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<div>Such delicious irony ... too bad you couldn't have laid it on a bit thicker. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 23:24, 3 February 2010 (EST)<br />
:Thank you, Ed! I'm glad that some people are understanding my satire. [[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]] 23:43, 3 February 2010 (EST)</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Writing_Homework_One_Answers_-_Student_Ten&diff=751763Writing Homework One Answers - Student Ten2010-02-04T03:26:33Z<p>JRobbe: Created page with ''''How to be the Perfect PETA Member''' - JRobbe It is scary to think about what condition our world would be in without the existence of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment ...'</p>
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<div>'''How to be the Perfect PETA Member''' - JRobbe<br />
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It is scary to think about what condition our world would be in without the existence of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). Cows would be slaughtered daily to feed meat to our planet’s billions of inhabitants. Dogs would be stealthily fed drugs by medical researchers that could possibly eradicate the AIDS virus. Parents would be able to take their children to see the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s circus travelling to their town. Kentucky Fried Chicken would continue feeding its millions of customers. Towns like Fishkill, New York, and Rodeo, California, would keep their animal-cruel names without question.<br />
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Well, thanks to the leadership of Ingrid Newkirk, PETA will be around for many years to come. As long as she is living and fighting for the rights of cats and centipedes, PETA will continue to shame those who use animals for food, entertainment, medical testing, and clothing. You hear that, Guide Dogs for the Blind? Shame on you for forcing dogs to help us undeserving and blinded humans get by in life!<br />
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Well, I myself am a proud PETA member—I have been one for three weeks now. In that time, I have not worn fur, eaten any meat, purchased MARS candy (they test their products on animals), or watched Marley and Me. I am proud to know that I am helping out animals all over the world by not using any products associated with them.<br />
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You can and should become a member, too. I became one after witnessing first-hand the stunning cruelty inflicted upon an animal by a sadistic human. I was jogging through my neighborhood one day when I saw a man lounging on his porch. His dog sat beside him, tied to a leash, drinking water out of a bowl. I was immediately <u>perturbed</u> by this sight. It is unnatural to force a dog (or any other animal) to be confined to a leash and have to drink water out of a revolting bowl, I thought to myself. The sight of that barbarous human torturing his feeble and defensive companion animal made me sick. On that day, I vowed to join forces with PETA.<br />
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Being a member of PETA brings hundreds of advantages to you, animals, and society as a whole. For one, not using any animal products reduces their suffering and allows them to live their lives peacefully. That alone should be enough to encourage you to join. Also, consuming meat is extraordinarily dangerous to your health, wearing fur can cause syphilis, and drinking milk has the potential to make you go deaf. There is no doubt that an animal-free lifestyle is a healthy and moral way to live.<br />
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For those of you who are not PETA members and are interested in joining, here is what I encourage you to do. First, turn to a vegetarian lifestyle—preferably vegan, but vegetarian works too. Avoid any restaurants that are not vegetarian/vegan. Do not purchase any products related to animals, especially those that were tested on animals, like flu vaccinations or insulin. Finally, participate in (or organize) a protest of a company of your choosing; KFC is always a good option.<br />
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These are the very basics, but for those out there who are already members, you may be asking: how can I help even more? Well, fear not, as it is very simple, though it may take more time and dedication. Here are a few options to guarantee you success and make you the best PETA member that you can possibly be.<br />
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1. Participate in an outrageous protest.<br />
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Instead of taking part in a regular demonstration, transcend to the next level and participate in one that is outrageous. Do not just stand outside of a McDonald’s with signs and shout vulgarities at pedestrians—that is far too bland. Perhaps promote vegetarianism by standing out there wearing nothing but lettuce. Or interrupt a fashion show by diving on stage and tearing a model’s fur coat off; but be sure to do so without being tackled by security first. Either way, let your demonstration’s goal be to attract attention, no matter how offensive it is. Do not be afraid to shout at families peacefully walking on the other side of the street.<br />
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2. Get the word out to the public.<br />
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Obviously, PETA wants the general populace to understand how animals are tortured and killed every day, so they must know whether they like it or not. If you see woman wearing a fur coat in below-freezing temperatures, let her know! Chase her, if you must, across parking lots, all the while shouting at her hideous apparel and informing her of her ignorance and cruelty. It is also a good idea to bring along a small, portable can of red paint with you so that you can throw it upon her <u>repugnant</u> coat. I always carry several cans with me wherever I go, just in case I do come across such a person. Also, if you see a person eating chicken in a restaurant, let them know! I always carry a pig cadaver with me to restaurants, and when I see someone eating meat, I chuck in onto their plate, provide them with free PETA pamphlets, and flee the scene before the police arrive.<br />
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3. Know your facts.<br />
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Learn about the hazards of eating meat. Talk to any PETA veteran about this, as they all undoubtedly have PhD’s in biology. Inform your family, friends, and random people you come across about the dangers of meat consumption. Understand the ineffectiveness of animal testing and the cruelty inflicted upon the subjects. Be ready with facts, statistics, and quotes from Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation to throw upon anyone who dares to question our organization. PETA’s website is filled with plenty of accurate information—use it to your advantage. People will challenge you with false facts; when they give you one, give them two. Do not listen to or believe anything they say, but just respond. Your victory is inevitable.<br />
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4. Request cruelty-free name changes—or change your own name!<br />
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Cities like Hamburg, New York; Fishkill, New York; and Rodeo, California, should feel ashamed of themselves for promoting animal cruelty through their names. Likewise, the Green Bay Packers (alluding to meat packing) should also feel ashamed, as their name is spread to millions of people each year. There is even a high school called Spearfish! To truly promote animal compassion, these names must definitely be altered to something more animal-friendly. PETA is now operating a campaign to change the name of fish to “sea kittens”. You would not want to eat a sea kitten, right? In 2008, a PETA intern legally changed her name to cutoutdissection.com. This should serve as an inspiration to everyone and the animal rights movement as a whole! I am currently working on changing my name to Kentuckyfriedcruelty.com, and hope that every other true PETA member will too.<br />
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Of course, there are plenty of other things you can do to save animals, but these are just a few if you are striving to be the perfect PETA member. No act is too small when it comes to eliminating animal suffering. In times like these, the animal-rights movement needs all the help it can get. I urge you to join PETA and help put an end to animal suffering all over the world. Please, do it for the animals!</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Tom_Hanks&diff=750088Tom Hanks2010-01-28T21:33:22Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>[[Tom Hanks]] is an American actor, starring in such films as ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' and the gay agenda setting drama ''[[Philadelphia]]''. Hanks has a well-documented [[liberal bias]], despite starring in several films by anti-Catholic director [[Ron Howard]]. In January 2009, Hanks publically stated his displeasure with the [[Christian]] religious [[Mormon]]s for their support of [[Prop 8]] <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480167,00.html Fox News]</ref>, ironically labeling them "un-American" for voicing their convictions, yet not looking at what that says about himself and his ''own'' voiced convictions. A week later, he apologized for his remarks. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/01/23/tom-hanks-apologizes-calling-mormon-supporters-proposition-american/]</ref><br />
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[[Category:Liberals]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=James_Cameron&diff=749448James Cameron2010-01-26T21:47:43Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>'''James Cameron''' is the American director of a number of successful films including:<br />
*''[[The Terminator]]''<br />
*''[[Aliens]]''<br />
*''[[The Abyss]]''<br />
*''[[True Lies]]''<br />
*''[[Titanic]]''<br />
*''Avatar''<br />
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In 2007 James Cameron put together a documentary claiming an [[ossuary]] in the [[Holy Land]] could contain the bones of [[Jesus Christ]]. The work is considered to be more hype than reality.<br />
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[[Category:Cinema]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Essay:Greatest_Conservative_Movies&diff=746475Talk:Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies2010-01-20T01:01:07Z<p>JRobbe: Source?</p>
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<div>[[Talk:Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies/archive1|Archive 1]]<br />
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== Clean-up ==<br />
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This list is in need of major clean-up. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinx McHue]] 13:06, 19 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:Please proceed as you suggest. Thanks!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:29, 19 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::Okay. I'll get to it when I have time after this weekend. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinx McHue]] 11:00, 20 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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== Here's an interesting article by Roger Ebert ==<br />
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Anyone agree with his choices? I don't want to add any unless people agree with them. [[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]]<br />
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http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060105/EDITOR/60106001<br />
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:Interesting article, The choices seem to be by someone else (Feder?), but the list is interesting. Feel free to add those that you think merit it. It's seems like a legitimate list, though I saw only one of the films mentioned.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 20:59, 5 January 2010 (EST)<br />
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You're right, my mistake, it was Don Feder who originally wrote the list. Coach Carter is the only one I've seen, and I definitely agree that it has a conservative message. I'll add it, and if anyone has any qualms please feel free to change it. Since I haven't seen the others, I'll let someone with more knowledge of the films determine if they qualify to be on this list. [[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]]<br />
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: Oh, I see, that's '''Don Feder'''. We previously recognized him with an honorable mention in [[Essay:Conservatives of the Decade]]. All his choices are likely good. I can confirm that Feder is right about "Batman Begins," and I doubt Feder mishits on any of his choices.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:18, 5 January 2010 (EST)<br />
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== Fargo ==<br />
The directors are liberal (Cohen brothers), much sensationalized bloodshed and terror- some of the reasons I didn't know if this was fit for "Greatest". What say you?--[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 00:53, 7 January 2010 (EST)<br />
::I disliked the movie intensely --it portrays our rural part of the world in very negative terms--and did not see much conservative about it. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 02:04, 7 January 2010 (EST)<br />
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Although Fargo is one of my favorite movies, I wouldn't say for a second that it's conservative. At the same time, I wouldn't argue that it's liberal. I don't see much of a political agenda in the film.[[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]]<br />
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:Let's toss it then. Whoever recommended it can't even spell "pious". (Don't take that personally if the poster is legitimate!).--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 18:51, 7 January 2010 (EST)<br />
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== Pillow Talk? ==<br />
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How does a leading man slapping a leading lady square up any way with conservative values and [[chivalry]]? [[User:Tyrone|Tyrone]] 16:08, 17 January 2010 (EST)<br />
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:A movie free of feminist thought-policing is on the list because ... conservatives do not support the feminist distortions. Understand it now?--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 16:29, 17 January 2010 (EST)<br />
::No. On the chivalry page, you wrote that chivalry includes "men opening doors for women" and "protection of the weaker elements of society." [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Chivalry&diff=prev&oldid=502110] How does feminism have anything to do with the perceived conservative action of physically assaulting a woman? [[User:Tyrone|Tyrone]] 16:34, 17 January 2010 (EST)<br />
I'm not sure I agree with it's inclusion, but for a different reason. The whole movie is basically about premarital sex. It's not as upfront about it as a modern film would be, but it's pretty obviously implied. Not to mention the cast: there's Dorris Day - isn't she a member of PETA? - and Rock Hudson (about whom nothing more has to be said.)<br />
Don't get me wrong, I rather like the movie, but I'm not sure if its themes are appropriate for "Greatest Conservative Movies." [[User:JacobB|JacobB]] 17:26, 17 January 2010 (EST)<br />
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: I doubt Hudson or Day wrote the script, which is what really counts. Any actor or actress could have filled those roles and Hudson and Day did not add anything significant. The script is anti-feminist, and no film can be made today like it. You make valid points about the sex but it is the anti-feminist nature of the movie that earns its consideration.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 17:51, 17 January 2010 (EST)<br />
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== Dark Matter ==<br />
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Are there any sources for the claim that liberals first praised the movie, then panned it? If not, I'm going to toss that part out. [[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Gladiator_(2000_film)&diff=745716Gladiator (2000 film)2010-01-17T17:06:27Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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| name=Gladiator<br />
| image=<br />
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| director=Ridley Scott<br />
| producer=David Franzoni<br>Branko Lustig<br>Laurie MacDonald<br>Walter F. Parkes<br>Douglas Wick<br>Ridley Scott (uncredited)<br />
| writer=David Franzoni (creator)<br>John Logan<br>William Nicholson<br />
| starring=[[Russell Crowe]]<br>Joaquin Phoenix<br>Connie Nielsen<br />
| music=Lisa Gerrard<br>Hans Zimmer<br />
| cinematography=John Mathieson<br />
| editing=Pietro Scalia<br />
| distributor=DreamWorks SKG<br />
| release date(s)=May 5, 2000<br />
| running time=155 min.<br />
| language=English}}<br />
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'''Gladiator''' is a 2000 film about a general named Maximus (played by Russell Crowe) who refuses to serve a tyrant and becomes a gladiator. The film uniquely portrays the pagan concept of Elysium as being real. Scriptwriter John Franzoni said, "The film is about a hero who has morality, but that morality is a secular morality." <ref> Quoted in "Hollywood Worldviews" ''Watching films with wisdom and discernment,'' Brian Godawa, InterVarsity Press, p. 141 </ref> The film was rated "R" for intense graphic combat. The film won 5 [[Oscars]] for Best Actor in Leading Role, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects, Best Picture and Best Sound and was nominated for another 7 Oscars. <ref> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172495/awards </ref> <br />
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[[Category: Movies]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_Beauty&diff=742733American Beauty2010-01-08T02:14:40Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Film<br />
| name=American Beauty<br />
| image=<br />
| caption=<br />
| director=Sam Mendes<br />
| producer=Bruce Cohen<br />Dan Jinks<br />
| writer=Alan Ball<br />
| narrator=Kevin Spacey<br />
| starring=Kevin Spacey<br>Annette Bening<br>Thora Birch<br>Wes Bentley<br />
| music=Thomas Newman <br />
| cinematography=Conrad L. Hall<br />
| editing=Tariq Anwar<br>Christopher Greenbury<br />
| distributor=Dreamworks <br />
| released=September 15, 1999<br />
| runtime=122 minutes<br />
| country=USA<br />
| language=English<br />
| budget=$15 million<br />
| gross=$356,296,601<br />
| preceded_by=<br />
| followed_by=<br />
| website=http://www.dreamworks.com/ab/<br />
| amg_id=<br />
| imdb_id=<br />
}}<br />
'''American Beauty''' is an American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey. It was written by Alan Ball, who also created and produced the television shows ''Six Feet Under'' and ''True Blood''. Spacey plays Lester Burnham, a 42-year-old office worker who undergoes a mid-life crisis and develops an obsession with his 16-year-old daughter Jane's best friend. <br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film begins by introducing the audience to the Burnham family. Lester (Spacey) is a middle-aged advertising executive who despises his job and his boss. Carolyn (Bening) is an unsuccessful real-estate broker with high ambitions. Their daughter Jane (Birch) loathes her parents and has poor self-esteem; because of this, she is saving up her money from babysitting to get a breast augmentation. Their new neighbors are the Fitts, which consists of the retired USMC Colonel Frank (Chris Cooper), his dissociative wife Barbara (Allison Janney), and their son Ricky (Bentley).<br />
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Lester considers himself to be boring and a loser, at one point saying he feels "sedated." This changes when he and Carolyn attend a basketball game at Jane's school where she is performing in the half-time show. He meets Jane's best friend Angela (Mena Suvari) and becomes obsessed with her, experiencing strong sexual fantasies involving her and rose petals. After this, Lester becomes revitalized and quits his job after blackmailing his boss for $60,000. He becomes employed as a fry cook at a fast food restaurant, begins working out with hopes of impressing Angela, and smokes marijuana with Ricky. <br />
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At the same time, Carolyn and Jane both undergo life-changing events. Carolyn begins an affair with rival real estate agent Buddy Kane (Peter Gallagher), while Jane develops a romantic relationship with Ricky. However, the events soon take a turn for the worse. Lester discovers Carolyn's infidelity and reacts apathetically to it, which leads Buddy to suggesting that they break off the affair. Col. Fitts, suspicious of his son and Lester's relationship, discovers a video his son made of Lester working out in his garage naked. While observing the two smoking marijuana, he mistakenly assumes that they are having sex. When Ricky returns home, his father accuses him of being gay and kicks him out.<br />
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Ricky returns to the Burnham household and asks Jane to run away with him to New York City. She agrees, much to the discontent of Angela. Ricky and Jane argue with Angela, labeling her as "ordinary" and "boring, which causes her to storm out of the room. Lester is approached by a distraught Col. Fitts in his garage, who attempts to kiss him. Lester rejects him, telling him that he has the "wrong idea", leading to an ashamed Fitts returning home. During this time, Carolyn is observed sitting alone in her car angry and loading a gun that she had purchased earlier in the film. <br />
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Lester goes inside and finds Angela. After a brief conversation, Lester seduces her, but stops once he learns that she is a virgin. The two bond and share their frustrations with life. Angela leaves to go to the bathroom, and Lester gazes at a family portrait smiling. He is then suddenly shot and killed by an unknown perpetrator, with Ricky and Jane finding his body moments later.<br />
