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"Doc Smartass" |
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26 May 2005 05:57:24 PM |
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Did they win? |
So...remember the big boycott of Disney a few years back? Was gonna put a
stranglehold, bring them to their knees, force them to see things the right
way...
http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-05-25
Christian Family Group Ends Disney Boycott
The Rev. Tim Wildmon announced Tuesday that his American Family Assn. has
decided to end its nine-year-old boycott of the Walt Disney Co. Wildmon
indicated that he was not calling off the boycott because of any
fundamental changes in Disney's policies, but because "there are so many
other issues we need to move on to and deal with that are taking our time
and energy." In a statement on the group's website, Wildmon added, "If
you're going to call for a boycott of a company -- if something has become
that serious -- you need to have all your resources behind it." Industry
analysts had said that the boycott had had absolutely no impact on Disney's
earnings.
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Dr. Smartass -- BAAWA Knight of Heckling -- a.a. #1939
You can't please everyone all the time; your tongue will get tired.
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| User: "Enkidu the Atheist" |
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26 May 2005 08:14:58 PM |
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Doc Smartass <gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> wrote in
news:Xns9662B724FC23Caskifyouwantit@216.77.188.18:
So...remember the big boycott of Disney a few years back? Was gonna
put a stranglehold, bring them to their knees, force them to see
things the right way...
http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-05-25
Christian Family Group Ends Disney Boycott
The Rev. Tim Wildmon announced Tuesday that his American Family Assn.
has decided to end its nine-year-old boycott of the Walt Disney Co.
Wildmon indicated that he was not calling off the boycott because of
any fundamental changes in Disney's policies, but because "there are
so many other issues we need to move on to and deal with that are
taking our time and energy." In a statement on the group's website,
Wildmon added, "If you're going to call for a boycott of a company --
if something has become that serious -- you need to have all your
resources behind it." Industry analysts had said that the boycott had
had absolutely no impact on Disney's earnings.
Disney's response was to hire a gay actress to star in a major picture.
--
Enkidu AA#2165
EAC Chaplin and ordained minister,
ULC, Modesto, CA
Hey, just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand!
-- Homer Simpson
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| User: "Clayton, The Whore Whisperer" |
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27 May 2005 01:51:18 AM |
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"Enkidu the Atheist" <Enkidu.the.Atheist@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9662B9B9C31F1255229@130.133.1.4...
Doc Smartass <gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> wrote in
news:Xns9662B724FC23Caskifyouwantit@216.77.188.18:
So...remember the big boycott of Disney a few years back? Was gonna
put a stranglehold, bring them to their knees, force them to see
things the right way...
http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-05-25
Christian Family Group Ends Disney Boycott
The Rev. Tim Wildmon announced Tuesday that his American Family Assn.
has decided to end its nine-year-old boycott of the Walt Disney Co.
Wildmon indicated that he was not calling off the boycott because of
any fundamental changes in Disney's policies, but because "there are
so many other issues we need to move on to and deal with that are
taking our time and energy." In a statement on the group's website,
Wildmon added, "If you're going to call for a boycott of a company --
if something has become that serious -- you need to have all your
resources behind it." Industry analysts had said that the boycott had
had absolutely no impact on Disney's earnings.
Disney's response was to hire a gay actress to star in a major picture.
I read some where they were going to remake "Oh God" with Ellen Degeneres in
the George Burns role. I don't know if that's still the case or whether it
was acurate in the first place....but wouldn't you just fucking love to see
the reactions of the fundies if it happened!!!!
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| User: "Gregory Gadow" |
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27 May 2005 08:36:52 AM |
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"Clayton, The ***** Whisperer" wrote:
"Enkidu the Atheist" <Enkidu.the.Atheist@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9662B9B9C31F1255229@130.133.1.4...
Doc Smartass <gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> wrote in
news:Xns9662B724FC23Caskifyouwantit@216.77.188.18:
So...remember the big boycott of Disney a few years back? Was gonna
put a stranglehold, bring them to their knees, force them to see
things the right way...
http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-05-25
Christian Family Group Ends Disney Boycott
The Rev. Tim Wildmon announced Tuesday that his American Family Assn.
has decided to end its nine-year-old boycott of the Walt Disney Co.
