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A Few Set Pics From X-MEN: FIRST CLASS!! See Young(er) Charles Xavier With Hair Still Intact!
Merrick here...
On the way out the door, but wanted to let you know that Brendon over at Bleeding Cool stumbled upon the filming of Matthew Vaughn's X-MEN: FIRST CLASS today and snapped some photos.
Click the images below to jump to Bleeding Cool for a few more (EMBIGGENABLE) pics and further context...
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fuck d. vader too.
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Fuck D. vader again.
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keepem banned. give them something new to do besides stink and waste air with letting them live.
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his hair goes away and he cums on his moms face until death.
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http://tinyurl.com/355ztx5 <p>Judge for yourselves.
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The posts that got him banned:<BR><BR>http://tinyurl.com/355ztx5
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My life fades. The vision dims. All that remains are memories. I remember a time of chaos. Ruined dreams. This wasted land. But most of all, I remember D. Vader.
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tinyurl.com/27r9du9
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Sept. 29, 2010, 1:28 p.m. CST
Fuck this movie & James McAvoy for not cutting his hair!
by Thanos0145
Fuck FOX, Singer, Shuler Donner, and Rothman for leaving out Scott Summers and Jean Grey.<p>There is no first class without the first X-Man Cyclops.
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Those Vader posts were very civil -- i see reason that should lead someone to be banned. I mean have you SEEN some of the crap that infests these posts? What a bunch of fascist bullshit Btw I know how to renew my IP so ban away
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I see NO* reason
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Every talkback. Every day. If any talkbackers get sick of all the posts about D.Vader then you need to join us and put pressure on the staff to right their wrongs.
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waste of time. im glad. bye gay bitch
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Sept. 29, 2010, 1:31 p.m. CST
Hey thanks for linking to the post that got Vader banned...
by Cameron1
now I've read the offending words in question it's obvious he was ignoring Beaks clear warnings and was right to be banned. If you can't follow the rules you deserve to be punished. Good on Beaks for sticking to his guns. Oh and the fact Vader employed the "F" word in regards to a policy on a film website really explodes the myth of him being a reasonable commentator.
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We shall sing your name when we get to the tower... see you in the clearing at the end of the path.
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if we're sick of it, join you? ha makes no sense. no thanks.
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Beaks is very close to surpassing Harry as the biggest douchebag on AICN. Seriously, all he did was question authority and you ban him for it? You fascist prick!
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The evidence is in the link. He broke the rules. go cry virgins.
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He is, as we all know, a (younger) clone of Patrick Stewart.
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He's one of the few big film names that supports this site. When was there ever a death talkback where a black boxer wrote that you will get banned? I can't think of one. Who can forget the Michael Jackson death talkbacks.
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...be first class?
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due to his mutant powers manifesting early as a young boy.
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This X-Men movie looks like X-Men 3 the sequel. Maybe someday we can get an X-Men film based on the only good period of the comic 1990-1992, a.k.a the Jim Lee years.
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I'm getting tired of the Vader posts...I say ban everyone who tries to un-ban him lol...by the way Vader did have a good point about not reading every preceding post in every talkback prior to posting himself...I do the same thing...so if a mod posted something before me about some new rule then I might not see it either...all such announcements should be in the main body of the post, not in the talkbacks
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...random screen names now. really big of you guys.
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you are doing exactly the same thing D.Vader did..but in an idiotic way..<P>what would happen if you disappeared because you posted OFF TOPIC?<P>and would it be worth it?
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with his constant rage against Seth Rogan, Judd Apatow, and threats of pissing in your mouth if you disagreed with him..*tear*<p>And in reality, he was actually quite the gent.
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I'm sorry to break it to y'all, but your beloved hero (D.Vader) is dead. Although he was a legendary director, am I the only human being who thinks that "Bonnie and Clyde" was overrated and "Night Moves" was underrated? Also ... why on earth would I want to see another X-Men movie? The franchise died years ago.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 1:45 p.m. CST
EMBIGGENABLE...
by OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWW
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No I agree with you on Penn, and would add Misouri Breaks (as weird as it is) to the list of underrated Penn films. I wonder if similar banning rules will apply if this site ever puts up a Penn article (yeah I know he didn't edit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so maybe he isn't important enough).
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Maybe because Warren Beatty's ego just oozes out in every scene he's in. But Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Michael J Pollard, Gene Wilder....aces all.<p>Oh yea X-Men....ummm, yea.
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All the other casting sounds solid though (especially January Jones as Emma Frost). Anything that makes me forget the turd that was X3 is a win in my book...here's hoping...
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bullshit. Every freakin' talkback, no matter what the topic, dioxholster, troll extraordinaire, posts something inane about Stargate, even just a stupid statement like the one above. Yet he's not banned. Whereas Vader always had something intelligent and engaging to say.
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He only directed, "Bonnie & Clyde", "Little Big Man", "Missouri Breaks", "Alice's Restaurant", etc. Come on guys, get on the ball!
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"I'm not a mod, just an observer."<p>Methinks the lady doth protest too much. <p>Sock puppet.
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FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS! FIRE BEAKS!
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Everything about this movie comes across as so half-hearted. I don't believe the people involved would bother to make a film without real commitment to it, but none of that commitment it getting through in the news to the fans. The story seems muddled with a grab bag of characters and little regard for the source material. Perhaps the first teaser trailer will be able to turn around the fan buzz and get people more excited about this one. No idea how far off into the future that would be though.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 1:52 p.m. CST
Hey relax guys I'm still here ready to piss in your milk.
by UltraTron
I'll be taking up the slack now that they got rid of all the funny people I came here to read.
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spams continue to clog this site, and not a ban in sight. Why doesn't the staff respond to that?
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Period. <p>You obviously don't know your readers, don't care about them, etc. AND WE'RE THE ONES WHO PAY YOUR FUCKING BILLS. Sure, we may not supply all that sweet swag that you get from studios. But our discussions here drive the traffic. Show a little respect.
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(memory's not what it used to be)<br>So then, why does he have hair in this movie? No powers? Or does Cyclops accidentally singe all his hair off (or some-such sight-gag) at some point?
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From observation the have always taken a hard line on disrespectful posts on RIP articles. He was warned, he carried on being a dick, he got banned. Oh well.
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same topic in which users were banned, be more on topic than what we're all posting here? Look, the article was a death column for one of Tarantino's close friends. This site layed down the hammer to apease Mr. Tarantino. I've seen plenty of death talkbacks where some truly offensive garbage was spewed and no one got banned. I'm assuming the same will happen if someone close to Peter Jackson or Robert Rodriguez pass on. I think the people running this site are afraid that their industry friends who may actually read the talkbacks might see something they don't like.
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Judge for yourselves (provided by Vader himself, BTW): <p>1. Was CHOPPAH and RPLocke banned for something in this Talkback?<br>Did they say something in here that caused them to be banned? What happened? <p>2. Just saw Beaks' comment. Off-topic posts get banned?<br>That seems a bit fascist, doesn't it? Offensive and mean-spirited posts I can understand getting *deleted*, but to outright BAN someone for posting something other than "RIP, she will be missed"? That just seems really unfair. Really, let's ease up on the BANHAMMER and let people be off-topic. That's what makes the AICN talkbacks GREAT, the fact that we can start on one cinematic topic and it leads us to another different but wonderful conversation on something else. Relax. <br>But just to be on topic and cover my bases, it really is a shame we lost a great editor so early in her life. Yeah, the 50's are early. <p>3. I hope that doesn't get me banned<br>Honestly, I don't read every comment before I make my own. Didn't see Beaks' comment until after I first posted. <br>And seriously, she did such a great job editing all of Tarantino's time-shifting narratives. She will be missed in all of his future endeavors. <p> http://tinyurl.com/355ztx5
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Whether Charles is bald, of who the line up is really doesn't matter. The point is recaptuing the spirit not the details. They wanted to deal with Charles and Eric in their use, so that ruled out Cyclops et al without rebooting. Live with it, wait till it comes out then make a decision based on THE ACTUAL FILM.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 1:58 p.m. CST
Let's see if the same standard applies to Arthur Penn's obit
by ColonelFatheart
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He certainly did not deserve to be banned for that. Seriously, Beaks...striking fear into the people who pay your bills is not a good way to run a site. That's very Jeffrey Wells-- which is not a good thing.
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shit piss and poop cunt cock sucking mother fucking sack of burnt turds on a box in a rug in a half queef cheefing dong shlonging ass packing barbarian butt pirate with sand in his hole making pearls with all that sand. What of these words are considered rude enough to get banned? Just curious. Anybody else got any words or questions? ps. Bring back D.VADER!!!!!!
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I'm sorry that was bad. That was so bad. I will go cut off my sons hand now in honour of D.Vader. <p> D.Vadergate, what was I thinking, ugh. I am shamed.
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Maybe they should just not have a comments section on obituaries. Actually maybe they should just have an article that says "John Doe" of blah blah blah fame died. Some of the obituraries become more about who's writing it, than about the actual person who died anyway. It's like "Oh I went through so many tube socks over the years watching this person's performances."
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Absolutely. Beaks = the new Jeff Wells.
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DV wasnt defending the trolls and picking sides but proactively attempting a banning of anyone who came in and said something OFFTOPIC, which had been known to happen. and seriously who gives a shit if something goes off on a tangent..<P>even harry's obits go off on a tangent from time to time, not talking about the dead person, but rather how he had sex and thought about something else and that made him think of the dead celeb..<P>we live in a crazy world and tangents DO happen. i detest shit talking in threads, especially obits, but DV was neither nor.
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I agree. Perhaps the obit itself can have its own posting, so Beaks' buddies in the craft service industry who once met Sally Menke don't get offended, and then there should be a separate thread for TBers' response to the death.
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I ZAT YOU MOTHERFUCKERS!
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I made a mistake coming back to this site.
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after bein the 1st to be banned, those transcripts are sorta wrong... he knew what he was doing all along and even had a "backup on topic" statement in that post (basically sayin "i know im going against your off topic rule beaks, so ill cover my ass by addin this next sentence about menke")... lets at least keep everything factual (but then again makin dvade into a urban legend myth woul probably be cooler)
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he WAS responding to the warning...
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In memorium... of D.Vader. <p> Let's see 'em ban me for that!
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He clearly has a very warped perspective on life. Ban away, fag.
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...post if you make a mistake. Personally, I like it that way, but in this case it was a problem.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 2:08 p.m. CST
Obits shouldnt have a talkback in the first place
by DioxholsterReturns
Harry implemented this for some
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That's the question. I posted something about her editing TMNT on there. The actual article was about how she was dead and that she edited QT's films. There was no mention of TMNT. Should I have been banned? I also wrote something about Marcia Lucas being a notable female editor. Was that bannable? Apparently not, but how do we know until the banning happens?
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It's going to have a great look, the cast is solid. I think Matthew Vaughn is making something special here.
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But here's a quote from Herc when he wrote<br> by Grammaton Cleric Binks<p>Sep 29th, 2010 01:24:02 PM<p> Natasha Richardson's obit. I don't see him getting banned. "Many more will remember her as Lindsay Lohan’s milftastic mom in 1998’s “The Parent Trap” " I think that's rather tasteless for an obit. To quote Orwell "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others."
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sometimes silence is golden
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Professor X with hair? Cmon...
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I bet the talkbackers defending the ban were those little kiss up apple polishers in school & in life..so scared to break a rule that they come down on those who do to make themselves look good..in short kiss ass talkbackers like MeMyselfAndNy_aaan can suck my left nut till the semen shoots out like a water weasel.
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Particularly you, William_Faulkner: <p>"You can tell him I was in another talkback when those two were banned and all their posts disappeared. I asked the same question in that other talkback. Someone said they thought it was the Menke back, so I went there and asked my question, hoping to get answers from talkbackers who were conversing there. I did not read any other messages in that talkback when I posted."
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ask yourselves..<P>would you come back here day in and day out if it was ruled with this regime..YOU MUST STAY ON TOPIC..YOU MUST BE CIVIL...YOU MUST AGREE WITH US...YOU MUST NOT MAKE FUN OF THE MODS CAUSE IT MAKES THEM CRY....<P>not very likely, which is why DV questioned beaks stance on banning which seemed to come out of nowhere, like he had an axe to grind. you cant pick and choose when and how and where and why you will ban someone. there needs to be rules throughout the entirity of AICN, not just every so few months..<P>i dont wanna hafta worry if the mods got laid the night before or are hungover and therefore in a pissy mood when i express my opinion.
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Stop letting your vagina talk for you.
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But Liam Neeson wouldn't read this website in a million years, so it doesn't matter what they write about his deceased wife. They only care about the few industry people that actually might (Stallone, Tarantino, Jackson, Rodriguez, Smith). That's also why certain director's get well reviewed films no matter how bad they may be and others that don't play their game get trashed or dismissed.
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AND IT SHOULDVE BEEN CREATED FOR THE PREMIERE, BUT MERRICK & FRIENDS DONT BELIEVE IN IT COZ IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHEDON
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Oh well... Beaks did him a favor. An excuse not to come back to this pitiful site. Unfortunately AICN has so much nostalgic value for most of us that we keep coming back, thinking there will be something worthwhile. Also the talkbacks are hilarious... but now that one of its most famous talkbackers has been banned, even that has become a joke.
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DioxholsterReturns posts Stargate comments in a lot of the talkbacks. Just saying. What Dvader did was nothing.
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Rest in peace, Sally.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 2:18 p.m. CST
And apparently it's okay for Merrick's asshole son to
by MattmanReturns
advocate murdering cats, but it's not okay for Choppah, Locke, or D. Vader to make funny inappropriate comments.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 2:18 p.m. CST
If you strike D. Vader down, you will only make him stronger!
by and thats the origin of that
Sounds like there's an epidemic of sandy-vagina going around the talkbacks. Everyone rinse out and resume bitching about childhood raping or somesuch.
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Everyone turn to the darkside and become a VADER!!!
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I mean what can really be said about two preaty lackluster "spy" photos that were probably yanked from another film site that posted them a couple of days ago anyway.
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there are far worse talkbackers that should have been given the boot years ago.
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Your vagina is farting again. Might wanna look to that. It's very off-putting.
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suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.
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im talkbackless now and now i am tasked with commenting about stargate
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I could be wrong, but I don't recall anyone getting banned in a talkback of one of his articles. He got some preaty brutal (some I would consider over the line) criticism for his Inception review, but I don't reacall any bannings. It's been on these other guys' articles (I remember Mori used to do it all the time, even when he came back for an article).
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Sounds like you put way too much time and effort into your movie site talk back exploration. You need to relax there bud and stop over analyzing such a meaningless waste of time. Xmen pics blah blah blah-On topic!
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It appears that Beaks and one of his cronies are now in here trolling any talkback that darest mention DVader's unjust banning. Man..... there are turds and there are wet turds.... you sir are a very very wet turd.......
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This place is empty after the loss of my greatest enemies, Locke and Choppah. All that's left are pussies like you who stick up for the fat fucks who run this place. Guess that's exactly what they want.
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start at 121pm with my "i got banned post"... there are missing pieces from dvade, jehova, and choppah but im sure you can decypher whats happenin
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start at 121pm with my "i got banned post"... there are missing pieces from dvade, jehova, and choppah but im sure you can decypher whats happenin
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"legit" or away, or whatever Harry was refering to in his Social Network review.
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then where on earth do you draw the line. do you then start banning people from say an expendable 2 talkback because the first one was rubbish. are do you ban people from say a stallone obit just because some of his films stank. this site is loose when it comes to banning people and curbing off-topics. i have been on talkbacks during the presidential election. someone would mention obama and this place would explode. and then McCain would get dragged into it. nothing to do with the film in question. maybe the moderators realise that a bit of order is required. Sally Menke is a friend of qt. qt is a friend of harry knowles. beakes kicked out D. Vader on that basis. brad pitt said about qt. once you enter the church of qt, there is one god and no heretics allowed.
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He spirit still roams the TB's of AICN, and always will. Protest unfair banning!!!!!!!!
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Harry would have to learn how to fucking spell. Or at least hire an editor. Also, the details of his disgusting sex life should probably be left out of reviews. I think we both know none of that is going to happen.
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He spirit still roams the TB's of AICN, and always will. Protest unfair banning!!!!!!!!
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Who was banned and why? I keep seeing Vaders name all other the forums.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 2:30 p.m. CST
so is STARGATE UNIVERSE ever gonna get a talkback?
by DioxholsterReturns
or should i just find another site?
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britney murphy and david carradine and MJ come to mind..<P>where were the banhammers that day??
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Like they do on Herc's "Newsflash" you can pick up Ghoulies 2 from Amazon for an amazing 300 dollars for today and today only!
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Here's the screengrab of the posts he was banned for: <p>http://tinyurl.com/355ztx5
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AICN is a truly facist website. And a shitty one. Damn, I've wished for Harry's death, said he was a fat fuck several times, and yes I was banned once (hence the 2 on my nick), but this is the anarchic nature of this website. Either go legit and add moderation and edit functions, or just let the TBers go wild. Also, look at the amount of abuse Harry gets on his reviews! Besides, if a TB crapped on me here on AICN, it would mean nothing. Beaks is taking this personally. Harry, if you don't do anything about it, if you don't comment on this, you're fucked.
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I guess McAvoy didn't want to shave his head for the movie because Xavier has his powers. (He should've worn a skullcap then.)<p>FOX, Singer&Company are ignoring the X-Men history and using characters they like. Havok who is Scott's younger brother is now older than him.<p>This movie is one big mess but what do you expect with FOX making this movie. How do you have a First Class that doesn't include Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, or Iceman?
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Sept. 29, 2010, 2:35 p.m. CST
D.Vader loved Stargate!!!! his one wish was a talkback!
by DioxholsterReturns
he wanted a stargate talkback so badly!
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Maybe my memory is fuzzy, but there were some preaty off color things in the obit, and the talkback. I guess it's okay to mock a dead woman adult film star, but not to question why people got banned on the talkback of a film editor who edited Tarantino films.
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"only good period of the comic 1990-1992, a.k.a the Jim Lee years." as you posted earlier. <br> <br> You have your opinion and I respect that but have you ever read the Clairemont/Bryne stuff? Or the Wein/Cockrum stuff? Lee/Kirby? Lee art was a nice part of x-men history but in no way is it the "only good period of the comic".
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has had a book published, started up his own website, been on tv. could there be a harry knowles film on the way. or some kind of documentary. before he dies. if this site goes legit he would have get someone to do a major revamp. or something.
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I've seen some downright wretched comments on obits here (to put it mildly), and no banning took place. Beaks is a fucking facist asshole.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 2:38 p.m. CST
The David Carradine obit, the Brittany Murphy obit ...
by ColonelFatheart
I wonder what will happen in the Arthur Penn obit if anyone goes off topic? <p>Or are they avoiding writing one because they fear an outcry in the Talkback?
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look what happened to me!!!!!!!!!!!*mystical spirit world voice* BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
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MERRICK, Why aren't you standing up for what's right? Why aren't you stopping this FASCIST BULLSHIT?
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Beaks accomplished what he was trying to prevent by an exponent of 4.
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Yeah I did, and to me that was the best designed greatest comic booky era of X-Men. But yeah, my opinion. I just don't think the movies have ever gone for that time when X-Men really was the biggest thing going (number 1 selling comic of all time!!!)
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fuck you
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and flood the TBs with nothing but Vader!!!
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and flood the TBs with nothing but Vader!!!
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Sept. 29, 2010, 2:42 p.m. CST
Merrick's busy with his kid shooting cats with a pellet gun
by MattmanReturns
He doesn't have time to read talkbacks. There are a lot of cats in the world.
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If he's actually still running this site.
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Get out from under your rock. For scoops we go to other movie sites that post first, not cut/paste and link. AICN is for the personalities in the talkbacks and seeing Harry try to string together coherent thoughts. Bring Vader back!
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I want my fucking Vader! Vader! Vader! Vader! Vader!
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Could it be? Little d - is he the reincarnation of the Dark Lord of the Pedalback?
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It only been three hours since the report of Penn's death. It takes AI at least half a day to copy and paste together an obit.
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Don't forget the Youtube links!
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Sept. 29, 2010, 2:50 p.m. CST
Beaks Mothers pussy smells & tastes Like cinnamon butter
by ChocolateJesusMan
Reinstate D.Vader..the ChocolateJesus has spoken
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too true
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Well Herc commented on how much he gets for each talkback but so far we've heard nothing substantial from Capone, Merrick, Harry or Beaks himself. <p> Whenever a controversy like this breaks out they tend to stay silent and wait for it to die down, which it usually does. But not this time. As I said last night, every talkback, every day until something is done. <p> I don't expect Harry to come out and say something against Beaks. He's fiercely loyal and publicly he needs to defend his staff. But if he could have a word with Beaks in private, convince him to reverse the ban and apologise to D.Vader then it would go a long way towards healing the relationship between many of the talkbackers and the staff.
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I hope we see Xavier building his wheelchair and Magneto hemming his cape. These things have been puzzling me since the first X-Men film.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 2:52 p.m. CST
What the fuck happened to the AICN I used to know?
by The Bicycle Sharer
Where's the spirit? Where's the guts, huh? This could be the greatest site in our lives, but you're gonna let it be the worst. "Ooh, we're afraid to talk shit, Sharer, we might get in trouble." Well, just kiss my ass from now on! Not me! I'm not gonna take this. Beaks, he's a dead man! Harry, dead! Hercules... <p>The preceding message brought to you by John_Belushi's_Bloated_Corpse_Is_Still_Fucking_Cooler_Than_Beaks!
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Because he's the only staffer who fucking TRIES to bring AICN to its feet.
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Been about a week since I've been on here, but Vades got banned! Why? I read the tinyurl above and it didn't seem like anything remotely offensive. Doesn't seem right. He was fine fellow. <p> BTW, these pics show us nothing.
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You know that shit is right. Especially if the obit is slightly fucking on-topic and well-written. If it's rambling, incoherent, poorly worded, shittily punctuated, and purt near fucking impossible to decipher - IT'S AN AICN EXCLUSIVE!!!
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about Howard Johnson being right. Would it be such a chore to just quietly reinstate Vader? Then I can leave the spirit realm and go back to being a normal smart bottom in the flesh! Seriously, that was a silly banning. People on my stuffy Atlanta Braves forum don't get banned for stuff that innocuous.....
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That if this was the facist state that you whiney bitches make out it is, you'd have all been banned? Oh, and free speech doesn't mean shit here, this is privately owned. If you want to exercise your right to free speech get off your lazy arse and set up your own site.
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The screen cap doesn't capture the mule pole smoking sack of rat turds, Mr. Beaks, stating that anyone who posts anything disrespectful or off-topic will be deleted and banned. Vader followed that with his question and got banned for the fucking question. A pretty fucking decent and respectful question at that. I mean, fuck, he even apologizes AND fucking eulogizes Sally Menken. Now, if we could only fucking eulogize Beaks on this site - it might be a good fucking day. I see that motherfucker's name and it's "sayonara, slug fucker!"
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That can't ban everyone, otherwise, I'm assuming this site wouldn't be able to sell ad space anymore.
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This is a bullshit prequel to Singer's shitty TV movies and their fucked up continuity. They're just cherry picking 2nd and 3rd string X-men characters and making this shit up as they go along when they could have just done a reboot with the original 5 especially since the comic this film is named after is just that. I really loved Kick Ass and I think Matthew Vaughn will do a decent job with this but FUCK BRYAN SINGER. He weaseled his way back into this franchise(one he didn't do that great a job with in the 1st place) and now we've got to make all these exceptions just to get a prequel to him lame TV movie leatherfest. I bet anything we're gonna get a lame assed Wolverine cameo in here too.
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TRASH TROLL,What he ever do too you?at least he contributed something too this site,unlike yourself!
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don't un-ban Vader...it will set a bad precedent...then every talkbacker will think he can talk shit and get away with it...stand tall AICN...don't give in
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You're the whiny bitch. Fuck you. The reason they're not banning us is because they know it would only make things exponentialy worse per banning. REMEMBER D VADER
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You might wanna take that shit and read ALL the fucking talkbacks, you fucking jackhole imbecile. Nobody said that this shit WASN'T fucking privately owned or that it was FACIST (certainly not in a serious manner). In fact, many of us have gone to great lengths to note just that. The problem, you cunt, is the capricious manner in which D. Vader (a stalwart around here and an all-around nice guy) was fucking banned FOR ASKING A QUESTION NICELY. You ignorant ass clown! Kindly learn to fucking read, moron, before posting. Shit, you bunghole hooligan, **I** am the last person to scream "free fucking speech" 'cause I understand that that shit regards the GOVERNMENT, not a PRIVATELY-OWNED WEBSITE. That's why if you had a fucking modicum of brains you'd notice that "facist" and "free speech" ain't what anyone is saying (seriously). It's defending a guy who can't defend himself who was banned by a fucking ass clown WHO DOESN'T OWN THE FUCKING SITE!!! HE JUST FUCKING WRITES (POORLY) FOR IT BETWEEN HIS VIEWINGS OF GAY RAPE SCENES FEATURING CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF SEVEN!!!
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I remember my graduation like it was yesterday...
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Thanks for letting us jump on your talkbacks (and I assume this "ups your ratio" or what-the-fuck-ever), but, seriously, if you ever see Beaks could you please punch that pasty piece of shit in the mouth and tell him, "That's from Bicycle Sharer. He says he wished your mom had gone ahead and aborted like everyone suggested?" Thanks, man. I'll owe you one.
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When he's jerking off to the scene of Ving Rhames in Pulp Fiction? Then licks it off his hand? 'Cause he looks like the type - fucking turd licker.
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Get rid of the underlings (except Quint), only post real spy scoops (not stuff that was posted somewhere else days ago), and do 2nd, 3rd, and final drafts of his reviews.
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I thought we had agreed last night to keep this civil and polite? It's not polite to ask Merrick to punch Beaks. Ask Capone instead. He'll deliver your message the Chicago way!
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Ironic animation to be sure...
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is going to get shortchanged is that the movies will focus on the Clairemont and Lee periods as in the past and currently. The first 3 followed the Phoenix saga and this one on the teams origins. <br> <br> Will they ever do one based on a story from Lees time on the book? I really don't think so. Just my opinion.
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That's crazy shit, man. I can see getting shitty on some people talking smack and trolling in fucking obit, 'casue that is wrong on a lot of levels, but to then ban someone for something completely innocuous and the polar opposite of disrespect reeks of shitty Banhammer management.
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Address this porkpie, ROME IS BURNING!!!!!!
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For someone who espouses tolerance and freedom of speech and choice every chance he gets, Harry has proven himself to be one intolerant tyrant here at AICN.<BR><BR>Here's his response to my recent email:<BR><BR>"The rules apply to everyone. Going off topic in an Obit has been a reason to be BANNED for the last 14 years of AICN. <BR><BR> D. Vader needs to take his 90 day punishment like a man, and not be a bitch. Being a bitch about it is what gets the ban permanent. <BR><BR> His infraction was minor in the great scheme of things - but so were some others. He has no special privileges just because he talkbacks constantly.<BR><BR> that talkback was never about a discussion regarding ettiquete on an obit, it was on the life of a beautiful and talented woman that has given us some of the best cinema of the last 20 years. THAT was the topic - and yes - even after he saw it, he was OFF TOPIC. <BR><BR> BEAKS' post was off topic, but a RULE - and the RULE was not to be discussed in the OBIT. <BR><BR> Chris will have a 90 day ban, unless he and his friends get annoying, in which case his ban will become perm."<BR><BR>---<BR><BR> Hmmm. I've been here since '97 and never heard of this off-topic, obit banning rule. Wonder where those rules are posted...
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I just wish that'd do a Lee era X-Men movie because to me that was when the X-Men got to cut loose and be the X-Men. I'm kind of sick of the social commentary aspect that was biggest in the actual comics in the 60's, being front and center in the films. One movie is fine, but I feel like the X-Men movies are just getting to Romero Zombie like in that the commentary subtext is now the text.
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Ask him if he'd mind awfully if we kept this up and his ban became permanent :P <p> If that email is true then it's a sad day. Threatening to permanently ban someone for a protest that the actually has nothing to do with is way below the belt.
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may your lights shine steady in your passing<p>moment of silence please.. <p>..
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If you are going to spew shit like that in an email, address us all since we are probably to the point of ANNOYING you. I've been here a LONG time and that is ridiculous. <p> Post these etched-in-stone fucking rules or shove them.
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And he is threatening Vader for our protests, which Vader did not ask for to begin with. <p>WHAT A CROCK OF SHIT.
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Than I really can't defend the guy anymore like I did in my posts above.
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Shouldn't every FIRST poster be banned then? That guy who comes in only to say "Damn You Michael Bay! ?? <p> Everyone who has ever posted something off topic should be banned and that's 99% of members of this site including the AICN staff, including Harry himself. <p> Harry has often talked about how crazy and great the talkbacks are precisely for the crazy and off topic shit we say.
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Okay, I used to think we could count on Harry for intervention, but instead he's not only leaving a totally unjust ban in place, he is threatening to make it PERMANENT! Way to let everybody down, kick a guy WHILE he's down, and crack down on a guy who can't defend himself! FUCKING BULLSHIT! REMEMBER D VADER!!!!!!
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I disagree on the point that when Beaks posts something in the talkback that is a rule, even if it is off topic, should be exempt tand that rules should not be discussed. I think once something is interjected into a talkback, then it has already become a part of the flow of the conversation and that has to be taken into account. Kinda like when a judge instructs a jury to disregard some testimony in a trial that is based on opinion and not fact. It's impossible to disregard something entirely, so Beaks bears some responsibility for steering the conversation in that direction. <p> Plus, I find in fascinating in the differences between certain personalities on the AICN staff that Beaks will ban the shit out of people being off topic in an obit of soemone he respects, but Harry (despite all of his other numerous faults) won't ban people who verbally assault him when he obits a close family friend. There's some discrepancy to this rule apparently.
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accounts. If this e-mail from Harry is legit, I don't want to come back to this site ever again. I understand when offensive stuff gets spewed in a talk back and banning someone (even offensive is sometimes a relative term), but banning someone for asking a question is crap. I've seen people post absolutely terrible things in obiturary talkbacks, and not get banned. It seems that there is a terrible double standard going on. To be honest, the talkbacks are the only reason I come to this site, either to read or to post. If people are getting banned for random reasons, then I don't want to visit this site anymore. And if I'm not going to visit, I should be able to delete my account then. Most legit websites allow that option (see IMDB for example).
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Threatening us all?!?!?!? Threatening us ALL!!!! Harry, you fuck, go ahead and ban me dude. If that helps you sleep better at night, you fat, disgusting fuck, go ahead and make my fucking year. Plenty of other fucking sites to choose from. Slashfilm. The Playlist. Dark Horizons. Mania. Comics Continuum. I'm sure that they'll appreciate the business, "annoying" or not. What a fucking way to drive customers away, dude.
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Then let us post nothing in ANY talkback for 90 days...90 days of talkback silence until D.Vader's un-banning. Seems simple enough. We can return in the last week of December.
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Perks? I know it's hard for you to understand since it's never happened to you, but people actually respected D.Vader.
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Hey! Fat-Fuck! Yeah, im talkin' to you. Listen here jiggle tits. About a year ago you spoiled my viewing of Inglorious Basterds and I did something stupid and unthinkable. That being said I'm still here goddammit, despite the villagers calling for my head. Then not too long ago you guys ran the Corey Haim obit and I was pretty shaken up about that. I never knew the guy personally but hey, who didn't grow up on that kids movies? TB'ers were ruthless in that one... still no one gets banned. Know Sally Menke, the editor and creative partner of Tarantino, a cock you love to worship daily, passes and you and your fuckin cronies go all apeshit when someone asks a fuckin question and stands up to you douches in a TB? Where the fuck do you get off?
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When the best of us gets banned, what perhaps for us lesser rabble?
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Come on Harry, can you finally admit that the 90% of the footage shot being blurry rumor was a total fabrication. That's it! Peace and thanks everyone for the many laughs, and film insights.
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That's what I plan on doing. After today, I'm done here for a while. At least until Vader is reinstated. And who knows? Maybe never. This site doesn't deserve our business if they're going to be hypocritical fucks like that.
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and cut the x-men loose for a pure action flick. They could could go do the Kraktoa island adventure, the ani-men take over NORAD, Brood,etc. <br> <br> A pure x-men action flick would suit me fine.
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Amen brotha!!
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"... Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, or Iceman?"<p>No "First Class" I know of. If they wanted to go young with random characters why not just do a X-Babies movie. Mojo (and Longshot) on the big-screen is what I want to see!
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If you weren't complaining about big brother and free speech, then I wasn't talking to you. Several people were, I was talking to them. You disagree over the banning, hey that's fair enough, I have no problem with that, but since I was clearly criticising a specific group of people which you aren't part of, why are you ranting at me? Do you see my point? If you do, are we cool? If you don't, go fuck yourself.
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If people leave then Harry gets his way. The people at the forefront of this protest will be gone and the talkbacks will go back to normal and justice won't be done.
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If people leave, Harry loses money, clout and all those "pweasants" from his film industry "friends."
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Faulkner, what are you--Beaks in a poet's blouse spewing sound & fury and signifying fucking nothing? Yeah, you're either Miss Beaks or one of his buds alright. Brand spanking new, aincha?<BR><BR>Well, here's the thing. CHOPPAH don't like AICN no more. And until things change, CHOPPAH is out. Some of you will like that. Well, you'll be facing a much quieter and much more boring TB experience from now on, brothers.<BR><BR><BR><BR>CHOPPAH OUT.
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After 13 years.
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That's your idea of smart business? Insulting the people that show up here? Those fucking "RULES" are fucking NOWHERE, you asshole! Never fucking enforced in any OTHER fucking talkback or obit!!!<p>Here's a fucking talkback in which someone brings up their own grandfather's death (and doesn't even mention Kim Manners). Also, check out Zadunga's "FIRST!" in that talkback:<p>http://tiny.cc/u6tpj<p>How'd that fucking ban work then, you redheaded lying piece of shit?<p>And how about this "respectful" talkback for Marilyn Chambers:<p>http://tiny.cc/z20pn<p>Pay particular attention to the fucks who mention jerking off or that it might be "ironic" if Chambers died choking on something! Yeah, there's that "14 years" of "respectful" obits!<p>Or this one:<p>http://tiny.cc/mcqiu<p>In which the VERY FIRST POSTER says, "More people new (sic) [Boner Stabone] than this guy--and he did not get an obit on here." Not only is that comment STILL FUCKING THERE, but Quint (nice guy that he is) fucking commented DIRECTLY TO THE GUY and did not ban him.<p>Harry, that fucking email you sent is fucking moronic and so are you. PLENTY of FUCKING EVIDENCE exists (I got these in about 15 minutes of searching) that PROVES you're full of shit, my friend. If you want obits to be respectful and on-topic, that's well and good, man. But let's fucking start by just DELETING the posts that are offensive for, say, six months to a year so that the word gets out (and nobody has to question shit that way). Then institute that ridiculously childish ban bullshit. But this way? You guys just look like fucking tools, man.
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But THAT gets you banned? Uh, yeah. Where was that exit door again? Sorry, watch your knees, thanks, bye.
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Pretty sure Faulkner is either Beaks or one of the boys on high (or a friend). <BR><BR>Have a blast talking to yourself, "Faulkner." <BR><BR>See you one day once you come around (if ever).
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I don't agree because I'm assuming the demo for this place is skewing older and older. I don't think it's getting a lot of new younger users. I'm assuming their going to their own hip and now film sites. As we know, AICN is anything but hip and now, which to a degree is part of the charm, but I can't support someone getting banned for nothing. If the Faulkner's of the world think otherwise fine, let them post 100 posts trying to start a conversation with themselves while we're elsewhere.
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Guess I'm a little heated up over this thing. Shouldn't been so over the top. My apologies, man. Sorry.
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What i want is consistency. My point is that they are being hypocritical. Both people deserve mourning and respect obviously. But because there is an obvious connection between Harry and Tarantino which then includes Ms. Menke that TB gets special treatment. You can't say boo in a TB that Harry or Beaks or Whoever feels personally about and to me thats bullshit. TB'ers talk shit, its a fact of life... and besides if it's an unspoken rule that you must "stay on topic" in a TB then why did Beaks feel he needed to remind everyone in the Menke TB... BECAUSE IT'S NEVER BEEN A FUCKING RULE!!!! Its a made up rule for that specific one because Harry has a mancrush on Tarantino.
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No prob mate, it's a little more feisty than usual in here today.
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If that was Harry Knowles' genuine reply then what an absolutely despicable attitude to take. <P><P>The use of the word punishment is pretty telling – it implies a sense of authority that isn't really healthy or warranted. The threat of further punishment if the complaining doesn't stop? Basically, what this email is stating is that D.Vader was punished for asking a question! Since when was the quest for answers a punishable 'crime'? If you wanted to get into semantics then the fact that Beaks posted the threat as part of the topic means that by expanding on that by asking about it was remaining on topic. Even if it was a rule, a nebulous seemingly never before enforced rule, then all that was needed here was for Beaks to state 'This is veering off topic, you have any questions then mail me'.<P><P>I hate the obits here – always have because they end up being invaded by classless acts and insults and amateur Quincy's proclaiming that it was Drugs that killed them and so on and so forth. I avoid the talkbacks in obits for that reason. But if the staff here think that a swelling of discontent by the customers that come here – because make no mistake we are all customers – without us AICN would be nothing. If Harry thinks that this swelling of discontent is just a sign of us being bitches and if we don't behave then D.Vader will get spanked harder, then he disrespects every one on here that is trying to voice their concern. I understand he stands with his staff – I understand that completely but the choice of language and statement are inappropriate. I'm a 43 year old man, I have a degree in psychology, I have an IMDB credit (not a huge or particularly meaningful one but I do.), I have a short film under my belt that made a few festivals, I have a job that deals with some of the worst people that any of us will ever have to meet – I am a collection of experience and genetics and I do not need someone that only has success because of me and everyone of you to hold a punishment over my head for questioning them.<P>I know the theory that as soon as you compare something to fascism in an internet argument you automatically lose and I tend to agree with that theory – but Jesus, is Harry the kind of person that threatens punishments if people question him?<P>Ah well AICN just got even more unappealing.
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I want to, but just don't.
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I don't post here that much, but I've seen that rule before.
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there's always people who won't give a shit and will come and post anyway. Heck Harry's probably even making money from the spammers. <p> A boycott in principle might force Harry to implement the kind of changes we've been crying out for these past few years (edit button anyone?) but if we go and people replace us who are loud-mouthed obnoxious spammers, the site still gets the revenue, he gets enough hits to say that AICN is relevant and can continue to get access to major productions. <p> You can bet that the next Butt-Numb-Athon will be packed to the rafters as usual. What I suggested last night, and what we've been doing is that we circumvent the point of the talkbacks themselves by talking about this very issue in every single talkback that goes up. We're what drives the site. Harry has said that himself on many occasions, applauding the freedom of the talkbacks.
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Thank you for your wisdom.
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Steve, if it has been a rule then its a pretty unenforced one.. trust me I know. Will, Beaks, ro whoever you are, thats my point there are dicks posting in the TB, there have been forever, why start in that particular TB?
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Sept. 29, 2010, 3:55 p.m. CST
"unless he and his friends get annoying, in which case his ban w
by CHRISTIAN_BALE_TRASHED_MY_LIGHTS
Wait..wait...wait. So, D.Vader might be banned FOREVER just because people are protesting? Did I read that right? Man, that's shocking news and I really don't like it one bit.<p>This site has really gone downhill since the days when Christian Bale trashed those lights.
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Go fuck yourself.
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The vehemence seems pretty fresh.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 3:58 p.m. CST
Oh and here's Harry's email on Vader, one more time:
by ColonelFatheart
The rules apply to everyone. Going off topic in an Obit has been a reason to be BANNED for the last 14 years of AICN. <p> D. Vader needs to take his 90 day punishment like a man, and not be a bitch. Being a bitch about it is what gets the ban permanent. <p> His infraction was minor in the great scheme of things - but so were some others. He has no special privileges just because he talkbacks constantly. <p> that talkback was never about a discussion regarding ettiquete on an obit, it was on the life of a beautiful and talented woman that has given us some of the best cinema of the last 20 years. THAT was the topic - and yes - even after he saw it, he was OFF TOPIC. <p> BEAKS' post was off topic, but a RULE - and the RULE was not to be discussed in the OBIT. <p> [Vader] will have a 90 day ban, unless he and his friends get annoying, in which case his ban will become perm."
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Death sucks! <p> Very sad indeed. <p> Always on top of her game. <p> Didn't know she edited the 1st TMNT? <p> Extremely talented.. <p> Rest in peace, you will be missed.
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that can not be
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Think it was last night in the Obit thread.
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Since then every new TB has become an outcry against the banning.
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I wouldn't say it started there, i've seen it in a couple of other obits over the years
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This is coming straight from Harry, and is further proof that he really doesnt give a shit about the people that come here, and hasnt in years. Just read his "columns" They are basically love letters to himself.
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If only because those two names put together make me laugh.<p>But yes, release Chris Vader from his carbonite prison! He does not deserve to be an outlaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw.
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I'm gonna repost this in a few other talkbacks. Please be kind enough to help me out.<p>In honor of D.Vader and in response to Harry Knowles's email in which Harry threatened to permanently ban D. Vader if **WE** became annoying in our protests ("Chris will have a 90 day ban, unless he and his friends get annoying, in which case his ban will become perm.") Ain't it cool, guys? Threatening to ban someone for a protest initiated by OTHERS? And remember - this is from the fat liberal protest-worshiping toad himself! Guess "peace" and "love" and "power to the people" ain't exactly all that when it's directed at the capricious whims of you, your contributors and your site.<p>For purposes of solidarity and protest, I'm taking Ain't It Cool out of my drop down menu, set my Outlook Reminder, and am avoiding this site for ninety (90) days - I'll return 12/28/10. If Vader's back, cool. If not, well, like others have said, there are plenty of OTHER sites to get this shit from. The one redeeming grace of this site has been the talkbacks and the people (smart, stupid, crazy, fun, insane, wild, angry people) in the talkbacks. But it looks like Harry et al. have decided to behave in a dictatorial and willfully impulsive manner, alienating many talkbackers. I'm done. See you in ninety!
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This site used to be the "news breaker" website. This place hasn't broken a single thing in the last year. Every fucking story is connected to something that came out days, often weeks, before it hits here. Cushing is right, Harry has taken this whole situation and made it worse. By simply putting Vader's fate in our choice to "shut up" or not he's basically treating us like children. We fucking built this site. Everyday we come here and talk film we add the bricks mortar. Without us this place would be a blog. A blip on the radar. This is our site, we made it and we can tear it down!
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See you then!
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What an asshole. Pretty sure this site is going to lose quite a few of the funnier talkbackers after this (apart from the ones who were already banned). We won't be "annoying" for long, Harry. We'll just go elsewhere. And talkbacks are really the only value this site has anymore. Good luck dickhead.
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Some people may find your relentless championing of Stargate Universe annoying but I find it endearing that you can love one programme so much.
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And where the hell are these supposed rules! And why is it OK for Beaks to be off topic if he's quoting some bizarre, archaic rule, but not for anybody to replay to that posting. That's a double standard from Hell there.
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Is that Harry put Vader's fate in our hands WITHOUT EVEN TELLING US.
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BTW... Greg Giraldo passed away. Jim Norton just posted it on his twitter account. It'll probably show up on yahoo in a few and on AICN next month sometime.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 4:07 p.m. CST
GETTING AROUND AICN IP BAN
by AICN_Bans_Are_A_Joke_Heres_How_You_Get_Around_Them
In your browser type in 192.168.1.1(if not reset your router) and you will get a username and password prompt. For the username (for most linksys routers) is admin and the password is admin (if not reset your router and if that doesnt work consult your manual). Ok now your in. Please click on MAC Address Clone in the setup tab. Alright now click enable if its not already enabled. Now you can change all the numbers for your mac address! Change all the numbers in the mac address (it may give you errors like out of range, to fix this only use numbers 1-9 and letters a-f) to different things! But before you click save settings i most warn you. You will still have access to your router but your internet will be disabled until you successfully complete the next step! now click Save Settings and wait, It may take awhile. After it says its completed or if the page refreshed click the Status tab. Your IP and mac and everything will be 0.0.0.0 and your internet will be disabled. Next go to your router and unplug it and unplug the modem too! When they are both off wait 1 minute and plug them back in. Wait for them to both get initialized and ready and go back to your computer. Your computer should now be internet connection enabled again with an entirely new ip addres...you will need to create a new email to register with AICN..but this works everytime..even if they ban you again and again..just change your IP again and again. Its 100% legal and thanks to AICN shitty 1998 web technology, easy as pie.
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That makes it even worse... at least comment on the fucking thing like a man.
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when people can't participate in the talkbacks because of all the vader talk, they WILL reinstate him. Think about it...AICN's high profile friends read this site for tips on how to appeal to nerds or whatever...they'll stop reading. It's the perfect form of revolution. Bowing out is some pussy shit. D VADER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<p> Also, is it possible that Mr. Beaks IS Tarantino? I dunno, why not...um he loves movies...and doesn't come out with them that much, so what's he do all year hmm?
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...but we must continue to fill every talkback with this. This shit will not stand man. D. Vader really tied this site together.
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That's my opinion on the matter. He knows full well that the talkbacks will continue without us. Even a 90 Day ban is unfair to D.Vader and threatening a perma-ban if we don't shut up goes against everything I believe and am determined to be even louder. <p> Harry if you're out there, come on and engage with us. Discuss the situation with us and let's have a meaningful conversation.
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I'm laughing at a lot of you. What the fuck do you think this site is? Fishus stop trying to start some revolution. You say "Good bye AICN" and then post again later. Pathetic ass holes. This happens every couple of months or so a very small group of TBers(probably just two guys posting under different names) try and get things heated up and "leave" AICN. Most of you don't seem to understand anything that is going on. No one really cares except I don't know four of you. We're all going to come back and bitch about movies. Think about it man we have Harry Potter to bash... Green Hornet and Green Lantern... Fuck me the Spider-man reboot. You're telling me you're going to stay away from those posts? Bull shit go fuck yourself. Also bashing the site for being old? All of my friends here in college go to this site. So yeah it's for old people all right... Dumb shit. So one stupid ass hole got banned who cares? Maybe in obit posts people should show some class instead of just acting like ass holes.... So anyway about X-men First Class I hope they do realize one thing we need from an X-men movie is fucking bad ass action. Not small fights here and there I mean a large scale action scene(X3 tried and failed horribly. Every mutant just jumps real high... Geez) I think there is a lot of promise here though with this movie. Hopefully we can see X-men done right.
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hercs got a new TB open if people want to start this shit up in there.
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hercs got a new TB open if people want to start this shit up in there.
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What do you think of Harry's attitude toward TBrs in general in the email posted above? One of the notions that Harry has been trying to pass off forever is that he is just one of US, a film geek that made good on a forum to talk with other film geeks. <p> Then you read that and see his true attitude, him as the king and us as the rabble. That might be true in this arena, but certainly not in the outside world. What is interesting is that is an attitude that Harry himself decries of other websites, or at least used to. <p> The hypocrisy is obvious. So the next time Harry pretends to be just one of the guys, are you going to continue to swallow that?
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for this current drama. If you have a personal connection to or affinity for someone in the industry. If you've met someone on a few occasions and developed a true admiration and love for someone and they tragically die, and then you wish to pay a sincere, loving tribute to them, but you don't want retarded idiots to ruin it by posting disrespectful comments, don't post it in such a public forum. Keep that shit private. And don't overreact by banning one of your best followers. I bet somewhere, somehow wherever she is, Sally is not approving of Aintitcool's behavior
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I only have one thing to say about it: If you post on AICN, we are ALL friends.
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just get a new email address and add a '1' to your name.
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Perhaps we could continue to go on even then, and be annoying. That's how protests work. And the site will still be filled with Vader chatter, and still annoy the heck out of a lot of important people, whether they are TBers, potential TBers, or industry people. When traffic drops, revenue drops, period.<p> I say again, to everyone. DON'T leave for 90 days. They won't miss you. Stay. Ban, rinse, repeat. Thats the only power you have.
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Bring D. Vader back, he can write better than any of the bloggers on this site.
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If so many of you hate Harry, this site, the bloggers etc why are you actually here?
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harry. Is mister beaks related to sally menke? that could be the real reason why that talkbacker banned. could be...
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you sir are a fucking moron. You obviously havent a clue as to how close the TB community is on this site. ive only been posting for a couple years daily, but have been reading for ten solid years at least. People here are close with each other, even if theyve never met, and Vader, who I have been reading for quite some time is like that Uncle at the dinner table who you love but he just drives you up the friggin wall! This site, led by Harry, has been showing a genuine lack of interest in its fans for a good 2 years now, this is evidence by the sites lack of "cool news" further evidenced by Harrys inept rants about himself or "people he knows" and finally solidified by the banning of a long time fellow TB'er. It wouldnt be so bad if the ban was a RULE, but there is no precedence for it. It was done merely on a whim, or because Harry sucks QT's cock (metephorically speaking of course). Ive said it before, all evidence points to the fact that this site is merely here to stroke the founders ego and to amuse the people that work and run it. We TB'ers are mere afterthoughts. You can see this every day.
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Evidently, quite a few of us do....
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"The rules apply to everyone. Going off topic in an Obit has been a reason to be BANNED for the last 14 years of AICN. <p> D. Vader needs to take his 90 day punishment like a man, and not be a bitch. Being a bitch about it is what gets the ban permanent. <p> His infraction was minor in the great scheme of things - but so were some others. He has no special privileges just because he talkbacks constantly. <p> that talkback was never about a discussion regarding ettiquete on an obit, it was on the life of a beautiful and talented woman that has given us some of the best cinema of the last 20 years. THAT was the topic - and yes - even after he saw it, he was OFF TOPIC. <p> BEAKS' post was off topic, but a RULE - and the RULE was not to be discussed in the OBIT. <p> [Vader] will have a 90 day ban, unless he and his friends get annoying, in which case his ban will become perm."
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I'm more of a lurker than a talkbacker, but I've been lurking here since the Internet was still referred to as "The Net." But seriously, what bullshit is this about banning people? Who even bans people anymore? What a stupid, lame web site this is that actually antagonizes the people who frequent it enough that this d-bag Harry and his pals can profit off it. What a bunch of jerks. Good luck to you, fellow TBers. Protest on.
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in every talkback annoy them in a civil way, always reminding them of their wrongs by mentioning D.vader in the header only in unison. they will notice. or coin a catchy phrase. one that never dies.
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I was drowning in a sea of ennui, my malaise engulfing my TB-addled mind and THE_CHOPPAH cracked me the fuck up. LONG LIVE THE CHOPPAH!!!!
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I used to come to this site for the newest movie news, but now I just come to see people talk about movie news. Now that's in jeopardy -- AICN is the new digg; everyone GTFO...
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...unless he and his friends get annoying<P><P><P>To be honest I enjoyed D.Vaders posts and have spoken to him perhaps a couple of times recently and that's it - I'm not his friend (and that's meant in the nicest possibe way).<P>My problem with this is the arbitrary way that it's been done. I'm not annoyed over some loyalty to D.Vader, I annoyed because it doesn't seem particularly just or fair to me.<P>I'd be interested in knowing how many bannings the usual Obit generates?
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is astounding. AS if AICN had some kind of captive audience that has to just take their punishment like a bitch, as opposed to simply frequenting the thousands of other movie webistes out there, or using the hundreds of other websites that let you re-register with a new IP address. "He or his friends", as if its this tiny cabal of rebels like Braveheart. Harry Longshanks FTW!!
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Harry seems to think that it's just friends of his who are up in arms and if they're silenced things will go back to normal. I've never had a meaningful conversation with D.Vader. We've exchanged comments a few times but nothing memorable one way or the other. This isn't about friends bitching it's about how talkbackers are treated by banhappy staffers. <p> With all the shit that goes on in other obit threads it's hypocritical to ban someone for asking a question and being civil about it. <p> With all the spamming and the First posts and the same post over and over again that you get, to have a talkbacker who by all accounts was civil and had meaningful discussions on the talkbacks time and again being banned for something so trivial makes the whole thing a sham. <p> I understand you have to stay loyal to Beaks but for fuck sake show some common sense.
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None, usually. This was because it was an associate of Tarantino's who they try to placate at every given opportunity.
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get some real genuine human flesh and blood friends.this pesudo community bullshit is laughable. a few maladjusted cheeto freaks with nothing better to do than spam TBs with their inane injokes does not equal a brotherhood of man. if anything its the 'names' in the TBs that ruin this fucking site with their one note schtick. good riddance!
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I have no goddamn clue who Vader is in real life and my only association with him is seeing him post every day on everything. I'm not part of any clique. There is something kind of special about seeing someones words for a couple years, when so many come and go...he's the only one I always remember besides Flickapoo and that new bastard The Choppa or whatever who spams his own greatness but seems like he's alright.<p> It's not unfair to the other banned TBers...every protest needs a focus. Banning for questioning is a PRECEDENT. I assume you know what that means. You're goofy man, just plain silly.
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I rarely give a shit about stuff like this, but this is a new low for AICN. Just the mods stroking their cocks/egos in an effort to not come off as a bunch of illiterate buffoons.
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Valhalla is a wittier place with you there, may its rivers run with the blood of the chopped, may its bravest warriors bow before your glory hole, and may its tall, strong, tow-headed females hang from your very nuts by their delicate Nordic lips.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/sep/29/earth-like-planet-gliese-581g A habitable planet has been found by a team of professional nerds. Pretty cool news, I'd say!
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because QT would have cried into Harry's neckbeard that a few people weren't verbally fellating him and his associates
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At least he gets to hang out with Yoda and Obi Wan! I don't think that boycotting AICN is the answer. If everybody leaves they will still carry on as usual.
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I will miss Vader, RPLocke, Choppah and even Stepdaddy. I ain't part of no particular clique, I walk my own path. Vader's support clearly is from the majority of the community at large. Community being the operative word. That's what I stumbled upon here lo those years ago. Today my feelings of communion with every soul here has sadly dwindled. 'Tis a great shame that the meaning this site has for so many contributors has been so tarnished.
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and spam the shit out of this thread.....
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you know not sir...real friends? sir, I work 60 hours a week, have a wife and 7 year old daughter, and WISH I could get out more often to see my friends! as for my tag name, what, should I use my real name? your really grasping at straws my friend, and if you are so against "this pseudo community bullshit" then why are you here? And finally, while I am 10 pounds over weight I do NOT eat Cheeetos....
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we should kill them with kindness instead. Harry you are such a beautiful creature.
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VADER. RPLocke. Choppah.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 5:04 p.m. CST
D.Vader would like us to watch Stargate Universe until he comes
by DioxholsterReturns
we should respect his wishes and watch tentatively this incredible TV show and have a talkback about it where we discuss D.Vader and Stargate.
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Zero respect for these losers now, this site is irrelevant. Pick a site and go en masse I say.
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...has been spotted picketing soldiers funerals with the Phelps clan, loudly declaring to all who will listen that they must be allowed their right to disrespect and humilate the dead. a true hero that we can all get behind!
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and got laid. hes happy to be gone. Just talked to him.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 5:08 p.m. CST
D.Vader's favorite TV show was Stargate Universe
by DioxholsterReturns
say what you say about him, but the man had good tastes.
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D. vader broke rules, gets mad and you bitches wine hahaha. go down to jail and free prisoners.
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You've gotta be kidding me! Asking a question about whether two other TBs got banned??? If true, the guys at AICN have completely degraded into a pack of self-important and petty losers. ESPECIALLY considering the amazingly gross, insensitive, crude and thoughtless things they THEMSELVES often post!<p>They just lost a TON of respect from a TON of their readers. Seriously, why should people even come here if the admins are going to arbitrarily be such Grade A jacka$$es??? >:P
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all the worthy causes in the world that are there to support and all these dopes can think to throw their sizeable weight behind is reinstating some idiot to a messageboard. talk abit lack of perspective.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 5:10 p.m. CST
This is what sounds like happened. Tell me if I'm wrong.
by sweeneydave
Beaks says, "Everybody come on over to my house. I'm having another party." He has parties all the time and usually people trash his house and have a good time. No big deal. But this time he says, "On this day only, I ask that nobody trash my house out of respect for something and so-forth. And if you do, I'm kicking you out of my house." Fair enough. He laid the very specific rules and even made everyone aware of the consequences. But then D.Vader (who is such a great nice popular guy) walks over and says "Oh yeah, I hear what your saying. I'm on board." And then with a smug grin, tips over a glass cat figurine with his finger. So Beaks points to the door and says "Out". To be honest, Aintitcool is really Harry and company's house. They invite us over. They tell us to make ourselves at home. They usually don't inforce any specific rules. But when they do, they have every right to enforce them the way they want. It's their house. It's not a country that we've created and established some kind of government and we must RISE UP and INSIST that they let us do whatever we want because aintitcool represents America. That's dumb. It's not about how major or minor D.Vader's disrespect (if any at all) was. It's not wrong for Harry to not allow us talkbackers complete freedom. It's their house. If you don't want to be here, go to somebody else's house and quit getting in the way of them showing me their cool geek collectibles.
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And when are they enforced? I've read other obits here, never have I seen tell of this no off-topic rule. The site is getting frustrating, it's a game of figuring out which "writer" is the biggest idiot. Today Harry and Beaks take the top prize. Harry is no surprise, Beaks, never really noticed anything the guy has written before, kind of a non-presence, so way to get yourself to stand out!
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...or else you will end up eating chunks of your own shit" --- words to live by.
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What it does mean is that if you have 10 years posting on a site and get banned then that's gone, as far as I understand. That's kind of like someone stealing personal photographs.<P>And what's annoying me is the arbitrary way that gets done - if it were a hard and fast rule I could understand but it doesn't seem to be. On the Menke obit now people are acting like cunts and not being banned. And that'll happen in e very obit from here on - because banning means nothing in some ways but a lot in others and some people just love to troll and spam and be pricks.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 5:14 p.m. CST
The only way to prove Harry's email is real is to
by CorporealCorporal
take a screenshot
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he's got another posting.
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sweeney dave trounces all the flouncers and whingers and shows them up for the petulant children they all are. a masterful post but i fear it will be lost on the self absorbed cliquey fuck wits here. for a sign of their continuing class and elegance witness the latest spamming of the Menke thread. like pissing at her graveside you vile cretins. ban the lot of them and make it permanent.
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Who gives a shit? What's going on in these TBs tells me one thing - a bunch of people have got nothing better to do. The only purpose this serves is stroking the ego of this D.Vader character. You want to make him into some kind of martyr? Gimme a fucking break. This is a geek website, not apartheid South Africa circa 1986. Get over it bitches. D.Vader became a whiny bitch in the end anyways, so I'm glad he's gone for now.
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Well done.
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You're off just a bit. The correct description would be Beaks posting a sign at the door saying, "On this day only I ask that you can ONLY discuss X topic in my house." Then Vader comes in and not seeing the sign says, "Hey, I just saw two guys got kicked out. Was that necessary?" THEN he sees the sign and says, "Oh, wow, my bad. Sorry." And then Beaks tells him to get out. It was an accidental and unintentional mistake that Vader himself realized and apoligized for that he was still kicked out for. It was not a purposeful and intentional flaunting of the rules done just to be a jerk.
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Well - it's more like Beaks has a party and twenty minutes into the party he says - oh, by the way don't smash anything up on this occassion. Some people smash stuff up and get thrown out. Then someone who came five minutes after the announcement asks 'why were those guys thrown out?" and then he gets thrown out.<P>It is their house and you're right - but it's a house that sort of relies on these parties for revenue. We don't have to pay but others do depending on how many are at the parties. If the parties have no-one then the revenue doesn't come in. They used to remember that but now seem to have forgotten a little bit how much of a two way thing this is.
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he questioned Beaks choice to put that sign up in the first place. and spoke out of turn. so rightfully thrown out. hopefully the behaviour of his cockend followers (who dont forget are a tiny minority of this sites traffic)will ensure hes more than a 90 day man.
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Which is why D.Vader's banning is such a joke!
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D.Vader acted like a "whiny bitch" in response to someone who was acting like a whiny bitch and in the end he was banned for it, and here you are responding like a whiny bitch. But I guess that makes me a whiny bitch.
