Great actor, but just another liberal democrat. I respect his charitable contributions but that does not mean I must listen to his liberal rantings or respect them. I have known a few actors whose opinions I respect, chief among them are Ronald Reagan and Charlton Heston, Kirk does not even come close!
Well here’s Wikipedia on him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Douglas
Does not look like he ever actually cowboyed... not even in rodeos. I mean nothing wrong with portraying cowboys or even identifying with them in some measure... a lot of actual cowherds became heroes for excellent reason... but I’d think any meaningful Hall Of Fame should mean you actually cowboyed.