Charlton Heston Dead at 84

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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,251
    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_Saluki
    PJ_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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  • AllNiteThing
    AllNiteThing Posts: 1,115
    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_j
    bovy_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.
  • harmless_little_f***
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  • PearlJamaholic
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    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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  • aNiMaL
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    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.
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL 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.
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Amazing what this thread has turned into.
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    ha ha! :D i'd always hoped he die from a gunshot wound...oh well, good riddance.


    I hope you have a shitty birthday. Show some respect for the dead. Or better yet grow the fuck up.
  • chopitdown
    chopitdown Posts: 2,222
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    Amazing what this thread has turned into.

    not really, unfortunately
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  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    chopitdown wrote:
    not really, unfortunately


    Yea I shouldn't be surprised. But sad how some people think. I didn't think about what he did outside of movies. Just thought we have lost a great actor.
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
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    What if they freeze dried him in a professionally lit glass display case standing up firmly clutching a rifle?
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  • down_ski
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    aNiMaL wrote:
    Why, he never murdered anybody. I understand his politics and beliefs may have differed from your own, but show the man some respect.

    Yeah, seems like people on this forum cant put things behind and just focus on his career as an actor. There's alot of hate on this forum, makes me sad
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    What if they freeze dried him in a professionally lit glass display case standing up firmly clutching a rifle?


    I bet you would be the first in line to see him.
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,240
    he was a great actor everytime ben hur is on i watch or ten comandments so yeah he did some great movies as a public figure he had flaws just like evryone else wich makes him uhmmm normal R.I.P .......
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  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    I hope you have a shitty birthday. Show some respect for the dead. Or better yet grow the fuck up.

    no respect here. if someone's an asshole when they're alive, that doesn't change when they're dead. he's still an asshole...just better that he's a dead one now.
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Why, he never murdered anybody. I understand his politics and beliefs may have differed from your own, but show the man some respect.

    sorry, no respect from me in this case. a dead asshole is still an asshole.
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    no respect here. if someone's an asshole when they're alive, that doesn't change when they're dead. he's still an asshole...just better that he's a dead one now.


    Thanks for sharing how you feel.

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