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The film ends with Lester looking back on his life. The actions of the characters before and after his death are intertwined during this scene. It is also revealed that it was Col. Fitts who murdered Lester. Lester's final words state that although he has died, he is happy because "there is so much beauty in the world."<br />
==Reception==<br />
The film was one of the most positively received movies of 1999. At the 72nd Academy Awards, it was nominated for eight awards, including Best Picture, Lead Actor (Spacey), Lead Actress (Bening), Director, Cinematography, Score, Editing, and Original Screenplay. It won in every category except for Best Score, Editing, and Lead Actress.<br />
==Links==<br />
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169547/ American Beauty] at IMDB.com</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_Beauty&diff=742732American Beauty2010-01-08T02:13:59Z<p>JRobbe: link</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Film<br />
| name=American Beauty<br />
| image=<br />
| caption=<br />
| director=Sam Mendes<br />
| producer=Bruce Cohen<br />Dan Jinks<br />
| writer=Alan Ball<br />
| narrator=Kevin Spacey<br />
| starring=Kevin Spacey<br>Annette Bening<br>Thora Birch<br>Wes Bentley<br />
| music=Thomas Newman <br />
| cinematography=Conrad L. Hall<br />
| editing=Tariq Anwar<br>Christopher Greenbury<br />
| distributor=Dreamworks <br />
| released=September 15, 1999<br />
| runtime=122 minutes<br />
| country=USA<br />
| language=English<br />
| budget=$15 million<br />
| gross=$356,296,601<br />
| preceded_by=<br />
| followed_by=<br />
| website=http://www.dreamworks.com/ab/<br />
| amg_id=<br />
| imdb_id=<br />
}}<br />
'''American Beauty''' is an American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey. It was written by Alan Ball, who also created and produced the television shows ''Six Feet Under'' and ''True Blood''. Spacey plays Lester Burnham, a 42-year-old office worker who undergoes a mid-life crisis and develops an obsession with his 16-year-old daughter Jane's best friend. <br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film begins by introducing the audience to the Burnham family. Lester (Spacey) is a middle-aged advertising executive who despises his job and his boss. Carolyn (Bening) is an unsuccessful real-estate broker with high ambitions. Their daughter Jane (Birch) loathes her parents and has poor self-esteem; because of this, she is saving up her money from babysitting to get a breast augmentation. Their new neighbors are the Fitts, which consists of the retired USMC Colonel Frank (Chris Cooper), his dissociative wife Barbara (Allison Janney), and their son Ricky (Bentley).<br />
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Lester considers himself to be boring and a loser, at one point saying he feels "sedated." This changes when he and Carolyn attend a basketball game at Jane's school where she is performing in the half-time show. He meets Jane's best friend Angela (Mena Suvari) and becomes obsessed with her, experiencing strong sexual fantasies involving her and rose petals. After this, Lester becomes revitalized and quits his job after blackmailing his boss for $60,000. He becomes employed as a fry cook at a fast food restaurant, begins working out with hopes of impressing Angela, and smokes marijuana with Ricky. <br />
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At the same time, Carolyn and Jane both undergo life-changing events. Carolyn begins an affair with rival real estate agent Buddy Kane (Peter Gallagher), while Jane develops a romantic relationship with Ricky. However, the events soon take a turn for the worse. Lester discovers Carolyn's infidelity and reacts apathetically to it, which leads Buddy to suggesting that they break off the affair. Col. Fitts, suspicious of his son and Lester's relationship, discovers a video his son made of Lester working out in his garage naked. While observing the two smoking marijuana, he mistakenly assumes that they are having sex. When Ricky returns home, his father accuses him of being gay and kicks him out.<br />
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Ricky returns to the Burnham household and asks Jane to run away with him to New York City. She agrees, much to the discontent of Angela. Ricky and Jane argue with Angela, labeling her as "ordinary" and "boring, which causes her to storm out of the room. Lester is approached by a distraught Col. Fitts in his garage, who attempts to kiss him. Lester rejects him, telling him that he has the "wrong idea", leading to an ashamed Fitts returning home. During this time, Carolyn is observed sitting alone in her car angry and loading a gun that she had purchased earlier in the film. <br />
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Lester goes inside and finds Angela. After a brief conversation, Lester seduces her, but stops once he learns that she is a virgin. The two bond and share their frustrations with life. Angela leaves to go to the bathroom, and Lester gazes at a family portrait smiling. He is then suddenly shot and killed by an unknown perpetrator, with Ricky and Jane finding his body moments later.<br />
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The film ends with Lester looking back on his life. The actions of the characters before and after his death are intertwined during this scene. It is also revealed that it was Col. Fitts who murdered Lester. Lester's final words state that although he has died, he is happy because "there is so much beauty in the world."<br />
==Reception==<br />
The film was one of the most positively received movies of 1999. At the 72nd Academy Awards, it was nominated for eight awards, including Best Picture, Lead Actor (Spacey), Lead Actress (Bening), Director, Cinematography, Score, Editing, and Original Screenplay. It won in every category except for Best Score, Editing, and Lead Actress.<br />
=Links=<br />
==Links==<br />
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169547/ American Beauty] at IMDB.com</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_Beauty&diff=742731American Beauty2010-01-08T02:09:08Z<p>JRobbe: finished plot and reception - more can definitely be added</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Film<br />
| name=American Beauty<br />
| image=<br />
| caption=<br />
| director=Sam Mendes<br />
| producer=Bruce Cohen<br />Dan Jinks<br />
| writer=Alan Ball<br />
| narrator=Kevin Spacey<br />
| starring=Kevin Spacey<br>Annette Bening<br>Thora Birch<br>Wes Bentley<br />
| music=Thomas Newman <br />
| cinematography=Conrad L. Hall<br />
| editing=Tariq Anwar<br>Christopher Greenbury<br />
| distributor=Dreamworks <br />
| released=September 15, 1999<br />
| runtime=122 minutes<br />
| country=USA<br />
| language=English<br />
| budget=$15 million<br />
| gross=$356,296,601<br />
| preceded_by=<br />
| followed_by=<br />
| website=http://www.dreamworks.com/ab/<br />
| amg_id=<br />
| imdb_id=<br />
}}<br />
'''American Beauty''' is an American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey. It was written by Alan Ball, who also created and produced the television shows ''Six Feet Under'' and ''True Blood''. Spacey plays Lester Burnham, a 42-year-old office worker who undergoes a mid-life crisis and develops an obsession with his 16-year-old daughter Jane's best friend. <br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film begins by introducing the audience to the Burnham family. Lester (Spacey) is a middle-aged advertising executive who despises his job and his boss. Carolyn (Bening) is an unsuccessful real-estate broker with high ambitions. Their daughter Jane (Birch) loathes her parents and has poor self-esteem; because of this, she is saving up her money from babysitting to get a breast augmentation. Their new neighbors are the Fitts, which consists of the retired USMC Colonel Frank (Chris Cooper), his dissociative wife Barbara (Allison Janney), and their son Ricky (Bentley).<br />
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Lester considers himself to be boring and a loser, at one point saying he feels "sedated." This changes when he and Carolyn attend a basketball game at Jane's school where she is performing in the half-time show. He meets Jane's best friend Angela (Mena Suvari) and becomes obsessed with her, experiencing strong sexual fantasies involving her and rose petals. After this, Lester becomes revitalized and quits his job after blackmailing his boss for $60,000. He becomes employed as a fry cook at a fast food restaurant, begins working out with hopes of impressing Angela, and smokes marijuana with Ricky. <br />
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At the same time, Carolyn and Jane both undergo life-changing events. Carolyn begins an affair with rival real estate agent Buddy Kane (Peter Gallagher), while Jane develops a romantic relationship with Ricky. However, the events soon take a turn for the worse. Lester discovers Carolyn's infidelity and reacts apathetically to it, which leads Buddy to suggesting that they break off the affair. Col. Fitts, suspicious of his son and Lester's relationship, discovers a video his son made of Lester working out in his garage naked. While observing the two smoking marijuana, he mistakenly assumes that they are having sex. When Ricky returns home, his father accuses him of being gay and kicks him out.<br />
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Ricky returns to the Burnham household and asks Jane to run away with him to New York City. She agrees, much to the discontent of Angela. Ricky and Jane argue with Angela, labeling her as "ordinary" and "boring, which causes her to storm out of the room. Lester is approached by a distraught Col. Fitts in his garage, who attempts to kiss him. Lester rejects him, telling him that he has the "wrong idea", leading to an ashamed Fitts returning home. During this time, Carolyn is observed sitting alone in her car angry and loading a gun that she had purchased earlier in the film. <br />
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Lester goes inside and finds Angela. After a brief conversation, Lester seduces her, but stops once he learns that she is a virgin. The two bond and share their frustrations with life. Angela leaves to go to the bathroom, and Lester gazes at a family portrait smiling. He is then suddenly shot and killed by an unknown perpetrator, with Ricky and Jane finding his body moments later.<br />
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The film ends with Lester looking back on his life. The actions of the characters before and after his death are intertwined during this scene. It is also revealed that it was Col. Fitts who murdered Lester. Lester's final words state that although he has died, he is happy because "there is so much beauty in the world."<br />
==Reception==<br />
The film was one of the most positively received movies of 1999. At the 72nd Academy Awards, it was nominated for eight awards, including Best Picture, Lead Actor (Spacey), Lead Actress (Bening), Director, Cinematography, Score, Editing, and Original Screenplay. It won in every category except for Best Score, Editing, and Lead Actress.</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Essay:Greatest_Conservative_Songs&diff=742726Talk:Essay:Greatest Conservative Songs2010-01-08T01:30:02Z<p>JRobbe: /* Should Fortunate Son really be on this list? */</p>
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<div>See [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzZkNDU5MmViNzVjNzkzMDE3NzNlN2MyZjRjYTk4YjE= this]. [[User:Stryker|Stryker]] 10:04, 17 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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: The [[neoconservative]] ''National Review'' list is 95% garbage, not [[conservative]] at all. I only found one tune on the list that should be added ours ("Stand by your man"), and National Review had it at #50.<br />
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: The contrast here with ''National Review'' illustrates the need for ''Conservapedia''. But thanks for your link.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 11:31, 17 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Oops... it seems that I added a bunch of songs from that list. Several of mine (Brick, Red Barchetta, I Can't Drive 55, Sweet Home Alabama, and Revolution 1) were on there. That's interesting, though... the NR person and I thought alike on this one. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 17:16, 17 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Sweet Home Alabama? I love that song (and I'm a liberal)! Revolution's great, too.--[[User:Autofire|Autofire]] 18:29, 17 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Sorry? Why was my entry for The Fall's Pseud Mag Ed removed? They have always been the great deflators of liberal complacency. What is going on?<br />
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: Post a link to the lyrics of the song here and we'll see. Also, please sign your entries by using the signature button in the row above the edit box. Thanks.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 11:16, 18 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Can a song possibly be just a song, rather than a political statement? - BornAgainBrit<br />
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: Uh, sure, there are songs that lack any meaning at all. "I wanna hold your hand," for example, is a pleasant jingle from your homeland. I trust we'd agree that it is not the most meaningful song in the world. That tune is fun for reminiscing.<br />
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: But surely you don't deny that many songs do have political meaning. [[Liberal]] attempts to deny political bias are familiar to us and no one here is fooled. Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 13:37, 18 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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The deletion of Bob Dylan's song was not properly explained. Observing that people serve either the devil or the Lord is a conservative observation, and of course Bob Dylan was a born-again Christian who expressed his faith in song (but don't expect [[liberals]] to tell you that).--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:03, 21 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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:I didn't mean to step on any toes, but apathy towards devil worship doesn't seem to me like a very conservative trait. Unfortunately, the verses of the songs don't give us ''any'' meaning whatsoever, so the only meaning we can glean from the song are the four lines of the chorus, three of which are essentially the same :/ [[User:Jazzman831|Jazzman831]] 14:06, 21 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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::Paradise by the Dashboard light? I know its a song about having pre-marital sex, but the end is about how it screwed up his life.--[[User:Elamdri|Elamdri]] 04:45, 23 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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After reading this list, I've gotta ask, just how do you define a 'conservative' song?--[[User:Offeep|Offeep]] 15:27, 26 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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: [[Conservative]] is a term that is well-understood. A "conservative song" reflects some of those values without diluting them with a [[liberal]] message.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 15:42, 26 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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I can't believe Okie from Muskogie isn't on here. [[User:Maestro|Maestro]] 23:23, 27 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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I know this is being nitpicky, but I don't like the message of Last Kiss because it seems to suggest a works salvation, that one gets to heaven by doing good rather than accepting Jesus. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 23:30, 27 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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:... and on that note, let's open up a can of [[Mountain Dew]] and get ready to [[Debate:Are we saved by faith or works?]] --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 17:16, 3 August 2007 (EDT)<br />
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==Last Kiss==<br />
Somebody just put up "Last Kiss;" actually I recall when it was a hit circa 1964 many adults, parents, teachers and ministers where horrified that a song about death was considered appropriate for young people. My my, how things had changed by 1967.... [[User:RobS|RobS]] 18:08, 28 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Just like 'Teen Angel,' 'Leader of the Pack,' 'Dead Man's Curve,' and 'Tell Laura I Love Her.' [[User:Maestro|Maestro]] 00:35, 29 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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==Possible Addition==<br />
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Ok, I have a suggestion, but I want some feedback before putting it on the page. I was listening to the radio today, and Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd came on. I was thinking that the song talks about the way that public schools brainwash children and turn them into "bricks" in the wall that is liberal society. In a way, the song is pro-homeschooling, because it's teachers that need to leave the kids alone so that parents can instruct their children correctly. Maybe I'm reaching a bit here, but I wanted to see what you all thought. [[User:SSchultz|SSchultz]] 00:23, 2 August 2007 (EDT)<br />
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: I'm open to comments and suggestions about this, but I've never viewed the famous song "another brick in the wall" as conservative. You may be right that the song properly complains about the effect of schooling, but the song doesn't offer any conservative solution that I can see.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 01:10, 2 August 2007 (EDT)<br />
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==Love Me, I'm a Liberal==<br />
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Hardly sounds like a Communist critique. Have you read all the lyrics of the song? [http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~trent/ochs/lyrics/liberal.html] It's twitting liberals for their supposed concern for others, which is actually sorely lacking. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 17:14, 3 August 2007 (EDT)<br />
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:That song is pure sarcasm and Ochs assumes the role of a 1960s-era (Cold War era) "liberal" to attack them from the extreme left in a sarcastic way. Read the lyrics again, he is attacking the AFL-CIO for throwing out the commies. He is saying liberals aren't far left ''enough''. It's not a conservative song, it's an extreme leftist one. [[User:Parrothead|Parrothead]] 17:22, 3 August 2007 (EDT)<br />
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So there's a song on this list about breaking the law 'I can't Drive 55,' and one about obeying the law 'I fought the law.' Which is the conservative value? And the Bobby Fuller Four's version of the latter was the superior version, BTW. [[User:Maestro|Maestro]] 10:40, 10 September 2007 (EDT)<br />
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== Are these truly conservative? ==<br />
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While I understand completely some of these songs being on here, I don't really understand the why Bob Dylan, The Beatles, or Ben Folds (Five) would be on this list. These individual songs may be able to be warped into our mindset, but if one truly looks at these, they become overwhelmingly liberal.<br />
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For example: The Beatles - Revolution<br />
While this song does indeed talk about how "Carrying pictures of Chairman Mao" will do no good, it also talks about how war and money can't solve problems. In addition, if a child is to read tis and decide to find out more about The Beatles, they will undoubtedly find some intensely liberal themes. The same idea goes for Bob Dylan. Look at any of his other songs. At the same time, Ben Folds does exactly the same thing. <br />
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I cannot argue with the songs and parts on this list, but I wonder if this is a slippery slope?<br />
::It's possible that many of these songs were adopted by conservatives, such as Mike Huckabee playing John Cougar Mellencamp's hits. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 14:48, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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: Many of the songs here have a powerful [[conservative]] message, and demonstrate that the music industry does not have to be [[liberal]].--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 15:00, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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: P.S. [[Liberals]] do say [[conservative]] things from time to time. We're listing songs here, not artists.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 15:01, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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== In Your Eyes ==<br />
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Okay, the song can be considered to be about God, but that alone does not make it conservative. I think Peter Gabriel himself would object to the song's inclusion in this list. --[[User:MakeTomorrow|<font color="#00ff00">Make</font><font color="#0000ff">Tomorrow</font>]] 15:23, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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: Peter Gabriel can object all he likes. "In Your Eyes" appeals to conservative values, as in "a thousand churches." Do you think we should object when a liberal says something conservative???--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 15:27, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
