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Clint and Arnold
john posted in politics & culture on January 16th, 2007

Who could have guessed that two movie icons would become interesting productive citizens in their old age?

I confess to being a fan of spaghetti-westerns, but not of the Dirty Harry series. The other Clint Eastwood roles blur in my memory, something about a chimp, for instance. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator movies were fun, but I passed on the comedies. The early days of bodybuilding are pure camp. Neither showed signs of substance beyond bright lights and a cool stare.

Clint Eastwood Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Smile for my Crosshairs Part I
john posted in politics & culture on January 16th, 2007

(Note: since I wrote this, I have been reading Chris Hedges book, War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. I have edited and expanded this with a second part. )

I found a recent thread on the Internet forum I work on unusually upsetting yesterday. It’s a racing forum, typically populated by young men with no children, a group not exactly tactful or subtle. Not surprisingly there are some members who serve in the armed forces.

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