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A load of Bull
Sports Illustrated/CNNSI.COM ^
| April 09, 2003
Posted on 04/10/2003 7:37:36 AM PDT by Believe_In_The_Singularity
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stung by anti-war criticism from Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon, the baseball Hall of Fame has canceled a 15th anniversary celebration of the film Bull Durham that was to feature the co-stars.
Hall president Dale Petroskey sent a letter to Robbins and Sarandon this week, saying the festivities April 26-27 at Cooperstown, N.Y., had been called off because of their remarks.
(Excerpt) Read more at sportsillustrated.cnn.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antiwar; halloffame; robbins; sarandon
My Favorite Line:
Robbins said he remained "skeptical" of the war plans and told Petroskey he did not realize baseball was "a Republican sport." Robbins proves he is fighting against the Republicans when he protests, not the war. Otherwise he would have worded his comment differently.
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To: Believe_In_The_Singularity
Good...maybe they'll start to realize if you babble at the mouth and insult the majority of Americans there is a price to pay!
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posted on
04/10/2003 7:40:55 AM PDT
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To: Believe_In_The_Singularity
I guess that most people will never figure out that these "actors" are only PRETENDING to be someone on the screen- Tim Robbins is not REALLY a baseball player, and Susan Sarandon does not own even a minor-league team. In short, they have nothing to do with baseball except for having appeared in a movie.
Also, John Wayne was not REALLY a Green Beret, nor a Marine Sergeant, nor anything but a very successful actor-probably a nice guy, patriotic, etc. But, I do not understand hero worship of folks who did nothing but put on make-up and say someone else's lines in front of a camera.
Not a big fan of actors, anyway. To them, "Phony" is a compliment.
To: RANGERAIRBORNE
Ditto to what YOU said.....like we should care what those high school grads who memorize lines for a job say.
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posted on
04/10/2003 8:03:57 AM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(Thank the Military for your freedom and security....and thank a Rich person for jobs.)
To: Believe_In_The_Singularity
Baseball is an AMERICAN sport, Mr. Robbins....all the more reason
why you and your anti-American "life partner" were cancelled.
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posted on
04/10/2003 8:11:22 AM PDT
by
MamaLucci
(The leftists are out on a limb, and Dubya's firing up the chainsaw!)
To: Believe_In_The_Singularity
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