So he’s an expert on gun rights, now??

Good God....

Evidently he has deposed Sleepy Joe, is now President, and is giving a press conference from the White House. I was like Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and turned the sound up for a couple of seconds and heard "responsible gun control" or some such and turned it off.

I was walking around Uvalde one day, and a local informed me that Matthew was a native of Uvalde.

Multi-millionaires who’ve spent the last 25 years living in a made-up dream world, telling folks “Give up your rights! Give up your means of self-defense! The Govt has your best interests at heart! For the children!!”

Over half this country is willing to pizz away 250 years of blood and sweat for fake “security”...

Correct

Okay then, him being used as a prop/propaganda spokesman makes sense now.

He is a Dumass

Hypocritical twat.

Matthew is a scatterbrained goofball who got infected with the Hollywood 'disease' of being self-important and relevant to current political issues. He is a trained speaker, but he is not educated on constitutional issues despite his earnestness. He should be embarrassed for himself, but that part of his humanity has been washed away by the accolades laid upon him.

He plays pretend for a living.

Actors rarely have a passing relationship with reality. Reagan was one of the few exceptions but he really had a short stint in Hollywood. Mathew wouldn’t be my pick for any government position. He was courting running for governor but I hope he abandoned it.

I suspect that a sordid past involving booze/drugs led smarter people to convince him to abandon that fantasy. Texas had enough of that kind of person when Ann Richard's was governor, the Texas GOP wouldn't give him a pass for that nonsense.

Movie stars are experts in one thing only. That’s acting. They have a platform and can’t resist running their mouths.
Hasbeen

FMMcC

McConaughey claims Uvalde much more than Uvalde claims him.

Usually when he's on his high horse about something and wants people to think "He's one of them"...

In reality he's just another actor who doesn't know chit about reality.

Can I call him Beto too?

Thinking that “common sense gun control” WhateverTF that is takes no intelligent thought because those that espouse such ignorance in the face of overwhelming term data are incapable of deep or intelligent thought. The data from the 1994 (or whatever year) assault weapons ban doesn’t bear out the facts to support their current attempt. It’s an emotional response that ignores the things that could actually contribute to real improvement. They can’t take their small minds off of the object. They act as if it’s the object that dictates the outcome and ignore the fact that it’s the human behind it that dictates the outcome.

Is Alec Baldwin among Biden’s advisors as well?

I even saw some ball coach espousing plans for gun control....everyone is an expert, but no one has the answers.

Remember, the actor is the modern iteration of the court jester aka the fool. As true now as it was then.

You know.

https://blogs.transparent.com/latin/being-an-actor-in-ancient-rome/

Salvete Omnes! After the Emmy’s this weekend, where we have seen actors and actresses honored and pampered, so we’re gonna be looking at the life of actors in Ancient Rome and just how different it was for them.

Ancient Roman plays were almost always performed during ludi (“games”). Because the Ancient Romans did not have weekends for times for relaxation or merriment games and festivals were the opportunities for them to relax and enjoy festivities, including the art of theater. Actors would perform tragedies and comedies for crowds along with music in the background, creating a lively and enthralling scene.

However, instead of honoring and respecting actors as the Greeks had, the Romans had a very different opinion of the acting profession. It might be difficult to imagine how Roman society, infamous for its indulgence and extravagance, would find a single profession as morally unsavory. Actors, in Roman society, were considered to hold a lower, dangerous status and were often avoided.

Ironically, the emperor Tiberius, definitely not a man known for his chaste nature, once urged those of high society and actors to avoid interacting with one another. Julian the Apostate would later prohibit pagan priests from attending theater so that the theater and actors did not receive any elevation in status because of their attendance.

Actors were often born into the profession, as was typical in Roman society where children usually took up the profession of their parents. The profession, however, was a very interesting one to take up. Actors, probably adding to their bad reputation, had license to behave very badly on stage and even mock politics.

