Expressive Opposition

The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Social Disobedience

The Associated Press [link expired] ran a story on actor Gerald McRaney, formerly TV’s detective in Simon and Simon, and later “Major Dad.” He once appeared as a villain on the traditional western “Gunsmoke” early in his career. Now he plays historical mining baron George Hearst on HBO’s edgy western “Deadwood.” He addressed the issue of language and censorship stirred by the show’s critics. Surprisingly, the former family friendly actor from Major Dad was quoted as saying; “I’m a little tired of government treating us all like children.” He loves his role on Deadwood and has a lot to say about the show and it’s creator, as well as vocalizing his opposition to government censorship.

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Joseph Wilson, a man who was formally a U.S. ambassador simply by being in the right place at the right time, decided he wanted to hurt President Bush. He just happens to be married to CIA agent and mutual George W. Bush hater Valerie Plame. So this dopey liberal duo hatch a half baked plan to get the President. The plan was stupid, to say the least, and so it backfired. This lead to that and now there are all sorts of allegations about Bush’s people leaking information and putting the top secret mega international superstar spy 007 Valerie Plame in mortal danger. Together, with her whipped hubby, the pair now seeks to sue several top officials, including Vice President Dick Cheney and former presidential adviser Karl Rove for their roles in the disclosure of her not so classified identity.

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