Read in a biography of John Wayne that George Wallace asked him to be VP in 1968!

[book_worm]

Wayne was in Colorado filming "True Grit" at the time and he gets a call from George Wallace who asked him to join his American Independent Ticket as his running mate. Wayne tells him, "I'm not Ronnie Reagan, I might actually yet win an Oscar."

(note: Wayne did win the Oscar for "True Grit")

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. One more reason to hate John Wayne.

[NightWatcher]

2. he should have been forced to use his real name. Marion Morrison, damn he's tough

[EFerrari]

3. LOL! John Wayne played an archetype just like many great actors did.

And he knew it for what it was, an image.

:)

[ThoughtCriminal]

4. Instead, Wallace ended up with Bombs Away LeMay

One of the few VP candidates in recent history that is comparable to Palin in kookiness. Considering Dan Quayle, that's saying a lot.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. I'm not surprised. In Kitty Kelly's bio of RR, JW went to the Reagan's dinner

party the week-end of JFK's funeral while the rest of the country was mourning his death.