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At least. In the heyday of my posting I was quoted by a producer on TRANSFORMERS on his official forums, something along the lines of "I don't give a shit if Optimus has flames blah blah." I've had Kevin Smith answer something I wrote to him here. I have been here, off and on, for half a decade.<p>I love coming here. I love bitching out Harry when I think he's being lazy. I love making defensible statements about films I love and hate and tearing it up the unwashed. It's a good time. I love that there is venue to geek out, even if sometimes that venue isn't living up to its potential or its denizens seem far more invested in hate than affection for the things that draw us here.<P>This crusade to reinstate D.Vader et al is asinine. It presumes that anyone and everyone who posts here is OWED. This site isn't a right, it's a privilege. It is not consistent in its rules or their enforcement. That doesn't matter. It does not belong to you. The admins can do whatever they like and you can either take it... or walk.<p>Like someone else said, there are hundreds of other movie sites out there. Take your clique and move if you are so offended. Ten people are not the beating heart of this community. This community is a rag-tag group of miscreants and ruffians and intellectuals and assholes and the idea that any one, two, five, seven people are the 'reason' this place is fun to come to is insane. Yes, this community would be nothing without the people. But all this spamming makes me think this community wouldn't be worse off without THESE people, because these people think they run the joint, and that's not a community either. It's a club. It's a club that set up shop here and now seems to think they make this place what it is.<p>This isn't about justice, it's about entitlement.
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chop that fucker down! Pedalback spam cliques days are well and truly numbered!
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Sometimes this site is just so funny. These strange outbreaks make it worthwhile.
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Un-banify, even! He was a good member of this community. Banning him was over the top, especially for what he wrote. Ridiculous! Check it out: tinyurl.com/27r9du9
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No. He didn't SEE the sign at all. He questioned the banning of two people before he was aware of the rules posted by Beaks. Then several posts later he saw that Beaks had posted specific rules for behavior and then at that point posted a note titled "I hope that doesn't get me banned" where he said, and I quote, "Honestly, I don't read everty comment before I make my own. Didn't see Beaks' comment until after I first posted."<br><br> Technically they are not 100% out of line to ban him but he did admit it was an accident. And, right here, the point to be made is he did not willfully come in flaunting rules trying to make an ass of himself. He didn't see the rules, made a mistake, and then essentially said, "My bad."
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The fact that nearly every post defending him is just juvinile vulgarity says a whole lot. Also, so many talk about how bad the site is. Why are you still here? Go somewhere where people care what some random schmuck with a keyboard thinks.
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If we all follow the rules in this place does that mean then that we cant post certain things about certain. it seems to me that if you like a film that nobody else likes here. you are somehow posting against the grain. yeah unanimity can be boring. but it would nice to see some positivity towards a film...
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Down low.
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Me? I can't remember most of my user names - said that on another post earlier. I have no interest myself in revisiting what I've written in the past - but the point remains that it is however long of part of something that someone does - erased. That in itself is pretty bad and if you can't see that then obviously we have different outlooks. That's cool - I don't think less of you because we don't have that same outlook - don't presume me sad or bereft of any other life for that reason.
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I would've fought just as hard against your unjustified bannings as for Vader. The operative word being "unjustified". Do you have ANY idea what you did to get banned?
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THAT IS A FUCKING GREAT POST.
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must be this smug deluded bullshit: 'the fact that we can start one cinematic topic and it leads us to a different but wonderful conversation on something else. Relax.' what a lot of disingenuous holier than thou shite, utter shite. in what way is disrespectful offensive off topic posting on an obituary ever going to lead to florid and glorious movie discussion? glad this prick was knocked off his high horse. good work beaks!
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that if anybody genuinely wants to make a point about Vader's banning in a positive way, the best thing to do is avoid all immature, vulgar posts and be formal and polite in our complaints.
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One of Harry's most likely
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Sept. 29, 2010, 5:55 p.m. CST
PILKINGTON - I WOULDN'T CALL THAT AN IDIOT POSTING
by BringingSexyBack
Considering you took it totally out of context and omitted the rest of his posts - which were filled with humility, I might add.
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Bring on the ban hammer!
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How dare he say "Relax."
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in your sock.
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No offence taken - it's not privilege that I'm arguing for - it's a clear delineation. Look at Sally Menke's obituary now and it's a shambles, a disrespectful shambles. Look at Heath Ledgers obituary and you have CSI AICN proclaiming - he deserves to die he was on drugs. The list goes on. I totally understand the need for respect in some talkbacks - I get that completely. And any unjustified banning would piss me off just as much as this one - this one is made a bit more public because D.Vader seemed to be a good guy with a history of being a good guy and it's been noticed.<P>I know that this won't lead to an early reinstatement for D.Vader - we're backing the staff into a corner too much but it annoys me when things become so nebulous that you don't know where you stand.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 5:58 p.m. CST
PILK - IS THAT REALLY THE *WORST* PART OF VADER'S POSTS?
by BringingSexyBack
Cuz that ain't so bad if you ask me. Certainly nothing to ban over.
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not out of context at all. the sentence i cherry picked was vaders justification for allowing off topic posts. which was mightily stupid and dishonest in an obit thread because anything off topic is likely to be offensive by its very nature.
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I wouldn't know. I avoid that neighborhood.
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Just a bunch of schmoes who enjoy popular entertainment, who banter back-and-forth for our amusement. Sometimes the topic may turn serious, and I've actually learned something or viewed something in another light due to one's response. Will I cry myself to sleep because a TB'er has been banned? No. But because a voice was silenced, even in this innocuous site, for the slightest of reasons, means one less opinion for me to chuckle at, ponder, be amazed at the stupidity, etc.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 6:01 p.m. CST
PILK - BUT HONESTLY, DON'T YOU THINK DELETING THE POSTS
by BringingSexyBack
was sufficient? Come on now, let's be reasonable. Despite the ad hoc rule, a simple deletion would've been totally justified and the decent thing to do to someone who was not being intentionally disrespectful to the subject of the obit.
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Actually, he doesn't call Beaks a fascist. He asks if banning the other posters doesn't seem a bit fascist. Similar but actually very different. Calling Beaks a fascist would be a direct hard statement against the man himself. Vader questions as being fascist and even then modifies it ("a little fascist") to lessen the impact of his choice of words. And the rest of the post is not a piss and vinegar rant filled with vitriol. The post is questioning if there is a need for something as extreme as banning in cases where people are nasty and rude in a memorial talkback but instead just get off onto a side topic. In point of fact, he's not going crazy far afield talking about how the new Yogi Bear trailer sucks while in the memorial talkback. He's actually asking a question about a topic put in play by Beaks in the talkback himself: the strict rules about posting in the memorial talkbacks.<br><br> And, again, by the rules set out they have grounds to ban him. I do take issue though with the idea that his behavior was that of a disruptive loudmouth out to do nothing but raise hell in a mememorial talkback. He just asked if the other bannings were the right thing to do.
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but if anything the fallout from this banning appears to have caused many to lose any good will for the banned person because his little chums have indulged in such horrendous unbridled whining and flouncing and thread spamming. they should hang their heads in shame. 'oooh im going to leave for 90 days!!!' as if anyone, leasy of all mr knowles or mr beaks gives a fuck!
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How did you know I had my handle reinstated? That was a long time ago too. <P> For the record, I had my original handle banned, never to be seen again. That I own up to. <P> My current handle did get wiped but it was part of some mass banning of TBers whose flame war I (ironically) had nothing to do with. I asked Mori to review, he agreed, and resurrected my ass. <P> But again, my original handle was banned (to the satisfaction of many at the time :) ) and I owned up to it. I felt I deserved it. But this is really a different case. <P> Thing is, I'm a little surprised (pleasantly so) at the outpouring of support from all quarters for D. Not just from the Pedalbackers (of which I am not one), but from every corner. It just goes to show you that despite the vitriol that floods every talkback, the good guys seem to make a lasting impression. They make a difference. So I think the support is more than just for Vader the talkbacker, but also for his KIND of talkbacker. Courteous, respectful, thoughtful. We should all fight to protect that.
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'a voice was silenced'<p>That is terribly loaded phrasing.
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Fresh young minds like Scatman said in Twilight Zone. First of all not one of you nerds learn from the lessons of your idols. You should all look like suave James Bond-esce superheroes with cool B-movie scientist voices- but no! Buncha squeaky spotty faced wankers with severe acme.
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hehe
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Been a fan of this page for years but have never posted anything. Usually too much vitriol and venom for my tastes, but occasionally funny nonethelesss. Speaking of the off-topic topic of the day, there's no reason that any ban on this site should ever be reversed, regardless of the circumstances. As posted before, it's not a right to be able to post here, it's a privledge. Besides, you're inviting anarchy at that point because everyone would feel entitled to never be banned. That being said and after reading the screen capture, I feel like both these guys are completely in the wrong. Even though nothing D. Vader said was particularly offensive to the topic in question, he challenged the guy with the power. You can't do that too often without some kind of consequences. Likewise, it was Beaks' call as to whether or not the posts were disrespectful to the topic at hand, but to most rational people it looked to be a bit much to ban someone for those paltry comments. However, for those of you who feel like you must stick to the mods of this site for whatever reason, you must understand that leaving the site, spamming the talkbacks, etc. won't make a goddam bit of difference in the long run. The way you truly make a difference is through the sponsors of this site. Put simply, contact the businesses that advertise with this site and tell them you refuse to purchase or support their products as long as they continue to advertise on AICN. No verbal or non-verbal attack will ever hurt or leave a lasting impression longer than a punch to the wallet.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 6:23 p.m. CST
BUT WHAT IF WE'RE DISRESPECTFUL TO, SAY, BRETT RATNER
by BringingSexyBack
when he dies? Do the rules apply? If they do I'm taking a 90 day break.
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Pardon me sir? Huh?
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... I agree, what he did by the rules is bannable. But I disagree he was in that talkback posting to purposefully be a disruptive jerk as was suggested in k_pilkington's post. It wasn't a case of, "Oh, that's the rule? HA! I will break it to be a troublemaker!" If that was his intent he could have posted some inappropriate jokey comment about the subject of the Talkback. Or even just a totally off topic off color joke. Not what his post was about. His post was asking Beaks to go easy on other Talkbackers. The bastard!<br><br> If they want to ban him for that... okay. But asking for mercy on someone else and then apologizing for the fact that, in doing so, you broke the rules too is very very different than posting a crude, rude, curse-filled post meant to do nothing more than interrupt the proceedings. If it was me, that difference would effect how I would think about banning him. If someone breaks a rule I set up for the express purpose of asking if the rule is a good one, I'd consider that differently than someone just shouting out stuff for the soul purpose of upsetting people. But, again, the choice to just go with banning is AICN's call.
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i wouldnt seek to paint Vader as a troublemaker or rabble rousing trolls (unlike many of his compadres). what i would say is he got a little bit big for his boots and got slapped down by Beaks.
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Okay. But in your example you had him breaking stuff just to break stuff. To me his motives were better than that and well intentioned.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 6:36 p.m. CST
Harry uses this site to politic - just dont politic against him!
by MelGibsonsRacialTirade
Seriously...this fat fucking Obama loving virgin uses this site as his personal blog to rip anything Republican...then bans anyone for accusing the site of being very similar to the Chinese govenment. A lot of irony there. Harry is a fucking fat fraud. He doesn't know anything about the real world - he barely knows anytihng about movies. He was just a lazy fat slob in the right place at the right time. He made a movie website when there weren't many others. A lucky lard ass who's hits go down year by year.
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Breaking News: Kevin Rose given the position of CEO of AICN Resistance is futile
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ive read the harry emails pertaining dvade and it is clear he violated the (on the spot made up) rule, but what did yourSTEPDADDY do harry? he was clearly banned before the Sally Menke obit was ever mentioned... now i know that no one cares that yourSTEPDADDY is "gone", but i would like to know what "rule" he broke (seein as he wasnt fortunate enough to get a clear warning from "beaks")... but i guess i will never find out
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It wasn't so much that he was being disrespectful to the article (breaking stuff just to break). It was that he was challenging authority. Beaks may have been out of line, but he is allowed to be out of line. Understand the scenario. Every once in a while my wife gets a little crazy. And she communicates to warn me "I feel the crazy coming on". If emotions are ON and communication of this has been made, I should take whatever I do or do not deserve if I counter with "I'm sorry, Dearest, but this doesn't sound very logical to act this way. Don't you think you're being a wee bit facist?"
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In my day, we didn't have reboots. People respected the canon. We also didn't complain about politics only when we disagreed. We complained even if we agreed.
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In my heart I gotta side with the guy willing to stand up for what he sees as right even against, sorry Beaks but using his example, the crazy person with the power rather than with the crazy person simply because they have the power.<br><br> Also not meaning to call your wife crazy, sweeneydave.
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the first of the 90 day men to pussy out and come flouncing back to post mere hours after pronouncing this site to be dead. and all to make another pithy point on another obit thread. ban these fools! beaks! wield that hammer some more brother!
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But I liked him, and I think it's wrong that he of all people got banned by someone with power who was obviously in a poor mood. That guy's been on here as long as me, which is as long as this site's been around. So how about it: band with me and all the other supporters of our friend on this forum and, in d.vader's way, politely speak up. Make your own d.vaderclone2, 3 etc. handle, copy and paste this message, and protest his banning in a civil manner. Let him back in now!
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It's a fact that sometimes my wife gets the crazy. She'll admit it. I appreciate the way that you, cushing, pilinkton, and I can all debate without getting agressive. If it was a matter of right or wrong, I would agree that Vader got shafted. But the fact is that the article or even the site really doesn't belong to us. Vader didn't know there was an angry bear when he wandered into the cave, but once he heard the growling, he should have stifled himself.
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I'm just a redneck schlep who thought the penalty A) didn't fit the crime B) was biased due to the person whom the obit referred and C) was based on emotion rather than logic . Seriously Harry..... I thought liberals were the champions of dissent....
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I agree with you on all three points. But the difference is that I feel that point (A) was justified BECAUSE of points (B) and (C). It's odd that we are on both sides of the same coin but I guess that's how the world works.
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is the talkbackers. They're the funniest posters around. I don't know why, but when I go to other sites posters are either stupid uninformed children or unfunny retards. The posts here make me laugh OUT LOUD, literally. As long as talkbackers aren't spamming or being obscenely hateful then just let them speak their mind.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 8:32 p.m. CST
HARRY'S A FASCIST PRICK
by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World
I can't believe D. Vader got BANNED for that bullshit, how about all the off topic bullshit in EVERY fucking review by the shitty writers on this site, how about we got that under control before we go banning people like D. Vader
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I agree with you 100%
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He was someone who actually came here to have a serious debate about films, instead of focusing on everything he hates.
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Looks like the remake of "Annie Hall" to me. :-P
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And it's aswesome. Feels like the 60's. Free D.Vader!!!
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And the fact that Harry would even justify Beaks banning him shows what an ignorant douche he is. Maybe that's why he's a 300 pound waste of human life who bitches about other peoples work and lives off kickbacks rather than doing something creative with his life.
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Beaks is a fucking wanker!
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Sept. 29, 2010, 9:41 p.m. CST
HARRY IF YOU HAVE THE GUTS TO DEFEND THE INTEGRITY OF AICN
by J-Dizzle
Then prove it and fire Beaks' arse!
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Interesting e-mail response.. talk about shitting where you eat. Look at this chaos that has been created. I know the Inception debacle finally burned itself out, but this is like Inception times 10.. I didn't expect such a vocal reaction. Bet you wish you could "kick" your way out of this nightmare.