::Religion is not conservative. Fundamentalism is, but not religion. The presence of religion in a song does not make it conservative, even as adherence to religion does not make a person conservative. Look at me, I'm a Christian, but I'm also a communist. Obviously the two are not mutually exclusive. One's personal merely interpersonally-social morals under religion might be more "conservative", in the loosest sense of the term — not conservative, simply somewhat more so — than they would be otherwise; however, that does not automatically make one politically conservative.--[[User:MakeTomorrow|<font color="#00ff00">Make</font><font color="#0000ff">Tomorrow</font>]] 15:50, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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::: The single best predictor of how conservative someone votes is how often he attends a place of worship of God. Your argument suggesting that you are a counterexample to that correlation means nothing. See point #2 in [[liberal logic]].--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 16:04, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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::::That wasn't irrelevant at all. Correlation != causation. --[[User:MakeTomorrow|<font color="#00ff00">Make</font><font color="#0000ff">Tomorrow</font>]] 16:08, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
::::Sorry, my edit summary should have been "basic statistical interpretation". --[[User:MakeTomorrow|<font color="#00ff00">Make</font><font color="#0000ff">Tomorrow</font>]] 16:09, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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::::: Why did you cite your counterexample, if it wasn't an example of the logical fallacy #2 in [[liberal logic]]? Do you really think a counterexample disproves causation?<br />
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==Land of Confusion==<br />
Does Genesis' ''Land of Confusion'' belong on the list? I remember the music video portraying Ronald Reagan (in puppet form) as inept, and it parodies several conservative leaders, including Margaret Thatcher, et. al. [[User:WesleyS|WesleyS]][[User Talk:WesleyS|<sup>Hello!</sup>]] 13:58, 5 March 2009 (EST)<br />
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: It's liberal lyric of "too many people" is enough reason to bounce it from the list. Thanks for catching this.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 18:53, 5 March 2009 (EST)<br />
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==Should Fortunate Son really be on this list?==<br />
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It's vehemently anti-war. Please correct if I'm wrong, but I don't think that's a very conservative belief. [[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]]<br />
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:I just looked the lyrics. Pretty confused stuff. I'd agree it's not conservative. Would you like to toss it from the list? Please feel free to do so.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 20:26, 7 January 2010 (EST)<br />
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:Done. [[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:Greatest_Conservative_Songs&diff=742725Essay:Greatest Conservative Songs2010-01-08T01:29:45Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>Conservative songs exist, and some are immensely popular. Here is our growing list:<br />
#"Have You Forgotten?" by [[Darryl Worley]]. Patriotic response to [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].<br />
#"Still the One" by Orleans (1976), is a tribute to fidelity in relationships.<br />
#"Sweet Home Alabama" by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]. A response to hippie culture. Defends Southerners from stereotyped attacks by [[liberal]] rocker Neil Young.<br />
#Lee Greenwood's rendition of [[Battle Hymn of the Republic]]. "As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free."<br />
#"My Love" by [[Petula Clark]]. Christian love in secular form.<br />
#"Starting All Over Again" by [[Petula Clark]]. Keep moving onward, even in the most difficult of times.<br />
#"Thank You My Lord" by [[Petula Clark]]. The title says it all.<br />
#"I Fought the Law (and the Law Won)". Its title says it all. The version by [[The Clash]] has a good tempo.<br />
#"Fast Car" by [[Tracy Chapman]]. Self-help, free market, division of labor, and a criticism of alcohol.<br />
#"You Can't Hurry Love (You Just Have to Wait)". Abstinence for rock fans. The versions by [[The Supremes]] and [[Phil Collins]] were popular.<br />
#"Pomp and Circumstance" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOcvcBxrfN4 ''Land of Hope & Glory'']) By Freedom gain, by Truth maintain... <br />
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ0oCmDXrVk&mode=related&search= "Jerusalem"] Don't let the sword sleep in the hand.<br />
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wahd2piIr4Q "Brothers In Arms"] by [[Dire Straits]]. We're fools to make war on our brothers in arms. <br />
#"The Ascent of Stan" by [[Ben Folds]]. Tells the story of a former "textbook hippie man" who realizes that he has become everything that he was protesting against.<br />
#"Brick" by [[Ben Folds Five]]. Shows the regret involved in abortion.<br />
#"Alive" by [[P.O.D]].: About being thankful for the gift of life.<br />
#"Gotta Serve Somebody" by [[Bob Dylan]]. "It may be the devil or it may be the Lord."<ref>http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/serve.html</ref><br />
#"Stand By Your Man," by [[Tammy Wynette]]. Don't expect [[feminists]] to like that one! Or [[Hillary Clinton]]!<br />
#"Jesus Take The Wheel" by [[Carrie Underwood]]. A gospel-themed hit from the American Idol winner.<br />
#"Red Barchetta" by [[Rush]]. Tells the story of a future with excessive regulation, where even driving is illegal.<br />
#"You Light Up My Life" by [[Debbie Boone]]. One of the biggest hits ever, but [[liberals]] omit that this song is about [[Jesus]].<br />
#"Father of Mine" by [[Everclear]]. A reminder of the importance of good parenting. Everclear singer Art Alexakis wrote much of his material from his own perspective of a troubled childhood. At the end of the song, Alexakis promises to be a better father than his own had been.<br />
#"Happiness is a Warm Gun" by [[The Beatles]]. It sure is.<br />
#"The Taxman" by [[The Beatles]]. George Harrison said, "Taxman was when I first realized that even though we had started earning money, we were actually giving most of it away in taxes." <ref>http://home.att.net/~chuckayoub/Taxman_Lyrics.html</ref><br />
#"Back in the U.S.A." by [[Chuck Berry]]. A patriotic song about missing life in the U.S.A.<br />
#"Government Cheese" by [[The Rainmakers]]. Humorous spoof of welfare.<br />
#"Angry Young Man" by [[Billy Joel]]. The doctrinaire leftist radical with "his fist in the air and his head in the sand" comes in for biting criticism.<br />
#"Gimme Back My Bullets" by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]. The name says it all.<br />
#"Let My People Go" by [[The Pursuit of Happiness]]. "How will you free us with your hate? How many heads will smash when you smash the state? You say march, I think I'll wait." An anti-protest song.<br />
#"Don't Let 'Em Take Your Gun" by [[Grand Funk Railroad]]. A father gives his son some sage advice.<br />
#"Something For Nothing" by [[Rush]]. "You can't get something for nothing, you can't have freedom for free."<br />
#"Neighborhood Bully" by [[Bob Dylan]]. Israel's right to exist and defend itself.<br />
#"Get It Right the First Time" by [[Louisiana's Le Roux]]. Wealthy Georgia politician is placed in high office and turns out to be a puppet with no ideas of his own. Released in 1980 when Jimmy Carter was up for re-election.<br />
#"Only The Young" by [[Journey]]. "The shadows of a golden age, a generation waits for dawn, the brave carry on, the bold and the strong". An anthem for the Reagan Generation.<br />
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2UE5g72s0o "Yours Is No Disgrace"] by [[Yes]]. Written to, and about, the troops headed for Vietnam.<br />
#"Fair Exchange" and "Sparks of the Tempest" by [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]. Warnings about totalitarian governments who want to take away your freedom in the name of utopia. Also much of their early 80s material, which has Christian lyrics.<br />
#"In America" by the [[Charlie Daniels]] Band. Patriotism makes a comeback in response to the Iran hostage crisis and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.<br />
#"Storm the Embassy" by the [[Stray Cats]]. Another conservative song about the Iran hostage crisis.<br />
#"We Must Take America Back" by [[Steve Vaus]]. Became an underground country music hit in 1992 after RCA dropped him and took the album out of print due to the political lyrics.<br />
#"Renegade" by [[Steppenwolf]]. John Kay's childhood escape from Communist East Germany.<br />
#"Capitalism" by [[Oingo Boingo]]. There's nothing wrong with free enterprise.<br />
#"Unborn Child" by [[Seals and Crofts]]. This pro-life song was a hit single in 1974, but for some reason gets left off the Seals and Crofts greatest hits albums.<br />
#"Bad Rap (Who You Tryin' To Kid, Kid?)" by [[Steve Taylor]]. Takes aim at LA and NY hipsters, the Village Voice, abortion, and "the left-wing band with their head in the sand".<br />
#"Last Kiss" by [[Pearl Jam]]. "Oh where oh where can my baby be; The Lord took her away from me; She's gone to heaven so I got to be good; So I can see my baby when I leave this world"<ref>http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=14</ref><br />
#"Love Me, I'm a Liberal" by [[Phil Ochs]]. Revealing Liberal hypocrisy for what it is.<br />
#"America USA" by [http://giveagiftofsong.com/products.htm]Joey Sudyka. Not very well known, perhaps, but a good patriotic song.<br />
#"Red White and Blue" by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]].<br />
#"Simple Man" by Charlie Daniels. A song about how drugs and poor politics are a result of people putting their bibles down. Also a strongly pro death penalty song.<br />
#"That Smell" by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]. A very strong anti-drug use song by Americas most prestigious southern rock band.<br />
#Virtually anything by [[Toby Keith]], but especially "Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue (The Angry American)".<br />
#"Under God" by [[Pat Boone]].<br />
#"Christmas Shoes" by NewSong - a Christmas song by a Christian band. <br />
#"God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood.<ref>http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/proudtobeamerican.html</ref><br />
#"God Bless America" Words and music by Irving Berlin.<br />
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kZ0pA9REyU "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed"] [[Yes]] ''...I know your cross is heavier With every step Every step But I know a man who'd walk miles for you...''<br />
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCXiuqJ1E6g Supper'sReady] [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] ''There's an angel standing in the sun, and he's crying with a loud voice, "This is the supper of the mighty one", Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Has returned to lead his children home, To take them to the new Jerusalem.''<br />
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoaH0I9UwLI "Your Love Is Extravagant"] Casting Crowns<br />
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnnhYE1DhC4 "What If His People Prayed"] Casting Crowns (my vote for #1)<br />
#[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EBiei21-C8 "King Without a Crown"] by Matisyahu - A Hasidic Jew raps about God as the source of happiness and salvation from the things of this world: "If you're drowning in the waters and you can't stay afloat ask Hashem for mercy and He'll throw you a rope."<br />
#"Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver (and others). Celebrates Southern country landscape and traditions.<br />
#"The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band. Laments the decline old American South.<br />
#"Sin City" by the Flying Burrito Brothers. Attacks modern decadence and predicts divine punishment for sin.<br />
#"I Saw the Light" by Hank Williams (and numerous cover versions). Redemption from sin through faith.<br />
#"No Son of Mine" by Genesis.<br />
#"Don't Stop" (Thinking About Tomorrow) by Fleetwood Mac.<ref>Used by Bill Clinton as his campaign theme song in 1992, but liberals often try to appeal to conservative themes for elections.</ref><br />
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<div>See [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzZkNDU5MmViNzVjNzkzMDE3NzNlN2MyZjRjYTk4YjE= this]. [[User:Stryker|Stryker]] 10:04, 17 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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: The [[neoconservative]] ''National Review'' list is 95% garbage, not [[conservative]] at all. I only found one tune on the list that should be added ours ("Stand by your man"), and National Review had it at #50.<br />
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: The contrast here with ''National Review'' illustrates the need for ''Conservapedia''. But thanks for your link.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 11:31, 17 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Oops... it seems that I added a bunch of songs from that list. Several of mine (Brick, Red Barchetta, I Can't Drive 55, Sweet Home Alabama, and Revolution 1) were on there. That's interesting, though... the NR person and I thought alike on this one. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 17:16, 17 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Sweet Home Alabama? I love that song (and I'm a liberal)! Revolution's great, too.--[[User:Autofire|Autofire]] 18:29, 17 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Sorry? Why was my entry for The Fall's Pseud Mag Ed removed? They have always been the great deflators of liberal complacency. What is going on?<br />
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: Post a link to the lyrics of the song here and we'll see. Also, please sign your entries by using the signature button in the row above the edit box. Thanks.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 11:16, 18 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Can a song possibly be just a song, rather than a political statement? - BornAgainBrit<br />
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: Uh, sure, there are songs that lack any meaning at all. "I wanna hold your hand," for example, is a pleasant jingle from your homeland. I trust we'd agree that it is not the most meaningful song in the world. That tune is fun for reminiscing.<br />
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: But surely you don't deny that many songs do have political meaning. [[Liberal]] attempts to deny political bias are familiar to us and no one here is fooled. Godspeed.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 13:37, 18 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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The deletion of Bob Dylan's song was not properly explained. Observing that people serve either the devil or the Lord is a conservative observation, and of course Bob Dylan was a born-again Christian who expressed his faith in song (but don't expect [[liberals]] to tell you that).--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 00:03, 21 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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:I didn't mean to step on any toes, but apathy towards devil worship doesn't seem to me like a very conservative trait. Unfortunately, the verses of the songs don't give us ''any'' meaning whatsoever, so the only meaning we can glean from the song are the four lines of the chorus, three of which are essentially the same :/ [[User:Jazzman831|Jazzman831]] 14:06, 21 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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::Paradise by the Dashboard light? I know its a song about having pre-marital sex, but the end is about how it screwed up his life.--[[User:Elamdri|Elamdri]] 04:45, 23 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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After reading this list, I've gotta ask, just how do you define a 'conservative' song?--[[User:Offeep|Offeep]] 15:27, 26 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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: [[Conservative]] is a term that is well-understood. A "conservative song" reflects some of those values without diluting them with a [[liberal]] message.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 15:42, 26 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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I can't believe Okie from Muskogie isn't on here. [[User:Maestro|Maestro]] 23:23, 27 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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I know this is being nitpicky, but I don't like the message of Last Kiss because it seems to suggest a works salvation, that one gets to heaven by doing good rather than accepting Jesus. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 23:30, 27 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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:... and on that note, let's open up a can of [[Mountain Dew]] and get ready to [[Debate:Are we saved by faith or works?]] --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 17:16, 3 August 2007 (EDT)<br />
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==Last Kiss==<br />
Somebody just put up "Last Kiss;" actually I recall when it was a hit circa 1964 many adults, parents, teachers and ministers where horrified that a song about death was considered appropriate for young people. My my, how things had changed by 1967.... [[User:RobS|RobS]] 18:08, 28 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Just like 'Teen Angel,' 'Leader of the Pack,' 'Dead Man's Curve,' and 'Tell Laura I Love Her.' [[User:Maestro|Maestro]] 00:35, 29 July 2007 (EDT)<br />
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==Possible Addition==<br />
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Ok, I have a suggestion, but I want some feedback before putting it on the page. I was listening to the radio today, and Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd came on. I was thinking that the song talks about the way that public schools brainwash children and turn them into "bricks" in the wall that is liberal society. In a way, the song is pro-homeschooling, because it's teachers that need to leave the kids alone so that parents can instruct their children correctly. Maybe I'm reaching a bit here, but I wanted to see what you all thought. [[User:SSchultz|SSchultz]] 00:23, 2 August 2007 (EDT)<br />
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: I'm open to comments and suggestions about this, but I've never viewed the famous song "another brick in the wall" as conservative. You may be right that the song properly complains about the effect of schooling, but the song doesn't offer any conservative solution that I can see.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 01:10, 2 August 2007 (EDT)<br />
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==Love Me, I'm a Liberal==<br />
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:I'm glad the commies were thrown out<br />
:Of the A.F.L. C.I.O. board<br />
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Hardly sounds like a Communist critique. Have you read all the lyrics of the song? [http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~trent/ochs/lyrics/liberal.html] It's twitting liberals for their supposed concern for others, which is actually sorely lacking. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 17:14, 3 August 2007 (EDT)<br />
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:That song is pure sarcasm and Ochs assumes the role of a 1960s-era (Cold War era) "liberal" to attack them from the extreme left in a sarcastic way. Read the lyrics again, he is attacking the AFL-CIO for throwing out the commies. He is saying liberals aren't far left ''enough''. It's not a conservative song, it's an extreme leftist one. [[User:Parrothead|Parrothead]] 17:22, 3 August 2007 (EDT)<br />
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So there's a song on this list about breaking the law 'I can't Drive 55,' and one about obeying the law 'I fought the law.' Which is the conservative value? And the Bobby Fuller Four's version of the latter was the superior version, BTW. [[User:Maestro|Maestro]] 10:40, 10 September 2007 (EDT)<br />
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== Are these truly conservative? ==<br />
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While I understand completely some of these songs being on here, I don't really understand the why Bob Dylan, The Beatles, or Ben Folds (Five) would be on this list. These individual songs may be able to be warped into our mindset, but if one truly looks at these, they become overwhelmingly liberal.<br />
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For example: The Beatles - Revolution<br />
While this song does indeed talk about how "Carrying pictures of Chairman Mao" will do no good, it also talks about how war and money can't solve problems. In addition, if a child is to read tis and decide to find out more about The Beatles, they will undoubtedly find some intensely liberal themes. The same idea goes for Bob Dylan. Look at any of his other songs. At the same time, Ben Folds does exactly the same thing. <br />
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I cannot argue with the songs and parts on this list, but I wonder if this is a slippery slope?<br />
::It's possible that many of these songs were adopted by conservatives, such as Mike Huckabee playing John Cougar Mellencamp's hits. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 14:48, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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: Many of the songs here have a powerful [[conservative]] message, and demonstrate that the music industry does not have to be [[liberal]].--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 15:00, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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: P.S. [[Liberals]] do say [[conservative]] things from time to time. We're listing songs here, not artists.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 15:01, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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== In Your Eyes ==<br />
