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Originally Posted by Adje
BTW I also don't know what Bono or Springsteen said. But Bruce has always been a vocal Democrat. So there would be no surprise if he is vocal during the coming elections. And the immaturity (again, I haven't heared anything he said) does fit the Republican candidate who hasn't stayed clear from stating his own immature opinions. And that's the Presidential candidate FCOL  |
I'm not sure what Andrew was referring to as "immature"- there was a Tweet going around that was attributed to Bruce, but it actually came from a satire account (which I think is hilarious, but that's beside the point).
As far as I know, there are a couple of things that Bruce has said publicly- he did call Trump a "moron", which I am shocked at, because Bruce just doesn't do that. I can only assume that he must feel very strongly about it for that to happen. Here's the article:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...-moron-w441761
I don't know if I'd go so far as to say he's a moron- one doesn't achieve what Trump has without some intelligence (though I agree with Caryl that it's more like "cunning"). Though Penn Jillette, whom I do consider to be very intelligent, has also stated that he doesn't think Trump is that smart. (He also said he was told that he wouldn't win Celebrity Apprentice unless he said he would support Trump in a presidential bid, and you see how that turned out.)
Here's also a link to what Bruce said on a Swedish talk show, and it's almost as if he put my own thoughts into words better than I could myself:
http://youtu.be/z-cpbxz7jlc (I find his comments to be thoughtful and not immature at all.) *See below for the full interview.
As an American, I do find it embarrassing that this is what some consider to be the "best" person for the job. I think we would be a laughing stock before the rest of the world if he becomes president, and rightly so. I never thought he'd actually get the nomination- I thought his own party had more sense than that.
Trump does what is good for Trump- make no mistake. He is excellent at telling people what they want to hear, and I'm stunned that so many don't see through it. He will latch onto any "cause" if he thinks it can get him attention and/or votes. For the first time in my life, I am genuinely worried about the possibility of a certain candidate getting into office.
Edit: The above clip of the Swedish TV interview is edited- the full thing is here- the discussion about Trump starts at 17:10:
http://youtu.be/1XZWmpWbinY (As an aside, I think this is the best interview I have ever seen Bruce do- the whole thing is very worth watching.)