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Charlton Heston
Dexter:
Have to say, much as I detested his NRA work, a hell of an actor. Every religious holiday here in Ireland we had his movies 'the ten commandments' and 'ben hur' on the national tv station. Thankfully, history will remember him for his movie and civil rights work rather than his gun-rights work.
mr.Curmudgeon:
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--- Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on April 06, 2008, 03:12:06 pm ---His civil rights work is commendable, but it doesn't mean he can't be criticized for his work with the NRA.
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Gun ownership is a civil right.
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Well, if it was that simple...this wouldn't be an issue. Amazingly, the 2nd amendment is open enough for interpretation. Imagine that!
--- Quote ---Does everyone who marched with MLK get a free pass for life, from any all criticism for any political stance they may take?
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You think adherents to MLK's legacy have gotten a free pass? :-\
No man is perfect, thus I don't expect perfection from any man. MLK was a complicated man. Heston was a complicated man. Both, to varying degrees, had an impact on the society we live in. That said, anything I ever seen on the "white prostitute" angle, comes from conspiracy websites. Not the best foundation for criticizing a man, and I don't really care to delve into things that can't really be substantiated. And the plagiarizing thing also seems likely overblown.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/mlking.asp
ChadTower:
Conspiracy, blog, same crap different era.
mr.Curmudgeon:
Well, the conspiracies do serve one purpose...to attempt to tarnish the legacy of a man that many whites feared and reviled.
I mean, what two things could more damage his character in the eyes of whites that are uncomfortable with his message?
1) That his message is plagiarized, thus somehow, not valid.
2) That he beats white woman and is racist!
Strong black leader=Scary black man who beats white women and is too ignorant to write his own speeches. Perfect!
mr.Curmudgeon:
Oh, I suppose "straight dope" by Cecil Adams is better.
"Cecil Adams is a name, generally assumed to be a pseudonym..."
You'd stand behind the work of an anonymous author?
I see how you work... ::)
I can agree with him on one thing though:
"As every reasonable observer has commented, neither King's sexual wanderings nor his scholarly misdeeds detract from his core achievement."
So beyond acknowledging that some of our most revered historical figures are in fact, slightly flawed human beings...I don't see what the point of any of this banter is.
:dunno
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