Re: [scifinoir2] OT: One More 'Gin - My Take: McCain's Speech at the RNC

2008-09-08 Thread Martin
As I surf, Keith, I'm watching Today. They did a story early in the broadcast, suggesting that McCain's choice of Palin was less for actual merit and more as a vehicle to draw attention away from McCain. In that context, the choice makes perfect sense, because all the talk is now about her. htt

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: One More 'Gin - My Take: McCain's Speech at the RNC

2008-09-08 Thread Bosco Bosco
How sad is it that a candidate for office has to select a running mate to draw attention away from himself. As we used to say back in the olden days, What a f*&%kin' lamer. B --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: One

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: One More 'Gin - My Take: McCain's Speech at the RNC

2008-09-08 Thread Martin
What can I say, bosco? That's Our Johnny Mac! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: One More 'Gin - My Take: McCain's Speech at the RNC To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.

[scifinoir2] Sci-Cry: 10 Guaranteed SF Weepers

2008-09-08 Thread tdemorsella
Sci-Cry: 10 Guaranteed SF Weepers http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=59530 Most people think of science fiction movies as hard and rational. But remember when the poster boy for all that is logical, Spock (Leonard Nimoy), died in 1982's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan? Come on,

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2008-09-08 Thread Martin
Tracey, I must be a heartless bastich, because *none* of those moved me an *iota*. "Silent Running", on the other hand... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Mon, 9/8/08, tdemorsella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: tdemorsella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [scifinoir2] Sci-Cry: 10

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2008-09-08 Thread Daryle Lockhart
First Time I saw "Children of Men" was in HD on a huge screen, and that's what made ME cry. But I'm man enough to go there with this list and challenge it. They forgot "Frequency". I lost me dad when I was 19. That movie snuck up on me. On Sep 8, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Martin wrote: T

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2008-09-08 Thread ravenadal
September 8, 2008 Gallup Daily: McCain's Bounce Gives Him 5-Point Lead Leads Obama 49%-44% in first results conducted fully after GOP convention PRINCETON, NJ -- John McCain leads Barack Obama, 49% to 44%, in the immediate aftermath of the Republican National Convention, according to the late

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2008-09-08 Thread KeithBJohnson
In a way, yes. I was saying it had moments that sounded sincere, even moving, something that can go down like a bunch of cotton candy. And that for a moment there, one could almost give McCain that "he's an idiot, but not a bad man" pass--until one realizes the speech is even more thieving from

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2008-09-08 Thread ravenadal
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/republicans/ 2689578/Celia-Waldens-verdict-on-the-Sarah-Palin-look.html Sarah Palin wants to look as if she's too busy to spend time on her hair, but the style is carefully thought out. By Celia Walden Last Updated: 7:06PM BST 05 Sep 20