Author Topic: Has Hollywood's Influence on Politics Become Dangerous? (Read 1560 times)

AKIron · « **Reply #60 on:** June 27, 2004, 09:49:04 AM »

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Originally posted by Gixer
Clueless?

For someone who fails to open his mind to any point of view or argument other then his own opinion. Defends even the most defenceless of decisions that even the current administration or the president himself have since dropped and distance themselves from, rather then admit they were wrong. And fails to have even the slightest opinion of his own on any subject other then regurgitating the same senseless arguments, ramblings and lies of the administration. Say’s that I’m clueless?

True I am a non resident, well done there.

~~...-Gixer~~

~~Yep, clueless. Don't fret too much though, there are many residents here that are just about as clueless.~~

AKIron · « **Reply #61 on:** June 27, 2004, 09:58:46 AM »

My youngest son went to see Moore's latest drivel Friday night with his fiancee and her parents. The scenes where the young marines are interviewed followed by the embittered travails of the Iraqi woman over a lost child made my son's fiancee very angry at the US soldiers. Is this sort of irresponsible distortion by Moore/Hollywood dangerous? Damn right it is.

Sandman · « **Reply #62 on:** June 27, 2004, 10:00:19 AM »

Anger is a choice.

AKIron · « **Reply #63 on:** June 27, 2004, 10:02:13 AM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
Anger is a choice.

So is everything else except death and taxes. Care to elaborate?

Sandman · « **Reply #64 on:** June 27, 2004, 10:06:38 AM »

Michael Moore didn't make your son angry. Maybe your son is dangerous.

AKIron · « **Reply #65 on:** June 27, 2004, 10:24:07 AM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
Michael Moore didn't make your son angry. Maybe your son is dangerous.

My son saw through it and did not get angry, except maybe at Moore for distorting the truth. It was his fiancee that became angry at US troops.

He did say that he was the only one in the theatre that laughed (and he laughed loudly) when Bush told Moore to "get a real job".

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #66 on:** June 27, 2004, 10:25:41 AM »

No offense intended Iron, but your son's fiance seems very impressionable and perhaps a little slow in that she chooses to believe what she hears and sees but not research it any further.

It isn't the movie's fault that she chose not to get real information on the situation.

I have a friend, he always tells me things he "hears"... and passes them off as truth. I rebuttal with "Not sure, don't think so though". Nine times out of ten I can tell that the information is BS before I look it up, but I do it anyway just to be sure.

The only thing dangerous is the inability for people to question what they hear and are told, and then go and actually find out the information for themselves. Its out there, all over the place - its very naive to accept whats being fed to you as truth.
-SW

Sandman · « **Reply #67 on:** June 27, 2004, 10:35:46 AM »

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Originally posted by AKIron

He did say that he was the only one in the theatre that laughed (and he laughed loudly) when Bush told Moore to "get a real job".

Well, hell... I'd laugh at that myself. The irony is pretty rich.

AKIron · « **Reply #68 on:** June 27, 2004, 10:37:59 AM »

She's only 19 but hardly slow, full academic scholarship. Not unlike so many other very impressionable young people. Don't fool yourself, we are all influenced by hollywood.

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #69 on:** June 27, 2004, 10:59:01 AM »

Maybe... I guess I just don't watch enough movies.
-SW

mosgood · « **Reply #70 on:** June 27, 2004, 02:05:45 PM »

This movie had been hyped up for awhile before it's release. Everyone that goes to see it, knows the opinion they are going to see.

BTW.... all the campaign ads on TV are paid for. People don't PAY to see them. BUT people are PAYING to see this movie. It's something a lot of people want to see. When I looked up times it was showing, I noticed how many of the local theatres, that always have the hot new release, didn't have this one. I saw it this morning at 10:45 am and the theature has almost filled. On a sunday at around the time church was going on. Finally proof that MM is the devil... !!!!

Nash · « **Reply #71 on:** June 27, 2004, 02:22:48 PM »

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Originally posted by mosgood
"...I noticed how many of the local theatres, that always have the hot new release, didn't have this one.

#1 Fahrenheit 9/11... $21,800,000... 868 theaters
#2 White Chicks... $19,600,000... 2726 theaters
#3 Dodgeball...$18,500,000... 3020 theaters

mosgood · « **Reply #72 on:** June 27, 2004, 02:52:06 PM »

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Originally posted by Nash
#1 Fahrenheit 9/11... $21,800,000... 868 theaters
#2 White Chicks... $19,600,000... 2726 theaters
#3 Dodgeball...$18,500,000... 3020 theaters

ya... made more money in less theaters.

Wonder why people are paying to see a political ad....... hmmm