If you’re familiar with the history of theatre in Europe these trends and patterns might seem familiar. Another trend was the avoidance of casting women in plays. In the early Republic, women did not work as actresses. However, in time, women took to the stage. One actress, Acte, even went on to win the favor of the emperor Nero and became one of his favorite concubines, proving that the place of actors and actresses in society was a strangely volatile one.

For all of this consideration given to the Ancient Roman actor, there were generally no permanent theaters in Rome where actors would perform until 55 B.C.E. This was because it was a common opinion that spending too much time at the theater was detrimental to a populace’s character.

Entertainment and drama were adored in Ancient Rome, but the performers of these entertaining feats were often belittled by higher society or perceived as morally unclean. Interestingly, this is a pattern of thought that continued in Europe for centuries and there may even be some traces of these sentiments in today’s society. Its always interesting for a historian to see how the past reflects the future.

I for one am deeply disappointed. Usually, a forum thread that has some celebrity's name as title means that he/she/it has assumed room temperature.

And let's not forget LeBron . . . . . .

McConaughey Is a Fuqking Idiot. Always has been.
Fuqk that Libertard POS.

I’m not sure but if I remember not too long ago here there was a thread about him. Iirc he wasn’t a true liberal and trended to the right. In my opinion if you’re against any restrictions on the 2A you aren’t a real conservative but MM wasn’t the “usual actor liberal activist” like his recent speech would indicate.

This is the pound of flesh that he’s obliged to give and it’s done in such grandiose style as to allow him to still be marketable in Hollywood.

I don’t know MM other than as an actor. But the words I heard him speak today were ok with me. He commented on the many aspects of our degraded cultural that could be worked on or improved — treating mental illness, hardening the schools, return of family values, needing red flag laws (this Uvaulde guy gave plenty warnings that were ignored) etc. — all of these problems have the Democrats finger prints all over them from the last sixty years (my words).

He commented on the hijacking of the 2nd amendment by these sociopathic shooters. He wasn’t anti-the 2nd.

And, where — ever — are the feckless Republicans?

That was just the BS he put out himself when considering a run for Texas governor.

He played the "not sure which party to align with" card... But we were not fooled by his word games.

Same thing Beta O'Roarke pulled when he entered the governor's race saying he "really wasn't after our guns after all" ... But he's flip flopped on that again too.

Scum.

PREZACTLY!!! Libertard SCUM 😡

I listened to his speech, did not glean any misspoken agenda. I thought his offering made some sense. Am I about diminishing the 2nd amendment? NO, not even he’ll NO! But what I heard made some sense. Perhaps others listened to a different speech or did not listen period. But, it was well offered. Made some sense and I have given it much thought.
NOW, I am sure that there are those on this forum that do not agree. That is fine. I make no bones about your opinions.
I am a hunter, sportsman that has been a firearm enthusiast for better than some on this forum have been alive. I know, first hand, what it is to loose a child. Not by gun violence, but by a young man that had his head up his anal cavity. My son died in a car accident. He was a passenger. I KNOW the pain.
Also, I do not own an AR15. Am I against common sense ownership of any firearm....NO! What I am angry about is the blasted shoot ‘em up games that portray killing as a game. Yes, it is protected by the 1st amendment. But, WTF? My rant. MTG

This part of the Libertard Dumbasses “speech” told me everything I need to know:

“ McConaughey argued "responsible gun owners are fed up by the Second Amendment" and encouraged "both sides see above the political problem at hand."
“ We start by making the right choices on the issue that's in front of us today. We start by making laws."

Apparently, he doesn’t understand the phrase:

“SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED”

Fuqk him and the DemoRat’s. And anyone that doesn’t understand that phrase!

I guess he's become another actor on my FU list. Dwayne"The Rock" Johnson has been on there since he endorsed Bidumb.

Damn he's smart!

If only we'd had a law against murdering children...

So many tough guys around here can't see the forest for the trees. You act exactly like the progressive left.

