Al Gore Gives Good Review To "Luther" (With Reservations)

Laissez Faire Electronic Times | October 27, 2003 | Al Gore (Typing by P.J. Gladnick)

[PJ-Comix]

Just to test Algore's theory, I asked several people at random if they knew who Martin Luther was and most of them thought he was the guy who gave the "I Have A Dream" speech in Washington, D.C.. Try it out for yourself and you should get the same results.

[Always Right]

And that Mohamad guy was a great boxer.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I guess there goes Martin Luther's claim of inventing the Christmas Tree.

[PJ-Comix]

And that Mohamad guy was a great boxer.

A friend of mine, Mohamadou Thiam aka Bamba, is a Senegalese musician. Anyway, soon after I first met him about 9 years ago he told me the story of some religious poet in Senegal who was spurned by the people and then walked out into the desert and then dropped dead under a tree. Well, somehow I thought this was supposed to be a funny story so I started laughing loudly until I noticed that Bamba was actually crying. Then I realized he was serious and sad and it wasn't supposed to be a funny story. Man, did I feel lousy so I apologized. But, in retrospect, the fact that I did misinterpret his story is sort of funny in itself. Hey, I'm used to people telling FUNNY stories so that is what I expected.

[PJ-Comix]

No animals but several major religions were harmed in the production of this "Al Gore At The Movies" review.

Also no Jeb Bushes were harmed in the production of this movie review.

[PJ-Comix]

Also no Jeb Bushes were harmed in the production of this movie review.

[netmilsmom]

bttt

[PJ-Comix]

FYI---Martin Luther condemned the worship of Hobbits as Hobbit Heresy.

[Verginius Rufus]

In other words, the movie is not about Luther Martin?

[Socratic]

Thanks for your comic send-up. This really captures the white bread soul of Gore the Poor, that famous 20th century martyr to mediocrity.

[ClearCase_guy]

The most unusual thing about Luther is that this movie somehow made it under the radar without any public outcry despite its unflattering portrayal of Roman Catholicism.

Hold on, Sparky! Catholic bashing is always OK in present-day America. It's actually encouraged in many quarters. The difference with Mel Gibson's "Passion" is that this involves a Christian telling the truth about the behavior of unbelievers. That stuff (truth) is not acceptable.

So, to recap: telling the Truth opens one up to vicious attacks. But criticizing Catholics is a big yawn.

[ModelBreaker]

I'm glad you posted this. I haven't seen much about Luther up here. I've seen the movie twice and thought it was terrific.

Anyone who can still find it in theatres should take it in. It documents one of the most important events in Christian history.

[solitas]

"...most of them thought he was the guy who gave the "I Have A Dream" speech..."

Y'mean that dead troublemaking liar Michael King?
click here for the truth

[DallasMike]

But criticizing Catholics is a big yawn.

Hey, it's not Like Evangelicals get a lot of respect from Hollywood either.

[anncoulteriscool]

Martin Luther would be considered in intollerant, narrowminded, extremist that dresses funny by most leftist today.

[PJ-Comix]

As far as the movie under review, did Luther and the Reformation finally succeed? Take a look around you at the plethora of white bread sandwiches and summer sausages for a clue. Only Protestants could invent and consume such food items.

Somehow I think white bread sandwiches and summer sausages are prohibited by law in your particular burrough.

[Clemenza]

In my nabe, its "Salcheech" with peppers and onions in the summer, followed by watermelon.

Ironically, my nabe has plenty of Lutheran Churches, as it once had a large Scandanavian population.

[PJ-Comix]

Ironically, my nabe has plenty of Lutheran Churches, as it once had a large Scandanavian population.

That must have been quite a while ago. So who goes to those Lutheran churches nowadays?

[dfwgator]

I thought this was going to be a review of the latest Luther Vandross album.