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Mark Levin: The Thomas Paine of our Time
Big Hollywood ^
| 4-6-09
| Orson Bean
Posted on 04/06/2009 10:00:39 AM PDT by STARWISE
In September of 2001, I found myself employed at a theater in Los Angeles playing the part of Ben Franklin in the musical 1776.
The show is about the signing of the Declaration of Independence: an entertaining history lesson that concludes with all the bells in Philadelphia ringing and the actors freezing in a tableau recreating the famous painting of the original signers. It stirs up feelings of patriotism in the hearts of all but the most America-hating of theater goers.
As luck would have it, the first week of the shows run concluded on Sunday September 10th. The next morning, I slept in, then awoke to find an answering machine message from my wife, whod driven off to a breakfast date. Turn on the TV, her breathless voice said. New York City has been bombed.
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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: bookreview; levin; libertyandtyranny; marklevin; orsonbean; thegreatone; thomaspaine

I miss seeing Orson on the tube or anywhere .. he's an original. FYI, he's Andrew Breitbart's father-in-law, and is married to the Mom on the Wonder Years, Alley Mills. His BIO...... his new book.
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:00:40 AM PDT
by
STARWISE
To: STARWISE
I always saw Mark Levin as the Jewish Samual Adams of our time.
A firing breathing conservative and a great American.
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:04:55 AM PDT
by
Reagan Man
("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
To: penelopesire; BulletBobCo; seekthetruth; television is just wrong; jcsjcm; BP2; Pablo Mac; ...

.....~~~PING!
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:05:53 AM PDT
by
STARWISE
(They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter)
To: Reagan Man
That he is. God bless you, Mark.
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:07:29 AM PDT
by
STARWISE
(They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter)
To: STARWISE
I wasn’t aware that Orson Bean is a patriot. Great post, Starwise. Great “about” page too.
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:12:16 AM PDT
by
davisfh
( Islam is a very serious mental illness)
To: STARWISE
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:13:31 AM PDT
by
EdReform
(The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed *NRA*JPFO*SAF*GOA*SAS*CCRKBA)
To: Reagan Man
Mark’s being Jewish neber crosses my mind. Wonder why that is?
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:16:55 AM PDT
by
don-o
(My son, Ben - Marine Private First Class - 1/16/09 - Parris Island, SC)
To: STARWISE
I would describe Mark Levin as the modern day equivalent of the St. Jerome of Conservatism. Rash, ornery, and orthodox to the conservative ideal. Levin takes on any challenger, liberal or RINO because he has the documentation (U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers, History, etc...) to back up his argument.
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:17:37 AM PDT
by
frogjerk
(NO TAXATION FOR REAMORTIZATION!)
To: STARWISE
Wonderful read! Should be mandatory high school reading!
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:20:25 AM PDT
by
April Lexington
(Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
To: don-o
I don’t know.
Maybe your memory isn’t as good as mine.
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:21:25 AM PDT
by
Reagan Man
("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
To: STARWISE
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:22:06 AM PDT
by
Skooz
(Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
To: davisfh
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:25:00 AM PDT
by
STARWISE
(They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter)
To: April Lexington
Wonderful read! Should be mandatory high school reading! How about mandatory reading for every Congresscritter, senator, and judge, too?
Not to mention the POTUS.
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:25:01 AM PDT
by
freespirited
(Is this a nation of laws or a nation of Democrats? -- Charles Krauthammer)
To: STARWISE
The Great One's latest is next on my must-read list, and it's good to see another Hollywood type come out of the closet as a conservative.
Orson should have re-checked his timeline, though: 9/11/2001 was a Tuesday, so 9/10/2001 could not have been a Sunday.
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:29:19 AM PDT
by
bassmaner
(Hey commies: I am a white male, and I am guilty of NOTHING! Sell your 'white guilt' elsewhere.)
To: STARWISE
Thanks for the ping. My copy of the book came in Friday and it is awe inspiring and one of the most important books of our time.
Mark Levin is brilliant!
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:31:12 AM PDT
by
penelopesire
("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
To: davisfh
Is there any way that we can encourage the use of “patriot” in place of “consevative”? I’ve committed to doing so in all my FR posts (I’ve missed a few, gets some getting used to) but that is preaching to the choir.
I think it is much more descriptive and draws a line in the sand vis-s-vis the Opossum cultists and us.
Maybe Hannity can start saying, “You’re a patriotic American!” instead of his usual catch-phrase. Rush’s listeners can use, “Patriotic dittoes from...”
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:50:16 AM PDT
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(FreepMail me if you want on the Bourbon ping list!)
To: freespirited
Not to mention the
PTOTUS.
Fixed it.
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posted on
04/06/2009 10:53:28 AM PDT
by
verga
(I am not an apologist, I just play one on Television)
To: davisfh
Orson Bean is fabulous. He is another ex-liberal who happened to have a brain and decided to come home.
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posted on
04/06/2009 11:00:11 AM PDT
by
AnnGora
(Does this tagline make me look fat?)
To: STARWISE
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posted on
04/06/2009 11:33:14 AM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: davisfh
He's also Andrew Breitbart's father-in-law.
I'll try and dig up his appearance on, RedEye.
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posted on
04/06/2009 2:21:06 PM PDT
by
rvoitier
(O.B.A.M.A. - One Big-Ass Mistake, America)
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