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2009-09-28T14:22:37Z

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Big Daddy

2009-09-28T14:18:39Z

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'''Big Daddy''' is an [[Adam Sandler]] movie about a single man who changes his life when he [[foster parent|foster]]s an unwanted child. As with many of Sandler's films, "Big Daddy" explores themes of [[father-son reconciliation]]. ''Big Daddy'' was one of the first roles where Adam Sandler showed that he could take on family roles and be a father figure.

Unlike his three college friends, Sandler's character has been unsuccessful. A legal settlement provides him with enough money for an apartment, but he can't keep a girlfriend. Someone gets him to take care of a little boy, and he teaches him all sorts of bad habits, which is supposed to be funny. Like using an outdoor wall for a bathroom, or making a rollerblader fall down. But Sandler bonds with the kid so much that when Child Protective Services tries to take him away, he goes to court to adopt him. At first, Sandler's character thought the [[impressionability]] of the boy was humorous, since Sandler could get the kid to mimic all of Sandler's actions. However, by the end of the movie, Sandler's character has realized what it means to have someone look up to you for guidance. The valuable lesson is that parenthood may be fun, but it is also a responsibility.

Unfortunately, the film is marred by scenes of sophomoric, immature humor, likely a bargain which Sandler made in exchange for being casted in a heartwarming family movie.
[[Category:Comedy]]
[[Category:Movies about Fathers and Sons]]

Talk:Big Daddy

2009-09-28T14:17:42Z

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"unfortunately, the film is marred by scenes of "gay humor", which seems like a demonic bargain Sandler may have struck with Hollywood in return for being allowed to put in the heartwarming family stuff."

This is not encyclopedic language. Encyclopedias do not use words such as "stuff".

Talk:Sacha Baron Cohen

2009-09-28T14:15:44Z

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==Anagram==
Borat is a common Slavic name, which is why it was chosen for this movie. It has nothing to do with being an anagram of "abort". --[[User:ERiggs|ERiggs]] 16:06, 27 September 2009 (EDT)
:They could have easily chosen any other common Slavic name. [[User:TimH|TimH]] 17:20, 27 September 2009 (EDT)
::Would you make the same claim about the Taxpayer Bill of Rights -- TABOR? [[User:Wayne|Wayne]] 17:22, 27 September 2009 (EDT)
There is no reason to believe his name is anything but a coincidence. --[[User:ERiggs|ERiggs]] 10:15, 28 September 2009 (EDT)

== Why delete? ==
This article concerns a valid, noteworthy topic of interest to conservatives. You may not agree with the subject, or its presentation, but is that really the criteria for removal? Conservatives, too, might want to know what the controversy is. [[User:Menkatron|Menkatron]] 11:44, 15 March 2007 (EDT)

Borat

2009-09-28T14:14:54Z

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'''Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of [[Kazakhstan]]''' is a 2007 [[mockumentary]] film released by 20th Century Fox. The film stars British Jewish comic [[Sacha Baron Cohen]] in the title role.

In the film, Borat Sagdiyev is an ignorant, [[anti-Semitic]], [[misogynist]] Kazakhstani journalist who goes to [[United States|America]] to learn about their culture. In America, Borat falls for Pamela Anderson on television, and goes all the way to California in an attempt to marry her. Along the way, he meets up with a lot of people who think that Borat is an actual foreigner with no knowledge of U.S. customs.

This film has a lot of gross sexual references and toilet humor. Many critics believe this film is anti-American because Borat talks to many racists and sexists. Sacha Baron Cohen just says he made this film to show "just how dumb [[racism]] is". Many Jewish people also objected to the film, most notably the [[Anti-Defamation League]], since the main character is anti-Semitic. Ironically, Cohen is an observant [[Judaism|Jew]], and during the film while supposedly speaking [[Kazakh]], is actually speaking [[Hebrew]].

An example of the anti-American nature of the film occurs in a scene at a [[rodeo]]. Borat gets the audience to sing along to the American anthem and then he sings the supposed "Kazakhistani" national anthem, which contains highly offensive verses. The crowd, on the belief that he is well-intentioned, sings along until they realize what he has gotten them to say -- a sing-songy skewering of traditional American values.

