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TheKentuckian

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22. I feel like I'm missing something, John Wayne didn't kill anyone I'm aware of

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 01:10 PM

Jan 2015

And if that isn't what you mean why reach for him when you could go with Harrison Ford, Scarlet Johansen, Denzel Washington, Matt Damon, DeWayne "The Rock" Johnson, Chris Pine, Zoe Sadana, Patrick Stewart, or Daniel Craig and be a lot more current for actors who play characters the kill as heros.

Or do you mean something else yet?

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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