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tenderfoot

(8,425 posts) Fri Dec 22, 2017, 12:13 PM Dec 2017

"Ayn Rand's 'It's a Wonderful Life'"

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"Ayn Rand's 'It's a Wonderful Life'" (Original Post) tenderfoot Dec 2017 OP

In all fairness, it's a terrible movie... brooklynite Dec 2017 #1

Foul! The incompetent Uncle was working for the family business before George took it over FSogol Dec 2017 #3

All in all, Pottersville looks like a much more fun place than Bedford Falls. brooklynite Dec 2017 #4

Oh my god that b&*(h Corvo Bianco Dec 2017 #2

brooklynite

(94,360 posts)

1. In all fairness, it's a terrible movie...

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 12:20 PM

Dec 2017

...that puts a positive spin on nepotism (hiring your incompetent Uncle to handle bank funds), and supports church-state interference ("Teacher says, every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings&quot .

FSogol

(45,452 posts)

3. Foul! The incompetent Uncle was working for the family business before George took it over

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 12:57 PM

Dec 2017

and the teacher was probably referring to Angel Hernandez, a famous early aviation ace who got his pilot's license, and started a flying school.

ho...ho...ho...

brooklynite

(94,360 posts)

4. All in all, Pottersville looks like a much more fun place than Bedford Falls.

Reply to FSogol (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 01:37 PM

Dec 2017

Corvo Bianco

(1,148 posts)

2. Oh my god that b&*(h

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Fri Dec 22, 2017, 12:45 PM

Dec 2017

Anybody who inspires Paul Ryan never should have been born!

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