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Hal Holbrook nailed it with this comment... (Original Post) Playinghardball Oct 2012 OP
excellent! mark eagledove Oct 2012 #1
Today the GOP serves no useful purpose Vincardog Oct 2012 #2
Agreed... KansDem Oct 2012 #51
Maybe at a white elephant sale? Wednesdays Oct 2012 #52
!! KansDem Oct 2012 #53
There used to actually be decent Republicans - where did they go? LiberalElite Oct 2012 #61
i have a lot of respect for Deep Throat CreekDog Oct 2012 #3
i agree with every word...except noiretextatique Oct 2012 #4
Oh I am wiling to bet that if you were in my County you would nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #10
That's basically the option given to a voter in any election with limited choices. Selatius Oct 2012 #22
I know, but this is the point I am making nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #24
Yes, sometimes Aerows Oct 2012 #29
And you make the best choice with what you have Aerows Oct 2012 #28
that's true noiretextatique Oct 2012 #60
i am glad i don't have to make that choice noiretextatique Oct 2012 #59
Nicely said... CaliGal Oct 2012 #5
"Elected by the majority"... GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #6
hear, hear! defacto7 Oct 2012 #26
Holy I thought he was dead Batman! meegbear Oct 2012 #7
Me too! progressoid Oct 2012 #11
He was on the tv show "The Event" Blasphemer Oct 2012 #20
Nothing says "integrity" like comic sans. (nt) harmonicon Oct 2012 #8
LOL defacto7 Oct 2012 #27
Yeah, but it lacked the gravitas of all caps. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2012 #42
Yeah, that's a real lost opportunity. (nt) harmonicon Oct 2012 #44
Thank you, Hal Holbrook! Hope that's getting lots of views on Cha Oct 2012 #9
K&R!!! Dustlawyer Oct 2012 #12
Thank you Hal. JanT Oct 2012 #13
Welcome! nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #18
Well said! defacto7 Oct 2012 #31
I wonder about Clint Eastwood. He must have dreaded that appearance at the convention. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2012 #14
I still think he botched it on purpose... defacto7 Oct 2012 #32
He does blow up Holbrook with a bomb in Magnum force... Johonny Oct 2012 #43
K and Freakin' R! Rowdyboy Oct 2012 #15
Great quote. nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #16
Political gain means financial gain, at least for repugs in office yends21012 Oct 2012 #17
Awesome Quote n/t Indykatie Oct 2012 #19
But how do we get this information out? mom2threegirls Oct 2012 #21
I am so happy to read this. Hal says he's an Independent, he's always been very Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #23
Now I understand why Hal did such a good job playing Mark Twain. Monk06 Oct 2012 #25
Hal Holbrook is a good man Skittles Oct 2012 #30
It just proves defacto7 Oct 2012 #33
Excellent... Thanks for posting this. russspeakeasy Oct 2012 #34
I'm iffy about him. Great Caesars Ghost Oct 2012 #35
And Dixie Carter has been quite the Freeper before obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #36
Many in old Hollywood were Floyd_Gondolli Oct 2012 #39
Yes, I want my country back! n/t upi402 Oct 2012 #37
He's doing "Mark Twain Tonight" dsvajda Oct 2012 #38
Thanks, Hal. tabasco Oct 2012 #40
I love that guy flying_wahini Oct 2012 #41
Wow . He said it like it is! montana_hazeleyes Oct 2012 #45
Well spoken, sir. tavalon Oct 2012 #46
He married Dixie Carter, and stuck with her through her death. DCKit Oct 2012 #47
Always kind of liked him... now I love him. adicortez Oct 2012 #48
"You're the one I like, too." n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #49
Thank you Hal ! YOHABLO Oct 2012 #50
Very well said. Jennicut Oct 2012 #54
Could we get this at bus stops, airports SCVDem Oct 2012 #55
K&R amborin Oct 2012 #56
I agree Hal, has said some powerful stuff...but.... Sheepshank Oct 2012 #57
Hal Holbrook oh1kelley Oct 2012 #58

mark eagledove

(76 posts)
1. excellent!
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:58 PM
Oct 2012

I saw him in St Pete 3 years ago as Mark Twain and he was magnificent. You could tell he chose a couple quotes to purposely slam the greed of the megacorporations.

noiretextatique

(27,275 posts)
4. i agree with every word...except
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 04:16 PM
Oct 2012

i have never voted republican, and probably never will. by the time i was of voting age, the GOP was full of republicons.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
10. Oh I am wiling to bet that if you were in my County you would
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 04:55 PM
Oct 2012

you see, a choice of a non qualified judge who happens to follow the tea party line or one that is an old style Republican, leaves you little choice.

