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Charlton Heston Dead at 84

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edited April 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Oh Noes :(

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,346965,00.html
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  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    down_ski wrote:
    Oh Noes :(

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,346965,00.html

    Oh :(

    RIP
    wait, that was on Saturday night? 4/5

    that's another major famous person that died, Kurt and Layne both died on 4/5 also.

    Wow, that's a weird, creepy morbid coincidence. Whoa.
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  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Very sad news. Great actor
  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Yeah, that is too bad...

    He sure was an American films icon spanning many decades.

    R.I.P. Mr. Heston
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    It may be the wrong time to post this but everytime I hear his name I think of this

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD2x6-CF2h4
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  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Yeah, that is too bad...

    He sure was an American films icon spanning many decades.

    R.I.P. Mr. Heston

    Ben-Hur! and he was Moses! Come on! that's the loss of a legend
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  • vedderfan10vedderfan10 Posts: 2,497
    How long did it take to pry his gun from his cold dead hands?
    be philanthropic
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,197
    RIP.....CH.....*Damn Dirty Apes*

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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    R.I.P.


    As liberal as I have become, I still hold on to the importance of the right to bear arms.. even though I've never held a real gun in my life.
  • MyHandsBoundMyHandsBound Posts: 698
    i just checked his bio on imbd...he was born in the same town as ed.....I remember his name from dynasty...I watched that when I was a kid,
  • Pearls&StonesPearls&Stones Posts: 585
    Even though he was sort of the epitome of what I hate about the NRA, I must say he was a fantastic actor.

    (I think the second ammendment is clear and needs to be upheld just like any other part of the constitution, but sometimes the NRA lets the blind faith of their cause over ride logic)
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  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    Quick! Somebody pull that gun from his cold, dead hands!
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    It may be the wrong time to post this but everytime I hear his name I think of this

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD2x6-CF2h4


    Ditto. He might have been a good actor, but his behaviour and the NRA's behaviour after Columbine was appalling.
  • PearlJamaholicPearlJamaholic Posts: 2,018
    some of you people amaze me. after ledger died there was all kinds of crap because some moron made jokes about his death on the radio and how that was so uncalled for. yet here we are again making fun of a dead guy cause we didnt like some of the things he did. lets just forget the fact that he's human, like all us.
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  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    Vedderfan10 wrote:
    How long did it take to pry his gun from his cold dead hands?

    ha ha! :D i'd always hoped he die from a gunshot wound...oh well, good riddance.
  • NOCODE#1NOCODE#1 Posts: 1,477
    Vedderfan10 wrote:
    How long did it take to pry his gun from his cold dead hands?
    i believe NRA members everywhere are jacking up crimes with gun statisics in honor of that old figurehead today!
    Let's not be negative now. Thumper has spoken
  • IAmMyselfIAmMyself Posts: 671
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    some of you people amaze me. after ledger died there was all kinds of crap because some moron made jokes about his death on the radio and how that was so uncalled for. yet here we are again making fun of a dead guy cause we didnt like some of the things he did. lets just forget the fact that he's human, like all us.


    I don't mean to poke fun at a dead guy, but come'on. THIS GUY watched 3 of the most amazing men get blown away in his generation and once supported gun control! (MLK, JFK, RFK) Then flipped even after he was a friend of Reagan and watched him get shot! He once stood by MLK for a walk on Washington, MLK would be turning in his grave to see the way this guy turned out. RIP and good riddance!
    I believe we have rights, but our right to bear arms does not mean every mother f@#$% gets to carry a gun!
    If you support something like the NRA as strongly as this guy did, well you are then remembered with the cause you supported. Other people will praise him for his life and I will not!
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Good actor. Horrible bastard. Oh well, at least we have his films.
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    some of you people amaze me. after ledger died there was all kinds of crap because some moron made jokes about his death on the radio and how that was so uncalled for. yet here we are again making fun of a dead guy cause we didnt like some of the things he did. lets just forget the fact that he's human, like all us.
    Who is making fun of him?
    If he is known for anything, it is that ridiculous line about prying the gun from his cold dead hands. If you ask the general public, that is what most will remember.
    Yes, they will remember Ben Hur and those horrible kitschy ape movies.
    But he is known for that infamous line.
    I have never been a fan of his and think his behavior in certain historical situations was abominable. Most notable for me was Columbine.
    To compare what is written here with the jokes made after Heath Ledger passed is like apples and oranges. (I loathe that saying. lol)
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  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    Not a huge loss to the world.....
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  • ForestBrainForestBrain Posts: 460
    Hm. Well, he was pretty old, wasn't he? He was a legend and I always liked him. And I support his support of the NRA, even though I hate guns and will never own one. It's still constitutional for one to have the right to bear arms.
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,197
    ForestBrain wrote:
    Hm. Well, he was pretty old, wasn't he? He was a legend and I always liked him. And I support his support of the NRA, even though I hate guns and will never own one. It's still constitutional for one to have the right to bear arms.

