Weinstein Co. chief Harvey Weinstein criticized the tenets of Bernie Sanders’ campaign proposals during his Friday appearance on “CBS This Morning,” saying Sanders’ plan to provide free college tuition and health care to all Americans would bankrupt the country.
Weinstein has been an active supporter of Sanders’ Democratic rival for the presidential nomination, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. When asked about the crowd of 27,000 that turned out for Sanders on Wednesday night in Washington Square Park, Weinstein cited the Who’s 1971 rock anthem “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” Polls show Clinton has a comfortable lead against Sanders in New York, which hold its primary on April 19.
“He’s got a great idea,” Weinstein said facetiously about Sanders’ universal health care and college tuition proposals. Instead, he said, “Let’s get (it to) the ones who can’t afford health care. It’s an easier solution than saying, ‘Let’s give it away and then bankrupt the country.'”
Weinstein noted that his 18-year-old daughter Emma had been a Sanders supporter but changed her mind after Sanders questioned Clinton’s qualifications to be president. He also noted that his mother had started out as a Donald Trump supporter but has switched to Clinton.
“I can afford to send my kids to school,” he said. “Let’s concentrate on getting the kids who can’t afford it to go to school.”
Weinstein called Clinton “a strong proven leader,” a vital quality for turbulent times. “The world’s crazy right now,” he said. “We need that strong hand.”
Weinstein was on the CBS morning news show to promote Weinstein Co.’s new comedy “Sing Street.” Friday marked the last day in the control room for “CBS This Morning” exec producer Chris Licht, who is moving to “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” as showrunner. Weinstein joked that he was the secret to Licht’s success in turning the show into CBS’ most competitive morning program in decades.
“He’s been calling me for advice every day,” Weinstein said. “When he’s in trouble, I have to call (CBS chief) Les Moonves.”
Well what a surprise this piece of shit was suggesting the Clinton Campaign use Sandy Hook against Sanders to silence his BLM message. Unreal. He’s a scumbag
Popularity of sanders proves that at least half of all americans are closet communists.
I guess Weinstein doesn’t have faith in Americans ability to create wealth. Australia has free education. They haven’t gone bankrupt. Plus Sanders is only talking about government funded institutions. Weinstein and his fellow one percenters can still pay for their kids to go to overpriced private schools. It’s obvious that he wants yet another puppet in government who won’t raise his taxes. It’s disgusting. Sanders won’t get the nomination. There’s no way people like Weinstein and Trump will let it happen.
Speaking of getting fooled.. This is the reason America “can’t afford” to invest in its people and the future.
Look at the companies mentioned: they all give money to Hillary Clinton.
As people start to realize how badly we are being scammed, they will come to Bernie. The floodgates are opening.
harvey – the plans asopted by bernie are to make top earners like you pay their full share of income tax – how usa does NOT have healthcare for all americans is very sad !! almost criminal !! state schools shouls nopt cost americans any money like public schools and high schools – an educate population that is not in debt is the best thing for america ! harvey go bsck to yelling at hollywood voters to grant your films an oscar ! shame on you harvet – shame on u !!!
Canada has a universal health plan and we’re not bankrupt. Maybe Weinstein isn’t behind Bernie becasue he isn’t pushing the Israel agenda as hard as Hilary is.
Weinstein has eaten to many steaks washed down with Clinton Kool-Aid. Make movies, leave the homeless, the disabled, the poor, the disenfranchised to Bernie. And oh yeah, shut up.
Of course Weinstein is against Bernie… Bernie is going to make him pay the appropriate taxes.
Thank goodness another clueless Hollywood producer’s voice is heard in this very serious debate. His arguments are groundless and naive.
We can’t afford universal health care, but most of Europe and Canada can? Can’t afford universal post G12 education for all? It will “bankrupt” us? Where are the numbers to support this?
How does he feel that a private system is better? More streamlined and efficient you claim? Lies:
The waste in a capitalist system is simply concentrated at the top (where Weinstein sits). The executives and officers make an exorbitant amount of money while those on the bottom struggle to eke out a living.
And the argument that there is some sort of holy genius in these executives – hog wash! They are an elite privileged few who lucked into their positions.
We can’t afford universal health care!
We can’t afford universal education!! (except K-12, sort-of)
But we can afford $trillions spent on war!!!
Nice!
