No. He wasn’t. I’m saying that too. But how is that a point in his defense?
On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 8:44 AM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > I am saying he wasn't much of an outlier in the Republican Party > On Jun 30, 2020, at 6:35 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I’m not sure your first point is a defense. Orange County chose to name >> the airport after him when it was proud of its identity as a bastion of >> white, conservative, Republican power in Sothern California, specifically >> to celebrate and brand itself with Wayne’s brand of thinly veiled racism >> and jingoism. The county is substantially (though not completely) different >> today, and no surprise a majority there no longer want the racist brand. >> >> On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 8:41 PM Steve Timko < [email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> What John Wayne said was inexcusable and likely he said much worse in >>> private. >>> Two points in his defense: >>> His views were not that far from typical Republican views at the time >>> (read transcripts of the Nixon tapes) and sadly not far enough from the >>> beliefs of most white Americans. >>> He fully owned the racist character in "The Searchers" and Hollywood has >>> produced few movies as anti-Trumpanzee as "The Searchers." >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 29, 2020, 7:05 PM PGage < [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> And yet, there are many people who call the Orange County Airport John >>>> Wayne. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 11:31 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> M-D November, today (6/29): >>>>>> >>>>>> Yeah, what was the rationale behind that, anyway? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Airports for the most part are named for where they are (sorry, NY), >>>>> and many a SoCal'er knew there wasn't a city there named for Hope, so... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2017/12/15/bob-hope-airport-renamed-so-passengers-know-where.html >>>>> (link) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> B >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/9938bf4b-d8b6-4939-807e-21f218ec2629o%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/9938bf4b-d8b6-4939-807e-21f218ec2629o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYL-JNc3ifuhpVm4ABoP5AYp1E4ggBD9Xf2Yyf45srQjxg%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYL-JNc3ifuhpVm4ABoP5AYp1E4ggBD9Xf2Yyf45srQjxg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8ywcOicUuJB-6UASjTD5v163unwD643PZTRvB6MeeOS5oA%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8ywcOicUuJB-6UASjTD5v163unwD643PZTRvB6MeeOS5oA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >>> >>> >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKtfE-X%3DUsU0UVxmsfdn7JuV2a%2BniGZxUDmumkAeLmCqA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKtfE-X%3DUsU0UVxmsfdn7JuV2a%2BniGZxUDmumkAeLmCqA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/06bcddd9-b967-4b73-9e16-b3bbeb50c6c3%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/06bcddd9-b967-4b73-9e16-b3bbeb50c6c3%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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