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orleans

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62. two things:

Fri May 8, 2026, 03:22 AM

Friday

1. this is a nice piece, quoting jane fonda
Jane Fonda Shares Heart-Wrenching Message on Ex-Husband Ted Turner's Death
https://www.eonline.com/news/1431724/ted-turner-dead-jane-fonda-breaks-silence
and this article
Jane Fonda mourns Ted Turner – revisit their legendary relationship
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2026/05/06/jane-fonda-ted-turner/89965770007/

2. my parents got cable because a door to door salesman talked to me and my mother and handed me a schedule of upcoming TBS movies and i saw that the 1970 version of wuthering heights was coming on in a couple of weeks and i wanted to see that movie again.

i had only seen that movie once before, on mother's day of 1971 at a local theater with my parents, aunt, and nana. i was 12 years old. i loved the movie and timothy dalton! i remember i fought back tears because i was sitting next to my dad and i didn't want him to see me crying.

so we signed up for cable on the condition that it would be installed in time for me to see that movie again. i think they installed it one day before air time -- just in time. but i finally saw that movie again (and recorded it on our beta machine).

and i watched that movie ad nauseam for a couple years. thanks turner broadcasting system! LOL

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*****BREAKING NEWS***** Ted Turner Has Passed [View all] DemocratSinceBirth May 6 OP

He had been suffering advanced dementia and his son had taken over the massive land holdings hlthe2b May 6 #1

Well said malaise May 6 #2

I live by Vermejo Park DenaliDemocrat May 6 #13

That is a tiny piece of the story. He did do a lot of good for conservation. You should educate yourself. hlthe2b May 6 #19

My grandfather was at Ludlow DenaliDemocrat May 6 #28

It is YOU who is lecturing me and everyone else here--without the facts of those posting here. hlthe2b May 6 #30

I call out a guy who locks people out of land DenaliDemocrat May 6 #31

Clearly you did not even bother to read what I posted to you from the CNN biography. hlthe2b May 6 #32

I live here DenaliDemocrat May 6 #37

Your living in that part of Colorado* (and I too live here) does not show you know anything about hlthe2b May 6 #38

Honestly, just stop DenaliDemocrat May 6 #39

You don't bother to read anything before you spew forth. I already said I agree on Vermejo Park hlthe2b May 6 #40

Again. My family has lived in this part DenaliDemocrat May 6 #41

How about you stop arguing about a point with which I have repeatedly stated that we agree? hlthe2b May 6 #44

How about you quit glazing DenaliDemocrat May 6 #47

He bought land that you believe was never legal to be sold. Maybe so but you try to extend hlthe2b May 6 #49

Rockefeller put a bounty on my grandfather's head DenaliDemocrat May 6 #51

I understand your resentments. But they are misfocused. hlthe2b May 6 #52

I'm sorry but no... DenaliDemocrat May 6 #54

A good man he protected prairie lands and supported the American Bison too. Botany May 6 #3

And Trump is trying to get rid of bison on public land. mtngirl47 May 6 #12

He's an asshole. DenaliDemocrat May 6 #14

Learn something. Botany May 6 #20

I live here. DenaliDemocrat May 6 #22

You can lead a horse to water Mysterian May 6 #46

Again DenaliDemocrat May 6 #50

You made your point. Joinfortmill May 6 #29

In my long career as a communications attorney I interacted with Ted a few times onenote May 6 #4

I was lucky to attend an advertising sales seminar that he led mtngirl47 May 6 #15

And you have long earned my respect malaise May 6 #43

Thanks. I'm heading to our island home away from home. Not looking forward to $8 gallon gas. onenote May 6 #45

Well gas prices are up here malaise May 6 #48

The sad part is that I can head to the islands, but I can't escape the monsters. onenote May 6 #57

When I was a waiter Henry203 May 6 #5

Isn't it weird the people you meet waiting tables? I served Barbara Walters once. Scrivener7 Saturday #63

He was married to Jane Fonda... kentuck May 6 #6

I remember they stayed friends Tree Lady May 6 #36

two things: orleans Friday #62

A great environmentalist - a man that made the world better. walkingman May 6 #7

RIP Ted. FalloutShelter May 6 #8

Sad news. 87 yrs. old. From ex Jane Fonda: Liberal In Texas May 6 #9

So incredibly moving. Thanks for sharing that. Grim Chieftain May 6 #16

... SheltieLover May 6 #10

As an addendum... PCIntern May 6 #11

Lost Cause and Colorization bmichaelh May 6 #17

I remember seeing Gettysburg edhopper May 6 #23

Gods and Generals... RetiredParatrooper May 6 #25

Remember watching the Braves on TBS. Kingofalldems May 6 #18

The only good thing about his having dementia AdamGG May 6 #21

Montanans are so hoping Ted Turner's son MontanaMama May 6 #24

Is that Beauregard? BaronChocula May 6 #33

I met Ted once... GiqueCee May 6 #26

... 2naSalit May 6 #27

I will forever thank him Jilly_in_VA May 6 #34

Is that why we can't watch WGN anymore?! buzzycrumbhunger May 6 #53

You got it! Jilly_in_VA May 6 #56

LOL buzzycrumbhunger May 6 #59

I kept a letter from him (his office?) from the 1990s. Ilsa May 6 #35

One of my early jobs. calimary May 6 #42

Smooth sailing, Captain Outrageous* - may the wind forever be at your back. Buns_of_Fire May 6 #55

Turner was a pioneer in network news PCB66 May 6 #58

Why does someone always have to come and shit all over a thread recognizing someone who's passed? MorbidButterflyTat May 6 #60

Mike Luckovich-Movin' up the Ladder LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #61