This past Friday, the reliably horrid Howard Dean appeared on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” where he shared his thoughts on the staggering success of “American Sniper”:
Transcript:
“There is a lot of anger in this country, and the people who go see this movie are people who are very angry … I bet you if you looked at a cross-section of the Tea Party and people who go see this movie, there’s a lot of intersection.”
Actor and proud military supporter Gary Sinise has something to say to Howie:
To Howard Dean,
I saw American Sniper and would not consider myself to be an angry person. You certainly have a rig… http://t.co/TrZSeBFcc1— Gary Sinise (@GarySinise) January 26, 2015
Full message via WhoSay:
To Howard Dean,
I saw American Sniper and would not consider myself to be an angry person. You certainly have a right to make stupid blanket statements, suggesting that all people who see this film are angry, but how is that helpful sir? Do you also suggest that everyone at Warner Brothers is angry because they released the film? That Clint Eastwood, Jason Hall, Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller and the rest of the cast and crew are angry because they made the film? Chris Kyle’s story deserved to be told. It tells a story of the stress that multiple deployments have on one military family, a family representative of thousands of military families. It helps to communicate the toll that the war on terror has taken on our defenders. Defenders and families who need our support. I will admit that perhaps somewhere among the masses of people who are going to see the film there may be a few that might have some anger or have been angry at some point in their lives, but, with all due respect, what the hell are you talking about?
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@GarySinise Well said!
— Dawn Moore (@dmoorervs) January 26, 2015
@GarySinise Very well said Sir ????
— dennis bradshaw?? (@pop_dennis) January 26, 2015
@GarySinise I completely agree with. Wonderfully said.
— lori wood (Hauger) (@mankea) January 26, 2015
@GarySinise bless you, Lt Dan.
— Suz (@suz_b31) January 26, 2015
@GarySinise that was pure awesomeness. Well said.
— Andi (@Miss_Andi) January 26, 2015
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@GarySinise For the men who I know and Served in this Specialty,that is Operationally Needed.Thank You. You treated him better then deserved
— Michael L Carson, Sr (@MichaelLCarson) January 26, 2015
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text.
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