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The Short Goodbye
Readers bid adieu to corrupt-and-pork big government Republican losers. Also: The man who plays Truman. Boehner fades. Conservative-Libertarian reconciliations. Plus much more.
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CAN'T STAND THE HEAT
BR>Re: James Bowman's review of
Flags of Our Fathers
:
p>Bowman's disinformation in his “review” of
Flags Of Our Fathers
is asinine. Anyone watching the film without a political ax to grind recognizes the scene with Truman as stark contrast to the crass manipulation of the three veterans of Iwo Jima. Truman is accurately presented as sincere and direct. Clint Eastwood served in the military under Truman and I was honored to be cast in the role.
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David Patrick Kelly
p>I have yet to hear any veterans groups knock
Flags of our Fathers
. Am I missing something? I went to see the movie and while it did incorporate some stuff I thought revisionist, overall, it was pretty good and I think captured what those three survivors went through. That was the intent of the movie. When I went to see it, I wore my veterans cap with my ship's name on it. A woman sitting next to me (a little younger than me) was quite emotional during some of the scenes; however, after the movie was over, she patted me on the back as I was leaving and said, “Thank you for your service.” That one statement justified the movie for me. So knock it, if you will, it just doesn't fly.
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Samuel Newman | 4.25.09 @ 3:21PM
I thought I was a Navy Veteran until I had to apply for disability for exposure to asbestos, mold, sandblasting dust and horrible fumes from leaded paints and raw sewage. Now I know I was just used!!!!!