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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: 23480
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
#6. To: Deckard (#5)
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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.
Benidict Arnold won some battles for this country before he betrayed it. Sorry, I'm going to give Andy a pass on that one. No need to be sorry. You have a right to your opinion, and speaking it doesn't cause me pain.
Thaks for the info on Andy. I didn't know his political leanings. As for making the commercial......I believe he was being honorable in promoting what he thought was good for his peers, the seniors of the nation, and not some ulterior evil motive. Just because people have some different values than we do, it does not make them evil necessarily. I think way too many are jaundiced nowadays to thinking that people are evil unless they march lock step with our thoughts and principles.
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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.
Replies to Comment # 5. Sorry, I'm going to give Andy a pass on that one.
#30. To: Deckard, sneakypete (#5)
Even if he was, I'm not going to let that one mis-step keep me from enjoying his massive body of entertainment.
#40. To: Deckard (#5)
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