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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rick who wrote (44185)	7/31/2004 4:57:07 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Respond to of 59480

It would appear that tomorrow will be one of those rare occasions where I will be able to enjoy a Maureen Dowd column. DOWD: KERRY CONVENTION LIKE 'GILLIGAN'S ISLAND' Sat Jul 31 2004 14:08:25 2004 "Given that the Kerry convention featured a skipper brave and sure, a first mate who makes others comfortable, a millionaire called "Lovey" by her spouse, two pretty young Kerry castaways and a movie star (the ubiquitously annoying Ben Affleck), I suppose we should be grateful that Camp Kerry didn't introduce the nominee with the "Gilligan's Island" theme song." So mocks NYT TIMES Op-Ed Queen, and soon to be bestselling author, Maurren Dowd. "Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip." Dowd is set to fire off her latest Sunday column to the unwashed media savvy. "At least Teresa Heinz Kerry kept her subliminal message simple: She wore a ketchup-red suit to introduce the second senator in her life. "Her husband, as usual, went overboard. The Democratic convention, which was focus-group-dial-a-metered to death, needed a dose of dramamine." Impacting...

To: Rick who wrote (44185)	7/31/2004 5:02:57 PM
From: sandintoes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

I don't remember that, but it does remind me of the movie, The Mouse That Roared...declare war on the US, lose and accept billions in foreign aid... It starred Peter Sellers the spoof king. us.imdb.com Plot Summary for Mouse That Roared, The (1959) The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force to New York (armed with longbows) which arrives during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets. Wandering about to find someone to surrender to, they discover a scientist with a special ultimate weapon that can destroy the Earth. When they capture him and his bomb they are faced with a new possibility: What do you do when you win a war? Summary written by John Vogel {jvogel@dgs.dgsys.com} The best laid plans of mice and men ... A cold war satire emphasising the new emerged American Superpower's use of foreign aid to buy friends and keep then away from the USSR's influence. Peter Sellers, as the scheming Prime Minister of Grand Fenwick, plots with Peter Sellers, as the scheming Grand Duchess, to declare war on the USA, lose and get that foreign aid. Unfortunately, they forget to tell Peter Sellers, as Tully Bascombe, commander of their mediaeval army. This honourable man does his best for his country and through a series of unbelievable circumstances (well, this is a comedy) to win. Now, who has to give aid to whom? Summary written by garryq us.imdb.com