From Sinai thundereth what?Cathy Seipp's review of the book on Charlton Heston (Oct. 23) does a fine job demonstrating the difficulty of calling Moses a neocon ne·o·con n. Informal A neoconservative: "The neocons and hard-liners have long felt that no Soviet leader could be trusted" New York Times. . Yet her suggestion that Heston was more aligned with libertarian thought suffers from a problem. She writes, "[Hollywood liberals] know that libertarians are for legalized drugs, and against any criticism of bad language or sex in the Hollywood product, so ... great!" [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Heston took a strong position on "bad language ... in the Hollywood product" with his pointed criticism of companies that produce and distribute rap music rap music or hip-hop, genre originating in the mid-1970s among black and Hispanic performers in New York City, at first associated with an athletic style of dancing, known as breakdancing. encouraging cop-killing. I'm not sure where Heston might have placed himself on the political spectrum, but slotting him as a libertarian doesn't work. At various times in his career, he was a civil-rights activist, a gun-control advocate (right after the assassination Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] Brutus conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. of Robert Kennedy), an opponent of abortion, and a board member of Accuracy in Media (the conservative media-watchdog organization). Clayton E. Cramer Horseshoe Bend, Idaho Horseshoe Bend is a city in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the largest city in rural Boise County, with a population of 770 at the 2000 census. The elevation of the town is 2604 feet (793 m) above sea level and is named for its location at the NATIONAL REVIEW encourages letters to the editor. Letters should be submitted by e-mail to letters@nationalreview.com or by fax to (212) 849-2835 or by mail to: Letters Editor, NATIONAL REVIEW, 215 Lexington Avenue, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , N.Y. 10016. Please include your full name, address, and daytime phone number. Letters will be edited for space and clarity. |
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