Look who showed up to see Obama in Charlottesville.

[Playinghardball]

President Barack Obama reacts after recognizing actress Sissy Spacek in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 29, 2012. The President happened upon Spacek while greeting people following a stop in the town.

[liberal N proud]

1. The republicans can keep Clint Eastwood

[klook]

14. +1

... although if the character "Carrie" were to appear at the Republicon convention, the results might be interesting.

[robinlynne]

23. forget carrie, remmeber the union girl!

[freshwest]

41. That's what I remember her for...

[SheilaT]

44. Union girl?

If you're thinking Norma Rae, that was Sally Field.

[freshwest]

46. I knew that, but I did she did a remake. No time to look it up.

Whatever anyone says, fine with me. Still, she's holding up very well and I'm pleased at the crowd with Obama there. And that some are certain that Romney will win, is very depressing.

[Cha]

55. Don't pay attention to the Defeatist Attitudes

of those people. I'm just glad that the Obama Teams across our Country don't have them..nor does President Obama and VP Biden.




Charlottesville, VA August 29, 2012

Pics thanks to the Obama Diary
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/08/30/this-and-that-35/

[onecent]

57. Thank you SO MUCH for these pictures..it makes me feel

so good to see them.... The repubs DO NOT SEEM excited or passionate about ANYTHING however
I do not trust their ethics re: following voting rules...

[freshwest]

60. Thanks, Cha! I have a friend who has just joined OFA in her small red town, too!

I'll add those pictures to my NC folder and screensaver. These are all so uplifting! ((((Hugs))))

[Cha]

63. There's been lots of heartwarming pics

of those attending Pres Obama Rallies so far this Election Season and there will be a lot more.

The best place to find them, freshwest, is The Obama Diary..

http://theobamadiary.com/

[freshwest]

64. Videos, too! Kadie was asking where to find more pix since the site she was using quit hosting them.

I have some videos to post. Thanks!

[Amonester]

78. WOW that's a keeper link! Thank you, so much! (n/t)

[Historic NY]

68. Looks like there is more there than the RMoney convention.

[robinlynne]

47. I know, but Sissy did a union or justice film too. as did Cher.

and coalminer's daughter.

[SheilaT]

49. Coalminer's daughter had nothing to

do with unions. It was about a country singer.

I do like Ms. Spacek's films, I hasten to add, but I'm wondering if there's one of hers I'm drawing a blank on.

[The_Counsel]

53. Are You Thinking of "Silkwood?"

That one starred Meryl Streep.

[robinlynne]

85. ok. I'm senile. i give.

[EC]

52. In "North Country"

first sexual abuse case (coal mining) the unions won.

[AnneD]

70. Coal miner's daughter...

The story of Loretts Lynn. Her most unforgettable role. Talk about a pro Democrat pro union film. The poverty miners endured and the fight they fought to unionize....modern dems could take lessons.

[Bohunk68]

15. Going the rounds on fb

is a thing by Clint Eastwood saying that Marriage Equality is nobodies business except the people involved. That got a "like" and a "share" from me. He may be a dick on some things, but he stands behind Marriage Equality.

[grantcart]

21. and then does everything he can to help the people who are trying to kill it.

[progressivebydesign]

24. It's not that he's that magnanimous or open minded, he's a hardcore LIBERTARIAN.

That's why. Sadly with guys like that, it also means that he is against public schools, WIC, County Health clinics, etc. etc. etc.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

25. How can you not think he's full of shit on marriage equality when he continues to support a party

that wants to do everything in its power to ensure that marriage equality never becomes a reality?

Clint Eastwood is a hypocritical ass. While I appreciate that he's on the right side of this issue, he talks out one side of the mouth when he supports a party that thrives on hatred and bigotry.

No, thanks!

[ZombieHorde]

31. Until recently, the Democratic Party was against marriage equality.

We voted for a guy who was against marriage equality at the time.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

34. You're missing the point. Marriage equality *IS* in the Democratic Party platform.

Clint Eastwood is supporting a Republican Party that *explicitly* shuns marriage equality in their platform. He is supporting a presidential candidate who is explicitly against marriage equality. Not only that, the Republican Party doesn't even support civil unions.

And we now have a president who not only supports marriage equality, he has directed his Justice Department to stop enforcing the Defense of Marriage Act.

What don't you get about that?

[ZombieHorde]

37. It wasn't in 2008, so we supported a presidential candidate who was explicitly against marriage

equality.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

43. Oh, I see where you're at. This is about your hatred of the president. You're so transparent.

Off to ignore you go...

