# The man's dead, you bastards! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 14, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718 "2003-06-14T01:26:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/1 "2003-06-14T01:26:21Z")
[Freepers Dis Gregory Peck](http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/927824/posts?page=115#115) Yeah, I know it’s Free Republic, and that the majority are praising him. But this is just beyond the pale. Fuckers. ---
**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/2 "2003-06-14T01:32:46Z")
Insensitive asses. ---
**Author:** ![Read\_Neck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Read\_Neck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Read_Neck)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/3 "2003-06-14T01:36:27Z")
What you doing with the Freepers? Slumming? ---
**Author:** ![Largo62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/4 "2003-06-14T01:37:49Z")
Who cares about the opinions of those morons? I wasn’t even aware of Peck’s politics, and I don’t care what they were. He was a fine actor whose performances I always enjoyed. If some jerk wants to call him a commie and say good riddance, let him. The referenced board is of no consequence. All the really good posters are here, right? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/5 "2003-06-14T01:39:08Z")
Well, admittedly I was curious as to what they would say. But I never expected anything like this. ---
**Author:** ![december](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/6 "2003-06-14T01:47:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*[Freepers Dis Gregory Peck](http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/927824/posts?page=115#115) > > Yeah, I know it’s Free Republic, and that the majority are praising him. But this is just beyond the pale. > > Fuckers. \*\* I agree with you, **Guinastasia**. Those comments are disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/7 "2003-06-14T01:58:50Z")
I don’t see the problem, Guin - it looks to me like two idiots mentioning that he was a liberal, a couple of others calling the idiots out, and everyone else being respectful. Was I looking at the wrong pages? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/8 "2003-06-14T02:04:33Z")
Looks like people using words as though they were bad things…communist, liberal and bastard. Didn’t even have the balls to actually type out bastard. As if there’s _another_ 7-letter word that starts with a b, ends in a d and isn’t generally thought of positively. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/9 "2003-06-14T02:12:10Z")
What’s the big deal? I saw one guy that didn’t like his politics and made some asinine comment about it. Big whoop. When I die I don’t expect everyone to love me, and based on the comments he was loved by far more than he was hated by. ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/10 "2003-06-14T02:20:28Z")
**Guin,** what are you referring to when you said “this is just beyond the pale.” ? I’m not sure what you’re actually so worked up about. Which part in the link you provided is beyond the pale and has you so angry ? I’m just not seeing it. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/11 "2003-06-14T03:40:04Z")
Well I guess they didn’t dig his Captain Ahab. feh. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/12 "2003-06-14T09:35:14Z")
Only one twit on the page, as far as I can see, **Guinastasia**. Which is bloody heartening: that there’s more folk putting the politics behind them to admire the man and the art, than there are utter feckless bastards keen to rail and rant about the dead. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/13 "2003-06-14T16:42:39Z")
Add me to the “so, what’s the big deal?” list. I only saw the one idiot spouting off, and someone else came by and roundly thrashed him. Certainly nothing to get all worked up over. And this from a fairly hot-tempered person. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/14 "2003-06-14T19:01:47Z")
I really don’t see a big deal. And, despite the fact that i liked Gragory Peck as an an actor, i wouldn’t think it was that big a deal if every person on that Free Republic site were slagging him off. For the same reason i don’t care very much about what Fred Phelps and his idiotic cronies say about people like Matthew Shepard or Mr. Rogers. It’s a free country, they have a right to say what they want. Just about every famous person that dies brings out someone or other who will use the occasion as an opportunity for some abuse or criticism. Who cares? Not me. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/15 "2003-06-14T20:32:56Z")
Actually, looking at this the day after, I’m a bit embarassed. I must admit, I was googling for Peck right after watching the tribute on Larry King, and I suppose I just got all fired up. If a mod would close this, I’d appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mans-dead-you-bastards/181718/16 "2003-06-14T21:49:16Z")
All right.