Oscar-Winner Duvall To Host Big-Bucks Fundraiser For Giuliani

[CatWoman]

We opened yesterday's mail to see that Academy Award-winning actor and director Robert Duvall and his fourth wife, Luciana, will host a high-end cocktail party at their country home in The Plains, Va., later this month to benefit Republican presidential candidate Rudolph W. Giuliani.

The invitation to the Sept. 20 gala requests a campaign contribution of $2,300 per guest, which gets you a photo with the candidate (and maybe even the celebrated actor). Others can fork over $1,000 ($500 if you're younger than 35) to mingle about the Middleburg-area estate and listen to Mr. Giuliani's remarks.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20070907/NATION02/109070071

[villager]

1. boy, he really *does* love the smell of napalm in the morning.

And right up until the moment I read this, I used to respect him ....

[daninthemoon]

3. Took the words...

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. Politics aside, Duvall is an excellent actor.

In fact, he's the only GOP-affiliated actor I know of with actual talent.

[AlCzervik]

4. agreed, he takes on all kinds of roles as well.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

11. My favorite role of his is probably Frank Hackett from "Network."

:hi:

[AlCzervik]

12. that role, Frank Burns in Mash and The Great Santini.

The Godfather of course.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

13. Actually, I still need to see Mash and The Great Santini.

:hide:

[AlCzervik]

14. Whaaaaaa??

yah you better be ducking Brah!

:spank:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

15. I have Netflix, damnit!

It's gonna happen! :P

EDIT: I do have THX 1138 lying around somewhere, so there's a start.

[AlCzervik]

17. he was really good as the original Ferret Face and the Great Santini was

also very good, thats a tense one.

[hang a left]

5. Aaaaak!

I hate it when actors I have come to really love expose their idiocy.

Bummer.

[GOPisEvil]

6. 4th wife...Republican fund-raiser...sounds 'bout right.

[KamaAina]

7. "his fourth wife, Luciana"

!Caramba! Rudy himself has had only three, but in his defense as an apostle of Republican Family Values(TM), one of them was to his own cousin.

edit: (TM)

[Xipe Totec]

8. Serving pate de faux gross n/t

[Totally Committed]

9. A Republican was Boo Radley?

My favorite movie will never be the same to me!

TC

[noamnety]

10. Great opportunity for some activism

A screening of Greenwald's Giuliani movie on the side of the nearest large building would make for a nice thematic evening for Duvall's guests.

[spanone]

16. sorry to hear that....love his acting

[melody]

18. He's an excellent actor, but I'm now not going to see any movie he makes

I'm not about to, even second hand, add to Ghouliani's purse.

[Peregrine Took]

19. He's a good actor but I'll never pay to see one of his movies anymore. n/t

[qdemn7]

20. So what?

Enjoy the art and forget about the person. This applies to any and all "artists". I don't give two shits what the political position of any actor, singer, dancer, painter, sculptor so on consists of. Especially actors, since many of them don't have much of an education, some of them didn't even finish high school. My only criteria is whether or not they are good at their art. Duvall is superb, I would see any film he's in, and pay to do so.

You people getting all bent out of shape about Duvall are in the same position of those who blasted the Dixie Chicks.

EDIT: And there's this: At least Republican artists put their money where their mouth is, so to speak.

Despite ALL the political activism of leftist artists, just HOW MANY of them have run for public office, yet even been elected? Seem like those artists on the left want to talk the talk, but not walk the walk.

[CatWoman]

21. to and fro

if and when

either, or; neither, nor

[Catherine Vincent]

22. Get a grip.

No one here is getting all bent out of shape.

[qdemn7]

23. Really???

I'll never see his movies AGAIN!

That's not getting bent out of shape?

[Catherine Vincent]

24. Which poster said that? n/t

[qdemn7]

25. Melody and Peregrin Took .......n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

28. You're slick....

Melody said:

"but I'm now not going to see any movie he makes"

Peregrine Took said:

"but I'll never pay to see one of his movies anymore. n/t"

Much different than what you typed:

"blah blah blah AGAIN!"

[qdemn7]

31. And you're disenguous... n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

33. LOL!

Okay....whatever.

[Cha]

26. duval has had all the time in the world

to see straight through these FASCISTS, with Fascistrudy leading the pack of jackals, so I can conclude that he's dumber than a fucking bag of shit.

I don't care if that asshole is in the best movie in town..I will never pay to see his ugly ass on the screen again. It's our Country, duvall, not your corporate no fly list, repuke family have no values..you had your fucking chance and ya blew..bye see ya, wouldn't wanna be ya.

[Gabi Hayes]

27. he's a HUGE, gaping, flaming, macho asshole. one of the biggest jerks I've

ever heard

he did a long interview with Howard Stern, wherein he reveals the depths of his political ignorance, his misogyny, general cruelty, and all around repulsiveness.

truly, one of the most loathsome characters to which I've ever been exposed

I used to admire him, as well as his work, until I heard him reveal his black soul. a true narcissist/psychopath; not that unusual in the acting profession

[defendandprotect]

35. Disgusting man . . .. !!!! Not unlike Giuliani -- -- - - - - -- - - - -

[Cha]

36. Anybody that would support Fascistrudy

at a time like this has been working and playing with his head up his ass for way too long .. I can certainly imagine him giving Stern an earful on his general maladustment.

duval is in need of serious help and this is a little different than our Dixie Chicks. For one thing I'm not threatening duval's life like those freeper assholes or calling up stations to have them ban his work..I'm just not gonna let any of my money contribute to his warped sense of reality.

[book_worm]

29. Well I guess he can support who he wants

Good actor.

[WinkyDink]

30. You never were a REAL brother!

[Bitwit1234]

32. I had heard from him in so long, my son and I were talking about him

and we both thought he was dead. He hasn't made a movie in ages. Another has-been trying to jack up his image by connection to a repub.

[Frances]

34. Error in story

The Washington Times writes, "Mr. Duvall, who is a descendant of both Robert E. Lee and George Washington, announced his support for Mr. Giuliani earlier this week."

Geoge Washington had NO descendents. He never had any children (you can google George Washington's children for verification). Martha, George's wife, had a son Jack from a previous marriage. Jack's granddaughter married Robert E. Lee, the famous Confederate general in the Civil War.

So, it's possible that Duvall is a descendent of Robert E. Lee, but it's not possible that he is a descendent of George Washington.