Wildmon indicated that he was not calling off the boycott because of
any fundamental changes in Disney's policies, but because "there are
so many other issues we need to move on to and deal with that are
taking our time and energy." In a statement on the group's website,
Wildmon added, "If you're going to call for a boycott of a company --
if something has become that serious -- you need to have all your
resources behind it." Industry analysts had said that the boycott had
had absolutely no impact on Disney's earnings.
Disney's response was to hire a gay actress to star in a major picture.
I read some where they were going to remake "Oh God" with Ellen Degeneres in
the George Burns role. I don't know if that's still the case or whether it
was acurate in the first place....but wouldn't you just fucking love to see
the reactions of the fundies if it happened!!!!
The original was funny in a cornball, 1970s style. A new one done now, in this
political climate, with Ellen as God... where can I buy advanced tickets?
--
Gregory Gadow
techbear@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe
in one fewer god than you do. When you understand
why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you
will understand why I dismiss yours."
-Stephen F. Roberts
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| User: "Sour Clayton and Chives Flavoured Pringles...POP" |
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27 May 2005 06:46:39 PM |
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"Gregory Gadow" <techbear@serv.net> wrote in message
news:42972274.20211F24@serv.net...
"Clayton, The ***** Whisperer" wrote:
"Enkidu the Atheist" <Enkidu.the.Atheist@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9662B9B9C31F1255229@130.133.1.4...
Doc Smartass <gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> wrote in
news:Xns9662B724FC23Caskifyouwantit@216.77.188.18:
So...remember the big boycott of Disney a few years back? Was gonna
put a stranglehold, bring them to their knees, force them to see
things the right way...
http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-05-25
Christian Family Group Ends Disney Boycott
The Rev. Tim Wildmon announced Tuesday that his American Family
Assn.
has decided to end its nine-year-old boycott of the Walt Disney Co.
Wildmon indicated that he was not calling off the boycott because of
any fundamental changes in Disney's policies, but because "there are
so many other issues we need to move on to and deal with that are
taking our time and energy." In a statement on the group's website,
Wildmon added, "If you're going to call for a boycott of a
company --
if something has become that serious -- you need to have all your
resources behind it." Industry analysts had said that the boycott
had
had absolutely no impact on Disney's earnings.
Disney's response was to hire a gay actress to star in a major
picture.
I read some where they were going to remake "Oh God" with Ellen
Degeneres in
the George Burns role. I don't know if that's still the case or whether
it
was acurate in the first place....but wouldn't you just fucking love to
see
the reactions of the fundies if it happened!!!!
The original was funny in a cornball, 1970s style. A new one done now, in
this
political climate, with Ellen as God... where can I buy advanced tickets?
This is from last year, so I'm not sure if it's still going ahead. Couldn't
find anything more up to date.
http://movieweb.com/news/news.php?id=4942
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| User: "DanielSan" |
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26 May 2005 08:21:56 PM |
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Enkidu the Atheist wrote:
Doc Smartass <gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> wrote in
news:Xns9662B724FC23Caskifyouwantit@216.77.188.18:
So...remember the big boycott of Disney a few years back? Was gonna
put a stranglehold, bring them to their knees, force them to see
things the right way...
http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-05-25
Christian Family Group Ends Disney Boycott
The Rev. Tim Wildmon announced Tuesday that his American Family Assn.
has decided to end its nine-year-old boycott of the Walt Disney Co.
Wildmon indicated that he was not calling off the boycott because of
any fundamental changes in Disney's policies, but because "there are
so many other issues we need to move on to and deal with that are
taking our time and energy." In a statement on the group's website,
Wildmon added, "If you're going to call for a boycott of a company --
if something has become that serious -- you need to have all your
resources behind it." Industry analysts had said that the boycott had
had absolutely no impact on Disney's earnings.