Many people that Borat met in the film have filed lawsuits against Cohen and 20th Century Fox. For example, a businessman who ran screaming from Cohen when he attempted to hug him is filing a lawsuit. Also, the fraternity brothers who supposedly made misogynistic remarks while talking to Cohen sued Cohen and Fox, claiming that he tricked them into making the racist and sexist remarks. The case was eventually dropped.

==Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443453/ Borat] at IMDB.com

[[Category:Comedy]]

Backwards Masking

2009-09-27T20:55:20Z

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'''Backwards Masking''' is the practice of recording speech that, when played backwards, has a different message. Usually [[occult]] in nature, the idea behind this practice is that while the concious mind can only hear the forward, innocuous speech, the [[subconscious]] mind will absorb the reversed message.<ref>[http://www.reversespeech.com/music_reversals.htm Music Reversals]</ref>

"In January, 1983, Congressman Jack McCoy (D-AR) proposed legislation(HR336) that would require albums which utilized "back-masking" to bear warning labels. If such a record failed to display such a warning, then it would be confiscated. It passed 18-13 in the House Committee on Public Health, and 83-0 in the full House vote. When it got to the Senate, they amended the penalty to a Class A Misdemeanor, and when it was sent back to the House for concurrence, they tabled it. McCoy vowed to reintroduce the Bill during the next session of Congress." <ref>[http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20America/Rock-n-Roll/witchcraft.htm Rock and Roll and Witchcraft]</ref>

==Alleged Incidences of Backwards Masking==
(All from [http://www.backmaskonline.com/index.php?page=oldrock BackmaskOnline], so you can listen for yourself!)
* Led Zepplin - Stairway to Heaven
* Beatles - I Am Tired
* Eagles - Hotel California
* Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath
* Queen - Another One Bites the Dust
* ACDC - Back in Black

==References==
<references/>

==See Also==
* [[Brainwashing]]
* [[Subliminal Messages]]
* [[Rock and Roll]]
* [[Heavy Metal]]
[[Category:Musical terms]]
[[Category:Psychology]]

Big Daddy

2009-09-27T20:27:16Z

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'''Big Daddy''' is an [[Adam Sandler]] movie about a single man who changes his life when he [[foster parent|foster]]s an unwanted child. As with many of Sandler's films, "Big Daddy" explores themes of [[father-son reconciliation]]. ''Big Daddy'' was one of the first roles where Adam Sandler showed that he could take on family roles and be a father figure.

Unlike his three college friends, Sandler's character has been unsuccessful. A legal settlement provides him with enough money for an apartment, but he can't keep a girlfriend. Someone gets him to take care of a little boy, and he teaches him all sorts of bad habits, which is supposed to be funny. Like using an outdoor wall for a bathroom, or making a rollerblader fall down. But Sandler bonds with the kid so much that when Child Protective Services tries to take him away, he goes to court to adopt him. At first, Sandler's character thought the [[impressionability]] of the boy was humorous, since Sandler could get the kid to mimic all of Sandler's actions. However, by the end of the movie, Sandler's character has realized what it means to have someone look up to you for guidance. The valuable lesson is that parenthood may be fun, but it is also a responsibility.

Unfortunately, the film is marred by scenes of sophomoric humor, which seems like a compromise Sandler may have struck with Hollywood in return for being allowed to put in the heartwarming family film.

[[Category:Comedy]]
[[Category:Movies about Fathers and Sons]]

Big Daddy

2009-09-27T20:26:39Z

ERiggs:

'''Big Daddy''' is an [[Adam Sandler]] movie about a single man who changes his life when he [[foster parent|foster]]s an unwanted child. As with many of Sandler's films, "Big Daddy" explores themes of [[father-son reconciliation]]. ''Big Daddy'' was one of the first roles where Adam Sandler showed that he could take on family roles and be a father figure.

Unlike his three college friends, Sandler's character has been unsuccessful. A legal settlement provides him with enough money for an apartment, but he can't keep a girlfriend. Someone gets him to take care of a little boy, and he teaches him all sorts of bad habits, which is supposed to be funny. Like using an outdoor wall for a bathroom, or making a rollerblader fall down. But Sandler bonds with the kid so much that when Child Protective Services tries to take him away, he goes to court to adopt him. At first, Sandler's character thought the [[impressionability]] of the boy was humorous, since Sandler could get the kid to mimic all of Sandler's actions. However, by the end of the movie, Sandler's character has realized what it means to have someone look up to you for guidance. The valuable lesson is that parenthood may be fun, but it is also a responsibility.

