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Johne (Phy) Cook | 1 Feb 2006 05:35
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Re: what surprised me most about the oscar nominations today

Peter T. Chattaway wrote:
> Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith couldn't even get *nominated*
> for best visual effects.  Instead, the nominees were War of the Worlds,
> King Kong and The Chronicles of Narnia (the last of which was rather iffy
> in the effects department, I thought).
>   

I was a tad surprised that _Walk the Line_ wasn't considered for Best 
Picture.

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nezmik | 1 Feb 2006 16:16

Re: dadl-ot Digest, Vol 4, Issue 96

>So what are your thoughts about Iran, out of curiosity?

Not sure, but they seem like a bigger threat than Saddam.  Saddam came 
off as more of a loud mouthed bully.

>By the way I think a good sub question would have been did Saddam have 
the
WMD's and was he supplying them to Al Qaeda....that would have been a
>situation hard to ignore.

Then?  Sure, it would have been a legit tie to the war on terror.  But 
that's one theory that has not panned out (and really didn't seem to 
have as much weight for the administration).

>>>- if France, Germany and Russia approved
>
>> Not really sure if that would have impacted anything for me.

>Well they were a) the chief benefits of the oil for food and weapons 
sales
>programs, and b) the chief opponants to the war.

Sure...but my opposition to us going in had nothing to do with their 
opposition to it.

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david white | 1 Feb 2006 04:31

Re: THE DEFEATICRATS

> > I understand that you don't care for his writing style, but do you dispute
> > the underlying points he is making?  For example, I found his points about
> > Bin Laden's recent tapes compelling, especially the one that popped up
> > right
> > before the presidential election.  Didn't it seem a little suspicious that
> > Bin Laden was referencing the Michael Moore movie?
> 
> You're kidding right?  You honestly are considering that there is a
> coordinated connection between liberal democrats and Osama BinLaden?
> No..I do not find that compelling at all.

Right after I hit send, I realized I should've wrote "interesting" rather 
than "suspicious".  Anyway, I think Steyn was questioning the authenticity of 
the recent Osama tapes by bringing up the Moore reference and democratic 
talking points.

> Well, I generally don't read them all in detail, but perhaps I'll try
> to respond a bit more.  I kind of think that many here have grown tired of
> my particular viewpoint on these issues.  So it is a balance between
> saying something new and just filling your mailboxes with libertarian
> propaganda.  (and an odd variant of it at that)  

Bring it on!  BTW, I actually voted for Michael Badnarik in the last election 
because I was disgusted with Bush at the time and I couldn't get excited 
about Kerry.

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The Voice Of Objective Truth | 1 Feb 2006 21:33
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Conservatives may raise taxes afterall

So, the policy I linked to a week ago that said the Conservatives
would keep the income tax cuts was from the Globe and Mail, as is the
following article.

What should I believe? As I said before, repealing tax cuts = raising
taxes, and I don't like it.  But, I don't like spending cuts either
(particularly the carefree cuts of the previous Ontario
Conservatives).  I guess we'll just have to see how this pans out, but
I can see a lot of people angry with the Conservatives if they raise
one tax to lower another.

-- Jeremy Ladan

Goodale vows battle over income-tax cuts
By STEVEN CHASE and BILL CURRY
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060201.wxgoodale01/BNStory/National/

Wednesday, February 1, 2006 Posted at 6:11 AM EST

>From Tuesday's Globe and Mail

OTTAWA — Outgoing Finance Minister Ralph Goodale says the Liberals
will fight in the Commons to preserve billions of dollars in
income-tax cuts the incoming Conservative government plans to repeal.

The Tories say they need to scrap the income-tax breaks in order to
fund their election pledge to reduce the goods and services tax.

But Mr. Goodale said Stephen Harper's new government should consider
enacting both sets of measures, arguing the Jan. 23 ballot did not
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James Ladan | 1 Feb 2006 22:24
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Re: THE DEFEATICRATS (david white)

A "me too" post...

Well written, IMO.  I agree with Lance. :)

James.

On 1/30/06, Lance McLain <lance@...> wrote:
...
> As for Steyn, I find his essays a bit too arrogant to get all the way
> through.  His arguments usually start by ridiculing one of the more extreme
> persons or arguments from the opposition and by extension dismissing the
> more reasonable ones.
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Karl | 2 Feb 2006 00:05
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Re: dadl-ot Digest, Vol 4, Issue 96

> I'm just curious; was there any scenario in which you would have supported
> action against Iraq?  For example:
>
> - if the weapons inspectors found WMD

They did find them, just not enough to justify the war in most peoples 
opinions.

> - if the UN approved it

The UN is a joke

> - if France, Germany and Russia approved

Heaven help us if the axis of weasels approved....

> - if Saddam attacked Israel

He did during the gulf war....

> I assume you are thinking of Sheehan, but would you consider Kerry, 
> Pelosi,
> Kennedy, Chirac, Martin etc... "loonies" as well?

hehe.....and Boxer and Moore and Franken.....

>> He usually then spends several paragraphs with great wit and imagination
>> making up funny images to make some ludicrous association confirmed
>> in the mind of his reader (like Osama meeting with Democrats on this
>> weeks talking points, or the lost bottlenose whale in the Thames
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Peter T. Chattaway | 2 Feb 2006 01:24
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d is home now! (but the twins are still gestating)

http://saintherman.blogspot.com/2006/01/deanna-and-twins-week-32.html

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Lucas John | 2 Feb 2006 07:24
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Re: The I.T. Crowd


Do you like watching TV shows that portray your
occupation?
I don't watch the hospital shows.  I did watch ER for
a while until I got tired of the weekly pneumothorax.

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Lucas John | 2 Feb 2006 07:39
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Re: dadl-ot Digest, Vol 4, Issue 96

Seeing how corrupt the UN is, it is hard to trust
anything they 
like...the 
UN needs to be either gutted and reformed or
disbanded.

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I haven't anything about Bolton lately.

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Peter T. Chattaway | 2 Feb 2006 08:16
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this should make pcg oh-so-happy

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117937285?categoryid=1236&cs=1

Next 'Narnia' shaping up
Adamson to direct 'Prince Caspian'

By MICHAEL FLEMING, CHRIS GARDNER

Andrew Adamson has signed to direct "Chronicles of Narnia: Prince
Caspian," the sequel to the Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media holiday hit
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."

The sequel was made official Wednesday by Walt Disney Studios chairman
Dick Cook and Walden Media CEO Cary Granat.

Sources said Adamson will be paid an eight-figure salary against gross
participation, putting him in league with a handful of the highest-paid
directors in Hollywood.

Adamson was paid a seven-figure sum to make his live-action debut on the
first "Narnia," a deal made before he did "Shrek 2." Adamson, whose deal
was made by UTAUTA, didn't get paid gross on the first installment, but
got box office bonuses. He becomes a bonafide gross player with the
sequel.

"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" has so far tallied $637.8 million
worldwide.

The sequel dealmaking is coming together quickly: Mark Johnson, who
produced the original, is also in talks to return.
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