The moment for me was when the Daily News asked Bernie how he was going to accomplish his goals and he had no answers. The man is doing this for the glory, for the attention, just like Nader in 2000. He has no idea how to actually get anything done so you can go along with his beautiful stories, or not.
That was the whole reason for that interview….it’s a hatchet job on Sanders, to support Hillary’s campaign. The TNYDN paper endorses her….neutrality in media is almost nonexistent today, and many can’t see that.
(Watch the video below from TYT) – The corporate press is going nuts over a so-called failed interview that Bernie Sanders had with the New York Daily News. During this interview with the editorial board of the tabloid publication, there were a number of instances where Bernie Sanders appeared to not know what he was talking about. Did he? Did they? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.
“A notion is rapidly crystallizing among the national media that Bernie Sanders majorly bungled an interview with the editorial board of the New York Daily News. His rival, Hillary Clinton, has even sent a transcript of the interview to supporters as part of a fundraising push. A close look at that transcript, though, suggests the media may be getting worked up over nothing.
In fact, in several instances, it’s the Daily News editors who are bungling the facts in an interview designed to show that Sanders doesn’t understand the fine points of policy. In questions about breaking up big banks, the powers of the Treasury Department and drone strikes, the editors were simply wrong on details.
Take the exchange getting the most attention: Sanders’ supposed inability to describe exactly how he would break up the biggest banks. Sanders said that if the Treasury Department deemed it necessary to do so, the bank would go about unwinding itself as it best saw fit to get to a size that the administration considered no longer a systemic risk to the economy. Sanders said this could be done with new legislation, or through administrative authority under Dodd-Frank.
This is true, as economist Dean Baker, Peter Eavis at The New York Times, and HuffPost’s Zach Carter in a Twitter rant have all pointed out.”
Come on Harvey, you can do better than basing your opinions on pro-ClintonCo tax analysis! Go to feelthebern.org to take a detailed look at all of his policies, then come back to us…or don’t, since we know the real concern here is that Sanders would close the door on your precious tax loopholes and stashing money off-shore. The ultra rich are in a panic right now, it’s HILLARYious.
No more Bushes. No more Clintons. Period. As of right now, that’s one down and one to go.
Of the four remaining political monopoly candidates, only one of them represents peace-making while the other three represent war-making. That one person is Bernie Sanders. For the sake of this country and our future, that is all you need to know. Everything else is meaningless.
Choose wisely.
Hahaha. This guy.
Almost every other developed country, including Canada and Australia can manage it, why can’t the self declared greatest country ever manage it? You can afford it, you just choose to waste your money elsewhere which is the crux of Sanders campaign. A poor, unhealthy, uneducated citizenry equals a poor, failing economy. Sanders is the only one who has faith that America can change that.
You want more Wars for Israel & Oil? vote for Hillary, false hope that’s not realistic? vote Sanders, a candidate who supports Israel more than US regardless of what they do that’s morally wrong? vote Cruz, a candidate who thinks marijuana is as bad as LSD furthering war on drugs? vote Kasich.
How about if you want to vote for a trillion dollar wall?
The fact that he is married to someone who even considered Trump, goes to show that money alone can buy your success.
Is this the same Harvey Weinstein who was fined £200 fine for smoking while on a transatlantic Concorde flight? He got off lightly because he stated in a letter that he “bitterly regretted” the incident. He also told the magistrates his New York firm had given “considerable assistance” to the British film industry. Wow, he sounds like one of those billionaires Bernie Sanders warned us about. Of course he’ll buy, er… I mean support Hillary Clinton for president.
Even though Harvey destroyed The Immigrant in 2014 I have to say he is right about Bernie . Bernie is a fool .and his followers are lemmings.. His I am
pure everybody else is corrupt mantra is becoming tiresome.
They have money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.
Right, because every other time we elected an independent politician not beholden to big money, it’s worked out terribly. Won’t get fooled again? Hillary’s the one fooling everyone again that the status quo is the way to go.
You’re an idiot, and obviously have not properly read the article! Harvey’s main point was that if both education and health care is made free for all, that means it also includes the 1% wealthy elite! What he’s saying is that perhaps only the ppl who can afford it, who are the wealthy elite should pay for their own education and health care with tax money going to the ppl who really need it!! Are you really this stupid!!
