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Title: Actor Andy Griffith Dies In North Carolina, TV Station Says
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REUTERS
URL Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012 ... griffith-idUSBRE8620P520120703
Published: Jul 3, 2012
Author: REUTERS
Post Date: 2012-07-03 10:57:38 by Brian S
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Views: 24388
Comments: 53
(Reuters) - Actor Andy Griffith, whose portrayal of a small-town sheriff made "The Andy Griffith Show" one of American television's most enduring shows, has died at his North Carolina home, television station WITN reported on Tuesday. The television station quoted a longtime friend as saying that the 86-year-old actor died at his home on Roanoke Island. The Dare County Sheriff's dispatcher would say only that an ambulance was called to Griffith's residence but would not comment further. Griffith created another memorable character, the folksy defense lawyer in "Matlock" in the 1980s and '90s, but it was his portrayal of Sheriff Andy Taylor on the "The Andy Griffith Show" in the 1960s that gave him a place in U.S. television history. The show portrayed life in the friendly, slow-moving fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina, which was widely believed to have been based on Griffith's own hometown, Mount Airy, North Carolina.
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#2. To: Brian S (#0)
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Another socialist propagandist bites the dust. The government recently enlisted aged actor Andy Griffith for a commercial showcasing Medicare benefits available through health care reform. North's Carolina's old people, at least, didn't appreciate these lies, and Griffith's favorability rating has dropped 25 percentage points there. ****************************************************************************** Politico reports that the Obama administration’s pro-Obamacare Andy Griffith TV ad cost taxpayers $3.66 million, according to records obtained from the Department of Health and Human Services. Actually, there were at least three such ads (here, here, and here), so it’s not clear whether this was the cost for one, or for the whole batch. In this ad, Griffith says, “That new health care law sure sounds good for all of us on Medicare!”
Sorry, I'm going to give Andy a pass on that one. The guy was in his 80's when he did that spot, I doubt that he was even aware of what he was reading off the TelePrompter. Even if he was, I'm not going to let that one mis-step keep me from enjoying his massive body of entertainment. And you know what? Even though Andy was a life-long Democrat, at least he had the class not to shove it into anyone's face like Sean Penn or any of the loud-mouthed Hollywood stars now. In addition to his online video with Howard in 2008, in politics Griffith has favored Democrats and recorded television commercials endorsing North Carolina Governors Mike Easley and Bev Perdue. He spoke at the inauguration ceremonies of both. In 1984, he declined an offer by Democratic party officials to run against Jesse Helms, a Republican U.S. Senator from North Carolina. In July 2010, he also starred in advertisements about Medicare
The guy was in his 80's when he did that spot, I doubt that he was even aware of what he was reading off the TelePrompter. Even if he was, I'm not going to let that one mis-step keep me from enjoying his massive body of entertainment. Was there evidence that Andy had Alzheimers or became a drug-addled victim of age-related brain damage? The problem is too many propagandists ARE in their 80s... One can still respect and admire the body of work of Andy Griffith...yet still disrespect his politics and be reminded that after all, he'd become one more tool of the Hollywood Left.
The problem is too many propagandists ARE in their 80s... One can still respect and admire the body of work of Andy Griffith...yet still disrespect his politics and be reminded that after all, he'd become one more tool of the Hollywood Left. I agree. The sheriff he portrayed was likely a conservative, but that doesn't mean the actor was. I think we identify too much with the part, and assume the actor is similar. At least James Arness was a Republican. Perhaps he was more like the character he played than most. I usually hope so, for some reason.
What you two seem to be missing is that people of his generation grew up with Democrats that were conservatives. Yeah,FDR and that bunch out of the NE were commies,but things were different in most of the rest of the country. Ronald Reagan used to be a Democrat. So did Jesse Helms and many others.
Ronald Reagan used to be a Democrat. So did Jesse Helms and many others. WTH does 70 years ago with FDR or even 50 years when Helms and Reagan were Dem have to do with Andy Griffith shilling for 0bumaCare on the 21st centrury? EVEN IN THE SOUTH?
I know you are a little deranged,so I will try to explain this to you. Andy Griffith was a Democrat 70 years ago. He was also a church-going Christian.
His ad for Obamacare was much more recent than that.
His ad for Obamacare was much more recent than that. Uh, yeah. And isn't THAT the point? He was an 86 year old 0buma-Tool who helped "catapult the propaganda". FOR 0BUMA. he should know better, but he apparently didn't care. The guy also donated to John Kerry Presidential Campaugn. Look - he was was a dyed-in-the-wool Dem.
#28. To: Liberator (#26)
Who ever said he wasn't? That doesn't mean his political views weren't based on being a Patriotic American. They were based on the values he grew up with and still held. He also put his money were his mouth was by going in his own pocket to create a band at a rural high school. He not only bought all the instruments,he even paid the music teacher's salary the first year. This was back in the 60's. More recently he bought all the computers and software to create a computer lab and class at a high school. I don't know why yuo can't understand that he grew up in a era when it was the Dims that were conservatives,and the Republicans that were the globalists working to destroy America. If there is anybody on this board that should understand the power of being programmed while still a child,it should be you.
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#5. To: We The People (#2)
The government recently enlisted aged actor Andy Griffith for a commercial showcasing Medicare benefits available through health care reform.
#6. To: Deckard (#5)
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Sorry, I'm going to give Andy a pass on that one.
#8. To: Liberator (#6)
Was there evidence that Andy had Alzheimers or became a drug-addled victim of age-related brain damage?
#14. To: Serenissima Venezia, Liberator (#8)
The sheriff he portrayed was likely a conservative, but that doesn't mean the actor was.
#17. To: sneakypete, Serenissima Venezia (#14)
What you two seem to be missing is that people of his generation grew up with Democrats that were conservatives. Yeah,FDR and that bunch out of the NE were commies,but things were different in most of the rest of the country.
#19. To: Liberator (#17)
WTH does 70 years ago with FDR or even 50 years when Helms and Reagan were Dem have to do with Andy Griffith shilling for 0bumaCare on the 21st centrury? EVEN IN THE SOUTH?
#25. To: sneakypete, liberator (#19)
Andy Griffith was a Democrat 70 years ago.
#26. To: Serenissima Venezia, sneakypete (#25)
Pete: "Andy Griffith was a Democrat 70 years ago."
Replies to Comment # 26. The guy also donated to John Kerry Presidential Campaugn. Look - he was was a dyed-in-the-wool Dem.
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