Getting a Henry in .44 Mag.
Posted on 06/13/2015 12:28:01 PM PDT by Second Amendment First
ON Saturday mornings, I love to watch reruns of the TV Western “The Rifleman.” Each show is a little moral fable, with Chuck Connors’s widowed rancher and crack shot, Lucas McCain, teaching his son, Mark, about actions and consequences.
If you neglect to do this now, you will pay a penalty later. If a corner is cut here, you will regret it there.
The president might want to catch some shows, as the lame duck’s chickens come home to roost.
At this pivotal moment for his legacy at home and abroad, his future reputation is mortgaged to past neglect.
Like Prufrock, Obama must wonder if the moment of his greatness is flickering.
The president descended from the mountain for half an hour on Thursday evening, materializing at Nationals Park to schmooze with Democrats and Republicans at the annual congressional baseball game.
It was the first time he had deigned to drop by, and the murmur went up, “Jeez. Now? Really?”
Obama has always resented the idea that it mattered for him to charm and knead and whip and hug and horse-trade his way to legislative victories, to lubricate the levers of government with personal loyalty. But, once more, he learned the hard way, it matters.
His last-minute lobbying trips for his trade package to the ballpark — with a cooler of home-brewed beer from the White House — and to Capitol Hill Friday morning to lecture Democrats about values reaped a raspberry from House Democrats.
The Democrats — even most of the Congressional Black Caucus, which Obama courted agressively and which has been protective of him — showed their allegience to themselves, their principles and their labor allies, and not to their aloof president.
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It’s unfortunately true. But today’s audiences watch reality tv and probably write crazy letters to those people.
Since you’ve now announced yourself on an expert on television acting and the amazing acting talents of Chuck Conners, yes, I would say it’s relevant.
I have several plays published and an upcoming novel. Make of it what you will. I don’t answer to fools like you.
I always think of Chuck Conners, poor man, introducing himself to Noel Coward:
“I’m Chuck Conners.”
“Yes, of course you are.”
I took that to mean that you are a published novelist.
After November, it will be true. I don’t suspect you’ll be buying my book - it’s geared towards young people who can read without their lips moving.
“Pardon me, Ma’am, but the circus is about five miles yonder over in South Fork. Are you lost?”
Under his breath...”Micah, there’s sumpthin mighty peculiar about that “lady.” She needs a shave,”
Getting a Henry in .44 Mag.
In some shows though, he didn’t kill, nor even gun anyone.
Put me on the list. There's a lot I don't know the acting.
I thought this was a Ted Cruz thread.
You guys need to calm down.
You’re not really responding to what Ansel12 actually said.
Conners was obviously a limited actor. He did angry. Reminds me of Kent McCord in Adam-12 a bit.
You want to know my profession? Like that has anything to do with Chuck Conners and Steve McQueen? Yes, whenever losing an argument, deflect attention by changing the subject.
It isn't true, and never was true?
Especially when it involves personal opinions on an old TV series.
For being a “limited” actor, Connors still has a filmography that is 3 times longer than McQueen’s, even though CC started his acting career somewhat late because he had a significant career as a professional athlete. Of the 2 actors, CC was more fun and happy with life, while SM was moody, lazy, and jealous of other actors. I have the impression that everyone loved hanging out with CC, while SM had few real friends.
Here is where he lived as a Christian, at the Santa Paula Airport, and where he took up flying.
They have this show on a couple of stations and I try and catch it when I can. Every story had a moral to it and the writing was really good.
In fact most shows in the 1950’s and up through the 1960’s all had a good moral story and ending, especially the westerns. In the watershed year of 1960 there were 30 westerns on TV and many of them were really good.
Many of the early Wagon Train shows were actually very openly Christian and spiritual, very pioneer like.
Actually, The Rifleman was very Christian and spiritual, it wasn’t only in his dealing with people, but they also showed that he read the bible every single evening, after dinner.
I’m just saying 1 name....”Lonesome Dove”....that is the best ever made.
I’m just saying 1 name....”Lonesome Dove”....that is the best ever made.
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