Word: absurdism
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...marry are probably less likely than straight couples to get divorced, since 50% of straight marriages fail. Mark J. Olberding Nevada, Iowa, U.S. Sullivan's argument that those who support the Federal Marriage Amendment are simply using the issue to mobilize President Bush's political base was absolutely absurd. This is an issue of morality, not politics. Those who oppose homosexual marriage do so because they believe it goes against God's will and because they believe children are healthiest and happiest when raised by a married mother and father. To use the issue to attack Bush is ludicrous...
...justice, like leaving a wallet on the street and waiting for someone to pick it up and try to keep the money. "What good is having a friend with super strength if you can't even find some bullies to beat up," moans Louis. Soon Andy also acquires an absurd-looking gun that completely atomizes anything he points it at. Finding his gun begins Andy's maturation, forcing him to make life or death decisions. In the cloudy world of Clowes, though, such choices are wholly of Andy's own making and highly debatable. Transcending the escapist fodder...
...think it is pretty absurd that something like that could happen,” Oxtoby said. “It seems kind of embarrassing for Mather House and it kind of makes me think of the way the whole Kobe Bryant case is being handled because that Colorado court has messed up so many things...
Chavez--who faces a national recall referendum on Aug. 15--warned the U.S. this year that he'll turn off the oil spigot if the Bush Administration threatens to invade Venezuela over either politics or oil. U.S. officials dismiss that notion as absurd, but Rodriguez echoes the concern: "Many people here fear what happened in Iraq could happen to Venezuela." Still, Rodriguez, an attorney and a classical-music lover, emphasizes that Venezuela "doesn't want price volatility" and wants to continue being the U.S.'s most reliable supplier. "There is no contradiction between a strong alliance with OPEC," he says...
Most damningly, the film is devoid of humor. In using a clip from “The Daily Show,” Greenwald lets Jon Stewart make the jokes for him. A defter editor would have used the frequently absurd clips from Fox to comedic effect. Instead, the director elicits a few chuckles but misses the belly laughs his material so richly deserves...