Debate : 1824


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Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep) —Ed Jones
(...) Ok, I can see where you were coming from. (...) can (...) Elephant (...) the (...) While I do not deny that he perjured, my point is that the majority of Americans view that perjury as a non-perjury, and certainly not impeachable. And the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

	Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep) —Scott Edward Sanburn
	(...) Funny, Ed, that you consider if the public knows about law or not, is better than the judicial system? Public opinion does not weigh in the rule of law. Sorry. I would not want to be tried in that court, then. And since when did you guys worry (...) (25 years ago, 26-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

	Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep) —Ed Jones
	(...) Huh???? Public opinion does not weigh in the rule of law. (...) Wrong, public opinion has a whole lot to do with law. How do you think most laws get made/changed/deleted - public opinion warrants a change in the law. (...) Exactly who is "you (...) (25 years ago, 26-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

	Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep) —Mike Stanley
	(...) So if the majority of Americans decided that homosexuality was a jailable offense, you'd be all right with that? The law is the law, and until the law says something different, the opinions of a few thousand Americans asked for any given poll (...) (25 years ago, 26-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

	Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep) —Mike Stanley
	(...) Either you have a pretty funny sense of what art is or you've never seen some of the things the NEA has funded. The NRA can fall off the face of the planet as far as I'm concerned, but the NEA might as well join them for all the use I have for (...) (25 years ago, 26-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

	Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep) —Scott Edward Sanburn
	(...) Do you agree with the mob rule mentality, then? people should be tried on public opinion rather than a courtroom? So if I say you should be killed, and 500 other people want to, then it is OK? That is baffling! Just because the public opinion (...) (25 years ago, 27-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

	Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep) —Jeff Boen
	(...) uhhh.. pardom me if I.Q.s just dropped sharply while i was away (name that movie!)... but isn't that the definition of a little thing called democracy??? (first, let me state that the issue you spoke is irrelevant in my arguement, i don't want (...) (25 years ago, 27-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —Jeremy Sproat
		(...) "I may be an android, but I'm not stupid. (shaky grin)" "You're always saying that, Frost. You're always saying, 'I gotta bad feeling about this drop.' " Aliens! Wooo...ooo-hooo...ooo! :-, How about this one: "Life is pain. Anyone telling you (...) (25 years ago, 27-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

			Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —Adrian Drake
			I've got the two hard ones. The rest, well, someone else can deal with it. (...) The Princess Bride. Spoken by Westley to Buttercup on top of the ravine right before they head into the Fire Swamp. The line before is "You mock my pain" spoken by (...) (25 years ago, 27-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

				Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —Jeff Stembel
				(...) And that's a bad thing? ;) Jeff "Have fun storming the castle!" (25 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

		Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep) —Christopher L. Weeks
		(...) Aliens - Ripley's talking to the WY (The Corporation) inquest about the presence of aliens on LV-426 (or whatever). Right! That's big failing of a democracy. The majority gets to dictate. (...) Is it to be taken that you want marijuana to be (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

			Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep) —Jeff Boen
			(...) and who decides what is "just"... that is still a perception, subjective, something that can be defined by one's own opinion (or the agreed opinions of many, aka: "public opinion")... personally i think cops can start roadside executions for (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

	Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep) —Mike Stanley
	(...) This was written in response to Ed basically saying that because "a majority" of Americans believe what Clinton did was not commit perjury (since he was lying about his sex life, I guess) that we should somehow view the fact that he DID commit (...) (25 years ago, 28-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

	Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep) —Christopher L. Weeks
	<FH531u.BBy@lugnet.com> <37C88E50.5B325C68@eclipse.net> <FH7C2I.GF3@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Well, I and certain other reasonable people seem to agree. Let's just go with that. :-) (...) (25 years ago, 29-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

	Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —John Neal
	<FH531u.BBy@lugnet.com> <37C6EE83.FBFCE338@io.com> <FH54wB.Dtp@lugnet.com> <FHA9s5.25D@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) "As you wish!" (25 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

		Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —John DiRienzo
		John Neal wrote in message <37CAA1CE.47B63F90@u...st.net>... (...) <FHA9s5.25D@lugnet.com> (...) x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (...) it. (...) right (...) pain" (...) Inconceivable! -- Have fun! John AUCTION Page (More soon!) (URL) Page (URL) & (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

			Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —Jeff Stembel
			(...) "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." Jeff Too easy, but what the heck: "Because, unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent." (25 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

	Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —Adrian Drake
	<FH531u.BBy@lugnet.com> <37C6EE83.FBFCE338@io.com> <FH54wB.Dtp@lugnet.com> <FHA9s5.25D@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Of course not, it's one of my favorites. Now what we need is (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

	Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —Scott Edward Sanburn
	OK, here's one: "See that Armory? Run around it!" Scott S. (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

		Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —James Brown
		(...) Starship Troopers, one of the most liberal "let's see how huge we can make the gap between book and movie" movies out there. And on the same theme: (this one's a touch obscure) "You must move your house to the lee of the stone"(1) James (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

			Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —Jeff Stembel
			(...) One of my Childhood Favs: 'The Secret of NIMH'. I loved that film! :) Jeff P.S. Thanks for the clue (the footnote). ;) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

	Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —Scott Edward Sanburn
	James, Wow, I thought that was an obscure line. Yes, I know, I saw the movie first before reading the book, and it is very much off, but I still enjoyed it tremendously! (...) Liberal? Politically or the off-the-book? I thought it was a great (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

		Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —James Brown
		(...) the (...) Liberal as in "a very liberal interpretation" You'll get lots of different opinions of what the book's theme is, some of them quite different (mostly, I've noticed, dependant on whether the reviewer likes Heinlein or not), but I have (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

		Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —Larry Pieniazek
		(...) Really? I thought it was dreck. The book is a well written and thoughtful examination of what it would be like to organize a society around the principle that only those that have made a contribution to society (in the form of defense or (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

	Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —Scott Edward Sanburn
	Interesting description, it certainly has it faults, but I still like it. I don't know why, it is just me, I guess! :) Scott S. (...) Scott E. Sanburn CADD Operator, CADD Systems Administrator Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Ann Arbor, MI Work Page: (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

	Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —Scott Edward Sanburn
	(...) Oh, it wasn't a great movie, but I liked some of it. (Nowadays, that is all I can ask for!) I read the book after watching the movie, they are not similar. (...) As would I.... (...) Really? I did not pick the consumer part at all, the fascist (...) (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

	Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —Andrew Lynch
	James Brown wrote in message ... (...) of (...) I Loved "the Secret of NIMH", the book, that is. It was one of those books that I read when I was younger, and then when I tried to find it later in life, I had a devil of a time trying to find out the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

		Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —Jeremy Sproat
		(...) LOL I missed this post. Good movie. (...) "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" or something like that. Or was it "Mrs. Brisby..."? "Ms..."? I forget. Arg. I've read that book about a dozen times, too. Good read. (...) Yah, that was (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

	Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America) —Andrew Lynch
	Sproaticus wrote in message <37E265B1.5FCD18E@io.com>... <snip> (...) All (...) Waterworld (...) <snip> Hmmm... Now that you mention it, I'll ( grudgingly ) have to admit that he did a good job in "Dances with Wolves". And although I liked "Robin (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)