tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post7385178813885603762..comments2024-03-19T06:24:43.249-05:00Comments on Althouse: "I write about the TeePees because it's so sad how they've been manipulated to oppose their own best interests."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43680415368257687042010-03-02T23:43:08.017-06:002010-03-02T23:43:08.017-06:00Ebert readers can amuse themselves with the follow...Ebert readers can amuse themselves with the following little game:<br /><br />First, find an Ebert article in which he berates or praises some particular style of film-making. This is, to a first approximation, all of them. Second, find another Ebert article in which he adopts the exact opposite position. E.g., "One Day in September" versus "Bowling for Columbine".Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8042447855832896172010-03-02T21:29:35.664-06:002010-03-02T21:29:35.664-06:00What's hilarious about all this is the the TPe...What's hilarious about all this is the the TPers opponents are only slightly smarter than they are. Instead of calling them names, the Dems <b>could</b> oppose the <a href="http://24ahead.com/s/tea-parties" rel="nofollow">tea parties</a> at a higher level, as discussed at the link. However, as also discussed at the link, it's in the Dems' best interest to <b>encourage</b> the partiers since they're serving the interests of the Dems and the far-left.LonewackoDotComhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17942733237455764090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42857437850868019232010-03-02T16:32:03.257-06:002010-03-02T16:32:03.257-06:00I never liked Ebert reviews. I think it's beca...I never liked Ebert reviews. I think it's because he doesn't watch television. It cuts him off from so much of the culture that it makes his opinions of what is new or innovative suspect.<br /><br />Newham: <i>Why would you encourage your readers to follow him and make him more valuable to advertisers and employers when he's such a fucking scumbag?<br /><br /></i>Take it a little easy on Althouse. Didn't you see that giant glass of alcohol she keeps taking pictures with?Jason (the commenter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16045360562791361484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28892682970960303402010-03-02T14:06:01.093-06:002010-03-02T14:06:01.093-06:00I have always wanted to stay in one of those "...I have always wanted to stay in one of those "teepee" hotels.<br /><br />Totally retro.<br /><br />Also, loved Pecker, natchTitushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843716293225239534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88880529999180600552010-03-02T13:36:43.489-06:002010-03-02T13:36:43.489-06:00I actually never liked Ebert's reviews. I ofte...I actually never liked Ebert's reviews. I often used him as a negative indicator. If Ebert liked it, I avoided it. In that sense, he is one of the best reviewers ever.<br /><br />For me, Gene Siskel was a far better reviewer.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450897654318345683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56374855491312172722010-03-02T12:13:05.754-06:002010-03-02T12:13:05.754-06:00Yeah. I spend my coffee time perusing blogs and o...Yeah. I spend my coffee time perusing blogs and occasionally commenting. At least I control my time at it. <br /><br />All I need is to be hammered all friggin' day by tweets. Stupidest idea ever - like subscribing to spam.Oligonicellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656818633822942314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76933048200238633102010-03-02T11:26:03.543-06:002010-03-02T11:26:03.543-06:00That reminds me, tee pee.That reminds me, <a href="http://bour3.com/animations/uploads2/Pee-Pee.gif" rel="nofollow">tee pee. </a>Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7084923625161810362010-03-02T11:21:39.135-06:002010-03-02T11:21:39.135-06:00Ebert hasn't been worth watching (if he's ...Ebert hasn't been worth watching (if he's still on TV somewhere) since Siskel died.<br /><br />Henry said...<br /><br /> <i>Teepees used to be no more than portable shelter for the Sioux. Now they've been manipulated into the how-cool-am-I accoutrements of hippies and bourgeois camp owners. Alas the teepee.</i><br /><br />But you can say it only if you're a Lefty. Otherwise, it's raaacist.<br /><br />Ann Althouse said...<br /><br /> <i>Teepee = a home for Native Americans. Why is Ebert making a pejorative out of a word relating to Native Americans?</i><br /><br />A home for (some) American Indians. I think most of the people who participate here are native Americans, race notwithstanding.<br /><br />This is the kind of Balkanizing mind game that has the Demos in Congress about to enact Akaka's cockamami race bill.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589958656028023357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24005048427787332492010-03-02T10:25:12.377-06:002010-03-02T10:25:12.377-06:00Between royalties, residuals, remaining salary, in...Between royalties, residuals, remaining salary, interest, etc., he presumably makes more than $250k/year, but supports the current health care reform proposal. For which he would pay higher taxes.<br /><br />It's so sad how he's been manipulated to oppose his own best interest.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235895947295526196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82698371028159570742010-03-02T10:22:47.086-06:002010-03-02T10:22:47.086-06:00NewHam I always regarded this fat lil boy-bitch...NewHam I always regarded this fat lil boy-bitch one of those pieces of shit that got the shit kicked out of himself at recess. Now he wants to flail away at those long-ago bullies who demonstrated his true zero capacity.<br /><br />A liar, a creep, an all-round fatboy who has to kiss ass just to stay in Hollyweird with the other gargoyles.dave in bocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164227301361227792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34843067507242175392010-03-02T10:19:35.269-06:002010-03-02T10:19:35.269-06:00I admire Ebert a great deal, and think he's a ...I admire Ebert a great deal, and think he's a man of insight and compassion - but his political tweets are intellectually lazy, of the "Democrats GOOD, Republicans BAD" or "OMG, Sarah Palin is SOOOOO STUPIDE!!!1!" variety.<br /><br />But his reviews are pretty much infallible in determining if I'll like a movie or not.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22354822788789777712010-03-02T09:51:42.343-06:002010-03-02T09:51:42.343-06:00I'll give the guy this one ounce of credit: He...I'll give the guy this one ounce of credit: He works in an industry and amongst a crowd that requires that he hold the political beliefs that he holds.