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Morgan Freeman: Genius

Posted on | July 23, 2010 | 46 Comments

by Smitty (h/t Maggie’s Farm)

Emitting more wisdom in one minute than some jokers have in 18 months, or are likely to obtain in a full four years:

The bogus narrative dies in the sunshine of silence.

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  • Joe

    Too bad Morgan Freeman is not running for President. With an answer like that, I am suspecting he is probably closer to what I like fiscally than many of the potential candidates out there.

  • Joe

    Too bad Morgan Freeman is not running for President. With an answer like that, I am suspecting he is probably closer to what I like fiscally than many of the potential candidates out there.

  • Ivan Yurkenov

    Add Morgan Freeman to the short list of movie actors I will pay to see.

    God bless Morgan Freeman.

    Ivan

  • Ivan Yurkenov

    Add Morgan Freeman to the short list of movie actors I will pay to see.

    God bless Morgan Freeman.

    Ivan

  • http://therepublicanmother.blogspot.com republicanmother

    Awesome. Just goes to show that they don’t want racism ended. As I discussed at my place, Yuri Bez says racism is a tool of subversion.

  • http://therepublicanmother.blogspot.com republicanmother

    Awesome. Just goes to show that they don’t want racism ended. As I discussed at my place, Yuri Bez says racism is a tool of subversion.

  • http://www.ricketyclick.com/blog DJMoore

    Truly, a Free Man.

    My favorite quote: “Black history is American history.”

    Not “African history”. Not “World history”. Not even “World history”.

    “American history”. With all its ugliness, slavery, and oppression, America is where humans of all colors found the opportunity to rise to their highest potential.

  • http://www.ricketyclick.com/blog DJMoore

    Truly, a Free Man.

    My favorite quote: “Black history is American history.”

    Not “African history”. Not “World history”. Not even “World history”.

    “American history”. With all its ugliness, slavery, and oppression, America is where humans of all colors found the opportunity to rise to their highest potential.

  • Jeff Weimer

    I always liked Morgan Freeman, I like him even better now.

    Is he a closet Hollywood conservative? I wouldn’t be surprised if he were, and if he supports the Tea Party.

  • Jeff Weimer

    I always liked Morgan Freeman, I like him even better now.

    Is he a closet Hollywood conservative? I wouldn’t be surprised if he were, and if he supports the Tea Party.

  • Jeff Weimer

    @ 4. DJMoore

    “American history”. With all its ugliness, slavery, and oppression, America is where humans of all colors found the opportunity to rise to their highest potential.

    I would add – redemption. Our history may have been ugly in parts, but it held the seed of out own redemption in it’s founding document. Not perfect, far from it. But Good Enough, and always striving to improve.

  • Jeff Weimer

    @ 4. DJMoore

    “American history”. With all its ugliness, slavery, and oppression, America is where humans of all colors found the opportunity to rise to their highest potential.

    I would add – redemption. Our history may have been ugly in parts, but it held the seed of out own redemption in it’s founding document. Not perfect, far from it. But Good Enough, and always striving to improve.

  • http://www.markinspokane.blogspot.com Mark in Spokane

    Definitely a link-worthy post!

  • http://www.markinspokane.blogspot.com Mark in Spokane

    Definitely a link-worthy post!

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  • Adobe Walls

    I don’t think Morgan Freeman is a genius. I think he just has common sense which unfortunately is an uncommon virtue in this day and age. His solution to racism sounds simplistic, simple commonsense solutions often sound ridiculous to our ruling classes.

  • Adobe Walls

    I don’t think Morgan Freeman is a genius. I think he just has common sense which unfortunately is an uncommon virtue in this day and age. His solution to racism sounds simplistic, simple commonsense solutions often sound ridiculous to our ruling classes.

  • A Stephens

    He says everything there is to say in less than a minute.

    This is what wisdom looks like my friends.

    Awesome.

  • A Stephens

    He says everything there is to say in less than a minute.

    This is what wisdom looks like my friends.

    Awesome.

  • Bill S.