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Okay, the song can be considered to be about God, but that alone does not make it conservative. I think Peter Gabriel himself would object to the song's inclusion in this list. --[[User:MakeTomorrow|<font color="#00ff00">Make</font><font color="#0000ff">Tomorrow</font>]] 15:23, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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: Peter Gabriel can object all he likes. "In Your Eyes" appeals to conservative values, as in "a thousand churches." Do you think we should object when a liberal says something conservative???--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 15:27, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
::Religion is not conservative. Fundamentalism is, but not religion. The presence of religion in a song does not make it conservative, even as adherence to religion does not make a person conservative. Look at me, I'm a Christian, but I'm also a communist. Obviously the two are not mutually exclusive. One's personal merely interpersonally-social morals under religion might be more "conservative", in the loosest sense of the term — not conservative, simply somewhat more so — than they would be otherwise; however, that does not automatically make one politically conservative.--[[User:MakeTomorrow|<font color="#00ff00">Make</font><font color="#0000ff">Tomorrow</font>]] 15:50, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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::: The single best predictor of how conservative someone votes is how often he attends a place of worship of God. Your argument suggesting that you are a counterexample to that correlation means nothing. See point #2 in [[liberal logic]].--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 16:04, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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::::That wasn't irrelevant at all. Correlation != causation. --[[User:MakeTomorrow|<font color="#00ff00">Make</font><font color="#0000ff">Tomorrow</font>]] 16:08, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
::::Sorry, my edit summary should have been "basic statistical interpretation". --[[User:MakeTomorrow|<font color="#00ff00">Make</font><font color="#0000ff">Tomorrow</font>]] 16:09, 18 February 2008 (EST)<br />
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::::: Why did you cite your counterexample, if it wasn't an example of the logical fallacy #2 in [[liberal logic]]? Do you really think a counterexample disproves causation?<br />
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==Land of Confusion==<br />
Does Genesis' ''Land of Confusion'' belong on the list? I remember the music video portraying Ronald Reagan (in puppet form) as inept, and it parodies several conservative leaders, including Margaret Thatcher, et. al. [[User:WesleyS|WesleyS]][[User Talk:WesleyS|<sup>Hello!</sup>]] 13:58, 5 March 2009 (EST)<br />
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: It's liberal lyric of "too many people" is enough reason to bounce it from the list. Thanks for catching this.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 18:53, 5 March 2009 (EST)<br />
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==Should Fortunate Son really be on this list?==<br />
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It's vehemently anti-war. Please correct if I'm wrong, but I don't think that's a very conservative belief. [[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:Greatest_Conservative_Movies&diff=742709Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies2010-01-08T00:02:06Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>Conservative movies exist, and some are immensely popular. Here is our growing list (in no particular order):<br />
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#''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' (1956), a science fiction condemnation of [[communism]]<br />
#''[[The Exorcist]]'' (1973) (not for children), a portrayal of evil with sympathy to Christianity. In its time it was the top-grossing film ever.<br />
# ''Dark Matter'' (2008), a brutally candid portrayal of [[professor values]] along with problems associated with lack of assimilation; liberals first praised the movie, but after realizing its conservative message then panned it<br />
#''[[Iron Eagle]]'' (1986)<br />
#The first ''[[Spider-Man]]'' (2002), which praises moral virtue (hard-working teenager, devout aunt and well-meaning uncle) and pokes fun at assumed [[liberals]] (entertainers and journalist). Hero chooses [[abstinence]]. This was one of the most profitable films ever made.<br />
#''[[Gone With the Wind]]'' (1939), which celebrates a strongly ''feminine'' heroine who is the antithesis of a modern [[feminist]]<br />
#''[[Ben-Hur (film, 1959)|Ben-Hur]]'' (1959), celebrates honor and duty to family and country, with a pro-Christian ending<br />
#''[[The Sound of Music]]'' (1965), solid family entertainment<br />
#''[[The Ten Commandments]]'' (1956)<br />
#''[[Mr. Smith Goes To Washington]]'' (1939)<br />
#''[[Star Wars]]'' series (1977-2005) - simple truths about the triumph of good over evil<br />
#''The Winning Team'' (1952), starring [[Ronald Reagan]] as a pitcher who overcomes his problems to help his team win. This was one of Reagan's own favorites.<br />
#''[[King of Kings]]'' (1961)<br />
#''[[On The Waterfront]]'' (1954)[[Marlon Brando]] plays Terry Malloy, who under the inspiration of a Catholic priest (Father Barry, played by [[Karl Malden]]), becomes a Christ-like figure. Betrayed by his brother and almost killed by the gang, he finds the strength to overcome and redeem his people from the slavery to the mobsters who run the waterfront. In stunning contrast to the liberals who kept silent about the Communist subversion in Hollywood, the film portrays the informer as the hero; liberal Hollywood never forgave director [[Elia Kazan]] for his stunning film. In real life, Kazan, Malden and screenwriter Budd Schulberg all testified before Congress, along with [[Ronald Reagan]]. Together they broke the power of the Reds in Hollywood. <br />
#''[[Sergeant York]]'' (1941)<br />
#''[[Knute Rockne: All-American]]'' (1940)<br />
#''[[Ninotchka]]'' (1939)<br />
#''[[Forbidden Planet]]'' (1956)<br />
#''[[Rudy]]'' (1993)<br />
#''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' (1998)<br />
#''[[Strategic Air Command (film)|Strategic Air Command]]'' (1955). Actor (and Brigadier [[General]]) [[James Stewart]]'s story of the real [[Strategic Air Command]] and its transition from prop planes to jet planes.<br />
#''[[A Gathering of Eagles]]'' (1963). Illustrates duty, honor, and the burden of command.<br />
#''[[Red Dawn]]'' (1984)<br />
#''[[Harry's War]]'' (1981)<br />
#''[[The Patriot]]'' (2000) (the one starring Mel Gibson, there are several other movies with this name)<br />
#''[[Ladder 49]]'' (2004)<br />
#''[[Rocky]]'' (1976) (perseverance and talent can overcome all odds)<br />
#''[[October Sky]]'' (1999)<br />
#''[[Amazing Grace (film)|Amazing Grace]]''<br />
#''[[Bruce Almighty]]'' (2003)<br />
#''[[World Trade Center]]'' (2006) (highlights the bravery of the firemen and police in [[9/11]])<br />
#''[[Flight 93]]'' (2006)<br />
#''[[A Man For All Seasons]]'' (1966)<br />
#''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' (1981)<br />
#''[[One Foot In Heaven]]'' (1941)<br />
#''[[Quo Vadis?]]''<br />
#''[[The Lost Weekend]]'' (1945) (dangers of alcohol)<br />
#''[[The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (1962, 2004 remake) (anti-communist in general, but with a swipe at [[Joseph McCarthy]])<br />
#''[[The Green Berets]]'' (1968)Vivid defense of our troops' conduct in the Vietnam War.<br />
#''[[My Son John]]'' (1952). A small-town couple's world is turned upside-down by the discovery that their adult son is a Communist.<br />
#''[[True Lies]]'' (1994), starring the future Republican governor of California, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]. Teaches conservative values like marital loyalty, and political incorrect facts such as the fact that most terrorists are Middle Eastern Arabic speakers who don't value human life.<br />
#''[[The Island]]'' (2005) Pro-life statement against cloning to harvest organs.<br />
#''[[Evelyn]]'' (2002) True story of Irish father's legal struggle to recover his kids from an orphanage.<br />
#''[[Shane]]'' (1953) Western about defending a homesteading family.<br />
#''[[Hero]]'' (1992) Even those with character flaws can do good.<br />
#''[[The Day of the Jackal]]'' (1973) celebrates conservative values like honor and duty.<br />
#''[[The 6th Day]]'' (2000) Pro-Life, Anti-Cloning movie Featuring Republican Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]<br />
#''Ghostbusters'' (1984). Fitting satire of an environmental regulator.<br />
#[[Facing the Giants]] 2006. Trust in [[God]], let him take over, and good things will happen.<br />
#''Flash of Genius'' (2008) - the intellectual property of a hard-working, solitary inventor is promoted, and his children stuck by his side through enormous difficulties.<br />
#''Oh, God!'' (1977) - Acceptance of God's calling is rewarded, the faithful are vindicated, and naysayers are proven wrong.<br />
#''[[Expelled | Expelled:No Intelligence Allowed]] (2008) - Ben Stein exposes scientific and education system deceit.<br />
#''Coach Carter'' (2005) - Promotes the theme that graduating from high school and having proper moral values are more important than becoming famous athletes. <br />
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== Debatable Whether Conservative ==<br />
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#''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'' (2004) (downplays the [[Resurrection]]<ref>The original version of the film had no references at all to the Resurrection.</ref> and strength of Christianity and omits powerful angels; instead exaggerates triumph of evil; film had little lasting effect on public or its producer)<br />
#''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' (1946) (falsely teaches that humanism is what makes life worthwhile; marginalizes faith with a cartoonish depiction and demonizes capitalism as sadistic and greedy)<br />
#''[[High Noon]]'' (1952)<br />
#''[[P.C.U.]]'' (1994) - college students fight back against a campus where the administration promotes official [[diversity]] awareness weekends and radical [[feminism]], [[vegan]]ism, and [[political correctness]] run amok, but a conservative group on campus is also portrayed just as negatively as the P.C. groups.<br />
== References ==<br />
<references/><br />
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[[Category:Essays about Conservatism]]<br />
[[Category:Hollywood]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:Greatest_Conservative_Movies&diff=742708Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies2010-01-08T00:01:22Z<p>JRobbe: Tossed at the recommendation of others</p>
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<div>Conservative movies exist, and some are immensely popular. Here is our growing list (in no particular order):<br />
<br />
#''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' (1956), a science fiction condemnation of [[communism]]<br />
#''[[The Exorcist]]'' (1973) (not for children), a portrayal of evil with sympathy to Christianity. In its time it was the top-grossing film ever.<br />
# ''Dark Matter'' (2008), a brutally candid portrayal of [[professor values]] along with problems associated with lack of assimilation; liberals first praised the movie, but after realizing its conservative message then panned it<br />
#''[[Iron Eagle]]'' (1986)<br />
#The first ''[[Spider-Man]]'' (2002), which praises moral virtue (hard-working teenager, devout aunt and well-meaning uncle) and pokes fun at assumed [[liberals]] (entertainers and journalist). Hero chooses [[abstinence]]. This was one of the most profitable films ever made.<br />
#''[[Gone With the Wind]]'' (1939), which celebrates a strongly ''feminine'' heroine who is the antithesis of a modern [[feminist]]<br />
#''[[Ben-Hur (film, 1959)|Ben-Hur]]'' (1959), celebrates honor and duty to family and country, with a pro-Christian ending<br />
#''[[The Sound of Music]]'' (1965), solid family entertainment<br />
#''[[The Ten Commandments]]'' (1956)<br />
#''[[Mr. Smith Goes To Washington]]'' (1939)<br />
#''[[Star Wars]]'' series (1977-2005) - simple truths about the triumph of good over evil<br />
#''The Winning Team'' (1952), starring [[Ronald Reagan]] as a pitcher who overcomes his problems to help his team win. This was one of Reagan's own favorites.<br />
#''[[King of Kings]]'' (1961)<br />
#''[[On The Waterfront]]'' (1954)[[Marlon Brando]] plays Terry Malloy, who under the inspiration of a Catholic priest (Father Barry, played by [[Karl Malden]]), becomes a Christ-like figure. Betrayed by his brother and almost killed by the gang, he finds the strength to overcome and redeem his people from the slavery to the mobsters who run the waterfront. In stunning contrast to the liberals who kept silent about the Communist subversion in Hollywood, the film portrays the informer as the hero; liberal Hollywood never forgave director [[Elia Kazan]] for his stunning film. In real life, Kazan, Malden and screenwriter Budd Schulberg all testified before Congress, along with [[Ronald Reagan]]. Together they broke the power of the Reds in Hollywood. <br />
#''[[Sergeant York]]'' (1941)<br />
#''[[Knute Rockne: All-American]]'' (1940)<br />
#''[[Ninotchka]]'' (1939)<br />
#''[[Forbidden Planet]]'' (1956)<br />
#''[[Rudy]]'' (1993)<br />
#''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' (1998)<br />
#''[[Strategic Air Command (film)|Strategic Air Command]]'' (1955). Actor (and Brigadier [[General]]) [[James Stewart]]'s story of the real [[Strategic Air Command]] and its transition from prop planes to jet planes.<br />
#''[[A Gathering of Eagles]]'' (1963). Illustrates duty, honor, and the burden of command.<br />
#''[[Red Dawn]]'' (1984)<br />
#''[[Harry's War]]'' (1981)<br />
#''[[The Patriot]]'' (2000) (the one starring Mel Gibson, there are several other movies with this name)<br />
#''[[Ladder 49]]'' (2004)<br />
#''[[Rocky]]'' (1976) (perseverance and talent can overcome all odds)<br />
#''[[October Sky]]'' (1999)<br />
#''[[Amazing Grace (film)|Amazing Grace]]''<br />
#''[[Bruce Almighty]]'' (2003)<br />
#''[[World Trade Center]]'' (2006) (highlights the bravery of the firemen and police in [[9/11]])<br />
#''[[Flight 93]]'' (2006)<br />
#''[[A Man For All Seasons]]'' (1966)<br />
#''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' (1981)<br />
#''[[One Foot In Heaven]]'' (1941)<br />
#''[[Quo Vadis?]]''<br />
#''[[The Lost Weekend]]'' (1945) (dangers of alcohol)<br />
#''[[The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (1962, 2004 remake) (anti-communist in general, but with a swipe at [[Joseph McCarthy]])<br />
#''[[The Green Berets]]'' (1968)Vivid defense of our troops' conduct in the Vietnam War.<br />
#''[[My Son John]]'' (1952). A small-town couple's world is turned upside-down by the discovery that their adult son is a Communist.<br />
#''[[True Lies]]'' (1994), starring the future Republican governor of California, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]. Teaches conservative values like marital loyalty, and political incorrect facts such as the fact that most terrorists are Middle Eastern Arabic speakers who don't value human life.<br />
#''[[The Island]]'' (2005) Pro-life statement against cloning to harvest organs.<br />
#''[[Evelyn]]'' (2002) True story of Irish father's legal struggle to recover his kids from an orphanage.<br />
#''[[Shane]]'' (1953) Western about defending a homesteading family.<br />
#''[[Hero]]'' (1992) Even those with character flaws can do good.<br />
#''[[The Day of the Jackal]]'' (1973) celebrates conservative values like honor and duty.<br />
#''[[The 6th Day]]'' (2000) Pro-Life, Anti-Cloning movie Featuring Republican Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]<br />
#''Ghostbusters'' (1984). Fitting satire of an environmental regulator.<br />
#[[Facing the Giants]] 2006. Trust in [[God]], let him take over, and good things will happen.<br />
#''Flash of Genius'' (2008) - the intellectual property of a hard-working, solitary inventor is promoted, and his children stuck by his side through enormous difficulties.<br />
#''Oh, God!'' (1977) - Acceptance of God's calling is rewarded, the faithful are vindicated, and naysayers are proven wrong.<br />
#''[[Expelled | Expelled:No Intelligence Allowed]] (2008) - Ben Stein exposes scientific and education system deceit.<br />
#''Coach Carter'' (2005) - Promotes the theme that graduating from high school and having proper moral values are more important than becoming famous athletes. <br />
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== Debatable Whether Conservative ==<br />
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#''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'' (2004) (downplays the [[Resurrection]]<ref>The original version of the film had no references at all to the Resurrection.</ref> and strength of Christianity and omits powerful angels; instead exaggerates triumph of evil; film had little lasting effect on public or its producer)<br />
#''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' (1946) (falsely teaches that humanism is what makes life worthwhile; marginalizes faith with a cartoonish depiction and demonizes capitalism as sadistic and greedy)<br />
#''[[High Noon]]'' (1952)<br />
#''[[P.C.U.]]'' (1994) - college students fight back against a campus where the administration promotes official [[diversity]] awareness weekends and radical [[feminism]], [[vegan]]ism, and [[political correctness]] run amok, but a conservative group on campus is also portrayed just as negatively as the P.C. groups.<br />
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== References ==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Essays about Conservatism]]<br />
[[Category:Hollywood]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Essay:Greatest_Conservative_Movies&diff=742695Talk:Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies2010-01-07T23:34:11Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>[[Talk:Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies/archive1|Archive 1]]<br />
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== Clean-up ==<br />
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This list is in need of major clean-up. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinx McHue]] 13:06, 19 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:Please proceed as you suggest. Thanks!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:29, 19 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::Okay. I'll get to it when I have time after this weekend. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinx McHue]] 11:00, 20 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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== Here's an interesting article by Roger Ebert ==<br />
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Anyone agree with his choices? I don't want to add any unless people agree with them. [[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]]<br />
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http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060105/EDITOR/60106001<br />
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:Interesting article, The choices seem to be by someone else (Feder?), but the list is interesting. Feel free to add those that you think merit it. It's seems like a legitimate list, though I saw only one of the films mentioned.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 20:59, 5 January 2010 (EST)<br />
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You're right, my mistake, it was Don Feder who originally wrote the list. Coach Carter is the only one I've seen, and I definitely agree that it has a conservative message. I'll add it, and if anyone has any qualms please feel free to change it. Since I haven't seen the others, I'll let someone with more knowledge of the films determine if they qualify to be on this list. [[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]]<br />
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: Oh, I see, that's '''Don Feder'''. We previously recognized him with an honorable mention in [[Essay:Conservatives of the Decade]]. All his choices are likely good. I can confirm that Feder is right about "Batman Begins," and I doubt Feder mishits on any of his choices.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:18, 5 January 2010 (EST)<br />
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== Fargo ==<br />
The directors are liberal (Cohen brothers), much sensationalized bloodshed and terror- some of the reasons I didn't know if this was fit for "Greatest". What say you?--[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 00:53, 7 January 2010 (EST)<br />
::I disliked the movie intensely --it portrays our rural part of the world in very negative terms--and did not see much conservative about it. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 02:04, 7 January 2010 (EST)<br />
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Although Fargo is one of my favorite movies, I wouldn't say for a second that it's conservative. At the same time, I wouldn't argue that it's liberal. I don't see much of a political agenda in the film.[[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Hollywood_values&diff=742690Hollywood values2010-01-07T23:13:37Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>'''Hollywood values''' are characterized by decadence, [[narcissism]], rampant [[drug|drug use]], [[adultery|extramarital sex]] leading to the spread of sexually-transmitted [[disease]], lawlessness and death. A poll by MSNBC said that 60% of [[Americans]] agree that "Hollywood's values are not in line with the rest of America and that the quality of movies has diminished in recent years."<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11714540/</ref><br />
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The lack of [[morals]] and [[values]] in [[Hollywood]] culture has been destroying the fabric of American culture, particularly the family.<br />
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There have been, however, a handful of prominent people whose work in Hollywood opposed these values. [[Ronald Reagan]], [[James Stewart]], [[Charlton Heston]], [[Walt Disney]] and many others practiced conservative values while working in Hollywood and the productions of these and many others also reflect these values, irrespective of the star names associated with them: [[The Chronicles of Narnia]] and [[Independence Day]] being recent examples.<br />
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Hollywood values include a flagrant disrespect and disregard for:<br />
