Opie, Andy, and da Fonz back Obama

By Wednesday October 29, 2008

“I’m Marc Perkel, and I personally endorsed this message.”



47 Comments
  1. jpt says:
    10/29/2008 at 1:13 pm

    Multimillionaires using their tired nostalgic fantasy to sell Liberal Socialism is sooo Hollywood typical. All of a sudden all of the Actors who supported Kerry and became Independents when he lost are once again Democrats under Obama. Like I said a fantasy and typical “when it suits me” politics. Unlike these “greasepaint” folks, 99% of us don’t get monthly residual checks to live on for the rest of our lives. Nor do we get the free dinners or upgraded lifestyles. Every time I see one of these people telling me how to vote – I wonder how much pot they must smoke up in the Hollywood hills to convince themselves they are better than those who made them so rich and yet so guilt ridden.

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  2. James Hill says:
    10/29/2008 at 1:17 pm

    #18 – Look at how you’re behaving just like me. Such worship hasn’t been seen around here in years.

    Too bad you can’t post under your usual name.

    However, worship is the sincerest form of flattery.

    Epic fail. No more posting for you.

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  3. Ron Larson says:
    10/29/2008 at 1:34 pm

    When was this produced and posted? Its too late to register now, Mr. Howard.

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  4. mthrnite says:
    10/29/2008 at 1:44 pm

    We actually have a statue of Opie and Andy here in Raleigh (nice one too!) We count Andy as one of our own down here. I’m glad he’s speaking out for Obama. We’re a rather conservative state, but I think this time around we might actually help elect a Democrat. That speaks very well for Obama, all other things being equal.

    I came quite close to pulling for McCain (I’m one of those “unaffiliated” voters) but with the addition of Palin to the ticket, I slid the other way, and it wasn’t that much of a slide. I’m pretty sure either candidate would govern in a centrist manner, despite the liberal & conservative badges, because that’s what the country wants and needs right now. Due to McCain’s age, I looked long and hard at Palin, trying to get a measure of her. In the end I didn’t like what I saw, hence the slide to Obama. I wouldn’t be too crazy about Biden being president either, but I see much less risk of that. So, I’ll vote for Obama, hope for the best, and “pray” that he doesn’t disappoint me as bad as Clinton did.

    I read this blog every day. I’m a Dvorak fan from way back. I used to like him even when I hated him (lol) so I put up with the extreme righties and lefties slingin’ crap at each other. Hell, it’s even funny sometimes. Other times, the word “puerile” comes to mind, but no matter, keep slingin’ turds at each other and don’t mind me.
    mthr (I’m on my way to page 10) nite

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  5. Dallas says:
    10/29/2008 at 2:28 pm

    The right wing loonies that have finally driven the republican party into the ground are increasingly being isolated.

    A couple of these remaining dinosaurs are finding refuge here with Dvorak. They get to shoot blanks and then hide behind their keyboard and monitor. That’s OK guys! Let it all out!!

    It’s GREAT to see Ron Howard bring forward a character like Andy Griffith to sooth fears being propagated by the remaining GOP fascists as they die a slow death. Maybe the GOP will regroup and dump the fringe element that has infected the party like a cancer.

    At this point, I would dump the Republican Brand. It is tarnished. It means : Fascism, Death, Waste, Fanaticism, War, Intolerance, Racism. Naming it “New Republican Party” may not cut it. Gotta get rid of that “R” word.

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  6. fedup says:
    10/29/2008 at 3:45 pm

    Fucking Hollywood coolaid drinkers. I would hate to me the dumbass that would vote for anyone because a 50 yr old opie and a 200 year old andy told them too. You show me someone that will vote for BO because of this stupid ass video and I will show you someone that plays tic-tac-toe with his own terds and believes Al Sharpton is concerned about EVERYONES civil rights!

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  7. BigBoyBC says:
    10/29/2008 at 3:49 pm

    #16 Chuck, don’t be a fool, it’s spring forward, fall back. That means we here in California vote on Nov. 3rd

    Jeeze, do your math dude!

    (NOTE: The above is a joke! People in California don’t get to vote this year.)

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  8. onomontapeia says:
    10/29/2008 at 4:17 pm

    Why are people stupid enough to think they only have 2 choices? Be men, not sheep!

