Tom Tomorrow's Year in Review! (part 1)

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[Faygo Kid]

1. Tom Tomorrow is Tom Terrific

[tavalon]

2. Wow, I had no idea all of these inane atrocities happened this year

No wonder I feel stupidity fatigued.

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. Romney loves "Battlefield Earth"?

Sometimes I just don't know where the humor ends and the truth begins.

[Faygo Kid]

4. April 30 New York Times

He said it on Fox News (of course):

April 30, 2007, 10:24 pm
Romney Favors Hubbard Novel
By Jim Rutenberg

“What’s your favorite novel?” is a perennial campaign question, the answer to which presumably gives insight into leadership.

A “Moby-Dick” lover may understand the perils of obsessively chasing of a goal. A fan of “To Kill a Mockingbird” may well focus on racial justice.

When asked his favorite novel in an interview shown yesterday on the Fox News Channel, Mitt Romney pointed to “Battlefield Earth,” a novel by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. That book was turned into a film by John Travolta, a Scientologist.

A spokesman said later it was one of Mr. Romney’s favorite novels.

“I’m not in favor of his religion by any means,” Mr. Romney, a Mormon, said. “But he wrote a book called ‘Battlefield Earth’ that was a very fun science-fiction book.” Asked about his favorite book, Mr. Romney cited the Bible. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/04/30/romney-favors-hubbard-novel/

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. Thanks. I believed it, but it still boggles.

BE is all about manipulation and conniving... Says a lot right there.

[tom_paine]

6. Wow. "Battlefield Earth" is written in the hand of a third-grader.

And I mean that literally. It is quite astionishing how truly bad it is. The concepts are interesting and the plot could certainly stand on it's own, but the wriitng is simply brutal to plod through.

Amibition, persistance, and will is typically the key to success among us chimpanzees. Talent has very little to do with it these days, though there are occasional exceptions.

[Quantess]

7. Really. I did not know the background of that film.

Guess I'll have to see it.