Open Thread: Happy New Year!

The world desperately needs more Jimmy Stewarts. If that poem didn't touch your heart, check to see that you have one…

Atta Boy Jimmy! Many people don't know that Jimmy was a war hero. He volunteered at age 40 and was highly decorated. You won't find his equal in spineless Hollywood today, or perhaps ever again. Miss him terribly.

I cannot believe how far Hollywood has fallen. Try to compare a Jimmy Steward to what infests us now, or even compare a Carson to our contemporary late night hosts. I know there are some bright spots in today's Hollywood and entertainment industry, but they are few and far between.

Watching this again always chokes me up and gets me thinking of those I have loved and lost. It also is bittersweet knowing that Mr. Stewart and Mr. Carson are "not staring back at us" anymore.

Hey Ally-
You have our prayers. Your husband going ot be ok. May 2010 be a wonderful year for both of you.

We need Mr. Smith in Washington now too.

Happy 2010 everyone! Since I've been regularly posting here for a while, I decided to start the new year off right by getting an IntenseDebate account and become a regular. Apparently you have to use an underscore on your name instead of a hyphen, but oh well, still me. Hope everyone had a fun New Year's and has an even better 2010!

You are both in our prayers Ally! Keep your chin up and know we have you in our hearts! Happy New Year and may it be very prosperous for us all!

I'll give you that one.

Turning it on now! Thanks for the tip!

Right back atcha!

Oh I think we will see the like again. This adolescent phase can NOT last forever.

Class and style!

Truly, 'A Wonderful Man'.
He personifies honor, dignity and talent and makes me glad that we can watch his movies whenever we want if we can access TCM ,DVD's and tapes!

How I miss the great entertainers from the past. They knew respect and understood honor. Redemption meant more than "I'm sorry". God, family, country; was more than an an antiquated pedestrian concept.

A great moment from a great TV show.

Makes me almost wish I had cable.

Cried when I first saw it on the Tonight Show, and cried when I just watched it. Tanks for every thing Jimmy, Johnny and Beau!

Three good marathons in the past 48 hours: Twilight Zone on Syfy, Three Stooges on AMC, and Looney Toons on Cartoon Network. One of the rare times when I feel I'm getting my money's worth out of cable.

What a great Man Jimmy Stewart was. A great Actor, Patriot, I do miss him still.

The fact that I am willing to see them for the umpteenth time and enjoy them
tells me something about those times long gone.

Your kids are not missing out on what really matters to grow up during these times.
Good on ya, as the Aussies say

That Stooges marathon had WAAAAY too many commercials – seriously, three commercial breaks for one 16-minute short! Thank God they've started to release them in chronological order on DVD.

Just as you would not have the stones to go to the Middle East. I guess that makes them right, too, huh?

You do not know me. I have been all over the world. I served in the Navy on Fast Attacks from 1973-1979. I have worked in the ROV Industry and worked on every ocean and all continents except Antartica and Austrailia and not because I did not want to go. I have seen death up close and it is not pretty. I was in the Perfect Storm on the USS Zeus, a Navy Cable Ship, in 100 foot seas. There were footprints on the bulkhead. I could watch the ship twist on Cable Highway. I have worked in places and in conditions that scare any sane man and we did it because it had to be done. You do not have a clue.

ally – you got it – prays and best wishes to you and yours! God Bless.

Cowards always challenge other peoples courage.

I KNOW you wouldn't shoot your commie mouth off to me face to face.

Your a lousy sniveling HuffPo COWARD.

I remember seeing this too. I agree 100% with everything you said.

Hey moron, why dontcha get Obama's new TSA chief, the FBI guy to "get me"!

He already LIED to Congress – that makes him a typical Demon-cratSS! LOL!

Another day, another stupid unqualified cabinet or agency appointment by yo daddy, Okenyan!

DemocratSS – what a buch of despicable, tyrannical, anti-American LOSERS!

Criticizing Jimmy Stewart? JIMMY STEWART? You little, cowardly small minded clown. Pathetic.

finished the movie- it was good, and coincidentally included a brief appearance of Andrew Breitbart's father-in-law as an Army psychiatrist…

Interesting you say that – considering he bombed communists. You, my "man" are ignorant of history as well as the history of a great General.

The story of General Stewart is a long and gloried one. With money from his own pocket he helped build Thunderbird Field, a pilot training school built and operated by Southwest Airways in Glendale, Arizona. This airfield became part of the United States Army Air Forces training establishment and trained more than 10,000 pilots during WWII.

Actually he enlisted at the age of 32 but keep this in mind: He had just won an Oscar for Best Actor in The Philadelphia Story. In 1940 he was drafted, but he was rejected: he was underweight. However he was a highly proficient civilian pilot prior to the war and his skills at the stick and rudder could not be ignored, and eventually enlisted in March 1941 (even though he was still below the weight minimums). He made 2nd Lt. in 1942 and was posted as an instructor pilot. The Army viewed him to be most important for propaganda but Lt. Stewart wanted combat and fought to get a combat posting. Finally in 1943 he became the commander of the 703rd Bombardment Squadron and flew B-24's in deep penetration missions into Nazi Germany. His official mission count is 20, but there's many missions he refused to be counted. He was promoted to full colonel by the end of the war: one of the very few times someone went from Private (E1) to Colonel (O6) in less than 4 years.

He also flew missions over Vietnam as an observer in B-52's. Imagine being on that air crew, to not only be hauling a Brigadier General into combat, but the one that punched out John Wayne in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance!

Neocons are Liberal Zionist who wanted to parasitically suck the creditiblity from the conservative movement and did. From Strauss to Horowitz to Krauthammer, they have all been Jews loyal to a foreign government beyond all else.

Wouldn't mind seeing THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX right now. But I don't have it.

Well, I started the new year not hung over – i think I have finally gotten too smart for that – but with massive indigestion – woke up at 4:00 am and such pain in my stomach – couldn't get back – all from my liberal ingestion of the party food.

Just thought you'all should know that

Jimmy Stewart's poem of Beau is a classic. A man and his dog.

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That's great to hear. Hope you both have a wonderful New Year!

Thanks so much for your kind thoughts. He is doing better, maybe home in a day or two. We have both been involved with medical care (I'm currently in senior living) professionally, so we are fairly strong advocates for each other.

I've always loved Jimmy Stewart – a pure class act! I remember watching that clip on Johnny Carson – it had me crying then and now. When I was little he always reminded me of the perfect Grandpa. I did have a perfect grandpa fortunately who I miss everyday since he's passed away 20 years ago. There is simply no comparison with the actors today to the great ones from the past.

Jimmy Stewart: Made of Middle America, Awesome,and Win.

*MissQuinn*

I'll always miss a dog named "Grumman."

RIP Grumman (1995-2009)

I'll always miss a dog named Belle. I picked up her ashes a couple of hours ago, so this really hit home. ;-( I loved Jimmy and Johnny — both were miles above anything out there today.

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