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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:21 AM Original message |
Gibson Inspired by 'Fear-Mongering' Bush |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
1. I thought Gibson was a RW nut. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:25 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. He is. Just cuz you are RW doesn't mean you like Bush. Mel is |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:35 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. He really hits all the high spots, |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
18. Why do you say he is a racist? n/t |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
57. He's probably referring to "The Patriot" |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
33. Racist? In what way? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:14 PM Response to Reply #33 |
59. Passion of the Christ... |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:48 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Sorry, I don't get it - everyone in the movie was white |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:34 AM Response to Reply #4 |
48. Where'd do you hear that? |
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Atlas Mugged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
49. He's a racist? |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
55. And, at then very least a Holocaust denier apologist |
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President Kerry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 05:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
74. How is he a racist? n/t |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 05:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
77. That explains all the Lethal Weapon movies with Danny Glover. |
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Halliburton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:25 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. he said he was opposed to the iraq war and liked Farenheit 9/11 |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. He is a religious conservative |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:27 AM Response to Reply #14 |
41. Same thing here in my family. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Call me entirely cynical, but I'm smelling attempts to regain |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
26. He is, but he's a paleoconservative |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
2. I know cuz they so loved him for the Passion. |
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AX10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
3. I'm suprised to hear him say that. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:26 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. The Catholic Church has come out against the war. Just cuz you are |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
22. He's not even part of the Catholic church, however... |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:09 AM Response to Reply #22 |
32. They haven't approved of anything since the Inquisition |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:13 AM Response to Reply #22 |
34. I see a great movie here...CATHOLICS FROM OUTTER SPACE!!! |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
56. Correct, and anyone but Gibson would have been excommunicated |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 05:39 PM Response to Reply #56 |
76. He's basically excommunicated himself |
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arewenotdemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 04:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
71. Was that before or after it helped Bush dispatch Kerry? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-13-06 07:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
85. No, not all AMERICAN Catholic Churches have come out against the war |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. I prefer to think of him as "unique" |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
7. I am shocked...his new film includes human sacrifice... |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:41 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. LOL maybe a quarter-hour of evisceration too! |
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RoBear (781 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
24. Christianity was founded on a human sacrifice. |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:56 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. I walked away from the Lutheran church, |
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kysrsoze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:28 AM Response to Reply #29 |
42. were you missouri or wisconsin synod? If so, that explains it |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:57 AM Response to Reply #42 |
53. No, this was in Sweden. |
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FredStembottom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:45 AM Response to Reply #24 |
52. Thanks for this! |
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arewenotdemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 04:44 PM Response to Reply #52 |
72. As an ex-Catholic, I've got a zillion good reasons why I left |
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dalaigh lllama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 02:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
67. Wasn't it Vonnegut who |
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yellerpup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
8. I'll be buying tickets for this one. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
9. ATTENTION...Just cuz someone is Consrvative doesn't mean they |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. yup...there are a lot of fiscal conservatives who are socially liberal |
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DinahMoeHum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:30 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. They are called "Libertarians" |
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MrPrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:38 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Is that the new slogan...? |
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DinahMoeHum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:08 AM Response to Reply #17 |
31. Don't get put off by the name of the site; just open it and see for |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:16 AM Response to Reply #11 |
36. "Fiscal conservatives" |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:52 PM Response to Reply #36 |
61. well even among fiscal conservatives there are differences... |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:22 AM Response to Reply #9 |
39. sure, but we know they love MONEY most and will say anything to make more |
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Tummler (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
13. I anticipate right-wing outrage over the fact that Gibson holds opinions |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
16. oooh the freeps will love THAT! |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
19. This is a good thing |
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RoBear (781 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:47 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. That was my first reaction as well... |
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Mr_Spock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
23. Holy Moly! Does this mean he's not a RW nut job any more? |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:20 AM Response to Reply #23 |
37. Mel is a nut job, but not RW in the neocon sense |
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Sapere aude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
27. I guess we can see this film with out the stench of a freeper sitting |
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MGKrebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
28. They'll just say it's a perfect example of why actors |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
30. Gibson is a maverick. We need mavericks. |
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Love Bug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 03:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
68. He was enjoyable in "Maverick" too |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-13-06 08:35 AM Response to Reply #30 |
87. His father is an extreme nut case. IMHO the apple doesn't fall far from |
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chat_noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
35. FReeper thread up |
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Sapere aude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:22 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. It's like going to the zoo and watching the monkeys in their cages |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:40 AM Response to Reply #35 |
50. potted plants in FR? |
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arewenotdemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 04:54 PM Response to Reply #50 |
73. My crotons and African violets resemble that remark |
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Charlie Brown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 08:33 PM Response to Reply #35 |
78. I remember when Gibson complimented Far. 9/11 at the Peoples Choice Awards |
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kskiska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-13-06 12:15 AM Response to Reply #35 |
80. Freeps: Passion was wonderful. Now they claim didn't really like it. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
40. There were people on DU blasting Gibson |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-13-06 12:22 AM Response to Reply #40 |
82. Yes, he's not political - that's why HE called into FOX to voice |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-13-06 12:59 AM Response to Reply #82 |
83. And that makes Gibson more "political" or a "right winger" how? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-13-06 07:19 AM Response to Reply #83 |
84. Well ole' Mel took it upon himself to call FOX on the Terri Schiavo |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
43. Bruce Willis has recently done an about face too.. |
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Weaksauce (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 04:02 PM Response to Reply #43 |
69. That turd... |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
44. This is the most radical and corrupt presidency in American history |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:04 PM Response to Reply #44 |
66. Doesn't surprise me! |
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Selteri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
45. Like rats abandoning a ship - So to are these right wingers NT |
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Oak2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:59 PM Response to Reply #45 |
64. True, but if you are honest with yourself |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
46. Hmmm, sounds like he was reading "Collapse" |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
47. 9/11, Shock and Awe, Katrina... |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
51. Not too surprising a statement |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
54. I never had a problem with "Passion" to begin with. Never saw it either. |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
58. Catholic Conservatism "<>" Fundie Conservatism |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:58 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. Simple! IMO Mel's another rat to "jump ship" ... |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 01:04 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. So Protestant mainline sects are better than secondary Protestant |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 04:21 PM Response to Reply #58 |
70. I thought it odd that so many Fundamentalists loved Passion.... |
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arewenotdemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 05:10 PM Response to Reply #70 |
75. Simply flies to the blood and gore |
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musiclawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
62. I like Mel as a filmaker..... |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-12-06 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
79. I'm beginning to think that Gibson is not RW or LW, |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-13-06 12:18 AM Response to Reply #79 |
81. That and also ... |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-13-06 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
86. Joe Scarborough: "This is an imperial Presidency and it is dangerous!" |
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Bushy Being Born (267 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-13-06 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
88. Boy, some here on DU see things just as black & white as Bush, don't they? |
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