Remembering Charlton Heston

[Maduro Man]

CNB - As I said, that word was definitely a little harsh. I don't have anything handy to reference, but later on in his life he on several occasions made reference to a "cultural war" the US would have to undergo against "liberal" tendencies (gay rights, race issues, etc)...a definite change in outlook/action from his MLK days. He was also extremely outspoken about his religion, to the point that many have labeled him as anti-semetic. I'm not particularly religious myself, so I can't comment on that personally. As I also said, though, in my opinion his positive contributions both in terms of creative performance, and in terms of defending the 2nd amendment (and other aspects of the constitution) outweigh any negative characteristics of the man. I edited my original post to remove the brashness.

Well said and well written…Enlightened me to many things I did not know about him before. Thanks for the insight.

[597]

I don't think the man could be considered a bigot. He did march for civil rights in the 60's. Granted he had strong views but he believed and supported all rights given to Americans (most notably the 2nd amendment). He stood up for what he believed in even if it wasn't popular, and even took on the record companies when they wanted to publish Ice T's album about cop killing. Regardless of your beliefs or opinions the man stood up for what he felt was right regardless of all the negative publicity he received, it takes a brave man to do that. He also was a great actor, and he will be missed.

[mrtr33]

Yikes.

I thought the chariot scene in Ben Hur is STILL one of the most violent scenes in movies today.

I really want to watch El Cid now. I've never gotten around to seeing it.

Married 60 years! I'm about to get married and considering I've lived half that length already, it's just an amazing feat to me.