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like your opinion matters.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 10:29 p.m. CST
Harry and George Lucas have far too much in common
by Miyamoto_Musashi
And not just the extra chins. <p> Clear examples of going from rebels/passionate about what they do to being arrogant and having a sense of entitlement and wrapped up in their own self importance on too many occasions. Its what happens with fame and fortune, I dare say the same thing would happen to anyone <p> In many ways I want Lucas away from the Star wars franchise, and I don't wish for anyone's death but I don't think that anything great can come out of Star Wars until Lucas is gone. <p> Think with AICN Harry needs to take a serious step back, honestly I think there would be some Talkbackers on here who are far more passionate about film, about the industry that would love to take this opportunity, people like D Vader. <p> This Ban Hammer debacle and thats what it is, is an issue because of the lack of structure and professionalism on this site. Thats fine for this site to be open and lack structure but you all of sudden make hard rules then it makes little sense. <p> If you want to do an Obit page and you want to make sure people are respectful, than you have two choices, make your post and don't let people comment on it or have it properly moderated, delete posts and then provide warnings to those who infringe. <p>
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Assuming its real, honestly makes his Inception review look professional and thoughtful.
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You people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion... I watched D.Vader get banned for no particular reason on AICN. Now all these moments will be lost in time like... Tears... In The rain.
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Sept. 29, 2010, 11:01 p.m. CST
DEVIN FARACI KNOWS ME VERY WELL.... DONT YOU DEVIN
by GABRIEL_GRAYS_CUMSHOT_FRENZY
HE AND I GO WAY BACK, YOU THINK IM JOKING ? I AM NOT. HE HATES ME AND I HIM. I WILL EXPLAIN ALL IN DUE TIME BUT FOR NOW, TAKE IT FROM ME, IF DEVIN IS NOW ON AICN, SO AM I. AND THOSE THAT KNOW AND REMEMBER ME, AND WHAT I AM CAPABLE OF, WILL REALISE THAT THIS DOES NOT BODE WELL FOR A,I,C,FUCKING,N. MARK MY WORDS. OVER AND OUT. AND AS ALWAYS, I WANK IN YOUR FUCKING IGNORANT TALENTLESS FACES, I LAUGHED AND FUCKING LAUGHED. BRACE YOURSELVES THIS WEBSITE IS ABOUT TO GO NUCLEAR. I FUCKING PROMISE. MY DEMANDS ARE AS FOLLOWS... 1, HARRY ADMITS THAT I HACKED HIS HARD DRIVE AND FOUND KIDDY PORN. 2, DEVIN FARACI IS TO CEASE WRITING FOR THIS WEBSITE AS OF RIGHT FUCKING NOW. (This is non negotionable) AND 3, 01000100 00101110 01010110 01000001 01000100 01000101 01010010 00100000 01001001 01010011 00100000 01000111 01001001 01010110 01000101 01001110 00100000 01000010 01000001 01000011 01001011 00100000 01001000 01001001 01010011 00100000 01010010 01001001 01000111 01001000 01010100 00100000 01010100 01001111 00100000 01010000 01001111 01010011 01010100 00100000 01001000 01001001 01010011 00100000 01010011 01010100 01010101 01010000 01001001 01000100 00100000 01000110 01010101 01000011 01001011 01001001 01001110 01000111 00100000 01010010 01000001 01001101 01000010 01001100 01001001 01001110 01000111 01010011 THESE DEMANDS ARE SERIOUS, AND I AM NOT JOKING! IF DEVIN WRITES ONE MORE POST FOR THIS WEBSITE. HE WILL THINK WHAT I PUT HIM THROUGH IN THE SUMMER OF LAST YEAR, WAS A FUCKING CAKE WALK. YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WARNED. I LAUGHED AND FUCKING LAUGHED. BUCKLE UP BUTTERCUP.
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What is happening on this site now makes no sense and it's hilarious. People have gone insane! People keep talking about banning the site but yet they post like 100 times about it haha. Fucking morons. Then we have other people writing straight up crazy shit. I love it. AICN just got 100 times better. I'm so glad D. Vader got kicked. This shit just got hilarious.
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This DVader stuff, not the first class stuff, heh. I read this site (the talkbacks specially) since 1996, I can understand the AICN side of things (running a site is not always a picnic), but DVader was cool. Bring him back, dudes. And let's move on. Plenty of cool movies to see and talk about. Cheers.
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When I first came to this website I was banned from it for asking why so much homophobia was tolerated in relation to the talkbacks ,and Harry's at the time fetish for "Aqua fag"(I think in relation to something he wrote about Entourage) ......All this DVader bollocks is just another example of what a bunch of sad little gimps run and work on this website....They spend 14 years turning a blind eye to fuck knows what , and then get all Gestapo over nothing , pathetic. ....Also where the fuck is all this "Cool News " supposed to be ? I hardly come here now it's so inanely dull.......
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Sept. 30, 2010, 12:26 a.m. CST
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by PRESIDENT BALTAR
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are underwhelming, to say the least. Why don't you just crap in our mouths? That's apparently all the respect you have for us, to subject us to so many insignificant, stupid photos.
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Sept. 30, 2010, 1:12 a.m. CST
yes underwhelming pics/I remember dv trying to get his . back
by Meadowe
It's almost October, and I remember earlier this year wishing him a happy twenty ten. Time flies so quickly.
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As for FIRST CLASS, it's interesting that they're not mining present day X-Men scenarios and going for something less prosaic...
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90 days, o my brothers.
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'oooh im going to leave for 90 days!!!' as if anyone, leasy of all mr knowles or mr beaks gives a fuck!<p>They don't care about the TBers that make this site work. Shit in your cereal bowl much?
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This shit is hilarious. I'm glad D.Vade got banned... If nothing else, but to see the utter CHAOS that has ensued. All the crazies have come out in full force now! <P> You know, in coming to this site for over 10 years now... i've seen a lot of crazy shit. And i mean, A LOT. Other old-timers know what i'm talkin' about: That crazy bastard "Chicken George", "DocPazuzu", "BrassMonkey", that "Fett" character lol Aaaahhhh good times... ;-) <P> But now this site has been overrun by trolling shit-stains like BicycleSharer, Turd, Scarlett'BreastMilk, RPLocke, ScottPilgrimFan, Trannyformers, etc... it's really sickening. This damn site needs a MAJOR FUCKING OVERHAUL. <P> And STAT. <P> Hopefully this mass banning will create a MASS-EXODUS with all of the nutcases that have poisened this once-great website... It seems that it's not a coincedence that many of the aforementioned trolls i listed above, are on the D.Vader camp. Spouting off all of this juvenile, hate-filled vitriol at the MODS is just disgusting... Shit, maybe D.Vader and these "Martyr-stroking" fuck-mooks can go start up their own site and let this one get back to it's fucking roots. <P> I think that Blackwood said it best with this absolutely BEAUTIFUL post, earlier in this TB: <P> "At least. In the heyday of my posting I was quoted by a producer on TRANSFORMERS on his official forums, something along the lines of "I don't give a shit if Optimus has flames blah blah." I've had Kevin Smith answer something I wrote to him here. I have been here, off and on, for half a decade. <P> I love coming here. I love bitching out Harry when I think he's being lazy. I love making defensible statements about films I love and hate and tearing it up the unwashed. It's a good time. I love that there is venue to geek out, even if sometimes that venue isn't living up to its potential or its denizens seem far more invested in hate than affection for the things that draw us here. <P> This crusade to reinstate D.Vader et al is asinine. It presumes that anyone and everyone who posts here is OWED. This site isn't a right, it's a privilege. It is not consistent in its rules or their enforcement. That doesn't matter. It does not belong to you. The admins can do whatever they like and you can either take it... or walk. <P> Like someone else said, there are hundreds of other movie sites out there. Take your clique and move if you are so offended. Ten people are not the beating heart of this community. This community is a rag-tag group of miscreants and ruffians and intellectuals and assholes and the idea that any one, two, five, seven people are the 'reason' this place is fun to come to is insane. Yes, this community would be nothing without the people. But all this spamming makes me think this community wouldn't be worse off without THESE people, because these people think they run the joint, and that's not a community either. It's a club. It's a club that set up shop here and now seems to think they make this place what it is. <P> This isn't about justice, it's about entitlement." <P> Well said man. <P> Well. Fucking. Said.
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Thats because the main purpose of this site anymore is to protect Harrys interests. Once he may have cared about getting the "cool news" out to geeks, but now its all about maintaining his "friendships" with people in the industry because it keeps him larded up with payola and "pweasents" including much of his DVD/Blu collection. <p>The guys basically a con artist and all these tools (likely mod sock puppets) who just suddenly popped in the wake of the DVader banning are merely enabling the ginger manchild's increasingly infantile needs and appetites.<p>There are actually sites out there that care about films and geek culture (slashfilm, the playlist, aint it bale news, CHUD). This place aint one of them.
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William Faulkner <P> Kain Bloodstone <P> K Pilkington <P> Lobot <P> Spectrebeeyath <P> and i saved the best for last... <P> GABRIEL_GRAYS_CUMSHOT_FRENZY <p> Holy fucking SHIT, that was EPIC. LMAO <P> I have no idea who that fucker is, or what he's threatening to do exactly... but Holy Shit. I love this kind of batshit crazy... that's why it's so fucking hard to leave this site. You bastards make it so damn compelling! <P> Good job you guys... You are all Talkback Stars in my book ;-)
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Props to the MODS who are standing their grounds on this issue. <P> DO NOT GIVE IN TO THIS PHONY "REVOLT"!! <P> People come, people go. People get banned, people come back. Shit, i've been banned before, as other long-time posters have... and you don't hear me fucking crying about it. I serve my time, man up, carry on with REAL LIFE, and come back (if i feel the need or desire too) <P> This issue will simply weed out the true, RESPECTFUL, posters on this site, from all of the silly, whiny twats. <P> Keep up the good work Harry and Co.! <P>
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Did you just give props to fucking CHUD?!? <P> lol WTF? <P> I haven't been to slashfilm or the playlist, so i cannot comment... but fucking CHUD? <P> Hell no. <P> However, i did enjoy "DannyGlover's Dickblood" and his offshoot: Aintitbalenews. <P> He was definitely cool peoples ;-)
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knowles and beaks show plenty respect to the users of this site. but why should they give a shit about those 10 or so whiny self entitled assholes who seem to be under the breathtaking mis-apprehension that they 'make' AICN what it is. because they really dont. and the fact some of these clowns put forward the likes of aintitbale,com as a viable alternative....wow. yeah because reading talkbacks where cockstuntmike replies to himself ad nauseum really gets the geek juices flowing. and all praise to dead_flag_blues not only for the killer handle but for fighting the good fight in the face of pedalback idiocy the site over.
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If I get banned you know why :P <p> It reads as follows: <p> Harry, <p> I felt like I should get in touch with you and talk about the protest currently going on at the AICN talkbacks. From the responses you've made on talkbacks I know you find it annoying and frustrating and since I'm responsible for starting the protest I thought it might be a good idea to explain my feelings on the matter and why it's all happening and hope for a solution. <p> I don't know if you are aware of the full circumstances of the D.Vader ban, given that the posts have been made available I'm sure you have seen them but essentially what happened is D.Vader learned a couple of people had been banned and in the Sally Menke obituary thread he asked if this was the case. Beaks had written a message asking for no off topic remarks and D.Vader, seeing his mistake, created another post. admitting to that mistake, having not read Beak's message before he made his initial report. <p> Let me make one thing clear. D.Vader has nothing to do with the protest. It wasn't his idea, I haven't been in contact with him so if you feel like punishing people with permanent bans, let it be the people doing the protesting, not him. D.Vader made an honest mistake and he owned up to it. He was suspended for that. Contrary to what you've posted in talkbacks, he wasn't abandoning all manners and decency, he was respectful, not just in this incident but in the years he's been posting on AICN. I don't believe you were being vindictive in your comments about him and that you just assumed he was another asshole talkbacker with a big mouth, which is understandable given the usual vile comments that tends to come out in obituaries (the Michael Jackson talkback comes to mind). <p> But just so you understand why people were upset, D.Vader was not being disrespectful to the AICN staff or Sally Menke when he posted. He asked a question, then saw what Beaks wrote and realised he had made a mistake. That's why people are so upset. D.Vader has long been considered to be one of the most respectful and intelligent talkbackers to post on the site and the feeling was if he could get banned for an honest mistake that he took responsibility for, yet the spam posts from shoe sellers and 40 year old men pretending to be teenage girls go unpunished for the most part, what's the standard? <p> So that's where we are coming from. For me it was never about the D.Vader ban, it's about the need for some sort of consistency in talkback moderation. I'm sure we both agree that one of the things that makes the AICN talkbacks special is the level of crazy shit that talkbackers have to say and nobody wants to lose that. But I also understand that the staff at AICN are busy people and don't have the time to monitor the talkbacks and delete spam posts and anything that crosses the line (wherever that line is and in whatever context) on a regular basis. This is why I have suggested on the talkbacks that there should be a small group of people designated to monitor talkbacks. Whether or not this would work I don't know but it's an idea I'd like to put forward for your consideration. There are other things like having an Edit button available for the first 5 minutes after posting that could be worthwhile though you would know better than me if that's even possible on the talkback system as it exists. <p> When I started the protest I did ask that obituary threads be kept out of it because I agree that they should be for honouring those who have passed on and not for engaging in the politics of the site or random chat. Unfortunately it's becoming one of those AICN memes being taken on by the shit-talking assholes who have no concept of what we were trying to do and just think it's funny and for that I apologise. I'm a screenwriter myself but I have a real interest in editing and the passing of Ms. Menke saddened me greatly. I was a great admirer of her work and I understand initial anger you may have felt at the protest, thinking it was over the banning of some loudmouth with no respect. I hope that after reading this (unless you've deleted it) you will understand that in the case of D.Vader it was an honest mistake and he has nothing to do with the protest which was sparked by the respect that talkbackers had for him as a civil and constructive debater in talkbacks for the last number of years. <p> I am putting my own head on the chopping block by admitting to starting the protest and I will be signing this email with my talkbacker name so um...please don't ban me? :P <p> Anyways I just wanted to give you a sense of why we started the protest and I hope you understand that, from my point of view at least, it was about what we felt was an unjust ban of a talkbacker who has never been someone to stir shit in the talkbacks and has always sought to engage in healthy debate and conversation. I had hoped that you would be willing to engage with us and discuss the matter of the talkbacks in general but again, I understand how busy you are. But I hope this letter will at least give you a perspective on our feelings on the matter and why we have taken the action we have. <p> I want to thank you for reading this (assuming you have...I write too much), I want to apologise for any continued disrespect being shown on this matter by any talkbacker, especially in the obituary threads and regardless of your feelings now on the matter, I wish to assure you that it was never my intent to be disrespectful. I'm a firm believer in free speech but also discretion and the notion of peaceful protests. <p> Sincerely, <p> vadakinX
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You may be surprised but I kind of agree with you. As one of the initial spearheads of the protest I said that Obit talkbacks should be off limits and as far as I'm concerned anyone posting about this in those talkbacks have no class. <p> I know you disagree with me about the merit of the protest as a whole but at least we can agree to be respectful about it.
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Keep it up man! <P> And it's nice to hear from someone on this damn site who actually knows/appreciates quality fucking music ;-)
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I am that long-winded in real life :P
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And i too, share your concern about all of these assholes coming RIGHT THE FUCK BACK to good 'ol AICN. It's all an elaborate show, nothing more. <P> No doubt in my fucking mind...
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D.Vader came in from another thread having learned that two people had been banned. He asked if that was the case and said it was a bit fascist. It was only then that he saw Beak's post about it and realised his mistake, which he took responsibility for. <p> And I am in favour of anyone deliberatly "soiling" as you say, the obituary threads getting a ban. That wasn't the case with D.Vader but notice I haven't asked for his ban to be lifted in the email.
