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September 10, 2005

Machan's Musings - The Gay Marriage Fiasco In California by Tibor R. Machan

When Governor Schwarzenegger announced that he is going to stand up for "the people" of California by vetoing the act making gay marriage legal, I felt betrayed. In any case, he missed out on a chance here to affirm his libertarian leanings, if he actually ever had any. (Read more...)
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Saturday, September 10 - 8:56am

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As much as Reagan ended up suprising me in some ways, I still don't think there has been enough, er, research done on the part of professional actors when they attempt a transistion into high-level politics. Transplanting cults of personality is tricky business. Opportunity definitely lies waiting within the skills transfer, though.

He started really showing that he was losing perspective in his convention address. He just didn't work the crowd right. It was a tough crowd, under the surface.

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Saturday, September 10 - 10:42am

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And yet that was a good convention speech...

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Saturday, September 10 - 12:16pm

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It was a fun speech to watch. Not his best acting, though. He was hyperanimated.

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Saturday, September 10 - 12:54pm

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This is why I vote Libertarian, futile or not.

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Sunday, September 11 - 5:47pm

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I agree with Joe.

I also wish Ventura'd run for a higher office.

---Landon

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Tuesday, September 13 - 1:51pm

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Ventura? Really?

I don't think he's smart enough to do more than he did. I love the guy, but I hardly consider him a tactician.

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Tuesday, September 13 - 3:16pm

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I think that was part of his charm. Because of his personality and marketing he can be more of a hardass on libritarian issues and get away with it.

That and I'm not so sure president, but congress might be interesting.

---Landon

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Saturday, September 17 - 6:23am

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Tibor,

(sigh)

I agree about Arnie's changing political idealism. Watching, you get the feeling that he's selling out. I do hope he goes back to making movies - they're really very good.

Reagan's films were only all right - not really good like Arnie's.

Arnie ain't no Reagan as a politician, that's becoming clearer and clearer (well, Reagan did oppose abortion, so he had his own warts).

Still, I wonder if there's a connection between political performance and artistic performance somewhere...

Michael

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Saturday, September 17 - 11:16am

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Not likely - he just announced he's going to run again for governor...

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Sunday, September 18 - 9:04am

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You aren't going to get people much better in terms of their ideas than Arnie until this educational effort of which SoloHQ is a part produces serious results. After all, it isn't just politicians who are off the wall politically--most of the public is, too. As Rand wrote, "It's earlier than you think."

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Sunday, September 18 - 12:16pm

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They could've voted for Gary Coleman...

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Sunday, September 18 - 12:36pm

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They could've voted for Gary Coleman...

Yes, but that would have only worked for the short-term.

(sorry, couldn't resist - flog me now with the wet objectivist noodle)

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Sunday, September 18 - 12:42pm

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Reagan's films were only all right - not really good like Arnie's.

"only all right" pays too much praise to Reagan's body of cinematic work.

Knute Rockne makes it above the bar, but that's about it. If you want a hilarious movie experience, watch "The Killers" - Reagan's last film and Angie Dickinson's first (1964). This was supposed to be the ABC network's first TV movie, but it turned out too violent for the network so it went to theatres instead. I believe it's the only film where Reagan played a "heavy" (you can tell because he squints a lot to look menacing) - and he and Lee Marvin slap Dickinson around for most of the film. It's just a bad awful movie.