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YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A GENIUS TO RECOGNIZE A MORON -- The Oscar Follies
The Iconoclast ^ | March 24, 2003 | Rita Kramer

Posted on 03/25/2003 6:14:35 AM PST by Apolitical

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A GENIUS TO RECOGNIZE A MORON
-- The Oscar Follies



by Rita Kramer


You don't have to be a genius to recognize a moron. And Sunday night's Hollywood demonstration of self-love and mutual congratulation provided plenty of opportunity.

Perfect bodies in gorgeous gowns under artful coiffures -- with nothing under all that hair. They are ignorant, uneducated, innocent of the least idea of history, but they know one thing -- how to read lines. Unlike real actors, they have no acquaintance with form or tradition in dramatic literature, but they have a lot of experience in registering cheap emotion for the cameras. And they really pile it on in their annual trade show cum love-in, encouraging each other by means of applause and standing ovations to think the most infantile utterances are profound statements of political significance...............

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Extended News; News/Current Events; Philosophy; US: California
KEYWORDS: airheads; farce; hollywood; hypocrisy
The Oscar Follies, starring Michael Moore and friends.
1 posted on 03/25/2003 6:14:35 AM PST by Apolitical
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To: Apolitical
That cartoon sure has it right.
2 posted on 03/25/2003 6:18:12 AM PST by samtheman
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To: Apolitical; JohnHuang2
I nominate this cartoon for "Cartoon of the day."!!
3 posted on 03/25/2003 6:18:37 AM PST by netmilsmom (Bush/Rice 2004- pray & fast for our troops this lent-Peace through strength)
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To: Apolitical
Perfect bodies in gorgeous gowns under artful coiffures:

4 posted on 03/25/2003 6:19:45 AM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Izzy Dunne
Please lead with a barf alert!
That slob makes me revisit breakfast...
5 posted on 03/25/2003 6:24:32 AM PST by netmilsmom (Bush/Rice 2004- pray & fast for our troops this lent-Peace through strength)
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To: Izzy Dunne
Please add a badge that says WASH ME!
6 posted on 03/25/2003 6:34:05 AM PST by newzhawk
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To: Izzy Dunne

Hmmmmmm....

7 posted on 03/25/2003 6:42:39 AM PST by shezza
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8 posted on 03/25/2003 10:03:51 AM PST by Knuckle Sandwich Combo
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To: Apolitical
Excellent!! Cartoon.

Stupid White Men, Shilling for Communism

9 posted on 03/25/2003 10:06:48 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Apolitical
I thought his name was Michael Moore-on.
10 posted on 03/25/2003 11:11:29 AM PST by pray4liberty
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