Search LBO-Talk Archives

46 [lbo-talk] New Zealand, most business-friendly nation -- rank: 570

[I was surprised to learn this. Then again, since Lord of the Rings was one of the most stupendously boring film sagas of all time, maybe ...

Document Size:	7077
Author:	Carl Remick
Date:	Tue Sep 13 06:14:50 PDT 2005

47 [lbo-talk] George W. Bush is not Lord. -- rank: 861

Worship as Higher Politics Political priorities for citizens of the kingdom. A Christianity Today editorial | posted 06/23/2005 09:00 a.m. George W. Bush is not Lord. The Declaration of Independence is not an infallible guide to Christian faith and practice. Nor is the U.S. Constitution, nor the U.N. Universal Declaration ...

Document Size:	11051
Author:	snitsnat
Date:	Fri Jun 24 08:44:00 PDT 2005

48 [lbo-talk] Now, even Hollywood's outsourcing to India -- rank: 441

... animation work from Indian studios in a big way, says the producer of the blockbuster "Lord Of The Rings". Barrie M. Osborne, who also produced "The Matrix", ...

Document Size:	5702
Author:	Sujeet Bhatt
Date:	Sun Apr 3 08:58:47 PDT 2005

49 [lbo-talk] D&D Player? you're detached from reality -- rank: 348

> Does the Israel Defense Forces believe incoming recruits and > soldiers who play ... are unfit for elite units Could this be related to the (once understandable for obvious reasons, but now I think quite ... Wagner in Israel? D&D is derived from Tolkien, whose "Lord of the Rings" is in turn painfully derivative of (and to my ...

Document Size:	5241
Author:	John Lacny
Date:	Thu Mar 10 14:02:28 PST 2005

50 [lbo-talk] China's the change agent for next 20 yrs: Gates -- rank: 462

China's the change agent for next 20 yrs: Gates REUTERS[ SATURDAY, JANUARY ... emerging powerhouse that will continue to drive down prices in the years ahead as its promotes what Bill Gates described as a brand new form of capitalism. "China is the change agent for these next 20 years, in terms of what's competitive and how things get done," Gates said. "It's the most deflationary thing that ever happened because as you ...

Document Size:	5672
Author:	Sujeet Bhatt
Date:	Sat Jan 29 10:03:37 PST 2005

51 [lbo-talk] How the Grinch Stole Marriage -- rank: 709

... daughter. Better than Chip's haikus, says I. Todd] > >How the Grinch Stole Marriage >by Mary Ann Horton, Lisa and Bill ... Gay down in Gayville liked Gay Marriage a lot...... >But the Grinch, who lived just east of Gayville, did NOT!! > >The Grinch hated happy Gays! The whole Marriage season! >Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason. >It could be his head wasn't screwed ...

Document Size:	11987
Author:	Todd Archer
Date:	Sat Nov 20 11:42:01 PST 2004

52 [lbo-talk] Faith at Work -- rank: 827

... Turnout >By Shannon Henry >Thursday, November 18, 2004; Page E01 > >The guest speakers appearing before a sold-out breakfast of 600 tech >executives usually hold forth on such topics as ... and early-stage venture funding. But on this morning in the >well-appointed ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton at Tysons Corner, Gary >T. McCollum, vice president and general manager of Cox >Communications Northern Virginia, and April Young, senior vice > ...

Document Size:	18074
Author:	Yoshie Furuhashi
Date:	Fri Nov 19 14:43:58 PST 2004

53 [lbo-talk] Bush: Perfect Kids' Villain - Pullman -- rank: 376

... Bush would make a perfect villain in his epic sagas of good and evil. "He would fit right in," said the British author of the trilogy "His Dark Materials" which now looks set to follow in the cinematic footsteps of Harry Potter and The Lord of The Rings as ...

Document Size:	5520
Author:	Todd Archer
Date:	Sat Nov 6 11:02:05 PST 2004

54 [lbo-talk] Jesus didn't exist.... -- rank: 549

... s silly to debate religion. I've had political comrades of >>innumerable religious convictions, including fundamentalism. And I've >>known many ... see >Catholics, Unitarians, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Lutherans -- well, any >_denominational_ community of faith as deserving of the right to call >themselves Christian. When the rapture comes, Carl (CGE) will not, on their >view, rise in his nekkid glory into the cloudy blue sky to sit near the >right had ...

Document Size:	6482
Author:	Carl Remick
Date:	Sat Nov 6 07:22:55 PST 2004

55 [lbo-talk] Golden age of satire? -- rank: 395

... dredmond at efn.org> > >Carl Remick wrote: > > > At this point, the Lord of the Rings itself makes me cringe. But as for > > morality, I favor ... right = evil; left = good. > >A moral schemata taken... right out of Tolkien's playbook. ... Fine. I'll rip off JRRT' ...

Document Size:	5190
Author:	Carl Remick
Date:	Sat Oct 16 17:56:04 PDT 2004

56 [lbo-talk] Golden age of satire? -- rank: 425

Carl Remick wrote: > At this point, the Lord of the Rings itself makes me cringe. But as for > morality, I favor ... right = evil; left = good. A moral schemata taken... right out of Tolkien's playbook. The Left has to push beyond ...

Document Size:	5090
Author:	Dennis Redmond
Date:	Sat Oct 16 13:40:40 PDT 2004

57 [lbo-talk] Golden age of satire? -- rank: 586

... AM Eastern Standard Time, >carlremick at hotmail.com writes: >>... While the movie leaves the illusion that it ridicules all sides >>equally, >>this is not the case. Just to recount the targets of ridicule here: anyone >>or anything that can be considered gay, and foreigners of any kind. By the >>conclusion, Hollywood liberals who criticize ...

Document Size:	6884
Author:	Carl Remick
Date:	Sat Oct 16 10:16:56 PDT 2004

58 [lbo-talk] Golden age of satire? -- rank: 503

... AM Eastern Standard Time, carlremick at hotmail.com writes: ... While the movie leaves the illusion that it ridicules all sides equally, this is not the case. Just to recount the targets of ridicule here: anyone or anything that can be considered gay, and foreigners of any kind. By the conclusion, Hollywood liberals who criticize ...

Document Size:	6348
Author:	SergioL652 at aol.com
Date:	Sat Oct 16 08:30:06 PDT 2004

59 [lbo-talk] Hollywood buys rights to Russian blockbuster -- rank: 632

The Independent (UK) August 21, 2004 Hollywood gets its claws into ... Michael Mainville in Moscow A supernatural thriller featuring an army of evil bloodsuckers has broken box-office records in Russia this summer and now Hollywood wants a piece of the action. Night Watch, or Nochnoi Dozor, has earned more than £8m at the box office since opening on 8 July, becoming the country's first homegrown blockbuster. It has earned five ...

Document Size:	7633
Author:	Chris Doss
Date:	Sun Aug 22 01:41:42 PDT 2004

60 [lbo-talk] re: Bilderberg -- rank: 793

Re: Bohemian Grove. So, how come the yearly organizing against the Bohemian Grove Roman Toga Ruling Class Conclaves is dominated by ... trying to dissuade her from her kwazier notions. That feature the far right, Austin, TX. talk radio show host, Alex Jones (also featured in one of the 9-11 documentaries that a former local NLG official is ... really happens there (go to his website for a clip of his "documentary") is paedophilic, Satanic child sacrifice. And, guess ...

Document Size:	19667
Author:	Michael Pugliese
Date:	Sat Jun 12 13:10:15 PDT 2004