Life Fest to Honor Martin Sheen with 2012 Spirit of Life Award

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[snuffy smiff]

I believe I may have to elevate my opinion of Mr. Sheen somewhat...

...once I recover from the shock!

[mmanager]

There is hope for my son.

[mmanager]

There is no hope for your son, but GOD bless you Mr. Sheen.

[mmanager]

I'm here to tell you anything is possible.

[mkjessup]

I may not agree with all of Mr. Sheen's views, but on these issues of abortion and euthanasia, he's walking with the angels. He's come a long way since 1974:

[samtheman]

Is that photo from a movie?

[john drake]

California Kid, if I remember correctly.

[john drake]

I cant’ understand why he can be pro-life and support all the other leftist agenda including the candidates that are thoroughly pro-abortion. He’s either a cafeteria Catholic and picks and chooses what be believes or he plays the hypocrisy game in order to keep employed in Hollywierd. Wither way, he’ll have some explainin’ to do on judgement day.

[mkjessup]

Is that photo from a movie?

Yes indeed it is, 'The California Kid' (1974) one of Sheen's best early works IMHO, the plot is set in 1958, Sheen plays the protagonist, the owner and driver of a '34 Ford 3-Window Coupe, the antagonist is Vic Morrow playing the role of a maniac sheriff who rams speeders from behind and then over a cliff, Sheen ends up baiting the bastard, tunes his suspension to a gnat's eyelash, out-drives the sheriff, the sheriff goes over the cliff in view of a state police officer who was tipped to the nefarious activities, a VERY good film that I heartily recommend.

[Clara Lou]

I am pleasantly surprised. I always enjoyed Sheen’s acting, if not his politics.

I wish him the best in straightening out his drug-crazed son.

[Mich Patriot]

NO NO NO a thousand times no. Sheen is still a total libtard Obama supporting jackass, and I totally disagree with him (and some of you) on the assisted suicide issue. Talk to someone suffering from ALS or certain other HORRIBLE diseases. They have every right to decide when they’re done suffering/fighting. Thanks to idiots like Sheen thinking they have a right to make decisions for others, my dad had to take a much less dignified path to end his own suffering. To make matters even worse, he knew he couldn’t tell any of us, so no time for goodbyes.
Shame on everyone out there who assumes the right to decide personal issues for others, whether it’s time to die or whether or not we can salt our food. I hope you never face anything as horrible as ALS, but it’s easy to judge when it’s not YOU losing more of your independence each day, unable to swallow food, or take a decent breath of air. /end rant

[MissMagnolia]

Vic Morrow .... Combat! This show kept me glued to the TV screen as a child.

[RBStealth]

Martin Sheen: Unrepentant Democratic Party voter and supporter. Votes and party support mean something and his make him a walking contradiction. Its like being a Nazi, but pro-life. Leni Riefenstahl-ish. When our era passes, people will wonder how anyone could be a ‘Democrat’.

[mkjessup]

Vic Morrow .... Combat! This show kept me glued to the TV screen as a child.

Me too, he was a fine actor who died tragically and way too soon.

'Combat!' had one of the best music themes EVER.

[mkjessup]

I submit that the tragic loss of your father, and the resulting grief you have no doubt suffered, renders your objectivity moot.

[mkjessup]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTQ0YdUbeDw

[Mich Patriot]

If/when you or someone you love is diagnosed with Lou Gherig’s, we’ll talk more.

[miss marmelstein]

Uh...some of us ARE struggling with terrible (truly awful) elder care issues and we still refuse to accept legalized euthanasia. If that's the why you feel, you need to seek outside help for your feelings. You cannot go through ALS or senility issues alone. I'm learning that now. You need to take time for yourself so you don't give in to the euthanasia fantasy. Euthanasia is NOT a conservative principle.

[mkjessup]

If/when you or someone you love is diagnosed with Lou Gherig’s, we’ll talk more.

Good luck to you in getting your life back together.