> When asked if he would write his NYT op-ed again if given the chance, Clooney replied, “Yes. We had a chance. I wanted there to be, as I wrote in the op-ed, a primary. Let’s battle-test this quickly and get it up and going. I think the mistake with it being Kamala is she had to run against her own record. It’s very hard to do if the point of running is to say, ‘I’m not that person.’ It’s hard to do, and so she was given a very tough task. I think it was a mistake, quite honestly. But we are where we are. We were gonna lose more House seats, they say. So I don’t know. To not do it would be to say, ‘I’m not gonna tell the truth.’”
blackweebow on
It was a mistake for Biden to announce reelection 😭
This_Elk_1460 on
The mistake was him trying to run at all! Had we had a proper primary maybe we would have gotten a candidate that could have actually captured the moment. Not one that was forced to figure it out with half the time! All while trying not to step on Old Joe’s shoes.
jstop633 on
Why does he feel like his opinion matters? Who gave up their seat at the table? STFU Clooney. Stay in Italy and don’t pop off!
southendgirl on
LOL. Like anyone is going to forget what you did.
Ok-Flatworm4863 on
Shut up, Clooney! Nobody wants your opinion!
Socalshoe on
There was a primary. George must have been out of the country when it happened.
BlooregardQKazoo on
He can’t have it both ways. Either he was wrong to call on Biden to drop out, or he was right and the obvious replacement on the ticket was Harris. There was simply no time for a primary at that late of a date.
FFRIYL212 on
Oh thank god, I was losing sleep wondering what George Clooney thought about Harris replacing Biden. Crisis averted.
musteatbrainz on
Says the guy who tried to force it to happen.
goodcleanchristianfu on
>When asked if he would write his NYT op-ed again if given the chance, Clooney replied, “Yes. We had a chance. I wanted there to be, as I wrote in the op-ed, a primary. Let’s battle-test this quickly and get it up and going. I think the mistake with it being Kamala is she had to run against her own record. It’s very hard to do if the point of running is to say, ‘I’m not that person.’ It’s hard to do, and so she was given a very tough task. I think it was a mistake, quite honestly. But we are where we are. We were gonna lose more House seats, they say. So I don’t know. To not do it would be to say, ‘I’m not gonna tell the truth.’”
It’s not clear to me exactly what he’s saying was a mistake. He may be saying: 1) Someone other than Harris should have run; 2) Harris’ campaign strategy was a mistake; 3) The op-ed he wrote demanding Biden drop out was reasonable with what he knew at the time, but in hindsight was a mistake; 4) Having Harris step in *at the time she stepped in* was a mistake.
No-Target6084 on
Mistake was not having a primary to see who was the best candidate.
BasicWhiteHoodrat on
Hindsight is 20/20.
Biden wasn’t fit to run again and should have bowed out gracefully. That will be his legacy, sadly.
johnqadamsin28 on
She was a bad campaigner
OrcaHawk1 on
Fuck this dumbass backstabbing idiot
Parallel_Universe28 on
Seems a bit hypocritical don’t you think? I really wish he would stay quiet, be thankful that he’s rich and didn’t have his food supply abruptly cut off and just move on and deal with his guilt in silence.
Grand-Foundation-535 on
George Clooney can’t give me any political advice nor do I care what the fuck he has to say about the election he’s rich, white man and won’t be affected by any of the shit that’s going on!
BrianCruikshank on
S T F U Clooney. You and your ilk demanded Biden not run. We don’t want to hear it. You fkn amateur. You’re just like all rich people, just because you are famous and have money you have inject yourself and your pie hole into every situation that is way beyond your skill set. Sit down and shut up.
underthehillock on
Shut up, George. Once Biden was forced out, there was no other option. We were fucked either way.
stonewall_jacked on
Maybe we should stop letting celebrities choose our leaders, I dunno.
RuthlessKittyKat on
The man is currently dying of cancer. WTF.
Rustynail2001 on
He’s absolutely right America is still far too misogynistic for a female president. Even during the 2016 election the kkk stated they would vote for a black man before they would vote for a woman.
Ok-Temporary-8243 on
It was a mistake to let Biden run in the first place, George
Spaghettiisgoddog on
But what does Ja think about this?!!
callmekizzle on
The mistake was lying about Biden’s health and then not holding a primary for his replacement and just letting Harris assume the mantle without any democratic process
Blueberry977 on
We needed Gretchen Whitmer
EasyE1979 on
LOl wasn’t he the first to throw Biden under the bus?
Swayze_train_exp on
Dems had 4 years to do anything like idk pass bills to make sure Trump couldn’t run, making Trump go to daily hearings to talk about his role in January 6th like they did with Hillary in Benghazi, speed up his investigation with the DOJ, ect. Instead they sat and wasted time and let Garland do his thing which he’s absolutely useless. 4 years they wasted and they could have chosen someone to run other then Biden, but waited a few months before the election to switch Biden for Kamala lol
trixtah on
It was a mistake for Biden to appoint Garland
DJfunkyPuddle on
It was a mistake for the American people to be so fucking stupid.
Confident-Grape-8872 on
Harris wasn’t exactly set up for success. She did the best she could with what she had. Biden fucked us by even running in the first place. Any other democrat candidate would’ve won. Biden is just another political asshole that had too much hubris to get out of our way
Nietzsche_Peachy on
The mistake that Clooney doesn’t see, along with the rank and file Democratic Party, is they didn’t allow the people to have a say.
