'Teabag Idiot,' Indeed.
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Andy Williams
SunRock17 — 13 years ago(December 09, 2012 01:38 PM)
Bill Maher;@billmaher:
"Andy Williams Xmas songs: i wish i cld forget i found out near the end of his life
he was a teabag idiot.
But i can't so put on Dean Martin."
https://twitter.com/billmaher
cue the anticipated and predictable "shaking fists at sky" rants from "vrinda81." Complete with personal ad hominem in extremis while vehemently and nastily disputing this post, the poster, and any poster who dares to challenge "vrinda81's" juvenile fixations and ideations, easily refutible claims, and virtually psychotic preoccupations with the ones and zeros that inform the images on the screens that, for "vrinda81," replace having a reality based life.
to wit:
http://www.imdb.com/user/ur25253587/boards/profile/
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vrinda81 — 13 years ago(February 28, 2013 05:22 PM)
Cue Sunrock17's idiotic, juvenile rantings which make no sense and only serve to show what a moron he is. You are the one with the juvenile fixations and has to litter his posts with 5-dollar words that have no meanings in the context of your comments. None of my claims are "easily refutible" and that you have never bothered to refute them, you are blowing your throat. If you're so big and tough, either respond to my comments directly or get lost.
If you want to see an example of idiocy, look here:
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pouncemo — 10 years ago(January 01, 2016 10:06 AM)
I don't really know what you two are talking about, but here is my two cents.
I'm very political and though I hate to admit it, it bothers me when an entertainer I love turns out to have differing politics from mine.
But with certain people, like Andy Williams and Doris Day, it just doesn't bother me. They have brought so much joy that their politics just can't detract from what they are and what they've given us. -
vnisanian2001 — 10 years ago(January 29, 2016 12:43 PM)
He was a right-wing nutjob, and strong supporter of proud and remorseless murderer Claudine Longet, who murdered Spider Sabich, and felt no shame about it. To quote Sabich's brother:
"It's a shame, because Spider accomplished so much in his life," he said. "Claudine accomplished only two things marrying Andy Williams and getting away with murder." -
dustinthewind25 — 10 years ago(March 01, 2016 11:50 AM)
Re: his remaining by Longet's side, Williams said, "I had to be there for her. She's the mother of my children." Obviously what happened to Spider Sabich is open to speculation and debate, but I can't fault Williams for standing by Longet. It's his kids' Mom.
Re: the Obama comment they have for Williams in the quote section, he dialed back on that.
"Well, that's taken out of context, a lot of it. It was an interview that I made to a reporter by phone in London, and it just got blown out of proportion. I think Obama is the most charismatic politician that we've seen since John F. Kennedy. I was a great friend of Robert Kennedy, voted for many Democratic presidents, I have absolutely noth16d0ing against a Liberal Democrat. I just think sometimes, like a lot of Americans, that he might be guiding us in the wrong direction. But that's just from a singer, it really doesn't mean much."
Certainly people are allowed to disagree with President Obama without being a "right wing nut job."
As DickyBettsBass said in a previous post:
Though it is true that he was a Republican at heart (you know, rural family values), he was far from a religious right-wing 'tea bagger'. He campaigned for his friend Robert Kennedy, and sang at his funeral after he was shot, he named his son Bobby after him, campaigned for George McGovern (i.e. against Nixon), and remained friends with Robert's widow Ethel till his death.
He also believed "America The Beautiful" would make a more fitting national anthem than "The Star-Spangled Banner" - too much bloodshed and bombs, and wrote a letter to Nixon to grant John Lennon US citizenship.
I don't think you would call this man a reactionary when you hear him sing this moving song about Abraham Lincoln, JFK, Martin Luther King and finally, his friend Bobby:
Sorry Bill Maher stopped listening to Andy because of his political views. Wonder if he'll turn off Dean Martin when he finds out Martin was a Reagan Republican.