Unfortunately, the film is marred by scenes of sophomoric, which seems like a compromise Sandler may have struck with Hollywood in return for being allowed to put in the heartwarming family film.

[[Category:Comedy]]
[[Category:Movies about Fathers and Sons]]

Oregon

2009-09-27T20:10:57Z

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|name=Oregon
|flag=Oregon_State_Flag_(Front).gif
|motto="She Flies with Her Own Wings"
|nick=The Beaver State
|capital=Salem
|language=English
|governor=Ted Kulongoski
|gparty=Democrat
|senator1=Jeff Merkley
|s1party=Democrat
|s1phone=(202) 224-3753
|s1email=http://merkley.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm Contact
|senator2=Ron Wyden
|s2party=Democrat
|s2phone=(202) 224-5244
|s2email=http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/ Contact
|population=
|date=February 14, 1859 (33rd)
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[[Image:Oregon_State_Flag_(Back).gif|thumb|right|The back of the state flag of Oregon.]]

'''Oregon''' is a liberal leaning, rainy state in the western United States. Its capital is Salem and largest city is Portland. Oregon became the 33rd state on Feb. 14, 1859.
==History==
Oregon was originally settled by many Native Americans before the [[Lewis and Clark]] expedition brought greater attention to the area from the United States and Britain. The British had control of the majority of the territory until the Oregon Trail started in the 1840s and American settlers began moving in. Eventually, the land was ceded to the United States in the resolution of a boundary dispute.
==Population==
The population is concentrated in the fertile Willamette Valley from [[Portland]] to Eugene. The Cascade mountains divide the state into wet and dry halves, much like neighboring Washington State, but Eastern Oregon lacks the irrigation works of the Columbia basin and much more resembles Nevada. Oregon supports a significant [[logging]] industry, largely concentrated in the western half of the state. Environmental restrictions have seveley hurt the industry, producing conservative opinions inland, but the liberal cities of Portland and Eugene generally support environmentalism.

Since 2007, Oregon has offered [[domestic partnership]]s, which are similiar to [[same sex marriage]]<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_partnership_in_the_united_states en.wikipedia.org]</ref>

Oregon is the birthplace of guitarist Eddie Vedder, author Lance Goldman, and quarterback Harry Sheilds.

==Elected Officials==
* Senator [[Gordon Smith]]
* Senator [[Ron Wyden]]
==Further reading==
* Corning, Howard McKinley, ed. ''Dictionary of Oregon History.'' (2d ed. 1989). 281 pp.
* DeMarco, Gordon. ''A Short History of Portland.'' (1990). 158 pp.
* Dodds, Gordon B. ''The American Northwest: A History of Oregon and Washington.'' (1986). 359 pp.
* Dodds, Gordon B. ''Oregon: A Bicentennial History.'' (1977). 240 pp., popular history by leading scholar
* Pomeroy, Earl. ''The Pacific Slope: A History of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada.'' (1965) 412pp
* Robbins, William G. ''Landscapes of Promise: The Oregon Story, 1800-1940.'' (1997). 392 pp. standard history of the state
* Schwantes, Carlos. ''The Pacific Northwest: An Interpretive History''. (1996)

