Iraq War Showdown: Bill Kristol Agrees to Debate Matt Damon After Actor’s “Idiot” Slam
by Andrew Breitbart
On Sunday afternoon Weekly Standard editor and New York Times columnist Bill Kristol — in an email exchange with Big Hollywood — agreed to debate Matt Damon on his Hollywood home turf after being informed the 38-year old actor ridiculed Kristol in an interview in the Miami Herald.
“He’s an idiot — he wrote that we should be grateful to George Bush because he won the Iraq war. We! Won! The! War!”
As the sponsor of the event, Big Hollywood is offering $100,000 to Damon (or to the charity or carbon credit of his choice) to publicly debate Kristol at a mutually agreed upon time, date and venue.
During the last election cycle the liberal activist Damon — who briefly attended Harvard University — also heaped scorn on John McCain’s vice presidential pick, Sarah Palin:
“You do the actuary tables, there’s a one out of three chance, if not more, that McCain doesn’t survive his first term, and it’ll be President Palin…. It’s like a really bad Disney movie, ‘The Hockey Mom.’ Oh, I’m just a hockey mom from Alaska, and she’s president. She’s facing down Vladimir Putin and using the folksy stuff she learned at the hockey rink. It’s absurd.”
Damon is no stranger to left-wing politics. His Oscar-nominated screenplay, “Good Will Hunting,” co-written with Ben Affleck, was inspired by anarchist Boston University historian, Howard Zinn.
According to Wikipedia:
Damon included a reference to A People’s History in his film Good Will Hunting. In a confrontation with his psychologist, played by Robin Williams, Damon’s character tells him: “If you want to read a real history book, read Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States. That book will knock you on your ass.” Damon also read the latter half of People’s History for an audiobook released February 1, 2003.
If Damon agrees to participate, Big Hollywood will work with both parties to secure mutually agreed upon the parameters of the debate (e.g., Did We Win the War in Iraq?)
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Posted Jan 26th 2009 at 9:04 am in Celebrity News, Entertainment, Featured Story, News, Politics, Reviews, Uncategorized, Video | 535 Comments
535 Comments
markjones - January 26th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Kristol will embarrass him
JohnFNWayne - January 26th, 2009 at 9:10 am
It’s hard enough to take Damon serious as an actor, let alone as an expert on foreign policy. Trey Parker and Matt Stone be proud.
Jack Bauer - January 26th, 2009 at 9:11 am
I’ll only watch if Big Hollywood can GUARANTEE, after the moderately liberal Kristol gives him a beating, Damon’s head explodes like his marionette in Team America.
Frank Moss - January 26th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Wow–we just found out Matt Damon is an imbecilic ass. What a surprise.
lihansen - January 26th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Thanks for doing this, Bill. You are my hero. This military family is so damned tired of wealthy, spoiled elitists tearing this country apart.
This family hasn’t spent a dime at the movies for the past 5 years and don’t know many others who have, either. But we wouldn’t miss you.
Thanks for carrying the banner. You are a true American Patriot in every sense of the word and we thank you for your service.
NOPity - January 26th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Damon never agree’s to this as he would get his butt kicked. Right or wrong, he would get his butt kicked.
Stacy - January 26th, 2009 at 9:12 am
C’mon, Damon! You’ve been called out!
Patrick from the right coast - January 26th, 2009 at 9:12 am
That would be great. But it won’t happen Damon has no GUTS.
He knows he would be beaten at every corner.
I love to see it happen.
TexGEOas - January 26th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Damon will be a no show.
He just likes taking cheap shots.
He can’t take rebuttal.
(Oooops, that’s most liberals)
Ian Ferguson - January 26th, 2009 at 9:13 am
I hope Damon gets a good script writer. Doesn’t seem like he can say anything intelligent on his own. Odds are he dosn’t accept the offer.
Eric in NJ - January 26th, 2009 at 9:13 am
I would be very surprised if Damon agreed. Most hollywood libs will only make their idiotic public proclamations to adoring fans in VERY safe environs where they will be lauded and NEVER, EVER challenged (eg. MSN, Bill Maher, etc). It would be fun to watch Kristol take apart this mental midget. oh, and of course let me remind you all…. “MAAAAAAATT DAAAAAAAMON”.
