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Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond => Brokeback Mountain Open Forum => All Things Brokeback: Books, Interviews and More => Topic started by: belgianboy on November 08, 2006, 07:53:27 pm

Title: Boys in blue in a BLUE state
Post by: belgianboy on November 08, 2006, 07:53:27 pm: Hey everyone--check it out! Could it be that BBM has had more impact than we ever might have guessed?

thewashingtonnote.com (http://thewashingtonnote.com)

(be sure to scroll down to Nov. 8th--you'll know it when you see it!)
Title: Re: Boys in blue in a BLUE state
Post by: Luvlylittlewing on November 09, 2006, 12:22:41 am: Quote from: belgianboy on November 08, 2006, 07:53:27 pm
Hey everyone--check it out! Could it be that BBM has had more impact than we ever might have guessed?

thewashingtonnote.com (http://thewashingtonnote.com)

(be sure to scroll down to Nov. 8th--you'll know it when you see it!)

Wow, this is great! Thanks for posting the link, BelgianBoy!
Title: Re: Boys in blue in a BLUE state
Post by: adrian on November 09, 2006, 02:38:59 am: I LOVE THIS!!

THANKS belgianboy.
Title: Re: Boys in blue in a BLUE state
Post by: twistedude on November 10, 2006, 02:02:05 am: Thanks, Bird. Whole country looks a bit more pleasant than a few days ago...

(Hope you don't mind if I call you Bird...)
Title: Re: Boys in blue in a BLUE state
Post by: Lynne on November 10, 2006, 04:26:16 am: Yes, my thanks too for posting this, BelgianBoy! I've been scanning political news articles for a couple of days, and it's amazing how frequently there are allusions to our beloved 'gay cowboy movie.' They're not all positive, but to my way of thinking, that's OK. This goes to show how deeply Brokeback Mountain has invaded our national consciousness, whether it's bringing gay rights issues to the front of the debate or skewing the cowboy archetype just enough to cause some discomfort - and thereby provoke some thought, hopefully.

I'm going to use this thread to post a few I've run across, if that's OK. But I think yours is the best I've seen yet by far!

Thanks again,
Lynne
Title: Re: Boys in blue in a BLUE state
Post by: Lynne on November 10, 2006, 04:29:23 am: "These were stunning results, particularly in the Senate. It showed how bad things were for the Republicans when they spent the early hours of yesterday hoping that a few cowboys in Montana (presumably not the Brokeback Mountain type) might save their bacon in that chamber. How George Allen in Virginia managed to blow that state is a mystery well beyond anything that the world of fiction could envisage."

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6-2444113,00.html
Title: Re: Boys in blue in a BLUE state
Post by: Lynne on November 10, 2006, 04:42:58 am: And a completely WRONG prediction:

CRAIG WINNEKER, Editor, This Europe
...It will all come down to turnout. Yawn. What an election-eve cliché. What it really comes down to is which party will be better able to suppress the potential voting activities of its opponent. One big question mark: will the clandestinely-gay-fundamentalist-Christian-dad vote be mobilized or discouraged by recent news events? I think when push comes to shove these guys will descend from Brokeback Mountain and swarm polling places. They'll probably give Conrad Burns another six years.

http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=110606E
Title: Re: Boys in blue in a BLUE state
Post by: Ellemeno on November 13, 2006, 06:14:52 pm: Our Boys gave Congress back to the Democrats! Water Walkin' Jesus, is there anything they can't do?? :)
Title: Re: Boys in blue in a BLUE state
Post by: JT on November 15, 2006, 04:43:31 pm: I really think Brokeback Mountain has somethin' to do with the result of this election. I think people's mind have been changed by this movie and the story of our boys. Could you imagine how many more minds could change if everyone watches this movie?