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Daveparts (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 09:34 AM Original message |
There are No Republicans in Science Fiction |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. I can think of one example off the top of my head |
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Daveparts (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 09:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Don't get me started on The Firesign |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 10:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Palpatine in "Star Wars"? Darth Vader, Jabba the Hut |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Gul' Dukat from DS9. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
2. Bradbury is an R. nt |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. It's unfortunate - he's one of my favorite writers |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Heinlein Had Some Libertarian, if not GOP Leanings, Too |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 06:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. Bradbury is just a senile old man |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. He was just as crazy when I met him ten years ago. |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 08:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Wow, astonishing. How could a man like that write Farenheit 451? |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. bradbury was pissed that michael moore |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
4. There is |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 10:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I took a science fiction writing course in college. My professor HATED Orson Scott Card... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 07:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Enders game is among the top 10 SF books of all time. |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:11 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Agreed, Ender's Game is a great book |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 03:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. I actually liked his original short story better ... (n/t) |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
6. Michael Crichton n/t |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 10:01 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Tom Clancy (who is sort of sci-fi) is an Alan Keyes Republicker. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Clancy doesn't write science fiction |
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tomfodw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 07:48 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. You're right. He writes fantasy. |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
10. There's one republican science writer who is a bush ass kisser |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
13. I never log in from work as a policy... |
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adnelson60087 (661 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-17-07 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
19. In the Star Trek Universe |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 07:39 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Most sfi fi is idealized |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
23. A lot of Repub's and Libertarians WRITE SF, though. |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
24. good post, but... |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
27. the Ferengi on Star Trek? |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-20-07 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
28. What about this Philip K. Dick book? |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-20-07 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
29. What about |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-21-07 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
30. This column is nothing but a back handed slap to Al Gore in it self. |
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