Hollywood is in mourning today over the fact that Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has dropped out of the presidential race.
Immediately after Warren made the announcement that she is ending her campaign, the liberal stars of Hollywood began taking to social media, acting as if someone had tragically died.
“I am grieving,” tweeted Ashley Judd, who appeared on the campaign trail with Warren at times. She went on to add defiantly that she is still a “#WarrenDemocrat.”
I am grieving. via @NYTimes https://t.co/jtq5So2bVE
— ashley judd (@AshleyJudd) March 5, 2020
I am a #WarrenDemocrat. @ewarren @TeamWarren pic.twitter.com/ZqqteeCGjz
— ashley judd (@AshleyJudd) March 5, 2020
Actress Bette Midler made the entire situation about gender, questioning “Why do smart women freak Americans out so bad?”
And BTW , #ElizabethWarren was a tremendous candidate. I admired her conduct, her platform, and her determination to drive corruption out of government. She knew the numbers. Why do smart women freak Americans out so bad? Personality contests are the gateway to mediocrity.
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) March 5, 2020
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Of course, it hasn’t occurred to Midler that Warren’s gender might have nothing to do with it, and it could have been her policies that turned off the American people.
Unsurprisingly, however, Midler wasn’t the only Hollywood personality to bring gender into this, as comedian Andy Richter blamed “misogyny” for why Warren dropped out.
As she showed in the debates with Bloomberg, she is very effective at fucking up billionaires, and billionaires know it. It’s one of the reasons Bloomberg ran in the first place. But also, misogyny.
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) March 5, 2020
Diedrich Bader of “Veep” and “Better Things” fame tweeted that he was “devastated” by Warren dropping out, before sharing a tweet from someone who also blamed “misogyny” for her lack of success in the race.
Absolutely devastated by this
I really believed in her
but i thank her for elevating progressive ideas by providing actual plans for everything and proving the dream of a more equitable country is within reach
Also, i just liked her https://t.co/IOY0XfHlVM— Diedrich Bader (@bader_diedrich) March 5, 2020
This👇🏻 https://t.co/5dXsNV1sJy
— Diedrich Bader (@bader_diedrich) March 5, 2020
Comedic actor Patton Oswalt lamented the fact that the only Democrats remaining are a “dynamic field of cranky septuagenarian dudes.”
At least I still have a dynamic field of cranky septuagenarian dudes to choose from. https://t.co/PbhP8GeWZd
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) March 5, 2020
Actor Jeffrey Wright also paid tribute to Warren, saying that he would miss her presence.
“Thought she might get there,” he tweeted. “I appreciate what she brought to the table, particularly that she speaks to income inequality & class w/o taking a bludgeon to race dynamics and winking at racists. A woman in this thing has to be twice the man. She pretty much was.”
Thought she might get there. I appreciate what she brought to the table, particularly that she speaks to income inequality & class w/o taking a bludgeon to race dynamics and winking at racists. A woman in this thing has to be twice the man. She pretty much was. #ThankYouElizabeth https://t.co/Z3es2qalxd
— Jeffrey Wright 🥜 (@jfreewright) March 5, 2020
Finally, A-list star Ben Stiller complained that there aren’t any women or minorities left in the race.
Regardless of politics, not having a woman candidate, or candidate of color, or even a younger candidate, in the presidential race is not good a thing for any party.
— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) March 5, 2020
Democrats have become so obsessed with race and gender that they don’t realize that by making absolutely everything about these two things, they have become racist and sexist themselves. The fact that Warren was a woman played no role in her lack of support.
In fact, it arguably helped her get her footing in the race despite the fact that she is a known liar who clearly had no idea how to pay for the radical plans she was going to put in place if she became president.
Make no mistake: Despite what the liberal elites of Hollywood say, we as a nation are better off now that Warren can’t get anywhere near the White House.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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