Things got tense on “The View” this morning after Joy Behar claimed that the Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey is “anti-gun.”
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Tense Exchange On ‘The View’
Entertainment Weekly reported that McConaughey, 53, went on “The View” on Tuesday morning to promote his new children’s book “Just Because.” He initially got along well with Behar, 80, even bizarrely giving her a bare foot massage, but things took a turn when the conversation turned to his potential run for office in his home state of Texas.
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“As far as office, I will always measure what category I can be most useful,” McConaughey said.
“Do you think you can get elected in Texas, being anti-gun?” Behar asked.
This appeared to hit a nerve for McConaughey, who thought about the question for a moment before putting his finger in Behar’s face.
“One thing about me and politics is, to give you a direct statement right there is me playing a game I’m not interested in playing,” he said.
A visibly flustered Behar responded by telling McConaughey that he didn’t need to say anything if he did not want to.
The show then cut to commercial, and when it returned, the co-hosts briefly addressed McConaughey’s gun stance once again.
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“I did want to say that I’ve done a lot of research in terms of your advocacy, and I don’t know that you’re anti-gun, I think you’re pro-gun responsibility and legislation,” said co-host Sunny Hostin.
The show proceeded to move into a segment in which a wax figure of McConaughey was unveiled. Check out the full McConaughey interview in the video below.
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McConaughey’s Gun Stance
McConaughey was born and raised in Uvalde, Texas, where a mass shooting took place in 2022 that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers. Afterwards, McConaughey went to the White House to beg Democrats and Republicans alike for gun reform. Daily Mail reported that McConaughey was visibly emotional as he claimed that the Second Amendment was being “hijacked” by “deranged individuals,” alleging that “responsible gun owners” are “fed up.”
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“We got to get some real courage and honor our mortal obligations instead of our party affiliations and enough with the counterpunching,” he said. “We can’t truly be leaders if we’re only living in for reelection.”
“We’ve got to look in the mirror, lead with humility and acknowledge the values that are inherent to but also above politics,” McConaughey continued. “We got to make choices, make stands, embrace new ideas, and preserve the traditions that can create true, true progress for the next generation.”
After Matthew McConaughey's heart-wrenching and impassioned speech about Uvalde and guns from the White House podium, one of the reporters asks: "Are you grandstanding?" pic.twitter.com/5GxtcGPgZ2
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‘We Need To Restore Our American Values’
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McConaughey went on to talk about the importance of “American values.”
“We need to restore our family values,” he said. “We need to restore our American values. And we need responsible gun ownership.”
“This should be a nonpartisan issue,” he later added. “There is not a Democratic or Republican value in one single act of the shooters. There is not. But people in power have failed to act. We are asking you, I’m asking you, will you please ask yourselves, can both sides rise above? Can both sides see beyond the political problem at hand and admit that we have a life preservation problem on our hands?”
Matthew McConaughey: "These bodies were very different… They needed extensive restoration. Why? Due to the exceptionally large exit wounds of an AR-15 rifle. Most of the bodies so mutilated that only DNA tests or green Converse could identify them." pic.twitter.com/ARz3wBcxYN
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While McConaughey wants gun reform laws, he likely would not be in favor of the radically gun-grabbing legislation that a far-leftist like Behar would want, so it’s not surprising that he took issue with her calling him “anti-gun.”
It will certainly be interesting to see what kind of politician McConaughey would make, should he ever decide to run for office.
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Hunter Biden is a perfect example of reasonable gun laws being useless. Why isn’t Hunter Biden doing 5 years in prison?
McConaughey supports a semi automatic rifle ban. Enough said.
If they want to address these tragedies, I would suggest that Mr. McConaughey avoid the shrews, and cameras, and start focusing his energies on mental health issues. The people committing these vile acts are crazy. Why must I as a legal gun owner be punished because the licensing bureau failed? Shall we start punishing legal car drivers because there are drunk drivers who kill people? There is no difference. While I enjoy his movies, I have lost a lot of respect for him for even appearing on that program and also for his careful parsing of his words. I understand that he has to be careful of what he says to protect his acting career, but in that case, he would have been better served to have not spoken out in the first place, even if it was his hometown. It’s not the gun that caused that tragedy, it was the crazy person.
Well Joy was right about McConaugheny…he is a two faced lying POS
Typical politician. He has blisters on his rear from sitting on the fence.
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun (Mao) If you don’t have a gun, you don’t have any power, end of.
“I sure as hell wouldn’t want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military”
William Burroughs
And the step that they (Google, youtube, media et al.) are pushing on us now :
” Ideas are more dangerous than guns, we never let average people walk around with guns, so why should we let them have ideas?”
( Josef Stalin )
Can’t really take Matthew Mcconaughey seriously about politics or him running for office.
Actors, by definition, are professional liars. Professional politicians are also professional liars. They both lie to make money. The difference is actors don’t make laws that effect every American. Maybe a closer look at the character of candidates is in order?
Joy Behar putting her disgusting foot on the table for her guest to rub was so inappropriate. I also wonder what Sonny Hostin is going to say because she is always so critical. How would she like it if she was a guest on a show, and the host asked her for a foot rub. Come on Sonny! Do your thing!