Charlton Heston Dies

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Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He was 84.

The actor died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills with his wife Lydia at his side, family spokesman Bill Powers said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.c om/2008/04/06/film-legend-c harlton-hest_n_95267.html

Heston was preceeded in death by approximately 10,000 Amercian gunshot victims annually, many of whom who might have lived if Heston had not.
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You couldn't wait until his hand was cold before trying to take the gun from it.

This mans life should not simply be summized by his belief in gun rights.

He also supported civil rights as well.

The man was also a great actor.


The right to bear arms was written into the constitution by our forefathers not by Heston.

Although I believe their should be better regulation of guns in our society. The fact is, that the right to bear arms, was intended as a means of protection for the people against a corrupt government.

Decency should be the word for today.

by LORD FOUL on 04/06/2008 11:15:46 AM EST

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Even I wouldn't joke about Heston's frequent quote about prying his gun from his cold, dead hand. And I don't care if his gun is buried with him - that's one gun that won't do anyone harm.

I'm not a gun extremist - I own three guns myself. But every sensible attempt to keep guns out of the wrong hands has been opposed by the NRA, which makes gun control laws weak so they can they then proclaim that gun control laws don't work.

The Second Amendment provides: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." The NRA wants to afford the first clause no meaning whatsoever; I believe the Framers would have left it out had that been their intent.

Tim McVeigh was a good soldier, but that did not cleanse the blood from his hands, nor did it inspire me to speak no ill of him upon his demise. Heston was not a monster like McVeigh, but he facilitated enough death to diminish any acclaim or respec t he might have otherwise deserved.

by Dogger on 04/06/2008 12:17:33 PM EST

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Heston joins the Soylent Majority.

by ashbul on 04/06/2008 05:24:42 PM EST

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My favorite CH line:

"Don't piss down my back and tell me its rainin'" 

"If you're not worried, you're not paying attention." --Cenk Uygur

by hazmat on 04/06/2008 09:39:44 PM EST

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