Monday, April 7, 2008
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Some of his memorable roles...
Ben-Hur
The Ten Commandments
Planet of the Apes
Gray Lady Down
Touch of Evil
Soylent Green
The Omega Man
El Cid
The Greatest Show on Earth
...others
I laugh every time I watch this film. Classic lines...
"Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty ape!"
"It's a mad house. A mad house."
"You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!"
Monday, April 7, 2008
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Heston's alzheimer's condition was diagnosed in 2002, and he resigned his role as President of the NRA the following year, while still having full mental capabilities.
FYI - the CEO of the NRA (since the early 1990s), who actually runs the day-to-day operations is Wayne LaPierre, having been a long-time member since the 1970s. Heston's 5-year reign as 'president' of the organization is mainly a symbolic role, used for PR (speeches, recruitment, political functions etc), as LaPierre is the man with executive 'power' at the NRA.
-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)
FYI - the CEO of the NRA (since the early 1990s), who actually runs the day-to-day operations is Wayne LaPierre, having been a long-time member since the 1970s. Heston's 5-year reign as 'president' of the organization is mainly a symbolic role, used for PR (speeches, recruitment, political functions etc), as LaPierre is the man with executive 'power' at the NRA.
-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)
Monday, April 7, 2008
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does it really matter, jimi? according to the constitution, about 90% of us don't have any rights since we're not land-owning white men! 
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does it really matter, jimi? according to the constitution, about 90% of us don't have any rights since we're not land-owning white men!
Rights? Who needs rights when we've got the "Patriot" Act?
sean (...if his hands had to be cold AND dead, are they maybe keeping them in a warmer?...)
Monday, April 7, 2008
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This post is one of my favorite comedy momments of all time. 
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WE THE PEOPLE - Eddie, you're welcome to quote from the U.S. constitution to support your opinion... also please note "All men are created equal" INFO from the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Unless there's something you haven't revealed to us, I assume you are above the age required for gun ownership and can pass a background check - so you may wish to exercise your 2nd Amendment rights. 
Another comment from IMDB.com on the Michael Moore 'documentary' film Bowling For Columbine - here:
Take the scene of him getting a gun for opening an account at a bank. What he does not show is that there was a criminal background check including photo ID check and an FBI background check. Then, to get the gun, he had to open a 10 year Certificate of Deposit... basically he had to deposit nearly $1000 before he could get the gun, not the smartest idea compared to just buying a gun if that's the only intent. Even then, when Moore gets his gun and asks about the safety of handing out guns in the bank, the audience is duped into forgetting a large portion of Moore's handing-out-a-gun-at-a-bank safety joke: the bank doesn't supply the ammunition!
You even have his little cartoon where he tries to link the NRA to the KKK... never mind that him saying the NRA was formed the same year that the KKK was declared an illegal organization is 100% wrong... never mind that the NRA was actually formed by Northern Yankee's who fought AGAINST slavery... never mind that the NRA was primarily created in reaction to Southern laws that would ban blacks from owning firearms (the exact opposite of the cartoon's suggestion the NRA wanted to suppress blacks and leave them defenseless)... never mind that the cartoon is a South Park rip-off, presented after an interview with South Park creator Matt Stone in order to make it seem like the cartoon was made by the creators of South Park. I mean, no wonder Matt Stone hates Moore and made him a target of insults in his "Team America: World Police" movie. Talk about complete deception from every angle.
What's worse is that he is even hypocritical in how he talks about America's culture of fear and how the media tries to instill fear in the population, and yet that is EXACTLY what BFC is: a film that presents manipulated facts in order to create fear. Probably the best refutation of BFC one can find is the in-depth article by Dave Kopel called "Bowling Truths" that literally shreds BFC from beginning to end, showing it to be -- as he puts it -- more of a 'mockumentary' in the vein of "This is Spinal Tap" than a serious documentary outlining anything close to reality.
In terms of gun control issues, if you really want an intelligent look at the problems of gun control, check out the episode of Penn & Teller's Bullsh*t on gun control. Now THAT is an intelligent and more importantly an HONEST delving into gun control. But if you are looking for facts and honesty in subject matter, you couldn't find a worse choice than BFC.
BFC is insulting to anybody who would be willing to take the time and educate themselves on exactly how honest Moore is. If you think BFC is truthful and honest, go read Kopel's article (readily available on the net) and you'll see how much Moore stretches the truth. I mean, even the film's title is deceptive since -- as even the preliminary police report states -- the two shooters at Columbine never showed up for bowling that morning! I still own the DVD, if only to show people a perfect example of how sheep can be led around if they don't stop and ask whether what they are hearing is real. BFC offers little reality and a lot of political brouhaha that does little for intelligent discussion on gun control. In that, he has hurt the gun control movement more than he has helped it.