===Specialized studies===
* Abbott, Carl. ''Greater Portland: Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest.'' (2001). 242 pp. by a leading historian
* Allan, Stuart; Buckley, Aileen R.; and Meacham, James E. ''Atlas of Oregon.'' (1976). 301 pp.
* Bataille, Connie Hopkins. ''The Oregon Book: Information A to Z.'' (1998). 677 pp.
* Boag, Peter G. ''Environment and Experience: Settlement Culture in Nineteenth-Century Oregon.'' (1992). 227 pp. advanced new social history
* Bourke, Paul and DeBats, Donald. ''Washington County: Politics and Community in Antebellum America.'' (1995). 407 pp., advanced history
* Carlson, Laurie Winn. ''On Sidesaddles to Heaven: The Women of the Rocky Mountain Mission.'' (1998). 253 pp.
* Clark, Malcolm, Jr. ''Eden Seekers: The Settlement of Oregon, 1818-1862.'' (1981). 327 pp.
* Dodds, Gordon B. and Wollner, Craig E. ''The Silicon Forest: High Tech in the Portland Area, 1945-1986.'' (1990). 226 pp.
* Douthit, Nathan. ''A Guide to Oregon South Coast History: Traveling the Jedediah Smith Trail.'' (1999). 224 pp.
* Drukman, Mason. ''Wayne Morse: A Political Biography.'' (1997). 545 pp. liberal senator 1945-69
* Drury, Clifford M. ''Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and the Opening of Old Oregon.'' (2 vol. 1973). 911 pp. pioneer Methodist missionaries massacred by Indians in 1847
* Farmer, Judith A. et al. ''Historical Atlas of Early Oregon.'' (1973). 53pp.
* Gilmore, Janet C. ''The World of the Oregon Fishboat: A Study in Maritime Folklife.'' (1986). 271 pp.
* Haarsager, Sandra. ''Organized Womanhood: Cultural Politics in the Pacific Northwest, 1840-1920.'' (1997). 427 pp.
* Heider, Douglas and Dietz, David. ''Legislative Perspectives: A 150-Year History of the Oregon Legislature from 1843 to 1993.'' (1995). 227 pp.
* Johnson, David Alan. ''Founding the Far West: California, Oregon, and Nevada, 1840-1890.'' (1992). 474 pp.
* Kesselman, Amy. ''Fleeting Opportunities: Women Shipyard Workers in Portland and Vancouver during World War II and Reconversion.'' (1990). 192 pp.
* Lang, William L. and Carriker, Robert C., eds. ''Great River of the West: Essays on the Columbia'' (1999). 181 pp.
* Mason, Thomas L. ''Governing Oregon: An Inside Look at Politics in One American State.'' (1994). 251 pp.
* May, Dean L. ''Three Frontiers: Family, Land, and Society in the American West, 1850-1900.'' (1994). 313 pp. advanced social history of Sublimity, Oregon, and two other towns
* Mullins, William H. ''The Depression and the Urban West Coast,
1929-1933: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland.'' (1991). 176 pp.
* Murrell, Gary. ''Iron Pants: Oregon's Anti-New Deal Governor, Charles Henry Martin.'' (2000). 228 pp.
* Neal, Steve. ''McNary of Oregon: A Political Biography.'' (1985). 249 pp. conservative GOP Senator 1917-44, and 1940 VP nominee
* Robinson, Thomas; Gifford, Benjamin and Terrill, Steve, photographer. ''Oregon Then and Now.'' (2000). 192 pp. photo history
* Schwantes, Carlos Arnaldo. ''Hard Traveling: A Portrait of Work Life in the New Northwest.'' (1994). 234 pp. labor history by leading historian
* Shirley, Gayle. ''More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Oregon Women.'' (1998). 139 pp., popular

===Primary sources===
* Applegate, Shannon and O'Donnell, Terence, eds. ''Talking on Paper: An Anthology of Oregon Letters and Diaries.'' (1994). 324 pp.
* Beckham, Stephen Dow, ed. ''Many Faces: An Anthology of Oregon Autobiography.'' (1993). 330 pp.
* Dodds, Gordon B., ed. ''Varieties of Hope: An Anthology of Oregon Prose.'' (1993). 330 pp.
* Wendt, Ingrid and St. John, Primus, eds. ''From Here We Speak: An Anthology of Oregon Poetry.'' (1994). 332 pp.
===Oregon Trail===
* Butruille, Susan G. ed. ''Women's Voices from the Oregon Trail.'' (1993). 251 pp., primary sources
* Unruh, John D., Jr. ''The Plains Across: The Overland Emigrants and the Trans-Mississippi West, 1840-1860.'' (1979). 565 pp. standard scholarly history

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==See Also==
[[Medford Oregon Temple]]

{{USstates}}
[[Category:States of the United States]]
[[Category:Oregon]]

Borat

2009-09-27T20:09:42Z

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Talk:Sacha Baron Cohen

2009-09-27T20:06:09Z

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Borat is a common Slavic name, which is why it was chosen for this movie. It has nothing to do with being an anagram of "abort". --[[User:ERiggs|ERiggs]] 16:06, 27 September 2009 (EDT)

== Why delete? ==
This article concerns a valid, noteworthy topic of interest to conservatives. You may not agree with the subject, or its presentation, but is that really the criteria for removal? Conservatives, too, might want to know what the controversy is. [[User:Menkatron|Menkatron]] 11:44, 15 March 2007 (EDT)

Borat

2009-09-27T20:02:34Z

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