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PoliticAverse

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13. Actual published interview can be found here...
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 06:58 PM
Dec 2016

No need to link to the "Daily Fail"...
http://reason.com/archives/2016/12/29/anthony-bourdain

Bisley: What concerns you about Trump?

Bourdain: What I am not concerned about with Trump? Wherever one lives in the world right now I wouldn't feel too comfortable about the rise of authoritarianism. I think it's a global trend, and one that should be of concern to everyone.
He knows better than that underpants Dec 2016 #1
Soo, he didn't mean what he said? cwydro Dec 2016 #29
Anyone who is willing to destroy the country due to hurt feelings deserves the condescension. LonePirate Dec 2016 #2
+100000000 JHan Dec 2016 #4
And the far end of the spectrum of rhetoric coming from Trumpist Dumbfuckistan, people get killed. baldguy Dec 2016 #22
The real irony here is that the right-wingers scream about 'special snowflakes wanting safe spaces' LeftishBrit Dec 2016 #72
+1,000,000. HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #59
Yeah.. JHan Dec 2016 #3
+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #8
+1000 JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #55
+ 1,000. HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #60
"Mmm, holy shit, what is this?" A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #5
Speak for yourself, asshole! 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2016 #6
Another white or rich liberal who can afford Benedict Donald... why listen to these people? uponit7771 Dec 2016 #7
The fact the term 'working-class' has been hijacked by the right and the left keeps using it nini Dec 2016 #9
Good point on the working class! Generator Dec 2016 #44
It plays right into their game of working people are republicans nini Dec 2016 #46
+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2016 #63
"The contempt is not for the 'working-class' but those who voted with their racism, homophobia..." Different Drummer Dec 2016 #73
When somebody says some racist shit should we ignore them? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 #10
there are working class people in the east and west coast JI7 Dec 2016 #11
EXACTLY!!!!! Working class people from coast to coast! Wiseman32218 Dec 2016 #48
how about the way his friend ted nugent talks about certain people JI7 Dec 2016 #12
Actual published interview can be found here... PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #13
Yup, if we hadn't disenfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters gratuitous Dec 2016 #14
And Don't Forget Me. Dec 2016 #19
Trump is a privileged east coast person JI7 Dec 2016 #15
Bourdain's mostly correct. Hubris led to displays of contempt. aikoaiko Dec 2016 #16
Even if it was true it was the one of the most stupid things she did. m-lekktor Dec 2016 #18
oh fuck that bullshit, Trump insulted our intelligence on a daily basis Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #20
Politics isn't a fair game is the only answer I have for you. aikoaiko Dec 2016 #23
There is no doubt that Hillary's statement about 1/2 of Trumps supporters ... spin Dec 2016 #27
do you have any polling data to support your assertion? If not, I would KingCharlemagne Dec 2016 #49
If I had polling data how could I tell if it was accurate or not? ... spin Dec 2016 #52
That is an amazing find (and my compliments and heartfelt KingCharlemagne Dec 2016 #54
You might well be right about white make supremacy. ... spin Dec 2016 #65
Bullshit. tenderfoot Dec 2016 #17
They don't have contempt for them treestar Dec 2016 #21
Very good point. It's the bigots who have contempt for anybody else. yardwork Dec 2016 #39
Are we supposed to wipe their asses for them too? NightWatcher Dec 2016 #24
We do not have contempt for the working class. Quite the contrary. smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #25
Rich white guy gives interview to Libertarian magazine Reason... SidDithers Dec 2016 #26
This is not surprising because Bourdain will swallow anything. A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2016 #28
...from the same "man" who sees fighting on the floor as Dawson Leery Dec 2016 #30
The Daily Mail is a right-wing British tabloid oberliner Dec 2016 #31
Interesting, I must say I have to agree with this quote. frankieallen Dec 2016 #32
Bull. Coastal liberals have contempt for bigots of all stripes. pnwmom Dec 2016 #33
Fuck those bumpkins NewsomeSF Dec 2016 #34
I clicked on this thread intending to reply "You mean yourself, you smug asshole?" Iggo Dec 2016 #35
Bourdain for DNC chair LittleBlue Dec 2016 #36
I doubt this, actually. yardwork Dec 2016 #37
Bourdain is assuming everyone is like him. He is an extreme elitist. I doubt he thinks any of us stevenleser Dec 2016 #38
"morons and rubes" are now seeking the protection of political correctness. oasis Dec 2016 #40
No one has more contempt for the working class than do republicans SharonClark Dec 2016 #41
Exactly - that's the real story! RiverStone Dec 2016 #43
my only problem with this is those red state okieinpain Dec 2016 #42
The problem isn't red-state, gun-country, working-class America... milestogo Dec 2016 #45
Dude needs to eat more brains. n/t BlueSpot Dec 2016 #47
I have contempt for stupid, racist, hate-filled people regardless of whatever the hell they are. BlueStater Dec 2016 #50
I partially agree with him. Snackshack Dec 2016 #51
He could do with examining his own hypocrisy muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 #53
There's some parts of the South where I suspect he'd get his ass kicked... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #56
This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #57
It cuts both ways MountCleaners Dec 2016 #58
Maybe Anthony needs to take a gander at this: HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #61
I might point out to Anthony that if it wasn't for "privileged Eastern liberals," the people he is Vinca Dec 2016 #62
Anthony is right jack_krass Dec 2016 #64
He's right alarimer Dec 2016 #66
Bull Puckey... Close-minded Fundamentalism (not just the religious sense) JCMach1 Dec 2016 #67
Anthony needs to read this article: JCMach1 Dec 2016 #68
The majority of working class people are NOT fearful racist gun humping white guys. hunter Dec 2016 #69
Speak for yourself, Bourdain! LeftishBrit Dec 2016 #70
The right-wing elite are playing a very clever game IMO LeftishBrit Dec 2016 #71
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