Infidel - January 26th, 2009 at 9:14 am
“he is an idiot”
One hell of a way to start a debate. I think that without personal attacks Mr. Damon wouldn’t have anything to say. Maybe he should stick with sniping from the press gallery.
INFIDEL
Peter Hughes - January 26th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Bill Kristol will totally pwn this washed-up punk in the arena of public debate. He’ll make Matt go crying to Ben Affleck for some “bromance.”
Joe Smith - January 26th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Please, oh please, let this be televised. Mr. Damon is a train wreck about to happen.
Citizen Soldier - January 26th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Matt,
You are a meat puppet, not a thinker. Shut up and act. If you keep running your yap, I will not be opening my wallet for your work.
And yes Matt, you do have the right to free speach. This is not about your right.
Citizen Soldier
Rob H. - January 26th, 2009 at 9:14 am
It will never happen. Liberals will only debate other liberals about their ideals, and even then it is only to reinforce them.
Mike Brown - January 26th, 2009 at 9:15 am
C’mon now! Who in there right mind (and in all honesty) wouldn’t want Sarah Palin to be President over Joe (Make It Up As You Go Along) Biden?
dmart - January 26th, 2009 at 9:15 am
See the Movie Team America for an accurate portrayal of Damon.
Gregor - January 26th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Damon will never show up. Hollywood celebutards never follow thru on stuff like that, if it’s a debate, or promissing to move to Canada, they never follow thru.
Altosh - January 26th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Bill Kristol forgot rule #4: Never argue with an idiot–people watching may not be able to tell the difference.
Susan - January 26th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Another Hollywood no-talent whose movies I will never see again!
DJ - January 26th, 2009 at 9:16 am
I’m surprised Kristol chose to waste his time bantering with that leftist idiot, but I’m sure it will be quite entertaining. The only way it could be better is if Ann Coulter took Kristol’s place.
sabre1pc - January 26th, 2009 at 9:17 am
Matt has bitten way more than he can chew. Let me just say “Matt, if it wasn’t for the Bourne Identity movies your acting career would have ended shortly after Stuck On You was released.
Rick - January 26th, 2009 at 9:17 am
Unlike the nightmare film that a corrupt in-experienced politician from Chicago becoming president? It’s a tough choice.
It’s really amazing that dopes like Damon make anti-government movies and yet want the government to take care of everyone?
Mark - January 26th, 2009 at 9:17 am
Wow, talk about a mis-match! Bill Kristol will pulvarize the little boy with a big mouth (Matt Damon)- can’t miss this one!! This will be like taking candy from a baby…LOL!
Marcus - January 26th, 2009 at 9:17 am
Mr. Damon, if he has the intestinal fortitude, is about to have his clock cleaned. Let’s see how he does without a prepared statement and has to rely on his wits, if he has any.
Gary Eaton - January 26th, 2009 at 9:18 am
This should be the preliminary bout.
The top of the card should be Algore vs. ANY so-called “flat earther”.
I would pay to see this.
Mikey G - January 26th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Another Hollyweird loudmouth that has no clue about the world. Who gives a F what Matt Demented thinks?.
TJinMD - January 26th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Matt Damon can read??!
Charlie Whitlow - January 26th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Maybe Damon should get the new “Duh! Moment” on planetconfusion.com, but then it’s hard to be Pelosi. Damon has shown what an ass he is by calling people idiots when he knows nothing about them. The guy is not very smart if he can’t allow someone else to have an opinion opposite of his own. I feel for his wife and offspring. Maybe he shouldn’t be reproducing.
Jack Russell - January 26th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Matt Damon lives in a world of fantasy. He opens his mouth before he turns on his brain. Bush has forever changed the middle east by freeing millions of Iraqis from murder, torture, rape, and genocide. If we’d done this years ago in Iran and Syria as well, maybe, just maybe, the middle east would be a better section of the world. If we’d done the same thing prior to WWII we wouldn’t have had the “holocaust.”
jbjm - January 26th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Damon would rather sit in his Hollywood mansion drinking the liberal’s favorite Kool-aid flavor — ignorance.
Drew - January 26th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Sounds great! I would love to see Matt Damon rip this guy apart. I respect Bill Kristol, but I honestly think in a debate Matt would win. Also, we have a long way to go before we declare victory. I think next we should have Dick Cheny vs. Bono.
