Comedy on war wrong in Hollywood rush for profits
The author condemns current plans by Hollywood figures to film comedies about the Vietnam War, noting Robin Williams in Thailand and projects like Good Morning Vietnam and Laughing War. They warn that exploiting recent memories dishonors veterans, widows, and gold-star families and urges waiting decades to respect the scars and truth.
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Vietnam
Robin Williams
Thailand
Not Running for President in 1988 Raises Delusions
A columnist riffs on the crowded field and the lure of running for president, noting many contenders, including Bush, Dole, Hart, and Gore, while others ponder possibilities like Celeste and Perpich. The piece laments democratic expansion, Iowa caucuses, and the lottery feel of modern campaigns, urging would be candidates to lie down.
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Manhattan
George Bush
Bob Dole
Jack Kemp
Pete du Pont
Pat Robertson
Alexander Haig
Paul Laxalt
Donald Rumsfeld
Gary Hart
Mario Cuomo
Jesse Jackson
Michael Dukakis
Richard Gephardt
Bruce Babbitt
Joseph Biden
Paul Simon
Albert Gore Jr
Sam Nunn
Bill Clinton
Ernest Hollings
John Glenn
Patricia Schroeder
Richard Celeste
Rudy Perpich
al Gore
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Plains
Oval Office
Carter
Lowell Weicker
Larry Pressler
David Keene
Iowa
White House
Gephardt
Schroeder Beccles
Ecene
Senate
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