Oh, you are just sooooo right. Just think about it – if your net worth was in the hundreds of thousands or millions, would you pay to send your kid to some second rate school like Harvard or Stanford when you could send them to Podunk Community College absolutely free? Public colleges and universities will be free, but the rich will keep sending their spawn to the same exclusive schools they always have. And I would expect them to do something similar with health care – perhaps a network of doctors who only serve the rich and famous will spring up.
As for Weinstein’s comment that Hill@ry is a ‘proven leader’ – a leader of what?. She has never served in leadership position in government such as mayor, governor etc. The SOS serves at the pleasure and the direction of the President. And as for her strong hand, I’m sure she’s just panting for the chance to show that a woman can blow things up and kill people as well as any man – her hawkish position on foreign policy and love of regime change give plenty of evidence there. The only people getting fooled in this election are those who think Clint0n is anything other than a corporate owned and operated establishment politician who’s only constituency is herself.
Yeah, Dave J. No public school for the wealthy! Force them into private school. Rich bast#$*s
The article says that he as well as his daughter were originally Bernie supporters until it came to questioning his delusional plan of free education and free health care for all, including the wealthy elite who can afford to pay for programs and services themselves!!
Wealthy liberals hold onto Clinton because they’re afraid to pay for other people’s college tuitions and medical care. Bernie is the Obama of 2016.
You’re looking at it incorrectly! the question that should be asked is if the wealthy elite can afford to pay for their own children’s education then we should allowed to do that, so that the gov’t can pay more attention to the children who need more gov’t backing!
Every other modern country can provide free college education, but when Bernie and America try it, we’ll go bankrupt?
And you are aware what the difference with that is, right!!! It’s that those other countries you’re talking about do not have 350 million ppl to support, which rises to the point Weistein was making!! Why shouldn’t we allow the wealthy elite to pay for their own education if they can afford it as opposed to the ones who can’t since the gov’t taxes can only help so many ppl!
Which also means there are 350 million taxpayers to support it. You make it sound as if you’d have to foot the bill yourself. If Denmark can do it with only 5 million people contributing, or France with only 60 million, there is no reason we can’t. The only difference is they use their taxes to help the average citizen instead of giving all that “welfare” to the billionaires. Is Harvey in fear of losing handouts of some sort? I really would’ve thought he was more cosmopolitan than this.
And we care about what The Man Who Killed The Oscars has to say about politics…..WHY, exactly?
Then you’re in denial, since if a family makes 50 billion dollars in profits, why should that family receive the same kind of gov’t benefits as the ones who make less than 50 thousand! Do you want to be an idiot for the rest of your life! This is not about the Oscars!
What he says, kind of makes sense since if you bothered to read the entire article, he said even he can afford to pay for his children’s education, that America should focus on the children who cannot afford it!! Why should children who can afford to pay for their own schooling be allowed to pay for it as opposed to the ones who can’t? Don’t you think it would help the economy if the wealthy elite be allowed to pay for their own children’s schooling then that way the gov’t can concentrate on the ones who need financial assistance or gov’t help even more!!
I don’t care: He’s Harvey Weinstein, he’s the reason the Oscars cut their own throat in 2004; I wouldn’t listen to him if he told me to VOTE for Sanders, because I’d be too preoccupied with fantasies of punching him in the face.
He starts right off with a lie. Sanders never promised to provide a college education for all Americans. He promised that the government would pay tuition for those that are admitted to college. So what do opponents of this idea do? Naturally, they misquote him by assuming that he’s promising to put every single American through college. They take the OVERALL population of the country (including the elderly and infants, your typical college demographic…) and multiply that number by the average college tuition, and voila, America’s dead!!! Harvey Weinstein needs to stick to what he does best…stay in his office, order take out, and stuff his greasy face while talented people make movies for his company.
What he says, kind of makes sense since if you bothered to read the entire article, he said that though even he can afford to pay for his children’s education, that America should be focused on the children who cannot afford it!! Why should children who can afford to pay for their own schooling be allowed to pay for it as opposed to the ones who can’t? Don’t you think that would help the economy if the wealthy elite be allowed to pay for their own children’s schooling as well as health care, then that way the gov’t can concentrate on the ones who need financial assistance or gov’t help even more!!
