in Montana, New Mexico and elsewhere. I saw an interview that gave me some faith that the son is going to honor wishes to make these massive lands wildlife refuges.

Ted. You were a good guy. I'm sorry you didn't live long enough to see your CNN accomplishment turn around back to what you intended, but hopefully sometime before it dies under RW ownership...

Be at peace, Ted.

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And it’s a huge ranch that sells hunts to the highest bidder.

Now, a little bit about that land. CF&I Steel owned huge land holdings to mine coal (the deposits here are rich and the coal is low sulfur and high energy. Rockefeller and his heirs bought that land for next to nothing and exploited Italian, Greeks, and Spanish/Mexican laborers to make their millions. The Ludlow Massacre was in response to Rockefeller’s “militia” where among other things, 4 women and 9 children were burned alive.

That land should be turned into a state park so the descendants of these people can live enjoy as well as others. Right now, it’s $20,000 to hunt am elk.

Ted Turner is a rich asshole. Don’t pretend he’s some kind of nature freedom fighter.

And no, I don't doubt there are issues with Vermejo Park--which is not fully endowed like most private lands throughout the West and thus the real room for criticism for catering to the rich to sustain it. I agree, but that is not the case with much of his other land holdings. And you don't need to inform THIS COLORADOAN about the Ludlow Massacre, which was recognized as a national monument in 1985. I joined my late Mother in advocating for this with the CO state legislature in 1983-1984--who then pressed and succeeded in gaining national designation. Did YOU?

Here is a start;
https://www.mountainliving.com/conserving-americas-wildlands-the-vision-of-ted-turner/

See my post above. He didn’t protect shit. He wildlife ranched.

I know how this land was acquired. Touch grass.

Always memorable. Probably the most interesting person I ever met in person. RIP Ted.

in the late 70s when Turner Outdoor Advertising was a big deal and he was just getting started with the UHF stations.

What a character! I learned lessons from him that I practice to this day!

I waited on him. He was quiet and unassuming. Good guy.

He can't be all bad.

I remember when his TBS station was the pioneer in cable broadcasting. Everybody wanted access to his movie channel.

One of the good guys.

Fonda recalled how she cried when Turner told her about his childhood on their second date. They were driving around his 60,000-acre ranch in Montana, and he was passing the time, talking as he drove. Tears ran down her face.

“He literally couldn’t understand why I was crying when he told me stories about what his father did to him,” she said. “Children can’t blame their parents. ‘It’s always my fault; it’s being done for my own good. I must not be good enough.’”

“Given his childhood,” Fonda said, “he should’ve become a dictator. He should’ve become a not nice person. The miracle is that he became what he is. A man who will go to heaven, and there’ll be a lot of animals up there welcoming him, animals that have been brought back from the edge of extinction because of Ted. He’s turned out to be a good guy. And he says he’s not religious. But he, the whole time I was with him, every speech – and he likes to give speeches – he always ends his speech with ‘God bless.’ And he’ll get into heaven. He’s a miracle.”

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/06/us/ted-turner-death

RIP Ted.

Ted Turner wanted to make a trilogy about the Civil War.
He only made two movies: Gettysburg and Gods and Generals.
The last film was never made due to poor box office of Gods and Generals.
The film was criticized by some for promoting "Lost Cause"

Not to mention him colorizing classic B&W films.
Many of the classic B&W films were made by immigrants from Europe and were influenced by German expressionism.
Some American directors, like John Ford, were influenced by German expressionism.
To colorize those films loses something.
Ted Turner and his colorization was spoofed in Gremlins 2.

It was straight forward showing the military actions from both sides. I don't recall it taking the side of the Glorious South or the other lost cause crap that Hollywood trafficked in.
It should have been better but had barely serviceable direction.

...was Lost Cause/Neo-Confederate agit-prop.

And a crappy film compared to Gettysburg.

Whenever there was a rain delay or rainout Ted had live pro wrestling ready to go.

is that maybe he couldn't fully comprehend the wasteland that his creation of cable news had become. Although, it doesn't take many functioning brain cells to perceive that.

RIP to an independent thinker and pioneer.

will continue his father’s legacy on caring for his land holdings. I have a bison skull from his Montana ranch. He was one of the good ones. Cross gently Ted.