Orson Scott card's post-election rant

TalkieToaster · November 26 2012, 05:14 AM

Knowing his views, I was curious enough to see what his reaction was to Obama's re-election, and he didn't disappoint:

http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2012-11-08-1.html

stj · November 26 2012, 12:56 PM

I thought Card's claim that Obama was suppressing documents that would prove his guilt was particularly funny.
Card somehow already knows Obama is guilty (of something, although Card can't quite explain what Obama actually did.) Since Card doesn't need these magical documents to know the truth, plainly no one else does. Which makes all the blasts against the media letting Obama slide completely irrelevant.

Card regularly congratulates himself on his fairmindedness!

Tosk · November 26 2012, 01:08 PM

It feels like it's getting worse every day. Am I crazy, or...are they?

Tora Ziyal · November 26 2012, 03:47 PM

Yikes! I'd never read anything about his politics before.

lvsxy808 · November 26 2012, 03:49 PM

Yep. He's a crazy mo-fo alright.

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OmahaStar · November 26 2012, 04:10 PM

He's just a nutjob begging for attention.

Hound of UIster · November 26 2012, 04:22 PM

^He doesn't have to beg for attention. A built in fanbase will lavish on him all the attention that he needs.

Tosk wrote:

It feels like it's getting worse every day. Am I crazy, or...are they?

Brain fever.

E-DUB · November 26 2012, 05:03 PM

Yeah. Rabid SF fan here but won't buy anything by OSC.

Captrek · November 26 2012, 05:31 PM

OmahaStar wrote:

He's just a nutjob begging for attention.

Is that why he posted the same thread twice?

OmahaStar · November 26 2012, 07:35 PM

captrek wrote:

OmahaStar wrote:

He's just a nutjob begging for attention.

Is that why he posted the same thread twice?

I meant OSC. I'm not familiar with the OP up there ... though since you mentioned it, I clicked on the "more posts" linky and you're right. He posted the exact same thread in TNZ. That's an automatic warning for spam, per the board rules.

The Engineer · November 26 2012, 08:49 PM

Orson Scott Card is a lunatic who wrote a ST script so shitty and opposed to Roddenberry's vision (whether you agree with it or not) that it had to be rewritten. The fact that it ended up as the best TOS episode after being taken out of that bloviating douches hands is icing on the cake.

Captrek · November 26 2012, 08:52 PM

You're thinking of Harlan Ellison. Similar anger management issues, much better writer.

Draculasaurus · November 26 2012, 09:09 PM

I had no idea Card was such a kook.

Republicans in the House, and the genuine reporters at Fox News, and the real journalists scattered here and there across the country, and the bloggers on the internet who are unafraid of the truth.

This guy is a laugh riot!

Misfit Toy · November 26 2012, 09:10 PM

OmahaStar wrote:

captrek wrote:

OmahaStar wrote:

He's just a nutjob begging for attention.

Is that why he posted the same thread twice?

I meant OSC. I'm not familiar with the OP up there ... though since you mentioned it, I clicked on the "more posts" linky and you're right. He posted the exact same thread in TNZ. That's an automatic warning for spam, per the board rules.

No it isn't. A thread can exist in both TNZ and Misc without penalty, since TNZ is an "opt-in" forum.

Harvey · November 26 2012, 09:11 PM

Indeed. Card was born in 1951, hardly old enough to write a teleplay for an episode that aired in 1967.

And, whatever your feelings about Ellison's original teleplay, you're drinking the Roddenberry kool-aid if you think it's "shitty." It was a WGA award winner, after all.

November 26 2012, 05:14 AM	#1
TalkieToaster Lieutenant Junior Grade	Orson Scott card's post-election rant Knowing his views, I was curious enough to see what his reaction was to Obama's re-election, and he didn't disappoint: http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2012-11-08-1.html

November 26 2012, 12:56 PM	#2
stj Rear Admiral Location: the real world	Re: Orson Scott card's post-election rant I thought Card's claim that Obama was suppressing documents that would prove his guilt was particularly funny. Card somehow already knows Obama is guilty (of something, although Card can't quite explain what Obama actually did.) Since Card doesn't need these magical documents to know the truth, plainly no one else does. Which makes all the blasts against the media letting Obama slide completely irrelevant. Card regularly congratulates himself on his fairmindedness! __________________ Morals are what you do to other people. Other people, what we call society, are essential to human happiness. Therefore, morals are the path to happiness. My morals, your happiness; your morals, my happiness: It's a fair trade.

November 26 2012, 01:08 PM	#3
Tosk Rear Admiral Location: On the run.	Re: Orson Scott card's post-election rant It feels like it's getting worse every day. Am I crazy, or...are they?

November 26 2012, 03:47 PM	#4
Tora Ziyal Rear Admiral Location: Baltimore, MD, USA	Re: Orson Scott card's post-election rant Yikes! I'd never read anything about his politics before.

November 26 2012, 03:49 PM	#5
lvsxy808 Rear Admiral Location: London	Re: Orson Scott card's post-election rant Yep. He's a crazy mo-fo alright. . __________________ DS9-R fans! Want to know what happened after The Soul Key? Read Deep Space Nine, Season 10 All 22 eps also available here.

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November 26 2012, 04:10 PM	#6
OmahaStar Disrespectful of his betters Location: OmahaStar	Re: Orson Scott card's post-election rant He's just a nutjob begging for attention. __________________ "Sorry. Wrong movie, buddy."

November 26 2012, 05:03 PM	#8
E-DUB Commander	Re: Orson Scott card's post-election rant Yeah. Rabid SF fan here but won't buy anything by OSC.

November 26 2012, 08:49 PM	#11
The Engineer Commander Location: Unknown	Re: Orson Scott card's post-election rant Orson Scott Card is a lunatic who wrote a ST script so shitty and opposed to Roddenberry's vision (whether you agree with it or not) that it had to be rewritten. The fact that it ended up as the best TOS episode after being taken out of that bloviating douches hands is icing on the cake.

November 26 2012, 08:52 PM	#12
Captrek Rear Admiral Location: Second star to the right and 'round back to last night	Re: Orson Scott card's post-election rant You're thinking of Harlan Ellison. Similar anger management issues, much better writer. __________________ Khan, I'm laughing at the superior dental occlusion.

November 26 2012, 09:11 PM	#15
Harvey Admiral	Re: Orson Scott card's post-election rant Indeed. Card was born in 1951, hardly old enough to write a teleplay for an episode that aired in 1967. And, whatever your feelings about Ellison's original teleplay, you're drinking the Roddenberry kool-aid if you think it's "shitty." It was a WGA award winner, after all. __________________ "What do you hear, Starbuck?" "Nothing but the rain, sir." "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat."