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Ron Silver Dies, Succumbs to Cancer at 62
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| 3-15-2009
Posted on 03/15/2009 5:27:24 PM PDT by lainie
Actor and longtime political activist Ron Silver died this morning, succumbing to a long battle with cancer, friends of the liberal Democrat-turned-GOP stalwart told The Post.
"Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him this morning," said Robin Bronk, executive director of the Creative Coalition, which Silver helped create.
"He had been fighting esophageal cancer for two years and his family is making arrangements for a private service."
Friends of Silver first told Post columnist Cindy Adams of the native New Yorker's death.
The steely-eyed, blunt-talking Silver, 62, enjoyed a long career on the stage, TV and in movies, and most recently hosted a public affairs talk show on Sirius satellite radio.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hollywood; obituary; ronsilver; silver
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To: lainie
So sad to hear this news. He gave a good speech at the RNC Convention in NY. I thanked him afterward—so nice.
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:37:25 PM PDT
by
Miss Didi
( "After all...tomorrow is another day." Scarlett O'Hara, Gone with the Wind)
To: lainie
Hi Lainie nice to see you. That’s so sad about Mr. Silver’s passing. He was a brave man in ‘04 bucking the Hollywood system. Condolences to his family & friends.
To: lainie
Just damn. :-(
RIP Mr Silver. Thanks you. Prayers for you and your family.
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:37:52 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll)
To: lainie
I didn’t know Mr. Silver was sick. I appreciated his intellectual honesty and my prayers are with his family.
62 gets younger and younger.
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:38:12 PM PDT
by
Cathy
To: lainie
So sad. Silver was a true liberal, thus in Hollywood, is a ‘conservative.’ He was a man of honor and principle. May he rest in peace, and his family find comfort.
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:38:43 PM PDT
by
EDINVA
To: lainie
Rest in peace, Ron. And thank you for all you’ve done.
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:40:00 PM PDT
by
DTogo
(Time to bring back the Sons of Liberty.)
To: PGalt
I believe that before Ron found the light, he was the one who was at the Carter inauguration and when the Air Force planes came overhead his buddy let out a dis. Ron said ‘’it's ok, now their our planes’’. After G.W. took office Ron realized he was so wrong being in the fog of liberalism and announced he was a Patriot
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:40:29 PM PDT
by
shadeaud
("If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." -- George Carlin)
To: lainie
He was great in “TimeCop.”
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:40:33 PM PDT
by
Extremely Extreme Extremist
("President Obama, your agenda is not new, it's not change, and it's not hope" - Rush Limbaugh 02/28)
To: lainie
That’s terrible. One of the few good guys in Hollywood.
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:40:49 PM PDT
by
Tempest
(There's a storm coming...)
To: lainie
I loved this one
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:41:45 PM PDT
by
RDTF
("I'm pretty sure this is a 2 man job once the shooting starts")
To: shadeaud
It was the Clinton Inaugural, but I was thinking the same thing. What a great story.
He was fantastic as Dershowitz.
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:43:04 PM PDT
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: Tempest
Later Ron, say Hi to the Gipper for us.
Sad to hear.
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:43:18 PM PDT
by
GRRRRR
(He'll NEVER be my President! (FUBO!))
To: shadeaud
Pretty sure that was the Clinton inaugural.
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:43:42 PM PDT
by
oprahstheantichrist
(The MSM is a demonic stronghold, PLEASE pray accordingly. 2 Cor. 10:3-5)
To: lainie
How sad. I had no idea. I was just recently wondering why I hadn't seen or heard anything from him. May he rest in peace. Prayers for his family and friends.
To: lainie
Wasn’t he a big Clintoon backer?? During the Clinton inaguration there was a flyover and he said something along the lines——”those are our jets now”.......or do I have the wrong guy?
In any case RIP
To: lainie
Oh no. Terrible.
He was a good man.
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:45:19 PM PDT
by
Bahbah
(Typical white person-Snow white)
To: lainie
I met him 3 years ago here in L.A. when one of my friends who’s a Hollywood Republican introduced me to him.
I still remembered him as one of the nicest people in the room. I won’t forget what he told us: “even though people ostracized me in this industry, I will always have my morals and principles while they have lost theirs.”
RIP
To: lainie
What a shock. Rest in peace Mr. Silver. Glad you found the truth before you left us too soon.
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:47:18 PM PDT
by
Tuxedo
(Secession or Revolution?)
To: lainie
We've lost a patriot and a friend. Ron Silver was one of the good guys.
Ron Silver used to run his own blog 'The Silver Bullet' however it now links to the Pajamasmedia home page:
http://pajamasmedia.com/xpress/ronsilver/2007/11/15/neocon_extreme_moderate_how_ab.php
Prayers for Ron and for his family.
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posted on
03/15/2009 5:47:22 PM PDT
by
mkjessup
(You're either with our Constitution, or you are with TKU ("The Kenyan Usurper"). CHOOSE!!!)
To: max americana
What a nice thing to say. Thanks for sharing that.
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