[MEG33]

These people were members of a party that owed its allgance to the Soviet Union and sought to overthrow our government.Martyrs,PIFFLE!

[1john2 3and4]

thank you. the lying revisionists and haters of america never rest.....heard a report on radio where it was mentioned that he was involved in the "witch hunts", and several years later, when he received an award, many members in the audience (totalitarian murderers-sympathizers, all) refused to applaud.

truly: "woe unto you who call good.....evil"

[Burkeman1]

I still remember who stood and clapped for Kazan when he was "controversially" honored by the Academy Awards a few years back. Nick Nolte and Ed Harris sat on their hands with scowels on their faces. Speilburg did not stand but clapped lightly. Kathy Bates (from "Misery" and "About Schmidt") was about the only one in the audience who was on her feet clapping enthusiastically for this great and brave man. I also seem to remember that this was a "Freeped" event.

[Wilhelm Tell]

It disgusts me that there are fashionable leftists who will never "forgive" Kazan, and yet they will praise to no end Hollywood Stalinists who knew about the famine, who knew about the camps and the purges, and who knew about the Hitler-Stalin Pact. If you want to talk about betrayal, talk about those who betrayed humanity by continuing to support Stalin when it was evident that Stalin was just a Red Hitler.

[El Gato]

The morality of congressional investigations and private blacklists would not be challenged if the targets were, say, the militia movement or some neo-Nazi group. Such entities would be clearly recognized as threats to individual freedom.

The militia movement is not a threat to indivdual, unless you think George Washington, Francis Marion, Nathanael Greene (admittedly a regular as was Washington, although both started out as militiamen) and the "overmountain men", and others were threats to individual freedom.

[joebee]

I learned about his death this morning while watching NBC's Today Show. Katie Couric announced his death, by concluding that he is remembered "by what many call his betrayal". Isn't it amazing that despite what we learned from the Soviet KGB files about communists infesting Hollywood and our government in the 30's and 40's, that his naming names of Hollywood fellow travelers, isn't considered courageous. (During a screening of the Academy Awards where Elia Kazam was awarded an Oscar, I noticed that Nick Nolte was one of the many "stars" who neither stood nor applauded as the award was presented.)

Actually, I shouldn't be surprised. Several nights ago, David Gregory, one of NBC's greatest, delivered a prolonged report on President Bush's UN speech without once referring to him as "President Bush". I guess I should be happy that they are at least addressing him as "Mister Bush".

[weegee]

There was no HUAAC, it was the House Committee On Un-American Activities (HCUAA). When the left (and others) routinely get this detail wrong, it makes me wonder how much of it they research themselves.

The communists of Hollywood old defended Uncle Joe Stalin and never appologized for their error. The Hollywood of today has supported "Uncle" Saddam Hussein by attacking our president (saying that he is worse than Hitler) and downplaying Saddam's dictatorship. At least Mr. Kazan was willing to step forward for America. That 50 years out, "Hollywood" still disapproves of this action indicates to me that they still do not see Stalin's Soviet Union as a threat. The Soviet's term for these people was "useful idiots", it still holds true today.

[peter the great]

Question. the New York post gave a little bio on Mr. Kazan. It basically stated that he was born in Constantiople and moved to this country when he was four. Where I am going with this is that he very well may have been a Greek who was simply reacting to the horror that was perpetrated on his coreligionists the Orthodox of Russia. Any insight on this?

[boop]

Interesting. I had not thought of "On the Waterfront" in this way. Ironic because the bad guy is Lee J. Cobb, a suspected communist in the 50's. And what is a pinko like Brando doing "naming names" in this movie?

[RoarkMan]

Yes! I've been going nuts reading all the "news" items about his death. Thank you for articulating it so well.