Selatius

(20,441 posts)
22. That's basically the option given to a voter in any election with limited choices.
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:29 PM
Oct 2012

You vote on the candidates that actually run, not the candidates that you may have wanted to run.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
24. I know, but this is the point I am making
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:42 PM
Oct 2012

Because when people claim, cross my heart will never, ever, vote for a republican...

And with Prop 14 this will happen repeteadly in California.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
28. And you make the best choice with what you have
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:53 PM
Oct 2012

There aren't a lot of decent Republicans left, but every now and then you run across one, and you run across a Democrat that isn't worth a fart in a whirlwind.

noiretextatique

(27,275 posts)
59. i am glad i don't have to make that choice
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 01:15 PM
Oct 2012

which is why i choose to live in oakland, ca. i'd probably vote green, independent or peace and freedom if there wasn't a viable dem, and if the opposition wasn't too odious.

CaliGal

(37 posts)
5. Nicely said...
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 04:43 PM
Oct 2012

I, too, have voted for Republicans and Democrats (okay, okay, I was only 18 when I voted for that one Republican, and to be fair, he was a moderate ~ when they still existed!).
I wish there we still moderate Republicans left on earth.....

GoCubsGo

(32,095 posts)
6. "Elected by the majority"...
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 04:45 PM
Oct 2012

I am glad someone FINALLY pointed that out. When these assholes like McConnell, Boehner and Cantor stonewall the President, they slap the majority of the American people in the face. So much for "the will of the people".

JanT

(229 posts)
13. Thank you Hal.
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:23 PM
Oct 2012

It is time for the majority to realize that we can make a difference. Now until Nov 6th is the time that the majority needs to say "Republicans-get out of the way", we have work to do. If you don't want to work with us, then we will remove you as an obstacle.

yends21012

(228 posts)
17. Political gain means financial gain, at least for repugs in office
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:53 PM
Oct 2012

If they were to stonewall and argue about side issues when times are good, who cares. But they do so now during times of distress and peril and only for their own gain. The thing is that it seems like they are all behaving like 5 year olds rather than adults. We can all benefit from working together. We can all be enriched. But the RW only looks at themselves and says me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, and f*&k you.

mom2threegirls

(37 posts)
21. But how do we get this information out?
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:24 PM
Oct 2012

Every time I bring this up to repug acquaintances, they say that it is an excuse, and that congress has always been hard for the opposing president to work with.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
23. I am so happy to read this. Hal says he's an Independent, he's always been very
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:39 PM
Oct 2012

conservative and this honesty surprises me and renews my respect for Hal. Yip.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
33. It just proves
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 07:00 PM
Oct 2012

you really can teach an old dog new tricks... and some old dogs know the difference between the tricks and reality.

BTW, I love dogs....

 

Floyd_Gondolli

(1,277 posts)
39. Many in old Hollywood were
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:38 PM
Oct 2012

I suspect it was more about their personal friendship with the man rather than any burning desire for his ideology.

dsvajda

(4 posts)
38. He's doing "Mark Twain Tonight"
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:29 PM
Oct 2012

In Peoria this Friday and Saturday. My bride and I are driving over from Olathe (near Kansas City) for Saturday night's performance.

tavalon

(27,985 posts)
46. Well spoken, sir.
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 12:30 AM
Oct 2012

I agree with you. The Republicans have turned Congress into a political football game, as though millions of people aren't hurt by their game playing.

 

DCKit

(18,541 posts)
47. He married Dixie Carter, and stuck with her through her death.
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 12:44 AM
Oct 2012

That's a man whose opinions I can respect.

 

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)
55. Could we get this at bus stops, airports
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 11:08 AM
Oct 2012

and other venues where people can read it?

Too many words for most billboards though.

Holbrook's words echo any sane Americans because they are true!

Anyone remember what the truth is?

Obama/Biden 2012

 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
57. I agree Hal, has said some powerful stuff...but....
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 11:15 AM
Oct 2012

....it's too bad too many from the Right are not calling out the Baggers for poisoning the well.

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