Dax - January 26th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Kristol IS an idiot. If you really want a debate that sizzles, have Damon debate Rush Limbaugh. THAT would be a debate Damon doesn’t want to get near!!!
Texican - January 26th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Damon, you got served!!!
There is no way he’ll show. Actors, by definition, pretend to be other people and spew other peoples words…that is their skill. If Damon showed up, he could only go so far on lib talking points and sarcasm. Kristol would EMBARRASS him.
Philip Atlanta - January 26th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Damon will never agree- he’s too much of a coward.
Rob - January 26th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Matt Damon shamed, I’d pay to see that.
Darren - January 26th, 2009 at 9:21 am
C’mon Damon step up to the challenge… don’t be a sound-bite wussy.
Debra - January 26th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Damon went to Harvard? Heh! You are joking, right?
JW - January 26th, 2009 at 9:21 am
This should be interesting to see - since Bill will knock Damon a latch or two. Ignorance is no excuse for Damon - but then again he’s an actor and maybe he has his roles confused.
Scarpachee - January 26th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Damon the disgrace will wimp out. Bet on it.
Rob - January 26th, 2009 at 9:22 am
I would prefer these Hollywood celiberals to keep their opinions to themselves ON subjects they know very little of or nothing at all.
If one know certain subjects well, opine away.
Bruce - January 26th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Maaaaaat Daaaaamon!
Ha! This debate should be a hoot!!
NY - January 26th, 2009 at 9:23 am
It’s a pretty straight forward argument:
1. Dictator regime toppled, dictator and heirs killed
2. WMD not found/ area secured
3. Democracy installed, voted leaders legitimately elected and running the country for several years now.
4. Militant attacks way down, bombings down, infrastructure being rebuilt, oil still flowing
5. Al Qauda In Iraq leader(s) killed and imprisoned
6. US Troop levels decreasing
Yeah, sounds like a victory to me.
Ken - January 26th, 2009 at 9:23 am
If this actually happens it will be something I want to get a permanent copy of. It won’t happen of course. Matt Damon will never agree to this. I doubt his courage extends beyond a movie script. Matt, prove us wrong.
crash - January 26th, 2009 at 9:23 am
…ian ferguson…
i don’t know anyone in this town who thinks he really wrote good will hunting.
apparently i keep posting comments too fast?
Patriot - January 26th, 2009 at 9:23 am
There is no way in hell that Damon will ever show up. Celebutards never follow thru on stuff like that, if it’s debating, or threatening to move to Canada, if their candidate dosn’t win, they never follow thru.
Maybe someday one of them will, it would be great for the rest of us.
Vince - January 26th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Kristol will be embarrassed debating ANYONE informed. He is another right wing chickenhawk who lies like a rug
Bryan - January 26th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Bill,
It’s about time someone of your stature called out one of these spoiled sophermoric dime store intellectuals!
I’ll see you all at the coup de estat!
SeattleLiberal - January 26th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Bill Kristol may have a pedigree, but he has no balls. It is hilarious to watch Kriston beat his little girlie-man chest when he talks about America winning the war in Iraq!
None of Kristol’s children signed up to fight in either Afghanistan or Iraw.
My two son’s are fighting in Iraq and one will be shipping out to Kabul shortly.
From what my son’s tell me, all American troops are totally PUMPED about President Obama! They all hated GWBush, America’s first truly pansie POTUS!
Julie - January 26th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Bill Kristol could kick anyone’s ass in a debate. Why waste him on someone of Damon’s low intelligence?
Jo Morrison - January 26th, 2009 at 9:24 am
I would love to see Bill Kristol rip out his tongue, and beat him over the head with it!
Jack Bradford - January 26th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Kristol will take ‘lil Matt to the woodshed the same way Cheney slaped around that colmpete moron John Edwards in their debate.
Miko - January 26th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Damon’s statement on Mr. Kristol is carried in The Miami Herald interview. Inevitably, the quote will be picked up as a common narrative in news outlets plugged into the AP and Reuters. Our job is to make sure that this debate challenge receives corresponding media exposure. My bet is that Matt Damon will never have the guts to acknowledge this challenge.
Damon has proved that he can act as a sniper from afar. Let’s see if he can handle the close-quarters combat as well. Where his skills and knowledge will truly be tested.
