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Roger Ebert responds to controversy over Twitter comment about Jackass star Ryan Dunn
UK Daily Mail ^ | 6/21/11 | Daily Mail Reporter

Posted on 06/21/2011 3:51:51 PM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

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To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

You reap what you sow.

21 posted on 06/21/2011 5:55:50 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If Sarah Palin really was unelectable, state-run media would be begging the GOP to nominate her.)
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To: freedumb2003

I remember him as one who couldn’t keep his hand off his own crotch in Jackass 3.5. Maybe Weiner will replace him.


22 posted on 06/21/2011 6:00:26 PM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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'To begin with, I offer my sympathy to Ryan Dunn's family and friends, and to those of Zachary Hartwell, who also died in the crash,' he wrote.

Zachary Hartwell, the passenger who was killed, was a recently married Navy SEAL who served 3 tours of duty in Iraq.

23 posted on 06/21/2011 6:25:21 PM PDT by lonevoice (Where the Welfare State is on the march, the Police State is not far behind)
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To: VictoryGal
No sympathy. Ebert shouldn’t feel like he has to apologize for what he said.

Agreed. If he felt the need to fire something back at those who were "offended", it should've been along the lines of "Okay, I'll retract my statement and offer a contrite apology - just as soon as the forensic investigation proves me wrong."

24 posted on 06/21/2011 6:34:45 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Charles Martel

I despise Ebert as much as the next guy, but he was right on this one. I’m still laughing about his “hilarious” jabs about Rush wearing a “sumo” sized shirt. Such a wit, coming from a guy who used to weigh a metric ton.


25 posted on 06/21/2011 8:04:22 PM PDT by boop ("Let's just say they'll be satisfied with LESS"... Ming the Merciless)
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To: Wuli; Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

>>> “who has won a Pulitzer Prize for criticism”. He won because the awards committee loved Ebert’s support for Michael Moore and his fictional “documentary” on Bush and Afghanistan

Ebert won his Pulitzer Prize in 1975, the first critic to win the award. The birthers would say that just proves how well planned the conspiracy is.


26 posted on 06/21/2011 11:18:40 PM PDT by tlb
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I’m sure the Pulitzer prize awards committee still loved Ebert in 2003-4 for his praise of Michael Moore. A leopard does not change it’s spots.


27 posted on 06/22/2011 10:07:53 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: x

He’s very popular online. His FB page and Twitter account have tons of followers.


28 posted on 06/23/2011 4:33:16 PM PDT by Borges
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P.T. Barnum -- or maybe it was H.L. Mencken -- was right.

Don't tell me you follow Roger.

Just stay well behind him and out of the way when there's a dessert spread in front.

29 posted on 06/23/2011 4:58:24 PM PDT by x
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He posts all sorts of interesting stuff on a variety of subjects on his Blog/FB page. And about 99% of it is apolitical.


30 posted on 06/23/2011 5:00:10 PM PDT by Borges
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To: freedumb2003
Best post of class!

His BAC doesn’t matter that much. Everything we have seen makes it clear he went beyond the limits of real life physics.

He held his “I am immortal” 16-yo mentality into adulthood. And we may never know how many kids got hurt or even killed following his sick and stupid example.

Reality caught up with him and now his life is of no meaning but his death is an object lesson to youngsters (and, God help us all, “admirers”) — stupid dies when stupid does.

Rules and laws are real. Many generations of culture sacrificed to develop them. He and all his kid-exploitation media buddies love mocking the old rules.

Well, Mother Earth is very tolerant, but Father Physics can only take so much .... !

31 posted on 06/23/2011 5:09:45 PM PDT by bvw
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"Well, Mother Earth is very tolerant, but Father Physics can only take so much .... !"

Good one!

32 posted on 06/23/2011 5:13:02 PM PDT by GourmetDan (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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>>Well, Mother Earth is very tolerant, but Father Physics can only take so much .... !<<

May I return the compliment? — that is a truly excellent and concise observation!! :)

(I may use that Mother Earth/Father Physics contrast in the future. Of course, I will do so with no attribution whatsoever ;) )


33 posted on 06/23/2011 7:10:43 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Herman Cain 2012)
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