Jerry Lewis Died

[Joe_K]

Loved watching his films. Glad he lived a long full life.

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[Joe_K]

Normally I wouldn't cut and paste anything from Wikipedia but I found this entry about Mr. Lewis' politics interesting.


Lewis kept a low political profile for many years, having taken advice given to him by his friend, President John F. Kennedy, who told him "Don't get into anything political. Don't do that because they will usurp your energy".

Lewis also once stated that politics "did not belong" at the Oscars. In a 2004 interview, Lewis was asked what he was least proud of, to which he answered politics – not his, but the world's. He lamented citizens' lack of pride in their country, stating, "President Bush is my president. I will not say anything negative about the president of the United States. I don't do that. And I don't allow my children to do that. Likewise when I come to England don't you do any jokes about 'Mum' to me. That is the Queen of England, you moron".

In a December 2015 interview on EWTN's World Over with Raymond Arroyo, Lewis expressed opposition to the United States letting in Syrian refugees, saying "No one has worked harder for the human condition than I have, but they're not part of the human condition if 11 guys in that group of 10,000 are ISIS. How can I take that chance?"
 In the same interview, he criticized President Barack Obama for not being prepared for ISIS, while expressing support for Donald Trump, saying he would make a good president because he was a good "showman". He also added that he admired Ronald Reagan's presidency.




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[OtterbatHellcat]

Interesting.

[pickenup]

May he R.I.P.

[Aloha_Shooter]

He took a lot of guff for his brand of humor from the self-appointed "intelligentsia" but he was far funnier and had more talent/brains/style than Rosie O'Donnell, Kathy Griffin, or the other darlings of the Left.

[DavieD55]

R.I.P