Greg - January 26th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Damon’s performance, if he has the cahonnes to show up at all, will once and for all put to rest the idea that Hollywood has any intelligence in the political arena. They love the face time as they spout and that is the reason they do that. It gives them an arena with a popular timely reason - once the campaigns are over they disappear until the next one.
IndyThought - January 26th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Hmm… Someone better let Kristol know the old addage…
“Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level - and then beat you with experience.”
I hope they do debate and I hope they do show it on TV. Then all the brainwashed, people-worshipping liberals can see the difference between fantasy and reality.
dlbizzz - January 26th, 2009 at 9:25 am
No way Matt Dumasson takes this debate. He doesn’t have any facts on his side just Libtard propoganda. He would like a fool. He is avagina.
Vince R - January 26th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Matt Damon won’t know what hit him, will never know what hit him; but will FEEL that he won the debate because he be more smarter activister with adoring fans.
Jill - January 26th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Damon won’t debate. His mouth is bigger than his brain.
rebel - January 26th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Seems like Ben Affleck has learned to shut his mouth, I know he’s a diehard democract, but I do not recall hearing him going around insulting people who have devoted their entire lives to politics and policy. Matt, take a lesson from your friend, whom we are not ridiculing today. You may disagree with Kristol, but idiot he is not. His education and resume are outstanding.
CJ - January 26th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Matt Damon is a sad, uneducated, poorly informed Hollywood Communist. The poor imbecile will get eaten alive by Bill Kristol.
Only a fool would promote Howard Zinn’s anti-American, pro-Communist “history” book.
Poor Matt Damon, he does not know that Communism has murdered many more millions of people than any other ideology in the world!
Matt, what do you say to Mao Tsung’s revolution, the communist revolution in Russia, etc? The Nazis, an equally evil ideology, murdered about 20 million human beings. Communism has caused the death of over 100 million human beings.
and yes we won the Iraq War!
It is time to boycott imbeciles like Matt Damon and the rest of the uneducated, poorly informed, hate America Hollyweirds.
jim - January 26th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Matt Damon will get beat down so hard that Sarah Silverman keels over. Maaaaaaaaaaaaaat Daaaaaaaaaamon!
ralpherus - January 26th, 2009 at 9:26 am
yet another reason I have not spent money at a movie theatre for over a decade… Die pigs, die. Snort your cocaine, go see uncle hugo, and die.
Sandy - January 26th, 2009 at 9:26 am
In a real-world debate between pretend-smart and actually-smart, Damon would be like the Texas girl’s basketball game where the coach got fired for winning 100-0.
It would be like me playing chess against Kasparov.
Sandy
Shellie Lewis - January 26th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Bill Kristol will clean Damon’s clock! I bet this debate never happens. Typical libtard bombast, all mouth, no guts. We don’t go to the movies, either. Matt Damon is particularly irritating. I guess George and Brad, et al, use him as their mouthpiece. And, how about money for a Bill Kristol charity when he wins?
billy bouy - January 26th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Maybe Damon can bring one of his home States favorite Congressmen, Barney Frank, to help prep him on the Economic part of the Debate.
John Casey - January 26th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Damon…..your Kung Fu is weak!
Shannon - January 26th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Include the cast of The View and make it a pay per view event. I would give a weeks pay to see that.
sharon - January 26th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Come on, Damon, you pompous little twit: Put your fanny on the line, and show us just how smart YOU are!
APH - January 26th, 2009 at 9:28 am
How about matt “the midget brain” damon vs. Sarah Palin?
SeanNC - January 26th, 2009 at 9:28 am
If Damon agrees to this debate I give him 15 minutes into it before he gets personal, calls Kristol a Nazi or something like that, uses the F-word, accuses Kristol of lying and makes an indecent hand gesture. I hope C-Span carries it.
Every Hollywood celebutard thinks they are brilliant because “Inside Hollywood” reporters know better than to ask them real questions. Like when Damon was talking about Palin’s lack of experience. Did it not occur to that genius that Obama has LESS experience than Sarah Palin? No one pointed that fact out to him. He was allowed to just spew his idiocy and no one said, “Uh Matt. Barack Obama has even less experience than Sarah Palin. His great claim to fame is that he was a community organizer.” |
