Oscar winner Jon Voight has expressed his displeasure for the current administration in Washington D.C..
Jon Voight - Oscar winner Jon Voight has expressed his displeasure for the current administration in Washington D.C.. © Chris Hatcher / PR Photos
He told the Washington Times that people are coming out of the ether high of electing Obama, and facing tough realities for it.
"Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have," Mr. Voight told The Washington Times.
"The people who voted for President Obama are just beginning to wake up to exactly what they brought in. The 'change' they envisioned is not the 'change' they have gotten." Mr. Voight said.
Mr. Voight likened the Obama presidency to great acting.
"It is a very, very slick, relentless campaign to build Obama as the answer to all our needs. They know what people want and they give it in a package that can be read off a teleprompter. That's not what our country is based upon," Mr. Voight said.
"Obama is a very good actor. He knows how to play it. And he is very adept at creating this 'Obama' - this character who is there whenever the world needs something," he told the Washington Times.
At the recent annual Senate-House fundraising dinner, Voight served as host and according to the Huffington Post, he said he was "embarrassed" by the president and that Obama's leadership would cause the "downfall" of the country.
"We are becoming a weak nation," he said, calling Obama a "false prophet" and his administration the "Obama oppression."
The Huffington Post reports that Republican leaders were pleased by his comments. "You're great. Come back any time," Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said. Gingrich called Voight's comments a rallying cry until the next elections in 2010.
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