Michael Douglas likens D-Day, 9-11, Civil Rights struggle - to a football game.

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That's just goofy. :crazy:

[NYC Liberal]

1. What'd he say?

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4. Pregame schtick

in which clips of MLK, raising flag at WTC, D-Day were all a lead-up to portraying the Super Bowl as an allegory for the American Dream.

Gordon Gecko would be proud.

[BOG PERSON]

2. sometimes

having a brush with death, like he did, can make you lose perspective, and group things together that are really very different.

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6. IMO it was a big fat check from the NFL that made him lose perspective

and it was completely scripted for him.

[BOG PERSON]

7. sometimes,

having a brush with death helps you remember what really matters in life — money.

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3. Talking about the stupid American triumphalist bullshit right before the game started?

That was awful.

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5. Yes

It was awful.

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8. This reminds me of a scene from the movie, "Fail Safe."

At the Strategic Air Command control, they watch an American
bomber fire a missile that destroys several Soviet fighters
and the men in the room go crazy with cheering when the
commanding general tells them to shut up because
"This isn't some damn football game, remember that!"

http://www.destgulch.com/movies/fsafe/