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* [[marriage]] and [[abstinence]]<br />
* [[patriotism]]<br />
* [[religion]]<br />
* [[accountability]]<br />
* family responsibilities, like childrearing<ref>[[Britney Spears]] "doesn't want [her] kids back." [http://www.nypost.com/seven/02132008/news/nationalnews/brit_doesnt_want_her_kids__1st_ex_97425.htm]</ref><br />
* laws that apply to everyone else<br />
* Commonly accepted behavioural boundaries and values of human decency<br />
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==Deaths ==<br />
Hollywood values are deadly. Some examples include:<ref>http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=4174733&page=1</ref><ref>http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_18845.aspx</ref><br />
*[[John Barrymore]], 60, cirrhosis of the liver from heavy drinking<br />
*[[John Belushi]], 33, was a repeated drug abuser who ultimately died of a lethal injection of cocaine and heroin<br />
*[[Clara Blandick]], 81, suicide<br />
*[[John Bonham]], 32, after too much drinking, asphyxiated on vomit<br />
*[[David Carradine]], 72, died from suffocation most likely suicide, had history of suicidal thoughts, alcohol and narcotics abuse <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525177,00.html Thai Police: Carradine Death May Be Accidental Suffocation] Fox News, June 05, 2009 </ref><br />
*[[Stephen Clark]], 30, Def Leppard guitarist, drug and alcohol overdose<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1108020/bio</ref><br />
*[[Kurt Cobain]], 27, lead singer from the band Nirvana, a heroin addict who committed suicide with a shotgun blast to the head.<br />
*[[Ray Combs]], 40, host of the TV game show Family Feud committed suicide by hanging himself in a psychiatric ward.<br />
*[[John Costelloe]], 47, actor from HBO's The Sopranos known as "Johnny Cakes", shot himself in the head. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,472864,00.html 'Sopranos' Actor Shocks Fans, Loved Ones With Holiday Suicide] NYPost, December 25, 2008</ref><br />
*[[Karl Dane]], 47, suicide by gunshot<br />
*[[James Dean]], 24, auto accident (see also crime, below)<br />
*[[Eazy-E]], 31. [[AIDS]] contracted through drug use.<br />
*[[Brian Epstein]], 32, overdosed on sleeping pills and alcohol<br />
*[[Chris Farley]], 33, overdose of morphine and cocaine<br />
*[[Judy Garland]], 47, overdosed on sleeping pills<br />
*[[Lee Grivas]], 26, the on-again, off-again boyfriend of actress Christina Applegate, 36, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose<ref>http://www.bloggernews.net/116552a</ref><br />
*[[Margaux Hemingway]], 42, suicide<br />
*[[Jimi Hendrix]], 27, an enthusiastic abuser of illegal drugs, choked on his own vomit after overdose of sleeping pills.<br />
*[[Rock Hudson]], 59, AIDS<br />
*[[Michael Hutchence]], 37, asphyxiated during an auto-erotic act while alone in a Sydney hotel. His wife, Paula Yates (see below), also fell victim to Hollywood Values.<br />
*[[Richard Jeni]], 49, suicide<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258231,00.html</ref><br />
*[[Janis Joplin]], 27, heroin overdose<br />
*[[Heath Ledger]], 28, found dead in his [[Manhattan]] apartment. "Prescription sleeping pills and anti-anxiety pills were found in bottles in Ledger's bedroom and bathroom, and police have speculated the death was caused by an accidental drug overdose."<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080123/ap_en_ce/obit_ledger</ref> "Ledger died of an accidental overdose of painkillers, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and other prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner said Wednesday." <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,328828,00.html</ref><br />
*[[Bruce Lee]] (Li Xiaolong), actor, 33, collapsed and died; trace amounts of cannabis found in bloodstream at postmortem; the official cause of death was acute cerebral edema (swelling of the brain) from hypersensitivity to aspirin.<br />
*[[Stuart Lubbock]], 31, found dead in the swimming pool of popular TV entertainer [[Michael Barrymore]], having suffered severe anal trauma, after a drug-fueled party at the star's home <br />
*[[Queen (band)|Freddy Mercury]], 45, born Farrokh Bulsara, lead singer of the band Queen, died from AIDS-related bronchial pneumonia.<br />
*[[Sal Mineo]], 37, murdered under circumstances that suggested "a homosexual motive"<br />
*[[Marilyn Monroe]], 36, overdosed on sleeping pills<br />
*[[Keith Moon]], drummer of [[The Who]], 32, overdose of Clomethiazole prescribed to treat his [[alcoholism]].<br />
*[[Jim Morrison]], 27, died of an apparent heroin overdose<br />
*[[Brittany Murphy]], 32, motion picture film actress died of cardiac arrest from combining prescription drugs <ref>[http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/12/23/brittany-murphy-autopsy-reports-available-73153/ Brittany Murphy Autopsy Reports Available, Entertainment Daily, December 23, 2009]</ref> performing since age 2 <ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20332146,00.html INSIDE STORY: Brittany Murphy's 'Inner Demons', People Magazine, December 21, 2009]</ref> <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/12/20/brittany-murphy-dead/ Brittany Murphy Dead, Fox News, December 20, 2009]</ref><br />
*[[Chris Penn]], 40, brother of [[Sean Penn]], "died accidentally from an enlarged heart and the effects of a mix of multiple medications"<ref>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/02/13/entertainment/e162146S51.DTL</ref><br />
*[[River Phoenix]], 23, died from an overdose of cocaine and heroin<br />
*[[Dana Plato]], 34, ''Diff'rent Strokes'' star, suicide by drugs overdose after posing for lesbian pornography.<br />
*[[Elvis Presley]], 42, large drug intake causes a cardiac arrhythmia and rumored to have suffocated on the carpet when he collapsed from a drug overdose.<br />
*[[Virginia Rappe]], 30, died of a ruptured bladder incurred at a party hosted by [[Roscoe Arbuckle]]<br />
*[[Brad Renfro]], 25, became addicted to heroin and was found dead after a night of drinking<br />
*[[George Reeves]], 45, played Superman from the series Adventures of Superman, suicide by gunshot<br />
*[[Anna Nicole Smith]], 39, accidental overdose on prescription drugs<br />
*[[Sharon Tate]], 26, an actress with a [[hippie]] lifestyle who was murdered by followers of [[Charles Manson]], a [[Beatles]]-obsessed musician wannabee; Manson's followers murdered Tate, who was pregnant and only two weeks from birth, her unborn child, her prior lover, who was staying with her while her husband, movie producer [[Roman Polanski]] (see 'Crime', below), was away, and another unmarried couple staying in the house. (It is believed that Manson had actually intended his followers to kill the home's previous residents, [[Terry Melcher]] (son of [[Doris Day]]) and [[Candice Bergen]].) <ref>The Polanski Problem [http://moviegeeksclub.blogspot.com/2008/04/polanski-problem.html]</ref> <ref>Sharon Tate Official Site: Sharon's Biography [http://www.sharontate.net/bio4.html]</ref><br />
*[[Lou Tellegen]], 52, suicide<br />
*[[Sid Vicious]], 21. [[Heroin]] overdose while awaiting trial for his girlfriend's murder.<br />
*[[Kenneth Williams]], 62, overdose.<br />
*[[Natalie Wood]], 43. Drowned while intoxicated.<br />
*[[Paula Yates]], 41, heroin overdose.<br />
*[[Layne Staley]], 34, found dead in apartment two weeks after a drug overdose.<ref>http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/staley1.html</ref> Layne promoted the use of hard drugs in the 1992 [[Alice in Chains]] song "Junkhead"<ref>http://www.lyricsfreak.com/a/alice+in+chains/junkhead_20005869.html</ref><br />
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==Sexually Transmitted Diseases==<br />
The loose sexual morals characteristic of the lifestyle defined by Hollywood Values often lead to sexually transmitted diseases. Examples include,<br />
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* [[Rock Hudson]] died of AIDS-related complications after contracting the disease through homosexual intercourse.<br />
* Michael Jeter, who was homosexual, also died due to AIDS-related complications. <br />
* Freddie Mercury of the rock group [[Queen (band)|Queen]], notorious for his flamboyant onstage presence, also contracted AIDS through his wildly promiscuous homosexual lifestyle, and subsequently perished of the self-inflicted condition.<br />
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== Crime ==<br />
Hollywood values often include being arrested or convicted for a variety of crimes. Here are some examples:<br />
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* Actress Lori Petty, who was featured in "Free Willy" and "A League of their Own" and "Free Willy," ran into a 14-year-old skateboarder and was arrested for felony drunk driving charges.<ref>http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015343906</ref><br />
* Craig Phillip Robinson, the actor famous for playing Darryl Philbin on NBC's "The Office," "was arrested on June 29, 2008, on suspicion of possessing MDMA, also known as ecstasy, and methamphetamine."<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/15/office.actor.arrested.ap/index.html</ref><br />
* [[Winona Ryder]] was convicted of convicted of vandalism and grand theft for stealing designer merchandise worth $5,560.40.<ref>http://www.courttv.com/trials/ryder/</ref><br />
* [[O.J. Simpson]] is widely believed to have murdered his wife and her friend, and was found liable in a civil (but not criminal) trial. He has since been convicted of unrelated felonies.<br />
* [[Paris Hilton]] was convicted of driving while intoxicated, and then violated the terms of her probation, leading to a 45-day prison sentence.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18472845/ Paris Hilton sentenced to 45 days in jail], MSNBC, May 4, 2007</ref><br />
*[[Hugh Grant]] was arrested in 1995 when found in a car with a prostitute.<ref>[http://www.mugshots.org/hollywood/hugh-grant.html]</ref><br />
*[[Stacy Keach]], movie actor, was sentenced to 9 months imprisonment in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1984 after being arrested at [[London]] [[Heathrow Airport]] in possession of a large quantity of [[cocaine]].<br />
*[[Kiefer Sutherland]] was given a 48-day sentence for DUI in 2007, an offense committed while still on probation following a 2004 conviction for DUI.<ref>Sutherland is released from jail [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7200633.stm BBC]</ref><br />
*[[George Michael]] was convicted of "Committing a lewd act in public", having been arrested in a public restroom by a plain clothes police officer.<ref>Police confirm George Michael arrest [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/75904.stmBBC]</ref> Arrested in September 2008 in a [[London]] public lavatory, he was found in possession of crack cocaine and cannabis - but merely received a caution. <ref>http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKLL28201720080921</ref><br />
*[[Snoop Dogg]], a popular [[rap|rapper]], was arrested in 2006 for [[marijuana]] possession.<br />
*[[Roman Polanski]], Polish-born film producer, is unable to return to Hollywood as he skipped bail and fled to [[France]] after being convicted in 1978 on charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with a thirteen-year old girl.<br />
* Rapper DMX (Earl Simmons) was caught on camera drag racing at a speed over 110 miles on a freeway, and then a SWAT team was used to arrest him three days later on drug and animal cruelty charges. "The Maricopa County sheriff's office says the 37-year-old, whose real name is Earl Simmons, at first tried to barricade himself in his bedroom. He came out as a SWAT team entered during the early-morning raid Friday."<ref>http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/music-news-story/ar/_a/dmx-arrested-on-animal-cruelty-charges/20080509163709990001</ref><br />
*[[Tatum O'Neal]] arrested in 2008 for [[cocaine]] possession. <ref><br />
[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,361361,00.html Tatum O'Neal Released After Drug Arrest], [[Associated Press]], ''[[Fox News Channel|Fox News]]'', June 02, 2008.</ref><br />
*[[James Dean]] displayed an unhealthy interest in a twelve-year-old boy. His former director Elia Kazan later commented: "I've known many actors who have been twisted up in their sex lives, but never anybody as sick and unhealthy as Dean was."<br />
*Redmond O'Neal, son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal, plead guilty to possessing heroine and methamphetamine as well as driving under the influence of drugs.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080627/ap_on_en_ot/people_redmond_o_neal;_ylt=AiQCBwpJpxqBOFWVyqEycXsDW7oF Redmond O'Neal pleads guilty to drug charges</ref><br />
*[[Actor]] Nick Nolte was arrested for drunk driving in 2002<ref>http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/nolte1.html</ref><br />
*[[Sean Bean]] was arrested and spent the night in a cell after allegedly beating his wife.<ref>http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hR3pX0eEytJcMo7m5LRLHOYpasSA</ref><br />
*[[Shelley Malil]], 43, worked as an actor in [[movies]] and television. He is charged with causing great bodily injury and using a deadly weapon on Kendra Beebe, a 35-year-old [[mother]] of two. He appeared on the back patio of Kendra's house and stabbed her 20 times. Now held on a $10 million dollar bond. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Aug13/0,4670,ActorArrested,00.html 40-Year-Old Virgin' actor pleads not guilty] AP, August 13, 2008</ref><br />
*Former Power Rangers actor [[Skylar Deleon]], will have three separate trials for four murders. The first trial is set for the murder of Tom and Jackie Hawks, who were allegedly bound to the anchor of their yacht and tossed overboard. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,433765,00.html 'Power Rangers' Actor Set to Stand Trial in Yacht Killings] AP, October 7, 2008</ref> he was sentenced to death for committing murder.<ref>http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=66850</ref><br />
*Musician George O'Dowd, better known by his stage name, [[Boy George]], has been convicted (and will likely go to prison) for handcuffing a male escort to a bed against his will and then beating him with a chain.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1092168/Guilty-Boy-George-warned-judge-faces-jail-falsely-imprisoning-male-escort.html</ref> Earlier he had been convicted of cocaine possession.<br />
*Dana Plato was arrested for armed robbery and prescription forgery.<br />
*Todd Bridges assaulted a motorist and was repeatedly arrested for drug-related offenses.<br />
*Gary Coleman was arrested for assaulting a woman by punching her in the face.<br />
*Musician/Producer [[Phil Spector]] was found guilty of second-degree murder for the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson. He could be jailed for up to 18 years. <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30194936/</ref><br />
*Kiefer Sutherland, Fox television's "24" star was charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly head-butting a fashion designer at a nightclub. <ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47880 ‘24’ Star Kiefer Sutherland Charged for Allegedly Head-Butting a Fashion Designer] Associated Press, May 8, 2009</ref><br />
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== Falsehoods ==<br />
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[[Hollywood values]] perpetuates [[liberal]]-driven [[Essay:Liberal Falsehoods|falsehoods]]:<br />
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*Matthew Shepard Fallacy<br />
:Adherents to Hollywood values "green-lighted a troika of [[Matthew Shepard]] movies after he was senselessly killed because it affirmed their gut feeling that a gay young man living in backward America is destined for death at the hands of hateful ultraconservatives. A street in West Hollywood still stands in his name despite ABC News reporting the story false: He was killed by crazed meth addicts for drugs and money -- not because he was gay. Isn't that tragic enough? Yet Shepard is still the icon of gay victims' rights, and the mistaken story of his 'fate' soon thereafter befell Jake Gyllenhaal's character in 'Brokeback Mountain.' The Oscar statuette stands as the exclamation point."<ref>http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-dustup26sep26,0,1800794,full.story</ref><br />
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*[[Inherit the Wind]] <br />
:Hollywood perpetuated complete lies about the [[Scopes Trial]] in order to smear Christianity, including:<br />
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:*portraying [[William Jennings Bryan]] as being ignorant, harsh and punitive, based on a false portrayal of his actions and testimony<br />
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:*falsely claiming that at the end Bryan, in a senseless fit of madness, died in the courtroom amid caring and reasonable Darwinists<br />
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:*falsely portraying the Darwinists in a positive light and the Christians as deceitful<br />
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:In real life, Bryan and the Christians won the trial and were charitable to the end, while the Darwinist Darrow was deceitful in reneging on his deal to take the witness stand after Bryan did.<br />
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*[[U 571]]<br />
:The 2000 film [[U 571]] had a plot which was based on the first capture of a German Enigma machine in [[World War 2]]. However, in the film the capture is made by Americans. In fact the first Enigma machine was captured by the British in 1941 prior to the Americans entering the war.<br />
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*[[Recount]]<br />
:The 2008 [[HBO]] movie on the 2000 Presidential elections and its aftermath in Florida. A look into how the [[Republicans]] stole the election and the role of its party members that made it happen. Republicans are portrayed as ghoulish and cited as manufacturing demonstrations. Both the real Warren Christopher and James Baker contend the film’s portrayal of the former is hopelessly untrue. <ref>[http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/hbos-recount-hanging-chads-and-black-humor/ HBO’s Recount: Hanging Chads, Black Humor] The Washington Times, May 4, 2008</ref><br />
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*[[Winter Soldiers]]<br />
:The 1972 film about U.S. troops from Vietnam put on record as baby killers, human rights violators, and general disservice to America. This myth was propagated by a few anti-war activist liberal actors that never did see combat in [[Vietnam]] and some were never in the country. The initial result was to hold hearings in Congress over the matter. All allegations were proven fabrications, falsehoods, and lies.<br />
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*[[An Inconvenient Truth]]<br />
:The 2006 false documentary about man-made [[global warming]] created & hyped by [[Al Gore]]. A [[British]] court found the film contained at least [http://www.conservapedia.com/Global_warming#Al_Gore.27s_.22Inconvenient_Truth.22_Movie_Claims 11 material falsehoods]. The Science and Public Policy Institute has found 35 falsehoods associated with the film. <ref>[http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/monckton/goreerrors.html 35 Inconvenient Truths, Science and Public Policy Institute]</ref><br />
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*[[Fahrenheit 911]]<br />
:A [[Michael Moore]] film that was a false portrayal of why America fought a war against [[Saddam Hussein]]'s Iraq. The main theme was to attack [[George W. Bush]] during wartime.<br />
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==Disrespect for marriage==<br />
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Many celebrities and other exponents of Hollywood Values have no respect for the sanctity of marriage - their own or anyone else's. This is manifested in a high rate of marriage breakdown, and by the home-wrecking activities of the promiscuous, whose moral outlooks have been distorted by Liberal and atheistic teachings.<br />
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*[[Elizabeth Taylor]] has been married eight (8) times, including a nearly 6-year marriage to [[John Warner|Senator John Warner]] (R-VA).<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000072/bio</ref><br />
*[[Valerie Bertinelli]] said her divorce from [[Eddie Van Halen]] was caused by infidelity and drug use - by her too. She said she was "destroying my body," trying to keep up with a rock-star lifestyle. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332551,00.html Valerie Bertinelli About Divorce From Eddie Van Halen: 'I Wasn't An Angel Either'], [[Fox News Channel]], ''[[Associated Press]]'', February 26, 2008</ref><br />
*[[Zsa Zsa Gabor]] has been married nine (9) times.<br />
*[[Mickey Rooney]] has been married eight (8) times, but has been with his last wife for 30 years after embracing religion and abandoning his previous lifestyle.<br />
*[[Charlie Chaplin]] married four (4) times, including his marriage at the age of 54 to an 18-year-old bride.<br />
*[[Johnny Carson]] married four (4) times, and frequently made light of his having divorced three times, as if this were something funny.<br />
*[[Meredith Baxter]] married and divorced four (4) times; she finally admitted in 2009 that she was a [[homosexual]].<br />
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== Offensive Behavior ==<br />
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* Trashing hotel rooms is a favorite form of offensive behavior by Hollywood types. Many examples are readily available on the [[internet]].<ref>See, e.g., [http://www.budgettravel.com/bt-dyn/content/article/2007/12/21/AR2007122101034.html]</ref><br />
*[[Mel Gibson]], who had started drinking again, was arrested after being stopped for driving at 84 mph in a 45 mph zone on a notoriously dangerous road in Malibu, California.<ref>''Mel Gibson apologizes after DUI arrest'' [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14080210/ Associated Press]</ref> A breathalyzer test confirmed he was drunk and next to him was an open bottle of Tequila; after being arrested he hurled Anti-Semitic abuse at a Jewish police officer.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2292336,00.html Mel Gibson rants against Jews in drink-drive arrest], Times Online, July 30, 2006</ref><br />
