I watched "Being There" last night. And I have this horrible feeling.

terrya

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Mon Dec-15-03 07:22 PM
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I watched "Being There" last night. And I have this horrible feeling.

That Chauncey Gardiner is in the White House right now.

Please tell me I'm wrong. Please.

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Piperay

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Mon Dec-15-03 07:27 PM
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1. Sorry, no can do...

"Being There" is an accurate depiction of the chimp WhiteHouse. :scared: :puke: :cry:

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Paragon

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Mon Dec-15-03 07:27 PM
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2. Nope

Chauncy was a helluvalot more intelligent and kind than the current occupant.

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Kipper58

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Mon Dec-15-03 07:27 PM
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3. You're wrong - Chauncey was a kind, gentle man!

:hi:

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Cooley Hurd

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Mon Dec-15-03 07:29 PM
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4. Awesome movie! Yes, Chance (or Chauncey) is a good analogy...

If George W had any other surname besides Bush, he's be a gardener...

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acmavm

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Mon Dec-15-03 07:33 PM
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5. One of my favorite movies. Comparing Chauncey to Shrub is totally

unfair. And Chauncy got a hell of a lot more things right then Shrub has, and was truly a good, kind, gentle, moral person. Now does that sound President-Dead-From-The-Neck-Up?

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pippin

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Mon Dec-15-03 07:39 PM
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6. Movie was based on the book

by the Polish writer Jerzy Kosinski. It was published in 1971 and made into a movie in the late 70's. I used to think more of Ronald Regan when the book and movie first came out. Something eerily prophetic about Kozinski's books. His book called Steps is also scary about how societies are manipulated.

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oustemnow

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Tue Dec-16-03 01:01 AM
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11. Kosinsky..weird cat

I thought the Painted Bird and Devil Tree were pretty great, but then I read some of his other stuff and...oh well. He seemed to get really into writing these espionage books where the main point was that the protagonist was super-rich and could therefore accomplish anything. Seemed like a super-weird turn.

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kskiska

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Tue Dec-16-03 01:07 AM
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12. Yeah, Being There was pertinent to the Reagan years

It's taken on a whole new meaning with *, though. I do think the Reagan connection was more apt, since Chance was an innocent, and Reagan always gave off the aura of an innocent (though he wasn't). Everyone was so willing to believe that Ronnie knew nothing. The Chimp is mean and devious, nothing like Chance.

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littlejoe

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Mon Dec-15-03 08:06 PM
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7. I understand, and sympathize, but

it is insulting to poor Chauncey

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nuxvomica

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Tue Dec-16-03 12:18 AM
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8. Then you probably missed the last scene

No way Chauncey was like Shrub. Watch the last scene.

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kayleybeth

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Tue Dec-16-03 12:21 AM
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9. Great flick

but I think Chance is a better person that Smirk. Smarter too.

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elperromagico

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Tue Dec-16-03 01:01 AM
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10. How ironic. I just watched that the other night.

But no... Chauncey Gardiner actually made some sort of sense when he talked.

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Rabrrrrrr

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Tue Dec-16-03 01:08 AM
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13. Dude, Shrub is so far from being anywhere near the intellect

Edited on Tue Dec-16-03 01:08 AM by Rabrrrrrr

and good, moral persuasion and compassionate, honest nature of Chance the Gardener, that comparing the two is a total insult to Chance.

IMO.

No way in hell are the two alike. No way in hell.

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