Posted on 02/11/2005 7:18:12 AM PST by ILL
Texas longhorn
If you ever have to “grab a bull by the horns” try a Texas longhorn. Considering that my first post was critical of SF Chronicle's depiction of USMC General Mattis – but somehow got into a vanity section – I wouldn’t be surprised that this too gets reclassified the same way. According to some members here, I invited the Wrath of Gods upon myself on account of:
a) being new – not knowing the ropes
b) having posted a vanity as my first article
c) me being a pink, pro-communist, liberal threat to security of the United States because my name contains too many consonants
d) In my naiveté I posted my real name and a degree which most plumbers and cab drivers consider offensive, and would prefer I dropped out of high school.
Something else came to my mind watching the Oliver Stone (BOOOO! – scared ya’, didn’t I?) movie JFK, last night. OK cat lovers, donkey posters get your ammo out, this is gonna be your field day, the more pictures of animals the better. Since films ordinarily fall into the category of culture I think this is the appropriate placement for this sarcastic semi-grievance.
Meanwhile back at the ranch: JFK (BOO! Scared you again) the movie revolves around this New Orleans District attorney Jim Garrison – a true life character. By all accounts the director (Stone) and this Garrison were more pink than pink, and therefore enemies to certain forums that enjoy posting pictures of domestic animals. But something unexpected happened. This Garrison (as pink as you want to make him) took the bull by the horns and strongly fought for what he believed. Contrary to the general perception that he may have been a “pinko” in his real life, I see, his fight, his irreverence, his stubbornness, his strong moral adherence to protecting the Laws of our country, his clash with the FBI, as the very essence of a good radical warrior who just happens to be on the wrong side of the fence (providing I ever grant anybody to put up a fence between me and my country). I would want that man on my side, no matter what side I choose to be on. All his qualities (in the film), I admire. Now, since (according to Hoyle) he is colored pink, I must hate him. Well, I won’t. That’s what DOGMA stands for. In plain English: Do not use your brain or any part thereof. Listen to the “powers that be” even if you have to swallow your own foot on a daily basis. Now certain forums (especially cat and donkey lovers), verbally stand for all things American, and learned how to pump/beat their chests in the name of the Flag, the fifty nifty united states, the incredibly clever president we happen to be blessed with, but they will swallow you whole, if you, as much as pronounce the letter P, let alone spell out the entire word P-I-N-K.
OK you got me. It really isn’t a topic about culture. It is a topic about LACK OF CULTURE. What we so strongly and so profoundly believe, we shall demonstrate by destroying even the worthiest of those who we (mistakenly, self-righteously and pompously) endow with signs of a pinko. This Pinko (Garrison) fought tooth and nail against all odds and his deeds make him my brother, even if he’s the worst scum of the Earth, in your eyes. I saw in him the admiration for the country, Law, Constitution, pride of being American and the will to face unforgiving odds in an uphill struggle. OK, I’m done. Start the cat barrage. Get the donkeys out of the closet. Or, alternatively you may choose to read and make some sense by looking at yourself. Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. Just bring it on. Let him, who has sinned not, cast the first stone.
Iliya Pavlovich (the plumber)
Since I wasn't an eyewitness over there in Dallas, that day I chose not to believe any source just yet. Once the National Archives start making all the evidence available I may change my mind.
When I see places that aren't worthy of my presence, you know what I do?
I don't go there!
Just a thought.
...or still sitting in some college class, still supported by mommy or daddy or some trust fund, afraid to venture into the real world. Career Student!
Thank you. I'm taking the PhD out as of today.
Just curious, Iliya, how old are you?
{Look of despair crosses my face...}
Another "LegendInTheirOwnMind", at least the poster will not be alone here at FreeRepublic!
But you appear to believe the representation of Jim Garrison in the movie. Are we discussing history or film making I'm more than a little confused?
Lol. Spoken like a true Doctor of Philosphy, that is, not QUITE clear or to the point, but very pithy.
**I know, oh, one or two PhD's who DON'T manage to communicate their doctorship to the world within the first 2 minutes of conversation.
**There are even a handful who don't shove it down the throat, clinching an argument with "Will I DO have the PhD after my name, so I DO know more."
**There must even be some, given the odds, with a PhD who don't think their s&&t doesn't stink.
I gotta admire your nerve, Dr. Pavlovich. You sound positively RUSSIAN.
That, in my book, is a good thing. I am teasing you. My teasing has an edge, though, but there is absolutely no malice intended on my part...just home truths to someone who has, I am POSITIVE, a skin as thick as rhinocerous hide, an ego as large as Mother Russia herself, an intellect as interesting as the galaxy...and, well, never mind, you get my drift.
Not a problem. Just out of curiosity, you have a very Slavic name and I was wondering whether you are now living in Russia or one of the surrounding ex-CCCP republics. It's always interesting to hear the perspective of someone who is either looking at his country from the inside or has an outside vantage point to observe us. Mad Ivan in Britain is famed and near beloved at this site and his posts are always very well read.
Iliya Pavlovich was born in former Yugoslavia in 1953. The Pavlovich family in 1962
His primary education was completed in Yugoslavia. During the 1970's, he came to the United states where he studied at NYU.
His minor was English, and he Majored in Dramatic Arts under William Packard NYC Tisch School of the Arts and HB Studios.
During the 1990's Mr. Pavlovich moved to Florida where he currently resides. In 2004 he completed a PhD program in Comparative
Sociology. He is currently active in forming an Alliance of American Activists with goals of World Peace, end to military conflicts,
end to hunger and homelessness in the United States and Children’s world-wide issues. Other than his mother tongue (Serbian),
he is fluent in English, German, and Spanish with working knowledge of Russian, Polish, Italian, French, Portuguese and Latin.
Isn't that an organization for former Miss America contestants?
LOL
;->
So you know the person who is posting here under this name? He sounds like a good candidate for a UN job (the person whose resume you posted).
Yes you can.
Got me. That's me. I wonder where would you find such an accurate information if I were trying to hide under the Miss Universe tree.
Oh so you answer for him/her, too?
How arrogant can you be?
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