The original John Wayne post is here, and the first follow-up is here. Below is a recent bit that just showed up in my in-box.
John Wayne's answer in a 1971 interview when asked whether entitlement programs were good for the country:
"I know all about that. In the late Twenties, when I was a sophomore at USC, I was a socialist myself — but not when I left. The average college kid idealistically wishes everybody could have ice cream and cake for every meal. But as he gets older and gives more thought to his and his fellow man's responsibilities, he finds that it can't work out that way — that some people just won't carry their load ... I believe in welfare — a welfare work program. I don't think a fella should be able to sit on his backside and receive welfare. I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living. I'd like to know why they make excuses for cowards who spit in the faces of the police and then run behind the judicial sob sisters. I can't understand these people who carry placards to save the life of some criminal, yet have no thought for the innocent victim."
Has anyone else noticed how California has gone downhill since John Wayne and Ronald Reagan moved on?
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Last time I looked there were near 7 Billion "people" on this rock and each and every one of them has their very own unique 'Bell Curve' personality. Kind'a stupid, but there it is.
PS: Even the best mother's have to take their kids off the breast one day. If they can do it why can't we?
Because our 'kids' won't grow up...?
From the time I turned 16 (maybe it was a little earlier;-) my Dad had an expression that, as I grew older, I seemed to hear more and more: "Don't let the door hit you in the ass!"
Maybe it was his suttle reminder that the Good Times were growing shorter and would some day come to an end. I guess it was actually a combination of things really.
OK! Loss of mother's breast and fear of father's foot. Maybe kid's need two incentives to grow up. (A little hunger and a little pain;-)
My Old Man always said something else: "This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you!" It took a long time before I knew what he was talking about.
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