And then there is this;

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-bulletin-heightened-threat-environment-violence.amp

Almost like,,,,

Never mind

Almost like they know in advance?

Well Barry, I aint commenting. Don’t wanna be confused with the tough guys.

They’ve got to have some way push their Commie Socialist Agenda 😡

LOL...

Yes, correct....and MM played on our emotions from a tragedy big time.....like Aces says, "it's the human behind it that dictates the outcome"...somehow, and I do not exactly know how, mentally disturbed people need to be on NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Check System), so they will never legally be able to own a firearm....how to do that is the hard part.....of course there are hatchets, knives, bows, hammers, you name it, but let's first start with the NICS vs guns vs mentally ill people....I remember an old congressman, maybe 30 years ago, advocating that schools should tag students that are showing abnormal behavior...he said, like a student bringing the head of a cat every day to school.....nothing came of it.

Just another mindless talking head behind a podium in the press room. He fits right in with his cohorts. He chose to enhance his image by choosing that platform and believes that his opinion is important. White women voters will swoon.


mike r

That quote is not what McConaughey said. What he actually said is that that "Responsible gun owners are fed up with the Second Amendment being abused and hijacked by some deranged individuals".

Although he said some things that could be taken as positives, there was no meaningful follow-through substance on those points. Mostly unhelpful generality there. I do not trust his agenda and his appearance seemed too much like an ego-centric show biz guy trying to capitalize on a tragedy in his birthplace - to grab center stage.

Even with that, he should not be misquoted.

I didn’t watch the Libertard’s mindless speech. The quote was from a article on his “speech”.

I will give up my guns when all of the government gives up their bodyguards guns. The same thing for any movie star or singer that has body guards. If we can’t own them then they can’t either!

Understandable - you repeated the misquote made by someone else. Double damage. I merely said that he should not be misquoted.

So, you are ok with red flag laws which absolutely trounce on due process? Has your brain considered that perhaps such laws could be oh, I don't know maybe fugging abused by a particular group in power? Maybe give it a little thought, huh? Maybe instead as a culture we should think about the tranny perversion which is mental illness and not condone it but encourage a person to get help. Maybe we should rethink our commitment to stable, intact nuclear families where there is a father in the home. Maybe we should rethink having cowards as police chiefs who will stand there playing pocket pool while listening to 4th graders be executed by a madman rather than taking decisive action. Let's start with that instead of being lectured to by some numbskull Hollyweird whomever with no bona fides. How about that George?

"Play pretend for a living" I like that!!

“ McConaughey argued "responsible gun owners are fed up by the Second Amendment" and encouraged "both sides see above the political problem at hand."
“ We start by making the right choices on the issue that's in front of us today. We start by making laws."


I'm pretty sure there are a lot of "LAWS" that were broken by shooting up schools: killing people, trespassing, discharging firearms, etc......

McConaughey is great at pretending to be someone else. I think he's a bit of a kook himself though. Not sure why some think his opinion has any more weight than anyone else's.

I totally agree. If an article misquotes someone, it's usually on purpose and to drive an agenda.

However, actual quotes of him calling for more laws... More GUN laws is nothing but propaganda itself. "Common sense gun control" has been their mantra to dilute the 2nd Amendment for decades. Especially in the emotional aftermath of a tragic event like Uvalde.

The wake of such emotions has lead to far, far more unconstitutional gun laws than would even be considered worthy of legislation without the emotional attachment.

Here's the gist of his speech. He is 100% on board, and calling for gun control laws to be passed.



McConaughey doesn't need to be misquoted to be nothing but a gun grabbing shill in a bigger political agenda.

If they were not pushing for con control, they would mention the fact that far more people are murdered by bare hands than from all types of rifles combined.

"Assault Rifles" (sic) are simply the anti-gun first place trophy. Next will be handguns. Then shotguns. Then "sniper" rifles, ergo any rifle with a telescopic sight. AR’s are just the bottom rung on the staircase to total confiscation. They will use the same reasons and excuses each time.

