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Biden Makes 'John Wayne' Dog-Faced, Pony Soldier Reference Again

Published: 09/10/2023
President Biden loves those old western films, evidenced in the fact that he once again quoted his favorite John Wayne line ... which still doesn't seem to exist as he describes it. Joe was out in Vietnam this weekend where he was talking shop with other global leaders, and at one point he was…
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John Wayne's Family Says He's Not Racist Amid Airport Naming Debate

Published: 06/29/2020
John Wayne was NOT a racist ... at least according to his son, who just weighed in on the controversial debate about renaming the Orange County airport that bears his name. John's son, Ethan Wayne, says he's trying to set the record straight on the famous cowboy actor, who some say is a racist and…
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John Wayne Airport on Chopping Block Due to Actor's Extreme Racism

Published: 06/27/2020
It's about time, but there's finally a serious effort to change the name of John Wayne Airport in Orange County because the actor was famously racist and homophobic. The Orange County Democratic Party passed a resolution, calling out Wayne's "racist and bigoted statements" and demanding the O.C.…
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Joe Biden Calls Voter 'Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldier,' Credits John Wayne

Published: 02/09/2020
Joe Biden called a young female voter a "lying, dog-faced pony soldier" -- a line he's used before and has credited to a John Wayne movie ... which may or may not be accurate. Biden was campaigning in New Hampshire Sunday, and while at a town hall event where he fielded questions from the crowd,…
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John Wayne -- Golden Globe for 'True Grit' Sold at Auction

Published: 10/07/2011
John Wayne only won one Golden Globe in his career ... and it just sold at auction for a whopping $143,400. The award -- for the classic 1969 film "True Grit" -- was one of 700 different items (awards, costumes, documents) put up for auction by Wayne's family. A portion of the auction proceeds…
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We Talk Trump With John Wayne’s Son

We got Patrick Wayne out at LAX and ask him what he thinks his father would think of Donald Trump.
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David James Elliott Playing John Wayne

David James Elliott is playing the Duke himself, John Wayne! So what has he done to get into character? Is he smoking a ton of cigarettes?
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