{"id":583128,"date":"2021-07-05T14:36:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T18:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=583128"},"modified":"2021-07-05T14:36:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T18:36:04","slug":"watch-matthew-mcconaughey-says-america-is-going-through-puberty-as-a-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-matthew-mcconaughey-says-america-is-going-through-puberty-as-a-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Matthew McConaughey Says America Is \u2018Going Through Puberty\u2019 As A Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-matthew-mcconaughey-says-america-is-going-through-puberty-as-a-nation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=583128&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8E857ABA-AB04-470E-8EB3-D623ACE4178D_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a video message on July 4th, actor Matthew McConaughey, who is reportedly running against Republican Greg Abbott to become governor of Texas, said that the United States was \u201cgoing through puberty\u201d in its current age while stressing unity for the nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHappy Birthday America. Yes indeed, as we celebrate our independence today, as we celebrate our birth as a nation, a day that kick-started our revolution to gain our sovereignty, let\u2019s admit that this last year\u2019s trip around the sun was also another head-scratcher,\u201d McConaughey said, per <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/in-the-know\/561555-matthew-mcconaughey-says-us-going-through-puberty-in-july-4\"><span class=\"s1\">The Hill.<\/span><\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.4666666666667\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">happy 245th birthday America \u2013 lets rock <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MiLKZ0HN8y\">pic.twitter.com\/MiLKZ0HN8y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew McConaughey (@McConaughey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McConaughey\/status\/1411792440411889664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cBut let\u2019s also remember that we are babies, you know, as a country. We are basically going through puberty in comparison to other countries\u2019 timelines, and we\u2019re going to go through growing pains, we are going through growing pains. This is not an excuse to say this \u2014 it\u2019s just a reality,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McConaughey\/status\/1411792440411889664\"><span class=\"s3\">added<\/span><\/a>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">He said that this is good because Americans have to keep building, learning, and maturing, adding that Americans have to make sure they \u201cmaintain hope along the way as we continue to evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy? \u2018Cause it\u2019s who we are. Why? \u2018Cause the alternative sucks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u201cI believe that America and you and I \u2014 I believe we\u2019re an aspiration, alright? We\u2019re constantly in motion. We\u2019re on the way. Trying to get wiser. Trying to get braver, trying to dream more, trying to do more, trying to be more fair, take the right kind of responsibilities to gain the right kind of freedoms,\u201d McConaughey said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">He said Americans have to keep realizing that \u201cwe are a place where our individual pursuits and desires\u201d need to be appreciative and supportive of \u201cour collective responsibilities as Americans,\u201d adding that Americans need to remember that they are \u201call in this together\u201d even though they have uniqueness. He stressed&nbsp; the \u201cunited\u201d in \u201cUnited States of America,\u201d although he did not go into deep detail about what he meant by Americans\u2019 \u201ccollective responsibilities\u201d and \u201cright kind of freedoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI want to be a little bit better, you want to be a little bit better, let\u2019s be on the way to being the best we can be, let\u2019s make that a song we can\u2019t not sing. Why? Because it\u2019s who we are, it\u2019s who we\u2019ve got to be, and again, the alternative sucks,\u201d he added. \u201cLet\u2019s rock America. Happy Birthday, just keep living. I\u2019ll see you there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">McConaughey has reportedly discussed a political future in the past, hinting at a potential run for office.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">He has been more vocal about volatile topics in the last several months throughout the course of the pandemic, including on issues of mask-wearing and personal freedom, though the actor is <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/2021\/03\/matthew-mcconaughey-considering-texas-governor-run.html\">reportedly still in favor of gun control<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/matthew-mcconaughey-supports-masking-a-short-term-inconvenience\"><span class=\"s3\">reported<\/span><\/a> by The Daily Wire:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"16.751824817518\">\n<p class=\"p4\"><i>Speaking on \u201cThe Carlos Watson Show,\u201d McConaughey said that \u201cno data\u201d exists showing the negative effects of masking.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u201cI\u2019m not believing you\u2019re really scared of this little cotton thing. I\u2019m not believing you really feel that takes away your identity and your freedom,\u201d he said on the show, as reported by&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/in-the-know\/555944-mcconaughey-face-masks-a-short-term-inconvenience-for-long-term\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The Hill<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>. \u201cThis is a short-term inconvenience for long-term freedom.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>\u201cThere\u2019s no data that says it\u2019s not a good [thing]. No data that says it\u2019s harmful,\u201d he added.&nbsp;\u201cLet\u2019s all take one for the team here.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">In May, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/matthew-mcconaughey-is-putting-out-feelers-for-texas-governorship\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> that McConaughey was feeling out a potential political career.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAccording to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/05\/16\/matthew-mcconaughey-texas-governor-run-488536\"><span class=\"s1\">Politico<\/span><\/a>, the Academy Award winner has been \u2018quietly making calls to influential people in Texas political circles, including a deep-pocketed moderate Republican and energy CEO, to take their temperature on the race and to talk about seriously throwing his hat in the ring,\u2019\u201d per The Daily Wire.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cPolitico noted that Texas political strategists do not see a solid path forward for McConaughey given the business community\u2019s overwhelming support for Governor Greg Abbott and the fact that McConaughey would then be sacrificing his position as a cultural icon to become a political figure,\u201d The Daily Wire reported.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It is also unclear what party he would run under due to the fact that running as a third-party candidate might upset Democrats who are pushing to change the politics of the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As The Daily Wire highlighted, \u201c&nbsp;Long-time Democratic strategist Paul Begala noted that Governor Rick Perry won the state handily in 2006 after two independents split the vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe problem with running as an independent is we have seen this movie before,\u201d said Begala. \u201cTexas doesn\u2019t need a third party, Matthew! We need a second party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a video message on July 4th, actor Matthew McConaughey, who is reportedly running against Republican Greg Abbott to become governor of Texas, said that the United States was \u201cgoing &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314023,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8E857ABA-AB04-470E-8EB3-D623ACE4178D_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"WATCH: Matthew McConaughey Says America Is \u2018Going Through Puberty\u2019 As A Nation","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-583128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8E857ABA-AB04-470E-8EB3-D623ACE4178D_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"WATCH: Matthew McConaughey Says America Is \u2018Going Through Puberty\u2019 As A Nation","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=583128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=583128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}