OkCaptain5152 on
Step up george !! Theres no one left
ShroedingerCat on
The mistake was him, and others, being the mouth piece of the top Dem backstabbers didn’t have the guts to talk to Biden early on, and fkd us all by staging a Coup to pick whomever they wanted after the primaries.
afraidofcheesecake on
Pretty easy thing to say now George.
Fun-Bag7627 on
I didn’t read the article. Does he suggest an alternative?
GatorNator83 on
People to the Dems: “Shouldn’t you start preparing for another candidate while Biden is still in office?”
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> When asked if he would write his NYT op-ed again if given the chance, Clooney replied, “Yes. We had a chance. I wanted there to be, as I wrote in the op-ed, a primary. Let’s battle-test this quickly and get it up and going. I think the mistake with it being Kamala is she had to run against her own record. It’s very hard to do if the point of running is to say, ‘I’m not that person.’ It’s hard to do, and so she was given a very tough task. I think it was a mistake, quite honestly. But we are where we are. We were gonna lose more House seats, they say. So I don’t know. To not do it would be to say, ‘I’m not gonna tell the truth.’”
It was a mistake for Biden to announce reelection 😭
The mistake was him trying to run at all! Had we had a proper primary maybe we would have gotten a candidate that could have actually captured the moment. Not one that was forced to figure it out with half the time! All while trying not to step on Old Joe’s shoes.
Why does he feel like his opinion matters? Who gave up their seat at the table? STFU Clooney. Stay in Italy and don’t pop off!
LOL. Like anyone is going to forget what you did.
Shut up, Clooney! Nobody wants your opinion!
There was a primary. George must have been out of the country when it happened.
He can’t have it both ways. Either he was wrong to call on Biden to drop out, or he was right and the obvious replacement on the ticket was Harris. There was simply no time for a primary at that late of a date.
Oh thank god, I was losing sleep wondering what George Clooney thought about Harris replacing Biden. Crisis averted.
Says the guy who tried to force it to happen.
>When asked if he would write his NYT op-ed again if given the chance, Clooney replied, “Yes. We had a chance. I wanted there to be, as I wrote in the op-ed, a primary. Let’s battle-test this quickly and get it up and going. I think the mistake with it being Kamala is she had to run against her own record. It’s very hard to do if the point of running is to say, ‘I’m not that person.’ It’s hard to do, and so she was given a very tough task. I think it was a mistake, quite honestly. But we are where we are. We were gonna lose more House seats, they say. So I don’t know. To not do it would be to say, ‘I’m not gonna tell the truth.’”
It’s not clear to me exactly what he’s saying was a mistake. He may be saying: 1) Someone other than Harris should have run; 2) Harris’ campaign strategy was a mistake; 3) The op-ed he wrote demanding Biden drop out was reasonable with what he knew at the time, but in hindsight was a mistake; 4) Having Harris step in *at the time she stepped in* was a mistake.
Mistake was not having a primary to see who was the best candidate.
Hindsight is 20/20.
Biden wasn’t fit to run again and should have bowed out gracefully. That will be his legacy, sadly.
She was a bad campaigner
Fuck this dumbass backstabbing idiot
Seems a bit hypocritical don’t you think? I really wish he would stay quiet, be thankful that he’s rich and didn’t have his food supply abruptly cut off and just move on and deal with his guilt in silence.
George Clooney can’t give me any political advice nor do I care what the fuck he has to say about the election he’s rich, white man and won’t be affected by any of the shit that’s going on!
S T F U Clooney. You and your ilk demanded Biden not run. We don’t want to hear it. You fkn amateur. You’re just like all rich people, just because you are famous and have money you have inject yourself and your pie hole into every situation that is way beyond your skill set. Sit down and shut up.
Shut up, George. Once Biden was forced out, there was no other option. We were fucked either way.
Maybe we should stop letting celebrities choose our leaders, I dunno.
The man is currently dying of cancer. WTF.
He’s absolutely right America is still far too misogynistic for a female president. Even during the 2016 election the kkk stated they would vote for a black man before they would vote for a woman.
It was a mistake to let Biden run in the first place, George
But what does Ja think about this?!!
The mistake was lying about Biden’s health and then not holding a primary for his replacement and just letting Harris assume the mantle without any democratic process
We needed Gretchen Whitmer
LOl wasn’t he the first to throw Biden under the bus?
Dems had 4 years to do anything like idk pass bills to make sure Trump couldn’t run, making Trump go to daily hearings to talk about his role in January 6th like they did with Hillary in Benghazi, speed up his investigation with the DOJ, ect. Instead they sat and wasted time and let Garland do his thing which he’s absolutely useless. 4 years they wasted and they could have chosen someone to run other then Biden, but waited a few months before the election to switch Biden for Kamala lol
It was a mistake for Biden to appoint Garland
It was a mistake for the American people to be so fucking stupid.
Harris wasn’t exactly set up for success. She did the best she could with what she had. Biden fucked us by even running in the first place. Any other democrat candidate would’ve won. Biden is just another political asshole that had too much hubris to get out of our way
The mistake that Clooney doesn’t see, along with the rank and file Democratic Party, is they didn’t allow the people to have a say.
Step up george !! Theres no one left
The mistake was him, and others, being the mouth piece of the top Dem backstabbers didn’t have the guts to talk to Biden early on, and fkd us all by staging a Coup to pick whomever they wanted after the primaries.
Pretty easy thing to say now George.
I didn’t read the article. Does he suggest an alternative?
People to the Dems: “Shouldn’t you start preparing for another candidate while Biden is still in office?”
Dems: “Nah we got this”
Then they immediately did not got this.