[ExI] "Atlas Shrugged" film review

Richard Loosemore rpwl at lightlink.com
Wed Apr 20 15:57:29 UTC 2011


BillK wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Damien Broderick  wrote:
>> On 4/20/2011 1:23 AM, Kelly Anderson wrote:
>>> What else would you expect from the LA Times? Like nearly every other
>>> paper in America, it is terribly liberal in it is views.
>> Like that notorious flaming Red, P. J. O'Rourke:
>> <http://blogs.wsj.com/ideas-market/2011/04/06/atlas-shrugged-and-so-did-i/>
>>
>>
> 
> 
> The comments (pro and against) are also fun to read.
> 
> Quote:
>     * Nergol wrote:
> 
> “There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s
> life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish
> fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its
> unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially
> crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of
> course, involves orcs.” – John Rogers

Ack!!  This cheered up a gloomy morning.  :-)

Thanks!


Richard Loosemore





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