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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 09:36 PM Original message |
John Wayne |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. I loved him in "They Were Expendable." A war movie with a sad ending...nt |
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elshiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. But what about his teeth? |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 09:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. John Wayne's Teeth |
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elshiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 10:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Thank you! |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Hey...it's Tommy Flute from Big Love! |
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denbot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 11:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. . |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. He was perfectly cast in "The Flying Leathernecks," and |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 10:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. "The Searchers" is my favorite John Wayne movie. |
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RushIsRot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:31 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. My first cousin who was in the Marines at the time wound up as an |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Cool! |
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RushIsRot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:45 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I think "old" would be more appropriate... |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:47 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I may be 51 but my wife says I often act like a 15 year old. |
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RushIsRot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:54 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Until I hit 61, I thought the numbers needed to be reversed, but that |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
54. That's a great movie.... |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. Marion Michael Morrison |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 11:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I agree with your first statement. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:55 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. The studios discouraged actors stepping out of type. nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-24-10 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
11. Only John Wayne film I enjoy is The Quiet Man |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Nominated for Best Picture. John Ford won for Best Director. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:56 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Sugary sweet and sexist. Ugh! Roger Moore is working on getting a movie made |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 02:17 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Maureen O'Hara WAS marginally more attractive as a sidekick... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. But O'Hara works well with Wayne,in part because she's physically big. nt |
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frogmarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 03:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
51. Same here. I have |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
21. Draft-dodging reactionary racist piece of shit |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 07:59 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. He was 34.They don't draft 34 year olds. How did he dodge? |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 08:45 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Chicken Hawk is more like it.... |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Garry Wills, author of "John Wayne's America" |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 08:47 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Toward the end of WWII men in their 30's were drafted. |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Ever hear his comments about Native Americans? |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. I didn't know hatred of EVERY person who considers themselves to be conservative was a condition of |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Yep, I even hate the members of my family who are conservative |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 01:23 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. I'm not focused on who I should hate.... |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. Lighten up Francis |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 06:40 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. Joke's on you |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 08:23 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Don't worry... |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 09:16 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. +1 gazillion |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 12:31 AM Response to Reply #57 |
76. If you couldn't tell that was deliberate |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-26-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #40 |
69. Damn, you're the easiest ignore I've ever had on DU. |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 12:27 AM Response to Reply #69 |
75. ROFLMAO |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #25 |
50. In WWII, they drafted men a lot older than they did in later years. |
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quickesst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 08:51 PM Response to Reply #25 |
59. Ha ha.... |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 01:19 PM Response to Reply #21 |
41. he wasn't racist... |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 01:20 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Lou Dobbs' wife is Latina |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Lou Dobbs knows better though... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 05:47 PM Response to Reply #41 |
53. Correct. It's not fair to expect him to meet year 2000 standards. nt |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #21 |
46. that is some nasty fierce camel toe |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 12:31 AM Response to Reply #21 |
77. Elvis was a hero to most |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
22. Can't stand the guy -- can't even stand the sight of him. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. acting mediocre but that VOICE |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 03:37 PM Response to Reply #36 |
48. Well you nailed it, Pilgrim |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
24. My dad is a big John Wayne fan |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:09 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. In the book I referenced above |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
28. He was a better actor than his detractors claim and a bigger scumbag than his admirers claim |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. By no means an unwatchable actor |
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Green_Lantern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 01:34 PM Response to Reply #33 |
45. almost as bad as the "noble savage" people... |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 06:42 PM Response to Reply #45 |
56. I don't subscribe to that either |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Yes. nt |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. That nails it perfectly. nt |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 08:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
58. I agree. I don't enjoy a lot of the hammy, 'funny' stuff, but that's what was |
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bookworm65t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
29. I love The Cowboys and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
34. I never could stand him |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
49. I couldn't stand him. He was just a bully. nt |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
52. The Searchers, the Shootist, True Grit, She Wore a Yellow Rose... |
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wysimdnwyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-26-10 10:51 AM Response to Reply #52 |
63. Ribbon, dude |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-26-10 05:01 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. commonalities |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
60. was a nazi |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-26-10 11:28 PM Response to Reply #60 |
71. But not anymore |
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Robeson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-25-10 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
62. America is weird. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-26-10 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
65. This is an interesting generational thing |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 12:19 AM Response to Reply #65 |
74. Interesting point. I'd like to post a poll about that. |
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Call Me Wesley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-26-10 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
66. Unfortunately, he wasn't a real green beret. |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-26-10 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
67. This scene from Repo Man always comes to mind when I hear John Wayne mentioned |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-26-10 06:10 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. I still think that line is based on fact |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-26-10 09:20 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Well, "Repo Man" is a documentary, right? |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-26-10 11:33 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. not the Alex Cox movie. |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 12:13 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. of course it was a documentary! |
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