In a conversation dedicated to his movies, Robert De Niro took a few moments to talk about the real life melodrama happening in Washington, DC.
The Oscar-winning actor sat down with NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams in a special live conversation at the Tribeca Film Fest in New York on Saturday night, discussing his parade of legendary films, visions for future products and even his myriad "Saturday Night Live' hosting gigs over the last three decades. But it was when De Niro, a longtime political activist and outspoken liberal, got into current events that he really made headlines.
Discussing the recently averted -- for now -- government shutdown, De Niro expressed disgust with what he considers games being played by politicians, especially the Republicans, and the political jockeying's impact on working Americans.
?I think of the possibility of the government being shut down, and I say, ?How did we get to this point??? he said, according to Movieline. ?I remember it happened years ago. And I just say, ?How did we ever get to that point?? Because the people who suffer are the one who have jobs where every week, they?ve gotta make these payments. How did we get there? What is this about? This is crazy. And I know Obama was trying to bridge the gap. His intentions are really good. Maybe some things are not as good as we all would like, but his intentions were right. A lot of these guys, they?re intentions are not even good. They?re just playing the game. And they?re playing with people?s lives.?
De Niro campaigned for Obama in 2008; during one event during the Democratic primary that year, De Niro said:
"I've never made a speech like this at a political event before. So what am I doing here? I'm here because finally one person has inspired me. One person has given me hope. One person has made me believe that we can make a change."
The star also seemed to be hitting out at Republican birthers who doubt President Obama's birth certificate, among other accusations.
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