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Roberts Reveals His Favorite Movies [Frustrated by Roberts' answers, Sen. Charles Schumer......
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Posted on 09/14/2005 4:09:34 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Roberts Reveals His Favorite Movies

2 hours, 22 minutes ago

After two days of intense legal questioning, Supreme Court nominee John Roberts finally addressed a subject most Americans could relate to: His favorite movies are "Doctor Zhivago" and "North by Northwest."

Frustrated by Roberts' answers, Sen. Charles Schumer (news, bio, voting record), D-N.Y., suggested on Wednesday that if he dared to ask the nominee his favorite films, he would get a discussion of cinematography and why "Casablanca" is considered one of the greatest.

Instead, Roberts answered flat out, bringing laughter from the audience and senators alike.

"North by Northwest," Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 classic

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To: Sub-Driver

Top 10 Favorite Movies of Sen Schumer

1. Waco! The Ba$stard Gun Lovers Had it Coming! (schlockumentary)

2. Kiss of the Spiderwoman

3. Fahrenheit 9/11 (schlockumentary)

4. Bowling for Columbine (schlockumentary)

5. The American President (1995) (when Clinton was in charge)

6. The Ten Commandments (just kidding)

7. Roger and Me (schlockumentary)

8. Apocalypse Now Starring ME! (sorry, that was John Kerry)

9. Bob Roberts

10. The Handmaid's Tale

61 posted on 09/14/2005 5:00:16 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: SkyPilot

"Top 10 Favorite Movies of Sen Schumer"

Don't forget "Prisilla, Queen of the Desert"


62 posted on 09/14/2005 5:03:01 PM PDT by frankjr
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To: Sub-Driver
Some of Chuck Schumer's favorite movies:

- Gidget Gets a Late Term Abortion
- Consficating the Guns of Navarone
- Banning the Ten Commandments
- Gone with the BATF
- Mr. Putz Goes to Washington
- To Kill a Conservative

Add as you see fit!

63 posted on 09/14/2005 5:03:36 PM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: frankjr
Yup, and

12. The Birdcage

64 posted on 09/14/2005 5:04:03 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: BunnySlippers

Or how 'bout 1. Debbie Does Dallas
2. Yentle


65 posted on 09/14/2005 5:04:25 PM PDT by Pompah
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To: Alas Babylon!
You and I are on the same wavelength buddy!

ROTFL!

66 posted on 09/14/2005 5:04:45 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: facedown
Schumer is a putz

You're being waaaaay too kind! The amazing thing is that, as breathtakingly moronic as Chuckie Cheese is, he actually seems only mildy retarded compared to Joe Biden. Throw in Ted Kennedy, and you've got yourself a real brain-trust.

67 posted on 09/14/2005 5:06:35 PM PDT by Sicon
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To: frankjr

"Schumer is doing a great job at these hearings...at making himself look like a complete moron."

The one job for which he is TRUELY qualified!


68 posted on 09/14/2005 5:08:18 PM PDT by Panzerlied ("We shall never surrender!")
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To: Chi-townChief

Fell asleep during Dr. Zhivago and North By Northwest is my fourth favorite Hitchcock. But at least the man is thinking.

Vertigo is not only the best movie ever made, it is among the greatest works of art in human history.

I have spoken. Case closed.


69 posted on 09/14/2005 5:09:28 PM PDT by joeystoy
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To: joeystoy

I do like Vertigo a lot, but I gotta say North by Northwest is still a better piece of art.


70 posted on 09/14/2005 5:11:46 PM PDT by clawrence3
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To: p. henry

Ack!! Until Princess Brise you just listed MY favorite movies!!

My oldest boy has the same sense of humor. Two years ago, he gave me list of the DVD's he wanted for Christmas. Almost everything on your list was on it. The kid that was helping me find the moviesa at some mall DVD store turns to me and says "This person has a sick sense of humor!" And I said "Yeah, just like his Mom." LOL


71 posted on 09/14/2005 5:13:30 PM PDT by KosmicKitty (Well... There you go again!)
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To: p. henry
What's wrong with Caddyshack, Monty Python and the Holy Grail ...

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is an overrated film that contains lots of funny bits but suffers from the lack of a proper ending.

The Broadway stage show, on the other hand, I highly recommend.

72 posted on 09/14/2005 5:16:04 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (By defiintion, we cannot have Consensus until you agree with me.)
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To: Yehuda
Did we leave off any movies where real men beat the snot out of commies, nazis or criminals?"

Stalag 17??

(Great on stage, BTW!!)

73 posted on 09/14/2005 5:16:37 PM PDT by KosmicKitty (Well... There you go again!)
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To: p. henry

Since I've only seen two of those six, does that make me wishy-washy?


74 posted on 09/14/2005 5:16:41 PM PDT by Publius6961 (Liberal level playing field: If the Islamics win we are their slaves..if we win they are our equals.)
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To: lowbridge

Doctor Zhivago is a visually beautiful film, but the story is less interesting and sometimes hard to follow. It stills from the film would make for a great coffee table book.


75 posted on 09/14/2005 5:18:19 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Jeanine Pirro for Senate, Hillary Clinton for Weight Watchers Spokeswoman)
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To: Yehuda
Did we leave off any movies where real men beat the snot out of commies, nazis or criminals?"

Yeah.
All the Charles Bronson vigilante flicks...

76 posted on 09/14/2005 5:18:41 PM PDT by Publius6961 (Liberal level playing field: If the Islamics win we are their slaves..if we win they are our equals.)
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To: Yehuda
Did we leave off any movies where real men beat the snot out of commies, nazis or criminals?"

The problem is that most of the best screen Nazis have, ironically, been portrayed by Jews. So, therefore, one could say that enjoying films where these Nazis get the snot beat out of them could make you anti-Semetic. At least by liberal prof/CNN commentator logic. However, that would probably be seen as a good thing.

77 posted on 09/14/2005 5:21:11 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (By defiintion, we cannot have Consensus until you agree with me.)
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To: Chi-townChief

"The Third Man" may be the most perfect picture in every category ... script, acting, cinematography, direction, soundtrack ... that has ever been made, IMHO. I'm glad to see another fan of it here.


78 posted on 09/14/2005 5:22:57 PM PDT by GB
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To: facedown

Schumer is a schmuck.


79 posted on 09/14/2005 5:23:08 PM PDT by foofoopowder
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To: SkyPilot

The Birdcage? Now, that was funny!


80 posted on 09/14/2005 5:25:56 PM PDT by GregoryFul
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