Report Post »saneasylum
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 7:08pm@ IGaspar
Report Post »Oh no spare the Gerbils…………..
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Posted on June 7, 2011 at 7:57pmRICHARD GERE and BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA … I now pronounce you AMERICAN and KENYAN. The Kenyan may now rape the American.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on June 7, 2011 at 8:29pmand that my friends is one of the big reasons theater revenues are down 20%….
We so sick and are tired of hearing from the LIMO LIBERALS who have …. NOTHING TO LOSE !!!!
Report Post »TexasTrollSlayer
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 9:01amRight on, Right on, as Rush would say. I never understood why you seem to be able to express your opinion when your from Hollywood. You get in front of a camera and play pretend. The public pays money to escape reality for awhile. That is what Hollywood is supposed to do. Then their ego kicks in and they think we care what they think on a personal level? Couldn’t care less what an actor or actress thinks. Get over your narcasistic self please:) Oh, and tell Sean Penn also. He really anoys me:)
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