*The parents of [[Miley Cyrus]], just 15 years old, allowed [[Annie Liebowitz]] to pose the starlet without a shirt or bra (nominally [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topless "topless"]) and with just a sheet covering her front for Vanity Fair magazine.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/business/media/28hannah.html?_r=1&oref=slogin</ref><ref>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20195785,00.html</ref><ref>http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23608789-5001026,00.html</ref> "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed," Cyrus said Sunday in a statement through her publicist. "I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about." <ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gYLnT2kyPIgNUurQ71aNM3EJKpRAD90ARTGO0</ref><br />
:"... a situation was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines," a network statement said. <ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gYLnT2kyPIgNUurQ71aNM3EJKpRAD90ARTGO0</ref><br />
*Many Hollywood stars who have purposely sought fame have then turned upon photographers and fans. [[Sean Penn]] is well known to lash out at photographers.<br />
*The parents of 16-year old Jamie Lynn Spears allowing her unwed pregnancy to be publicly portrayed as a normal act even though she is a role model for millions of underage teenagers. Mayor of Gloucester, Carolyn Kirk recently blamed the glamorizing of teen pregnancy by Jamie Lynn Spears for the 17 high school teenagers that got pregnant at the same time. <ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/06/gloucester_mayo.html Gloucester mayor rebuts report of teen pregnancy pact], June 23, 2008</ref><br />
*Despite an upcoming ballot initiative to remove gay marriage from California law, [[Ellen DeGeneres]] proudly displays her [[gay]] sexuality for all to see. On August 16, 2008, DeGeneres "married" Portia de Rossi in a small ceremony in Beverly Hills. Fox News called it "the biggest celebrity union since California legalized same-sex marriage." <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,405085,00.html Reports: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Wed] AP, August 17, 2008</ref> Now, her fans and millions of young girls can read about her gay marriage in magazines such as People and Us Magazine, hear about it on celebrity news television shows.<br />
*Rapper [[Kanye West]] and bodyguard attacked the paparazzi at [[LAX]] airport and allegedly smashed a camera on the floor valued at $10,000. The pair were arrested for felony vandalism. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,420869,00.html Kanye West Arrested in Altercation With Paparazzi] Ap, September 11, 2008</ref><br />
*[[Heather Locklear]] was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance. The officer noticed Locklear's car parked on a state highway and blocking a lane in Montecito, Ca. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,429388,00.html Heather Locklear Arrested on Suspicion of DUI] AP, September 29, 2008</ref><br />
*[[Charlie Sheen]] was arrested on Christmas Day for domestic abuse of his current wife Brooke. He was booked for second-degree assault, menacing, and criminal mischief. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/12/25/actor-charlie-sheen-arrested-domestic-violence-charges/?test=faces Actor Charlie Sheen Released From Jail After Domestic Abuse Arrest, Fox News, December 25, 2009]</ref> Sheen has a history that includes assaults against girlfriends and his former wife.<br />
*Celebrity of the moment [[Kourtney Kardashian]] gave a risque lingerie shoot while pregnant with her boyfriend's child. After birth, Mom and baby adorned magazine covers, highlighting the modern acceptance of single motherhood. The cover reads ''"Baby Mason will bring our family together,"'' obscuring the traditional meaning of family. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/entertainment/2009/10/16/kardashian-sisters?slide=2 The Kardashian Family, Fox News]</ref><br />
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== Rehab ==<br />
Hollywood values often result in [[Celebrity|celebrities]] going into rehab. Here are some examples:<br />
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*[[Kirsten Dunst]] checked into the [[Cirque Lodge]] treatment facility in [[Utah]] after a week of hard partying at the [[Sundance Film Festival]], according to a source at the lodge, although the lodge's director of operations denies this. <ref name = "foxkirsten"><br />
[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,329545,00.html Reports Say Kirsten Dunst in Rehab; Rep for Facility Denies It], ''[[Fox News]]'', February 08, 2008</ref><br />
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The following all checked into the above facility seeking treatment for various psychological problems:<br />
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*[[Lindsay Lohan]]<ref name = "foxkirsten"/><br />
*[[Eva Mendes]]<ref name = "foxkirsten"/><br />
*[[Mary-Kate Olsen]]<ref name = "foxkirsten"/><br />
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The following have checked into a different facilities for psychological problems:<br />
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*[[Heather Locklear]]<ref>"A spokeswoman for the 47-year-old star said: 'Heather has been dealing with anxiety and depression.'" She "checked into a clinic in [[Arizona]] that treats depression."[http://www.pnas.org/content/101/11/3721.full]</ref><br />
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*[[David Duchovny]], having boosted Hollywood Values through his role in a decadent television series, now finds himself trapped by the depravity that he promoted, and has had to enter rehab for his addiction to unchastity<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2835847820080829</ref>.<br />
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== Hypocrisy ==<br />
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Hollywood personalities often propose legislation such as outlawing private gun ownership, or speak out against things such as anti-gun laws, but have at the same time acted in movies contrary to their public opinions: <br />
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* [[George Clooney]] on hearing that fellow actor and gun-rights advocate, [[Charlton Heston]], suffers from Alzheimer's disease, said: ''"I don't care. Charlton Heston is the head of the [[National Rifle Association]]. He deserves whatever anyone says about him."''<ref>http://www.funnyreign.com/quotes-georgeclooney.shtml</ref> Clooney starred in the film ''The Peacemaker'', in which he played an American military man defending the country from a nuclear attack; scenes in the film showed him using a gun to defend himself and others. <br />
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* [[Mark Wahlberg]] upon meeting Charlton Heston on the set of the remake of ''Planet of the Apes'', Wahlberg rudely told Heston, "It was very disturbing meeting you." Later, Wahlberg would have this to say at the MTV Movie Awards: ''"I believe Charlton Heston is America's best villain because he loves guns so much. Maybe he should get the award for being president of the National Rifle Association."''<ref>http://www.keepandbeararms.com/information/XcIBViewItem.asp?ID=2360</ref> Wahlberg's character in ''Planet of the Apes'' uses a gun to defend himself and other humans from the apes who would rule over them.<br />
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* [[Helen Mirren]] played Queen Elizabeth II in a movie 'The Queen', but [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,414361,00.html admits she used to use cocaine and was date-raped] as a result of her poor life choices as a younger woman.<br />
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==Moral depravity==<br />
*[[Woody Allen]] seduced and took pornographic photographs of the youthful daughter of his then girlfriend [[Mia Farrow]].<br />
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==Using appearances to promote their [[liberal]] political views==<br />
*Rapper Kanye West infamously went way off script during a live benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Katrina, criticizing the media's treatment of images of black and white people and saying President [[George W. Bush]] "doesn't care about black people."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/03/AR2005090300165.html</ref><br />
*During the live broadcast of the 2007 Emmy Awards, actress Sally Field went on a sputtering anti-war rant, eventually concluding by saying, "If the mothers ruled the world, there would be no g**d*** war in the first place." She received thunderous applause from the Hollywood audience for her vulgar remark.<ref>http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=3610891</ref><br />
*[[Michael Moore]] surprised no one by criticizing President Bush during his 2003 Oscar acceptance speech for "Bowling for Columbine," saying, "We live in the time where we have fictitious election results that elect a fictitious president. We live in a time where we have a man who's sending us to war for fictitious reasons, whether it's the fiction of duct tape or the fiction of orange alerts. We are against this war, Mr. Bush. Shame on you, Mr. Bush. Shame on you."<ref>http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20030323-2028-oscars-moore.html</ref><br />
*Actress Jessica Lange verbally attacked President Bush and the Iraq War during a 2008 commencement speech at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, stating, "We are living in an America that, in the last seven and a half years, has waged an unnecessary war, established prison camps, condoned torture, employed corporate armies, eliminated the right of habeas corpus, practiced extraordinary rendition, and believe me, this is only a partial list."<ref>http://cbs5.com/politics/Jessica.Lange.President.2.732264.html</ref><br />
*Actress Megan Fox was recently quoted by MSN in a piece entitled "The Wit and Wisdom of Megan Fox" discussing her new movie Transformers 2. She said "why not just take out all of the white trash, hillbilly, anti-gay, super bible-beating people in Middle America?” <ref>[http://www.onenewsnow.com/Blog/Default.aspx?id=559876 Megan Fox would barter using ‘Bible-beating white trash’]OneNewsNow.com</ref><br />
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==Vanity and [[Idol]] Worship==<br />
[[Hollywood]] places a value on appearance and it is driven into the minds of those who they seek profits and adulation from. There is such the need to be rich and famous that anything goes. It may be glamorizing to reveal skin or shamelessly being sex symbols to audiences. Pat-your-back awards ceremonies whereby we breathlessly await the ''Stars'' to arrive. Naturally, scandals make big headlines and these people are no stranger to controversy, for [[money]]. These fake [[Gods]] have captured the hearts of millions upon millions who follow their every move. Negative stereotypes poison the minds of their followers. Women feel less worthy due to the overwhelming influence touching every part of society. Penn State's Media Research found the following regarding Women's magazines, "Past research indicates that exposure to thin models results in lower [[self-esteem]] and decreased weight satisfaction, and to increased depression, guilt, shame, [[stress]], insecurity and body dissatisfaction." <ref>[http://www.psu.edu/dept/medialab/research/selfworth.html Construction of Beauty as a Measure of Self-Worth] Penn State Media Research</ref><br />
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==Preying on Underage Stars==<br />
Debbie Gibson reflects on her life as a sixteen-year-old teenage Pop star and her exposure to the very sinister side of show business. “It is very disheartening that there are so many older men that prey on young performers.” What is even more disturbing than dirty male fans would be older male record executives trying to take her to adult parties, corrupt her with alcohol. Even the way the paparazzi stalk the younger artists is very different from following around adults. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533542,00.html?test=faces Debbie Gibson Speaks Out About Pedophile Fans Wanting to 'Corrupt Little Girls' Fox News, July 17, 2009]</ref><br />
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==Productions==<br />
The diseased moral values of the Liberal-dominated entertainments industry are manifested all too clearly in many of the products of that industry - motion pictures and television programmes that offer no edification or instruction to the viewer, but plumb a cess-pit of license and depravity. Some recent examples include the television series ''Desperate Housewives'' and the TV series/movie ''[[Sex and the City]]''.<br />
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==Books==<br />
* ''Hollywood Against America''<br />
* ''Hollywood Babylon'' (1965) by Kenneth Anger (US edition)<br />
* ''Hollywood Babylon II'' (1984) by Kenneth Anger<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Supermodel]]s<br />
*[[Gallery of American Heroes]]<br />
*[[World Famous Pictures]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External Links==<br />
[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ic_Q3agTpruvzoCJ5UxWaAqGJW3A Bush attacks 'Hollywood values'], ''AFP'', Oct 1, 2007<br />
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[[Category:Social Problems]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_Beauty&diff=742412American Beauty2010-01-07T00:50:49Z<p>JRobbe: Added more on plot - will finish asap</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Film<br />
| name=American Beauty<br />
| image=<br />
| caption=<br />
| director=Sam Mendes<br />
| producer=Bruce Cohen<br />Dan Jinks<br />
| writer=Alan Ball<br />
| narrator=Kevin Spacey<br />
| starring=Kevin Spacey<br>Annette Bening<br>Thora Birch<br>Wes Bentley<br />
| music=Thomas Newman <br />
| cinematography=Conrad L. Hall<br />
| editing=Tariq Anwar<br>Christopher Greenbury<br />
| distributor=Dreamworks <br />
| released=September 15, 1999<br />
| runtime=122 minutes<br />
| country=USA<br />
| language=English<br />
| budget=$15 million<br />
| gross=$356,296,601<br />
| preceded_by=<br />
| followed_by=<br />
| website=http://www.dreamworks.com/ab/<br />
| amg_id=<br />
| imdb_id=<br />
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'''American Beauty''' is an American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey. It was written by Alan Ball, who also created and produced the television shows ''Six Feet Under'' and ''True Blood''. Spacey plays Lester Burnham, a 42-year-old office worker who undergoes a mid-life crisis and develops an obsession with his 16-year-old daughter Jane's best friend. <br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film begins by introducing the audience to the Burnham family. Lester (Spacey) is a middle age advertising executive who despises his job and his boss. Carolyn (Bening) is an unsuccessful real-estate broker with high ambitions. Their daughter Jane (Birch) loathes her parents and has poor self-esteem; because of this, she is saving up her money from babysitting to get a breast augmentation. Their new neighbors are the Fitts, which consists of the retired USMC Colonel Frank (Chris Cooper), his dissociative wife Barbara (Allison Janney), and their son Ricky (Bentley).<br />
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Lester considers himself to be boring and loser, at one point saying he feels "sedated." This changes when he and Carolyn attend a basketball game at Jane's school where she is performing in the half-time show. He meets Jane's best friend Angela (Mena Suvari) and becomes obsessed with her, experiencing strong sexual fantasies involving her and rose petals. After this, Lester becomes revitalized and quits his job after blackmailing his boss for $60,000. He becomes employed as a fry cook at a fast food restaurant, begins working out with hopes of impressing Angela, and smokes marijuana with Ricky. <br />
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At the same time, Carolyn and Jane both undergo life-changing events. Carolyn begins an affair with rival real estate agent Buddy Kane (Peter Gallagher), while Jane develops a romantic relationship with Ricky. However, the events soon take a turn for the worse. Lester discovers Carolyn's infidelity and reacts apathetically to it, which leads Buddy to suggesting that they break off the affair. Col. Fitts, suspicious of his son and Lester's relationship, discovers a video his son made of Lester working out in his garage naked. While observing the two smoking pot, he mistakenly assumes that they are having sex. When Ricky returns home, his father accuses him of being gay and kicks him out.<br />
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Ricky returns to the Burnham household and asks Jane to run away with him to New York City. She agrees, much to the discontent of Angela. Ricky and Jane argue with Angela, labeling her as "ordinary" and "boring, which causes her to storm out of the room. Lester is approached by a distraught Col. Fitts in his garage, who attempts to kiss him. Lester rejects him, telling him that he has the "wrong idea", leading to an ashamed Fitts returning home. <br />
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Lester goes inside and finds Angela. After a brief conversation, Lester seduces her, but stops once he learns that she is a virgin.</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=American_Beauty&diff=742373American Beauty2010-01-06T22:46:57Z<p>JRobbe: A start - i will come back soon to finish up the rest and make any necessary corrections</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Film<br />
| name=American Beauty<br />
| image=<br />
| caption=<br />
| director=Sam Mendes<br />
| producer=Bruce Cohen<br />Dan Jinks<br />
| writer=Alan Ball<br />
| narrator=Kevin Spacey<br />
| starring=Kevin Spacey<br>Annette Bening<br>Thora Birch<br>Wes Bentley<br />
| music=Thomas Newman <br />
| cinematography=Conrad L. Hall<br />
| editing=Tariq Anwar<br>Christopher Greenbury<br />
| distributor=Dreamworks <br />
| released=September 15, 1999<br />
| runtime=122 minutes<br />
| country=USA<br />
| language=English<br />
| budget=$15 million<br />
| gross=$356,296,601<br />
| preceded_by=<br />
| followed_by=<br />
| website=http://www.dreamworks.com/ab/<br />
| amg_id=<br />
| imdb_id=<br />
}}<br />
'''American Beauty''' is an American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey. It was written by Alan Ball, who also created and produced the television shows ''Six Feet Under'' and ''True Blood''. Spacey plays Lester Burnham, a 42-year-old office worker who undergoes a mid-life crisis and develops an obsession with his 16-year-old daughter Jane's best friend. <br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film begins by introducing the audience to the Burnham family. Lester (Spacey) is a middle age advertising executive who despises his job and his boss. Carolyn (Bening) is an unsuccessful real-estate broker with high ambitions. Their daughter Jane (Birch) loathes her parents and has poor self-esteem; because of this, she is saving up her money from babysitting to get a breast augmentation. Their new neighbors are the Fitts, which consists of the retired USMC colonel Frank (Chris Cooper), his dissociative wife Barbara (Allison Janney), and their son Ricky (Bentley).<br />
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Lester considers himself to be boring and loser, at one point saying he feels "sedated." This changes when he and Carolyn attend a basketball game at Jane's school where she is performing in the half-time show. He meets Jane's best friend Angela (Mena Suvari) and becomes obsessed with her, experiencing strong sexual fantasies involving her and rose petals. After this, Lester becomes revitalized and quits his job after blackmailing his boss for $60,000. He becomes employed as a fry cook at a fast food restaurant, begins working out with hopes of impressing Angela, and smokes marijuana with Ricky. <br />
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At the same time, Carolyn and Jane both undergo life-changing events. Carolyn begins an affair with rival real estate agent Buddy Kane (Peter Gallagher), while Jane develops a romantic relationship with Ricky. However, the events soon take a turn for the worse. Lester discovers Carolyn's infidelity and reacts apathetically to it, which leads Buddy to suggesting that they break off the affair. Colonel Fitts, suspicious of his son and Lester's relationship, discovers a video his son made of Lester working out in his garage naked. While observing the two smoking pot, he mistakenly assumes that they are having sex. When Ricky returns home, his father accuses him of being gay and kicks him out.<br />
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Ricky returns to the Burnham household and asks Jane to run away with him to New York City. She agrees, much to the discontent of Angela. Ricky and Jane argue with Angela, labeling her as "ordinary" and "boring, which causes her to storm out of the room.</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User:JRobbe&diff=742140User:JRobbe2010-01-06T03:04:18Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>Greetings! My name is Jeff and I'm new here to Conservapedia. My main interests include (but are not limited to) music, film, history, and literature. I hope to contribute to all of these topics as much as I possibly can.</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Madalyn_Murray_O%27Hair&diff=742139Talk:Madalyn Murray O'Hair2010-01-06T02:59:07Z<p>JRobbe: Created page with '==An interesting article by her son== http://www.rfcnet.org/news/default.asp?action=detail&article=144 Should the information in this be added? Or does it constitute as gossip?~...'</p>
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<div>==An interesting article by her son==<br />
http://www.rfcnet.org/news/default.asp?action=detail&article=144<br />
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Should the information in this be added? Or does it constitute as gossip?[[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Madalyn_Murray_O%27Hair&diff=742129Madalyn Murray O'Hair2010-01-06T02:50:07Z<p>JRobbe: The article is a bit confusing on this issue - at first it says one of the victims was a son, then later says grandaughter</p>
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<div>'''Madalyn Murray O'Hair''' (1919-95) was an American [[atheist]] famous for her stern opposition to religion. In 1960, she filed and won a lawsuit (Murray v. Curlett) against the [[Baltimore]] City [[Public School]] System, claiming that it was unconstitutional for her son to study the Bible at school. The lawsuit reached the [[Supreme Court]], and banned prayer and recitations of Bible verses in American public schools.<ref>http://www.who2.com/madalynmurrayohair.html</ref><br />
