In a 1971 Playboy interview he was asked if he felt any empathy for Native Americans and he responded: “I don’t feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them, if that’s what you’re asking. Our so-called stealing of this country from them was just a matter of survival. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.”
Thank you to the original poster of this video. The poem may be a bit corny but by God the sentiment is beautiful.
Name an actor today of The Duke’s stature(not his height!) that would willingly record anything of this nature?
Heartfelt,patriotic,empowering,unifying!
Does anyone know the origin of the poem? Was it an original piece written for the album or was it pre-existing? Author’s name?
Thank you to the original poster of this video. The poem may be a bit corny but by God the sentiment is beautiful.
Name an actor today of The Duke’s stature(not his height!) that would willingly record anything of this nature?
Heartfelt,patriotic,empowering,unifying!
Does anyone know the origin of the poem? Was it an original piece written for the album or was it pre-existing? Author’s name?
Wow. Really, John Wayne? You believe that being faithful to your heritage is mutually exclusive from being a proud and patriotic American? Really?!
I guess the silver lining is that conservative-Americans (SWIDT?!) haven’t really gotten THAT MUCH stupider in the past 40 years; they’ve just gotten louder and teabaggier.
Individualist-conservatives do not want “everybody to be the same.” However they do have a problem with a person being identified, not by his own unique personal qualities, but by his involuntary membership in such groups as race or ethnicity.
Furthermore, neither actors, nor members of any other profession, are disqualified from political discourse due to their means of employment.
Finally, when Wayne expressed his political views, he did so publicly not anonymously.
Wait I thought by conservative definitions Fascism is wanting everybody to be the same. You Jonah Goldberg. The irony of these words. BTW John Wayne was a FUCKING ACTOR!!!
We need more John Wayne and less Obama in it this country. Before you pathetic race card pullers start in with your usual bullshit, I’m talking about versions of being a man here and not skin color.
I have an original print of a sketch of him. One of my great aunts gave it to me for xmas, and no matter how cheesy the thing is I can’t part with it b/c ol Marion Morrison was a bomb ass American.
The “right” doesn’t like hyphens because they seperate. Multiculturulism is a bad thing. We are ALL Americans. it doesn’t matter where you came from, it matters that you are here. Our nation was made great b/c people from all over brought what was good of their original culture and added to American culture, making it better. It is kind of like how a mutt is healthier than a pure bread dog. Common language and values are what held this country together, let us not forget that.
when i was a child, my father owned the record of that(yes I’m THAT old-vinyl LP records), and that was his favorite track-and its so true-in this day and age, when race is supposed to be meaningless as far as your value as a human is concerned, we ARE all americans—remember 9-11-2001? how a city normally at war with itself (NYC) came together–gangs working with rival gangs? And how the far left and the far right stood together on the steps of the Capitol and held hands and sang?
I respect your views of John Wayne but he has a point if you were born in American your an Amercian. Your culture maybe Brazillian but in fact if you were born here you are an American. Read the constituion.
January 18th, 2012 - 22:16
I miss old John. may he rest in peace.
January 18th, 2012 - 22:41
@SteveAndIdiAmin Do you hear yourself speak or do you fade in and out?
You can be faithful to your heritage without a hyphen. To think a hyphen is needed to respect your heritage is just plain stupid.
January 18th, 2012 - 23:41
Deifenbaker wanted a hyphenless Canada. Too bad the dickless Liberals took it over. Cheers Duke!!!
January 18th, 2012 - 23:44
John Wayne is an American-American !!!! American-American: Diversity without Division
January 19th, 2012 - 00:43
@cikenberry3
No, really? Gee. Guess that would explain why I’ve seen him in so many movies.
I didn’t know that made you an actor.
Didn’t stop him from raising his voice on subjects and matters he believed in or disagreed with did it?
More than I can say for the internet panzies of the world today who don’t even put a face to their voice.
January 19th, 2012 - 01:23
@whlong35
It’s from a CD entiled “America Why I Love Her”
January 19th, 2012 - 01:46
John Wayne was a jack-ass…
In a 1971 Playboy interview he was asked if he felt any empathy for Native Americans and he responded: “I don’t feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them, if that’s what you’re asking. Our so-called stealing of this country from them was just a matter of survival. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.”