[ZombieHorde]

45. The vast majority of my posts concerning President Obama are very supportive.

I have even made OPs arguing why I think people should vote for him here on DU3.

So, I am not "transparent," you are just simply wrong.

[Politicalboi]

51. Do we know for sure

If he's going to vote for Rmoney? Maybe he's just taking the money. Clint is probably getting good money just to show up. He IS the star tonight. Eastwood is going to bring the ratings in.

[Drunken Irishman]

79. The difference is that the Republicans actively oppose marriage equality...

Obama has never, even in '08, actively opposed it. In fact, he came out against measures to ban gay marriage. Not only does Romney not support gay marriage, he supports banning it and has even gone as far as to endorse an amendment to the constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman. Obama and Biden never, ever went that far.

You can dismiss that, of course, but I think we know where Obama stands on marriage equality and gay rights - as we do Romney and they're nowhere near each other ... even if you include '08 Obama.

Bottom line, Romney now opposes marriage equality AND civil unions. That's not even comparable to Obama's stance on the issue four years ago.

[xtraxritical]

32. Clint Eastwood has very little formal education and it shows.

[Walk away]

74. He's barely verbal at this point.

All of those leeches who live in his house should keep him home from now on. It's embarrassing!

[NYC Liberal]

26. Repubs can keep all their "celebrities"

[xtraxritical]

33. Yesterday Martin Bashir chose to interview Stephen Baldwin, WTF?

Giving any credence to an under educated grade C- actor is just stupid MSNBC. What's going on over there?

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

35. In Marty's defense, he eviscerated the guy, unlike some of these more timid Democratic who are

afraid the offend the poor, little Republicans.

[DefenseLawyer]

42. The other day Thom Hartman interviewed Chuck Woolery, former gameshow host turned crackpot

Who knew he was even alive. But turns out he is alive and really, really dumb. Just imagine how stupid you think the former host of Love Connection probably is and multiply that by about 50 times. He's giving Stephen Balwin a run for his money on stupidity. He's for privatizing medicare because "we know that anything the government is involved with is inefficient". Hartman told him that actually the V.A. was the most efficient healthcare system in terms of cost and overhead and that Medicare overhead was about 3% as opposed to 30-40% for private insurance companies. Boom. No response. Interview over.

[hifiguy]

48. One of my favorite liberal Dem celebs is missing!

My longtime crush Valerie Bertinelli, who is a lifelong liberal Democrat.

[NYC Liberal]

59. Oh there are LOTS more!

[SteveG]

73. As a kid, she lived two blocks from me in Ashburn Hills, DE.

Of course I didn't know it at the time, and she was 10 years younger than me... (I was born in 1950). She is such a babe at 52.

[freshwest]

61. Left out Brad Pitt, didn't you? And is Nuggets in his pants in the second group of uglies?

Hey, but at least you got me another cross section of Liberal Democrats to look at! Thanks!

[JoeyT]

80. I was looking for Pitt and didn't see him.

They left Busey off the Republican side, too.

I know I'd take advice from this guy:

[awoke_in_2003]

71. I guess the steroids...

finally got to Mickey Rourke

[MADem]

75. Those liberal Dems aren't representative...

There are famous people who are a bit deeper in hue that also support the President. This is a pretty light white representation, over all...where are Oprah, Don Cheadle, Spike Lee, Beyonce, Morgan Freeman, etc?

[1-Old-Man]

50. and they can put Ted Nugent right next to him, one to shit on and the other to cover the pile.

[grandpamike1]

67. But

If you dig into Eastwood's past statements and beliefs, you will find that he is pro-choice, pro gay marriage, and really is an old time Eisenhower Republican and a RINO. They are to stupid to see, just like when Bush thought Springsteen was singing a pro Republican anthem until they figured that he was not, or like Colbert, who they thought was a die hard Republican. They never will get it, so, I suggest that we just see Eastwood's appearance for what it isn't.

[Paper Roses]

2. Wahoo. Good folks in C/ville n/t

[uponit7771]

3. If Clint does speak at RNC convention then I'd want Spacek to speak at DNC convention...

...the visuals alone would be noteworthy

[Tennessee Gal]

5. I like that idea!

[My Pet Goat]

30. That's actually a great idea!

Assuming she was up for it -- wanting to become very publicly associated with Eastwood again -- probably not. Still, if Eastwood spoke at the RNC and Spacek actually spoke at the DNC, I think Spacek would get the same if not more attention.

