Comments on: Taxi to the Dark Side director working on Abramoff film. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:55:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Saint Augustine http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280810 Saint Augustine Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:19:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280810 Gee, the quality of these troll is horrendous. I suspect they're in training for the fall campaign, either that or just they're plain stupid. Perhaps the rethugs are building up their troops for a surge in the fall, but like with the military troops they've lowered their standards in order to get enlistees. Gee, the quality of these troll is horrendous. I suspect they’re in training for the fall campaign, either that or just they’re plain stupid. Perhaps the rethugs are building up their troops for a surge in the fall, but like with the military troops they’ve lowered their standards in order to get enlistees.

]]> By: writechic http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280809 writechic Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:17:39 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280809 I hope Gibney includes the bit about Governor Bob Riley taking campaign money to oppose casinos in Alabama from Abramoff's Indian clients in Mississippi. I hope Gibney includes the bit about Governor Bob Riley taking campaign money to oppose casinos in Alabama from Abramoff’s Indian clients in Mississippi.

]]> By: StratRat http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280774 StratRat Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:29:05 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280774 <em>Get Up, Stand Up! Comment by dbadass</em> I really miss Bob Marley... Get Up, Stand Up!

Comment by dbadass

I really miss Bob Marley…

]]> By: dbadass http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280714 dbadass Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:37:05 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280714 The government doesn’t provide any rights. Comment by VA Voter — February 26, 2008 @ 5:55 pm Get Up, Stand Up! The government doesn’t provide any rights.

Comment by VA Voter — February 26, 2008 @ 5:55 pm

Get Up, Stand Up!

]]> By: The Dogfather http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280675 The Dogfather Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:15:20 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280675 <em>Ahhhh… the quality of the Virginia educational system makes itself apparent once again. Comment by Marcus Aurelius — February 26, 2008 @ 5:17 pm </em> MA: watch out how broad a brush you use there -- there's plenty of us Virginians who are proud of the educational system we offer here in our Commonwealth, notwithstanding that we turn out a few twits every so often like VA Voter. BTW, VA Voter -- how do you like the fact that we're continuing to turn VA from red to purple, and next to blue this fall by electing a new Senator Warner, giving us both US Senate seats, the governorship, and the state Senate as well? Must be time for you to move further south -- like perhaps Nicaragua? Ahhhh… the quality of the Virginia educational system makes itself apparent once again. Comment by Marcus Aurelius — February 26, 2008 @ 5:17 pm

MA: watch out how broad a brush you use there — there’s plenty of us Virginians who are proud of the educational system we offer here in our Commonwealth, notwithstanding that we turn out a few twits every so often like VA Voter.

BTW, VA Voter — how do you like the fact that we’re continuing to turn VA from red to purple, and next to blue this fall by electing a new Senator Warner, giving us both US Senate seats, the governorship, and the state Senate as well? Must be time for you to move further south — like perhaps Nicaragua?

]]> By: belac http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280657 belac Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:06:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280657 Comment by Badger — February 26, 2008 @ 6:01 pm Thanks Badger, I'm on cold medicine and I don't think I'm expressing myself very clearly today... Comment by Badger — February 26, 2008 @ 6:01 pm

Thanks Badger, I’m on cold medicine and I don’t think I’m expressing myself very clearly today…

]]> By: Badger http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280648 Badger Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:01:51 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280648 One more thing about Stalinist Russia....Stalin's darling was a crackpot agronomist Trofim Lysenko. He didn't believe in Darwin's theories, evolutiion, or even the significance of Chromosomes. He succeeded in purging scientific thought throughout the Soviet Union in the 1920's and 1930's....setting back advances in genetics, and sending pro-evolution scientists to the Gulag's. As a consequence...many drug resistant germs originated in the Soviet Union. One more thing about Stalinist Russia….Stalin’s darling was a crackpot agronomist Trofim Lysenko. He didn’t believe in Darwin’s theories, evolutiion, or even the significance of Chromosomes. He succeeded in purging scientific thought throughout the Soviet Union in the 1920’s and 1930’s….setting back advances in genetics, and sending pro-evolution scientists to the Gulag’s.

As a consequence…many drug resistant germs originated in the Soviet Union.

]]> By: Jeremy in Denver http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280646 Jeremy in Denver Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:01:21 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280646 sn’t it wonderful that Gibney and Moore live in a country where the form of government we have provides for the freedom to produce these films? Comment by Gin — February 26, 2008 @ 5:40 pm The government doesn’t provide any rights. Comment by VA Voter — February 26, 2008 @ 5:55 pm ---- Hey, VA Voter. He's actually on your side. He was trying to be snarky...we caught it, but not only did you not catch it, you also thought he was being serious. Pure comedy... sn’t it wonderful that Gibney and Moore live in a country where the form of government we have provides for the freedom to produce these films?

Comment by Gin — February 26, 2008 @ 5:40 pm

The government doesn’t provide any rights.

Comment by VA Voter — February 26, 2008 @ 5:55 pm
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Hey, VA Voter. He’s actually on your side. He was trying to be snarky…we caught it, but not only did you not catch it, you also thought he was being serious.

Pure comedy…

]]> By: belac http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280643 belac Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:00:40 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280643 The government doesn’t provide any rights. Comment by VA Voter — February 26, 2008 @ 5:55 pm But it does provide contracts... contracts that people are willing to bribe elected officials for... and then cover up and then be exposed by a film because their government is too spineless to expose them... and then those people have a trial with a government provided judge and jury... and then those people spend a long time in a government provided orange jump suit... The government doesn’t provide any rights.