The game is set.

Layers and Layers why not More..
The simple fact here just like Sandy Hook is people let down their Community..
In Chicongo people are letting down their Community..
In a Free Society that is breaking down Miscreants are just like planted Turnips they Pop Up ..
No more Laws are needed .. No Regulation are Needed there’s already plenty of That..
The Politician will give all the Red Flag you want ..
I love it when other people want to give their and your Constitutional Rights Away for a False Security..
The End Result will be you will have Neither..
No people Society is Crumbling from a Narcissistic Lack of Civic Pride and no Red going to bring it Back ..
It’s not their Thing..


Roll Them or They Roll You

When one dies it’s Sad .. When a Million dies that’s a Statistic..
That’s Cold.. Those Types are inside the Wire ..

Roll Them or They Roll You

Has Hollyweird quit promoting 'gun-violence' in movies?

From where does McConaughey's fame and fortune come?

When has Congress ever passed a low that actually made anything better? Red Flag laws are an opportunity for people and government to destroy any person they don't agree with.
Did the "Gun Free Zone" law stop this hellion from entering the school and murdering innocent children?
Did the "instant background check" keep or delay this kid from getting his weapons?
Did the Police act in a timely and appropriate manner to stop the tragedy?
Has the City done anything to punish the Police Chief that made the wrong call that cost the lives of those people?
We have too many laws concerning firearms as it is and they do not help in any way. Had standard protocol been practiced the boy would have never gained entry to the school without being challenged.
Had the Police done their duty correctly he would have never managed to amass such a high death toll.
Had MM kept his mouth shut on the incident I would've thought a lot better of him. I hate it when famous people use incidents like this to step on their soap box and tell us what we should do to fix any problem.
our society is sick and it has taken a long time to get to the point that life doesn't matter much to the majority of our citizens. We have had Antifa roaming the streets destroying property and murdering innocent people for a couple of years now and nobody has made an effort to stop them. The same is true of the BLM movement which has proven to be just another opportunity for people to get rich off of discrimination. Our government hasn't made any attempt to fix any of that so why would they attack an inanimate object and take our rights away? For the Acquistion of power and control.

Most of them today, really aren't that good at doing that either....

I haven't had much use for him, despite his accent....

a "dumb" republican is still smarter and has more common sense than an " intellectual" and "highly educated" democRat...

Don't forget that....

Red Flag laws are to serve one purpose.

To deprive citizens of a constitutional right without due process.

While just about everyone agrees that criminally insane people should have no guns, the rights guaranteed in our constitution, and the due process required to deprive us of them, are NOT part of any red flag laws.

Anyone remember the Salem Witch Trials?

If someone is criminally bent on destruction, and making threats toward such events, then... arrest them. Put them in jail, give them a trial, and about 5-10 years in the penitentiary. Problem solved, and without infringing the rights of 99.999% of citizens who have done nothing wrong.

I refuse to be punished for something I didn't do.

What is amazing about his ideas is we already have those laws he wants either nationally or locally and all unconstitutional. It goes to show his ignorance (Willful I'd say) and those who support what he says.

Two phrases to BEWARE of:

"Common Sense Gun Laws"

"Red Flag Gun Laws"

Wolves in sheep's clothing.

I remember an episode of SNL hosted by Jim carey where they produced no less than 8 spoof Lincoln car commercials throughout the show as carey played MMc doing deep thinking n driving.......

Hilarious

AHIOO wants to do something worthwile ha can start by stop spending $$$$$$$$, release the Patriots he’s had locked up for a year and go arrest all the looters/burners/those committing murder! The sorry a ssholes at DA office won’t prosecute and they should be charged with malfeasance of office!!

AHIOO aka a sshole in oval office!

