No less than five people asked me last night if I had seen this video. Yes, I have. And clearly, I am not the kind of person that formulates political opinions based on what a celebrity has to say. I don't think I have ever seen a Matt Damon movie. I was on a plane once and tried to watch the one where he is a conjoined twin with Greg Kinear. That was unsuccessful on my part.

When it comes to celebrities speaking out on politics or endorsing candidates or doing anything that could backfire and actually hurt a candidate (hi Russell Brand) I usually find that the best bet is to err on the side of STFU. But the cause of all my worries, concerns, panic, hysteria, incredulous screaming at the television and eventual loss of the ability to coherently speak have been more eloquently expressed with this video. This is exactly what keeps me up at night and gives me knots in my stomach: