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February 03, 2004

Posted by Jake at 01:27 PM
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Xila or whtever your name is, your posts are not only hollow they are now bordering on vile lunacy, if you are a girl, I feel sorry for you, you must be one deprived heavyly medicated individual .
Oh and p.s : foreign girls do not use such language. You hafe defiled yourself.

Posted by: Elrond at June 10, 2003 03:32 PM

I thought it was selfish and arrogant of Viggo to wear his political views on the program. The purpose of the program was to discuss and promote the movie. His shirt and comments took time away from Peter and Elijah and a further discussion of the movie. Secondly, for him to equate the U.S. with the evil Saruman shows an extreme absence of moral clarity. Perhaps he should live in a totalitarian country such as Irag, N. Korea, Sudan, etc. and experience what is truly evil. Maybe then he'll appreciate the United States. Sorry, but I don't see where his comments are "brave" or "knowledgeable". He came across as a naive, moral idiot (and he is certainly no "Aragorn"!) Thanks for listening!

Posted by: back to topic at June 10, 2003 08:23 PM

BUSH, the only president with guts, so far in this politically correct insanity laden era of liberal hogwashism

Posted by: VIVE!! GEORGE BUSH! at June 10, 2003 08:28 PM

HA ha ,, better than could be expected, you showed your IQ, "education", residence and genetic makeup all with one phrase, i ll spare the sexual remarks at this point but if you continue posting, i'll humour you.
you are definately from the US, most likely from some latin- ghetto or such, you have no job, you never attended school for more than 2 hours a day and only for phys-ed where you pretended to have cramps, you dress and look like an overweight slug, you walk like you treasure an enema in you at all times, and the only precious thing about you is the amount of cheap metal you stuck in the orifices of your bodily cavity.

Posted by: XILAGOURO NEEDS TO GET THE FUCK OUT OF USA at June 11, 2003 03:35 PM

BOY, YOU REALLY DONT KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND ANOTHER THING. VIGGO HAD, HAS AND WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE BIGGEST BALLS ANYBODY COULD EVER HAVE. AND A MESSAGE TO THE ASSHOLE WHO SENDS BULLSHIT EMAILS IN MY ADDRESS: SEND AWAY PAL, I DONT USE THAT ADDRESS ANYWAY. BUT BUSH SUCKS MAJOR DICK WHATEVER YOU PEOPLE SAY. HES THE BIGGEST FAGGOT, AND TAKES A MILLION DICKS UP HIS ASS. AMERICA SUCKS.

Posted by: xilagouro at June 12, 2003 09:42 AM

xilagoro , YOU are the idiot in this post as well as all the others, so far--- you are like Viggo since his IQ is of the lowest common denominator as is yours, he has no balls, and no respect for anything but his stupid shameles egocentric self promotion. From uneducated, foggy,common place,uninformed, highly immoral arguements about the war to his lame unremarkably boring verse in both english dutch and spanish, the only thing he has going for himself is a pretty face, which will soon turn to wrinkles, he made a complete jackarse out of himself on CR show, and he suspects it i am sure since he most definately lost the viwers with any resemblance of intelligence. CR tried his best respectfully to give up precious time alloted to LOTR to VMs nonsencical ramble, but the moron could not take a subtle hint and babbled on as far as he was asked to stop, politely, (CR has more brains in his large intestine than viggo in his whole entire being), and if you think for one second that CR had any intention to invite the utter idiot back to discuss the war you are an IDIOT just like Viggo, and cant see past the fact that you are a joke and everyone is making fun of the cretin and his supporters who just do not get it.

YEAH and BTW BUSH is admired in USA and abroad, by most educated people who see past your idiotic childish filthy rhetoric.

Posted by: the one who knows at June 12, 2003 08:30 PM

BUSH IS ADMIRED?? YOU CRACK ME UP MAN. FOR WHAT??? YOU AND THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW HE'S THE STUPIDEST PERSON ALIVE, NOT TO MENTION THE WORST PRESIDENT USA EVER HAD. THE WHOLE WORLD IS LAUGHING AT HIS UGLY FACE, FOR HIS MISTAKES AND HIS NON EXISTENT KNOWLEDGE OF POLITICS. AN ANT IS SMARTER THAN HIM. AT LEAST AN ANT SERVES A PURPOSE AND HAS A PURPOSE IN ITS LIFE. WHAT PURPOSE DOES HE SERVE, EXCEPT TAKING UP VALUABLE SPACE?? HE SHOULD BE BANISHED TO MARS, WHERE HE WONT TAKE UP PRECIOUS OXYGEN. YOU WISH YOU WERE AS SMART AND GIFTED AS VIGGO, SO I CAN UNDERSTAND YOU ARE JUST BEING JEALOUS AND YOU SAY ALL THESE THINGS. GIVE IT UP MAN. THE ENTIRE WORLD THINKS OF AMERICANS AS BRAINLESS MORONS, WITH NOTHING BUT A HUGE EGO. THE WHOLE WORLS HATES YOU. ALL YOU WANT IS TO KILL EVERYBODY AND HAVE THE WHOLE WORLD TO YOURSELF. WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE IT YOUR WAY.

Posted by: xilagouro at June 16, 2003 02:07 AM

BUSH IS ADMIRED?? YOU CRACK ME UP MAN. FOR WHAT??? YOU AND THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW HE'S THE STUPIDEST PERSON ALIVE, NOT TO MENTION THE WORST PRESIDENT USA EVER HAD. THE WHOLE WORLD IS LAUGHING AT HIS UGLY FACE, FOR HIS MISTAKES AND HIS NON EXISTENT KNOWLEDGE OF POLITICS. AN ANT IS SMARTER THAN HIM. AT LEAST AN ANT SERVES A PURPOSE AND HAS A PURPOSE IN ITS LIFE. WHAT PURPOSE DOES HE SERVE, EXCEPT TAKING UP VALUABLE SPACE?? HE SHOULD BE BANISHED TO MARS, WHERE HE WONT TAKE UP PRECIOUS OXYGEN. YOU WISH YOU WERE AS SMART AND GIFTED AS VIGGO, SO I CAN UNDERSTAND YOU ARE JUST BEING JEALOUS AND YOU SAY ALL THESE THINGS. GIVE IT UP MAN. THE ENTIRE WORLD THINKS OF AMERICANS AS BRAINLESS MORONS, WITH NOTHING BUT A HUGE EGO. THE WHOLE WORLS HATES YOU. ALL YOU WANT IS TO KILL EVERYBODY AND HAVE THE WHOLE WORLD TO YOURSELF. WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE IT YOUR WAY.

Posted by: XILAGOURO at June 16, 2003 02:08 AM

BUSH IS ADMIRED?? YOU CRACK ME UP MAN. WHICH PLANET DO YOU LIVE IN? HE'S ADMIRED FOR WHAT??? YOU AND THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW HE'S THE STUPIDEST PERSON ALIVE, NOT TO MENTION THE WORST PRESIDENT USA EVER HAD. THE WHOLE WORLD IS LAUGHING AT HIS UGLY FACE, FOR HIS MISTAKES AND HIS NON EXISTENT KNOWLEDGE OF POLITICS. AN ANT IS SMARTER THAN HIM. AT LEAST AN ANT SERVES A PURPOSE AND HAS A PURPOSE IN ITS LIFE. WHAT PURPOSE DOES HE SERVE, EXCEPT TAKING UP VALUABLE SPACE?? HE SHOULD BE BANISHED TO MARS, WHERE HE WONT TAKE UP PRECIOUS OXYGEN. YOU WISH YOU WERE AS SMART AND GIFTED AS VIGGO, SO I CAN UNDERSTAND YOU ARE JUST BEING JEALOUS AND YOU SAY ALL THESE THINGS. GIVE IT UP MAN. THE ENTIRE WORLD THINKS OF AMERICANS AS BRAINLESS MORONS, WITH NOTHING BUT A HUGE EGO. THE WHOLE WORLS HATES YOU. ALL YOU WANT IS TO KILL EVERYBODY AND HAVE THE WHOLE WORLD TO YOURSELF. WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE IT YOUR WAY. AMERICANS SHOULD WAKE UP AND REALIZE THAT EGO IS MAKING LITTLE AMERICAN KIDS GO TO SHCOOL WITH BAZOUKAS AND BLOWING EVERYBODY TO KINGDOM COME. THAT'S WHAT IT'S DOING. YOU ALL THINK YOU ARE RAMBO OR SOMETHING. IDIOTS.

Posted by: XILAGOURO at June 16, 2003 02:16 AM

BUSH IS ADMIRED?? YOU CRACK ME UP MAN. WHICH PLANET DO YOU LIVE IN? HE'S ADMIRED FOR WHAT??? YOU AND THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW HE'S THE STUPIDEST PERSON ALIVE, NOT TO MENTION THE WORST PRESIDENT USA EVER HAD. THE WHOLE WORLD IS LAUGHING AT HIS UGLY FACE, FOR HIS MISTAKES AND HIS NON EXISTENT KNOWLEDGE OF POLITICS. AN ANT IS SMARTER THAN HIM. AT LEAST AN ANT SERVES A PURPOSE AND HAS A PURPOSE IN ITS LIFE. WHAT PURPOSE DOES HE SERVE, EXCEPT TAKING UP VALUABLE SPACE?? HE SHOULD BE BANISHED TO MARS, WHERE HE WONT TAKE UP PRECIOUS OXYGEN. YOU WISH YOU WERE AS SMART AND GIFTED AS VIGGO, SO I CAN UNDERSTAND YOU ARE JUST BEING JEALOUS AND YOU SAY ALL THESE THINGS. GIVE IT UP MAN. THE ENTIRE WORLD THINKS OF AMERICANS AS BRAINLESS MORONS, WITH NOTHING BUT A HUGE EGO. THE WHOLE WORLS HATES YOU. ALL YOU WANT IS TO KILL EVERYBODY AND HAVE THE WHOLE WORLD TO YOURSELF. WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE IT YOUR WAY. AMERICANS SHOULD WAKE UP AND REALIZE THAT EGO IS MAKING LITTLE AMERICAN KIDS GO TO SCHOOL WITH GUNS AND BLOWING EVERYBODY TO KINGDOM COME. THAT'S WHAT IT'S DOING. YOU ALL THINK YOU ARE RAMBO OR SOMETHING. IDIOTS.

Posted by: XILAGOURO at June 16, 2003 02:16 AM

BUSH IS ADMIRED?? YOU CRACK ME UP MAN. WHICH PLANET DO YOU LIVE IN? HE'S ADMIRED FOR WHAT??? YOU AND THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW HE'S THE STUPIDEST PERSON ALIVE, NOT TO MENTION THE WORST PRESIDENT USA EVER HAD. THE WHOLE WORLD IS LAUGHING AT HIS UGLY FACE, FOR HIS MISTAKES AND HIS NON EXISTENT KNOWLEDGE OF POLITICS. AN ANT IS SMARTER THAN HIM. AT LEAST AN ANT SERVES A PURPOSE AND HAS A PURPOSE IN ITS LIFE. WHAT PURPOSE DOES HE SERVE, EXCEPT TAKING UP VALUABLE SPACE?? HE SHOULD BE BANISHED TO MARS, WHERE HE WONT TAKE UP PRECIOUS OXYGEN. YOU WISH YOU WERE AS SMART AND GIFTED AS VIGGO, SO I CAN UNDERSTAND YOU ARE JUST BEING JEALOUS AND YOU SAY ALL THESE THINGS. GIVE IT UP MAN. THE ENTIRE WORLD THINKS OF AMERICANS AS BRAINLESS MORONS, WITH NOTHING BUT A HUGE EGO. THE WHOLE WORLS HATES YOU. ALL YOU WANT IS TO KILL EVERYBODY AND HAVE THE WHOLE WORLD TO YOURSELF. WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE IT YOUR WAY. AMERICANS SHOULD WAKE UP AND REALIZE THAT EGO IS MAKING LITTLE AMERICAN KIDS GO TO SCHOOL WITH GUNS AND BLOWING EVERYBODY TO KINGDOM COME. THAT'S WHAT IT'S DOING. YOU ALL THINK YOU ARE RAMBO OR SOMETHING. IDIOTS.

Posted by: xilagouro at June 16, 2003 02:20 AM

that wasnt done on purpose.

Posted by: xilagouro at June 16, 2003 02:26 AM

why the fuck did you do that you moron?

Posted by: who is the fucking idiot? at June 16, 2003 10:04 PM

ACTUALLY I DIDNT MEAN ANY OF IT, SORRY I WAS JOKING AS BEFORE, MY SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR BEING SUCH A COMPLETE BRAINLESS WASTE OF OXYGEN AND SPACE,I DESERVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO HAVE MY NAME INSERTED IN THOSE PREVIOUS POSTS IN PLACE OF MR BUSH , I WISH TO ALSO APOLOGIZE TO PEOPLE WHO TOOK TIME TO ACTUALLY POST INSIGHTFUL COMMENTS, I JUST TOOK TOO MUCH MEDICATION AND HAD A SEVERE CASE OF TEMPER TANTRUM, PLEASE FORGIVE THIS 14 YEAR OLD, I JUST LIKE VIGGO TOO MUCH CAUSE HE SO PRETTY

Posted by: xilagouro at June 16, 2003 10:12 PM

ACTUALLY I DIDNT MEAN ANY OF IT, SORRY I WAS JOKING AS BEFORE, MY SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR BEING SUCH A COMPLETE BRAINLESS WASTE OF OXYGEN AND SPACE,I DESERVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO HAVE MY NAME INSERTED IN THOSE PREVIOUS POSTS IN PLACE OF MR BUSH , I WISH TO ALSO APOLOGIZE TO PEOPLE WHO TOOK TIME TO ACTUALLY POST INSIGHTFUL COMMENTS, I JUST TOOK TOO MUCH MEDICATION AND HAD A SEVERE CASE OF TEMPER TANTRUM, PLEASE FORGIVE THIS 14 YEAR OLD, I JUST LIKE VIGGO TOO MUCH CAUSE HE SO PRETTY

Posted by: xilagouro at June 16, 2003 10:14 PM

ACTUALLY I DIDNT MEAN ANY OF IT, SORRY I WAS JOKING AS BEFORE, MY SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR BEING SUCH A COMPLETE BRAINLESS WASTE OF OXYGEN AND SPACE,I DESERVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO HAVE MY NAME INSERTED IN THOSE PREVIOUS POSTS IN PLACE OF MR BUSH , I WISH TO ALSO APOLOGIZE TO PEOPLE WHO TOOK TIME TO ACTUALLY POST INSIGHTFUL COMMENTS, I JUST TOOK TOO MUCH MEDICATION AND HAD A SEVERE CASE OF TEMPER TANTRUM, PLEASE FORGIVE THIS 14 YEAR OLD, I JUST LIKE VIGGO TOO MUCH CAUSE HE SO PRETTY

Posted by: xilagouro at June 16, 2003 10:15 PM

OOPS I DID IT AGAIN,
I ADMIRE B.SPEARS
OOPS OOPS

Posted by: xilagouro at June 16, 2003 10:17 PM

ANTE KAI GAMH8EITE OLOI SAS. CAN YOU READ THIS??

Posted by: the real xilagouro at June 19, 2003 06:00 AM

YOU WANNA SEE WHO THE REAL IDIOTS ARE?? LOOK INTO THE MIRROR..

Posted by: XILAGOURO at June 19, 2003 06:07 AM

A lady bought a new $100,000 Mercedes and proudly drove it off the showroom floor to take home. Halfway home, she attempted to change radio stations and saw that there appeared to be only one station. She immediately turned around and headed back to the dealer.
Once at the dealer, she found her salesman and began to excitedly explain that her radio was not working, and they must replace it since she only had one radio station. The salesman calmed her down and told her that her car radio was voice-activated, and that she would only need to state aloud the type of music that she wanted and the car would find it.
She got into the car and started the engine and then said the word "country," and the radio changed to a station playing a George Strait song. She was satisfied and started home. After a while she decided to try out the radio and said "rock 'n' roll;" the radio station changed and a song by the Rolling Stones came from the speakers. Quite pleased, the woman continued driving.
A few blocks from her house, another driver ran a light causing her to slam on her brakes to avoid a collision. The woman angrily exclaimed, "Asshole!" ...The radio cut over to George Bush's press conference.

Posted by: XILAGOURO at June 19, 2003 06:15 AM

A lady bought a new $100,000 Mercedes and proudly drove it off the showroom floor to take home. Halfway home, she attempted to change radio stations and saw that there appeared to be only one station. She immediately turned around and headed back to the dealer.
Once at the dealer, she found her salesman and began to excitedly explain that her radio was not working, and they must replace it since she only had one radio station. The salesman calmed her down and told her that her car radio was voice-activated, and that she would only need to state aloud the type of music that she wanted and the car would find it.
She got into the car and started the engine and then said the word "country," and the radio changed to a station playing a George Strait song. She was satisfied and started home. After a while she decided to try out the radio and said "rock 'n' roll;" the radio station changed and a song by the Rolling Stones came from the speakers. Quite pleased, the woman continued driving.
A few blocks from her house, another driver ran a light causing her to slam on her brakes to avoid a collision. The woman angrily exclaimed, "Asshole!" ...The radio cut over to George Bush's press conference.

Posted by: xilagouro at June 19, 2003 06:33 AM

I like posting to myself, noone else listens to me, not even my brother who is my dad, ohh too much information , i am so drole, hehee haha oooopsssy, poopsy

Posted by: xilagouro at June 20, 2003 05:03 PM

I like posting to myself, noone else listens to me, not even my brother who is my dad, ohh too much information , i am so drole, hehee haha oooopsssy, poopsy

Posted by: xilagouro at June 20, 2003 05:04 PM

I like posting to myself, noone else listens to me, not even my brother who is my dad, ohh too much information , i am so drole, hehee haha oooopsssy, poopsy

Posted by: xilagouro at June 20, 2003 05:05 PM

I like posting to myself, noone else listens to me, not even my brother who is my dad, ohh too much information , i am so drole, hehee haha oooopsssy, poopsy

Posted by: xilagouro at June 20, 2003 05:06 PM

"THERE SHOULD BE LIMITS TO FREEDOM" GEORGE BUSH.

THIS IS THE PERSON THAT EVERYBODY IN THIS FORUM SUPPORTS????? YOU ARE ALL CRAZY.

Posted by: xilagouro at June 21, 2003 02:19 AM

XILAGOURO you proved yourself yet again to be a pathetic idiot, in this forum and most likely in life , hope the moderators will erase all of your childish crap you reduced this forum to, ASAP

if you think BUSH is bad, look at yourself and cry . You are the bottom dweller as far as intelligence, maturity and everything else is concerned.

In fact people like you shouldn't have the freedom to post here untill you actually deserve that privilage,with all the moronic crap you spout its a surprise to me you arent in a psychiatric institution.

Freedom was, is, and always will be earned and deserved, and not given to every fucking idiot on this planet!

ta ta idiot.....

Posted by: elrond at June 23, 2003 11:46 AM

XILAGOURO you proved you yourself to be a pathetic idiot, in this forum , hope the moderators will erase all of your childish BS, ASAP

if you think BUSh is bad, look at yourself and cry . You are the bottom dweller as far as intelligence, maturity and everything else is conerned.

In fact people like you shouldn't have the freedom to post here untill you actually deserve that privilage,

ta ta idiot.....

Posted by: elrond at June 23, 2003 11:48 AM

I try to avoid hearing what actors have to say about politics. Stupid (e.g., Ed Asner) or evil (e.g., Vanessa Redgrave) views ruin my ability to enjoy an actor's work. By chance I turned on Charlie Rose last night. He was interviewing Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Elijah Wood, who plays Frodo in the films, and Viggo Mortensen, who plays Aragorn.

Oh, how I wish I had gone to bed early. Viggo had made himself a little t-shirt for the interview. It said, "No more blood for oil."

This, I am sad to say, was the best part of his appearance, at least the part that I saw before turning off the television in disgust. Viggo is upset that some people are comparing the U.S., in its war on terror, to the forces of good in the movie. According to him, it is actually the reverse: the U.S. is Sarumon, its rapacious (his word) government unleashing forces of destruction on innocent civilians huddled at Helm's Deep.

In short, Viggo is a bloody idiot.

More wisdom from Viggo: the upcoming war against Iraq is a diversion, to distract people from the "fact" that the U.S. has been bombing civilians in Afghanistan for a year, and has killed more innocents than were killed in the Trade Center attacks. It is also a vendetta spawned by Bush's father.

In case you are tuning in late, the point is that Viggo is a bloody idiot.

The entertaining element in this interview, which was supposed to be about the movie, was imagining the reactions of the movie's marketers. Let's put it this way: I'm betting the pucker factor was pretty high. Depending on what kind of press this gets, two days into the opening of the second movie in the trilogy, the pucker factor could go higher.

"You were supposed to talk about the movie, pretty boy, not your paranoid personal politics. Who are you, freaking Ed Begley, Jr. all of a sudden?" I'm sure right now the marketers are meeting with the PR flaks, to figure out how best to position themselves if this hits the fan. And let's hope that it does.

Not, mind you, because Viggo's insipid views matter. What should be most insulting to American fans of the wonderful movies is that Viggo felt he should speak out in order to set us all straight on what the movie does and does not mean. Deep-thinking Viggo, who by his own admission didn't even open the first Tolkien book until he was on his way to filming. He learned some lines and play-acted some fight scenes, so now he's an expert on the symbolism of good and evil, and their interconnections with global politics.

This isn't surprising, to be sure, Hollywood is chock full of stupid people with ridiculous, trendy little views. The worst part of this spectacle, however, was that Viggo trotted out the "I'm just trying to be an independent voice" line. "Nobody questions U.S. policy, or asks why we need to kill all of these innocent civilians," he exclaimed.

So here's what will happen next. If this gets much press, Viggo will say that oppressive conservatives are trying to silence him and others who agree with him. This is a tactic of the self-pitying, irrational Left. Sling out ridiculous accusations, exclaim that you are really just trying to inject truth into the debate, and then run hiding at the first sign of critique.

Viggo couldn't even withstand the gentlest of questioning from Rose ("What would you have done differently after 9/11," Rose asked. "Well, I wouldn't have killed all those innocent people in Afghanistan," was the evasive answer). There's no way he can maintain his assertions in the face of a detailed rebuttal. Not that people like him ever have any intention of doing so. Instead, they equate rebuttal with efforts to crush their rare flower of an opinion.

The second movie, by the way, is well worth seeing, especially the battle scenes. You might find yourself rooting a little for the Orcs, however. Imagine what an insufferable little kingdom this Aragorn would build for himself. Tolkien's work is art, and it is beautiful in its portrayal of the eternal battles in and around man. It is a pity Viggo Mortensen isn't more worthy of the tale.

UPDATE:
Oh, it just keeps getting better. this thread is just one of many on the Charlie Rose website. A sample from one of Viggo Mortensen's fans:


"Viggo Mortensen demonstrated admirable courage in wearing his homade (sic) "no more blood for oil tee shirt on Charlie’s show. I thought he handled himself very well under the inquisition that Charlie presented regarding the meaning it represented."

And another fan:


"I also applaud to Viggo for his T-shirt and Charlie for letting him discuss it. This kind of intelligent discussion is so lacking in main stream TV these days. It might have been a digression from the discussion of the movie, but I loved the spontaneity and that Charlies allowed the digression.

Now if Charlie would bring Noam Chomsky for an hour discussion."


Noam Chomsky. Oh. Dear. God.

I'm thinking of a scene from Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, when Aragorn and Gimli leap into a crowd of orcs and send bodies flying left and right. This close-minded little cabal on the Rose website suggests a similar opportunity...

Posted by: Posted by Woodlief on December 20, 2002 at 09:56 AM at June 23, 2003 01:31 PM

SUGGESTION. THE AMERICAN ANTHEM SHOULD END WITH:
"..........THE LAND OF THE DIIIIIIIIICKS AND THE HOOOOOOOOOOOOOME OOOOOF THE SLAAAAAAAAAAAAAVES."

I KNOW TRUTH HURTS BUT NO PAIN, NO GAIN.

Posted by: xilagouro at June 24, 2003 07:15 AM

Courage = wearing a t-shirt on a liberal talk show. Right.

Actors are, as a class, usually stoopid. This has always been the case, as far as my (casual) research has shown. That occasional actor or actress that showed some spark of intelligence beyond that necessary to read scripts has been rare indeed.

But it is only in this and the previous century that actors have been elevated into a rarified position of authority in society. Always before the acting profession had been considered barely one step above that of streetwalker. Parents would disown daughters who ran away to join the theater, etc. Or at best, actors were considered members of a raffish class whom one should not hang out with too much if one cared about one's reputation. I'm not saying we should go back to those days... oh, maybe we should. It is clear that giving these people too much power has gone straight to their empty heads like all the booze and drugs they are always getting hooked on. Personally, I have gone back to the position of my childhood: there are no such things as "actors" -- the characters on the screen are what is real. Actors for the most part should be seen and not heard.

Posted by: Andrea at June 24, 2003 12:08 PM

I'd like to know how it is that people who pretend for a living are suddenly propelled into expert status concerning foreign policy and world affairs. One has only to listen to the Sean Penns and Alec Baldwins of the world stutter and blather through an unscripted interview to know these people are missing a few of their brain cells.

Posted by: at June 24, 2003 12:19 PM

even more alarming are the people who take their sides, witless lords of morons and kings of dim, mostly just poorly educated teens, judging from some of the posts

Posted by: at June 24, 2003 02:40 PM

"its not that they have a few loose screws, its just they dont have any one screw completely tightened"

Posted by: Rimmer of RED DWARF at June 25, 2003 04:52 PM

YOU SHOULD KNOW RED DWARF.

Posted by: XILAGOURO at June 27, 2003 08:08 AM

You people really make me sick. Have you even bothered to read back over this "debate". All you've done is stick to yer guns and come up with new insults for each other. You are all a bunch of "know-all" dumbasses who couldnt solve a playground fight. So Viggo spoke out about the war? SO WHAT? Who gives a shit about your (ill-informed) opinions. I see why they call america the "tv nation". You people really do need an education in manners aswell as current affairs. You sign in day after day to insult each other and send each other abusive emails. What does that solve? Dont you see this is exactly what is wrong with americans? You guys need to take a fecking chill pill and ge over yourselves....

Posted by: Eoiny at July 10, 2003 07:28 AM

You people really make me sick. Have you even bothered to read back over this "debate". All you've done is stick to yer guns and come up with new insults for each other. You are all a bunch of "know-all" dumbasses who couldnt solve a playground fight. So Viggo spoke out about the war? SO WHAT? Who gives a shit about your (ill-informed) opinions. I see why they call america the "tv nation". You people really do need an education in manners aswell as current affairs. You sign in day after day to insult each other and send each other abusive emails. What does that solve? Dont you see this is exactly what is wrong with americans? You guys need to take a fecking chill pill and ge over yourselves....

Posted by: Eoiny at July 10, 2003 07:29 AM

You people really make me sick. Have you even bothered to read back over this "debate". All you've done is stick to yer guns and come up with new insults for each other. You are all a bunch of "know-all" dumbasses who couldnt solve a playground fight. So Viggo spoke out about the war? SO WHAT? Fair play to him for doing it, but whats the big deal?? And who do you think gives a shit about your (ill-informed) opinions. I see why they call america the "tv nation". You people really do need an education in manners aswell as current affairs. You sign in day after day to insult each other and send each other abusive emails. What does that solve? Dont you see this is exactly what is wrong with americans? You guys need to take a fecking chill pill and get over yourselves....

Posted by: Eoiny at July 10, 2003 07:31 AM

You people really make me sick. Have you even bothered to read back over this "debate". All you've done is stick to yer guns and come up with new insults for each other. You are all a bunch of "know-all" dumbasses who couldnt solve a playground fight. So Viggo spoke out about the war? SO WHAT? Fair play to him for doing it, but whats the big deal?? And who do you think gives a shit about your (ill-informed) opinions. I see why they call america the "tv nation". You people really do need an education in manners aswell as current affairs. You sign in day after day to insult each other and send each other abusive emails. What does that solve? Dont you see this is exactly what is wrong with americans? You guys need to take a fecking chill pill and get over yourselves....

Posted by: Eoiny at July 10, 2003 07:33 AM

NEITHER OF THEM CLAIM TO BE AMERICAN YOU DOLT

Posted by: anonymous at July 10, 2003 03:40 PM

Just wondering if all those who were so vehemently pro-war, and labelled Viggo Mortensen as an idiot for being against it, still have those beliefs? Considering the staggering amount of evidence showing that the current American and British administrations knowingly and purposefully lied to oppositions, populations and the UN about the supposed WMD in Iraq?

Saddam was/is a monster. No question about that. But why did the entire western world not give a damn when he massacred the Kurds? Why did it then take the invasion of an oil-rich nation to cause such sudden concern for humankind?
If we're all suddenly so concerned about world peace and moral values, why didn't any of the coalition forces give any support to stopping the random massacres currently happening in Congo? My granted very cynical guess: no muslims to blame.

Is no one worried about Junior's use of religious vocabulary such as "crusade" in his speeches? I am. To me, it reflects a trail of thought that is frightingly close to those who use islamic religious vocabulary just as "Jihad" in their political speeches.

Personally, I'm also somewhat worried about the continuous violations of human rights. The Guantanamo base is bad enough.. What, we conveniently forget our Constitution because hey, these guys arent fellow Americans?
But the worst so far is making Americans immune to the court in Hague. What the hell? Now we should be allowed to commit massacres and war crimes ad libitum because, yo, I'm American and I claim superiority over the rest of the world??

The Bush administration screams about countries having WMD, chemical weapons, biological weapons. The US has the largest collection of all the above, by far. Does anyone else have a problem with such hypocrisy?

My own private guess is that Bush (or Bush's advisors. He's too daft to think it up himself.) played a horrific and beyond-cynical political game. After 9-11 no one dared to speak against him, out of (valid) fear that they be labelled as unamerican. If he continued (a) war by finding a new visible, external enemy to blame, he could (ab)use the hatred and sorrow caused by 9-11 and numb the American opposition in any attacks against him or his policies. Very Wag the Dog.

And before anyone claims me to be some unpatriotic traitor who condones terrorism; I lost a sister in the 9-11 attacks. So please, dont stoop that low.

World politics is cynical, and current affairs are more cynical and cruel than usual, in my opinion. I can accept a "the world is evil, I am cynical and protect my own interests, and dont give a damn about human rights" sort of attitude. It disgusts me, but I can accept it. But please, spare me any claims that any of the actions taken in Iraq happened because of humanitarian concerns.

Posted by: EstrangedAmerican at July 21, 2003 05:04 PM

Just wondering if all those who were so vehemently pro-war, and labelled Viggo Mortensen as an idiot for being against it, still have those beliefs? Considering the staggering amount of evidence showing that the current American and British administrations knowingly and purposefully lied to oppositions, populations and the UN about the supposed WMD in Iraq?

Saddam was/is a monster. No question about that. But why did the entire western world not give a damn when he massacred the Kurds? Why did it then take the invasion of an oil-rich nation to cause such sudden concern for humankind?
If we're all suddenly so concerned about world peace and moral values, why didn't any of the coalition forces give any support to stopping the random massacres currently happening in Congo? My granted very cynical guess: no muslims to blame.

Is no one worried about Junior's use of religious vocabulary such as "crusade" in his speeches? I am. To me, it reflects a trail of thought that is frightingly close to those who use islamic religious vocabulary just as "Jihad" in their political speeches.

Personally, I'm also somewhat worried about the continuous violations of human rights. The Guantanamo base is bad enough.. What, we conveniently forget our Constitution because hey, these guys arent fellow Americans?
But the worst so far is making Americans immune to the court in Hague. What the hell? Now we should be allowed to commit massacres and war crimes ad libitum because, yo, I'm American and I claim superiority over the rest of the world??

The Bush administration screams about countries having WMD, chemical weapons, biological weapons. The US has the largest collection of all the above, by far. Does anyone else have a problem with such hypocrisy?

My own private guess is that Bush (or Bush's advisors. He's too daft to think it up himself.) played a horrific and beyond-cynical political game. After 9-11 no one dared to speak against him, out of (valid) fear that they be labelled as unamerican. If he continued (a) war by finding a new visible, external enemy to blame, he could (ab)use the hatred and sorrow caused by 9-11 and numb the American opposition in any attacks against him or his policies. Very Wag the Dog.

And before anyone claims me to be some unpatriotic traitor who condones terrorism; I lost a sister in the 9-11 attacks. So please, dont stoop that low.

World politics is cynical, and current affairs are more cynical and cruel than usual, in my opinion. I can accept a "the world is evil, I am cynical and protect my own interests, and dont give a damn about human rights" sort of attitude. It disgusts me, but I can accept it. But please, spare me any claims that any of the actions taken in Iraq happened because of humanitarian concerns.

Posted by: EstrangedAmerican at July 21, 2003 05:04 PM

Just wondering if all those who were so vehemently pro-war, and labelled Viggo Mortensen as an idiot for being against it, still have those beliefs? Considering the staggering amount of evidence showing that the current American and British administrations knowingly and purposefully lied to oppositions, populations and the UN about the supposed WMD in Iraq?

Saddam was/is a monster. No question about that. But why did the entire western world not give a damn when he massacred the Kurds? Why did it then take the invasion of an oil-rich nation to cause such sudden concern for humankind?
If we're all suddenly so concerned about world peace and moral values, why didn't any of the coalition forces give any support to stopping the random massacres currently happening in Congo? My granted very cynical guess: no muslims to blame.

Is no one worried about Junior's use of religious vocabulary such as "crusade" in his speeches? I am. To me, it reflects a trail of thought that is frightingly close to those who use islamic religious vocabulary just as "Jihad" in their political speeches.

Personally, I'm also somewhat worried about the continuous violations of human rights. The Guantanamo base is bad enough.. What, we conveniently forget our Constitution because hey, these guys arent fellow Americans?
But the worst so far is making Americans immune to the court in Hague. What the hell? Now we should be allowed to commit massacres and war crimes ad libitum because, yo, I'm American and I claim superiority over the rest of the world??

The Bush administration screams about countries having WMD, chemical weapons, biological weapons. The US has the largest collection of all the above, by far. Does anyone else have a problem with such hypocrisy?

My own private guess is that Bush (or Bush's advisors. He's too daft to think it up himself.) played a horrific and beyond-cynical political game. After 9-11 no one dared to speak against him, out of (valid) fear that they be labelled as unamerican. If he continued (a) war by finding a new visible, external enemy to blame, he could (ab)use the hatred and sorrow caused by 9-11 and numb the American opposition in any attacks against him or his policies. Very Wag the Dog.

And before anyone claims me to be some unpatriotic traitor who condones terrorism; I lost a sister in the 9-11 attacks. So please, dont stoop that low.

World politics is cynical, and current affairs are more cynical and cruel than usual, in my opinion. I can accept a "the world is evil, I am cynical and protect my own interests, and dont give a damn about human rights" sort of attitude. It disgusts me, but I can accept it. But please, spare me any claims that any of the actions taken in Iraq happened because of humanitarian concerns.

Posted by: EstrangedAmerican at July 21, 2003 05:05 PM

Hm. Sorry about the repetition, it wasn't intended.

Posted by: EstrangedAmerican at July 21, 2003 05:09 PM

No need to concern yourself Estranged American. I read what people have said.

I heard Saddam's son's are all dead. How does this make you all feel?

Posted by: Marie at July 22, 2003 05:04 PM

No need to concern yourself Estranged American. I read what people have said.

I heard Saddam's son's are all dead. How does this make you all feel?

Posted by: Marie at July 22, 2003 05:05 PM

Wow! this discussion has been heated. Let me just say this...a person's nationality does not deflect the tears they shed from having lost a loved one.
All politics aside, it simply saddens my heart to know that PEOPLE, HUMAN BEINGS, will be sacrificied. In the long run, any intelligent (or not) person can conjure up some justification for thier actions or lack there of... and none of it will bring back the lives that were lost.

Posted by: erin at August 11, 2003 11:21 AM

Wow! this discussion has been heated. Let me just say this...a person's nationality does not deflect the tears they shed from having lost a loved one.
All politics aside, it simply saddens my heart to know that PEOPLE, HUMAN BEINGS, will be sacrificied. In the long run, any intelligent (or not) person can conjure up some justification for thier actions or lack there of... and none of it will bring back the lives that were lost.

Posted by: erin at August 11, 2003 11:22 AM

As for Viggo..just like the rest of you that have spoken up, I support his right to do so as well. We all love our freedom of speach in America...funny how we hate it when someone says something we don't necessarily want to hear.

Posted by: erin at August 16, 2003 04:46 AM

VIGGO MORTENSEN IS HOT!SUPER COOL DUED!HE KICKS ASS!AND I AGREE WITH HIM!

Posted by: Lauren at August 17, 2003 12:47 AM

Estranged American: Very well said!

"the one who knows": You are indeed a racist, ignorant moron! I pity you! People like you should not be allowed to live, please do everyone a favour and commit suicide. Thank you.

Iraqi Chick: You rock!
xilagouro: You also rock! Don't listen to dumb fucks who don't know what the hell they're talking about.

VIGGO IS HOT!!!
AND SO IS JAKE!! ;)

Posted by: Woman at August 23, 2003 10:48 PM

Estranged American: Very well said!

"the one who knows": You are indeed a racist, ignorant moron! I pity you! People like you should not be allowed to live, please do everyone a favour and commit suicide. Thank you.

Iraqi Chick: You rock!
xilagouro: You also rock! Don't listen to dumb fucks who don't know what the hell they're talking about.

VIGGO IS HOT!!!
AND SO IS JAKE!! ;)

Posted by: Woman at August 23, 2003 10:48 PM

Estranged American: Very well said!

"the one who knows": You are indeed a racist, ignorant moron! I pity you! People like you should not be allowed to live, please do everyone a favour and commit suicide. Thank you.

Iraqi Chick: You rock!
xilagouro: You also rock! Don't listen to dumb fucks who don't know what the hell they're talking about.

VIGGO IS HOT!!!
AND SO IS JAKE!! ;)

Posted by: Woman at August 23, 2003 10:48 PM

Thanks Woman, you too. I'm glad to have someone agree with me at last. I was beginning to lose hope and to think that everyone in this world is ignorant and stupid.
VIGGO IS A GOD AND HE HAS BALLS, UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE HERE.

Posted by: xilagouro at August 30, 2003 04:01 AM

I was reading through the comments on this forum and I must say that many of you have some very intelligent things to say whether you are for the war or against it. You bring up some good points. However, I had to stop reading as there are some of you, who, while I admire you for your strong beliefs, should be able to state your beliefs and back them up without having to insult one another. The beauty of being in this country is the freedom of speech and while you have taken advantage of this privilege, you have abused it. Why not take your freedom of speech and use it in a more powerful way as in stating what you believe and being able to back it up? You are debating your beliefs not the person! If you attack the person, you are doing the same thing that Bush and Saddam are doing to each other, just at a smaller level. And why are you insulting Viggo Mortensen? That's his view; you don't have to subscribe to it. How open-minded is that? There's absolutely nothing wrong with debating and discussing these issues but you don't have to insult the person while doing so. Although I must question the use of Britney Spear's name in this forum!

Posted by: Insomniac at September 11, 2003 10:31 AM

I was reading through the comments on this forum and I must say that many of you have some very intelligent things to say whether you are for the war or against it. You bring up some good points. However, I had to stop reading as there are some of you, who, while I admire you for your strong beliefs, should be able to state your beliefs and back them up without having to insult one another. The beauty of being in this country is the freedom of speech and while you have taken advantage of this privilege, you have abused it. Why not take your freedom of speech and use it in a more powerful way as in stating what you believe and being able to back it up? You are debating your beliefs not the person! If you attack the person, you are doing the same thing that Bush and Saddam are doing to each other, just at a smaller level. And why are you insulting Viggo Mortensen? That's his view; you don't have to subscribe to it. How open-minded is that? There's absolutely nothing wrong with debating and discussing these issues but you don't have to insult the person while doing so. Although I must question the use of Britney Spear's name in this forum!

Posted by: at September 11, 2003 10:33 AM

I was reading through the comments on this forum and I must say that many of you have some very intelligent things to say whether you are for the war or against it. You bring up some good points. However, I had to stop reading as there are some of you, who, while I admire you for your strong beliefs, should be able to state your beliefs and back them up without having to insult one another. The beauty of being in this country is the freedom of speech and while you have taken advantage of this privilege, you have abused it. Why not take your freedom of speech and use it in a more powerful way as in stating what you believe and being able to back it up? You are debating your beliefs not the person! If you attack the person, you are doing the same thing that Bush and Saddam are doing to each other, just at a smaller level. And why are you insulting Viggo Mortensen? That's his view; you don't have to subscribe to it. How open-minded is that? There's absolutely nothing wrong with debating and discussing these issues but you don't have to insult the person while doing so. Although I must question the use of Britney Spear's name in this forum!

Posted by: insomniac at September 11, 2003 10:34 AM

Aragorn is so so hot. he is the best actor in the world. I LOVE ARAGORN. I am making a webpage about aragorn www.exoage.com/aragorn0101
aragorn is the hottest. LOVE YOU!!!

Posted by: Stephanie at September 13, 2003 03:23 PM

Aragorn is so so hot. he is the best actor in the world. I LOVE ARAGORN. I am making a webpage about aragorn www.exoage.com/aragorn0101
aragorn is the hottest. LOVE YOU!!!

Posted by: Stephanie at September 13, 2003 03:24 PM

i'm from malaysia. i came across this web site by accident actually. haven't seen the show you guys mentioned. i agree with Viggo's opinion that if there's another way to solve a problem without waging war , then i think that solution should be chosen. honestly, i don't know much about politics but i really care for the innocent civilians especially the women and children. there are enough problems INSIDE the country without adding it from the OUTSIDE. I want to say that everyone has a right to say what they believe in, including Viggo and us. our opinions don't have to be the same but we need respect one's point of view.Lastly, what the world needs are COMPASSION and RESPECT. these are the small steps to achieve world peace.

Posted by: jenni at October 3, 2003 03:08 AM

Let us not forget - aragorn was of the race of men, and men are weak. True his character was a good man, but the man (Viggo) has no character.

All of these liberals opposing the war (including liberals throughout the world, not just american democrat liberals) are not doing just that - opposing the war. They are actually OPPOSING THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT. If they had issues with the war, then they would have had issues with Clinton's actions in IRAQ (of all places), Kosovo, and several other countries. They would be calling Clinton and his admin. untrue for their intellingence sighting WMD's and so forth.

The PEOPLE of Iraq have been freed from tyranny of the real sauron. Can we not just be happy for them regardless of the political party in the white house?

Posted by: Brad at October 6, 2003 03:35 PM

Kudos to Viggo for speaking up and presenting his views articulately against the most educated conservatives who think that their views are elite. I wholeheartedly agree with him about the fact that everything that the US government decides to do is unquestioned, and that they ignore any questions that might come up anyways, and innocent people always end up dying needlessly, almost pointlessly. It is not up to Bush to rid the world of evil. It is simply up to the world. We did not go into Iraq to keep them from bombing Israel, we went in so the Bush Jr. could get his revenge, and so that so-called democracy and Americanism can spread. Not to brilliant in a time of anti-americanism in that region. Not too particularly political, so of course they lied, what else were they going to do?
The solution isn't war, it's never war, but unfortunately, that's they way that everyone through the centuries has decided to deal with their conflicts. Right now, any idiot can see that the US was wrong to go into Iraq. They have no electricity, no food or water, no law, and we can't seem to fix it by ourselves which is probably what is going to have to happen in the long run. You see, we can't always be the hero because we end up paying the price too. We can be happy that Sadaam is gone from power, but only for the reason that the people of Iraq are no longer under his control...only for the Iraqis, not ulterior motives of the US government. Peaceful reasoning never works either because no one believes that it will work. In the movie Apocalypse Now, there was a line about being a "shape without a form"; be flexible and be able to compromise, don't shape yourself into such a definite form that you can't change when that time comes. Then there will be peace and true democracy, I believe.

Posted by: Rose at October 8, 2003 01:54 PM

By the way, isn't there enough domestically that the US needs to take care of first, before it ridicules everyone else?

Posted by: Rose at October 8, 2003 02:00 PM

hello well intresting disscussion and .bravo for viggo for having the courage to speak up for the right.and for all of them who think bush is a hero after killing thousannd of innocent civilians.i just wanna ask what would you say if any country accuse usa that they have mass destruction weapon .attack on them!,after all bush is not the ruler of the world. itsnowhere written in any of the holy book to kill people .and by the way viggo is hot

Posted by: bera at November 14, 2003 02:45 PM

VIGGO IS A 45 YEAR OLD PRETTY FACE WITH AN EMPTY HEAD,TO MUCH WEED AND PUNK MUSIC HAS DAMAGED HIS THINKING ABILITY, HE WEARS NO SHOES BECAUSE HE THINKS HE'S STILL IN THE 70'S..SO YES I SHOULD TAKE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY SERIOUSLY, WHERE WAS HE WHEN CLINTON INVADED KOSOVO AND BOSNIA, LET US JUST FACE THE FACT THAT HE ALONG WITH THE OTHER LIBERALS HATE THIS PRESIDENT AND EVERYTHING HE DOES,AND NOTHING WILL MAKE THEM CHANGE THERE MINDS. BY THE WAY XILAGOURO GET A LIFE, GO OUTSIDE,SMELL THE FLOWERS, LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND STOP DAYDREAMING OF AN ACTOR WHO WILL BE WASHED UP IN A COUPLE OF MORE YEARS.

Posted by: CHICAGO at November 20, 2003 01:18 AM

VIGGO IS A 45 YEAR OLD PRETTY FACE WITH AN EMPTY HEAD,TO MUCH WEED AND PUNK MUSIC HAS DAMAGED HIS THINKING ABILITY, HE WEARS NO SHOES BECAUSE HE THINKS HE'S STILL IN THE 70'S..SO YES I SHOULD TAKE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY SERIOUSLY, WHERE WAS HE WHEN CLINTON INVADED KOSOVO AND BOSNIA, LET US JUST FACE THE FACT THAT HE ALONG WITH THE OTHER LIBERALS HATE THIS PRESIDENT AND EVERYTHING HE DOES,AND NOTHING WILL MAKE THEM CHANGE THERE MINDS. BY THE WAY XILAGOURO GET A LIFE, GO OUTSIDE,SMELL THE FLOWERS, LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND STOP DAYDREAMING OF AN ACTOR WHO WILL BE WASHED UP IN A COUPLE OF MORE YEARS.

Posted by: CHICAGO at November 20, 2003 01:19 AM

Well We are the only one's to step up and even try to do anything to stop all the terror, ofcourse there is gonna be killing no matter what but if someone has to try to stop it it might as well be us. if everyone just sit's back they are gonna just keep on doing it should we just kick back and watch them keep doing shit like this?

Posted by: Ron at November 20, 2003 07:07 AM

"Bad people deserve to die. It says so in the Bible" -about Saddam's sons.

Posted by: John at November 20, 2003 10:20 PM

After reading many of these posts, I am inclined to say “GOD BLESS AMERICA”. The world is a screwed-up place and the USA is the only voice of reason among chaotic nations. If we (The USA) are not appreciated for freeing countries from tyrants, let us pull back our brave, volunteer soldiers, shut down our borders, and sit back while other nations destroy each other. It would cost us a lot less money.

Posted by: God Bless The USA at December 2, 2003 10:08 AM

After reading many of these posts, I am inclined to say “GOD BLESS AMERICA”. The world is a screwed-up place and the USA is the only voice of reason among chaotic nations. If we (The USA) are not appreciated for freeing countries from tyrants, let us pull back our brave, volunteer soldiers, shut down our borders, and sit back while other nations destroy each other. It would cost us a lot less money.

Posted by: God Bless The USA at December 2, 2003 10:09 AM

If Viggio is wrong on PRESIDENT BUSH Jr., then WHY are ALL CRIMINAL RECORDS, and DOCUMENTS of Charges,and BOOKS WRITTEN, Law-Suits-"Scandal in Nebraska"-child pediophile?, VANISHING, from the Courthouses, Libraries, and NET-all over the U.S.? Can anyone of YOU, explain, ALL these records on the President, disappearing? WHO is doing it, and WHY? Why are HIS PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS all so secret? They've ALL been sent to secure places, UNVIEWABLE to the Public!
THINK!!!
No, these AREN'T records that would ordinarily be deleted after so much time-these WERE ARCHIVED! ex SENATOR JOHN DeCamp Nebraska?
Most of his Evidence from the COURT TRIALS/HEARINGS, are vanishing-I have PROOF! Look on net! Some may still be there, but "it's LEAVING QUICKLY!"
DeCamp, was ALIVE in 2002, but with the materials vanishing, "DEC. 4th, 2003", is HE RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE, too? Ted Gunderson? Darlene Novinger? Jim Hatfield-The Fortunate Son (book written), Rusty Jones-Nebraska photographer, hired by Larry King(Lawrence), Terry Reed(Mena, Arkansas CIA operative-drug runner PILOT-Iran Contra), etc.?
What ALL these people tried to EXPOSE, to YOU-the Blind, Deaf and Dumb(or is it NUMB?), is STILL GOING ON- "these CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES" never
stopped!!!!!! Children, are in "terrible circumstances, at the hands of Adults-Government HANDS at that!" Go Look, Learn, ASK PRES. BUSH JR.,questions, on this-see IF he answers? See WHAT answers he gives?
First, NOTE his FIRST REACTION, to Such Questions? Then, take it from there! do YOU ALL DARE? Saddam, was a pussycat, compared to President Bush Jr., and ALL THOSE PERSONS, CONNECTED to HIM(T.V. media, Newspapers, Corporations, etc.).
Bush Jr., gets BORED easily, and has to FIND
other THINGS(people are these too!), to AMUSE himself! This statement, applies to MOST RICH, CELEBRITIES, and BUSINESSPERSONS, "around the WORLD!" This IS a "World-wide" problem, of CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, by the ELITE-in all areas of Society. I'm not just talking Arnie-Hollywood, either. Their ACTIVITIES, are "vile, disgusting", but they throw RELIGIOUS RHETORIC in, to COVER-UP, for their own filth!!!!
Learn, See, Awaken from the Stupor, Awake!!!!!!!
Remember "KISSES IN YOUR HEART". I may need YOUR MORAL SUPPORT and SPIRIT of RIGHT and WRONG, to "SAVE MY OWN ASS!" I might just explain and ask VIGGIO-Lord of the Rings actor, for HELP!(IF, the PUBLIC, stays STUPID-what Bush Jr. "WANTS" he gets!!! ???)

Posted by: Laura MORSETH at December 4, 2003 04:33 AM

If Viggio is wrong on PRESIDENT BUSH Jr., then WHY are ALL CRIMINAL RECORDS, and DOCUMENTS of Charges,and BOOKS WRITTEN, Law-Suits-"Scandal in Nebraska"-child pediophile?, VANISHING, from the Courthouses, Libraries, and NET-all over the U.S.? Can anyone of YOU, explain, ALL these records on the President, disappearing? WHO is doing it, and WHY? Why are HIS PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS all so secret? They've ALL been sent to secure places, UNVIEWABLE to the Public!
THINK!!!
No, these AREN'T records that would ordinarily be deleted after so much time-these WERE ARCHIVED! ex SENATOR JOHN DeCamp Nebraska?
Most of his Evidence from the COURT TRIALS/HEARINGS, are vanishing-I have PROOF! Look on net! Some may still be there, but "it's LEAVING QUICKLY!"
DeCamp, was ALIVE in 2002, but with the materials vanishing, "DEC. 4th, 2003", is HE RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE, too? Ted Gunderson? Darlene Novinger? Jim Hatfield-The Fortunate Son (book written), Rusty Jones-Nebraska photographer, hired by Larry King(Lawrence), Terry Reed(Mena, Arkansas CIA operative-drug runner PILOT-Iran Contra), etc.?
What ALL these people tried to EXPOSE, to YOU-the Blind, Deaf and Dumb(or is it NUMB?), is STILL GOING ON- "these CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES" never
stopped!!!!!! Children, are in "terrible circumstances, at the hands of Adults-Government HANDS at that!" Go Look, Learn, ASK PRES. BUSH JR.,questions, on this-see IF he answers? See WHAT answers he gives?
First, NOTE his FIRST REACTION, to Such Questions? Then, take it from there! do YOU ALL DARE? Saddam, was a pussycat, compared to President Bush Jr., and ALL THOSE PERSONS, CONNECTED to HIM(T.V. media, Newspapers, Corporations, etc.).
Bush Jr., gets BORED easily, and has to FIND
other THINGS(people are these too!), to AMUSE himself! This statement, applies to MOST RICH, CELEBRITIES, and BUSINESSPERSONS, "around the WORLD!" This IS a "World-wide" problem, of CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, by the ELITE-in all areas of Society. I'm not just talking Arnie-Hollywood, either. Their ACTIVITIES, are "vile, disgusting", but they throw RELIGIOUS RHETORIC in, to COVER-UP, for their own filth!!!!
Learn, See, Awaken from the Stupor, Awake!!!!!!!
Remember "KISSES IN YOUR HEART". I may need YOUR MORAL SUPPORT and SPIRIT of RIGHT and WRONG, to "SAVE MY OWN ASS!" I might just explain and ask VIGGIO-Lord of the Rings actor, for HELP!(IF, the PUBLIC, stays STUPID-what Bush Jr. "WANTS" he gets!!! ???)

Posted by: Laura MORSETH at December 4, 2003 04:33 AM

Everyone must understand that we do live in a democracy however that doesn't mean that everyone has a say in how the nation is governed 24 hrs a day. That is why we have elections. And whether you like to admit it or not, the President of the United States is the only person qualified to decide when the time is right to go to war. None of you see the intelligence briefings that he sees every morning, None of you. Sometimes it is OK to go to war. It should be the last option.

If you are still not convinced then run for president. Tell the world in a televised debate that you would never go to war. I guarantee you would not get elected. The people want to know that their president is willing to go to war if need be. And if any president refused to go to war in the face of imminent attack, he would surely be impeached and jailed.

Viggo needs to heed the lines of his own character in TTT "Open war is upon you whether you would have it or not". Extremist Islamic's have declared open war on the western world, and the truth is that this terrorist movement respects no borders. These efforts are fluid and ever moving among the middle-eastern states. Iraq is one such platform from which terrorist organizations train. What hypocrisy that Viggo would accept a movie role in which he takes up a sword and marches forward to kill his enemies. Clearly his character in LOTR acknowledges that there is a time to fight.

The evil characters in LOTR do not parallel the western world. Just look in the eyes and listen to the vision and the words of the American people. They are not blood thirsty and bent on the destruction of the Middle East and the Islamic faith. But go to Egypt and Israel listen in the temples to the prayers of the Islamists, Palestinians and such. The vision of all is bent on the destruction of all Jews and anyone who is helping them. Even the leaders of the PLO say that children and innocent people are a fair target. Ask yourself, why won't terrorists strike only military targets? Because they are warped and evil. Justice stands on the side of those whose vision is for peace, recognizing that if need be, war must be undertaken but only military targets are fair game. That is why the US spends so much money to have weapons that strike with pinpoint accuracy, so as to minimalize collateral damage. So in response terrorist groups locate their bases and headquarters in the middle of residential areas. They use innocent people as shields. So when a missile hits a building, and accident kills two people next door, it makes the news and everyone cried how the US is targeting innocent people.

So, “No Blood For Oil”. Think, please think. It already would have cost far less for the US to make a sweet-heart deal with Saddam for oil exports. Remember the war was extremely short. No major ongoing purchases of military hardware continues. Yet simply through the cost of personnel and logistics, the war and rebuilding of Iraq are costing us billions and billions. Money the US would rather keep.

That the US push to oust Saddam is really a grab for oil resources has become a staple position of many European critics of the White House, as well as the domestic anti-war left. The president himself was an oilman, as was Vice President Dick Cheney, goes the reasoning. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice served on Chevron's board – she even had an oil tanker named after her, for goodness sake.

These Oilpeople-in-chief know that US dependence on imported petroleum is increasing, say critics, with imported supplies predicted to jump to two-thirds of national consumption by 2010. Instead of pushing conservation, or funding alternate energy sources, they have turned their eyes towards Iraq. Their plan: Foment a crisis about weapons of mass destruction as a pretext for seizing Hussein's pumps.

A female protester who briefly disrupted a congressional appearance by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld this summer put the matter succinctly. "Mr. Rumsfeld ... is this really about oil?" she shouted before guards hustled her out of the room.

There's little but circumstantial evidence to support this Big-Oil-based conspiracy theory, however. And the oil industry is one that in the age of the OPEC operates more by coziness than confrontation. Prior to last Sept. 11, the oil lobby in Washington generally favored the relaxation of US restrictions on doing business with Hussein, not his removal

Furthermore, the all-about-oil theorists tend to downplay Hussein's past thuggish behavior and his very real weapons programs. Debate on Iraq at the United Nations and in the US Congress has centered on the best way to contain the Iraqi leader – not whether or not he is a nice guy.

Finally, war with Iraq carries real risks that the US would face a worse world oil market throughout George W. Bush's and Dick Cheney's political careers.

One hint of the possibilities: An impending conflict has already added a "war premium" of $3 to $5 a barrel to the cost of oil, according to some analysts. A US invasion would almost certainly take Iraq's current production of about 1.7 million barrels of oil a day off the market, at least for a time. Under a worst-case scenario, Hussein would respond to the onset of hostilities by lashing out at Saudi and Kuwaiti oilfields, lacing them with biological or chemical weapons in an attempt to send the price of oil sky-high for years to come.

About oil? Yes and no

"Clearly, there is more than just oil at stake" in Iraq, says Alan Tonelson, a research fellow at the US Business and Industrial Council Educational Foundation who has written extensively about US economic interests in the Gulf.

But neither is the face-off with Hussein not about oil, says Mr. Tonelson. The presence of so much petroleum in and around Iraq is at the very least a complicating factor as the US and the world weigh their options. "If Saddam Hussein were located on a remote Pacific island and he were developing weapons of mass destruction, we would not be so concerned," says Tonelson.

Oil, after all, is a main reason the US is so interested in the Middle East in the first place. The region remains the world's preeminent source of high-quality, easy-to-obtain petroleum, despite the resurgence of the Russian oil industry and the increased importance of Latin American petroleum exports.

US as guarantor of stability

The US has served as the western world's guarantor of Gulf stability since the end of World War II, when it took over that role from a weakened Britain. For Saudi Arabia and the smaller gulf oil states the arrangement has worked well, with Washington serving as a bulwark of their sovereignty. Other nations in the region have not always found that to be the case. In Iran, for instance, the CIA conspired in the 1953 coup that overthrew elected prime minister Mohammed Mossadegh primarily due to US concerns about impending nationalization of oil fields. And militant Islam has found the American security presence near its holiest sites to be a constant irritant. Osama bin Laden often cited the deployment of US troops in Saudi Arabia as a reason for calling for anti-American jihad.

Iraq, before the brutalities of Hussein's regime crushed its commercial spirit, was one of the easiest countries in the Middle East for western firms to do business with. It was long stereotyped as the Germany of the Middle East – relatively well-educated, efficient, and eager to make money. Though they say little publicly, some administration officials are already planning for the day when Baghdad resumes this role following a change in regime.

In a rare discussion of this topic, Under Secretary of Commerce Grant Aldonas said earlier this month that war with Iraq might end up having a positive economic effect.

"It will open up the spigot on Iraqi oil, which would certainly have a profound effect in terms of the performance of the world economy for those countries that are manufacturers and oil consumers," he said during a press conference.

Iraq's proven reserves of oil are about 112 billion barrels. That's more than double Russia's 49 billion barrel reserve, and is topped only by Saudi Arabia's 261 billion barrels.

Hussein plays oil card

Hussein has attempted to use his oil as lever of influence. Allowed to pump petroleum under the UN's humanitarian oil-for-food program, he has shut off supplies so often in protest of one US or UN action or another that the market basically discounts the availability of Iraqi crude when factoring prices, say a number of analysts. Currently Iraq produces about 3 percent of world supply, around 1.7 million to 2.4 million barrels a day.

Similarly, Hussein appears to have tried to curry favor by striking deals with French and Russian firms to develop new fields. It remains a mystery what might happen to these contracts in a post-Hussein regime, as Iraqi opposition factions differ on whether they should be honored or scrapped – or whether Iraqi oil should be nationalized entirely. The US, which might have a final say in the matter, may itself be discussing future petroleum considerations with France and Russia in an attempt to swing their votes for a tougher UN resolution on Iraqi weapons inspections.

In the short run, the threat of fighting has been good for the region's other oil producers. Worried that conflict might disrupt shipments, the markets have tacked on a "war premium" that Cambridge Energy Associates estimates at $3.5 a barrel. This has made it easy for OPEC to keep prices up near its preferred level of $30 per barrel.

But after a war Saudi Arabia could be in for a nasty shock. It would take some time – five years or so – but eventually the Iraqi oil industry could produce upwards of six billion barrels a day, estimates Amy Myers Jaffe, an energy analyst at the James A. Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.

It's possible that the Iraqis would manipulate this flow in concert with fellow OPEC members to keep prices high. It's also possible that a new Iraqi regime would try to pump as much as possible to help fund vast reconstruction projects – and, perhaps, to keep its new ally the US happy.

Today Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that has the reserves to replace the oil exports of any other country in the world in a crisis. That makes the country critical to the future stability of oil markets.

Iraq could shoulder much of that same role – making Saudi Arabia less strategically important to the West.

Will prices plunge or jump?

And if pumped at full capacity, abundant Iraqi oil could lower the world price by $3 to $5 per barrel.

"If Iraq really came into play the oil market would look a lot more like the [relatively cheap] 1980s than the last three years," says energy analyst Ms. Jaffe.

US officials are already counting on oil providing most of the money to pay for post-regime-change rebuilding in the country. Unlike Afghanistan, a transition government in Iraq would not have to beg for donations to pay ministers and install phones in its early days.

There is also a darker scenario, in which Iraqi chemical or biological weapons shut down oil terminals in the Gulf for years and the price spirals up towards $100 a barrel.

Appetite for gasoline in fast-developing nations, notably China and India, is growing quickly, and the world might end up short of petroleum before the end of the decade.

Even if the price does not go up, the US public may be waking up to the reality that 30 years after the first OPEC-induced oil shock, the nation is no less dependent on oil from a volatile region of the world.

That is one reason why some experts believe that the US is now missing an opportunity to publicize conservation as a more important part of national energy policy.

"Average people in this country now want to know why we are so dependent on these imports," says Ms. Jaffe. "They would really like to do something, and they don't know what it is."

I don't mind if people have their own opinions. I just think that for the most part they are uninformed.

Posted by: potus1600ww at December 6, 2003 11:42 AM

Viggo's no war for oil is just so stupid...to think that he really thinks that this is all about oil, has greatly disappointed me in him and his characterization of Aragon... what am I thinking he is an actor and not Aragon. The real Viggo is a shoeless loving person who doesn't need a car or oil and lives in california, so he doesn't need heat or aircondition for that matter either. I believe he has freedom in this country so he doesn't understand being scared everyday of your life for what you do and say, because freedom is just not understood when you live in a dictatorship.

Posted by: sasha 3 at December 11, 2003 10:07 PM

Viggo's no war for oil is just so stupid...to think that he really thinks that this is all about oil, has greatly disappointed me in him and his characterization of Aragon... what am I thinking he is an actor and not Aragon. The real Viggo is a shoeless loving person who doesn't need a car or oil and lives in california, so he doesn't need heat or aircondition for that matter either. I believe he has freedom in this country so he doesn't understand being scared everyday of your life for what you do and say, because freedom is just not understood when you live in a dictatorship.

Posted by: sasha 3 at December 11, 2003 10:08 PM

Viggo's no war for oil is just so stupid...to think that he really thinks that this is all about oil, has greatly disappointed me in him and his characterization of Aragon... what am I thinking he is an actor and not Aragon. The real Viggo is a shoeless loving person who doesn't need a car or oil and lives in california, so he doesn't need heat or aircondition for that matter either. I believe he has freedom in this country so he doesn't understand being scared everyday of your life for what you do and say, because freedom is just not understood when you live in a dictatorship.

Posted by: sasha 3 at December 11, 2003 10:09 PM

Viggo's no war for oil is just so stupid...to think that he really thinks that this is all about oil, has greatly disappointed me in him and his characterization of Aragon... what am I thinking he is an actor and not Aragon. The real Viggo is a shoeless loving person who doesn't need a car or oil and lives in California, so he doesn't need heat or air-condition for that matter either. I believe he has freedom in this country so he doesn't understand being scared everyday of your life for what you do and say, because freedom is just not understood when you live in a dictatorship.

Posted by: sasha 3 at December 11, 2003 10:12 PM

Viggo's no war for oil is just so stupid...to think that he really thinks that this is all about oil, has greatly disappointed me in him and his characterization of Aragon... what am I thinking he is an actor and not Aragon. The real Viggo is a shoeless loving person who doesn't need a car or oil and lives in California, so he doesn't need heat or air-condition for that matter either. I believe he has freedom in this country so he doesn't understand being scared everyday of your life for what you do and say, because freedom is just not understood when you live in a dictatorship.

Posted by: sasha 2 at December 12, 2003 10:16 AM

Having served in the U.S. Army for four years. I will be the first to say that I respect peoples right to voice their oppinion... I support Bush.. I support the war on terror.. I disagree with what his tee-shirt says. BUT!!! He does have the right to speak against it if he so chooses.. I will still go watch Return of the King.

Posted by: Mike at December 16, 2003 06:15 PM

Maybe if we all TRIED to live with a little less oil, tried to live a bit more simply, we might see what really drives America's economy; and who really control us. ROTK is a fine conclusion to FOTR and TTT. To live in BAG-END with some mathoms and 'elevensies' sounds fine to me; but notice Peter Jackson left out near the end of book where Saruman pulls a Bush administration takeover of the Hobbits' little world. Tolkien wrote a real history, not just of a mythic past, but of a sickening present. Each of us SHOULD be allowed to speak out without being ushered to a 'freespeech' zone. Thank you, VIGGO!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Trent at December 22, 2003 09:06 AM

Viggo i think u r just very good looking. i have fallin for you lol i am in love with you in LOTR oh god how do i explain u, u look so CUTE!!!!! keep tha beard AND LONG HAIR VERYYY VERRRY NICE TRUST MEE!!!!!!
LOVE ME: PS IM LIKE 14 AHAHAHAHA MUAHHHHHZZZ(k)

Posted by: at December 25, 2003 07:58 PM

hey!!i looooove LOTR sooo much i loove u the best!!you are so cool with your sword!!i have you fro my copmuter screen backround E~mail be back thanks i loooooove you!!

Posted by: ashley at January 4, 2004 02:26 PM

I think Viggo should just act and stop thinking we want his views on politics. If it wasn't for the fact that he is an actor no-one would give a shit what he thought about. Viggo just shut-up and look pretty like your suppose to.

Posted by: serbia at January 4, 2004 08:58 PM

IF I WASN'T A LOTR FAN WITH SUCH A LOVE FOR ALL OF TOLKIENS BOOKS,I WOULD HAVE SURELY BOYCOTTED THE FILMS BECAUSE VIGGO WAS IN THEM. I JUST GOT SO TIRED OF HEARING HIM COMING DOWN ON THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL THE TIME. I KNOW I WILL NOT GO SEE ANY OTHER MOVIES WITH HIM IN IT. SORRY VIGGO YOU JUST BORE ME WITH YOUR CHATTER.

Posted by: annie at January 5, 2004 10:30 PM

Look everyone, Viggo is just stating what he believes is right about the War. It takes a pretty brave person to anounce this on national television, in front of supporters of the War. He wasn't scared to say what he feels. I am a big fan of Pres. Bush, but I have very mixed feelings about the War. Wait scratch that-I AM NOT FOR IT! One of the really only accomplishes of the war was the we FINALLY found Saddam. The War happened to fast and didn't serve justice to this country at all. We now have more enemies than before. Don't get me wrong, i love this country and hate what they did to us on 9/11. But war was just not the answer in my eyes, im sorry.

Posted by: Legera at January 9, 2004 01:44 PM

viggo's still making big bucks after all the anti-viggo hype, if there is such a hype. acting isn't really his major job. his major job involves doing other literary stuff. and all his cd's, books, book-reading and photographic sessions and gallery openings are always sold out. so i guess his opinions on political affairs haven't affected his carreer.

and for god's sakes, give the man a break. so what if he's not the most well-informed, politically perfect person? doesn't mean he can't say what he wants to say, whether it be dumb or intelligent. it's just a matter of listening to him or not. this is why we have wars; if people can't even respect each other in a simple forum like this, what more when we're out there? but it's human nature, nothing we can do about it.

Posted by: aida at January 12, 2004 11:07 PM

dang...you guys sure have debated over this stuff for quite a while haven't ya?

well, here's all i have to say:

let everyone do there own thing and believe whatever the hell they want to believe.

P.S.: ARAGORN IS SEXY!! ROWRRRRR!!!! YOU GO ARAGORN!!!!!! WWWWWWHHHHHEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Posted by: krazykristy at January 15, 2004 03:41 PM

sorry people viggo was a nothing until lotr come out
his poetry books didn't sell his art wasn't moving and his acting was not going anywhere, he should be so grateful for his sudden luck and stop talking about things he knows nothing about to people who know just as less as he does.

Posted by: ark at January 15, 2004 10:54 PM

To say that the USA, the USA to say it twice, is analogous to the villians of LOTR is just beyond laughable. Two powerful quote beg to differ, "What are men to do in the face of reckless hatred?" (analogous to Saddams Murderous Dictatorship and the Terrorist who hijacked our passenger planes?) and Eowyn's, "Those who do not pick up swords can still die upon them." (analogous to France, Germany, Russia?)

If you find the "self-loathing" hate-America counter to common sense theme more to your likely -- you are free to do so. Free to be stupid and ignorant of soul.

Posted by: larry at January 22, 2004 05:31 PM

Think about it.
The people who are FIGHTING in the war are doing it because they love this awesome country and people.
They are fighting and dying for us and freedom.
They are fighting and dying so that we can walk down our friggin streets without being afraid of terrorists.
Saddam wanted power. Do you actually think that,if unoposed, he would have left us all alone with our wonderful freedom?
What makes people think that this country would not, in the future if not defended against terrorism, have been overcome by Evil-Dictators and totally destroyed?
Saddam was killing his own people, for crying out loud!

If you dislike the fact that George W. Bush has actually taken the steps to finish something and protect us, then let me ask you...
Who would you have prefered to have been woken up early in the morning and said to: "Good-morning Mr. President, our nation has just been attacked by terrorists, what are you going to do about it?!" ?
Al Gore? Yeah Right...Clinton? Hell no! Because these are the only two others who could have been in this situation were anything to have been different with the election.
George W. Bush is a great man and an inspiration to us all. And if you don't believe that...then talk to those fighting for you, for us. Do you think they are anti-Bush? I don't think those tears in their eyes upon seeing him are faked.
I'm personally not a war-lover. If I had it my way, there would be no wars...no NEED for war of any type. But there is...and remember the 'terrorists started it, we're finishing it' mentality is a lot better than 'terrorists started it, we're just going to sit back on our lazy asses and see what he does next.'

I respect Viggo for standing up for what he believes in, I think more people of influence should do so; and I respect everyone here who has posted their opinions.

I myself am not a real political person, and have usually shrugged off anything having to do with politics and govornment. But since Bush has been president, I have become more aware and thoughtful about things like that. And if I had to take a stand, one way or another...It'd be for the war, and the President.

ROCK ON, BUSH!!!

Posted by: AmericaNpride at January 27, 2004 07:34 PM
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November 16, 2004

Tales of Media Woe

Senate May Ram Copyright Bill- one of the most depressing stories of the day that didn't involve death or bombs. It's the music and movie industries' wet dream. It criminalizes peer-to-peer software makers, allows the government to file civil lawsuits on behalf of these media industries, and eliminates fair use. Fair use is the idea that I can use a snippet of a copyrighted work for educational, political, or satirical purposes, without getting permission from the copyright-holder first.

And most tellingly, the bill legalizes technology that would automatically skip over "obejctionable content" (i.e. sex and violence) in a DVD, but bans devices that would automatically skip over commericals. This is a blatant, blatant, blatant gift to the movie industry. Fuck the movie industry, fuck the music industry, fuck the Senate.

Music industry aims to send in radio cops- the recording industry says that you're not allowed to record songs off the radio, be it real radio or internet radio. And now they're working on preventing you from recording songs off internet radio through a mixture of law and technological repression (although I imagine their techno-fixes will get hacked pretty quickly).

The shocking truth about the FCC: Censorship by the tyranny of the few- blogger Jeff Jarvis discovers that the recent $1.2 million FCC fine against a sex scene in Fox's "Married By America" TV show was not levied because hundreds of people wrote the FCC and complained. It was not because 159 people wrote in and complained (which is the FCC's current rationale). No, thanks to Jarvis' FOIA request, we find that only 23 people (of the show's several million viewers) wrote in and complained. On top of that, he finds that 21 of those letters were just copy-and-paste email jobs that some people attached their names to. Jarvis then spins this a bit by saying that "only 3" people actually wrote letters to the FCC, which is misleading but technically true. So somewhere between 3 and 23 angry people can determine what you can't see on television. Good to know.

Reuters Union Considers Striking Over Layoffs- will a strike by such a major newswire service impact the rest of the world's media?

Pentagon Starts Work On War Internet- the US military is talking about the creation of a global, wireless, satellite-aided computer network for use in battle. I think I saw a movie about this once...

Conservative host returns to the air after week suspension for using racial slur- Houston radio talk show host (and somtime Rush Limbaugh substitute) Mark Belling referred to Mexican-Americans as "wetbacks" on his show. He was suspended for a couple of weeks, and then submitted a written apology for the racial slur to a local newspaper. But he seems to be using the slur and its surrounding controversy to boost his conservative cred with his listeners.

Stay Tuned for Nudes- Cleveland TV news anchor Sharon Reed aired a story about artist Spencer Tunick, who uses large numbers of naked volunteers in his installations and photographs. The news report will be unique in that it will not blur or black-out the usual naughty bits. The story will air late at night, when it's allegedly okay with the FCC if you broadcast "indecent" material. The author of this article doesn't seem to notice that Reed first claims that this report is a publicity stunt, but then claims it's a protest against FCC repression. I'd like to think it's the latter, but I'm not that much of a sucker.

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