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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThe "John Wayne" attitude of "Never Apologize, it's a sign of weakness.
My father was a HUGE John Wayne fan. Every Saturday and Sunday mornings I had to watch John Wayne movies or watch no television.
I've probably seen She Wore a Yellow Ribbon a hundred times.
In that movie Wayne's character, Captain Nathan Brittles, pushed that bullshit off as a norm.
Teabaggers and Trump think that was a documentary:
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The "John Wayne" attitude of "Never Apologize, it's a sign of weakness. (Original Post)
MohRokTah
Aug 2016
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stopbush
(24,396 posts)1. Yeah, he was playing a character.
There are plenty of other characters he played who did apologize (ever seen The Horse Soldiers?).
Your point?
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)4. My point is, baggers and Trump think of it as truth. eom
stopbush
(24,396 posts)5. My point is that it's not John Wayne's fault.
The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)2. Ronald Reagan was a never apologize or explain advocate
and used that in politics.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)3. My Dad once told me...
to never trust a man that can't admit when he's made a mistake and apologize. I take that a a personal axiom.