Gun-nut, grave dancer, assholeFor someone who supposedly loves guns and has, by his own admission, illegal ones (something Charlton Heston never advocated), one wonders at his vicious and irrational hatred for Mr. Heston. Perhaps it's that HE also auditioned for the role of Capt. Blanchard in "Grey Lady Down", perhaps believing the role was OWED to him...being the 2nd most decorated enlisted man in the Navy and all (why is it when I think of TiT in the Navy I keep seeing the Village People).
Besides, he's an expert at everything...who knows more about nuclear submarines? Or rescue missions for that matter. Heck, the damn movie was probably based on a REAL rescue mission by SEAL Team 3. It would practically be type casting! And as a bonus, he just happens to know everything there is to know about the film industry. Were the director to stub his toe or get a cold TiT could fill in for him (probably winning an Emmy in the process). Oh, and let's not forget his knowledge of Norwegian freightliners. Why when he was part of the Marine Recon Rescue Ranger SEALS they had to covertly sneak aboard one and capture a couple of Viet Cong who'd snuck on board and were hiding under a pile of gefilte fish. But no, the director went with Heston, damn dirty ape!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3257090TomInTib (1000+ posts) Sat Apr-05-08 11:50 PM
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7. I will. He was a prick.
And good riddance, about 35 years too late.
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Sun Apr-06-08 12:09 AM
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33. No way...
He had a far greater impact on the right-wing crazies and gun nuts (of which I are one - gun nuts, that is) than he did on the Civil Rights movement.
Rest in Hell is where I am coming from.
Watch his smug ass on Bowling for Colombine, someday.
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Well, we know youse isn't an English major don't I? The Navy must be so proud to claim you as one of their own!
flowomo (1000+ posts) Sun Apr-06-08 12:17 AM
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38. yes, people with Alzheimer's are annoyingly smug looking...
Moore set him up; it was the one part of that documentary that made me cringe.
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Sun Apr-06-08 12:22 AM
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41. I know that, but he had it coming.
I had no empathy for the aging Nazis, either.
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That's right because you and SEAL Team 3 were wiping them out while you were still in diapers!
TomInTib (1000+ posts) Sun Apr-06-08 05:56 AM
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118. Are you really a Doctor?
I am just a guy who doesn't care for C Heston.
"the whole of the life he led"? Like fucking what? Some bs, studio-driven Civil Rights crap? Get a fucking grip. He was the sacrificial lamb for MGM. He was fucking Moses, for God's sake. Unimpeachable.
What kind of doctor are you?
I really want to know.
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You know, I've just never hated anyone in my life THIS much.
TomInTib (1000+ posts) Sun Apr-06-08 02:56 PM
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224. Fair enough.
And I know all about "exploited angles".
If I had enough of a varied vocabulary, I could write a fucking book on it.
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See! See, I told you he was an expert about the film industry!
TomInTib (1000+ posts) Sun Apr-06-08 12:05 AM
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27. When once a dog bites, ....
he is a biter, forevermore.
He went out badly.
In my opinion, he did far more harm than good.
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Of course, TiT never explains WHY Mr. Heston was so "harmful". I'm sensing a severe case of penis envy (he tells so many lies to pump himself up he's got to be over compensating for something). Charlton Heston, being secure in his manhood never had a problem taking a back seat, not being the center of the universe, as witnessed by the number of "narrator" roles he did where he never even appeared on screen.
TomInTib (1000+ posts) Sun Apr-06-08 05:47 AM
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116. "a movie fan"...
yeah, and Ronald Reagan was one hell of a fighter pilot.
"a movie fan"?
Yeah, there's your reality.
Welcome to the Nation that held The Roseanne Barr Show as the number one attraction for a couple of years running.
"a movie fan"....
Oh, spare me....
Good God, when you have nothing better to do with a few hours of your life....
go stare at a product...
'cause it don't take nothing...
just sit there, staring with everybody else...
then walk out on the same street.
It's all nothing.
Yeah, Ol' Charlie was a helluva guy...
It's your tattoo, not mine.
Put it where you believe it.
Tom
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The only thing worse than an asshole is an incoherent asshole.
TomInTib (1000+ posts) Sun Apr-06-08 02:38 PM
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219. I get your point...
and I will now walk out to the Golden Gate Bridge and throw myself from the railing.
I just feel so worthless, now.
How could I have ever misunderestimated her brilliance?
But that's OK, because I heard (just last night) that the two finest artists of the 20th Century were Madonna and Michael Fucking Jackson.
No kidding, I heard a living, breathing human being say exactly that.
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Sun Apr-06-08 12:41 AM
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56. If "liberal" is defined as...
blind
denying
bending over for whoever has their name in lights (or their soul in the shadows)
If "liberal" means giving every mean-spirited bastard in the world a break solely on the account that they are a fellow homo sapien?...
feeling any sense of loss that some sorry piece of shithumanity such as C Heston has checked out?
Then sign me out.
I am glad that he is no longer breathing the same air that you and I share.
Just tell me the address to where I need to mail my "Liberal" card.
Tom
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Well, gee TiT, they let you stay, you're not only pretty damn mean (granted that's a trait most losers share) but you're very, very stupid, you outright steal song lyrics and try to pawn them off as your own, and you're a pathological liar. OK, other than that you're probably a swell fellow.
TomInTib (1000+ posts) Sun Apr-06-08 02:52 PM
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223. You gotta be kidding
I am a gun nut.
Tried and true.
I have never called for help. Takes too fucking long.
Because I can handle my own business.
My, we certainly leap to ungrounded conclusions don't we?
You are simply delusional.
Where did you glean all of that information about me?
Send him a fucking tie.
A red one.
And punch in a tape of the Roseanne Show.
Turn the volume down.
Punch in your favorite BeeGees CD.
Crank it up.
I'll see you at Nancy Reagan's funeral.
I will be the guy with the air horn and a big ol' grin.
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I just don't get it...why does Skinner allow these types to stay on the island? Oh, I know...he's so dang brave! And he was in the Navy which means he could probably kick Skinner's ass (us norman folks are still trying to figure out whether he actually served).
Cindie