Disney's response was to hire a gay actress to star in a major picture.
Just keep swimmin', just keep swimmin', just keep swimmin', swimmin',
swimmin'. What do we do? We swim, swim, swim.
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| User: "" |
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27 May 2005 02:42:18 AM |
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Doc Smartass wrote:
So...remember the big boycott of Disney a few years back? Was gonna put a
stranglehold, bring them to their knees, force them to see things the right
way...
http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-05-25
Christian Family Group Ends Disney Boycott
The Rev. Tim Wildmon announced Tuesday that his American Family Assn. has
decided to end its nine-year-old boycott of the Walt Disney Co. Wildmon
indicated that he was not calling off the boycott because of any
fundamental changes in Disney's policies, but because "there are so many
other issues we need to move on to and deal with that are taking our time
and energy." In a statement on the group's website, Wildmon added, "If
you're going to call for a boycott of a company -- if something has become
that serious -- you need to have all your resources behind it."
How much in the way of resources does it take to NOT buy something?
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| User: "stoney" |
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29 May 2005 06:58:41 PM |
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On 27 May 2005 00:42:18 -0700, wrote:
Doc Smartass wrote:
So...remember the big boycott of Disney a few years back? Was gonna put a
stranglehold, bring them to their knees, force them to see things the right
way...
http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-05-25
Christian Family Group Ends Disney Boycott
The Rev. Tim Wildmon announced Tuesday that his American Family Assn. has
decided to end its nine-year-old boycott of the Walt Disney Co. Wildmon
indicated that he was not calling off the boycott because of any
fundamental changes in Disney's policies, but because "there are so many
other issues we need to move on to and deal with that are taking our time
and energy." In a statement on the group's website, Wildmon added, "If
you're going to call for a boycott of a company -- if something has become
that serious -- you need to have all your resources behind it."
How much in the way of resources does it take to NOT buy something?
I see you caught that, too. (still laughing at the cretins)
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "" |
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26 May 2005 10:26:51 PM |
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Doc Smartass wrote:
So...remember the big boycott of Disney a few years back? Was gonna put a
stranglehold, bring them to their knees, force them to see things the right
way...
http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-05-25
Christian Family Group Ends Disney Boycott
The Rev. Tim Wildmon announced Tuesday that his American Family Assn. has
decided to end its nine-year-old boycott of the Walt Disney Co. Wildmon
indicated that he was not calling off the boycott because of any
fundamental changes in Disney's policies, but because "there are so many
other issues we need to move on to and deal with that are taking our time
and energy." In a statement on the group's website, Wildmon added, "If
you're going to call for a boycott of a company -- if something has become
that serious -- you need to have all your resources behind it." Industry
analysts had said that the boycott had had absolutely no impact on Disney's
earnings.
I don't buy Disney, but not to boycott them. I don't buy their
stuff for the same reason I don't pop music: it's crap. Maybe
if the xianazis had focused on Disney's commercial pandering and
lousy products, they might have gotten some support.
Also on the same IMDB news page were two other interesting items:
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No Controversy Over This Year's 'Nightline' Memorial
ABC News said on Tuesday that it has heard no response from
conservatives to its announcement that on Monday's Memorial
Day edition of Nightline it plans to read aloud the names
of some 900 Americans who have been killed in Iraq during
the past year. When it aired a similar program a year ago,
some conservatives attacked it as an effort to undermine
the U.S. war effort, and ABC affiliates owned by Sinclair
Group refused to carry the broadcast. In an interview with
today's (Wednesday) Philadelphia Inquirer, Nightline exec
producer Tom Bettag remarked: "I'm happy to say we haven't
heard anything from the affiliates or the Sinclair Group.
It was a major issue last time, which concerned us. We
don't expect to draw much fire. The show was deeply
misunderstood last year."
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You don't suppose the lack of "outrage" _this year_ has anything
to do with Americans waking up to reality and the pointless deaths
of these soldiers, do you? Naaahhh....
