Saturday, April 12, 2008
A Belated Acknowledgment of Greatness
Greatness is something seen in small doses nowadays. If it dares show itself it is often held in scorn by some or rationalized out of existence ("everyone's special").
Charlton Heston was an excellent actor. Unlike many of today's actors -- good or otherwise – he also held a value system seldom seen in post – WWII generations.
I'm not a big "second amendment" guy (though I realize the value of the issue and probably should be more passionate about it) but there was certainly more to Charlton Heston's cultural stance than his role in the National Rifle Association. It's often forgotten that he was active in the civil rights issues of the 60's long before they become issues among the pampered class of Hollywood. Of course one would never know this from mere doctored footage of him by Michael Moore in "Bowling for Columbine." The worthless grossly dishonest socialist slob Moore was despicable in his treatment of Heston in his (Moore's) anti gun-ownership film polemic.
Anyway, though this post homage is rather belated, I have been reminded in several sites this week of just what an inspiring and dignified individual Heston was. If god looks human he indeed probably bears a resemblance to Heston (I say only half jokingly).
I remember a commenter at the Libertas web site linking to the following funny but revealing example of Heston, the beyond-great actor. The link captures it all.
