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Wow... Linked By Margaret ChoBy the way, sugar-- the problem isn't the dog, which I'm sure is a fine dog, loyal and brave. The problem is you. Apparently you believe that some terrorism -- killing people and destroying property -- is "chic" and even a little bit hot, if the killers/destroyers have a good sense of fashion and a dose of charisma. I thought lefties were against violence? You ought to be; I'm a rightie and I certainly don't support any sort of unlawful violence. But I guess you take an "ends justify the means" view. I personally don't. I'm as against abortion-clinic-bombers as I am against eco-wack-a-doos who blow up SUV's and spike trees in hopes of killing or injuring a logger. I don't care about what politics animates this sort of violence; I call all of these miscreants lawbreakers and, yes, terrorists. I wish that those on the left would at least agree with that rather incontrovertible principle. posted by Ace at 05:15 PM
Comments"Brave and strong" Cripes, could these people possibly think more of themselves? What nonsensical drivel. Posted by: Slublog on July 19, 2005 05:26 PM
Brave and strong? More like stupid and unfunny. Posted by: zetetic on July 19, 2005 05:41 PM
You're too kind, Ace. Me, I would've gone out and bought myself a dog and named her Margaret Cho's Got A Big Scratchy Stinky Pussy That Smells Like A Roman Shower. Unfortunately, I can only guess that Margaret Cho's Got A Big Scratchy Stinky Pussy That Smells Like A Roman Shower wouldn't be very playful, as who wants to spend all day training a dog called Margaret Cho's Got A Big Scratchy Stinky Pussy That Smells Like A Roman Shower to play fetch? One might just have to shorten the dog's name to "Cho Chunder." Cheers, Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on July 19, 2005 05:44 PM
I wish that those on the left would at least agree with that rather incontrovertible principle. Somehow, that doesn't seem real likely, these days. Posted by: Dianna on July 19, 2005 06:06 PM
This silly bitch is further evidence why the questions on Celebrity Jeopardy are so easy. I cannot understand why otherwise reasonable Americans so worship these narcissistic oatmeal brains. Granted, margaret cho stirs up about as much national interest as rickets treatment centers, but she is simply the worst example of a broader problem. Lefty celebrities are by and large uninformed and unserious, yet they have convinced themselves and some of their more star-struck fans that normal Americans give a shit about what they say. They think they are modern Greek philosophers, rather than self-obsessed nihilist twits. Posted by: UGAdawg on July 19, 2005 06:13 PM
As a liberal slumming around the right wing sites, it pains me to say this; your right about Cho. Tasteless is one word I would use, but I think a better choice would be, OH just shut up lady. She is a on the edge comedian(?) trying to get the right in a huff, don't let her, ignore her just like I ignore Ted Nougent talking about killing anyone suspected of any crime. They are performers who crave attention, don't give it to them. I'll make a deal with you on the right , you ignore Moore, cho, and striesand and I'll ignore Nugent, Heston, and Brittany Spears. Deal? Posted by: jeff on July 19, 2005 06:25 PM
Watts Towers?..........LOL!!! Oooo Margot...you're so ghet-to-licious babe. BTW...just wonderin' how fast your limo driver was goin' cause the pic looks a tad bit blurry. Up next...Gudrun poses with brave and strong Fuck the LAPD contingent in front of Jose Pena's bullet-riddled car dealership. Posted by: The Ugly American on July 19, 2005 06:36 PM
Well, the Japanese occupation of Korea had a certain panache. I think I'll rename the beagle 'Cho-sen'. Posted by: BumperStickerist on July 19, 2005 06:48 PM
Nice picture. Why did I just know that her dog was going to be one of those pussy little lap dogs instead of a blue heeler, a basset hound, or even a freakin' beagle. Oh yeah, because then Margaret couldn't carry him with her everywhere and scream "HEY, FASCISTS! LOOK AT MY CUTE WIDDLE PUPPY NAMED AFTER A LEFTIST TERRORIST! YEP, HE'S NAMED AFTER A TERRORIST, WANNA DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, WINGNUT? BUSH LIED, PEOPLE DIED!!!" Posted by: Russ from Winterset on July 19, 2005 07:04 PM
Hey, when is someone going to discuss the impending announcement of our new supreme court justice Posted by: on July 19, 2005 07:15 PM
I'll make a deal with you on the right , you ignore Moore, cho, and striesand and I'll ignore Nugent, Heston, and Brittany Spears. Deal?
In his earlier years, Heston was a civil rights activist, accompanying Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights march held in Washington, D.C. in 1963.
Under the 1930 Hayes Code governing film production in the US, it was forbidden to depict "sexual relationships between white and black races." The political fall-out from the on-screen kiss between Charlton Heston and Rosalind Cash put enough pressure on the industry which finally conceded and abolished the racist code.
Liberals such as yourself have become so blinded by your extreme hatred for the NRA that your knee-jerk response is to simply dismiss anyone even remotely affiliated as a gun-toting Nazi-Republican anti-Christ. As far as I'm concerned...Ted Nugent couldn't hold Chuck Heston's jock strap. Posted by: The Ugly American on July 19, 2005 07:18 PM
Dave: Funny, funny, funny, ....dirty nasty.....but funny. Cho CHunder ha ha ha ha ha Posted by: tinkerbelle on July 19, 2005 07:42 PM
As Homer would say, it's funny because it's true. Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on July 19, 2005 08:09 PM
Someone sent me an email saying it's Roberts. Anyone who can verify that? Posted by: on July 19, 2005 08:14 PM
It's being reported across the major media - CNN, MSNBC, etc. Posted by: Slublog on July 19, 2005 08:15 PM
Yep, it's true. Now watch the leftovers go bonkers. Haaaaaa! Posted by: on July 19, 2005 08:16 PM
Huh. In response to a post calling her a shallow moron for naming her dog after a terrorist, she ends up saying something shallow and moronic because she apparently couldn;t quite grasp the rather obvious point of the attack. How about that? Posted by: Russell Wardlow on July 19, 2005 08:25 PM
Big Swinging Gavels: The Male Superhotties of the Federal Judiciary! Roberts is only #5. The fact that Souter is #4 makes the eyesight of the judges of this contest suspect. Kosinski is #1 and while I agree he wins on charm alone and that big AK-47 of his, Roberts is the hands down hottie for sure. Posted by: on July 19, 2005 08:26 PM
The Ugly American, Yeah, the first thing I noticed was the pathetic stab at establishing her "keepin' it real in da hood" street cred by venturing with her bodyguard down to Watts for a few minutes. Posted by: Russ on July 19, 2005 08:28 PM
By the way, check the wikipedia entry on Roberts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_G._Roberts In case it's changed, the current entry says only the following: Break out the anal lube boys and girls, this is where they ram their christian dicks in without warning so we better be prepared. Posted by: Russell Wardlow on July 19, 2005 08:33 PM
I've got a picture of my white bread father-in-law in the middle of Watts somewhere. He didn't have a bodyguard, he had a machinegun, attached to the tank he was riding around in during the riots. At least he didn't have a little dog with him. Posted by: digitalbrownshirt on July 19, 2005 08:34 PM
Notice how she says "in response to all the unkind things said about her"? I don't remember anyone saying anything mean about the dog. She automatically goes for the most heart-rending angle just to gain left-cred: you weren't calling her a vapid douchebag for naming her dog after a terrorist/extra-in-a-bond-film bad-guy, you were picking on a dog Posted by: Zorachus on July 19, 2005 08:35 PM
Well they have a full Bio up now, Russell Wardlow. Of course thats why I hate wikis to begin with, the ignorance & bias can easily creep in. Ultimately it's not an encyclopedia but a large group blog. TCS had a nice article ripping into wikis: here Posted by: HowardDevore on July 19, 2005 09:02 PM
By the way, sugar-- the problem isn't the dog, which I'm sure is a fine dog, loyal and brave. The problem is you. I'm 100 percent sure Cho isn't the only one who'd confuse herself with a dog. Especially a female one. Comparing Mr. Heston's vast accomplishments with these celebrity morons only accentuates your moonbat idiocy. *snicker* The only reason a liberal would hate Cho is that Cho exposes them all for how vapid, arrogant, and downright STUPID their positions are across the board. Believe me, I'll take a Heston, Nugent, and Spears (and incidentally, Spears IS NOT considered a representative by mainstream Republicans) to a Moore, Cho, and Streisand -- and Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roberts, Meryl Streep, etc etc etc ad nauseam (emphasis on the nausea) -- any freakin' day of the week. Later, Posted by: bbeck on July 19, 2005 09:25 PM
Jeebus. Why doesn't she just name it Checkers and have done with it? Posted by: Paul Zrimsek on July 19, 2005 10:32 PM
I love dogs. I have two queensland heelers (Australian Cattle Dogs). A red and a blue. I think Cho is a vacuous, amoral idiot who would wear human skins if they were in fashion, but I think her puppy is adorable. It's hardly the puppy's fault. What is that, a Jack Russell? Posted by: lauraw on July 19, 2005 10:36 PM