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CNN Anchor Worries About Viewers Seeking News They Agree With
CNN anchor Aaron Brown has expressed concern that television
viewers may be gravitating to newscasts that present opinions
with which they agree. In an interview with the Minneapolis-
St. Paul-based Rake magazine, Brown described the drift as
"very dangerous" for democracy. He said that while rival Fox
News Channel may represent part of the problem, "I hear it on
the left all the time, too. ... It's not enough to just say,
'They lied to us about the intelligence, ' for example. Rarely
are things that clear. Because I'm in the business of
presenting complicated stuff in the most objective way I can,
my world would be a lot easier if people sat back and listened
to the range of argument, and did it in a kind of civil way
rather than [saying], 'He's an idiot, ' or, 'He's a traitor, '
or, 'He's a *****.' These are all things I've probably been
called today - over nothing. [And] this has been a good day!"
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Aaron Clown considers himself from the "left"? That just goes to
show how far right the US is in general. Most "conservatives" in
Canada and Europe are to the left of the Dumbocrats.
Bob Dog
Atheist #153 = 1^3 + 5^3 + 3^3
EAC's chief cook and brainwasher
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"You won't find any opposition to the idea of evolution among
sophisticated, educated theologians. It comes from an
exceedingly retarded, primitive version of religion, which
unfortunately is at present undergoing an epidemic in the
United States."
- Richard Dawkins
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| User: "LisaKay" |
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27 May 2005 09:57:15 AM |
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<snip>
I don't buy Disney, but not to boycott them. I don't buy their
stuff for the same reason I don't pop music: it's crap. Maybe
if the xianazis had focused on Disney's commercial pandering and
lousy products, they might have gotten some support.
<snip>
As mentioned by a previous poster... Ellen's role in Finding Nemo is
priceless. The movie is very good, especially if you have kids. Yes
it is mostly crap, but this movie doesn't even have female characters
with three inch waists and 5 inch eyes! IMO you should consider
renting it. :-)
-LisaKay
aa #2054
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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27 May 2005 07:06:10 PM |
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In article <1117205835.521358.92810@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
LisaKay2054@hotmail.com says...
As mentioned by a previous poster... Ellen's role in Finding Nemo is
priceless. The movie is very good, especially if you have kids. Yes
it is mostly crap, but this movie doesn't even have female characters
with three inch waists and 5 inch eyes! IMO you should consider
renting it. :-)
Yeah, my son loves it (he's 9). But it is important to note that it's a
Pixar movie, not a Disney movie. Disney just distributed it, and paid
for some of the costs. Pixar wrote, made and "filmed" it.
Cheers,
TGHO
--
The Great Hairy One,
BAAWA all night long
SMASHing it to the masses
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CEO EAC Roleplaying Division
Roleplay. Just do it.
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| User: "LisaKay" |
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28 May 2005 09:13:05 AM |
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The Great Hairy One wrote:
In article <1117205835.521358.92810@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
LisaKay2054@hotmail.com says...
As mentioned by a previous poster... Ellen's role in Finding Nemo is
priceless. The movie is very good, especially if you have kids. Yes
it is mostly crap, but this movie doesn't even have female characters
with three inch waists and 5 inch eyes! IMO you should consider
renting it. :-)
Yeah, my son loves it (he's 9). But it is important to note that it's a
Pixar movie, not a Disney movie. Disney just distributed it, and paid
for some of the costs. Pixar wrote, made and "filmed" it.
Cheers,
TGHO
That's a good point. All the good recent Disney films were really
Pixar films. Toy Story (another great one) comes to mind.
-LisaKay
aa #2054
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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31 May 2005 04:58:59 AM |
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In article <1117289585.616447.290350@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
LisaKay2054@hotmail.com says...
That's a good point. All the good recent Disney films were really
Pixar films. Toy Story (another great one) comes to mind.
I'm waiting to see what happens when Pixar completes their contract with
Disney. That will be interesting, considering that most of Disney's
money comes from Pixar movies.
--
The Great Hairy One,
BAAWA it all over!