Comment by VA Voter — February 26, 2008 @ 5:55 pm

But it does provide contracts… contracts that people are willing to bribe elected officials for… and then cover up and then be exposed by a film because their government is too spineless to expose them… and then those people have a trial with a government provided judge and jury… and then those people spend a long time in a government provided orange jump suit…

]]> By: tombaker http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280634 tombaker Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:57:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280634 ...but it does provide plenty of wrongs these days thanks, republican'ts! …but it does provide plenty of wrongs these days

thanks, republican’ts!

]]> By: VA Voter http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280631 VA Voter Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:55:23 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280631 sn’t it wonderful that Gibney and Moore live in a country where the form of government we have provides for the freedom to produce these films? Comment by Gin — February 26, 2008 @ 5:40 pm The government doesn't provide any rights. sn’t it wonderful that Gibney and Moore live in a country where the form of government we have provides for the freedom to produce these films?

Comment by Gin — February 26, 2008 @ 5:40 pm

The government doesn’t provide any rights.

]]> By: tombaker http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280621 tombaker Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:51:08 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280621 Gin - in case you didn't know - there are lots of other countries in the world that allow freedom of speech and the press. 200 years ago, that might've been a "claim to fame", but now it's a tired excuse trotted out by cornered Righties to defend their shamelessness and their anti-democratic lust for total control. And, before you get too self-congratulatory about the proliferation of free-speaking nations - we didn't invent it, we copied it.... From the French. Gin – in case you didn’t know – there are lots of other countries in the world that allow freedom of speech and the press. 200 years ago, that might’ve been a “claim to fame”, but now it’s a tired excuse trotted out by cornered Righties to defend their shamelessness and their anti-democratic lust for total control.

And, before you get too self-congratulatory about the proliferation of free-speaking nations – we didn’t invent it, we copied it….

From the French.

]]> By: Lefty Patriot http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280619 Lefty Patriot Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:50:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280619 sn’t it wonderful that Gibney and Moore live in a country where the form of government we have provides for the freedom to produce these films? Comment by Gin — February 26, 2008 @ 5:40 pm Recommend (0) | Report Abuse What's your point? That you don't like the Constitution? sn’t it wonderful that Gibney and Moore live in a country where the form of government we have provides for the freedom to produce these films?

Comment by Gin — February 26, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
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What’s your point? That you don’t like the Constitution?

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280615 RUCerious Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:50:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280615 Well, this oughta be gooooood!! Well, this oughta be gooooood!!

]]> By: belac http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280610 belac Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:48:51 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280610 Does anyone have any idea what in the hell this person is ranting about? It makes no sense to me. Am I missing something? Comment by bilbobaggins — February 26, 2008 @ 5:40 pm I was replying to VA assertion that we have HARDLY been living Animal Farm for the past seven years... wasn't very clear, I know- but my point was that for all the Right Wings insistence that the Left Wing yearns to live in a Soviet State, it is the right wing whose desperate need to CONTROL: history, politics, reproduction, etc. ad nauseam is most like the Stalinist Russia... Does anyone have any idea what in the hell this person is ranting about? It makes no sense to me. Am I missing something?

Comment by bilbobaggins — February 26, 2008 @ 5:40 pm

I was replying to VA assertion that we have HARDLY been living Animal Farm for the past seven years… wasn’t very clear, I know- but my point was that for all the Right Wings insistence that the Left Wing yearns to live in a Soviet State, it is the right wing whose desperate need to CONTROL: history, politics, reproduction, etc. ad nauseam is most like the Stalinist Russia…

]]> By: joe cantwell http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280599 joe cantwell Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:44:40 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280599 Comment by Gin — February 26, 2008 @ 5:40 pm freedom of speech is guaranteed by the constitution. Comment by Gin — February 26, 2008 @ 5:40 pm

freedom of speech is guaranteed by the constitution.

]]> By: bilbobaggins http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280594 bilbobaggins Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:43:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280594 <em>Isn’t it wonderful that Gibney and Moore live in a country where the form of government we have provides for the freedom to produce these films?</em> If George Bush has his way and declares martial law, I expect that these people will find themselves some place like Gitmo and we will see no more expose films. Isn’t it wonderful that Gibney and Moore live in a country where the form of government we have provides for the freedom to produce these films?

If George Bush has his way and declares martial law, I expect that these people will find themselves some place like Gitmo and we will see no more expose films.

]]> By: bilbobaggins http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280586 bilbobaggins Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:40:56 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280586 <em>Comment by belac — February 26, 2008 @ 5:20 pm</em> Does anyone have any idea what in the hell this person is ranting about? It makes no sense to me. Am I missing something? Comment by belac — February 26, 2008 @ 5:20 pm

Does anyone have any idea what in the hell this person is ranting about? It makes no sense to me. Am I missing something?

]]> By: Badger http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280557 Badger Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:32:11 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280557 Lemme try that again. For an excellent background story about the McCain/Abramoff coverup, check out Dengre"s blog at daily kos: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/23/03912/3990/390/462347 Lemme try that again. For an excellent background story about the McCain/Abramoff coverup, check out Dengre”s blog at daily kos:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/23/03912/3990/390/462347

]]> By: tombaker http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/comment-page-1/#comment-4280543 tombaker Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:27:24 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/26/taxi-to-the-dark-side-director-working-on-abramoff-film/#comment-4280543 is someone here to defend Abramoff? is that what I'm hearing?? VA - why bother voting if you're in favor of a bought-and-paid-for government run by corporate boards and lobbyists?? maybe you should switch to "VA Subject", and just worship quietly at the feet of your Plutocrat masters. is someone here to defend Abramoff?

is that what I’m hearing??

VA – why bother voting if you’re in favor of a bought-and-paid-for government run by corporate boards and lobbyists??

maybe you should switch to “VA Subject”, and just worship quietly at the feet of your Plutocrat masters.

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