I think Cho is a vacuous, amoral idiot who would wear human skins if they were in fashion Heh. You forgot the most important strike against her - NOT FUNNY. Posted by: Slublog on July 19, 2005 10:47 PM
I just realized something. When Kos, DU or Atrios mention Ace, there is usually a flood of fresh troll meat marching in lockstep behind them. Cho actually linked to AoS on her blog and NOBODY came calling to "defend" her. This leads me to conclude either: Posted by: HowardDevore on July 19, 2005 11:16 PM
Kos, DU, and/or Atrios have mentioned me? Never seen a referral on my SiteMeter... do they mention me without linking me? Posted by: ace on July 20, 2005 12:41 AM
Sorry, whenever theres a wave of fresh trolls (particular the rude and moronic ones) my assumption is that someone on the "other" side must have gone on a tirade and mentioned you. Or maybe Randy Andy is just a schizo and comes here seeking your approval and affection. Theories, I got tons of them. Posted by: HowardDevore on July 20, 2005 12:56 AM
So far, the influence of Leo Strauss provides a pretext for an oil war masquerading as an endless crusade against "terrorism." Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the American state, with its unelected president, venal Supreme Court, silent Congress, gutted Bill of Rights and compliant media leads our attention to the resurgence of White Supremacist ideologies. Clearly, the apparent demise of "anti-Americanism" as a respectable means of stifling recognition of American imperialism can be seen in the light of the apparent fabrications which lead to the final subjugation of the Middle East, beginning with the $90bn invasion of Iraq. It appears that the unstated purpose of this war brings forth the essential Western imperial interests. Posted by: Maggie Chow on July 20, 2005 09:28 AM
I named my puppy "Ace = Hitler." Posted by: SocialJuscticeforAll on July 20, 2005 09:30 AM
"Like, these chimpy dittohead mind numbed robots are ragging on my dog, man. I need Kos to rescue me!" Margret Cho is an idiot. Cho chunder indeed. Ewww. Posted by: fugazi on July 20, 2005 09:38 AM
Major fault with the 9:28 post is that Cho would think Leo Strauss makes blue jeans. Posted by: lauraw on July 20, 2005 10:01 AM
So far, the influence of Leo Strauss provides a pretext for an oil war masquerading as an endless crusade against "terrorism." Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the American state, with its unelected president, venal Supreme Court, silent Congress, gutted Bill of Rights and compliant media leads our attention to the resurgence of White Supremacist ideologies. Clearly, the apparent demise of "anti-Americanism" as a respectable means of stifling recognition of American imperialism can be seen in the light of the apparent fabrications which lead to the final subjugation of the Middle East, beginning with the $90bn invasion of Iraq. It appears that the unstated purpose of this war brings forth the essential Western imperial interests. With writing like that, you must have been the hit of your philosophy class in college, huh? Posted by: Slublog on July 20, 2005 10:27 AM
Howard, don't say "Beetlejuice" 3 times or anything, I think you got like, special powers or something. Through it does appear the loonies sleep in before responding to your call. Posted by: Dave in Texas on July 20, 2005 10:31 AM
Howard, My best guess is that many come from Salon's blogs. There's one, the Daou Report, which is an okay blog which attempts to post stuff from both right and left leaning blogs. I'd link it, but it's on Salon, which I refuse to link. Also, Karol from Alarming News seems to have a lot of lefty readers; some might come from there. That's whence I got the lovely and talented Downtown Lad. Posted by: ace on July 20, 2005 11:44 AM
Kos, DU, and/or Atrios have mentioned me? Never seen a referral on my SiteMeter... do they mention me without linking me? Hell Ace, even I've been mentioned on DU. Still working on pissing off Kos and Atrios. Posted by: digitalbrownshirt on July 20, 2005 05:08 PM
Jeez, Dave. Guess I was late to the party, but it truly does me good to see you not pulling your punches. Come on in to McLean sometime and we can grab a few beers. As to the Ted Nugent comments from the misinformed and stupidly secure, I fear Ted Nugent. He is in fantastic shape, has kids and grandkids that are more than willing to scuffle, and a super hot and very nice wife. The Nugent coat of arms is an ugly one, but one that speaks of valor above all else. Do not mess with that guy. Posted by: pinky on July 21, 2005 11:10 AM
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What? Skeleton of the most famous Musketeer, D'Artagnan, possibly discovered in Dutch church closet.
