Comments on: Echo Chamber of Secrets: 30 Media Muggles and their Harry Potter Counterparts http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/ Mediaite Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: jimmymaher http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-11196 jimmymaher Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:44:02 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-11196 When Steven Vander Ark's publisher, RDR Books, told him it was okay to publish a printed version of Vander Ark's Harry Potter Lexicon Web site, which is largely derived from work by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, Vander Ark accepted that without further question and proceeded with the project. That cavalier attitude is no surprise when one considers the source of Vander Ark's Web site in the first place. When did it become okay to lift someone else's copyrighted material and present it as one's own? That's why, “in the name of scholastic pursuit”, I've made a copy of Vander Ark's Web site to use as my own Web site. Oh, it's okay. I've changed the name of the site and reorganized it a little. My version is called Harry Potter's Maxicon. Different enough, right? <a href="http://www.vitabits.co.uk/vitamins" rel="nofollow">Vitamins</a> When Steven Vander Ark’s publisher, RDR Books, told him it was okay to publish a printed version of Vander Ark’s Harry Potter Lexicon Web site, which is largely derived from work by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, Vander Ark accepted that without further question and proceeded with the project. That cavalier attitude is no surprise when one considers the source of Vander Ark’s Web site in the first place. When did it become okay to lift someone else’s copyrighted material and present it as one’s own? That’s why, “in the name of scholastic pursuit”, I’ve made a copy of Vander Ark’s Web site to use as my own Web site. Oh, it’s okay. I’ve changed the name of the site and reorganized it a little. My version is called Harry Potter’s Maxicon. Different enough, right?
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]]> By: MikeTheMouth http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-3653 MikeTheMouth Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:02:34 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-3653 I huff and I puff then huff again. Miss Puff is the only woman capable of turning her ex into a gay guy. prior ro he being an ex. What a load this over the hill old woman is. I huff and I puff then huff again. Miss Puff is the only woman capable of turning her ex into a gay guy. prior ro he being an ex. What a load this over the hill old woman is.

]]> By: Eavesdropping Is What Guests Do Best… « Daily News http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-2415 Eavesdropping Is What Guests Do Best… « Daily News Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:55:52 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-2415 [...] Ever noticed the uncanny similarity between Barbara Walters and Harry Potter’s Professor Minerva McGonagall? Us neither. But some smart folks over at some new Web site did! Check out their list of the Harry Potter characters and their media doppelgangers. [Mediaite] [...] [...] Ever noticed the uncanny similarity between Barbara Walters and Harry Potter’s Professor Minerva McGonagall? Us neither. But some smart folks over at some new Web site did! Check out their list of the Harry Potter characters and their media doppelgangers. [Mediaite] [...]

]]> By: libra blue http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-2397 libra blue Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:55:38 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-2397 I must have overlooked the Malcolm Gladwell comparison with Professor Trelawney, nice call! I guess he and Anderson are the only ones with female counterparts. Was this deliberate or accidental? I must have overlooked the Malcolm Gladwell comparison with Professor Trelawney, nice call! I guess he and Anderson are the only ones with female counterparts. Was this deliberate or accidental?

]]> By: Teeming along the road that is north to the future « by Erin Ptah http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-2029 Teeming along the road that is north to the future « by Erin Ptah Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:17:58 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-2029 [...] personalities as Harry Potter characters. Jon and Stephen are Fred and George, and more. (I lol’d at Malcom Gladwell as Professor [...] [...] personalities as Harry Potter characters. Jon and Stephen are Fred and George, and more. (I lol’d at Malcom Gladwell as Professor [...]

]]> By: Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – July 27, 2009 :: No Fact Zone http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1891 Stephen Colbert in the Zeitgeist – July 27, 2009 :: No Fact Zone Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:52:32 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1891 [...] Echo Chamber of Secrets: 30 Media Muggles and their Harry Potter Counterparts – Mediaite: You’ll have to go look at the whole thing to see which Harry Potter character is the counterpart of different media personalities, but here are a few highlights: [...] [...] Echo Chamber of Secrets: 30 Media Muggles and their Harry Potter Counterparts – Mediaite: You’ll have to go look at the whole thing to see which Harry Potter character is the counterpart of different media personalities, but here are a few highlights: [...]

]]> By: (Mon)day Extra – July 27, 2009 « Civics for Slackers http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1836 (Mon)day Extra – July 27, 2009 « Civics for Slackers Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:14:04 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1836 [...] your favorite political figures would be sorted into? Check out the sorting of politicians and pundits that have recently cropped up. Tagged with: feminism, food allergies, harry poter, iranian [...] [...] your favorite political figures would be sorted into? Check out the sorting of politicians and pundits that have recently cropped up. Tagged with: feminism, food allergies, harry poter, iranian [...]

