Romney's fave novel: Battlefield Earth

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In case anyone was interested in supporting Mitt Romney for president, I think you ought to know that he's definitely a 2nd rate intellect. This despite a very fluid, coherent and articulate speaking style (as opposed to the current president). He did manage to take a swipe at Scientology ("... I'm not in favor of his religion at all, but he wrote a very fun science fiction book ..."), but jeez. Has he read any other novels in his entire life?

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Not in favor of his religion? Since you've opened the door Mitt, and you intend to be the president of all Americans (presumably), please tell us all the religions you don't favor. Pea brains with big ambitions.
 
I had a look at Hubbard's magnum opus once! It had sentence after sentence ending with an exclamation mark! Because punctuation can make prose more exciting! Like this!
 
As mindless trash and as a guilty indulgence I think battlefield earth is actually pretty good.

But do you want a president who values mindless trash so highly, even if it is fun?
 
Battlefield Earth is one of the few times when I can actually say the movie was better than the book. And you know how good the movie was. :P
 
Aren't "What's your favorite (book/movie/tv show)?" standard questions that can be expected?

What surprises me is that no one on his campaign staff hasn't gone over this with him already so he could have a good PC answer, like "To Kill a Mockingbird" or some such.

Then again, I guess answering, "The Book of Mormon" as his favorite novel wouldn't have helped him much either.
 
Spindrift said:
Then again, I guess answering, "The Book of Mormon" as his favorite novel wouldn't have helped him much either.
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And it came to pass that I started reading the Book of Mormon recently.

And it came to pass that I quickly came to the conclusion that Joseph Smith could not writeth worth a damn.
 
Cleon said:
And it came to pass that I started reading the Book of Mormon recently.

And it came to pass that I quickly came to the conclusion that Joseph Smith could not writeth worth a damn.
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The Angel Moron (sp?) gave it to him - he didn't write it (any good Mormon can tell you that - as fast as any good Xtian can explain all the biblical contradictions occurring even though it was all directly inspired by the all-thingie). :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :D :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
 
At amazon.com, you can read an excerpt of Battlefield Earth. Here's the beginning:

"Man," said Terl, "is an endangered species."
The hairy paws of the Chamco brothers hung suspended above the broad keys of the laser-bash game. The cliffs of Char's eyebones drew down over his yellow orbs as he looked up in mystery. Even the steward, who had been padding quietly about picking up her saucepans, lumbered to a halt and stared.
Terl could not have produced a more profound effect had he thrown a meat-girl naked into the middle of the room...

I read a couple pages more and it didn't get any better.
 
Spindrift said:
What surprises me is that no one on his campaign staff hasn't gone over this with him already so he could have a good PC answer, like "To Kill a Mockingbird" or some such.
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I wouldn't vote for Romney in 75 million years, but the fact that he chose this book wins him points with me. He could have easily tried to impress or pander, but instead he gave what appears to be an honest answer; it shows personality and character. Besides, everyone likes at least one trashy song, book or movie. What worries me slightly is that this is his favorite novel.
 
NotJesus said:
I read a couple pages more and it didn't get any better.
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I'm impressed that anyone could maintain quality that low for a couple of pages. You'd figure with that many opportunities a halfway decent sentence would pop out by chance alone.
 
My favorite novel is a rather trashy Heinlein one. It was one of the first novels I read. Sentiment outweighs literary value when picking our favorite books.
 
Marquis de Carabas said:
I'm impressed that anyone could maintain quality that low for a couple of pages. You'd figure with that many opportunities a halfway decent sentence would pop out by chance alone.
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That's likely why he gave up pulp writing and told,IIRC, John Campbell (Analog) that he should be able to found a religion and make a bundle. And did.
 
corplinx said:
My favorite novel is a rather trashy Heinlein one. It was one of the first novels I read. Sentiment outweighs literary value when picking our favorite books.
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Even trashy Heinlein is nothing to be ashamed of. This is Hubbard we're talking about.
 
I disagree the book was worse than the movie. The book was at least internally coherent. I could get past the writing, what I couldn't get past was how heavy handed the author was in making chance and the universe favor the protagonist.
 
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