    Many people learned to read due to the efforts of people like Morgan Freeman (remember PBS’s “Electric Company”, which had Morgan Freeman and Rita Moreno, among others?), and I see that there is a lot more to learn from the man.

    Yes it’s simple, but simple is Good here. It’s a wisdom that many should have but don’t.

  • Bill S.

    Many people learned to read due to the efforts of people like Morgan Freeman (remember PBS’s “Electric Company”, which had Morgan Freeman and Rita Moreno, among others?), and I see that there is a lot more to learn from the man.

    Yes it’s simple, but simple is Good here. It’s a wisdom that many should have but don’t.

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  • http://www.paxparabellum.com/ Steve in TN

    I wanna see the CONTEXT!

    And…

    Morgan Freeman isn’t the President, but he has played one on TV. Twice.

    Freeman/Burns 2012.

    Who cares if one is dead? They both played God.

  • http://www.paxparabellum.com/ Steve in TN

    I wanna see the CONTEXT!

    And…

    Morgan Freeman isn’t the President, but he has played one on TV. Twice.

    Freeman/Burns 2012.

    Who cares if one is dead? They both played God.

  • Tjexcite

    Morgan Freeman was President in the move Deep impact. I can not think of a better president at a time like that than Morgan Freeman

  • Tjexcite

    Morgan Freeman was President in the move Deep impact. I can not think of a better president at a time like that than Morgan Freeman

  • Taxpayer

    God–I mean, Morgan Freeman–speaks the truth!!!

  • Taxpayer

    God–I mean, Morgan Freeman–speaks the truth!!!

  • Taxpayer

    God–I mean, Morgan Freeman–speaks the truth!!!

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  • Jeff Weimer

    I think the Chief Justice said much the same thing back when he was being interrogated.

    Truth is universal.

  • Jeff Weimer

    I think the Chief Justice said much the same thing back when he was being interrogated.

    Truth is universal.

  • Jeff Weimer

    I think the Chief Justice said much the same thing back when he was being interrogated.

    Truth is universal.

  • http://kristinmishmash.blogspot.com/ Kristin

    We spend so much time celebrating our “diversity” that we forget to celebrate our sameness. Great video and a much-needed reality check with the racial tension being fomented by the administration.

  • http://kristinmishmash.blogspot.com/ Kristin

    We spend so much time celebrating our “diversity” that we forget to celebrate our sameness. Great video and a much-needed reality check with the racial tension being fomented by the administration.

  • http://kristinmishmash.blogspot.com/ Kristin

    We spend so much time celebrating our “diversity” that we forget to celebrate our sameness. Great video and a much-needed reality check with the racial tension being fomented by the administration.

  • ccoffer

    What an Unca Tom! He’s a traitor to his people. He is supposed to understand that there is not a single thing about him that is nearly as important as what color he is. Everything else is just details.

    hoho

  • ccoffer

    What an Unca Tom! He’s a traitor to his people. He is supposed to understand that there is not a single thing about him that is nearly as important as what color he is. Everything else is just details.

    hoho

  • ccoffer

    What an Unca Tom! He’s a traitor to his people. He is supposed to understand that there is not a single thing about him that is nearly as important as what color he is. Everything else is just details.

    hoho

  • http://www.amusingbunni.blogspot.com Bunni

    Too bad he wasn’t pResident!

  • http://www.amusingbunni.blogspot.com Bunni

    Too bad he wasn’t pResident!

  • http://www.amusingbunni.blogspot.com Bunni

    Too bad he wasn’t pResident!

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  • http://thatmrgguy.wordpress.com/ Mr.G

    I like his cure for “racism”. I tried to link this to my blog, but computer illidiot that I am, I probably screwed it up.

    Regards, Mike

  • http://thatmrgguy.wordpress.com/ Mr.G

    I like his cure for “racism”. I tried to link this to my blog, but computer illidiot that I am, I probably screwed it up.

    Regards, Mike

  • http://thatmrgguy.wordpress.com/ Mr.G

    I like his cure for “racism”. I tried to link this to my blog, but computer illidiot that I am, I probably screwed it up.

    Regards, Mike

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