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An Insult to Both Tolkien and America
Oregon Magazine ^ | December 4, 2002 | Larry Leonard

Posted on 12/04/2002 6:59:43 AM PST by WaterDragon

December 4, 2002, Charlie Rose (PBS) -- Viggo Mortenson. He is the actor who plays Strider (Aragorn of Arathorn) in the Ring Trilogy. He is, he says, an American. He appeared on this program with Peter Jackson, the director and Elijah Wood, who is Frodo. Wearing a t-shirt that he made himself, which said "No more blood for oil....(snip)

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To: dogbyte12
Oye vey. I heard that the janitor at Krispy Kreme is not in favor of Fast Track Authority for NAFTA,

WHAT!! Well that's it no more Krispy Kremes for me! :-)
21 posted on 12/04/2002 7:19:41 AM PST by Valin
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To: WaterDragon
The actors are making it difficult for me to enjoy these movies that I look forward to.
22 posted on 12/04/2002 7:20:01 AM PST by ThinkingMan
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To: WaterDragon
Yet another reason that actors should never speak unless they have a script. The get so much money and adulations that they begin to think that they are actually capable of thinking. Kind of like a certain Kennedy who was so used to being told he was great that he thought he could fly a plane in trickly conditions. Mortenson is a good actor, he should stick to acting and leave the thinking to those who are equipped for it.
23 posted on 12/04/2002 7:20:57 AM PST by from occupied ga
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To: WaterDragon
The man is allowed to have opinions, and he is allowed to express those opinions. While I do not agree with the sentiments and "thought processes" behind this one -and, indeed, consider them infantile or duplicitous- I will not say that he insults either my country or Dr. Tolkein. Also, since he is a fine swordsman, I am willing to cut him some small amount of slack. Personal bias on my part.

However, we are also permitted opinions, and permitted expression. I am very tired of seeing this "No more BLOOD for OIL!" bushwah, so I propose the following:

NO MORE BLOOD FOR ISLAM!!!

E-mail it to him, to P.Jackson, to mediot websites, post it everywhere the ant-war infants gather. I will this eveneing try to craft a t-shirt layout and a bumpersticker format of this new mantra and put it up on my web page. Any who so desire will then be able to download them and use them for whatever purpose they desire. Personally, I think it'd be appropriate if several tens of thousands of individual FReepers had T-shirts made with this mantra and sent them to Mr. Mortenson's home address. Can you imagine his reaction?

24 posted on 12/04/2002 7:21:35 AM PST by demosthenes the elder
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To: WaterDragon; HairOfTheDog
Aragorn is a liberal. Gandalf is gay. Elrond is constipated.

It's still a darn fine story and a darn fine movie.

Sorry. I won't boycott something I love just because someone's an idiot.

25 posted on 12/04/2002 7:21:57 AM PST by Corin Stormhands
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To: WaterDragon
Well...now I'll only see Two Towers once, instead of three times, at the theater.

This kind of ridiculousness is just bad business on the part of hollywood. I mean, people seek film and entertainment as an escape...not to beat over the head by some narcissitic idiot's misery...how annoying. Bastard.

Thanks for the information.

Best Regards,

26 posted on 12/04/2002 7:22:23 AM PST by scoopscandal
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To: Gunslingr3
If it were truly about oil we'd have new wells in ANWR, off the coasts of Floriduh, Kalifornia, and half a dozen other places on US soil. LOTS cheaper by ANY measure than war...
27 posted on 12/04/2002 7:22:37 AM PST by null and void
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To: WaterDragon
:Sigh:
28 posted on 12/04/2002 7:22:42 AM PST by The Iguana
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To: Gunslingr3
We manage to stay out of the dozens of 'aggressions' that occur in Africa, etc.

How do you explain the Battle of the Black Sea?

29 posted on 12/04/2002 7:23:04 AM PST by jpl
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To: WaterDragon; HairOfTheDog
There's oil in Mordor.
30 posted on 12/04/2002 7:23:22 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: Valin
Yeah, don't worry. After LoTR, he'll be starring in "The Bjorn Borg Story" a three part miniseries on ESPN2.
31 posted on 12/04/2002 7:23:36 AM PST by eno_
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To: WaterDragon
Perhaps being exposed to the Ring of Power's vicinity in the last episode has turned him towards the dark side of the DEMONCRATS & BLEEDING HEART LIBERALS.
33 posted on 12/04/2002 7:24:59 AM PST by HELLRAISER II
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To: WaterDragon
Perhaps being exposed to the Ring of Power's vicinity in the last episode has turned him towards the dark side of the DEMONCRATS & BLEEDING HEART LIBERALS.
34 posted on 12/04/2002 7:25:06 AM PST by HELLRAISER II
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To: WaterDragon
Amazing how bigots are crawling all over the place defining our jobs. Amazing how actors doing complex characters can go so low into narcissistic nonsense.
35 posted on 12/04/2002 7:26:20 AM PST by lavaroise
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To: WaterDragon
BTW, I have watched the movie FOTR almost every evening since I bought it about 6 weeks ago, and I was suffering a kind of heartthrob crush on the character of Aragorn, and Boromir too. This info just sunk that in the mud.

But, no more than we should listen to actors like Barbra Streisand and her political views, because of a part she plays or a song she sings well, we should not deny ourselves of the enjoyment of great cinematic literature and classic movies because of one actor's stupid-dity.
36 posted on 12/04/2002 7:26:31 AM PST by My back yard
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To: Gunslingr3
"No more blood for oil.

I swear if I hear one more idiot spout this nonsense I am going to go into fullblown rant mode!

"GOD! why did you put so many idiots in the world at the same time!!"
Bull Meechum aka the great santini
37 posted on 12/04/2002 7:26:59 AM PST by Valin
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To: WaterDragon
Yeah, okay, some actor from LOTR has an opinion on the war. Big Deal, there's a conspiracy to keep from know the real Hollywood feelings!

Has anyone heard from Brittany Spears yet?

At least the pictures are better!

DK

38 posted on 12/04/2002 7:28:18 AM PST by Dark Knight
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To: Valin
"it is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt" A.Lincoln, I believe.
39 posted on 12/04/2002 7:28:20 AM PST by demosthenes the elder
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To: demosthenes the elder
I stand corrected.
Well actually I'm sitting but you get the idea. :-)
40 posted on 12/04/2002 7:30:35 AM PST by Valin
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