Dumas picked four names of real musketeers out of a history book, D'Artagnan, Athos, Aramis, and Porthos. So there was an actual D'Artagnan, though he made most of the story up. (Or, you know, all of it.)* Charles de Batz de Castelmore, known as d'Artagnan, the famous musketeer of Kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV, spent his life in the service of the French crown. A lot of Dumas's stories are based on bits of real history. The plot of the >Three Musketeers, about trying to recover lost diamonds from the queen's necklace, was cribbed from the then-almost-contemporaneous Affair of the Queen's Necklace. And the Man in the Iron Mask is based on real accounts of a prisoner forced to wear a mask (though I think it was a velvet mask). * Oh, I should mention, Dumas says all this, about finding the names in an old book, in the prologue to his novel. But authors lie a lot. They frequently present fictions as based on historic fact. The twist is, he was actually telling the truth here. At least about these four musketeers having actually existed and served under Louis XIV. Fun fact: You know the beginning of A Fistful of Dollars where the local gunslingers make fun of Clint Eastwood's donkey and Eastwood demands they apologize to the donkey? That's lifted from The Three Musketeers. Rochefort mocks D'Artagnan's old, brokedown farm horse and D'Artagnan is incensed.
A commenter asked which should be read first, The Hobbit of LOTR?
Easy, no question -- read The Hobbit first. It's actually the start of the story and comes first chronologically. It sets up some major characters and major pieces in play in LOTR. Also, the Hobbit is Beginner-Friendly, which LOTR isn't. The Hobbit really is a delightful book, and a fast read. It's chatty, it's casual, it's exciting, and it's funny. In that dry cheeky British humor way. I love that the narrator is constantly making little asides and commentary, like he's just sitting next to you telling you this story as it occurs to him. LOTR is a very long story. Fifteen hundred pages or so. The Hobbit is relatively short and very punchy and easy to read. If you don't like The Hobbit, you can skip out on LOTR. If you do like it, you'll be primed to read LOTR. Oh, I should say: The Hobbit is written as if it's for children, but one of those smart children's stories that are also for adults. Don't worry, there's also real fighting and violence and horror in it, too. LOTR is written for adults. (It's said that Tolkien wrote both for his children, but LOTR was written 17 years later, when his children were adults.) Some might not like The Hobbit due to its sometimes frivolous tone. Me, I love it. I find it constantly amusing. Both are really good but there is a starkly different tone to both. LOTR is epic, grand, and serious, about a world war, The Hobbit is light and breezy, and about a heist. Though a heist that culminates in a war for the spoils.
The Hobbit Challenge: Read two more chapters. I didn't have much time. Bilbo got the ring.
I noticed a continuity problem. Maybe. Now, as of the time of The Hobbit, it was unknown that this magic ring was in fact a Ring of Power, and it was doubly unknown that it was the Ring of Power, the Master Ring that controlled the others. But the narrator -- who we will learn in LOTR was none of than Bilbo himself, who wrote the book as "There and Back Again" -- says this about Gollum's ring: "But who knows how Gollum had come by that present [the Ring], ages ago in the old days when such rings were still at large in the world? Perhaps even the Master who ruled them could not have said." In another passage, the ring is identified as a "ring of power." I don't know, I always thought there was a distinction between mere magic rings and the Rings of Power created by Sauron. But this suggests that Bilbo knew this was a ring of power created by Sauron. Now I don't remember when Bilbo wrote the Hobbit. In the movie, he shows Frodo the book in Rivendell, and I guess he wrote it after he left the Shire. I guess he might have added in the part about the ring being a ring of power created by "the Master" after Gandalf appraised him of his research into the ring. I never noticed this before. I know Tolkien re-wrote this chapter while he was writing LOTR to make the ring important from the start. And also to make Gollum more sinister and evil, and also to remove the part where Gollum actually offers Bilbo the ring as a "present" -- Bilbo had already found it on his own, but Gollum was wiling to give it away, which obviously is not something the rewritten Gollum would ever do. But I had no memory of the ring being suggested to be The Ring so early in the tale.
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The only bad part of the trilogy are the Frodo/Sam chapters in The Two Towers. They're repetitive, slow, and mostly about the weather and terrain. But most everything else is good. Weirdly, the Frodo-Sam chapters in Return of the King are exciting and action-packed and among the best in the trilogy. (Though the chapters with everyone else in Return of the King get pretty slow again. Mostly people talking about marching towards war, and then marching towards war.)
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