Dave J, you’ve made your point at least three times now in this comment thread, so let me tell you why you’re wrong. Bernie’s plan is for STATE COLLEGES to be free, not ALL colleges, and they still have to get into the schools. I’m sure there will be restrictions, like hopefully a D student is not going to be given a free ride, no questions asked. Those kind of details can be determined later.
Harvey’s kids aren’t going to SUNY Purchase, they’re going to Columbia, NYU, Yale or wherever he can buy them into, and he’ll still be paying their tuition. So don’t worry, Dave J, your tax dollars aren’t going to fund the educations of the wealthy, with, I assume, some exceptions like UC Berkeley which is on the level of the Ivy League but is still technically a state school. But Berkeley can’t fit 200,000 students, so they will have to have rigorous standards for acceptance, just as they do now.
The dollar is only worth 5 cents. I’m pretty sure we’re bankrupt the banks just haven’t stuck the foreclosure notice on the door yet.
Jeez Variety Staff and editor, really, “tenants” instead of “tenets”? See those college degrees on your wall? Use them
I always liked Harvey. I like him even more now.
I agree, since the wealthy elite should not be granted the same kind of gov’t benefits as other families who need gov’t help more!
Please, please stop talking!
The funding for education/healthcare would be born mostly by the wealthy. Bernie would hopefully close all the tax loopholes that the ultra wealthy pay all their lawyers to fill with their money!
Wow, Dave, you’ve stumbled upon a new Republican smokescreen: Bernie is only out to help the wealthy!
You did it, Dave, you solved the case. Now get to work convincing everyone else. Unfortunately, the only lemmings dumb enough to believe you are already voting Republican.
He is clearly not thinking clearly.
Resistance is futile. You will be absorbed.
Fancy people (respectfully) will still have the option to pay for fancy colleges. Just like today when they can choose a private elementary, junior high and high school over a public one.
Since when s Harvey a higher ed advisor? Of course, from his perspective, keeping College education costly is preferable — that way you claim your pretentious rank. Most Hollywood power people (except for smart and conscientious ones including Susan Sarandon) are sell-outs. They want to preserve enduring disparity between rich and poor, because they are the ones that benefit from the current situation, by selling empty American dreams that don’t exist any more. They would not like to have this myth revealed as false.
I’ll be responding to this elitist pig’s opinion by expressing my opinion at the box office. I will not be attending the Knight Rider remake, the Amityville Horror remake, The Crow remake, the Kill Bill sequel or the Shakespeare in Love sequel. Oh wait, I would never have supported those thought-bereft movies anyway.
What he says, kind of makes sense since if you bothered to read the entire article, he said if he can afford to pay for his children’s education he should be allowed to do that, that the gov’t should be focused on the children who cannot afford it!! Why should children o Goldman Sachs, big oil and big banks the ppl who can afford to pay for their own schooling be allowed to pay for it as opposed to the ones who can’t? Don’t you think it would help the economy if the wealthy elite be allowed to pay for their own children’s schooling then that way our hard earned taxes can go toward the ones who need financial assistance or gov’t help even more!!
It looks like Harvey has very superficial knowledge on the campaign and plans.
I think by reading the article, he understands more about Bernie’s policies than you do!!
This coming from the guy who doesn’t know how to use this comment system. You keep putting “hotmail.com” in the Website box, you dolt.
How strange that less wealthy countries have been able to provide free college education and universal health care for decades. Could it be that our government is so helpless because Reagan and those who followed gutted the treasury for tax give-always to the already-wealthy by ultimately reducing their top margins by TWO THIRDS compared to what it was under every Democratic and Republican president from Eisenhower to Carter? Weinstein is the beneficiary of a multi-generational policy disaster for our country.
Tenets (not tenants)
So apparently America can spend trillions on a fake war and not bankrupt the country, yet paying universal health care of college tuition will? The level of hypocrisy is through the roof with this media mogul.
Thanks Harvey for bringing clarity to Sanders BS
Harvey, Thanks for completely mischaracterizing Bernie’s plan for college tuition. Nothing like being a part of the problem rather than a part of the solution. I used to think you were intelligent and wise. You lost me as a fan.
If there is anyone who is in denial, it would have to you, since he says(the article above) that if the wealthy elite can afford to pay for their own education as well as health care, including other services that the wealthy elite should be “allowed” to pay for it so that way gov’t can focus on the families who can’t! Doesn’t that make any sense, it makes sense to me