(And by the way, people in Canada do lock their doors. I have to wonder how many doors he had to try in order to get his shots of every door being open.) -[END]-
-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)
Another comment from IMDB.com on the Michael Moore 'documentary' film Bowling For Columbine - here:
Take the scene of him getting a gun for opening an account at a bank. What he does not show is that there was a criminal background check including photo ID check and an FBI background check. Then, to get the gun, he had to open a 10 year Certificate of Deposit... basically he had to deposit nearly $1000 before he could get the gun, not the smartest idea compared to just buying a gun if that's the only intent. Even then, when Moore gets his gun and asks about the safety of handing out guns in the bank, the audience is duped into forgetting a large portion of Moore's handing-out-a-gun-at-a-bank safety joke: the bank doesn't supply the ammunition!
You even have his little cartoon where he tries to link the NRA to the KKK... never mind that him saying the NRA was formed the same year that the KKK was declared an illegal organization is 100% wrong... never mind that the NRA was actually formed by Northern Yankee's who fought AGAINST slavery... never mind that the NRA was primarily created in reaction to Southern laws that would ban blacks from owning firearms (the exact opposite of the cartoon's suggestion the NRA wanted to suppress blacks and leave them defenseless)... never mind that the cartoon is a South Park rip-off, presented after an interview with South Park creator Matt Stone in order to make it seem like the cartoon was made by the creators of South Park. I mean, no wonder Matt Stone hates Moore and made him a target of insults in his "Team America: World Police" movie. Talk about complete deception from every angle.
What's worse is that he is even hypocritical in how he talks about America's culture of fear and how the media tries to instill fear in the population, and yet that is EXACTLY what BFC is: a film that presents manipulated facts in order to create fear. Probably the best refutation of BFC one can find is the in-depth article by Dave Kopel called "Bowling Truths" that literally shreds BFC from beginning to end, showing it to be -- as he puts it -- more of a 'mockumentary' in the vein of "This is Spinal Tap" than a serious documentary outlining anything close to reality.
In terms of gun control issues, if you really want an intelligent look at the problems of gun control, check out the episode of Penn & Teller's Bullsh*t on gun control. Now THAT is an intelligent and more importantly an HONEST delving into gun control. But if you are looking for facts and honesty in subject matter, you couldn't find a worse choice than BFC.
BFC is insulting to anybody who would be willing to take the time and educate themselves on exactly how honest Moore is. If you think BFC is truthful and honest, go read Kopel's article (readily available on the net) and you'll see how much Moore stretches the truth. I mean, even the film's title is deceptive since -- as even the preliminary police report states -- the two shooters at Columbine never showed up for bowling that morning! I still own the DVD, if only to show people a perfect example of how sheep can be led around if they don't stop and ask whether what they are hearing is real. BFC offers little reality and a lot of political brouhaha that does little for intelligent discussion on gun control. In that, he has hurt the gun control movement more than he has helped it.
(And by the way, people in Canada do lock their doors. I have to wonder how many doors he had to try in order to get his shots of every door being open.) -[END]-
-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)
Monday, April 7, 2008
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March 2002
jimi,
at the time of the country's founding, it was understood that the founders were writing about "people" like themselves. otherwise, if they really meant what they literally wrote, then slavery would've been illegal from the start, men and women would've had equal stature in society from the start, and EVERYONE would've been able to vote (not just people who could prove ownership of "x" amount of land).
this is why strict interpretation of the constitution is so lame. basically, we'd be turning back the clock to a comparatively dark time in history. (maybe this is why the republicans like strict interpretation so much--to screw over everyone else?)
eddie
at the time of the country's founding, it was understood that the founders were writing about "people" like themselves. otherwise, if they really meant what they literally wrote, then slavery would've been illegal from the start, men and women would've had equal stature in society from the start, and EVERYONE would've been able to vote (not just people who could prove ownership of "x" amount of land).
this is why strict interpretation of the constitution is so lame. basically, we'd be turning back the clock to a comparatively dark time in history. (maybe this is why the republicans like strict interpretation so much--to screw over everyone else?)
eddie
Monday, April 7, 2008
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Eddie, thanks for your private interpretation. As for myself, I think our 'forefathers' took great care and time in their drafting of our U.S. Constitution. Also, note the "Right to bear arms" etc.
Now, you sound like Bill Clinton(!) - "it depends on what the definition of 'is', is." Good grief. 
-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)
[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Apr 7, 2008]
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"this is why strict interpretation of the constitution is so lame."
Now, you sound like Bill Clinton(!) - "it depends on what the definition of 'is', is." Good grief.
-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)
[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Apr 7, 2008]
Monday, April 7, 2008
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jimi,
i'm not looking for a fight with you, buddy. please do some research into british and american political history, and you'll see that i'm right.
eddie
i'm not looking for a fight with you, buddy. please do some research into british and american political history, and you'll see that i'm right.
eddie
Monday, April 7, 2008
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jimi,
at the time of the country's founding, it was understood that the founders were writing about "people" like themselves. otherwise, if they really meant what they literally wrote, then slavery would've been illegal from the start, men and women would've had equal stature in society from the start, and EVERYONE would've been able to vote (not just people who could prove ownership of "x" amount of land).
this is why strict interpretation of the constitution is so lame. basically, we'd be turning back the clock to a comparatively dark time in history. (maybe this is why the republicans like strict interpretation so much--to screw over everyone else?)
eddie
I just have to applaud you for this. Whether you agree or not, this is a damn good argument.
