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Sun Feb-11-07 10:43 AM
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| 20. Well that pretty much limits him to movies with Tom Cruise in it. |
| -The, "I won't watch a show/movie because a Liberal or Conservative is involved" is just silly. |
trumad |
Feb-11-07 07:54 AM |
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I don't understand why some people are obsessed with 24 |
PLF |
Feb-11-07 08:00 AM |
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Isn't everything Propaganda? |
trumad |
Feb-11-07 08:02 AM |
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The Gilmore Girls is propaganda? |
nathan hale |
Feb-11-07 08:04 AM |
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Yes |
JackRiddler |
Feb-11-07 08:33 AM |
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You've got a point, but |
nathan hale |
Feb-11-07 03:30 PM |
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And all "entertainment" has at its core a worldview/set of values |
deutsey |
Feb-12-07 11:01 AM |
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No "Gilmore Girls' isnt' propaganda |
geardaddy |
Feb-11-07 04:53 PM |
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Have you ever heard someone talk about |
Cerridwen |
Feb-12-07 08:40 AM |
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If Lauren Graham is the propagandist, then I'm buying! |
RGBolen |
Feb-12-07 08:43 AM |
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Any Right Winger would think so |
Lorien |
Feb-12-07 09:14 AM |
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No, not even in the loosest sense of the word. |
PLF |
Feb-11-07 11:40 AM |
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'loosest sense of the word' is exactly what makes propaganda... |
Gabi Hayes |
Feb-11-07 02:27 PM |
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and that's why I don't watch tv |
PLF |
Feb-11-07 04:31 PM |
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you are so far off |
Wetzelbill |
Feb-11-07 08:05 AM |
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Bit of a stretch on Stein...LOL |
trumad |
Feb-11-07 08:33 AM |
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People spend their money in support of whomever they wish but I make a choice |
Toots |
Feb-11-07 08:09 AM |
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So no bruce willis movies? |
trumad |
Feb-11-07 08:35 AM |
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Sad but true |
Toots |
Feb-11-07 08:48 AM |
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Stiller? |
redqueen |
Feb-12-07 11:19 AM |
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Oops I goofed..it ain't so, I was meaning Ben Stein not Ben Stiller |
Toots |
Feb-12-07 06:18 PM |
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Nah... a perfectly understandable mistake... |
redqueen |
Feb-13-07 10:27 AM |
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I guess you let the Saudi Royals off the hook |
stanwyck |
Feb-12-07 09:37 AM |
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Well, your reasons for doing things are silly. - n/t |
porphyrian |
Feb-11-07 08:13 AM |
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i cant tolerate john wayne movies knowing what he did during the red scare. |
bullimiami |
Feb-11-07 08:14 AM |
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It depends if the show is promoting |
mmonk |
Feb-11-07 08:15 AM |
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If the movie is good and doesn't push an agenda so what who is in it. |
illinoisprogressive |
Feb-11-07 08:17 AM |
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In the case of 24 it has a clear agenda |
JackRiddler |
Feb-11-07 08:31 AM |
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BUT we are the bad guys |
trumad |
Feb-11-07 08:36 AM |
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Who's we? |
JackRiddler |
Feb-11-07 10:36 AM |
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I'm saying that we're the ones still controlling the actions of the bad guys |
trumad |
Feb-11-07 02:22 PM |
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I don't think the agenda is that clear |
Stuckinthebush |
Feb-12-07 08:32 AM |
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I refuse to give my money to any known repuke actor/company. |
in_cog_ni_to |
Feb-11-07 09:15 AM |
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if one cannot separate the art from the artist... |
LanternWaste |
Feb-11-07 09:17 AM |
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So you take the time to read well-known conservative liars? |
Zhade |
Feb-11-07 07:20 PM |
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I'm using Buckley as an example. |
LanternWaste |
Feb-12-07 07:46 AM |
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Well, it's not the same thing. Willis isn't paid to lie about liberalism; Buckley is. |
Zhade |
Feb-12-07 05:29 PM |
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I'll get a purified list of conservatives... |
LanternWaste |
Feb-12-07 05:40 PM |
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Conservatives rarely add anything artistic to the world. |
Zhade |
Feb-12-07 06:47 PM |
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I don't watch it because I don't watchTV. Watching a TV show isn't a political statement. |
Beelzebud |
Feb-11-07 10:39 AM |
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Well that pretty much limits him to movies with Tom Cruise in it. |
tjwash |
Feb-11-07 10:43 AM |
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Years ago I taught school along with an older |
LibDemAlways |
Feb-11-07 10:51 AM |
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If repugnant actors only play themselves, then their characters are unwatchable to me. |
philosophie_en_rose |
Feb-11-07 02:33 PM |
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I think the show is just plain bad. |
Hissyspit |
Feb-11-07 04:36 PM |
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There's something to that. Think about all the great creative works. |
Zhade |
Feb-11-07 07:26 PM |
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Not Silly At All |
demrabble |
Feb-11-07 04:40 PM |
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Does that go for all areas of entertainment? |
trumad |
Feb-11-07 04:55 PM |
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It Sure Does. |
demrabble |
Feb-11-07 04:57 PM |
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Wow... |
trumad |
Feb-11-07 06:40 PM |
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Agreed -- I feel the same way |
LostinVA |
Feb-12-07 01:32 PM |
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Trumad I'm with you |
RamboLiberal |
Feb-11-07 07:02 PM |
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Again, you might want to read this other opinion on "24" |
The Count |
Feb-12-07 01:01 PM |
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Thanks for the link. I gain some valuable insights following links on DU. |
gratefultobelib |
Feb-13-07 10:45 AM |
