RIP Charlton Heston

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

Anyone's view that he was "wrong" is purely subjective opinion and is not in any way proof that he was in fact- wrong.

Now that's just wrong!




(Sorry, that one was just too hard to resist. )

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

Anyone's view that he was "wrong" is purely subjective opinion and is not in any way proof that he was in fact- wrong.

Just as any view that he was "right" is purely subjective opinion and is not in any way proof that he was in fact - right.

[scaeagles]

Sick and wrong.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

Anyone's view that he was "wrong" is purely subjective opinion and is not in any way proof that he was in fact- wrong.

Moral relativist.

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Sick and wrong.

In his later years, yes, clearly.

[Alex]

Steadfastness in pursuit of positions I agree with is a sign of character, strength, and intelligence.

Steadfastness in pursuit of positions with which I disagree is a sure sign of moral turpitude, reckless disregard for reality, and quite possibly a sign of (I was going to say dementia but that would have unintended undertones for this thread) mental defect.

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Just as any view that he was "right" is purely subjective opinion and is not in any way proof that he was in fact - right.

True.

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Sick and wrong.

Sad isn't it.

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

Moral relativist.



In his later years, yes, clearly.

Yeah- way to twist his words.

[PanTheMan]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

Anyone's view that he was "wrong" is purely subjective opinion and is not in any way proof that he was in fact- wrong.

Perhaps the was right then wrong. When he marched for civil rights with MLK he was put on a communist "Watch List" under J.Edgar Hoover, and under then Governor Reagan. At a White house dinner with Reagan, Heston discovered from Reagan he was even being bugged.

As a gun owner I have no problem with his work as NRA President. However showing up in cities right after school massacres (3 Times!) and making his entrance Rifle Over Head saying "From My Cold Dead Hands!"
Was pretty classless. So now, speaking of classless, if anyone does want to pry his gun from his cold dead hands....

[NirvanaMan]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I I will the lone voice in the wilderness here (there's a shock) and say I loved the man's politics.

Certainly not lone my friend, but in the vast minority 'round there here parts. His politics were honorable in a industry overwhelmed by the activist left. And he was a great figurehead for the NRA, short-lived as it was. I never read the publication, but there is a nice memorial to him in the monthly NRA pub, America's First Freedom.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by NirvanaMan

Certainly not lone my friend, but in the vast minority 'round there here parts. His politics were honorable in a industry overwhelmed by the activist left.

I'm not accusing you of this, but I love how people seem to throw the modifier "activist" around as an insult, but only when it's for a position they don't agree with.

[NirvanaMan]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I'm not accusing you of this, but I love how people seem to throw the modifier "activist" around as an insult, but only when it's for a position they don't agree with.

Do you disagree with the statement? Do you not consider the film industry to be filled with members of the activist left? It's not an insult (like the gross insults thrown about in this thread) but simply a statement of fact. If you disagree that Hollywood is not filled with members of the activist left, feel free to explain.

Clearly, Heston was a member of the activist right. Being an activist shouldn't be considered an insult. It also boggles the mind how some people consider the term liberal or conservative to be an insult.

Strange.