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LisaM

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17. Thanks for not grave dancing.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #8)

Sun Nov 24, 2024, 12:57 PM

Nov 24

I didn't really have any thoughts about him either way, but I was appalled by some of the comments here.

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RIP hlthe2b Nov 24 #1

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Good. Lunabell Nov 24 #3

He was an insane gun nut during Obama's admin rpannier Nov 24 #6

Yeah, I remember him tweeting some incredibly stupid stuff about Trump back in 2020 LymphocyteLover Nov 24 #7

He was a trumpian douche grockri Nov 24 #4

Fuck his family The Grand Illuminist Nov 24 #10

Good. ramedy Nov 24 #5

He lived in Horse Shoe Bay, I saw and talked to him at the Yacht Club, and would run into him at a local ... marble falls Nov 24 #8

Delete! roscoeroscoe Nov 24 #13

You are thinking of Fred Willard peregrinus Nov 24 #14

What is it about an informed opinion about someone I knew and interacted with that offends you so much? ... marble falls Nov 24 #22

Just because he treated you with respect doesn't make him a good person Wiz Imp Nov 24 #29

And just because you didn't know him at all doesn't mean your impression is based in reality. I saw and know how he ... marble falls Nov 24 #30

Thanks for not grave dancing. LisaM Nov 24 #17

Sometimes we let our anger get in the way here. And he really deserves no grave dancing. He stayed out of public ... marble falls Nov 24 #24

He was a covid denier. Called it a lie and politically motivated. Lunabell Nov 24 #33

AND he wised up about Covid, too. Literally over night. marble falls Nov 24 #34

Absolutely! Lunabell Nov 24 #35

That doesn't surprise me. He was a natural extrovert. valleyrogue Nov 24 #37

I guess he won't be back in "two and two". JohnnyRingo Nov 24 #9

For someone whose fame was gained as a game show host, he was terrible at it. Wiz Imp Nov 24 #11

I suspect he was unsophisticated enough to believe in those gold scams. He wasn't polished as a host ... marble falls Nov 24 #25

Making money doing something doesn't mean you were ever verry good. Wiz Imp Nov 24 #28

And being broke is no sign of virtue, either. He got his jobs because multimillion dollar enterprises ... marble falls Nov 24 #32

He was not one of Kentucky's best and brightest maspaha Nov 24 #12

Oh no. Anyway... GreenEyedLefty Nov 24 #15

The Grand Illuminist......... Upthevibe Nov 24 #16

Me too, he was an AWFUL "Human Being" & the complete polar opposite of this twin brother. I want you to know that I The_REAL_Ecumenist Nov 29 #39

Drumpf humping douchebag. Earth Bound Misfit Nov 24 #18

Dirt Nap For Maga wolfie001 Nov 24 #19

Ah yes. A conservative "Christian" who married 4 times n/t TexasBushwhacker Nov 24 #20

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He was a thinly veiled douchebag Blue Owl Nov 24 #26

To quoye the JMU pep band Jilly_in_VA Nov 24 #27

Crazy right wing nut. redstatebluegirl Nov 24 #31

Not a fan of his politics, but he was an excellent host on "Wheel of Fortune." valleyrogue Nov 24 #36

Wish I could feel sad over someone passing away ... Chili Pepper Nov 24 #38