GQ has a
Q&A out with Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio, who are
teaming up for a new movie about J. Edgar Hoover. Here's the
obligatory section about Dirty Harry's politics, interspersed with
Leo's frantic Global Warmingism:
GQ: [To Eastwood] You've described yourself as
a social libertarian. What does that mean to you?
Clint Eastwood: I was an Eisenhower Republican
when I started out at 21, because he promised to get us out of the
Korean War. And over the years, I realized there was a Republican
philosophy that I liked. And then they lost it. And libertarians
had more of it. Because what I really believe is, let's spend a
little more time leaving everybody alone. These people who are
making a big deal out of gay marriage? I don't give a fuck about
who wants to get married to anybody else! Why not?! We're making a
big deal out of things we shouldn't be making a deal out of.
Leonardo Dicaprio: That's the most infuriating
thing?watching people focus on these things. Meanwhile, there's the
onset of global warming and?
Clint Eastwood: Exactly!
Leonardo Dicaprio: ?and
these incredibly scary and menacing things with the future of our
economy. Our relationship to the rest of the world. And here we are
focusing on this?
Clint Eastwood: They go on and on with all this
bullshit about "sanctity"?don't give me that sanctity crap! Just
give everybody the chance to have the life they want.
Leonardo Dicaprio: It's the great diversion.
Politicians are masters at getting you to be on their side so that
you don't look at how big business?
Clint Eastwood: I love big business! [They
both laugh.]
Clint Eastwood: I love big business if it hires
everybody and does all the right things, and if they get off track
then they'll have to deal with whatever?
Leonardo Dicaprio: But they often do get off
track, unfortunately. See, now you've got us in a political
debate!
Thanks to Moose
of Reason for the tip. Reason on Clint Eastwood
here.
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