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RIP

Very sad. RIP Mr. Silver and condolences to your family and friends.

Found this on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieYpBXG5pGk

Ron Silver in Memoriam - RIP Jeffers Dodge Produced this video for the David Horowitz Freedom Center

RIP Mr. Silver.

May he rest in peace i really liked him.

“They say that Hollywood is sex without substance, and Washington is substance without sex, so maybe the marriage of the two is mutually intriguing.” - Ron Silver

RIP, he shall be missed. I hope he inspires more by his example to move over from the dark side.

A good American who supported our troops.

RIP, Ron Silver.

Great Lover of America

Loved America more than politics.

Changed his views when he realized he was wrong. God Bless His Family!

Thank you and Rest in Peace Ron.
You sacrificed a great deal for your beliefs.

R.I.P. Ron. Just recently heard he was battling cancer. Loved him when he was a lib (in my college days), and later when we both saw the light.

What? He had cancer?

RIP.

He played a Dick Morris type on the West Wing.

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Ron Silver in Memoriam - RIP
[Powerful VIDEO TRIBUTE, David Horowitz Freedom Center, PopModal.com]

Monday, March 16, 2009 5:43:26 AM · by RonDog · 37+ views
PopModal.com ^ | March 15, 2009 | Jeffers Dodge

This moving video, with highlights from the career of actor Ron Silver, who died yesterday, after a long battle with cancer. It was originally created by Jeffers Dodge on November 21, 2007. Ron Silver was recently honored at the Restoration Weekend, sponsored by the David Horowitz Freedom Center.
You can now watch this POWERFUL video tribute to Ron Silver on the CONSERVATIVE alternative to YouTube, PopModal.com: Ron Silver in Memoriam - RIP . .
Produced/Directed/Edited by Jeffers M. Dodge for the David Horowitz Freedom CenterRuntime: 3m 53s

Actor Ron Silver dies in NYC at age 62 of cancer

Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:01:18 PM · by Justaham · 58 replies · 1,625+ views
Yahoo News ^ | 3-15-09 | ID GERMAIN

Actor Ron Silver, who won a Tony Award as a take-no-prisoners Hollywood producer in David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" and did a political about-face from loyal Democrat to Republican activist after the Sept. 11 attacks, died Sunday at the age of 62.
"Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him early Sunday morning" in New York City, said Robin Bronk, executive director of the Creative Coalition, which Silver helped found.
"He had been fighting esophageal cancer for two years."

Ron Silver Dies, Succumbs to Cancer at 62

Sunday, March 15, 2009 5:27:24 PM · by lainie · 156 replies · 5,615+ views
nyp ^ | 3-15-2009

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...

RIP, Mr. Silver. You showed great patriotism and courage when you knew it would alienate many of your friends and workers. God bless you and your family.

I agree with the sentiments posted here except that I’m surprised no one has mentioned his single best movie, Enemies: A Love Story. An absolute masterpiece.

His career took a real hit when he became conservative, but he didn't care.

I talked to him for hours a few years ago at an Oscar party and his brain was like a turbine. I'm trying to remember if he said he started out somewhere in government like the State Department before changing to acting. Anyway, he will be hugely missed.

Actor and longtime political activist Ron Silver died this morning...

I was very sorry to hear of this last evening. Silver was a man of conviction, and seemed to change his mind and speak up when he realized 'the right' was right on certain matters.

He spoke out in favor of the war in Iraq, and thus the mention that he was a political activist.

Perhaps it's just my take on this, but the 'political activist' mention was somewhat of a slap here. The Hollyweird set has many people who make political comments all the time. I don't see them labeled political activists.

If anything these people are listed as the ultimate geniuses of our time, humanitarians to the last. Here Silver is escorted out as a 'political activist'.

Ron's only infraction is that he didn't advocate for communism in the United States. If he had, he could have been one of the greats. (as the Hollyweird set sees it)

I appreciate Ron's support for the war. I am very sorry to hear that he is gone.

I hate cancer.

Anybody remember him in Chuck Norris’s best (and little-known) movie, SILENT RAGE??

So sad to learn of Ron Silver’s death. He will be so very missed. May his family be comforted and may he rest in peace.

Oh no! He’ll be missed for sure. Condolences to his family and all who loved him.