And a SMASHing good time for all of us
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CEO EAC Roleplaying Division
Roleplaying isn't just a lifestyle
It's a higher calling.
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| User: "LisaKay" |
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27 May 2005 01:11:09 PM |
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LisaKay wrote:
<snip>
I don't buy Disney, but not to boycott them. I don't buy their
stuff for the same reason I don't pop music: it's crap. Maybe
if the xianazis had focused on Disney's commercial pandering and
lousy products, they might have gotten some support.
<snip>
As mentioned by a previous poster... Ellen's role in Finding Nemo is
priceless. The movie is very good, especially if you have kids. Yes
it
(Disney)
is mostly crap, but this movie doesn't even have female characters
with three inch waists and 5 inch eyes! IMO you should consider
renting it. :-)
-LisaKay
aa #2054
Oops!
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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27 May 2005 07:12:47 AM |
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In our last episode <Xns9662B724FC23Caskifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>, Doc
Smartass pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
So...remember the big boycott of Disney a few years back? Was gonna put a
stranglehold, bring them to their knees, force them to see things the
right way...
http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-05-25
Christian Family Group Ends Disney Boycott
The Rev. Tim Wildmon announced Tuesday that his American Family Assn. has
decided to end its nine-year-old boycott of the Walt Disney Co. Wildmon
indicated that he was not calling off the boycott because of any
fundamental changes in Disney's policies, but because "there are so many
other issues we need to move on to and deal with that are taking our time
and energy." In a statement on the group's website, Wildmon added, "If
you're going to call for a boycott of a company -- if something has become
that serious -- you need to have all your resources behind it." Industry
analysts had said that the boycott had had absolutely no impact on
Disney's earnings.
Huh. Anything *but admit it was an abject, total, absolute *failure...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
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"Come to think of it, there are already a million
monkeys on a million typewriters, and the Usenet
is NOTHING like Shakespeare!" -- Blair Houghton
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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27 May 2005 07:21:18 AM |
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In our last episode <Xns9662B724FC23Caskifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>, Doc
Smartass pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
The Rev. Tim Wildmon announced Tuesday that his American Family Assn.
has decided to end its nine-year-old boycott of the Walt Disney Co.
So far, I can't find *any reference to Disney or the boycott on the site.
Did find this funny little bit though:
http://www.afa.net/homosexual_agenda/GetArticle.asp?id=144
"As surreal as it seems, homosexual activists have succeeded in deceiving
America and legal 'gay' marriage licenses will be issued beginning today
in Massachusetts....
"'D' Day is what many are calling it -- 'Destruction of Marriage Day.' Yet
it's so much more. America has arrogantly declared war against the God of
all creation and I'm sure it will draw a quick and appropriate heavenly
response."
A "quick and appropriate heavenly response" eh? Funny thing, the story is
dated May 17, 2004...
(I guess a thousand quicks is like unto a one quick to the lard?)
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
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"Come to think of it, there are already a million
monkeys on a million typewriters, and the Usenet
is NOTHING like Shakespeare!" -- Blair Houghton
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26 May 2005 06:24:36 PM |
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TV's Doc Smartass wrote:
So...remember the big boycott of Disney a few years back? Was gonna put a
stranglehold, bring them to their knees, force them to see things the
right
way...
http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-05-25
Christian Family Group Ends Disney Boycott
The Rev. Tim Wildmon announced Tuesday that his American Family Assn. has
decided to end its nine-year-old boycott of the Walt Disney Co.
I thought the AFA's fuhrer was named *Don* Wildmon. I'm guessing he passed
the torch to his son. Is it any wonder that these kook organizations can't
find anybody outside their immediate family to continue their legacy of
hate?
--
Beliefs are dangerous. Beliefs allow the mind to stop functioning.
A non-functioning mind is clinically dead. Believe in nothing.
- Maynard James Keenan
The belief in the Christian god... is an appalling nightmare. I reject
the notion that the whole universe was created by this kind of evil
creature who would create such a thing. - Anthony Flew, March 22, 2005
aa #2133
ap #19
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