But who would’ve guessed he wouldn’t come out of his near-death experience like the movies taught him to: as a kinder, more understanding, more tolerant and patient man with a new appreciation for the simple and human things in life?
A friend of mine is a “Nam Vet.” In truth he was mostly doing black ops all around SE Asia – terrible murderous work that he won’t talk about to this day. Well, he came-down with one of those viscous and rare diseases one contracts in the jungle that disabled and nearly killed him. His NDE was a complete epiphany — today he’s the nicest guy you possibly could meet. If there’s anything that could make me believe n a benevolent deity, it’s knowing this guy.
OTOH, Ebert makes me believe in the devil.
As I’ve often commented (perhaps, here, too) “Better a teabagger for liberty than a butt-boy for statism.” And Ebert–even shrunken, post-illness Ebert–gives the term “butt-boy” new dimensions.
Another moronic tool.
I gave up on the dumber half of Siskel and Ebert a long time ago, while they were still doing their schtick on PBS. Frankly, the only movie critic that I have much regard for is Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post.
A friend of mine is a “Nam Vet.” In truth he was mostly doing black ops all around SE Asia – terrible murderous work that he won’t talk about to this day. Well, he came-down with one of those viscous and rare diseases one contracts in the jungle that disabled and nearly killed him. His NDE was a complete epiphany — today he’s the nicest guy you possibly could meet. If there’s anything that could make me believe n a benevolent deity, it’s knowing this guy.
OTOH, Ebert makes me believe in the devil.
As I’ve often commented (perhaps, here, too) “Better a teabagger for liberty than a butt-boy for statism.” And Ebert–even shrunken, post-illness Ebert–gives the term “butt-boy” new dimensions.
Another moronic tool.
I gave up on the dumber half of Siskel and Ebert a long time ago, while they were still doing their schtick on PBS. Frankly, the only movie critic that I have much regard for is Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post.