Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin & More Issue 11th Hour Bids Encouraging People To Vote

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Alec Baldwin and Michael Keaton were among the Hollywood vets who are issuing 11th hour bids encouraging people to cast their vote in the ballot box. “I think nearly all of us know what’s at stake,” Baldwin began in a front-facing video appeal posted to Instagram. “People say, ‘Oh, the future of the country is at stake,’ and that might be true, but what’s at stake is the next four years, and in terms of certain problems we have with — yes, the border and yes, what our military is gonna be asked to do and what we’re gonna pay for that, but the environment is the most important thing to me right now ’cause you can’t undo it.” Baldwin’s plea, in support of VP and presidential candidate Kamala Harris, focused largely on climate protection.

The actor cited the sea levels rising, air pollution and proliferation of plastics as major issues, name-dropping Tesla CEO Elon Musk: “Maybe the Musks of the world could turn their attention toward solving those problems on a grand scale, that would be great,” he said.

The Saturday Night Live alum, who formerly portrayed GOP candidate Donald Trump, mentioned other important policy issues like affordability of rent, food and gas, as well as global conflicts in Ukraine and Russia, as well as Israel and Gaza, the humanitarian crisis of which he called “inconceivable.” “Although [Harris] might not dot every I and cross every T in terms of environmental protection, they’re far better than their opponent,” he said. “One candidate wants to put the military on the streets to quash rebellion and quash free speech.

The other candidate would be a history-making statement — not that we vote for somebody for that reason alone — about how progressive this country really is.” He concluded his message