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Arnold Schwarzenegger
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scot47



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why are Anglo-americans so obsessed with the sex-lives of "celebrities" and politicos ? Voyeurism ?
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geaaronson



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh please! And other nationalities are not?
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Sashadroogie



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

scot47 wrote:
Why are Anglo-americans so obsessed with the sex-lives of "celebrities" and politicos ? Voyeurism ?


I don't think Anglo-Americans are per se any more interested in this than other nationalities. But the propaganda machines of their military-industrial complex certainly are. And this can whip a lot of them up. What better way to distract the proles? Even better than the appropriately named Big Brother type shows. Ah, had Clinton been a French president his electorate would have cheered his infidelities, if they'd even noticed them....
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scot47



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Other nationalities are not. It is an Anglosaxon/Anglo-american obsession.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's our Puritan heritage Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy

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John
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wangdaning



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sasha has it right. It is not Americans, especially not the Angoloids. It is a world wide phenomenon to distract from what is actually happening. Media is media, and they give the people horrible stories day after day.

An Austrian being pumped up through the media, who'd of ever thought Rolling Eyes

Last time that was happening the UK declared war.
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Captain_Fil



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Arnold's mistress speaks out for the first time...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hottopics/detail?entry_id=90975

Shocked
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Captain_Fil



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 2:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maria Shriver has filed for divorce. She couldn't take it anymore...

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/maria-shriver-arnold-schwarzeneggers-divorce-207835

No prenuptial agreement?Shocked

Schwarzenegger's marriage and bank account will be terminated!Wink
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scot47



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 11:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Who cares ?
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 11:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not me. Cool
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Captain_Fil



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's just fascinating to watch a human train wreck...

Wink
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TheHanMan



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Captain_Fil wrote:
spiral78 wrote:
Was Mildred as unattractive as her name? Poor dear. Perhaps he was sorry for her. Shocked

C'mon Captain - the appearance of the woman isn't really relevant, is it??



It is relevant because people are wondering why.

Why was Arnold willing to destroy his marriage and devastate his family? And for what?

The wife of Tiger Woods was a gorgeous Swedish model. The women, he reportedly had affairs with, were as young and beautiful as his wife. (Just google images of Jamie Grubb and Raychel Coudriet.)

People are shocked at Arnold. But not so much at Tiger.

Wink


Beauty is subjective. Arnold S may well be bored senseless by the 'gorgeous' Swedish models you drool over.
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BadBeagleBad



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Captain_Fil wrote:
It's just fascinating to watch a human train wreck...

Wink


Why? To me it is just kind of sad. Humiliating for Maria to have her private life trotted out for entertainment.
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TheHanMan



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

[quote="BadBeagleBad"]
Captain_Fil wrote:
It's just fascinating to watch a human train wreck...

Wink


Why don't you tell the truth? You don't find it fascinating, you find it entertaining. There's a big difference. Either way your statement is quite contemptible.

People who are interested in the sexual misbehaviour of others need to grow up and act their age.
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Captain_Fil



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

TheHanMan wrote:


Beauty is subjective. Arnold S may well be bored senseless by the 'gorgeous' Swedish models you drool over.


I do drool over Swedish models. I plead guilty to that! Mr. Green

TheHanMan wrote:

Why don't you tell the truth? You don't find it fascinating, you find it entertaining. There's a big difference. Either way your statement is quite contemptible.

People who are interested in the sexual misbehaviour of others need to grow up and act their age.


I am not entertained by Schwarzenegger's troubles. I am simply fascinated.

It's fascinating how a man who has everything, could end up with almost nothing.

Arnold is like the Titanic...

It's big and impressive in the beginning. And suddenly, due to some oversight, it is utterly destroyed. In the process, people are hurt.

I know that you are also fascinated by it. Just admit it. (Your secret is safe with me.)

Cool
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