Death to the Death Penalty - Democratic Underground

MiddleFingerMom

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Sat Jul-17-10 12:25 PM
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Death to the Death Penalty

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwIAHFK0E7o
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proteus_lives

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Sat Jul-17-10 12:50 PM
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1. Wow. That totally changed my position on the death penalty.

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SunnySong

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Sat Jul-17-10 12:51 PM
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2. At least it wasn't that David Gale movie. nt

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Heidi

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Sat Jul-17-10 02:20 PM
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4. Great film, but I'm not surprised that you in particular deride it.

Edited on Sat Jul-17-10 02:24 PM by Heidi

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proteus_lives

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Sat Jul-17-10 02:59 PM
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6. Dead Man Walking was better.

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Heidi

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Sat Jul-17-10 03:07 PM
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8. Did someone say it wasn't?

The Thin Blue Line (documentary, 1988) was very good, too, but that doesn't devalue The Life of David Gale.

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SunnySong

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Sat Jul-17-10 06:21 PM
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18. Actually it is the acting, direction and writing that devalue The Life of David Gale. nt

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SunnySong

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Sat Jul-17-10 06:18 PM
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16. I thought it was pretty silly... of course it famously gave Roger Ebert rabies

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030221/REVIEWS/302210304/1023

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MiddleFingerMom

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Sat Jul-17-10 01:31 PM
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3. It pretty obviously wasn't designed to change anyone's MIND...

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...the message was this:
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"139 countries have wiped out the death
penalty. Only 58 are left to convince."
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" Join us at www.amnesty.fr "
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It was simply a call-to-action... not an argument.
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In any case, powerful and beautiful.
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proteus_lives

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Sat Jul-17-10 03:01 PM
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7. "In any case, powerful and beautiful"

I disagree. I could compose the same message with a bag of army men and a microwave.

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Heidi

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Sat Jul-17-10 03:08 PM
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9. But you haven't, have you?

:hi:

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proteus_lives

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Sat Jul-17-10 03:09 PM
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11. Not since I was 9.

And I didn't have an overwrought political reason for doing it.

:hi:

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MiddleFingerMom

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Sat Jul-17-10 03:09 PM
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10. But they did... and you didn't.

Edited on Sat Jul-17-10 03:14 PM by MiddleFingerMom

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Someone who posts such snarkily derisive posts about the works of others...
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...can ALWAYS be counted on to be quite successfully creative themeselves.
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I admire YOUR work.
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(edit) I just saw your use of the word "overwrought".
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overwrought: extremely or excessively excited or agitated
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Methinks your problem is with the abolition of the death
penalty... and it's coming out as a "serious" critique of
the work.
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proteus_lives

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Sat Jul-17-10 03:15 PM
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12. How can you admire my work beyond DU?

Did I forget about PMs we have shared?

Have I shared my creative (both personal and professional) history with you?

Must have been a really boring conversation for me forget about it so quickly.

"Someone who posts such snarkily derisive posts about the works of others..."

Dude, you post things expect nothing but positive feedback? What lounge have you been going to? :rofl:

I didn't like it, thought it was silly and made fun of it.

Look me in the eye. You've never done that? hmmmmmm?

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MiddleFingerMom

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Sat Jul-17-10 03:16 PM
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13. Please lighten up, Francis -- this isn't GD.

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proteus_lives

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Sat Jul-17-10 04:41 PM
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15. Methinks you should take your own advice.

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SunnySong

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Sat Jul-17-10 06:20 PM
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17. Maybe he thinks you are like Guy Pearce in Memento.. nt

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Heidi

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Sat Jul-17-10 02:21 PM
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5. Excellent video.

:thumbsup:

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Call Me Wesley

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Sat Jul-17-10 03:21 PM
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14. Great video.

Here's a list of the countries which outlawed the Death Penalty, and the ones which still have it.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0777460.html

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