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June 11, 2014
A bit stunned, so I thought I'd share.
On edit: On Tony's Wikipedia page, it says he supported Dems in 1972:
Did you know that Tony Randall was on Nixon's enemies list?
I was reading about Nixon's Enemies List on Wikipedia this morning and was a bit stunned to see Tony Randall included!
I can understand seeing John Lennon or Jane Fonda on the list, but Tony.Fucking.Randall, of all people? Was Nixon afraid he'd make him clean his bedroom or something?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_list_of_Nixon_political_opponents#Celebrities
Celebrities
Carol Channing, actress
Bill Cosby, comedian
Jane Fonda, actress and political activist
John Lennon, singer and songwriter [7]
Steve McQueen, actor
Joe Namath, former New York Jets Quarterback
Paul Newman, actor
Gregory Peck, actor
Tony Randall, actor
Barbra Streisand, actress and singer
Dick Gregory, comedian
Celebrities
Carol Channing, actress
Bill Cosby, comedian
Jane Fonda, actress and political activist
John Lennon, singer and songwriter [7]
Steve McQueen, actor
Joe Namath, former New York Jets Quarterback
Paul Newman, actor
Gregory Peck, actor
Tony Randall, actor
Barbra Streisand, actress and singer
Dick Gregory, comedian
A bit stunned, so I thought I'd share.
On edit: On Tony's Wikipedia page, it says he supported Dems in 1972:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Randall#Activism
Activism
Randall was an advocate for the arts. During the summer of 1980, he served as the celebrity host of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts in Central Park, New York City.
He was politically liberal. During the U.S. presidential primaries in 1972, he appeared as the featured celebrity at numerous fundraising house-parties for Democratic candidate George McGovern.
Activism
Randall was an advocate for the arts. During the summer of 1980, he served as the celebrity host of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts in Central Park, New York City.
He was politically liberal. During the U.S. presidential primaries in 1972, he appeared as the featured celebrity at numerous fundraising house-parties for Democratic candidate George McGovern.
June 3, 2014
Great Pictures w/ captions at link - AND not a single mention of MH370!!!
It started in a flying boat ... a century of commercial aviation
http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/02/travel/gallery/a-century-of-commercial-flight/index.html?hpt=hp_t3Great Pictures w/ captions at link - AND not a single mention of MH370!!!
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