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When you watch "Christmas Story" this year, remember tragic fate of movie's director
examiner.com ^ | December 5, 2010 | Dave Gibson

Posted on 12/13/2010 10:17:18 PM PST by MamaDearest

Though the 1983 movie “Christmas Story” did not make much of an impression when it was initially released, it has since become a perennial holiday favorite with families across the country, as we are not only treated to Ralphie’s hilarious quest to obtain a Red Ryder BB gun, but as the film reminds all of us of our own childhood memories of Christmases past.

While most of us are familiar with the cult classic, many may not know the tragic way in which the director of “Christmas Story,” Bob Clark, died…He was killed by an illegal alien drunk driver.

On April 4, 2007, as the 65-year-old director traveled along Pacific Coast Highway with his son, Ariel Hanrath-Clark, 22, an SUV veered into oncoming traffic and resulted in a head-on collision with Clark’s vehicle. Both father and son died at the scene.

The driver of that SUV was Hector Velazquez-Nava, a Mexican national living in Los Angeles. He had 0.24 blood-alcohol level—three times the legal limit.

The illegal alien had no driver’s license and had a prior conviction for solicitation of a prostitute in Los Angeles, in 2004. For that conviction, Velazquez-Nava was sentenced to 24 months probation and a $1,500 fine. Of course, Los Angeles does not report illegal aliens to federal authorities unless they are arrested for a major crime.

On October 16, 2007, Hector Velazquez-Nava was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading no contest on two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. He is supposed to be deported once his sentence is completed.

It is important that all of us understand the devastating impact that illegal immigration is having on this country, and particularly upon those families who have lost loved ones due to the criminal actions of illegal aliens. It is equally important to understand that the lawmakers and various public officials whose inaction in removing those illegal aliens, are every bit as responsible for those deaths as the illegal aliens who get behind the wheel drunk everyday in this country.

As you and yours enjoy that Christmas classic this year, think about the man who brought you that movie and his broken family.

How many Americans have to die before we end this ongoing tragedy?


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: alcohol; christmasstory; director; hollywood; illegals; tragic
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To: MamaDearest
That's exactly what happened to me. Jose Rubio hit and "split" and I was upside down in the middle of the street...saved by a seatbelt...in Houston. He hit me on the passenger side.

My car was 4 months old and totaled. It knocked me into a new Mercedes...whose owner didn't file on my insurance because if not for me, Jose would have hit his wife on the driver's side and might have killed her.

I wasn't aware of the third car until he called to tell me they were going to take care of their own damage. There are still some nice people in the world.

41 posted on 12/14/2010 6:02:27 AM PST by lonestar
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To: dupree
On a lighter note regarding the movie, does anyone think Melinda Dillon (Ralphie’s mom) was miscast?

Agree totally.

42 posted on 12/14/2010 6:03:34 AM PST by Fresh Wind
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To: packrat35

O.K. I didn’t notice the capital H in Holidays. :)


43 posted on 12/14/2010 6:05:52 AM PST by lonestar
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To: packrat35

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcexJQM-8W0&feature=youtube_gdata_player


44 posted on 12/14/2010 6:09:36 AM PST by lonestar
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To: Fresh Wind; dupree
Barbara Billingsley was too old :D
45 posted on 12/14/2010 6:33:08 AM PST by CAluvdubya (Palin 2012...YOU BETCHA!.)
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To: MamaDearest

Protect our borders and support our American workers!
No Amnesty ~ Not Now ~ Not Ever!


46 posted on 12/14/2010 11:20:01 AM PST by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: lonestar

Uh, your realize I was being facetious, right?


47 posted on 12/14/2010 1:54:36 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit.)
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To: dragnet2

I was late ...but got there. :)


48 posted on 12/14/2010 3:54:52 PM PST by lonestar
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To: lonestar

Hmmm


49 posted on 12/14/2010 8:43:42 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit.)
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To: dragnet2; MamaDearest
Lets not clutter up the Holidays with uncomfortable government caused tragedy and chaos...

Ohh, look! A shiney!

50 posted on 12/14/2010 8:49:42 PM PST by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Kartographer

“Does that make me a fan? ;-) “

LOL! I think that qualifies you to be a mega-fan. ;o)

If anyone gives you any trouble because of that...I’ve got you’re back. lol


51 posted on 12/14/2010 11:57:57 PM PST by dixiechick2000 ("First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Gandhi)
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To: Kartographer

Dang it...you’re s/b your.

Sheesh...


52 posted on 12/14/2010 11:58:46 PM PST by dixiechick2000 ("First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Gandhi)
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To: MamaDearest

It breaks my heart to watch this movie, knowing the man who helped bring such fun and joy to us has been snatched away by the thoughtless act of a drunken looter.

Thanks, Jorge!


53 posted on 12/15/2010 3:00:16 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Political Junkie Too
I'm still trying to figure out what kind of town has Wizard of Oz characters in its Christmas parade.

A town that's set in an MGM picture in the early 40's. (The Wizard of Oz was released in 1939.) I thought it hilarious when Ralphie says, "Hey, Mickey!" and the Wizard's cast boot him out of the parade.

54 posted on 12/15/2010 3:05:57 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: dupree

I thought she was great. What I thought was interesting is that that’s pretty much how kids see their parents: older and “frizzier” and..chaste?...than they really are.


55 posted on 12/15/2010 3:09:42 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: MamaDearest

They should sic the Bumpus Hounds on all illegals.


56 posted on 12/15/2010 3:13:06 PM PST by dfwgator (Welcome to the Gator Nation Will Muschamp)
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To: DWar

“Ovaltine? A crummy commercial? son of a b**ch!”


57 posted on 12/18/2010 10:59:15 AM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.)
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To: dupree
I thought she was dull and didn’t have chemistry with Darren McGavin.

I agree with that. She did seem out of place in that movie and her hairstyle was more early 1970s than 1950. Too much Barbara Streisand and not enough Donna Reed.


58 posted on 12/22/2013 7:56:13 PM PST by SamAdams76
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