Hollywood circa 1943 vs. today

[Rickracer]

What were the entertainers of 1943 doing 60 years ago? (I received this from a friend...I am passing most of it on) The Entertainers of 2003 have been in all of the news media lately. it seems Newspaper, Television and Radio has been more than ready to put them and their message before the public. I would like to remind the people of what the entertainers of 1943 were doing, (60 years ago). Most of these brave men have since passed on. Alec Guinness (Star Wars) operated a British Royal Navy landing craft on D-Day. James Doohan ("Scotty" on Star Trek) landed in Normandy with the U.S. Army on D-Day. Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape) really was a R.A.F. pilot who was shot down, held prisoner and tortured by the Germans. David Niven was a Sandhurst graduate and Lt. Colonel of the British Commandos in Normandy. James Stewart flew 20 missions as a B-24 pilot in Europe. Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) was a waist gunner flying missions on a B-17 in Europe. Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak. Ernest Borgnine was a U.S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945. Charles Durning was a U.S. Army Ranger at Normandy. Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps. George C. Scott was a U.S. Marine. Eddie Albert (Green Acres TV) was awarded a Bronze Star for his heroic action as a U.S. Naval officer aiding Marines at the horrific battle on the island of Tarawa in the Pacific Nov.1943. Brian Keith served as a Marine rear gunner in several actions against the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific. Lee Marvin was a marine on Saipan when he was wounded. John Russell was a Marine on Guadalcanal. Robert Ryan was a U.S. Marine who served with the O.S.S. in Yugoslavia. Tyrone Power (an established movie star when Pearl Harbor was bombed) joined the Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Audie Murphy , little guy from Texas, Most Decorated serviceman of WWII. I wish I had room to tell you more about Actor Sterling Hayden and an actor by the name of Peter J. Ortiz (Twelve O'clock High, Rio Grande and The Wings of Eagles), but this would turn into a book. There is quite a huge gap between the heroics and patriotism in 1943 and the.................... posturing of the Hollywood crowd of today.................................. Think about this every time you are tempted to go to the movies or go to a concert!! ......You won't be missing much........ After all, what have they done to enrich our society by promoting their immorality in their "work" as well as their real lives? ~Author Unknown to me

[Raceman]

Whoever wrote it said a mouthful. I'll bet some of these people are rolling over in their graves now seeing what Hollywood has become. I've gotten real selective about the movies I'll go see, partially because of the rolls that you'd expect to see certain actors in with their liberal undertones and partially because I can't stand the thought of some of these maggots putting one penny of my money in their pockets. Alex Baldwin is of course at the top of the blacklist, along with Barbara Streisand, but there are so many others it's hard to find a decent flick now.

[Superdave]

Audie Murphy. Love the movie "To Hell And Back" He played himself and it was reasonably factual. Did you know he was refused by the Marines, Navy & at the time Army Air Corp?
Eddie Albert chalked up several medals himself.
DAve

[Scott]

and you for the post. I never have understood why these over paid egomaniacs think I give a crap about their personal opinions with reguard to politics. Or anything else for that matter.
Tx 4 the post!