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I just looked at Beaks posts again and you're right he did say it after reading Beaks comments. My apologies.
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its funny that ive never seen you here before..you just magically appear when the mods are getting mobbed.<P>i am 100% positive you are harry and beaks..the way you condescend to the TBers and the "conformists". fuck you. <P>i now understand that the mods are backed into a corner and they cannot bend to the will of the masses, lest they set a precedent. wrong. DVader was a class act, not some troll that deeserved the banning, you fail to understand this.<P>our little clique didnt get to "big for our britches", whateever the fuck that means. look at the post counts kiddos, it will be down and will stay down..fuck the 90 days, im out for good. your nonchalance and contempt for us cannot stand. i have two more posts and then im out.
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http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/1647/pictur11.png So basically, D.Vader comes in, asks about the bans, then notices that Beaks said no off topic conversations, D.Vader responded to that. Then he made one final post explaining that his initial comment was made without reading Beaks post. <p> I guess he felt it was alright to comment on the no-off topic post since Beaks brought it up, which seems fair but he did consistently make on-topic remarks too to keep in line with the thread.
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My issue has always been the way the talkbacks are "moderated" in general and the lack of consistency even in obit talkbacks. I don't think D.Vader deserved a ban for replying to a post that Beaks made. <p> And William I don't believe that you are Beaks. I have to believe that if Beaks had something to say on the matter he would have. I did take issue with Harry for threatening to give D.Vader a permanent ban for a protest he had nothing to do with though. <p> I don't even know D.Vader beyond a couple of brief exchanges on the topic of the day a few times. <p> To me this is all about getting an edit button :P
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we arent sticking our necks out for trolls disrespecting the threads..be a man and make your true self be known..<P>we all see through your facade and its pretty cowardly that you hafta hide behind a TB name, rather than BEAKS.<P>and if you are banning people for off topic comments and rude and nasty comments..where the fuck was it in tony curtis, britney murphy, MJ, or david carradine's obits???<P>you cant just randomly pick and choose who gets banned based on the fact that youre in a pissy mood.<P>i came here to chat with like minded fellows, not have to worry about if the mods are hungover or got laid the night before.
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no fucko i wont be back..
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Like Will said, YOU WILL BE BACK. And fuck your conspiracy theories about Pilkington, Faulkner, myself, or any others who express their feelings about this debacle from the OTHER side, as "under cover mods". <P> Fuck that noise. <P> I guess nobody else on here can have an opposing viewpoint? <P> Go away sheep, and join your fellow martyr-strokers who bow at the feet of "The Great D. Vader"...
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stop posting about DVader and if you want just stay on topic..the hits will go down..they will lose revenue from ads because traffic seems low.<P>spamming the place with pro DVader drives the hits up and they win and they laugh their fat asses off.
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NASH OUT!!
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"Nash" <P> lol
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If it is, then that's just sad...
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It serves no purpose and frankly I like having somewhere to talk geek shit with like-minded people. The issue for me is consistency. <p> I don't really expect anything to happen out of this. Protests don't work these days, especially when jackasses who only care about the latest AICN meme take over and turn it into a farce. <p> I half expect to be banned for admitting to be the guy who suggested protesting across all new talkbacks (apart from obits) and it that doesn't happen I'm sure I'll get abuse from fellow talkbackers for a while. <p> But that's no reason to leave. If I couldn't live with the consequences I wouldn't have started. I believe D.Vader's ban was unfair. I believe his record on the talkbacks deserved a little more common sense from Beaks. I also believe that D.Vader was deliberately trying to push his luck. You'll get no argument from me on that. But I want consistency.
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Nice analogy there Will. <P> But on a more serious note... are you a long-timer here at AICN? I'm not sure if i recognize your handle. Have you too, received the dreaded BANHAMMER at one point or another? ;-) <P> What's the word, man?
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All of this D.VADER FELLATING is actually HELPING this fucking website! <P> lmao <P> All of this spamming is actually creating tons and tons of hits/views, etc... so this silly shit is really just BACKFIRING on them. <P> That's the best fucking part about this whole travesty.
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Nice... <P> Me too, my friend ;-)
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So by all means... keep it up, chumps! <P> Harry's wallet thanks you ;-)
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I have to take issue with that. It's not ego. I'm just lonely and want to know I've been missed. :P <p> I actually said it yesterday when people said that they were leaving that it wouldn't matter because those shoe selling spammers probably give the sites enough hits by themselves. Traffic won't go down. People will just find new things to bitch about. <p> For me the whole point was for constructive dialogue on how the talkbacks could be improved in some small way. That hasn't happened so from my point of view this whole thing is a failure. I was especially disappointed in Harry's comments about the situation but that's life. <p> When people look back on this, never let it be said that I was disrespectful in my conduct because you know...it's all about me...me, me, me!
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Seems like a reasonable, mature fellow, who's been unwittingly caught up in this VORTEX OF HATE directed towards the mods on this site...
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How long have you had your current handle?<p>How about sharing your previous handles that have been banned? You know, so we can remember what a rebel you used to be.
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You're cool peoples. <P> You don't have to leave. ;-)
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I don't want to be treated differently than anyone else, I want to be treated fairly. Everyone should be treated fairly. <p> Besides I'm Irish and the leader of my country is a drunk. Our economy is in tatters and I'm a screenwriter with no hope of ever living the dream. Protesting on AICN is like a vacation for me :P <p> I also don't see myself as being part of any clique. I don't know any of these guys apart from maybe reading and responding to the odd comment. D.Vader pushed his luck and he was banned. I think the ban was harsh, even at 90 days. I'd have said that for anyone who did what he did, which wasn't all that much in the grand scheme of things. <p> My problem is having a rule that's not enforced consistently. There are countless obit talkbacks that either go way off topic or are severely disrespectful to the people who have passed on. <p> Given how busy AICN staffers are I think there should be some form of dedicated moderators to get rid of spam and keep those kinds of talkbacks on topic. I know Harry likes the general freedom of the talkbacks as they are, which I agree with but if you're going to have rules they need to be enforced on a regular basis and for that you need people to enforce them. <p> But that's just my opinion and I'll take it home and cry :P
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Yeah, i think Billy may be looking for a fight... <P> I'm just curious now. Trying to figure out who it may be... I'm expecting something ironic, like it's someone i've had a spat with in the past or sometihng lol <P> He definitely seems cool right now though.
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Clearly one with as much experience and cred as you wouldn't be afraid of his past.
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You're the "Damn you Michael Bay" guy. Admit it. It's the only thing you post so you created a new talkback name so you can post something other than a catchphrase...no wait...that makes no sense...ack!
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Bright_boy... FETT... <P> Any of those Will?
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I started the VORTEX OF HATE...only when I started it, it was the VORTEX OF MEANINGFUL PROTEST TO IMPROVE THE SITE...sure it's not as catchy...
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Sept. 30, 2010, 9:38 a.m. CST
He is most DEFINITELY not that michael bay clown...
by Dead_Flag_Blues
No fucking way lol
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You're damn right about our good friend, Fett. Dude is CRAZY... <P> And you're right about the "red" theme here on AICN... i thought i was the only person who noticed that lol
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My only claim to fame on AICN is getting Stallone to ask Willis to come on AICN and we all know how that turned out...so um...I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry.
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Nice ;-)
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Yeah that rings a bell lol <P> I loved his tales about his girlfriend's panties and whatnot... classic stuff!
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wait, so because I vocalise some support for the guys that actually fill this site with content and keep it running then im some cock sucking oonformist? oh no no. I'm just not some snivelling little life failing malcontent who can only strike a blow against 'the man' by sitting at a keyboard and getting my panties in a twist about d.vader. The Pedalbackers and the other cartoon characters that have increasingly infested this site in recent times (asimov lives for instance) have been slowly killing this place with their small minded gang mentality and exclusive club atittudes. fuck them all. good riddance. all heil King Beaks! Fighetr for truth and justice!
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Shame on you...
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A few years ago I was part of a group protesting against living conditions where I used to live. The protest involved standing in a line across a main road and refusing to let traffic (aside from emergency services) through. <p> I wasn't even arrested or put in jail. The police took my name and allowed the protest to continue. 2 weeks later I was served. <p> The hilarious thing is, the entire group pleaded guilty but the judge threw out the case because he said we were right, <p> The system works :P
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A tv crew from a national news outfit here even came to the court case to talk to us but they left because a real crime was going down. ha.
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I'm kind of with you. I find that having to trawl through the seemingly huge amounts of trolling that goes on here and finding that it just seems to sit untouched, just message after message of the same worthless crap - I'm specifically talking about the halfwits that spawn the same message USUALLY IN CAPS over and over, message after message. I find that these get left alone and continue, as do the shoes and spamming etc. I found it a bit weird that someone who meaningfully contributed got banned - although when it was first announced it wasn’t a 90 day ban. I found Harry’s email reply, if that was his, to be condescending and harmful to the dynamics of the site (though I also fully understand that he didn’t post that on here).<p>I’m not in a clique as I barely post, I don’t think that anyone deserves special treatment and I don’t claim to be leaving the site. I think it has become a little less appealing but just the fact that when contributers are thrown off the site but the usual pointless shite gets posted time and time again it sort of irritates the Hell out of me.<p>In fact the best analogy I can think of is buying magazines – I don’t know if this is a problem anywhere but in the UK but you go out and buy a magazine and you open it and half a rain forest full of crap falls out. AICN is sort of like a magazine where the spamming inserts are glued in so you can’t instantly throw them away. I am happy if here becomes more regulated to a standardized point and not just left to exist on whatever whim that seems to take the staffs mind on that day.<p>For me D.Vader isn’t a cause, he’s a symptom of stuff that’s been annoying me about the site for a while now.
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Sept. 30, 2010, 9:53 a.m. CST
Was that ever CONFIRMED to be Harry's actual email?
by Dead_Flag_Blues
Curious...
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There's a post in the Tony Curtis Obit thread that says pretty much the same thing almost word for word though without the threat to give D.Vader a permanent ban. <p> I think that riled us up more than anything. By threatening to ban him permanently if we didn't shut up, it only served to drive us on, especially since D.Vader himself had nothing to do with the protest.
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Initially my plan was to carry a protest across the whole site but seeing the way it has gone with the trolls turning it into a farce has led me to believe that the right approach would have been to just contact Harry or Beaks privately.
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...do you guys have a name?
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But what's done is done. Don't sweat it man ;-) <P> Well i'm out. <P> Until next time...
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To talk about people when they are not here to respond....you guys talking shit about the PB are a bunch of chicken shits. Spineless dickheads is what you are, and I am not saying this because you back up harry and beaks, everyone is entitled to their opinion on the matter. But to sit there and slam people that are not even around to talk back to you....is just plain pussy ass shit.<P>The PB has never claimed to be any better than anyone else, show me where it does. You can't because it never happened.<P>Be men and talk shit to someones face or shut the fuck up.
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Sept. 30, 2010, 10:47 a.m. CST
William, do you like movies about gladiators?
by Captain_Clarence_Oveur
Just having some guy. :)
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...just curious. Do you have a master list?
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When there is no one talking shit, but I bet as soon as I, and others are not here, the shit talking will start. THAT'S my point.<P>We spam the talkbacks? Really? How is it we do that? Let's hear your evidence of so called spamming...this should be good for a laugh...oh wait....in protest of the Vader banning? That's what you are citing? Ok, apart from that when have we EVER spammed a talkback? When? One time and that mkes us spammers? Get a life, there are so many trolls and spammers on this site and they stick around, but we get called out for spamming because we felt something unjust was done. Wow.
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No? Ok... <P> *pulls out The Necronomicon*
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Site hits first. According to published reports, AICN gets @ 500,000 site hits per day.<p> The report did not specify if those were unique hits, or the combination of unique and those who frequently visit throughout the day. <p> The number 500,000 should also be taken with a grain of salt -as it was reported by an employee of AICN, however lets cut that number by a third and we still get roughly 350,000 hits per day. <p> Now, taking out my trusty calculator, I have added up all of the hits for a 24 hour period on the top 10 talkbacks and I come up with - 2,497. <p> Lets keep in mind that the visitors to those top ten talkbacks are more than likely frequently refreshing (not creating a hit) as opposed to logging out and then back in -which would create a hit. <p>However, erring on the side of caution lets generously give everyone in the top ten 25 unique hits - which should more than cover their actual hits as well as the talkbacks not included in the top ten. That number comes out to: 62,425. By my calculations taken at 350000 site hits per day, that leaves over 285,000 site hits that talkbackers do not contribute to. In other words talkbackers seem to contribute 18% of the total given my arbitrary 350000 site hits. If you take the published 500000 site hits, the percentage drops to 13. <p>As for the bannings and talkback moderation. I have not been a frequent or long time visitor to the site or the talkbacks, but I have seen many calls for stronger moderation. <p> Regardless your view on the merits of Beaks actions, it did show a moderator doing what some have called for. <p> The fact that it involved a talkbacker who is well known - once again regardless your opinion of the action, certainly publicizes the fact that some standards of protocol are to be enforced - at least in the obits. <p> It also appears that at least one of the talkbackers will have a less than permanent ban, which seems to come as a surprise to many.<p> There is a legitimate sense that the 'rules' will only be spottily or capriciously enforced. This seems very unfair. <p> The actions taken by Beaks and the subsequent publicizing of them throughout the site would seem to act as a warning to some elements - however judging by the response even within the Menke obit, some of those elements did not get the message. <p> Perhaps the only way to resolve the issue is to close talkback in obits altogether.
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I'm glad you think that the Pedalback is a lot bigger than it actually is. But, the majority of the d.Vader protesters have nothing to do with it. You seem to have a lot of misconceptions. The Pedalback was actually started as a place open to all Talkbackers who wanted to avoid the trolling and other b.s. that has become par for the course around here.
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Sept. 30, 2010, 11:25 a.m. CST
TallanDagwood, Beaks, Harry et al PLEASE READ
by TrigPalinsBodyDouble
It's not so much the banning that pisses me off as it is the overt contempt that you appear to have for your audience in general and the Talkbackers specifically. If anything, THE_CHOPPAH's banhammering was more unfair than D.Vader's because Beaks had not issued his warning yet. I have heard you guys say before, I think it was Herc, that the Talkbackers are only a small portion of the people that visit the website. What you fail to understand or just dismiss outright is that many of those people who just read the site come here specifically for the Talkbacks. I visited AICN reguarly for 2 years before I ever posted to a TalkBack (I don't like having to create accounts in order to post to message boards) and one of my main draws was reading the Talkbacks. The Wild West free-wheeling nature of the AICN TBs really is something special on the internet and you don't even appreciate the value of one of your greatest assets. You despise THE_CHOPPAH and his ilk, but how many TBers commented on how fun THE_CHOPPAH was, myself included, and that he is the only reason they come to AICN anymore. The Talkbackers provide free entertainment that financially benefits Harry et al and yet you would never acknowledge that. And that is why you are wrong in this whole thing imo.
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I certainly do not have any contempt for the talkbacks. I can not speak for Harry or Beaks in that or any regard though.<p> Talkbacks can be very entertaining at times, very borish at others.<p> The free-wheeling nature and ease of navigation -which some attribute to it's antiquated design, certainly contribute to the enjoyment that can be taken at times from talkback.