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She, her son Jon, and granddaughter Robin from her other son William disappeared in 1995. They were later found to have been murdered by David Roland Waters, who committed the killings for the family's money. <br />
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[[category:Religion and Politics]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Amadeus&diff=742122Amadeus2010-01-06T02:41:35Z<p>JRobbe: Twinked a bit</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Film<br />
| name=Amadeus<br />
| image=<br />
| caption=<br />
| director=Miloš Forman<br />
| producer=Saul Zaentz<br />
| writer=Peter Shaffer (creator)<br />
| starring=F. Murray Abraham<br>Tom Hulce<br>Elizabeth Berridge<br />
| music=[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]<br />
| cinematography=Miroslav Ondricek<br />
| editing=Michael Chandler<br>Nena Danevic<br />
| distributor=Saul Zaentz company<br />
| release date(s)=September 19, 1984<br />
| running time=160 min<br />
| language=English}}<br />
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'''Amadeus''' is a movie loosely based on [[Mozart]]'s life, using the plot device of a supposed rivalry with [[Antonio Salieri]] (the first 10% of the movie is all about Salieri, even his encounter with the "giggling, dirty minded creature crawling on the floor"). The movie is based on the play of the same name by Peter Shaffer.<br />
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Salieri is jealous when the monarch employing him as a court composer commissions Mozart to write an opera in German. He is astounded to read some original [[sheet music]] (brought secretly by Mozart's wife); there are no corrections in them, as if he had the finished music in his head and was simply transcribing it.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
The film was a critical success, earning 8 Oscars; Best Actor in a Leading Role (F. Murray Abraham), Best Art Direction-Set Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Makeup, Best Picture, Best Sound, and Best Writing, Screenplay Material based on another medium. It was also nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Tom Hulce) in a rare double nomination. <br />
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[[Category:Drama]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Madalyn_Murray_O%27Hair&diff=742115Madalyn Murray O'Hair2010-01-06T02:29:29Z<p>JRobbe: oops, forgot about that!</p>
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<div>'''Madalyn Murray O'Hair''' was an American [[atheist]] famous for her stern opposition to [[Christianity]]. In 1960, she filed and won a lawsuit (Murray v. Curlett) against the Baltimore City Public School System, claiming that it was unconstitutional for her son to study the [[Bible]] at school. The lawsuit reached the Supreme Court, and banned prayer and recitations of Bible Verses in American public schools.<ref>http://www.who2.com/madalynmurrayohair.html</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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<div>'''Madalyn Murray O'Hair''' was an American [[atheist]] famous for her stern opposition to [[Christianity]]. In 1960, she filed and won a lawsuit (Murray v. Curlett) against the Baltimore City Public School System, claiming that it was unconstitutional for her son to study the [[Bible]] at school. The lawsuit reached the Supreme Court, and banned prayer and recitations of Bible Verses in American public schools.<ref>http://www.who2.com/madalynmurrayohair.html</ref></div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Madalyn_Murray_O%27Hair&diff=742112Madalyn Murray O'Hair2010-01-06T02:26:06Z<p>JRobbe: A very brief start - I'm surprised that Conservapedia doesn't have an article about her!</p>
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<div>'''Madalyn Murray O'Hair''' was an American [[atheist]] famous for her stern opposition to [[Christianity]]. In 1960, she filed and won a lawsuit (Murray v. Curlett) against the Baltimore City Public School System, claiming that it was unconstitutional for her son to study the [[Bible]] at school. The lawsuit reached the Supreme Court, and banned prayer and recitations of Bible Verses in American public schools.</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=William_S._Burroughs&diff=742108William S. Burroughs2010-01-06T02:13:19Z<p>JRobbe: Added The Naked Lunch - arguably his most famous work</p>
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<div>'''William S. Burroughs''' (1914 - 1997) was an [[American]] writer. He attended [[Harvard University]].<br />
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Some of his books are: ''The Adding Machine, Exterminator, Cities of the Red Night, The Place of Dead Roads, The Naked Lunch, and The Western Lands''. <br />
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*[http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/wbburrou.htm William (Seward) Burroughs (1914-1997)]<br />
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[[Category:Authors]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Essay:Greatest_Conservative_Movies&diff=742107Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies2010-01-06T02:07:20Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>Conservative movies exist, and some are immensely popular. Here is our growing list (in no particular order):<br />
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#''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' (1956), a science fiction condemnation of [[communism]]<br />
#''[[The Exorcist]]'' (1973) (not for children), a portrayal of evil with sympathy to Christianity. In its time it was the top-grossing film ever.<br />
# ''Dark Matter'' (2008), a brutally candid portrayal of [[professor values]] along with problems associated with lack of assimilation; liberals first praised the movie, but after realizing its conservative message then panned it<br />
#''[[Iron Eagle]]'' (1986)<br />
#The first ''[[Spider-Man]]'' (2002), which praises moral virtue (hard-working teenager, devout aunt and well-meaning uncle) and pokes fun at assumed [[liberals]] (entertainers and journalist). Hero chooses [[abstinence]]. This was one of the most profitable films ever made.<br />
#''[[Gone With the Wind]]'' (1939), which celebrates a strongly ''feminine'' heroine who is the antithesis of a modern [[feminist]]<br />
#''[[Ben-Hur (film, 1959)|Ben-Hur]]'' (1959), celebrates honor and duty to family and country, with a pro-Christian ending<br />
#''[[The Sound of Music]]'' (1965), solid family entertainment<br />
#''[[The Ten Commandments]]'' (1956)<br />
#''[[Mr. Smith Goes To Washington]]'' (1939)<br />
#''[[Star Wars]]'' series (1977-2005) - simple truths about the triumph of good over evil<br />
#''The Winning Team'' (1952), starring [[Ronald Reagan]] as a pitcher who overcomes his problems to help his team win. This was one of Reagan's own favorites.<br />
#''[[King of Kings]]'' (1961)<br />
#''[[On The Waterfront]]'' (1954) - a simple but hardworking longshoreman takes on his Mafia-controlled union<br />
#''[[Sergeant York]]'' (1941)<br />
#''[[Knute Rockne: All-American]]'' (1940)<br />
#''[[Ninotchka]]'' (1939)<br />
#''[[Forbidden Planet]]'' (1956)<br />
#''[[Rudy]]'' (1993)<br />
#''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' (1998)<br />
#''[[Strategic Air Command (film)|Strategic Air Command]]'' (1955). Actor (and Brigadier [[General]]) [[James Stewart]]'s story of the real [[Strategic Air Command]] and its transition from prop planes to jet planes.<br />
#''[[A Gathering of Eagles]]'' (1963). Illustrates duty, honor, and the burden of command.<br />
#''[[Red Dawn]]'' (1984)<br />
#''[[Harry's War]]'' (1981)<br />
#''[[The Patriot]]'' (2000) (the one starring Mel Gibson, there are several other movies with this name)<br />
#''[[Ladder 49]]'' (2004)<br />
#''[[Rocky]]'' (1976) (perseverance and talent can overcome all odds)<br />
#''[[October Sky]]'' (1999)<br />
#''[[Amazing Grace (film)|Amazing Grace]]''<br />
#''[[Bruce Almighty]]'' (2003)<br />
#''[[World Trade Center]]'' (2006) (highlights the bravery of the firemen and police in [[9/11]])<br />
#''[[Flight 93]]'' (2006)<br />
#''[[A Man For All Seasons]]'' (1966)<br />
#''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' (1981)<br />
#''[[One Foot In Heaven]]'' (1941)<br />
#''[[Quo Vadis?]]''<br />
#''[[The Lost Weekend]]'' (1945) (dangers of alcohol)<br />
#''[[The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (1962, 2004 remake) (anti-communist in general, but with a swipe at [[Joseph McCarthy]])<br />
#''[[The Green Berets]]'' (1968)Vivid defense of our troops' conduct in the Vietnam War.<br />
#''[[My Son John]]'' (1952). A small-town couple's world is turned upside-down by the discovery that their adult son is a Communist.<br />
#''[[True Lies]]'' (1994), starring the future Republican governor of California, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]. Teaches conservative values like marital loyalty, and political incorrect facts such as the fact that most terrorists are Middle Eastern Arabic speakers who don't value human life.<br />
#''[[The Island]]'' (2005) Pro-life statement against cloning to harvest organs.<br />
#''[[Evelyn]]'' (2002) True story of Irish father's legal struggle to recover his kids from an orphanage.<br />
#''[[Shane]]'' (1953) Western about defending a homesteading family.<br />
#''[[Hero]]'' (1992) Even those with character flaws can do good.<br />
#''[[The Day of the Jackal]]'' (1973) celebrates conservative values like honor and duty.<br />
#''[[The 6th Day]]'' (2000) Pro-Life, Anti-Cloning movie Featuring Republican Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]<br />
#''Ghostbusters'' (1984). Fitting satire of an environmental regulator.<br />
#[[Facing the Giants]] 2006. Trust in [[God]], let him take over, and good things will happen.<br />
#''Flash of Genius'' (2008) - the intellectual property of a hard-working, solitary inventor is promoted, and his children stuck by his side through enormous difficulties.<br />
#''Oh, God!'' (1977) - Acceptance of God's calling is rewarded, the faithful are vindicated, and naysayers are proven wrong.<br />
#''[[Expelled | Expelled:No Intelligence Allowed]] (2008) - Ben Stein exposes scientific and education system deceit.<br />
#''Coach Carter'' (2005) - Promotes the theme that graduating from high school and having proper moral values are more important than becoming famous athletes. <br />
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== Debatable Whether Conservative ==<br />
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#''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'' (2004) (downplays the [[Resurrection]]<ref>The original version of the film had no references at all to the Resurrection.</ref> and strength of Christianity and omits powerful angels; instead exaggerates triumph of evil; film had little lasting effect on public or its producer)<br />
#''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' (1946) (falsely teaches that humanism is what makes life worthwhile; marginalizes faith with a cartoonish depiction and demonizes capitalism as sadistic and greedy)<br />
#''[[High Noon]]'' (1952)<br />
#''[[P.C.U.]]'' (1994) - college students fight back against a campus where the administration promotes official [[diversity]] awareness weekends and radical [[feminism]], [[vegan]]ism, and [[political correctness]] run amok, but a conservative group on campus is also portrayed just as negatively as the P.C. groups.<br />
#''[[Fargo (movie)]]'' (1996) - pregnant sheriff from a simply traditional family tracks down an embezzlement/ kidnapping scheme. Deceitfully plans develop into more and more crimes as innocents are murdered. Honest sheriff solves the crimes and ends the bloodshed.<br />
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[[Category:Essays about Conservatism]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Essay:Greatest_Conservative_Movies&diff=742106Talk:Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies2010-01-06T02:04:33Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>[[Talk:Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies/archive1|Archive 1]]<br />
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== Clean-up ==<br />
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This list is in need of major clean-up. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinx McHue]] 13:06, 19 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:Please proceed as you suggest. Thanks!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:29, 19 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::Okay. I'll get to it when I have time after this weekend. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinx McHue]] 11:00, 20 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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== Here's an interesting article by Roger Ebert ==<br />
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Anyone agree with his choices? I don't want to add any unless people agree with them. [[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]]<br />
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http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060105/EDITOR/60106001<br />
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:Interesting article, The choices seem to be by someone else (Feder?), but the list is interesting. Feel free to add those that you think merit it. It's seems like a legitimate list, though I saw only one of the films mentioned.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 20:59, 5 January 2010 (EST)<br />
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You're right, my mistake, it was Don Feder who originally wrote the list. Coach Carter is the only one I've seen, and I definitely agree that it has a conservative message. I'll add it, and if anyone has any qualms please feel free to change it. Since I haven't seen the others, I'll let someone with more knowledge of the films determine if they qualify to be on this list. [[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Barton_Fink&diff=742103Barton Fink2010-01-06T01:56:09Z<p>JRobbe: Extra period</p>
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<div>'''''Barton Fink''''' is a 1996 American film written, directed, and produced by [[The Coen Brothers]]<br />
[[Category:Movies]].</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Essay:Greatest_Conservative_Movies&diff=742100Talk:Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies2010-01-06T01:54:01Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>[[Talk:Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies/archive1|Archive 1]]<br />
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== Clean-up ==<br />
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This list is in need of major clean-up. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinx McHue]] 13:06, 19 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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:Please proceed as you suggest. Thanks!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:29, 19 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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::Okay. I'll get to it when I have time after this weekend. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinx McHue]] 11:00, 20 December 2009 (EST)<br />
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== Here's an interesting article by Roger Ebert ==<br />
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Anyone agree with his choices? I don't want to add any unless people agree with them. [[User:JRobbe|JRobbe]]<br />
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http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060105/EDITOR/60106001</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Stanley_Kubrick&diff=742099Stanley Kubrick2010-01-06T01:49:30Z<p>JRobbe: How could you forget Full Metal Jacket and Barry Lyndon!</p>
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<div>'''Stanley Kubrick''' (1928 – 1999) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Throughout most of his career, he lived and worked in England. His films were critically acclaimed but often controversial. He was noted for his perfectionism, putting his actors through dozens of takes of a scene before being satisfied with the result.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000040/bio</ref><br />
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Kubrick’s most well-known films include:<br />
* ''[[Spartacus]]'' (1960)<br />
* ''[[Lolita]]'' (1962)<br />
* ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]'' (1964)<br />
* ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968)<br />
* ''A Clockwork Orange'' (1971)<br />
* ''Barry Lyndon'' (1975)<br />
* ''The Shining'' (1980)<br />
* ''Full Metal Jacket'' (1987)<br />
* ''Eyes Wide Shut'' (1999) <br />
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Kubrick died shortly after directing ''Eyes Wide Shut'' and did not see its mainstream release.<br />
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Three of his films received [[Academy Award]] nominations for Best Picture, and he was nominated for four Oscars for directing and five for screenwriting.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000040/awards</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://pages.prodigy.com/kubrick/ Stanley Kubrick: The Master Filmmaker]<br />
*[http://www.indelibleinc.com/kubrick/ Kubrick Multimedia Film Guide]<br />
*[http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/amk/ The Kubrick Site]<br />
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[[category:Directors]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=The_Coen_Brothers&diff=742097The Coen Brothers2010-01-06T01:45:06Z<p>JRobbe: Added a bit more about cast</p>
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<div>'''The Coen Brothers''' are the collective name for the film makers Joel and Ethan Coen. They have written and directed a number of critically acclaimed movies since their debut ''Blood Simple'' in 1984. Their recent film ''No Country For Old Men'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 2007.<br />
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Their movies are noted for their black humor and frequently bloody violence. The Coens are [[Jewish]], and their movies exhibit a typical [[Hollywood]] [[liberal bias]] of celebrating deviancy and disrespect for the military; e.g, The Dude in ''The Big Lebowski'' is a sympathetically drawn 1960s dropout but his friend Walter, a Jewish Vietnam veteran, is portrayed as belligerent and stupid. Christians are often portrayed as hypocritical and self-serving.<br />
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Noted collaborators include [[liberals]] [[George Clooney]], [[Brad Pitt]] and [[Tim Robbins]]. Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, John Goodman, and Frances McDormand also make frequent appearances in their films.<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! width="33"|Year<br />
! width="225"|Film<br />
! width="175"|Notes<br />
|-<br />
|1984<br />
|''[[Blood Simple]]''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1987<br />
|''[[Raising Arizona]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1990<br />
|''[[Miller's Crossing]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1991<br />
|''[[Barton Fink]]'' <br />
|Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival<br />
|-<br />
|1994<br />
|''[[The Hudsucker Proxy]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1996<br />
|''[[Fargo]]'' <br />
|Won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Leading Actress for Frances McDormand.<br />
|-<br />
|1998<br />
|''[[The Big Lebowski]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2000<br />
|''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2001<br />
|''[[The Man Who Wasn't There]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2003<br />
|''[[Intolerable Cruelty]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2004<br />
|''[[The Ladykillers]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2007<br />
|''[[No Country for Old Men]]''<br />
|Won four Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem) and Best Adapted Screenplay.<br />
|-<br />
|2008<br />
|''[[Burn After Reading]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2009<br />
|''[[A Serious Man]]''<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT: Coen Brothers, The}}<br />
[[Category:Directors]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Barton_Fink&diff=742094Barton Fink2010-01-06T01:40:17Z<p>JRobbe: Updated a tiny bit</p>
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<div>'''Barton Fink''' is a 1996 American film written, directed, and produced by [[The Coen Brothers]].<br />
[[Category:Movies]].</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=The_Coen_Brothers&diff=742093The Coen Brothers2010-01-06T01:37:12Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>'''The Coen Brothers''' are the collective name for the film makers Joel and Ethan Coen. They have written and directed a number of critically acclaimed movies since their debut ''Blood Simple'' in 1984. Their recent film ''No Country For Old Men'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 2007.<br />
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Their movies are noted for their black humor and frequently bloody violence. The Coens are [[Jewish]], and their movies exhibit a typical [[Hollywood]] [[liberal bias]] of celebrating deviancy and disrespect for the military; e.g, The Dude in ''The Big Lebowski'' is a sympathetically drawn 1960s dropout but his friend Walter, a Jewish Vietnam veteran, is portrayed as belligerent and stupid. Christians are often portrayed as hypocritical and self-serving.<br />
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Noted collaborators include [[liberals]] [[George Clooney]], [[Brad Pitt]] and [[Tim Robbins]].<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! width="33"|Year<br />
! width="225"|Film<br />
! width="175"|Notes<br />
|-<br />
|1984<br />
|''[[Blood Simple]]''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1987<br />
|''[[Raising Arizona]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1990<br />
|''[[Miller's Crossing]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1991<br />
|''[[Barton Fink]]'' <br />
|Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival<br />
