Is it possible that Trump's straight-from-the-shoulder style is simply unbearable to the British, perceived by many Americans (and others) as being snobbish and repressed?
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It's beautiful, vintage Father John Misty, a tune that sounds like it could've come off Vacilando Territory Blues, a criminally underrated record on which he writes and sings straight from the shoulder.
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In a November 1992 speech, Mr. Barr put forward the ideal of an attorney general whose primary loyalty is to the rule of law, not to the president who appointed him — saying that he must provide "unvarnished, straight-from-the-shoulder legal advice" with no regard to political considerations like what conclusions the White House might prefer.
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Straight from the Shoulder is a 1936 American drama film directed by Stuart Heisler, written by Lucian Cary and Madeleine Ruthven, and starring Ralph Bellamy, Katherine Locke, David Holt, Andy Clyde, Purnell Pratt and Onslow Stevens. It was released on August 28, 1936, by Paramount Pictures.
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Straight from the Shoulder is a lost The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Straight from the Shoulder 1921 silent film western directed by Bernard J. Durning and starring Buck Jones. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation.Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p.193 c.
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Straight from the Shoulder is a Philippine television and radio public affairs show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Louie Beltran, it premiered in 1970 on MBC-11 until in 1972. On January 14, 1987, it returned as a television show in GMA Network. A radio edition also aired on DZRH.
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The pre-martial law show he hosted, Straight from the Shoulder, was revived on GMA Network. He moved from newspaper to newspaper, ending up as a columnist for the STAR. It was then that he became notorious for mentioning in a column about the 1987 coup attempt that then President Corazon Aquino had been hiding under the bed during the coup. For this statement he was sued by the President for libel.
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Holt was initially cast in the title role in David Copperfield, alongside W. C. Fields' character, Wilkins Micawber. However, producer David O. Selznick developed misgivings about having an American youngster portray a quintessentially British boy. When English child actor Freddie Bartholomew became available a couple of weeks into shooting, Holt was let go. Holt had a prominent role in the 1936 movie Straight from the Shoulder (also known as Johnny Gets His Gun) alongside noted actor Ralph Bellamy.
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Born Luis Diaz-Beltran on April 4, 1936 in Manila, he was known for his outspokenness. During martial law, when he was on the staff of the Evening News, he was one of the many journalists arrested and detained at Camp Crame. After three months of imprisonment, being bankrupt, he bred fighting cocks, calling the champion breed he developed Newshawk. He commented on current issues on radio and hosted Straight from the Shoulder, a television show which analyzed current events.
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Holt in action in the 1936 film Straight from the Shoulder with Ralph Bellamy. At age seven, in 1934, Holt got his acting break in the movie You Belong to Me, a melodrama in which his character's parents dies. He was now a child star, and Paramount Pictures put him under a long-term contract and promoted him as a male version of Shirley Temple. Over the next six years, Holt made 20 films, but did not come close to the superstar status set by his friend, Shirley Temple.
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In the 1974 New Year Honours, Kennedy was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to journalism. In 1981 he published a book entitled "Straight from The Shoulder" about developments in New Zealand society, broadcasting and politics. Kennedy was known for his socially- conservative stance on issues like homosexuality and abortion.Life: The Turbulent Seventies During his career as editor of Tablet, he also had a close friendship with Prime Minister Robert Muldoon and the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children president Des Dalgety.
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As of January 1955, actual circulation of the Fact Papers had reached 100,000. Spokesmen for the administration were urged to use the Fact Papers as a ready reference in their speeches and other contacts with the public. The second function was that of liaison between the White House and the Republican National Committee. The Executive Branch Liaison Office provided Fact Papers for its distribution and for use as copy in its publication (newsletter) "Straight From the Shoulder." The third function of this office was not as a speakers’ bureau, but as a speakers’ coordination center, i.e. it organized and established a system for using speakers’ bureaus throughout the Executive Branch.
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Sources are unclear if Robeson unilaterally took the final product of the film as insulting or if his distaste was abetted by criticism of the film. ; He appeared in the play Stevedore at the Embassy Theatre in London in May 1935, which was favorably reviewed in The Crisis by Nancy Cunard, who concluded: "Stevedore is extremely valuable in the racial–social question—it is straight from the shoulder". In early 1936, he decided to send his son to school in the Soviet Union to shield him from racist attitudes. He then played the role of Toussaint L'Ouverture in the eponymous play by C.L.R. James at the Westminster Theatre, and appeared in the films Song of Freedom, Show Boat (both 1936), My Song Goes Forth, King Solomon's Mines.
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Rollo Lloyd (March 22, 1883 – July 24, 1938) was an American actor. He appeared in the films Prestige, Okay, America!, Flaming Gold, Laughter in Hell, Today We Live, Strictly Personal, Destination Unknown, Out All Night, Madame Spy, Private Scandal, Whom the Gods Destroy, The Party's Over, The Man Who Reclaimed His Head, The Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Mad Love, Hot Tip, His Night Out, Barbary Coast, Professional Soldier, Magnificent Obsession, Hell- Ship Morgan, The Devil-Doll, Anthony Adverse, Straight from the Shoulder, Yellowstone, The Man I Marry, Love Letters of a Star, The Accusing Finger, Four Days' Wonder, Seventh Heaven, Armored Car, The Last Train from Madrid, Souls at Sea, The Women Men Marry, The Westland Case, Night Spot, Arsène Lupin Returns, Goodbye Broadway, Crime Ring and Smashing the Rackets, among others.
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Later that year it was joined by other public affairs shows such as Firing Line with Teddy Benigno (later on co-hosted by Oscar Orbos); View Point with Dong Puno; Straight from the Shoulder hosted by Louie Beltran and The Probe Team by Che-Che Lazaro and Issues and Answers hosted by Art Borjal. From a makeshift and improvised set, the once GMA News garnered several honors and recognitions from local and international award-giving bodies, including two gold medals in the New York Festivals and their first Peabody Award in 1999, one of the most distinguished merits in the broadcast industry, the only one awarded to an Asian country. The first Peabody was given for Kidney for Sale, an investigative work on the selling of kidneys in a depressed area along the coast of Manila Bay. The award also recognizes Marissa Flores as the executive producer and a team of producers, writers, directors and reporters, as well as Jessica Soho, Michelle Seva-Recto, Jay Taruc, Leogarda Sanchez and Rowel Cornejo, Melchor Quintos and Gregg Gonzales.
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