]]> By: Veela Cooper « Snippets,Slides,Screens http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1445 Veela Cooper « Snippets,Slides,Screens Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:39:52 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1445 [...] the link for better view   [...] [...] the link for better view   [...]

]]> By: HarryPotterSAfans » Totally Looks Alike http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1405 HarryPotterSAfans » Totally Looks Alike Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:49:48 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1405 [...] Mediate matches 30 news anchors, talk show hosts, and other “media muggles” with their Harry Potter equivalents. It’s like a Harry Potter edition of Totally Looks Like, except with personality included. Funny stuff: [...] [...] Mediate matches 30 news anchors, talk show hosts, and other “media muggles” with their Harry Potter equivalents. It’s like a Harry Potter edition of Totally Looks Like, except with personality included. Funny stuff: [...]

]]> By: libra blue http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1386 libra blue Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:43:13 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1386 Anderson Cooper = Fleur Delacour, doesn't that mean "flower of the court?" Since Anderson's "counterpart" is the only one that is not of the same sex, I am not sure if that is a compliment or an insult. Anderson Cooper = Fleur Delacour, doesn’t that mean “flower of the court?” Since Anderson’s “counterpart” is the only one that is not of the same sex, I am not sure if that is a compliment or an insult.

]]> By: FairAndBalanced http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1349 FairAndBalanced Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:42:09 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1349 You must all just be confounded... I bet it was Alan Colmes who cursed you. If anyone looks like a Death Eater, he does. You must all just be confounded… I bet it was Alan Colmes who cursed you. If anyone looks like a Death Eater, he does.

]]> By: FairAndBalanced http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1348 FairAndBalanced Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:14:36 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1348 This article is blatant slander of FOX news and all semi-conservative media. I am disgusted by the way the Mediaite Staff is marring the pure, honest excellence of the Harry Potter series by bringing their political view into the story. Is it so difficult to write an unbiased article, in which the liberal left-wing media isn't glorified into such heroic roles as Ron, Hermione and Professor McGonagall, and the right-wing media besmirched as characters like Draco Malfoy and his cronies? Honestly, this article echoes Rita Skeeter and Cornelius Fudge's BLINDNESS to the truth of Voldemort's return and their vilifying of Dumbledore and Harry. Any faithful Harry Potter reader would be ashamed. This article is blatant slander of FOX news and all semi-conservative media. I am disgusted by the way the Mediaite Staff is marring the pure, honest excellence of the Harry Potter series by bringing their political view into the story. Is it so difficult to write an unbiased article, in which the liberal left-wing media isn’t glorified into such heroic roles as Ron, Hermione and Professor McGonagall, and the right-wing media besmirched as characters like Draco Malfoy and his cronies? Honestly, this article echoes Rita Skeeter and Cornelius Fudge’s BLINDNESS to the truth of Voldemort’s return and their vilifying of Dumbledore and Harry. Any faithful Harry Potter reader would be ashamed.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1581240121">Amy Vuong</fb:name> http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1346 Amy Vuong Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:19:57 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1346 Most of these were spot on, but Walter Cronkite for Dumbledore, obviously! And I don't know about your Voldemort... Most of these were spot on, but Walter Cronkite for Dumbledore, obviously! And I don’t know about your Voldemort…

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1606380999">Elizabeth Odunsi</fb:name> http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1329 Elizabeth Odunsi Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:37:30 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1329 Sherri Shepherd = Grawp Sherri Shepherd = Grawp

]]> By: KatrinasmediaAngel http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1326 KatrinasmediaAngel Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:18:38 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1326 Anderson Cooper just failed the Harry Potter Media Muggles test. Anderson Cooper just failed the Harry Potter Media Muggles test.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1377194847">Rhonda Rothrock</fb:name> http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1249 Rhonda Rothrock Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:59:07 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1249 absolutely brilliant!!! accio more Harry Potter and the Muggle Media Counterparts! absolutely brilliant!!! accio more Harry Potter and the Muggle Media Counterparts!

]]> By: Harry Potter | Harry Potter | Media Muggles | Online | Mediaite http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1247 Harry Potter | Harry Potter | Media Muggles | Online | Mediaite Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:15:32 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1247 [...] and the equally magical land of headlines, bylines, cutlines, chyrons, blog pickup and declining ad Read more Share and [...] [...] and the equally magical land of headlines, bylines, cutlines, chyrons, blog pickup and declining ad Read more Share and [...]