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Sept. 30, 2010, 11:42 a.m. CST
This site is supposed to be free wheeling fun
by Captain_Clarence_Oveur
as Trig noted. Thats why a site like this is so popular because you never know what going to happen. How many times has a thread started on one topic and gone off in 10 different ways? For 30 inutes it'll be one thing then BOOM off on another. <br> <br> This place is a big party with lots of people who just wanna chat and have fun to talk about anything. Its been great so far, lets keep it going.
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i see a collection of strangers and known trolls united against a small group of people who were, initially, respectfully outspoken about an unjust banning. <P>We were spamming the TB's? <p>In the last year and a half I would say that the only evidence of the group was it's position at the top of the frequented TB's.<p>Entitled? Elitist?<p>Not really. <p>Off Topic?<p>Always.<P>I would say that friendship is a rare thing around here. Maybe you never stood up for a friend?<p>What is real is, there are a lot of screen names that won't be seen here anymore. Some cause they are sock puppets and some because they feel betrayed by a place that they called home.<p>The protest is over the top. When those posts dry up, so will the count around here.<p>Me?<p>I'll stick around. The smell in here reminds me of the slaughterhouse I grew up next to, and someone has to make sure good people know about Vades and where all the good folks went.
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Sept. 30, 2010, 12:04 p.m. CST
Macready/Choppah -thats a load of happy horsehit
by Hey_Kobe_Tell_Me_How_My_Ass_Tastes
vader has other logins. He has a fucking login called - wait for it Dvader without the fucking period. seems some of you motherfuckers are on your period over this - or you are just being your normal whiny bitch ass selves with nothing better to do but whine bitch and moan? I think it is the latter, actually. as for the new names, yeah i have noticed those, seems most of those new names - never to be heard from again after this kerflufle blows over, are in support of dvader not opposed, although i do admit there are some suspicious new names in support of beaks
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Should have dedicated a seperate talkback for this issue if they didn't want it to get out of hand. They should have explained the banning there and let all the debate take place within that lone talk back. I guess that would be seen as giving in, but Beaks and Harry should swallow their pride a little bit. I've been lurking here for ten years now and I'm a little disappointed and surprised the way Harry is handling this issue. I've never seen the place blown up like this and the people that are voicing their opinions aren't just a vocal minority. They are some of the major talkbackers that make this place interesting to read, their point of view should be taken into consideration. Harry and Beaks should be a little more creative in handling this issue instead of letting it flood into every single talkback. Should have been one talkback with Harry and Beaks blackboxing against their critics, but instead its this strange shit. This place is loved for its anarchy but Harry and Beaks are doing a poor job of lording over it right now.
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its not the content. its the ratings. this season is sadly the last. thanks guys for nothing
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...I understand Beaks' desire to keep an obit 100% pure. I also understand D.Vader feeling that his banning was overly harsh and arbitrary considering what normally goes on around here. <P> I'm curious, was he informed right away that his banning was a temporary 90 day affair? And when he is reinstated, will all his old posts be intact?...and was that made clear to him right away? <P> A little clarity would go a long way towards diffusing this sort of situation in the future. Hell, it would be fun to have an official Banishment Board...a tally of who was banned and why, the sentence etc... Have a talkback thread under it...sounds like fun to me!
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Turd has nothing to do with the Pedalback "clique" as do many other Talkbackers angry over all this. The Pedalback has defended Harry and company countless times. We like this website and we enjoy reading your columns. Do we agree with everything you write, no, are we critical at times, sure, but that is all just part of the civil discourse. We're the good guys believe it or not.
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thats some fucking condescending and hypocritical piece of shit you just wrote. i aint no friend of pedalbackers, but for someone whose nic i aint never seen, to magically appear and stay all fucking day long - i have not checked if you have been posting since this started, but i suspect you have, and then to bitch about others who talkback well that takes the fucking cake. go write a screenplay and then come back and show us the produced version. yeah i have accused the pedlabackers of writing inane bullshit 24/7 - and they do, but saying they could all somehow become successful writers if they did not waste their time on aicn, well have you ever read any of their blatherings? attack them all you want - some deserve it, but keep the fucking hypocrisy out of it -cause you are doing the same damn thing being on here all day long. one last thing, no i dont think everyone against vaders semi ban - and how the fuck did he manage that? are part of the same little group, some are legit, but i dont think it is as many as the pbers are trying to claim
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almost word for word and if you can't see the intention of humor in that post than we don't have anything more to discuss. Plus, please turn in your Film Geek Cred Card to Harry ASAP for not catching that movie quote.
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he is keeping this going by opposing the consensus. shut the fuck up im tired of this shit. SGU got bad ratings and this spells the end
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Just kidding! :-) Nice chatting with you. Don't hate the Talkbackers. We are your friends. We only hate Michael Bay and hacks of his ilk.
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i am looking all over this quote of yours and nowhere do i see you saying that you included your all day long postings on this subject to be equivalent to what other talkbackers are doing. i see you trying the weaselish and hypocritical shit of "if I did this etc etc." ignoring the fact that is EXACTLY what you are doing. <p> "If I spent as much time on these talkbacks as many of you...I'd probably be pissed, too...at myself. Think about it. All the time and energy you guys have put into talkbacks...if you had put it into writing screenplays...or novels...or just doing something else productive...you'd probably be somewhere else in life. There's no payback from talking back. None whatsoever. No bragging rights. No hierarchy. Nothing. "
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and you shits wasting time defending him.
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but at least I know he is a true TBer with a history.<p>We have one thing in common.<p>This site doesn't care one bit about us or anyone else.<p>I know they care about Slick Willy there though, cause everyone cares about themselves.
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yeah ok, that was an 'after the fact, i better cover my ass' type thing, but ok, fine. you said it. i missed it, now live it
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This explains much...<p>I'm glad you have better things to do. I hope.
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(See above) <p>BringingSexyBack<br> by William_Faulkner <br>Sep 29th, 2010 05:59:06 PM<br>My bannings were always confusing because I always thought of them as creative musings and no different than the rest of the "great unwashed" (to quote blackwood) and they were not hateful at all....they came very suddenly. It was not clear to understand the rules guiding my bannings. Vader's is quite clear to understand. So why is he above anyone else who is banned here? He shouldn't be. Plus, he has had his name re-instated here once before, as have you. You and Vader get away with a lot that the rest of us don't. Humility is a good thing, and it's good to know that longevity at this site doesn't make some talkbackers above others. <p> FAULKNER<br> by BringingSexyBack <br>Sep 29th, 2010 <br>06:08:20 PM <p>How did you know I had my handle reinstated? That was a long time ago too. <p> For the record, I had my original handle banned, never to be seen again. That I own up to. <p> My current handle did get wiped but it was part of some mass banning of TBers whose flame war I (ironically) had nothing to do with. I asked Mori to review, he agreed, and resurrected my ass. <p> But again, my original handle was banned (to the satisfaction of many at the time :) ) and I owned up to it. I felt I deserved it. But this is really a different case. <p> Thing is, I'm a little surprised (pleasantly so) at the outpouring of support from all quarters for D. Not just from the Pedalbackers (of which I am not one), but from every corner. It just goes to show you that despite the vitriol that floods every talkback, the good guys seem to make a lasting impression. They make a difference. So I think the support is more than just for Vader the talkbacker, but also for his KIND of talkbacker. Courteous, respectful, thoughtful. We should all fight to protect that.
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Like go watch fucking Animal House.
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FAULKNER IS A MOD <p>PRAISE KOBE AND EVERYONE ELSE FOR CALLING HIM OUT
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Despite the lack of new post counts, while this estimable tb, is losing ground?
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got banned mojo style. went down a hero. i bet hell be back with another name
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its a lie<p>just like this whole site
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Thank you
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a movie about a telekinetic tire that goes on a killing spree. I just read Weeny's post about it on ShitFix. He thought it was surreal and funny and very good. Enough of this X-Men horseshit.<p>
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Sept. 30, 2010, 2:37 p.m. CST
William, have you ever seen a grown man naked?
by Captain_Clarence_Oveur
No way you can't know that line.
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in all the right areas. and some bad ones.
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Fuck D.Vader
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I have been intrigued, but what I've seen of the other series makes me less so.
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http://youtu.be/9NbBcLf1-jA <p> judge for yourself. if you are into sci fi then you oughta like it.
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is its present day space opera military sci fi genre.
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when every talkback is filled with em now.
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The horror....the horror...
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board
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D-Bags! Good work man. And whoever the fuck you are... a mod, a long-time reader/lurker... i salute you. He and I are definitely on the same wavelength, but he states his thoughts a little more eloquently than i ;-)
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I don't like Animal House either lol Overrated flick, filled with juvenile, frat-boy humor. Never cared for it. <P> That's awesome. I never knew there was "another"... <P> ;-)
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How are we "talking shit behind their backs"?!? They are MORE than welcome to come on here and defend their stupid little mob tactics. Hell, i ENCOURAGE it! Bring 'em all on. And like Will said, i'm sure all those twats are still reading this site just as they were before. So they can respond anytime they like... <P> And another logical fallacy you made in your whiney little bitch-rant... How would it be mistaken for "talking shit behind their backs" when they talked LOADS OF SHIT, and then "ran". Just like that. To people like Me, and Will, who came on soon after they left... what are we supposed to do? NOT respond to their idiocy? Just because they "left"? <P> WTF?? <P> How fuckin' stupid is that? lol If anything, THEY were the cowards because they simply "hit and ran". Talked a whole bunch of shit, and just took off like the little biatches they are... <P> And now, we're just calling them out on it. And you said "tell it to their faces"... Well, point me in the direction to WHERE THE FUCK THEY ARE, and i will! <P> Gladly :-)
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So, you guys have been around AICN for awhile then?
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Everyone is debating the D.Vader shit...<p> Hell I was gonna say how much I think this movie is gonna suck!!! Fuck those fox guys for making an X- Men film in all likelihood to keep the film rights from Disney/Marvel <p>Those fiends!!!!!!!
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Oct. 1, 2010, 7:07 a.m. CST
Blues, have you ever seen William Faulkner naked?
by Captain_Clarence_Oveur
Heres what some thought of Animal House: The film launched the gross-out genre. In 2001, the United States Library of Congress deemed Animal House "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. This film was #1 on Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies. It was number 36 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs list of the 100 best American comedies. In 2008, Empire magazine selected Animal House as one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.<br> <br> Frat boy humor not your thing? Fine, but to a lot of people Animal House is a classic.
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Dead_Flag_Blues sounds just like you! You both have the same tastes, opinion and style. A match made in heaven. All your effort in this TB has paid off. A lot of effort, I mean a really lot of effort. A soulmate at last.<p>Now you don't have to create a sock puppet to agree with you! Unless...
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I'm sure their are a number of movies we'd enjoy watching together just not Animal House.<br> <br> With regards to the whole Vader thing. I think perhaps the reason people are upset or were suprised at the hammer was it was out of the blue for the reasons others have given and the requirement not to go off topic. Now I've read both view points but in my opinion the punishment exceeds the crime. Also I'm with those who think that its impossible to stay on topic as its so easy to go and start chatting about someone else as a number of threads have shown. Even just the Animal House comments and posts are an excellent example. Its next to impossible to keep a discussion on just one thing.<br> <br> I've only been on the site for a short time but followed it for maybe 3 months before I decided to jump in just now. I enjoy the humor, wit and personalities that post here and wish Vader to be one of them (without the 90 day ban). Just as I think you Mr Faulkner bring something to AICN.
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Oct. 1, 2010, 7:53 a.m. CST
A fraternity, like in that little known movie Animal House
by MacReady452
a fraternity, a brotherhood, a group of people that gather interact and enjoy each others company.<p>Something William can not comprehend, value or relate to.<p>Tell us William, why does this topic irk you so? You have a dog in this fight? Does it influence your paycheck maybe?<p>Do shut up, won't you?
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So I guess your the real Faulkner, back from the dead. I must say, you've really let yourself go. I'm a way bigger fan of you earlier work.<p>I think some poster above suggested to stop wasting time on a message board, and write poetry.<p>You should do that.
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I been knocking around some of the other threads and guess what..<P>I don't see William around ANYWHERE.<p>He is just camped out here, sucking off mod dick and letting everyone know that Harry's tic tac is orange flavor while Beaks is a winter green.<p>You're exposed dude. If not as a mod, then as a fair weather troll with zero taste in comedy.<p>You are embarrassing yourself.
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Oct. 1, 2010, 8:10 a.m. CST
I diagree with the horrible lives the TBers have
by Captain_Clarence_Oveur
From the posts I've read, the vast majority of people that post here a "broad" sense of humor and outgoing personality that is hard not to enjoy. They love a good joke and the chance to make friends.
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You used to have someting to say. Now, insults and ad hominem.<p>How the mighty have fallen.
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Oct. 1, 2010, 8:20 a.m. CST
Wasn't there a 50s avengers movie clip a while back?
by Captain_Clarence_Oveur
Someone put together clips from 50-60s movie and tv clips and included Yul Brenner in a chair looking like Prof X? Now THATS a 60s x-men type movie I'd like to see. But it would have to be in B&W.
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I never said I was a father, and I'm not in my forties. Your speculation is wild punches that never land on their mark.<p>What other threads have you visited in the last 2 days?<p>Your interest here? I'll ask again?<p>Your history with the the sight?<p>I don't even have to insult you man. You got nuthin.
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fight
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good idea for me to get boys out of crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. And build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job, because those boys are gonna be behind these desks some of these days. And it seemed like a pretty good idea, getting boys from all over the country, boys of all nationalities and ways of living. Getting them together. Let them find out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a - a little lookin' out for the other fella, too...That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood and bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all. But of course, if you've got to build a dam where that boys camp ought to be, to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, well that's a different thing. Oh no! If you think I'm going back there and tell those boys in my state and say: 'Look. Now fellas. Forget about it. Forget all this stuff I've been tellin' you about this land you live in is a lot of hooey. This isn't your country. It belongs to a lot of James Taylors.' Oh no! Not me! And anybody here that thinks I'm gonna do that, they've got another thing comin'. [He whistles loudly with his fingers in his mouth, startling Senators who are dozing or reading other materials] That's all right. I just wanted to find out if you still had faces. I'm sorry gentlemen. I-I know I'm being disrespectful to this honorable body, I know that. I- A guy like me should never be allowed to get in here in the first place. I know that! And I hate to stand here and try your patience like this, but EITHER I'M DEAD RIGHT OR I'M CRAZY. [His voice very hoarse, from his filibuster] Just get up off the ground, that's all I ask. Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties. And, uh, if that's what the grownups have done with this world that was given to them, then we'd better get those boys' camps started fast and see what the kids can do. And it's not too late, because this country is bigger than the Taylors, or you, or me, or anything else. Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! [His voice very hoarse] I guess this is just another lost cause, Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for, and he fought for them once, for the only reason any man ever fights for them: Because of one plain simple rule: Love thy neighbor. And in this world today, full of hatred, a man who knows that one rule has a great trust. You know that rule, Mr. Paine. And I loved you for it just as my father did, and you know that you fight for the lost causes harder than for any others. Yes, you even die for them, like a man we both know, Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, and I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room gets filled with lies like these! [takes a handful of the letters in the basket and throws them on the floor]. When the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place, somebody'll listen to me! So--- [Faints from exaustion]
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[After reading the Declaration of Independence] Now, you're not gonna have a country that can make these kind of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell human rights from a punch in the nose. [The Senate applauds] It's a funny thing about men, you know. They all start life being boys. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. And that's why it seemed like a pretty good id