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In reply to the discussion: Thought-provoking article: "What 'Lincoln' misses and another Civil War film gets right".... [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)103. What have you against Lady Gaga?
She is a great crusader against bullying and for all those who are bullied.And a champion for raising money to help fight against A.I.D.S.
Why would you compare Lady Gaga to the fraud known as Armstrong?
btw, Da Vinci wasn't American.
I wouldn't go see if I were you, History of the World Part one, as Art Metrano played Di vinci.
and well, Art Metrano was born and raised in good old Bensonhurst, Brooklyn New York.
and Richard Ainley portrayed DaVinci in 1943, and he was British, not Italian.
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Thought-provoking article: "What 'Lincoln' misses and another Civil War film gets right".... [View all]
OldDem2012
Jan 2013
OP
Well, Superman is a fantasy character, so that doesn't bother me as much. With Lincoln, he is
plethoro
Jan 2013
#31
I agree with your first paragraph--not the second. A man born of another country playing an American
plethoro
Jan 2013
#52
If it is your opinion that Natural Born Killers was one the best movies of the 90s, we
plethoro
Jan 2013
#69
What does that have to do with it? Thomas Moore was an English hero in England. Lincoln was an
plethoro
Jan 2013
#49
My fault. I meant Thomas Moore not Thomas Cromwell. I am conversing with Cromwell on
plethoro
Jan 2013
#53
Yes, Thomas Cromwell. That's why I talked about his 'master', ie Henry VIII,
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2013
#54
Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore, riding through the land. Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore, musket in his hand
Bucky
Jan 2013
#82
by the way,Jesus did not look like Brad Pitt. More likely Billy Dee Williams.(Lando, Star Wars)
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#104
Really? You reserve that right? Lol! So, who's funding your movie and when's it coming out?
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jan 2013
#108
the real problem is thinking Quentin Tarentino is an artiste'. No, he is not
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#106
So instead of turning to the class and saying, "See, this is what you are supposed to do.
jtuck004
Jan 2013
#45
the historian in the CNN video questions their portrayal of the 13th amendment battle
Enrique
Jan 2013
#32
Abigail received a slave as gift or inheritance. John said no slave will ever live in my house.
jody
Jan 2013
#6
John Adams was a northerner. He did not live from cotton or the other crops of the South.
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#42
It appears the growth of a technological economy will divide those with intellectual abilities in
jody
Jan 2013
#58
Are you suggesting that slavery or the master/servant relationship is inevitable in the workplace.
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#88
I said nothing about a "master/servant relationship" only the impact of a technological economy.
jody
Jan 2013
#90
Actually, in some human produced disaster, brawn could well be just as important as brains.
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#91
Agree re the Acts but it wasn't clear how a president should use the veto. Washington @2, Adams @0,
jody
Jan 2013
#13
I do not believe that a woman who is a slave can truly consent to sex with her master.
Nye Bevan
Jan 2013
#70
Ummm.... yes, I'm speculating. For some reason I never saw the video surveillance footage.
Nye Bevan
Jan 2013
#73
Here's some FACTS that might help you out (along with some contextualizing speculation)
Bucky
Jan 2013
#84
Spielberg's film gives a non human view of Lincoln, I'll tolerate his faults knowing the good...
uponit7771
Jan 2013
#9
Lincoln was a product of his time. We should surprised that he held belief's common to that time.
Agnosticsherbet
Jan 2013
#27
Yes, I read that Lincoln did not recycle aluminum, tin, paper, glass and cardboard either.
The Midway Rebel
Jan 2013
#29
That Lincoln's views on race prior to becoming president were typical of his time
JDPriestly
Jan 2013
#35
I was expecting this to be a comparison to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. n/t
ellisonz
Jan 2013
#48
It was a different time. I do not like the glossing over of Lincoln but the nature of
Lint Head
Jan 2013
#64
I loved "Lincoln". I think any film about an important historical figure is going to provoke a lot
Starry Messenger
Jan 2013
#65
... on January 1, 1864 ... Congressman Isaac Arnold, paid a New Years Day call on Mr. Lincoln.
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#112
... For the first time in my life, and I suppose the first time in any colored man's life,
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#114