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Title: Sum of All Fears
Post by: midnight Target on April 25, 2003, 05:11:19 PM
You gotta go get this DVD just for the commentary by Tom Clancy.

OMG, he is the most self indulgant, pretentious, vain, arrogant SOB I have heard in a very long time.  This alone makes the DVD a must see.

"That was crap"
"I know, I've been there"
"My friend the 4 star said...."

A jewel!
Title: Sum of All Fears
Post by: funkedup on April 25, 2003, 05:29:14 PM
Yes, hearing him speak only reinforces my opinion of him.  Whatta maroon.
Title: Sum of All Fears
Post by: davidpt40 on April 25, 2003, 05:37:32 PM
Tom Clancy was an insurance salesman before he started writing. I don't think he ever served in the military.
Title: Sum of All Fears
Post by: Thrawn on April 25, 2003, 05:37:56 PM
He sure talks tough for an insurance salesman.
Title: Sum of All Fears
Post by: Rafe on April 25, 2003, 09:40:04 PM
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Originally posted by davidpt40
Tom Clancy was an insurance salesman before he started writing. I don't think he ever served in the military.
I did thought he served in the military then he retired, but i guess i was wrong.
Title: Sum of All Fears
Post by: Gyro/T69 on April 26, 2003, 01:20:48 AM
Clancy FAQ

http://www.clancyfaq.com/authors.htm#tc
Title: Sum of All Fears
Post by: Animal on April 26, 2003, 06:09:32 AM
Agreed. Tom Clancy is a stupid idiot who thinks he is a prince because he can come up with sometimes beliveable political and military scenarios.

Then why isnt he a General? Not even 4 stars have his attitude.
Title: Sum of All Fears
Post by: takeda on April 26, 2003, 09:45:11 AM
I liked his first books, fat easy books for under-the-sun beach reading. And he looked like he researched and knew his stuff. Then I stumbled upon "Balance of Power", set up here in Spain, and, man, this guy hadn't even got a map to see where we were. It caused quite a ruckus on the press, because the plot went from the hilarious to the downright insulting.

I don't quite remember it in detail but images of a badly put together Sicilian Mafia tale with wrongly spelled Spanish politician names randomly assigned to the various padrinos come to mind.
Title: Sum of All Fears
Post by: Mini D on April 26, 2003, 10:46:17 AM
No.. no military service... just enough patience to sit down and read through Jane's manuals.  Some of his stuff is pretty decent... then he talks politics and the books go to hell.

MiniD
Title: Sum of All Fears
Post by: Curval on April 26, 2003, 10:50:11 AM
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Originally posted by Thrawn
He sure talks tough for an insurance salesman.


If he sold life insurance I'm not so sure..some of them are like pitbulls when they get the idea in their heads that they can sell you additional coverage.