Comments on: Sick: Director Brian De Palma makes film sliming our troops as a way to protest the war http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/ Forward Movement Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:42:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: newcritics - » Deliver Us From De Palma http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/comment-page-1/#comment-27884 newcritics - » Deliver Us From De Palma Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:41:32 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/#comment-27884 [...] lard her piece with pronouncements about director Eli Roth’s career motivations, his psychological state, his feelings about Americans, his feelings about 14-year-old girls, his role in bringing America [...] [...] lard her piece with pronouncements about director Eli Roth’s career motivations, his psychological state, his feelings about Americans, his feelings about 14-year-old girls, his role in bringing America [...]

]]> By: Vanguard of the Commentariat http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/comment-page-1/#comment-27365 Vanguard of the Commentariat Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:57:50 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/#comment-27365 Can't say I disagree with any of that Michael. Good synopsis. Can’t say I disagree with any of that Michael. Good synopsis.

]]> By: Spanish Pundit http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/comment-page-1/#comment-27364 Spanish Pundit Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:32:42 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/#comment-27364 <strong>More on Talibans and SK Missionaries, NK nuclear plant, war against Iran?, Solutions, Global Warming and FGM</strong> With Taliban’s release of Korean Christian hostages, caution for missionaries | csmonitor.com Views on missionaries whose chief aim is sharing the gospel in hot spots vary widely among the nongovernmental (NGO) and religious communities. But even... More on Talibans and SK Missionaries, NK nuclear plant, war against Iran?, Solutions, Global Warming and FGM

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Views on missionaries whose chief aim is sharing the gospel in hot spots vary widely among the nongovernmental (NGO) and religious communities. But even…

]]> By: Michael Lonie http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/comment-page-1/#comment-27303 Michael Lonie Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:13:13 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/#comment-27303 Terrye, The leftists are against the Afghan Campaign as well as the Iraq Campaign. They just aren't as loud-mouthed about it right now, but they were protesting against it from before the first American boots were on the ground there, in September 2001. That was International A.N.S.W.E.R. and its chums. Most of the Dems have not got round to taking up the "US out of occupied Afghanistan" cause yet, but they will if they succeed in doing down the Iraq Campaign. Terrye,
The leftists are against the Afghan Campaign as well as the Iraq Campaign. They just aren’t as loud-mouthed about it right now, but they were protesting against it from before the first American boots were on the ground there, in September 2001. That was International A.N.S.W.E.R. and its chums. Most of the Dems have not got round to taking up the “US out of occupied Afghanistan” cause yet, but they will if they succeed in doing down the Iraq Campaign.

]]> By: Michael Lonie http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/comment-page-1/#comment-27302 Michael Lonie Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:03:27 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/#comment-27302 Vanguard, The reason a Republican led war is wrong in the eyes of almost all Democrats is that it is Republican led. With rare exceptions Democrats have put their partisan selfishness above the good of the country since 1968. They have also moved far to the left since then, with the McGovernite spiritual descendents of Henry Wallace taking over the party in 1972. The Democratic Party is now full of people who think the wrong side won the Cold War, who think the USA is the fount and origin of evil in the world, and who think that Communism never got a proper chance to show its superiority, moral and economic, to nasty old capitalism. So naturally they are against anything the US might do. As for Corndog saying that the US should take action when it serves our direct interests, that is what the Iraq Campaign is for. Our interest is to put down the jihadi terrorists and the best long term way to do that is to pit our big idea, liberty and prosperity in the modern world, against the jihadis' big idea of a worldwide Islamic Caliphate where Muslims will swagger around lording it over the wretched dhimmis in exchange for vicious thugs ruling over them (see how the Al Qaeda types rule the places they attempt to govern, like Fallujah and Baqubah). We have to have a big idea to fight against their big idea, and Iraq gives us the best place in the Middle East to do it. If we do not defeat the jihadis there any alternative strategies will be a lot messier, a lot bloodier, and considerably more problematic. There was also the subsidiary interest of preventing an enemy of the USA, Saddam Husayn, from developing nukes. The Duelfer Report showed that he was ready to resume his nuke program as soon as the heat of the crumbling sanctions arrangement was off. Within a few years, possibly by now, he'd have them. Saddam was so reckless a man, so greedy for increased power and wealth, that he started two wars to steal other peoples' oil even without having nukes. What would he, or his psychopathic spawn, have done once he had nukes? Well, now we will never have to worry about that problem at least. Vanguard,
The reason a Republican led war is wrong in the eyes of almost all Democrats is that it is Republican led. With rare exceptions Democrats have put their partisan selfishness above the good of the country since 1968. They have also moved far to the left since then, with the McGovernite spiritual descendents of Henry Wallace taking over the party in 1972. The Democratic Party is now full of people who think the wrong side won the Cold War, who think the USA is the fount and origin of evil in the world, and who think that Communism never got a proper chance to show its superiority, moral and economic, to nasty old capitalism. So naturally they are against anything the US might do.

