tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539700916676246998.post2192408006617960452..comments2024-03-13T10:58:10.011-07:00Comments on Streams of Unconsciousness: You Know You Really Like A Director If... (Part Three)Richard Hourulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12354136203258901360noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539700916676246998.post-34973721126718495622009-06-09T08:57:08.630-07:002009-06-09T08:57:08.630-07:00Because his friends and colleagues John Wayne, Jam...Because his friends and colleagues John Wayne, James Stewart and Ward Bond were conservative Republicans, many assumed that Ford was as well. According to his friends, family, and workers, nothing could be further from the truth, as he was an activist liberal Democrat. His favorite Presidents were Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. Ford once went up to the right-wing Victor McLaglen and Wayne on a film set and said, "You know, all of you guys should stop complaining. You made your money under Roosevelt." Wayne, who hated Roosevelt, said nothing and changed the subject. His respect for Ford meant that politics were rarely discussed -- from IMDBkitano0https://www.blogger.com/profile/08609741927696401643noreply@blogger.com