Nikki Stone 1
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:00 PM
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Sick and tired of remarks about Michael Moore's WEIGHT! |
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Somehow, his being overweight is supposed to mean he has no brain? No ethics, no morals?
And don't tell me that everyone is concerned about his health. That's just absolute bullshit.
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:01 PM
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1. It's all they have for the most part. |
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Attack the messenger not the message. :hi:
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:07 PM
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They can't dispute the facts, so they resort to calling him a big fatty! How mature. :eyes:
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:01 PM
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2. We harp on about Rush's weight. |
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In my opinion he have to sit through this and suck it up. We "asked for it".
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:04 PM
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4. I have never attacked Rush's weight myself--only his destructive ideas |
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Edited on Mon Jun-28-04 08:08 PM by Nikki Stone 1
Nor have I attacked Monica on her weight nor anyone on their looks--except the chimp, but he really does look like a chimp.
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:08 PM
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11. I was thinking more in a Royal We context. |
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and there has been a lot of Rush bashing based solely on his weight. Even on the part of the forum owners.
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:14 PM
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14. Why go after Rush's weight when there's so damned much else? |
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Let's start with the inability to handle logic.
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:15 PM
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it would be nice if we could get that through to both sides of the stupidity.
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:18 PM
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19. I have to agree with that! |
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To chimps all over the world, I apologize! :D
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:02 PM
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3. Tell that to Ralph Nader! |
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He called him a "beach ball"!
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:06 PM
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6. Is Nader losing it? What a weird comment. |
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:29 PM
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to the centrist folks who used to skewer MM with comments about his weight when he was Arch-Naderite #1 around here.
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:05 PM
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5. I DO WORRY for his health. WE NEED HIM AROUND for a long time. |
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He does not look heavy and healthy. He just looks heavy. AND WE NEED HIM.
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:07 PM
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9. Sincere concern is fine. Not weight as a target. |
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I agree with you that we need him around. But his weight--like everything else--is his own choice.
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:06 PM
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They can't refute what Michael Moore says, so instead he's just wrong because he's a "fat piece of shit". I've dealt with the same thing from some of the same people. 90% of whom have never met me or seen my picture. So, in typical brainwashed mindless sheep fashion, they just parrot what somebody else said.
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:07 PM
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10. Having recently lost 60 pounds |
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I agree. As much as I dislike her, I get tired of hearing about Karen Hughes' weight, too. I think we can be better than that. They give us plenty to criticize in their words and deeds -- what they look like shouldn't matter (unless there is some hypocricy involved.)
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:11 PM
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12. Amen! And congrats...losing isn't easy to do |
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If there were a saluting smiley thing, I'd put it here. There's not so I'll have to put
:yourock:
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:14 PM
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I feel at least ten years younger! :bounce:
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:11 PM
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13. I agree but the name that Nader called him was kinda cute. |
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He called him a beachball. At least he didn't call him a fat pig.
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:15 PM
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18. "Beachball" is cute? I wonder if Moore took it as cute.... |
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:14 PM
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16. Ridicule is rampant in repressive societies |
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Edited on Mon Jun-28-04 08:15 PM by Kanary
It's not uncommon on DU, either.
Kanary
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Tue Jun-29-04 04:12 AM
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Too many people equate being fat with being stupid. That logic in itself is stupid.
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:21 PM
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just like he is (of course the health stuff yes yes I know). I guess cuz that is how he looks and I think the world of him and so it is all good. If they made him into a teddy bear, I would buy one. I know that sounds silly, but he makes me feel like there is someone looking out for me and I appreciate that.
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:21 PM
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What, he's supposed to sit down and shut up until he's skinny enough to suit Ralph Nader? As I've said elsewhere, maybe Moore has more important things on his mind than jogging at the moment. If we were all self-involved fitness nuts, what a sad world it would be.
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:32 PM
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25. Amazona--How right you are! |
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:27 PM
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no different than bigotry...in fact it is bigotry.
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Tue Jun-29-04 02:44 AM
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29. "lookism"? ... LOL... |
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...that may wash in Harvard Yard, but most lunch-bucket Democrats I know don't give a damn about such arcane academic jargon. Calling honest visual observations "bigotry" is simply silly, and only serves to give Karl Rove & Co. delightful openings to bemoan "political correctness" for days on end.
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Mon Jun-28-04 08:31 PM
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24. If he wasn't fat and unshaven |
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Edited on Mon Jun-28-04 08:32 PM by Independent429
they would find something else to attack. I think freepers hate him so much because he looks like a freeper. There are tons of guys like him at NASCAR races and tractor pulls across America.
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Mon Jun-28-04 09:04 PM
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26. Sick/Tired 'bout *MY* Identical Weight (but he's taller) n/t |
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Tue Jun-29-04 01:56 AM
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27. It is one of the last socially acceptable prejudices. |
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Edited on Tue Jun-29-04 01:57 AM by Wubette
Bias against fat people is rampant in our society. It can be couched under concern for health which IMHO is just as demeaning. Don t you think fat people know they are at risk. I know of no fat person who chooses to be that way. Those who have struggled and have successfully lost know how hard it is. Not only is it rampant in our society at large we see it here on DU pretty much on a daily basis. It is offensive and disgusting.
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Tue Jun-29-04 02:30 AM
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..."Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot" by Al Franken kinda puts the kabosh on our complaining about what Freepers call MM. I don't care what they say anyway, so it's no big deal to me.
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Tue Jun-29-04 02:46 AM
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30. Ha! That is all they've got? |
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He doesn't care.
Nor do I.
Bah, humbug.
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