M M is just another used-to-be headliner movie star trying to regain some of his former glory and relevance by jumping in front of a spotlight on controversial matters and voicing an opinion in a manner that would get the attention and approval of Hollywood insiders and bigwigs hoping it'll get him another starring role in a quality movie.

Mathew is part of the problem being a movie star.Hollywood glorifies guns and shoot them up scenes.Have you ever noticed how many people get killed in some movies or tv series?Have you noticed how they can kill people and have no remorse and go happily on with their day like nothing ever happened?The other problem is violent video games.Those games are really bad.The gamer becomes the killer.The more you kill the better player you are.It's all mind pollution.You put garbage in your mind,garbage is going to come out of your mind.Young kids are very influenced by all of this.Some kids may may idolize the characters and act out what they see in the real world.

The Hollywood types all live in a FANTASY WORLD, MM is no different. Rio7

Well...VarmintGuy is going to watch Top Gun a 7th time out of respect for Hollywood.

Funny how the idiot blathers on for 20 minutes before he gets to that statement every time he's interviewed.

Just amother fuggin liberal idiot trying to disguise himself.

All right, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT !

No, not all right. Stay in Hollywood, Matt.

kwg

God must have a heck of a sense of humor, He made so many stupid people.

The guy has called for an "assault weapons" ban in the past and then goes before the American public at a white house sponsored presser, at tax payer expense to push an anti second amendment agenda.

I've listened to him talk in interviews with Joe Rogan and others. The guy tries to cover with his "just one of us reasonable good ol' boys" drawl, but he just drips with narcissism.

Dude gets high and plays the bongos in the nude. Yep, can't make that schit up. He's not Texas, he's pure Cali and that about says it all.

Well stated

Did he say anything about the need to censor Hollywood to keep gun violence out of movies?

Bb

Don’t forget the fast airplanes.

Woo-weeeeee.

#dangerzone

Sheesh!

This is the gist of the entire issue, and has been for the past 60 years. There is an old saying, "Life is hard by the yard but a cinch by the inch." That is the motto of the gun grabbers. They say .....

"Look, all we want is your evil semi-automatic guns. You must give them to us." Later they say, " There's still violent crime committed by guns. We'll have to take your revolvers." After that, "We'll have to take your hunting rifles and target rifles. Afterward, "There is still violence in this country, we'll have to take your shotguns, and anything else we think is dangerous.

That is just common sense."

Inch by inch by inch by inch. Never forget, the communistnazis Never, Ever, Disengage.

L.W.

"he performers of these entertaining feats were often (belittled by higher society or - * delete*) perceived as morally unclean. "

Sounds about right.

Just read someone drove a car into a crowd in Germany, killing a teacher on a visit.

Will they be after confiscating autos now too, or just keep pricing the serfs out of the market?

In early Hollywood, one would see signs out on the yards of apartment buildings around Hollywood reading, "Apartment for rent. No dogs or actors."

L.W.

Just another UT fan, tea sipper, Boomer

Excellent post - very informative and useful data.

VP Harris’ replacement.

Not 1 inch..

Yep. And like all DemoRat’s, they never let a tragedy go to waste as an opportunity to push their own agenda.

How far left of center does one have to go to be considered a liberal leftist? Which Amendments is it ok to ignore?

That was my takeaway as well.

Mine as well.

He also said,

"We start by making laws that save innocent lives and don’t infringe on our Second Amendment rights. We start right now by voting to pass policies that can keep us from having as many Columbines, Sandy Hooks, Parklands, Las Vegases, Buffaloes, and Uvaldes from here on."

Can we have a discussion about guns without getting emotional or fired up about it? Kinda hard to when we are so divided and our side always seem to be the ones giving up our freedoms and rights.

There sure was a lot in his speech that the 24HCF would applaud on any given Friday night.

He was always a little too cool for school for me.

double, Yep.

He needs to clean up. His hair is greasy and looks unwashed. I don't take advice or value peoples opinions that are too lazy to bathe regularly.