]]> By: Hot Trend http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1246 Hot Trend Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:06:50 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1246 [...] and the equally magical land of headlines, bylines, cutlines, chyrons, blog pickup and declining ad Read more  Mail this postSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Harry Potter | Harry Potter | Media Muggles | [...] [...] and the equally magical land of headlines, bylines, cutlines, chyrons, blog pickup and declining ad Read more  Mail this postSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Harry Potter | Harry Potter | Media Muggles | [...]

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1265528608">Astraea Vanderlinden</fb:name> http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1223 Astraea Vanderlinden Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:58:22 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1223 My mom also totally looks like Trelawney! Like to the point of when we dressed up for the premiere poeple thought that my mom was really Emma Thompson dressed up like Trelawney! There were like people wispering and stuff! It was hilarious. My mom also totally looks like Trelawney! Like to the point of when we dressed up for the premiere poeple thought that my mom was really Emma Thompson dressed up like Trelawney! There were like people wispering and stuff! It was hilarious.

]]> By: darwinsmomma http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1189 darwinsmomma Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:16:12 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1189 Rachel Maddow as Harry Potter? Bravo! Let's give her a wand and see what she can do with it. Maybe she can take out the Death Eaters and bring peace just like Harry did. If anyone can do it, I bet she can! Rachel Maddow as Harry Potter? Bravo! Let’s give her a wand and see what she can do with it. Maybe she can take out the Death Eaters and bring peace just like Harry did. If anyone can do it, I bet she can!

]]> By: Eavesdropping Is What Guests Do Best… http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1156 Eavesdropping Is What Guests Do Best… Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:25:35 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1156 [...] Ever noticed the uncanny similarity between Barbara Walters and Harry Potter’s Professor Minerva McGonagall? Us neither. But some smart folks over at some new Web site did! Check out their list of the Harry Potter characters and their media doppelgangers. [Mediaite] [...] [...] Ever noticed the uncanny similarity between Barbara Walters and Harry Potter’s Professor Minerva McGonagall? Us neither. But some smart folks over at some new Web site did! Check out their list of the Harry Potter characters and their media doppelgangers. [Mediaite] [...]

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="639971861">Shelby Bryant</fb:name> http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1152 Shelby Bryant Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:17:00 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1152 Umm how about the entire fox-news network as Death Eaters! Minus a few good souls (think about Snape, and Regulus Black here people!) Sean Hannity...I'd have to say he's the Fenrir Greyback of Fox News...messy, angry, and animalistic. Anytime he sniffs a bit of crazy-pot stew, he chases after it with a frightening hunger. He may be inflicted with crazy, but unlike other crazies on Fox network, he hunts and spreads his crazy as often as he finds a victim rather than waiting for the crazy moon to rise. Greyback has a sick taste for children, and Sean Hannity loves to bring up the future and the children. Oh, and PS he's a dick. Huckabee...he's much more like Cornelius Fudge. He has all the right intentions, but he's bumbling and his opinion on abortion is quite like Fudge's on Voldemort: unchanging, and flawed. And, may I say they look alot alike? Give Huckabee a lime green bowler and they'd be interchangable. Umm how about the entire fox-news network as Death Eaters! Minus a few good souls (think about Snape, and Regulus Black here people!)

Sean Hannity…I’d have to say he’s the Fenrir Greyback of Fox News…messy, angry, and animalistic. Anytime he sniffs a bit of crazy-pot stew, he chases after it with a frightening hunger. He may be inflicted with crazy, but unlike other crazies on Fox network, he hunts and spreads his crazy as often as he finds a victim rather than waiting for the crazy moon to rise. Greyback has a sick taste for children, and Sean Hannity loves to bring up the future and the children. Oh, and PS he’s a dick.

Huckabee…he’s much more like Cornelius Fudge. He has all the right intentions, but he’s bumbling and his opinion on abortion is quite like Fudge’s on Voldemort: unchanging, and flawed. And, may I say they look alot alike? Give Huckabee a lime green bowler and they’d be interchangable.

]]> By: What Harry Potter » Current News Trends http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1145 What Harry Potter » Current News Trends Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:00:16 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1145 [...] Harry Potter | Media Muggles | Online | Mediaite [...] [...] Harry Potter | Media Muggles | Online | Mediaite [...]

]]> By: KatrinasmediaAngel http://www.mediaite.com/online/media-muggles-harry-potter/#comment-1017 KatrinasmediaAngel Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:47:27 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=4410#comment-1017 What can I say, this is fantastic. Love the Anderson Cooper comparison. What can I say, this is fantastic. Love the Anderson Cooper comparison.

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