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  9. mthrnite says:
    10/29/2008 at 4:56 pm

    onomontapeia: it’s not an issue of being stupid, or a sheep, it’s a practicality thang. I voted for Nader in ’96 because I couldn’t stomach either Clinton or Dole. In other words I had a reason to vote, and had an option to vote for who I believed stood for me. Turns out I was 1 of around 2000 in my state that voted for the guy. I won’t say it was a wasted vote, because I wouldn’t have voted for either of the two “main” candidates anyway. I wasn’t dumb enough to even hope that Nader was going to actually win though.

    Basically, until a third party candidate comes along that motivates an enormous amount of people, a third party vote amounts to a protest vote. Sad, but I believe, true. I hope one day there will be a Centrist party, but until then, I’ll vote the lesser of two weevils, or not at all.

    That said, I hope the Libertarian party continues to make headway, even though Libertarians are just pot-smoking Republicans.

    …that was a joke btw.

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  10. bac says:
    10/29/2008 at 5:13 pm

    #29 — How can a third party get enough votes to make a diffence if nobody votes third party? If you really want change, then change the way you vote. What is wrong with a protest vote? If you do not like the two dominant parties, then by all menas protest by voting third party. Not voting does nothing to change the situation.

    For people who say voting third party wastes votes, take that logic a bit further and say everyone can vote for a winner if there is only one party.

    I would love to see either the democratic or republican party place third in an election before I die.

    Don’t be apathetic, get out and vote.

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  11. jim h says:
    10/29/2008 at 5:15 pm

    You gotta love Ron Howard. He couldn’t just do a political pitch, he had to make it entertaining and funny. If you didn’t feel a pang seeing Ron and Andy reprising those roles after all these years, you either weren’t a child in this country in the 60s, or you have no heart.

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  12. mthrnite says:
    10/29/2008 at 5:46 pm

    bac: I respect what you’re saying, and in a different time (say, 1996) when there wasn’t so much crisis flying around. I wouldn’t have a problem voting as protest. Luckily for me, I see both of the main candidates as viable this time around, and even though when I plug my prefs into the “who should I vote for” machine, I still come out Nader, I know that he doesn’t stand a chance. So lesser of two weevils it is.

    What you’re saying is essentially right, and I’m wrong to say I won’t vote at all, that is apathy. Re-thinking it, I’m sure I would “protest vote”, but only if the candidate was viable and/or I had considerable disdain for both Dems and Reps that were running.

    I hope you’re not too old dude, and I hope I’m not either, to see that viable third party emerge. Lastly, I didn’t want to come across like I was cutting on anyone that votes their conscience, I’m absolutely not. There’s something admirable in the mouse giving the lunging owl the finger. Hopefully, one day, the mouse will be packing an Uzi.

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  13. Rick Cain says:
    10/29/2008 at 6:08 pm

    Ron Howard still sounds exactly the same now as when he was in his 20′s. It was nice to see an ode to my childhood TV.

    McCain does have an endorsement from an obscure spanish language soap opera star though!

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  14. Mister Mustard says:
    10/29/2008 at 6:17 pm

    Oh heck. Obama is the undisputed winner.

    Why are we even bothering with this post hoc silliness.

    Obama will be assuming the Oval Office in 82 days.

    Deal with it.

    Or not.

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  15. deowll says:
    10/29/2008 at 7:23 pm

    I’m not a doctor but I once played one on tv…give me a break.

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  16. MikeN says:
    10/29/2008 at 8:37 pm

    Jump the shark

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  17. Change We Don't Need says:
    10/30/2008 at 5:38 am

    This goes to show just how stupid some actors can be. They had this awesome character, reach the top of the top, and then they blow it to pieces by re-appearing with performances on par with tacky Elvis impersonators.

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  18. Paddy-O says:
    10/30/2008 at 5:49 am

    #34 “Obama will be assuming the Oval Office in 82 days.

    Deal with it.”

    Those are the odds. I’m already moving capital out of country. Lots o ways to legally avoid the $ grab.

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  19. grog says:
    10/30/2008 at 6:49 am

    #26 ronald reagan was from

    …wait for it…

    hollywood!

    please quit blaming hollywood for your lot in life.

    thank you.

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  20. grog says:
    10/30/2008 at 7:04 am

    #22 you don’t even make any sense anymore.

    i think watching mccain lose and seeing your hope for another republican in the white house going down the drain has left you bitter and incoherent.

    most true conservatives recoil in horror at what g.w. bush has done to the budget and the constitution.

    yet hacks such as yourself cling to tired cliche’s an sad dreams of what could have been

    i feel your pain. but don’t worry. we democrats will get the budget balanced again. seem we always have to clean up after gop spending orgies.

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