|-<br />
|1994<br />
|''[[The Hudsucker Proxy]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1996<br />
|''[[Fargo]]'' <br />
|Won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Leading Actress for Frances McDormand.<br />
|-<br />
|1998<br />
|''[[The Big Lebowski]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2000<br />
|''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2001<br />
|''[[The Man Who Wasn't There]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2003<br />
|''[[Intolerable Cruelty]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2004<br />
|''[[The Ladykillers]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2007<br />
|''[[No Country for Old Men]]''<br />
|Won four Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem) and Best Adapted Screenplay.<br />
|-<br />
|2008<br />
|''[[Burn After Reading]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2009<br />
|''[[A Serious Man]]''<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT: Coen Brothers, The}}<br />
[[Category:Directors]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=The_Coen_Brothers&diff=742092The Coen Brothers2010-01-06T01:36:49Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>'''The Coen Brothers''' are the collective name for the film makers Joel and Ethan Coen. They have written and directed a number of critically acclaimed movies since their debut ''Blood Simple'' in 1984. Their recent film ''No Country For Old Men'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 2007.<br />
<br />
Their movies are noted for their black humor and frequently bloody violence. The Coens are [[Jewish]], and their movies exhibit a typical [[Hollywood]] [[liberal bias]] of celebrating deviancy and disrespect for the military; e.g, The Dude in ''The Big Lebowski'' is a sympathetically drawn 1960s dropout but his friend Walter, a Jewish Vietnam veteran, is portrayed as belligerent and stupid. Christians are often portrayed as hypocritical and self-serving.<br />
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Noted collaborators include [[liberals]] [[George Clooney]], [[Brad Pitt]] and [[Tim Robbins]].<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
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=== As director ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! width="33"|Year<br />
! width="225"|Film<br />
! width="175"|Notes<br />
|-<br />
|1984<br />
|''[[Blood Simple]]''<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1987<br />
|''[[Raising Arizona]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1990<br />
|''[[Miller's Crossing]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1991<br />
|''[[Barton Fink]]'' <br />
|Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival<br />
|-<br />
|1994<br />
|''[[The Hudsucker Proxy]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1996<br />
|''[[Fargo]]'' <br />
|Won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Leading Actress for Frances McDormand.<br />
|-<br />
|1998<br />
|''[[The Big Lebowski]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2000<br />
|''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2001<br />
|''[[The Man Who Wasn't There]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2003<br />
|''[[Intolerable Cruelty]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2004<br />
|''[[The Ladykillers]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2007<br />
|''[[No Country for Old Men]]''<br />
|Won four Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem) and Best Adapted Screenplay.<br />
|-<br />
|2008<br />
|''[[Burn After Reading]]'' <br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2009<br />
|''[[A Serious Man]]''<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT: Coen Brothers, The}}<br />
[[Category:Directors]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Citizen_Kane&diff=742089Citizen Kane2010-01-06T01:21:16Z<p>JRobbe: Added just a tad bit more info</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Film<br />
| name=Citizen Kane<br />
| image=CitizenKanePoster.jpg<br />
| caption=<br />
| director=Orson Welles<br />
| producer=George Schaefer<br>Orson Welles<br />
| writer=Orson Welles<br>Herman J. Mankiewicz <br />
| narrator= <br />
| starring=Orson Welles<br>Joseph Cotten<br>Dorothy Comingore<br />
| music=Bernard Herrmann <br />
| cinematography=Gregg Toland <br />
| editing=Robert Wise<br />
| distributor=RKO <br />
| released=May 1, 1941<br />
| runtime=119 min <br />
| country=USA<br />
| language=English<br />
| budget=$686,034 <br />
| gross=<br />
| preceded_by=<br />
| followed_by=<br />
| website=<br />
| amg_id=<br />
| imdb_id=<br />
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'''Citizen Kane''' is a 1941 American drama film produced and directed by [[Orson Welles]], who also played the title character. Many critics have named it as the greatest movie of all time. It was also voted #1 on the American Film Institute's list of the hundred best American movies ever made.<ref>http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/movies.aspx</ref> Though it was nominated for nine Academy Awards, it only won one for Best Original Screenplay (Orson Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz).<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Charles Foster Kane, multi-millionaire newspaper baron, is not dead for long as reporters inbvestigate the rags-to-riches life he had in a search for the meaning of the last word he ever said: "Rosebud".<br />
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Kane was born to an impoverished boarding house keeper during th 1870s. After a defaulting boarder left them a deed to a successful gold mine, Mrs. Kane sent her son to live with Wall Street tycoon Lawrence Thatcher in [[New York City]]. Mrs. Kane did so to get her son away from his abusive father, there would be a devastating price involved.<br />
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Upon reaching adulthood, Kane informs his former guardian that he is not interested in any of his investments except for ''The New York Enquirer'', a newspaper which has been taken as collateral for a bad loan. By running the ''Enquirer'' as a sensationalistic scandal sheet, Kane succeeds in building it into the City's most successful newspaper. In the process, he attacks Thatcher's business interests, forces the United States into the [[Spanish-American War]], and increasingly alienates his best friend, Jedediah Leland. <br />
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Despite the success of his media empire, Kane remains unsatisfied. He marries the President's niece and sets his sights on political office. Although Mrs. Kane originally marries him for love, she soon realizes that her husband does not really care for her. Instead of leaving him, however, she continues to keep up appearances for the sake of their son. As for Kane, he begins a discreet affair with a young woman named Susan Alexander.<br />
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Meanwhile, Kane runs for Governor of New York and vows both in his campaign speeches and in the ''Enquirer'' to crush [[political boss]] Jim Gettys. On the eve of the 1916 election, however, Jim Getty's lures the Kanes to Susan Alexander's apartment and serves them an ultimatem: either Kane drops out of the election or his affair with Susan will be leaked to the press. ALthough Mrs. Kane pleads with him to protect their family from the scandal, her husband refuses to listen. He insists that he will win the election anyway and send Gettys to Sing-Sing Prison. Disgusted, Mrs. Kane divorces her husband, who marries Susan Alexander immediately. Due to the scandal, Kane is slaughtered at the voting booths.<br />
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In the aftermath, Jedediah arrives at the ''Enquirer'' offices drunk. With great insight, he deconstructs Kane and accuses him of wanting the public's love as a gift for services rendered. He declares that, with the rise of labor unions, the "poor and underprivileged" don't need Kane anymore. To Kane's shock, Leland climaxes by asking to be transferred to the new [[Chicago]] newspaper.<br />
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Later, Kane pays for singing lessons for Susan and builds her a massive opera house in [[Chicago]]. Although no one else actually likes Susan Kane's voice, Kane insists that she continue performing. Only when she attempts suicide does he finally relent. <br />
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In later years, he builds Xanadu, a massive estate in [[Florida]] filled with statues, pleasure grounds, and "the largest zoo since [[Noah]]." Despite Susan's hatred of Xanadu, he isists that it is their home and refuses to take her back to New York.<br />
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At last, Susan Kane reaches the end of her tether. She packs her bags and prepares to leave her husband. Devastated by the thought of losing her, Kane pleads with her to stay and tells her, "You can't do this to me." Viewing this as proof that her husband loves no one but himself, Susan storms out of the estate in a rage.<br />
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Soon after, Kane dies, wealthy, powerful, and completely alone in a hell of his own making. Meanwhile, the reporters finally give up all hope of uncovering the meaning of his last words. Then, however, a sled with the title "Rosebud" is cast into the furnace. It is a relic from Kane's childhood at his mother's boarding house, the only time when he was both penniless and completely happy.<br />
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==Media Backlash==<br />
Kane was modeled after [[Progressive]] media mogul [[William Randolph Hearst]], who was enraged by the negative portrayal of his mistress, Marion Davies. As a result, he used his influence in order to force RKO Pictures to not release the film in theaters. The career of Orson Welles never recovered from Hearst's campaign.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Movies]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Dramas]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Academy_Award&diff=742049Academy Award2010-01-05T21:53:51Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>The '''Academy Awards''' (the "Oscars") are a yearly award festival for [[Hollywood]] movies, given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences annually in California since 1929. The shows have been held since 1929.<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/aboutacademyawards/index.html|title=About the Academy Awards|work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref><br />
[[Image:Oscar statuette.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Statue]]<br />
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has, over the years, been controlled by many immoral characters and informal lobby groups, most notably [[homosexual]]s and communists and supporters of [[Al Gore]] who wish to contribute to the promotion and funding for "global warming" causes by giving him "critical acclaim."<ref>Notably Milk, a nominee for best picture at the 81st Academy Awards. Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth has also won two Oscars for "Best Documentary" and "Best Original Song."</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The first awards were presented at a private dinner with an audience of less than 250.<ref name="about2"/> Subsequently the show has been broadcast to the public, since 1953 by [[television]] (and previously by [[radio]]).<ref name="about2"/> For the first decade the show's results were given to newspapers for publication at 11 p.m. at the night of the awards; this method was ruined when the [[Los Angeles Times]] announced the winners far too early, and the results were available to those arriving to the show, and, as a result, the Academy adopted the sealed envelope method, which it still uses today.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/aboutacademyawards/history01.html|title=History of the Academy Awards|work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|language=English|format=HTML}}</ref> The show was broadcast internationally starting in 1969, and currently has viewers from more than 100 countries. Since 2002, the awards have been broadcast from the Kodak Theatre.<ref name="history"/><br />
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==Nominations== <br />
Today, according to Rules 2 and 3 of the official Academy Awards Rules, a film must open in the previous calendar year, from midnight at the start of January 1 to midnight at the end of December 31, in [[Los Angeles]] County, [[California]], to qualify. Rule 2 states that a film must be "feature-length", defined as a minimum of 40 minutes, except for short subject awards and it must exist either on a 35 mm or 70 mm film print or on 24 fps or 48 fps progressive scan digital film print with native resolution not less than 1280x720. <br />
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==Awards night== <br />
The major awards are given out at a live televised ceremony, most commonly in February or March following the relevant calendar year, and six weeks after the announcement of the nominees. Many hollywood elites attend, men dressed in tuxedos and the women dressed in expensive evening gown's. The Awards show was first televised on NBC in 1953, it is the only awards ceremony televised live across the United States excluding [[Alaska]] and [[Hawaii]]; the Emmys, Golden Globes, and Grammys are broadcast live in the East Coast, but they are on tape delay in the West Coast. <br />
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==Criticism== <br />
The Academy Awards have often been criticized for being overly [[liberal]].<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/node/4271 ABC Pot Calls Kettle Black: Oscars Too Political?]</ref> Many celebrities make political statements in their acceptance speeches. Studios also lobby heavily for their films to be considered, leading to the complaint that nominations and awards may be largely a result of this lobbying rather than the quality of the material. In recent years, the Academy has selected liberal activists to host the awards such as [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Chris Rock]] and [[Jon Stewart]], who tend to target conservatives in their opening monolouges, especially [[George W. Bush]].<br />
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At the 2009 Oscars, the Academy nominated "Milk", a [[gay pride]] film, for the Best Picture Oscar. When [[Sean Penn]] accepted the Best Actor oscar for potraying the title character, he took the oppurtunity to criticize those who voted to ban gay marrige, and to praise [[Barack Obama]]. Presenter Whoopi Goldberg also took the opportunity to blast Nuns as she described nominee Amy Adams in the Supporting Actress category.<br />
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==Awards== <br />
===Academy Award of Merit===<br />
====Current Awards====<br />
Awards are presented to individuals or collective efforts in up to 25 different categories, with up to five nominations per category;<ref name="about2">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/aboutacademyawards/index2.html|title=About the Academy Awards <small>(page 2)</small>|work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> perhaps the most famous categories being best [[actor]] and [[actress]], best supporting actor and actress, and best picture.<br />
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* Best Picture: 1928 to present<br />
* Best Director: 1928 to present<br />
* Best Actor: 1928 to present<br />
* Best Actress: 1928 to present<br />
* Best Supporting Actor: 1936 to present<br />
* Best Supporting Actress: 1936 to present<br />
* Best Original Screenplay: 1940 to present<br />
* Best Adapted Screenplay: 1928 to present<br />
* Best Animated Feature: 2001 to present<br />
* Best Art Direction: 1928 to present (also called Interior, Set Decoration, or production design)<br />
* Best Cinematography: 1928 to present<br />
* Best Costume Design: 1948 to present<br />
* Best Documentary Feature: 1943 to present<br />
* Best Documentary Short Subject: 1941 to present<br />
* Best Film Editing: 1935 to present<br />
* Best Foreign Language Film: 1947 to present<br />
* Best Makeup: 1981 to present<br />
* Best Original Song: 1934 to present<br />
* Best Original Score: 1934 to present<br />
* Best Original Musical: 2000 to present<br />
* Best Animated Short Film: 1931 to present<br />
* Best Live Action Short Film: 1931 to present<br />
* Best Sound Mixing: 1930 to present<br />
* Best Sound Editing: 1963 to present<br />
* Best Visual Effects: 1939 to present<br />
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==== Retired Awards====<br />
* Best Assistant Director: 1933 to 1937<br />
* Best Dance Direction: 1935 to 1937<br />
* Best Engineering Effects: 1928 only<br />
* Best Score—Adaptation or Treatment: 1962 to 1969; 1973<br />
* Best Original Musical or Comedy Score: 1995 to 1999<br />
* Best Short Film—Color: 1936 and 1937<br />
* Best Short Film—Live Action—2 Reels: 1936 to 1956<br />
* Best Short Film—Novelty: 1932 to 1935<br />
* Best Original Story: 1928 to 1956<br />
* Best Unique and Artistic Quality of Production: 1928 only<br />
* Best Writing, Title Writing: 1928 only<br />
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====Newest Awards====<br />
The newest awards to be added to the list of available awards from the Academy are the awards for:<br />
* Best Animated Feature: added in 2001<br />
* Best Original Musical: added in 2000<br />
* Best Makeup: added in 1981<br />
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====Proposed Awards====<br />
<br />
The Board of Governors meets each year and considers other new categories. To date, the following proposed awards have not been approved:<br />
* Best Casting: rejected in 1999<br />
* Best Stunt Coordination: rejected in 1999; rejected in 2005[22]<br />
* Best Title Design: rejected in 1999<br />
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====Special Awards====<br />
These awards are voted on by special committees, rather than by the Academy membership as a whole, but the actor/actress voted to receive the special award can turn down the offer.<br />
<br />
** Current Awards<br />
**Academy Honorary Award: 1928 to present<br />
**Academy Special Achievement Award:<br />
**Academy Award, Scientific or Technical: 1931 to present (at three levels of awards)<br />
**The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: 1938 to present<br />
**The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:<br />
**Gordon E. Sawyer Award:<br />
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=====Retired Special Awards=====<br />
**Academy Juvenile Award: 1934 to 1960<br />
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==References==<br />
<references/><br />
== See also ==<br />
*[[Hollywood]]<br />
*[[Bollywood]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.aggdata.com/awards/oscar List of Academy Award Nominees]<br />
* [http://www.oscars.org/ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences] <br />
* [http://www.oscars.org/awardsdatabase/index.html The Academy Awards Database] <br />
* [http://movies.aol.com/oscars-academy-awards Oscars Photos] Moviefone.<br />
* [[http://www.oscars.org/mhl/index.html The Margaret Herrick Library]<br />
[[Category:Awards]]</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Triad_(music)&diff=725949Triad (music)2009-12-02T12:55:47Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>A '''triad''' is a musical [[chord (music)|chord]] that consists of three [[Note (music)|notes]] stacked on top of each other in generic thirds. From the lowest tone to the highest, a triad consists of a root, third, and fifth, the last two being intervals of the root. There are four types of triads: major, minor, diminished, and augmented. A major triad consists of a root, major third, and perfect fifth. A minor triad consists of a root, minor third, and perfect fifth. A diminished triad consists of a root, minor third, and diminished fifth. An augmented triad consists of a root, major third, and augmented fifth.</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Triad_(music)&diff=725948Triad (music)2009-12-02T12:52:58Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>A '''triad''' is a musical [[chord]] that consists of three [[Note (music)|notes]] stacked on top of each other in generic thirds. From the lowest tone to the highest, a triad consists of a root, third, and fifth, the last two being intervals of the root. There are four types of triads: major, minor, diminished, and augmented. A major triad consists of a root, major third, and perfect fifth. A minor triad consists of a root, minor third, and perfect fifth. A diminished triad consists of a root, minor third, and diminished fifth. An augmented triad consists of a root, major third, and augmented fifth.</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Triad_(music)&diff=725947Triad (music)2009-12-02T12:52:21Z<p>JRobbe: </p>
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<div>A '''triad''' is a musical [[chord]] that consists of three [[notes]] stacked on top of each other in generic thirds. From the lowest tone to the highest, a triad consists of a root, third, and fifth, the last two being intervals of the root. There are four types of triads: major, minor, diminished, and augmented. A major triad consists of a root, major third, and perfect fifth. A minor triad consists of a root, minor third, and perfect fifth. A diminished triad consists of a root, minor third, and diminished fifth. An augmented triad consists of a root, major third, and augmented fifth.</div>JRobbehttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Triad_(music)&diff=725946Triad (music)2009-12-02T12:48:52Z<p>JRobbe: A start - how well did I explain this? I'm completely open to any suggestions to make it sound more "encyclopedic."</p>
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<div>A '''triad''' is a musical chord that consists of three notes stacked on top of each other in generic thirds. From the lowest tone to the highest, a triad consists of a root, third, and fifth, the last two being intervals of the root. There are four types of triads: major, minor, diminished, and augmented. A major triad consists of a root, major third, and perfect fifth. A minor triad consists of a root, minor third, and perfect fifth. A diminished triad consists of a root, minor third, and diminished fifth. An augmented triad consists of a root, major third, and augmented fifth.</div>JRobbe