<br /><br />They keep lists.<br /><br />We have no real way of knowing if these are his true feelings; if he did not espouse these views he would be hounded out of Hollywood and be jobless.<br /><br />So in that regard, he's to be pitied.<br /><br />And I do pity him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15305762216495125222010-03-02T09:38:47.518-06:002010-03-02T09:38:47.518-06:00Ebert gives some of the best tweet.Ebert gives some of the best tweet.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27545400762950193902010-03-02T09:33:52.053-06:002010-03-02T09:33:52.053-06:00Ebert is a perfect illustration of the notion that...Ebert is a perfect illustration of the notion that very bright people shouldn't stray from their realm of expertise. In his arrogance, Roger thinks his views on politics, which amount to simple parroting of Keith O. and such, have equal value with his brilliant movie writing.John Salmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09267280368859553938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41706367333628971472010-03-02T09:27:13.298-06:002010-03-02T09:27:13.298-06:00Ebert's mind has been going for years. He'...Ebert's mind has been going for years. He's regressed to the sort of infantile tripe he used to write in his column for the <i>Daily Illini</i>.<br /><br />He was a fool then and he is a fool now.Big Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831645119853118904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20790105902763808602010-03-02T09:12:27.096-06:002010-03-02T09:12:27.096-06:00He should have spelled it "tipi," as an ...He should have spelled it "tipi," as an <i>hommage</i> to Hitchcock blondes. Then at least he'd be mildly interesting, and as much as one-hundredth as clever as he thinks he is.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923061212178627125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83086544379071067752010-03-02T08:59:01.403-06:002010-03-02T08:59:01.403-06:00Now this is a tee-pee! Ouch!<a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9E62II80&show_article=1" rel="nofollow">Now this is a tee-pee!</a> Ouch!Fred4Preshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574159710712259945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25372598877794459802010-03-02T08:52:54.052-06:002010-03-02T08:52:54.052-06:00I loved his tweet wondering why he believed Salons...I loved his tweet wondering why he believed Salons satire about Robertson was satire and not true.<br /><br />Having read it, I wonder why one should waste their time on the opinion of such a profound moron if he thought it was true.<br /><br />But who am I to question the pedigree of the man who brought us Beyond the Valley of the Dolls?damikeschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133230009952160269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17635840046822570442010-03-02T08:50:09.160-06:002010-03-02T08:50:09.160-06:00because it's so sad how they've been manip...<i>because it's so sad how they've been manipulated to oppose their own best interests</i><br /><br />Ah...you mean like poor black families in the sixties were revved up about welfare benefits including rules about women getting more money if there were no men in the household? Yeah...how's that working out for ya?<br /><br />I am not a TP participant, more a fascinated observer, but I can say that many of my friends and family, who were formerly among the sleeping, are now acutely aware of runaway spending and financial policy. They got involved without anyone manipulation at all. Well, if you don't count what the administration and Congress call their budget for 2009 and 2010.Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08871331702531675368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55523940181197610182010-03-02T08:44:41.819-06:002010-03-02T08:44:41.819-06:00And then get back to us. We're just dieing to ...And then get back to us. We're just dieing to know.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32861224773798615312010-03-02T08:44:03.655-06:002010-03-02T08:44:03.655-06:00Why don't you give him a Tweet and find out fo...Why don't you give him a Tweet and find out for yourself, Professor.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68047317016109717362010-03-02T08:43:14.832-06:002010-03-02T08:43:14.832-06:00I met and vaguely knew Ebert years ago, when he wa...I met and vaguely knew Ebert years ago, when he was a man about town. He was insulting, rude, and got punched out more than a few times for being crude to women.<br /><br />He was a bad drunk- in the sense that the more he drank, the more insulting and cruder he became. I think for a while he got an ass beating a day. He loved to start fights. He was a bully and would sucker punch people. Problem was, he could not finish them. He usually wound up on the bar room floor or in the middle of the street.<br /><br />He was banned from so many bars; only two would have him.<br /><br />The guy was a total jerk then. He hasn't changed much now; now that he is on his final sympathy tour.Peter V. Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209902525167395224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25573411833699211922010-03-02T08:42:11.754-06:002010-03-02T08:42:11.754-06:00TP = toilet paper.
Teepee = a home for Native Ame...TP = toilet paper.<br /><br />Teepee = a home for Native Americans. Why is Ebert making a pejorative out of a word relating to Native Americans?Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49999328855835299132010-03-02T08:42:03.845-06:002010-03-02T08:42:03.845-06:00I too refuse to follow people that disgust me.
I ...I too refuse to follow people that disgust me.<br /><br />I see no reason whatsoever to encourage his behavior, or similar behavior in others.The Drill SGThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394309533144027391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17682204304639315382010-03-02T08:36:04.813-06:002010-03-02T08:36:04.813-06:00Are young people voting against their own self int...Are young people voting against their own self interest when they vote for universal healthcare? Some of the innovations in medicine and machines that will be delayed or denied by moving it to a socialist system instead of capitalist system might come in handy late in their lives. Who knows? Maybe scientists could have conquered death by then or postponed it until later scientists could. Certainly they and Ebert benefit today that it was not greedily done a couple of generations ago.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133279828547003387noreply@blogger.com