Writing for WaPo, Hunter does Heston right. Here's a taste:
He was the hawk.
He soared. In fact, everything about him soared. His shoulders soared, his cheekbones soared, his brows soared. Even his hair soared. . . .
Later in his life, he took that stance into politics, becoming president of the National Rifle Association just when anti-gun attitudes were reaching their peak. Pilloried and parodied, lampooned and bullied, he never relented, he never backed down, and in time it came to seem less an old star's trick of vanity than an act of political heroism. He endured, like Moses. He aged, like Moses. And the stone tablet he carried had only one commandment: Thou shalt be armed. It can even be said that if the Supreme Court in June finds a meaning in the Second Amendment consistent with NRA policy, that he will have died just short of the Promised Land -- like Moses.
Charlton Heston, Actor, Author, Patriot
Charlton Heston, the Oscar-winning actor who achieved stardom playing larger-than-life figures including Moses, Michelangelo and Andrew Jackson in historical epics and went on to become a best-selling author, a contentious Hollywood labor leader, an unapologetic gun advocate and darling of conservative causes, has died. He was 84.
Source: LA Times
A man of integrity and strength, and an American patriot. A force for freedom was lost when he retired from public life. Today a light is gone from the world.
Bruce Willis, one of those rare Hollywood Republicans, has entertained troops in Iraq and Kuwait with his blues band. Last Saturday, he attended a formal ball for the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment in Washington state:“Regardless of your feelings about the war in Iraq, at the very least there are young men and women who are asked every day to make the ultimate sacrifice and are not getting the respect back home they deserve,” Willis said in a brief interview. “Until that changes, I intend to keep talking about it.”
Rightwing Nuthouse does a very credible job of comparing Ann Coulter to Thomas Paine.
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"Siding with the GOP when you live in the bluest state around is almost like wearing a Boston Red Sox jersey at a New York Yankees' home game," says Zipp in the April issue of PLAYGIRL. "I cannot tell you how many times a person assumed I voted for John Kerry in 2004. Most of the time, I don't have the heart to tell them, or the energy to discuss my reasons for going red this election year. But this is PLAYGIRL magazine so it's about time I was the one who bared what's underneath." How could a member of the media who produces adult entertainment for women, advocating sexual exploration, fulfillment and adventure possibly side with conservatives from the red states? Zipp spells it out. "Those on the right are presumed to be all about power and greed -- two really sexy traits in the bedroom. They want it, they want it now, and they'll do anything to get it. And I'm not talking about some pansy-assed victory, I'm talking about full on jackpot, satisfaction for all." "The Democrats of the Sixties were all about making love and not war while a war-loving Republican is a man who would fight, bleed, sacrifice, and die for his country. Could you imagine what that very same man would do for his wife in the bedroom?" asks Zipp. She takes on sexual politics with insight, conviction and a refreshing new spin. |
Hat tip to Kitty Litter.
Mr. Linkletter, the former host of "Kids Say the Darnedest Things" and current National Chairman of the United Seniors Association (USA), made his views on the AARP known Monday in an interview on Fox News' "Your World with Neil Cavuto."During the interview, the 93-year-old conservative Linkletter touted the importance of Social Security reform with personal retirement accounts and went on to call the AARP, which opposes President Bush's reform plan, "the largest liberal lobbying group in Washington."
HUMAN EVENTS has learned USA has no intention of backing down from Linkletter's criticism of the AARP. In fact, the coming issue of USA Next, a quarterly publication by USA and a special supplement to HUMAN EVENTS, takes on the AARP directly.
In addition, USA CEO Charlie Jarvis will appear on Fox News' "O'Reilly Factor" on Thursday, February 10, to launch the "USA Next Stop Scaring Seniors NOW!" -- a campaign focusing on the AARP and the alleged damage it has done and continues to do to America.
The Regan stamp that was announced last November was released for sale today.
Miller, who served as head of the Office of Management and Budget under Reagan, recalled the former president as a down-to-earth man who could help others break the tension.Once, when Congress and the president couldn't agree on a budget and the government was faced with a shutdown, Miller said, "he turned to me, put his hand on my shoulder, and said, 'Jim, Jim, just settle down. Let's close 'er down and see if anybody notices.'"
Other stamps to be released this year can be found on the USPS web site, including a Distinguished Marines in June and Greta Garbo in September.
To help raise funds Nugent is holding a happening which he dubbed "Uncle Ted's Barbecue Rhythm and Blues Rock-Out."
Chances are slim that Mr. Nugent will break out his 12-foot Saddam Hussein doll and shoot it through the heart with a bow and arrow at the end of his show tonight. He's saving that for the Toby Keith tour.
I've liked Drew Carey ever since I saw him interviewed at the Republican National Convention in 2000. He denied that he was a Republican, indicating that he wasn't all that political and hadn't really thought about it much. Then he said something like, "I guess I'm for the person who will let me keep as much of my money as possible."He has the only sitcom that I know of that has poked fun at liberals (albeit rarely). Last week's show was one of those times.
He and girlfriend Kelly have just had sex and Kelly turns on the TV, and a political talk show is on:
"Liberal, tax-happy spendacrats." How funny is that?
Alice Cooper is sick and tired of hearing about celebrities mouthing off about politics:
In the eyes of Alice Cooper, all the rock stars campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry are guilty of one thing: treason. The shock-rock legend, a staunch Republican who attends NBA games in Phoenix with Arizona Senator John McCain, was disgusted when he learned of plans by Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, R.E.M. and other bands to hold a series of concerts aimed at unseating U.S. President George W. Bush."To me, that's treason. I call it treason against rock 'n' roll because rock is the antithesis of politics. Rock should never be in bed with politics," says the 56-year-old Cooper, who begins a 15-city Canadian tour on Aug. 20 in Thunder Bay, Ont.
"When I was a kid and my parents started talking about politics, I'd run to my room and put on the Rolling Stones as loud as I could. So when I see all these rock stars up there talking politics, it makes me sick.
"If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal."
Despite his strong insistence that rock has no place in politics, Cooper is one of just a handful of high-profile musicians who've proclaimed support for Bush. The list of pop-culture Republicans includes Britney Spears, Toby Keith and Ted Nugent, the latter being one of Cooper's old buddies from his early days in Detroit.
On a personal note, I attended one of Cooper's concerts during his Welcome to my Nightmare tour. It was as choreographed as a Broadway musical. The man knows show business and is a consummate showman because of it. That concert is an experience that I will never forget.
According to Clear Channel News, supermodel/actress Rachel Hunter (now 35) is a big Bush supporter. Rachel is from New Zealand and cannot vote in the election, but says she would vote for Bush:He has done what needed to be done because if Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden had their way, none of us would be around in 10 years.You have to admire this very conservative gal!Clinton had a lot of tea parties with celebrities, but [right after] his term, somebody flew two planes into the Twin Towers. What do you want - somebody who keeps your children safe or somebody who throws nice tea parties?
