Charlton Heston Speaks Out On Clooney's Cruel Alzheimer's Joke

[yankeedame]

Charlton Heston Speaks Out On Clooney's Cruel Alzheimer's Joke

Gallant Alzheimer's victim Charlton Heston is refusing to react in anger to George Clooney's joke about is tragic medical condition.

"I don't know the man - never met him, never even spoken to him," the 78-year-old silver screen legend told The ENQUIRER in an exclusive interview. "But I feel sorry for George Clooney - one day he may get Alzheimer's disease.

"I served my country in World War II. I survived that - I guess I can survive some bad words from this fellow."

Clooney ignited a firestorm of fury while accepting a Special Filmmaking Achievement Award from the National Board of Review in New Tork by telling the audience: "Charlton Heston announced again today that he is suffering from Alzheimer's."

And despite the hurt he caused, former "ER" star was unrepentant.

"I don't care," he said defiantly. "Charlton Heston is head of the National Rifle Assiciation - he deserves whatever anyone says about him."

Heston has often been the focus of controversy over his leadership of the NRA, but he was universally praised for his courage last August when he went public with the admission that he was suffering from the incurable - and fatal - disease that has also stricken former actor and President Ronald Reagan.

"I've still got a busy life going," Heston said. "I have no problem remembering things or being aware of things at all."

But if Heston was inclined to forgive Clooney's callous mockery, many others were not so forgiving.

"We've been inundated with e-mails from people across the country expressing outrage," Elizabeth Wilson, of the Alzheimer's Association, told The ENQUIRER.

"It was a totally insensitive joke at the expense of a man who had the courage to come forward, reveal that he had been disgnosed with this tragic disease - and by doing so gave hope to others that attention would be focused on it and perhaps hasten a cure

"It was particularly hurtful to the four million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer's and the 18 million more who love and care for them."

[yankeedame]

Please forgive any and all typos: I had to type this in as I couldn't pull it off web site.

[billorites]

Sticks and stones...

[lainie]

His response is right on. 'This guy ought to learn some manners, but he doesn't matter anyway.' Perfect.

[SerpentDove]

I suspect this will haunt George C. Looney just like Rosie's attack on Tom Selleck and Alec Baldwin's (et al) threat to leave the country.

Hollywood idiots.

[bayareablues]

Clooney's an uneducated loser. He will live to regret his remarks.

[Ditto]

Don't ya just love those compassionate lefties? They're all heart. < / sarcasm >

[NEWwoman]

Thanks for the post.
I actually got a chance to briefly meet Charlton Heston, at the NRA convention in Reno.
The man has class and always behaves like a perfect gentleman.
As for Clooney, Mr. Heston's was right in saying, sometimes class skips a generation.

[Rocky]

Add another name to the list of actors I don't want to see in anything anymore.

[chiller]

A class response from Mr. Heston, which showcases Clooney's lack of character.

[yankeedame]

Sorry,gang, I was so worried about typing it right I forgot to list the source of this story! It is: The National Enquirer
Feb.11, 2003 issue

It's not a "headliner", but a smallish article on the bottom of page 7

[LibWhacker]

He's one to talk! George is likely to become as fat and ugly and psychotic as his mother. Looks like the psychosis is already setting in.

[holymoly]

I'm as angry at the media for giving Clooney a pass on his venemous insults as I am with Clooney himself.

Let's not forget the media's response to Trent Lott - and the fact that what Lott said was a intended as a private comment to Strom Thrumond, on Strom's birthday; it just happened to get picked up by microphones. Yet even after five public apologies, the media, NCAA, et.al. were neither content nor mollified.

Clooney is beneath contempt. And the hypocrisy of the mainstream media is enough to gag a maggot.

[ZinGirl]

"Charlton Heston is head of the National Rifle Assiciation - he deserves whatever anyone says about him."

huh? what does one have to do with the other? let's word it this way, "George Clooney is an idiot - he deserves to be shot by Charlton Heston"

[arly]

Looney Clooney.. when this fool gets done staring at himself in his mirror tonight and gets ready for bed he should say a prayer and hope that he achieves half as much fame during his film career as Mr. Heston. I hope everybody boycottts his films and he ends up back on ER cleaning bed pans as an orderly!

[Hoverbug]

Is it me, or is the left self-destructing. They were so badly beaten in the elections that they are panicking and showing their true colors.

I think those that have been fooled into believing the looney left are are intelligent caring people are now waking up.

[lodwick]

Good job - thanks for the post.

[Michael Barnes]

"George Clooney is an idiot - he deserves to be shot by Charlton Heston"

LOL...good one.

[dalebert]

Clooney is just another standard run of the mill Hollyhood.

[Alas Babylon!]

And the hypocrisy of the mainstream media is enough to gag a maggot.

And the beat goes on....

Of course, we all agree with you. This has been the case since the 1960's at least. Clinton's crimes, for example, were aided and abetted by a compliant media. I'm not sure I blame Clinton as much as I blame the media for not telling folks the truth about him back in 1992. They knew then; they know now. Clinton got away with it because of them. But rest assured, they are much more diligent when a Republican is President.