As for Corndog saying that the US should take action when it serves our direct interests, that is what the Iraq Campaign is for. Our interest is to put down the jihadi terrorists and the best long term way to do that is to pit our big idea, liberty and prosperity in the modern world, against the jihadis’ big idea of a worldwide Islamic Caliphate where Muslims will swagger around lording it over the wretched dhimmis in exchange for vicious thugs ruling over them (see how the Al Qaeda types rule the places they attempt to govern, like Fallujah and Baqubah). We have to have a big idea to fight against their big idea, and Iraq gives us the best place in the Middle East to do it. If we do not defeat the jihadis there any alternative strategies will be a lot messier, a lot bloodier, and considerably more problematic.

There was also the subsidiary interest of preventing an enemy of the USA, Saddam Husayn, from developing nukes. The Duelfer Report showed that he was ready to resume his nuke program as soon as the heat of the crumbling sanctions arrangement was off. Within a few years, possibly by now, he’d have them. Saddam was so reckless a man, so greedy for increased power and wealth, that he started two wars to steal other peoples’ oil even without having nukes. What would he, or his psychopathic spawn, have done once he had nukes? Well, now we will never have to worry about that problem at least.

]]> By: Terrye http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/comment-page-1/#comment-27056 Terrye Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:58:54 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/#comment-27056 BTW, Tillman would not have joined the military if he was an American hating little pacifist and he died in Afghanistan, the good war. Not Iraq. BTW, Tillman would not have joined the military if he was an American hating little pacifist and he died in Afghanistan, the good war. Not Iraq.

]]> By: Terrye http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/comment-page-1/#comment-27055 Terrye Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:54:08 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/#comment-27055 Corndog: Spelling? You are actually so petty you yammer about spelling. Tillman is a hero and you are a ungrateful little moron. Happy now? Corndog:

Spelling? You are actually so petty you yammer about spelling. Tillman is a hero and you are a ungrateful little moron. Happy now?

]]> By: tanstaafl http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/comment-page-1/#comment-27038 tanstaafl Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:48:53 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/#comment-27038 It's just charming. De Palma saw an opportunity to make a film. "When I read about the Mahmudiyah incident in Iraq 2006 - five US soldiers raped a local girl, killed her and her family and later tried to disguise it as an insurgent attack - I knew I had a story." It's about his ego and making "the film". Someone else to boycott. It’s just charming.

De Palma saw an opportunity to make a film.

“When I read about the Mahmudiyah incident in Iraq 2006 – five US soldiers raped a local girl, killed her and her family and later tried to disguise it as an insurgent attack – I knew I had a story.”

It’s about his ego and making “the film”.

Someone else to boycott.

]]> By: Vanguard of the Commentariat http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/comment-page-1/#comment-27035 Vanguard of the Commentariat Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:28:52 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/#comment-27035 Accepted as non-pointed 'dog. Yes, I believe it was Bush who got us into Somalia in the first place. And I believe the only reason was to feed people. I could be wrong, and I could be missing some grand conspiracy. Truman did go to Korea at the behest of the the UN. Was that OK? My point in bringing up musty old wars is to demonstrate that for 90 years, the Left side of the spectrum has taken us to war every time they got a whiff of cordite, but at least since 1968 they have cried bloody murder when the right has even rattled a sword (cf Reagan putting Pershings in Europe or telling Gorby to tear down the wall). I am sincerely trying to understand the distinction. My family has fought in this country's Democrat led wars from 1918 and I am trying to find out why this Republican led one is so wrong in their eyes. Accepted as non-pointed ‘dog.

Yes, I believe it was Bush who got us into Somalia in the first place. And I believe the only reason was to feed people. I could be wrong, and I could be missing some grand conspiracy.

Truman did go to Korea at the behest of the the UN. Was that OK?

My point in bringing up musty old wars is to demonstrate that for 90 years, the Left side of the spectrum has taken us to war every time they got a whiff of cordite, but at least since 1968 they have cried bloody murder when the right has even rattled a sword (cf Reagan putting Pershings in Europe or telling Gorby to tear down the wall). I am sincerely trying to understand the distinction. My family has fought in this country’s Democrat led wars from 1918 and I am trying to find out why this Republican led one is so wrong in their eyes.

]]> By: Sister Toldjah http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/comment-page-1/#comment-27030 Sister Toldjah Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:46:35 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/08/31/sick-of-brian-de-palma/#comment-27030 <blockquote>But Sister? No, you haven’t cleared up the confusion. You see, according to you, if I think we should pull out of Iraq and never should have gone in there in the first place, then, according to you, I’m helping al Qaeda. (And yes, I very much can find such things on your blog, as I have now looked). The thing of it is, Sister, Pat Tillman thought the same thing. So, according to you, Pat Tillman was actually helping al Qaeda. </blockquote> Link?

But Sister? No, you haven’t cleared up the confusion. You see, according to you, if I think we should pull out of Iraq and never should have gone in there in the first place, then, according to you, I’m helping al Qaeda. (And yes, I very much can find such things on your blog, as I have now looked). The thing of it is, Sister, Pat Tillman thought the same thing. So, according to you, Pat Tillman was actually helping al Qaeda.

Link?

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