[efhmc]

4. Those folks got lucky. Two wonderful Americans at once.

[Sanity Claws]

6. Sissy is tinier than I expected

She looks 5'2" or so.

Great actress.

[Bertha Venation]

7. Come see the White House. Bring your Oscar.

"I've always wanted to see an Oscar."

[skeewee08]

8. WOW

She looks Gorgeous!!!! We Want Spacek!!! We Want Spacek!!! We Want Spacek!!!

[hamsterjill]

9. I've loved everything that she's ever done!

From Carrie all the way to The Help!

Glad she's on our team!!!!

[qb]

10. Yay Sissy! Now I'm in the mood for Sissy movie marathon

[Glorfindel]

17. Me, too! Starting with "Blast from the Past" and ending with "Carrie"

and definitely including "The Grass Harp." Sissy is wonderful.

[kooljerk666]

29. Blast from The Past ***** outa 5*s

A wonderful flick & a salute to the golden years of Sci/Fi movies.

If ya liked Blast from The Past, you would probably like Matinee, w/ John Goodman & Kathy Moriaty.

A flick about a flick w/ the cuban missile crisis thrown in. Also has Kevin McCarthy (INvasion of the body snatchers), Robert Cornthwaite (The Thing from another world, and William Schallert (Man from Planet X, Ambulance guy in THEM! & Mean guy in StarTrek TOS, Trouble with Tribbles episode).

[Glorfindel]

54. Thanks! I haven't seen it, and will definitely check it out

It's going in my NetFlix queue.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

11. Local girl

OK, "Local woman," but the commonly used newspaper terms are "Local boy makes good" and its feminine variation. With that out of the way, I think she lives out around Cismont or Keswick.

[nolabear]

12. Romney hashis coal miners, we have their daughter!

Of course if she could go all Carrie on the RNC tonight that would be good too.

[mlevans]

16. I think not.

The owners have the miners. They did not seem especially enthusiastic over being basically forced to attend Mitt's rally. But I'd like to see that Carrie performance as well.

[nolabear]

28. Yeah I know it was forced. Another travesty. Another "We OWN you"moment.

[Dont call me Shirley]

66. The miners were forced to attend on a day off with NO PAY!

How's that for a rethuglycon!

[avebury]

13. I'd rather see a Sissy Spacek movie any day then Clint Eastwood. nt

[beveeheart]

18. I used to live in Charlottesville

and would see Sissy Spacek from time to time. Friendly lady.

[TahitiNut]

19. I love her body language.

She's immensely enjoying the "joke" of greeting him in the rope line ... as he plays "look at this person" to the staff.

It's such a playful and pleasant tableau. Love it.

[Surya Gayatri]

20. One of the best film actors in the last 40 years...

(After Meryl Streep, of course, but she's in a league all her own.)

Spacek took a break from her career to raise her family and has never got back to full speed.

Wonderful dramatic actor. If you've never seen her in "The Straight Story"-1999, it's worth the trouble. Her performance is a little understated gem.

[Care Acutely]

22. I absolutely love the President's expression :-)

[dogknob]

38. "This is great... I hope I don't say anything that pisses her off...

...she might set me on fire with her mind!"

Seriously, though... great pic!

[madokie]

27. Yeah Sissy

repukes can have the gun man eastwood and the dickhead JR williams

[gateley]

36. That is so cute that she just got in the line with her fellow citizens! Thank God Obama recognized

her! .

[The River]

39. She Is Just Another Local Citizen

This town sees so many "celebrities", in residence or simply visiting, that we tend to
ignore their celebrity and just treat them like ordinary folk. I think they appreciate it.

[SoCalDem]

62. She's never been a pretentious sort.. and I also love that she's aging naturally

and gracefully..

[treestar]

40. That is so cool

She looks terrific!

[Cha]

56. Thanks Playinghardball! I love the look

on their faces!

[Cass]

58. How cool is she to just be in the crowd without all sorts of fanfare?

I love that about this story.

[polichick]

65. Anyone know what he said?

[spanone]

69. met her back in the 80's...very gracious lady

[JI7]

72. i love that pic

[kitt6]

76. The Prez is still the sexiest man

in Politics.

[JI7]

77. What a Contrast that Picture and Everyone in there is to the RNC this Week

[iemitsu]

81. both are so human,

approachable and friendly. at least they appear so compared to the elites that parade around as republicans.

[BootinUp]

82. I always liked her. nt

[RagAss]

83. Just watched her with Martin Sheen in "Badlands" the other night, Terrence Malick's first film.

A must see film, if you never saw it.

[Catherine Vincent]

84. I like that pic