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malaise

(296,409 posts) Tue Jan 20, 2015, 11:49 AM Jan 2015

Hey folks - remember the popularity of John Wayne [View all]

cowboys and Indians - we love killer heroes.

Nothing has changed - the ignorant will always cheer on murder.

Eastwood is as empty as his chair -fugg him.

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Hey folks - remember the popularity of John Wayne [View all] malaise Jan 2015 OP

You do know JW was an actor... ileus Jan 2015 #1

He was an actor but a lot of people assumed he was SheilaT Jan 2015 #3

John Wayne, as a Roman Soldier in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" FSogol Jan 2015 #7

Oh, dear. Even worse than I remember. SheilaT Jan 2015 #9

Ding ding we have a winner malaise Jan 2015 #21

yeah, so was ronnie raygun kydo Jan 2015 #4

So? He was the franchise. JackRiddler Jan 2015 #11

I don't remember that at all yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #2

Have you seen it? oberliner Jan 2015 #6

I saw it Saturday at 2:10. yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #10

Thanks oberliner Jan 2015 #12

Oh the poor mass murderer! JackRiddler Jan 2015 #13

Lol. For someone who claims you didn't see it yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #28

But I did see it. JackRiddler Jan 2015 #34

I saw it as well, it was a good movie, but would... JaneyVee Jan 2015 #23

This whole kerfunkle kinda reminds me of the foaming-at-the-mouth revulsion over Forrest Gump. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2015 #24

Avatar is the highest grossing movie in US history oberliner Jan 2015 #5

At least it doesn't glorify the biggest mass murderer JackRiddler Jan 2015 #15

Did you think American Sniper glorified the sniper? oberliner Jan 2015 #19

I'm not paying American Money for this movie. JackRiddler Jan 2015 #20

John Wayne, Eastwood and Raygun all celluloid heroes. TexasProgresive Jan 2015 #8

Nice post malaise Jan 2015 #29

Thank you TexasProgresive Jan 2015 #32

I like John Wayne theboss Jan 2015 #14

This sounds like me. bigwillq Jan 2015 #16

You forgot Randolph Scott! Octafish Jan 2015 #17

Randolph Scott? jberryhill Jan 2015 #26

The guy was great. Octafish Jan 2015 #36

Whatever happened to Randolph Scott? jberryhill Jan 2015 #37

Wayne was also part Latino. Lint Head Jan 2015 #18

Um...NOT! He was Marion Morrison from Iowa, of Scot, English, and Irish descent. WinkyDink Jan 2015 #25

You're right that John Ethan Wayne is 1/2 Latino. TexasProgresive Jan 2015 #33

I feel like I'm missing something, John Wayne didn't kill anyone I'm aware of TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #22

unlike obama, john wayne only pretended to kill people. your point is...? nt msongs Jan 2015 #27

When I was a kid murder and mayhem were all the rage AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #30

Eastwood is a putz, Wayne far worse. Dawson Leery Jan 2015 #31

So what I'm learning here is that Hollywood product... JackRiddler Jan 2015 #35

What I have learned is that when it comes to judging things they have not seen conservatives have Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #38

I have seen the propaganda campaign. JackRiddler Jan 2015 #39