January 19th, 2012 - 02:36
Thank you to the original poster of this video. The poem may be a bit corny but by God the sentiment is beautiful.
Name an actor today of The Duke’s stature(not his height!) that would willingly record anything of this nature?
Heartfelt,patriotic,empowering,unifying!
Does anyone know the origin of the poem? Was it an original piece written for the album or was it pre-existing? Author’s name?
January 19th, 2012 - 02:38
Thank you to the original poster of this video. The poem may be a bit corny but by God the sentiment is beautiful.
Name an actor today of The Duke’s stature(not his height!) that would willingly record anything of this nature?
Heartfelt,patriotic,empowering,unifying!
Does anyone know the origin of the poem? Was it an original piece written for the album or was it pre-existing? Author’s name?
January 19th, 2012 - 03:31
Wow. Really, John Wayne? You believe that being faithful to your heritage is mutually exclusive from being a proud and patriotic American? Really?!
I guess the silver lining is that conservative-Americans (SWIDT?!) haven’t really gotten THAT MUCH stupider in the past 40 years; they’ve just gotten louder and teabaggier.
January 19th, 2012 - 03:43
Very well stated FeelingCalled! I aggree!!
January 19th, 2012 - 04:27
wow. that is brilliant speech. I have always loved John Wayne
January 19th, 2012 - 04:58
cikenberry3
Individualist-conservatives do not want “everybody to be the same.” However they do have a problem with a person being identified, not by his own unique personal qualities, but by his involuntary membership in such groups as race or ethnicity.
Furthermore, neither actors, nor members of any other profession, are disqualified from political discourse due to their means of employment.
Finally, when Wayne expressed his political views, he did so publicly not anonymously.
January 19th, 2012 - 04:59
Wait I thought by conservative definitions Fascism is wanting everybody to be the same. You Jonah Goldberg. The irony of these words. BTW John Wayne was a FUCKING ACTOR!!!
January 19th, 2012 - 05:40
An Actor?
January 19th, 2012 - 06:05
liberals want us all to be divided…
January 19th, 2012 - 06:24
john wayne
was the chuck norris of the 20th century
a real man
January 19th, 2012 - 06:26
We need more John Wayne and less Obama in it this country. Before you pathetic race card pullers start in with your usual bullshit, I’m talking about versions of being a man here and not skin color.
January 19th, 2012 - 07:20
I have an original print of a sketch of him. One of my great aunts gave it to me for xmas, and no matter how cheesy the thing is I can’t part with it b/c ol Marion Morrison was a bomb ass American.
January 19th, 2012 - 08:13
The “right” doesn’t like hyphens because they seperate. Multiculturulism is a bad thing. We are ALL Americans. it doesn’t matter where you came from, it matters that you are here. Our nation was made great b/c people from all over brought what was good of their original culture and added to American culture, making it better. It is kind of like how a mutt is healthier than a pure bread dog. Common language and values are what held this country together, let us not forget that.
January 19th, 2012 - 08:28
The he wasn’t speaking to you dip-shit!
January 19th, 2012 - 09:03
and a pussy little commie too
January 19th, 2012 - 09:15
when i was a child, my father owned the record of that(yes I’m THAT old-vinyl LP records), and that was his favorite track-and its so true-in this day and age, when race is supposed to be meaningless as far as your value as a human is concerned, we ARE all americans—remember 9-11-2001? how a city normally at war with itself (NYC) came together–gangs working with rival gangs? And how the far left and the far right stood together on the steps of the Capitol and held hands and sang?
January 19th, 2012 - 09:30
I respect your views of John Wayne but he has a point if you were born in American your an Amercian. Your culture maybe Brazillian but in fact if you were born here you are an American. Read the constituion.
That’s my view of what America should be.
January 19th, 2012 - 09:46
Bravo matthiek you get the meaning unlike some. This is ment to unite people of different backgrounds…not seperate as some would love to do….