Legendary filmmaker Oliver Stone, known for his controversial movies, told Rock Cellar Magazine in a recent interview that he would vote for Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul if he was running against President Barack Obama. “He’s the only one of anybody who’s saying anything intelligent about the future of the world,” Mr. Stone told Rock Cellar Magazine’s Ed Rampell.
Mr. Stone, who has directed such films as Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July, posited that “there’s no way that we can continue this spending spree.” Mr. Paul is a big proponent of cutting the federal budget. In fact, the Texas congressman’s “Plan to Restore America” calls for $1 trillion in spending cuts during his first year in the Oval Office. Mr. Paul’s plan also calls for the elimination of the Energy, HUD, Commerce, Interior, and Education departments and the abolishment of the Transportation Security Administration.
Mr. Stone is not the first celebrity to say something positive about Mr. Paul. American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson endorsed Mr. Paul to the dismay of her many followers.
“I love Ron Paul. I liked him a lot during the last republican nomination and no one gave him a chance. If he wins the nomination for the Republican party in 2012 he’s got my vote. Too bad he probably won’t,” Ms. Clarkson tweeted in December.
Mr. Stone is unlikely to receive the same reaction from his fan base that Ms. Clarkson did after making pro-Ron Paul comments. Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July, two of Mr. Stone’s anti-war movies, are most likely favorites of many of Mr. Paul’s supporters.
Congressman Paul (R-TX) is still in the mix to win the Republican presidential nomination, although he trails former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the delegate count. Unable to secure a top-tier finish in the South Carolina Republican primary, Mr. Paul is looking past Florida in order to pursue delegates in the caucus states of Nevada and Minnesota.