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Although it doesn't matter to some people, |
Jack Sprat |
Feb-11-07 07:07 PM |
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The producers hang around with a lying drug-trafficking asshole. |
Zhade |
Feb-11-07 07:12 PM |
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I agree |
Katzenkavalier |
Feb-11-07 07:23 PM |
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They tune out the best 70% of the entertainment industry, we tune out the worst 20%. Who's silly? |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Feb-12-07 08:35 AM |
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I don't get cable for the same reasons! Buy Blue! |
Breeze54 |
Feb-12-07 09:05 AM |
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Totally, vehemently, disagree |
stanwyck |
Feb-12-07 09:17 AM |
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Behind that thought is censorship and eliminationism |
bryant69 |
Feb-12-07 09:20 AM |
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It's not censorship. It's refusing to subsidize |
stanwyck |
Feb-12-07 10:45 AM |
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I understand - you want to punish people for having the wrong opinion |
bryant69 |
Feb-12-07 11:16 AM |
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Punishing? So, I have to give my time and money |
stanwyck |
Feb-12-07 12:18 PM |
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There's a lot of smoke here. I gather to shame me into silence? |
bryant69 |
Feb-12-07 01:23 PM |
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Don't worry about the conservatives |
stanwyck |
Feb-12-07 02:09 PM |
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Wait a second |
bryant69 |
Feb-12-07 02:13 PM |
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I think you're having a problem |
stanwyck |
Feb-12-07 03:55 PM |
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Censorship need not be imposed by the government |
bryant69 |
Feb-13-07 07:43 AM |
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What we choose to boycott is a personal choice |
stanwyck |
Feb-13-07 09:36 AM |
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The most successful producer of all time is a Republican. |
JacksonWest |
Feb-12-07 09:32 AM |
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I disagree. I boycott FoxNoise but I don't "boycott" movies with Larry the Cable Guy, Dennis Miller |
Czolgosz |
Feb-12-07 10:06 AM |
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Got a different experience with Cars. |
Touchdown |
Feb-12-07 12:45 PM |
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I will stay away from shows/movies with rabid wingnuts in them... |
truebrit71 |
Feb-12-07 10:48 AM |
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I can't wait for that new Fox show starring Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton |
peekaloo |
Feb-12-07 10:49 AM |
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ALL of You are Silly |
champt10 |
Feb-12-07 10:57 AM |
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In America, consumption is a political act. |
lectrobyte |
Feb-12-07 11:05 AM |
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Yeah, I guess it is, but I can't help it! |
redqueen |
Feb-12-07 11:17 AM |
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Worse off, why are you going to lack luster video to begin with? |
Javaman |
Feb-12-07 11:31 AM |
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It is because RWers always confuse the idea with the person |
treestar |
Feb-12-07 12:20 PM |
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Political ignorance. |
Rex |
Feb-12-07 12:21 PM |
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Here's why I don't watch "24": The Orwellian Ideology of 24" |
The Count |
Feb-12-07 12:53 PM |
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Have you actually seen the show? |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Feb-12-07 01:02 PM |
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Nope. I am not into "things that go boom" shows - especially with "terra" |
The Count |
Feb-12-07 01:13 PM |
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I'm from NYC, too, and do watch the show. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Feb-12-07 01:23 PM |
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I see people advocating torture based on the show - that tells me plenty |
The Count |
Feb-12-07 06:28 PM |
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So ONE guy takes the show seriously, and that does it for you? |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Feb-13-07 09:45 AM |
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Many people (for some reason) find it hard to compartmentalize. |
MJDuncan1982 |
Feb-12-07 01:01 PM |
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Tom Cruise |
Madspirit |
Feb-12-07 01:04 PM |
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I generally agree with you but |
turtlensue |
Feb-12-07 01:09 PM |
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Just recalled: been avoideng Mel Gibson long before his snuff movies/antisemitic |
The Count |
Feb-12-07 01:18 PM |
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Totally agree about Mel Gibson |
Madspirit |
Feb-12-07 01:24 PM |
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Battlestar Galactica and Buffy |
Madspirit |
Feb-12-07 01:29 PM |
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Buffy has a right-wing following because the wingnuts believe Sarah Michelle Gellar is one of them. |
Czolgosz |
Feb-12-07 05:28 PM |
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Myth |
Madspirit |
Feb-12-07 05:32 PM |
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it is NOT a myth that "the wingnuts believe Sarah Michelle Gellar is one of them" |
Czolgosz |
Feb-12-07 05:50 PM |
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I didn't doubt you.. |
Madspirit |
Feb-12-07 06:00 PM |
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Also |
Madspirit |
Feb-12-07 06:02 PM |
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She is a REPEBLICAN. her answer to "Is Buffy a feminist" has all but "feminazi" |
The Count |
Feb-12-07 06:45 PM |
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She is An Avowed Democrat |
Madspirit |
Feb-12-07 07:13 PM |
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I think most of it is silly with a few exceptions |
incapsulated |
Feb-12-07 01:43 PM |
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I've never watched "24" but I notice the talking heads like to use |
walldude |
Feb-12-07 02:21 PM |
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I think those people are afraid of their own shadows. |
trumad |
Feb-12-07 04:01 PM |
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I can deal with Willis and Duvall - Malkovich is DEAD to me... |
devilgrrl |
Feb-12-07 04:00 PM |
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I agree. Jimmy Stewart was a very right wing hawk who supported the Vietnam War |
WI_DEM |
Feb-12-07 06:50 PM |
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