    Yeah for those of us who still follow the constitution....hint...George W. Bush.

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  • PJ_SalukiPJ_Saluki Posts: 1,006
    Oh man, I bet Jim Rome read the news and was like, "Well, looks like I know what the clones will be banging on Monday." E-mailers have been on Heston's ass for the last couple of months. Monday's show will be hijacked with cold-dead-hands and damn-dirty-ape e-mails.
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  • AllNiteThingAllNiteThing Posts: 1,114
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    some of you people amaze me. after ledger died there was all kinds of crap because some moron made jokes about his death on the radio and how that was so uncalled for. yet here we are again making fun of a dead guy cause we didnt like some of the things he did. lets just forget the fact that he's human, like all us.


    Shows you that maybe you should strive to be a decent human being on this world, because you will be reflected upon the moment you die, right? Ledger was a decent person by all accounts, but had his own personal demons that destroyed him behind closed doors. Heston did a lot to hurt and anger many people, thus not too much of a stretch to expect that would be part of what he is remembered for. Be the best person you can be during life if you want to be remembered as such.
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  • bovy_jbovy_j Posts: 1,008
    facepollution wrote:
    Ditto. He might have been a good actor, but his behaviour and the NRA's behaviour after Columbine was appalling.

    This is true.

    But, I believe after death everyone deserves to rest in peace. R.I.P.
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  • PearlJamaholicPearlJamaholic Posts: 2,018
    AllNiteThing wrote:
    Shows you that maybe you should strive to be a decent human being on this world, because you will be reflected upon the moment you die, right? Ledger was a decent person by all accounts, but had his own personal demons that destroyed him behind closed doors. Heston did a lot to hurt and anger many people, thus not too much of a stretch to expect that would be part of what he is remembered for. Be the best person you can be during life if you want to be remembered as such.

    what did hetson do to hurt people? not to get too off topic. but cars and alcohol kill more people then guns. and people do get murdered with weapons other guns too. i dont see how a guy saying if people want guns let them, is evil. what about the idea if people want abortions, let them. some people view abortions as evil. so when vedder dies and people say good riddance to a child killer, i guess its ok. i just dont think now is the time to be poking fun. let some time pass, dont be so heartless.

    and am against guns, grew up around them my whole life. never met anyone that died from guns, but car accidents.......
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  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    ha ha! :D i'd always hoped he die from a gunshot wound...oh well, good riddance.
    Why, he never murdered anybody. I understand his politics and beliefs may have differed from your own, but show the man some respect.
  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    irieinindy wrote:
    I don't mean to poke fun at a dead guy, but come'on. THIS GUY watched 3 of the most amazing men get blown away in his generation and once supported gun control! (MLK, JFK, RFK) Then flipped even after he was a friend of Reagan and watched him get shot! He once stood by MLK for a walk on Washington, MLK would be turning in his grave to see the way this guy turned out. RIP and good riddance!
    I believe we have rights, but our right to bear arms does not mean every mother f@#$% gets to carry a gun!
    If you support something like the NRA as strongly as this guy did, well you are then remembered with the cause you supported. Other people will praise him for his life and I will not!
    Yes, per of OUR American Constitution, every American Citizen has the right to bear arms. Everyone can own a firearm. No, no one should have weapons grade plutonium, as Michael Moore pointed out. But you want to own a pistol or a shotgun, go for it. Follow the steps involved to own one legally, and have at it. Shooting guns in a safe environment is a good god damn time. Own a weapon for sport hunting or personal protection.

    Mr. Heston didn't write or draft the second amendment to the Constitution. I don't think you can fault a guy for trying the best way he knew how to uphold the Constitution. I don't agree with every stance he took, but I certainly didn't wish him to be murdered. I recognized that he himself wasn't a murderer.
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Amazing what this thread has turned into.
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