tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post116111477985647645..comments2023-10-22T04:57:07.468-04:00Comments on <center>WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS?</center><center> (J.D. Rhoades' Blog)</center>: A Challenge for The Geeks Among Us (You Know Who You Are)JD Rhoadeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-1161142931675883212006-10-17T23:42:00.000-04:002006-10-17T23:42:00.000-04:00The problem is there is no one that has the great ...The problem is there is no one that has the great evil or the great noblity of a good many of the characters.<BR/>After all the modern evil characters in the world seem to be put there for comic relief, unless you have to live with them, of course. <BR/>I grew up with Khrushchev, aman with a finger on a button that could end the world and in the other hand a shoe that he was banging on the podium to get attention. Not evil but sure as hell scary. Compared to him a man setting in a cave somewhere muttering threats just doesn't seem like much.<BR/>There are plenty of lesser characters and here goes<BR/><BR/><BR/>Theoden , King of Rohan, several of the old guard Republican senators come to mind Warner of Virginia comes to mind. may they be like Theoden and regain their nobility before they die.<BR/><BR/>Denathor , Steward of Gondor = John McCain,<BR/><BR/>Crima wormtongue= just about any Neocon you might mention,<BR/><BR/>Saruman(the wizard who was good turned evil) = Dick CheneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com