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sandensea

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9. He would've been better as a spoof actor - not unlike Leslie Nielsen

Reply to stopbush (Reply #8)

Sat Jun 27, 2020, 08:06 PM

Jun 2020

If he just had a sense of humor - which of course he didn't.

That said, I don't think any such resolution will pass - not in the near future anyway.

I agree that Orange County Democrats would do better to focus on other issues.

On a personal note, I lived in O.C. for about 12 years in the '90s and 2000s. Lots of great memories (it just got too expensive).

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California Democrats pass resolution calling for John Wayne Airport to be renamed [View all] sandensea Jun 2020 OP

Aside from his racism, Mr.Bill Jun 2020 #1

True. He always sounded inebriated in his movies. sandensea Jun 2020 #2

One-note actor and that note was pretty sour. John Fante Jun 2020 #3

He essentially played the same character Mr.Bill Jun 2020 #5

+1 sandensea Jun 2020 #7

He liked playing heroes Chainfire Jun 2020 #15

That's not true. stopbush Jun 2020 #17

I never liked that asshat since my youth TexasProgresive Jun 2020 #4

A legendary chauvinist - and one of Joe McCarthy's biggest apologists. sandensea Jun 2020 #6

John Wayne was a great actor in more than a few movies - The Searchers, stopbush Jun 2020 #8

He would've been better as a spoof actor - not unlike Leslie Nielsen sandensea Jun 2020 #9

John Wayne had a thing for Latin women ItsjustMe Jun 2020 #10

Let's rename all airports currently named after two-bit actors. cos dem Jun 2020 #11

Yup: Reagan National. sandensea Jun 2020 #13

I've been thinking of this during all the toppling of monuments Merlot Jun 2020 #12

Orange County? BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #14

I agree. sandensea Jun 2020 #16