Matt Damon On His Opposition To Bush And The War
"I didn't vote up to and including 2000. It's terrible to say this but I didn't feel like my vote was going to make a difference because I already knew what the outcome was going to be. But 2000 cured me of that.
"I bought a big house in Florida with all the money that George Bush gave back to me with his tax cuts.
"But I voted for John Kerry in Florida in 2004 and I'll be voting in Florida at the next election.
"When the Iraq war started, I put my name to a newspaper ad with people who were opposed to it.
"We were called traitors and some people said we weren't supporting our troops. "That's what they said about anyone who was against it, which is why so many politicians were scared into supporting the war or were too weak to stand up and say what they believed.
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Daily Mail | MARTYN PALMER | July 23, 2007 11:48 AM