Reaction to Charlton Heston’s Death
- Sadly, James Widgerson noticed some fool trashed Heston on Wikipedia. It was quickly corrected.
- Macranger:
While known for the movie “The Ten Commandments” and many more. He was also an activist for the truth and not afraid of taking on the nutroots….
- The Right-Wing Liberal:
Yet it was in 1998 that the gun rights movement was making a comeback, bucking the trend of defeat and demoralization on the right wing. This was in no small part due to one man – Charlton Heston, who in that year was elected President of the NRA.
Heston made himself a lightning-rod for gun rights, knowing full well that millions of Americans admired him much more than any of his political opponents. He was one of those rare “celebrities” who was willing to use his popularity for a good cause against difficult odds, even willing to risk losing that popularity as a result.
- The American Pundit:
In his early life, Heston was a well-known liberal Democrat. He walked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Reverend’s march in Washington and even wore a sign reading, “All Men Are Created Equal”. Perhaps ironically, Heston would appear in 1968 on The Joey Bishop Show to campaign alongside fellow actor Jimmy Stewart for LBJ’s Gun Control Act of 1968.
As he got older, Charlton Heston’s views, like with so many others, changed drastically. By the 1980s, Heston had taken conservative positions on issues such as gun control and affirmative action. He had even changed party affiliations from Democratic to Republican.
- Roger Simon:
I looked down on Chuck in those days because he was a Republican and I thought they were mostly dumb. (Sorry, Chuck, I was the idiot.) Anyway, Heston himself was always gracious. So was I, actually, because he was, after all, Ben Hur and Moses.
- Jeralyn Merritt noted that 48 years from this past Friday Ben-Hur won the Oscar for Best Picture.
Charlton Heston Passes Away at 84…
There will never be another Charlton Heston and the great movies he made will live on through the ages for future generations to enjoy. Actors today can’t hold a candle to him. He is now in Heaven where he can meet Moses face to face. I can only imag….