"... I just found it uncomfortable that something called American Sniper, a film about a sniper, would be released on (Martin Luther King Jr.) weekend where we're honoring a great American who was killed by a sniper."
"... this movie's audience is made up of people who go to see one movie a year or people who never go to the movies. It is the Passion of the Christ crowd that is in these movie theaters."
"... this isn't a crap movie, and in fact Clint Eastwood has even said there's a very strong anti-war sentiment in this film. You tell me ... when you came out of that film, did you think to yourself, This is a great recruiting film to get young boys to join the military?"
"The one that ended her political career on Saturday? ... Think about this — the vast majority of her base is made up of born-again Christians. Good Christian people. They were stunned to see her holding a sign that said 'fuck you.'"
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— Dakota Meyer (@Dakota_Meyer) January 23, 2015
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