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Wal-Mart and Brokeback Mountain. . . .
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Posted on 03/30/2006 7:27:59 PM PST by Salgak

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41 posted on 03/31/2006 6:55:48 AM PST by Fintan (Hey, you can't make this stuff up.)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
forced to be fettered

I think you might be a homo.

42 posted on 03/31/2006 6:57:54 AM PST by Huck
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To: Protagoras

Sounds very gay.


43 posted on 03/31/2006 7:01:18 AM PST by Huck
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To: Huck
Sounds very gay.

I guess, I wrote the review without seeing the movie.

I can't imagine it being entertaining to me.

I did see "Inside Man" the other day. I don't go to the movies much. I thought it was very entertaining.

44 posted on 03/31/2006 7:18:54 AM PST by Protagoras (The world is full of successful idiots and genius failures.)
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I rent via netflix. just watched walk the line last night. it was pretty good. i have to admit, i found witherspoon's june carter very charming. i'm not a big fan of joaquin pheonix. he seems like a fruitcake. maybe the movie was realistic, but i thought they really made jc out to be a pathetic loser. i dunno. it might have really been that bad. really wasn't impressed at all with joaguin. but i did dig reese.


45 posted on 03/31/2006 7:40:32 AM PST by Huck
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"Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites--in proportion as their love of justice is above their rapacity;--in proportion as their soundness and sobriety of understanding is above their vanity and presumption;--in proportion as they are more disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise and good, in preference to the flattery of knaves. Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon the will and appetite is placed somewhere: and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without. It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds can not be free. Their passions forge their fetters." -- Edmund Burke
46 posted on 03/31/2006 7:52:56 AM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

You're definitely a homo.


47 posted on 03/31/2006 8:06:43 AM PST by Huck
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To: linda_22003
Are people going to be forced to buy it?

What has that to do with anything? No one is accusing Wal-Mart of forcing people to buy that pro-homo propaganda. I did point out that pushing such garbage in Geneva, Alabama was not a wise business move.

Maybe in San Francisco it would be.

48 posted on 03/31/2006 10:48:26 AM PST by yarddog
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To: Huck

I believe homosexuals are the ones arguing against moral chains, which according to Edmund Burke leaves them unqualified for civil liberty. I'm sorry that's beyond your comprehension.


49 posted on 03/31/2006 11:51:04 AM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

This might interest you.

http://www.asid.org/


American Society of Interior Designers


50 posted on 03/31/2006 11:54:31 AM PST by Huck
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To: Huck

I know you think you are being cute and funny, but you're mistaken. Inappropriate ridicule is a common diversion when an immature and arrogant person has no better reply. Your ridiculous charge is a fine example of that. For me to reply further to you would be a waste of my time.


51 posted on 03/31/2006 12:05:44 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
For me to reply further to you would be a waste of my time.

Your mind works at glacial speed.

52 posted on 03/31/2006 12:16:35 PM PST by Huck
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Brokeback Mountain is not for everyone but has proven a hit with people who have above average intelligence.
To date, the movie has made over 82.5 Million domestically, and over $150 million worldwide total. I expect that figure to double once people too shy to go to the theaters, begin buying the DVD...

Walmart, by the way, sells same sex wedding cards in the UK so the stand they take is based on the overall general values of their communities. Do your opinions reflect this or a fringe of opinion? Based on the appeal and success of Brokeback nationwide, your tirades appear to be in the minority. Boycotts have neglible effect: Disney didn't care (funny how the boycott of Disney ended with the release of Narnia!); Kraft could care less nor does Ford. Historically, conservative Americans have always supported freedom of expression and individuality.


53 posted on 04/01/2006 8:33:42 PM PST by Pug
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To: Pug

You're a little light in the loafers.


54 posted on 04/02/2006 6:11:16 AM PDT by Huck (All things in moderation, including moderation.)
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To: Huck

Whoa! That did take a whole lot of thought...I am impressed. So, if I were African American, I guess you would say I was full of watermelon?

Light in the loafers...got to remember that one. Do NOT see BBM, you know damn well you might either turn queer or cry ;-).


55 posted on 04/02/2006 6:46:12 AM PDT by Pug
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To: Pug

You won't be here long. Trolls don't last very long.


56 posted on 04/02/2006 6:50:30 AM PDT by Huck (All things in moderation, including moderation.)
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To: Huck

Who's trolling whom? I commented on a post you did and you didn't like it and keep coming back. Could care less..I made my point. I will give you the last word..Go on, speak your piece...


57 posted on 04/02/2006 5:28:26 PM PDT by Pug
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To: Pug

Thanks. My last word is that in time you will be banned as a troll. Just a hunch. We'll see.


58 posted on 04/02/2006 6:31:23 PM PDT by Huck (All things in moderation, including moderation.)
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To: Huck

Doesn't anybody else find it ironic that this site is called FREE Republic, yet half the people here want to tell other adults what they can or cannot sell, what they can or cannot buy?

Why are you all so afraid of freedom and allowing market forces to do their thing? The fact that the DVD of Brokeback Mountain has lodged itself in the #1 spot on amazon.com for the past two weeks and shows no signs of budging anytime soon (even Chronicles of Narnia hasn't been able to dislodge it) proves that there is a high demand out there for the film. Why should Wal-mart, which is in the business of making money not setting "community standards," not sell the video? That's absurd.

And, by the way, if you weren't so afraid of the movie, you might actually see it and realize what a truly great and beautiful movie it is.


59 posted on 04/05/2006 8:58:51 PM PDT by Rolandz
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The two Walmarts in my area have been selling Brokeback at a vey brisk pace. They are also undercutting other retailers in their true style: $15.87. Republican friends of mine were thrilled when I gave them a copy as a gift. The CEO of Walmart stated (paraphrasing) that they would absolutely not cave into a minority of people when most customers are interested in the videos they offer. She likewise stated that Brokebaclk not only is a popular fim but one that falls under it's guidlines.

To quote:
Wal-Mart will offer the DVD at all of its stores nationwide, as it does with most movie releases, Wal-Mart spokeswoman Jolanda Stewart said. The disc streets April 4.
Wal-Mart provides movie selections in our stores and online, recognizing that a broad segment of our customer base wants to buy the latest titles,” Stewart said in response to the AFA’s complaint. Wal-Mart will offer the DVD at all of its stores nationwide, as it does with most movie releases, Wal-Mart spokeswoman Jolanda Stewart said. The disc streets April 4.


“Wal-Mart provides movie selections in our stores and online, recognizing that a broad segment of our customer base wants to buy the latest titles,” Stewart said in response to the AFA’s complaint. “The sale of Brokeback Mountain is in no way an endorsement of any specific lifestyle or belief.”


60 posted on 04/05/2006 11:13:18 PM PDT by Pug
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