Martians Go Home!
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Martians Go Home ! ... but take me with you ! (dissahc)
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SHORT LIST OF MARTIAN CHARACTERS IN THE STAGE WORLD
(Venusians, Pans, Lizards and others also included) by Josh Nevada
Below you see a list of Martian characters in the "Stage World".
Martians :
Martians in politics and power
U.S. Government - Executive Branch
Dick Cheney (U.S. Vice-President, former Secretary of Defense)
Al Gore (U.S. Vice-President, 1992-2000)
Warren Christopher (U.S. Secretary of State, 1993-1996)
William Cohen (U.S. Secretary of Defense, Clinton Administration)
Henry Kissinger (U.S. Secretary of State, Nixon Administration)
Anthony Lake (U.S. national security advisor, 1993-1996)
Richard Holbrooke (U.S. Representative to the U.N.)
Frank Keating (Governor of Oklahoma)
Andy Marshall (Pentagon's military advisor - Office of Net Assessment)
A.B. "Buzzy" Krongard (Executive Director of CIA - CIA's No. 3)
Robert Zoellick (U.S. Trade Representative)
U.S. Senate
Craig Thomas (U.S. Senator; R-Wyoming)
Jim Inhofe (U.S. Senator; R-Oklahoma)
Richard Shelby (U.S. Senator; R-Alabama)
John Glenn (former U.S. Senator; astronaut)
Learn more about their Committees assignments
U.S. House of Representatives
Edward R. Royce (U.S. Representative, R-California)
Howard "Buck" McKeon (U.S. Representative, R-California)
Lois Capps (U.S. Representative; D-California)
Tom Lantos (U.S. Representative; D-California)
Jim Leach (U.S. Representative; R-Iowa)
Jerry Moran (U.S. Representative; R-Kansas)
Anne Northup (U.S. Representative; R-Kentucky)
Jo Ann Emerson (U.S. Representative; R-Missouri)
Kenny Hulshof (U.S. Representative; R-Missouri)
Michael R. McNulty (U.S. Representative; D-New York)
Curt Weldon (U.S. Representative; R-Pennsylvania)
John Thune (U.S. Representative; R-South Dakota)
John J. Duncan, Jr. (U.S. Representative; R-Tennessee)
William Jenkins (U.S. Representative; R-Tennessee)
Tom Petri (U.S. Representative; R-Wisconsin)
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U.S. - Businessmen
Michael Bloomberg (businessman, owner of the Bloomberg conglomerate)
Steve Ballmer (CEO, Microsoft)
British politicians
Tony Blair (UK Prime Minister)
Robin Cook (UK Foreign Secretary)
Martin McGuinness (Northern Ireland's Education Minister, ex-IRA)
Other countries
Vladimir Putin (Russian Prime Minister)
Gerhard Schroder (German Prime Minister)
The Pope John Paul II
Yukio Hatoyama (head of Japan's Democratic Party)
Hugo Chavez (the President of Venezuela)
Leonid Kuchma (the President of Ukraine)
Martians in Hollywood
(Who said Martians don't combine with entertainment ?)
Mel Gibson
Tom Hanks
Meg Ryan
Antonio Banderas
Jean Claude Van Damme
Ed Harris
Michael Keaton
Bill Paxton
Gary Sinise
Brendan Fraser (from "The Mummy", "Blast from the past")
Goldie Hawn
Eric Stoltz (from "Memphis Belle")
Tom Hulce (protagonist of "Amadeus")
Milla Jovovich (protagonist of "The Fifth Element")
Natassja Kinski
Catherine-Zeta Jones
Uma Thurman
Annete Benning
Christopher Walken
Denzel Washington
Donald Sutherland
Pat Morita (Miyagi, the Japanese master in "Karate Kid")
Roger Moore
Hutger Hauer (from "Blade Runner, "Crossworlds")
Eric Idle (from British comedy group "Monty Phyton", now on Sony's TV show
"Suddenly Susan")
Malcom McDowell (from "Clockwork Orange", "Cat People")
Ray Walston (Uncle Martin in the classic TV show "My Favorite Martian")
James Stewart (protagonist of several Hitchcock movies)
In this essay, the author
- Presents a short list of martian characters in the 'stage world', including venusians, pans, lizards and others.
- Describes al gore (u.s. vice-president, 1992-2000), warren christopher (us secretary of state, 1993-1996), henry kissinger, anthony lake, rich holbrooke, frank keating, and andy marshall.
- Describes the committee assignments of the u.s. house of representatives, including a.b. 'buzzy' krongard (executive director of cia).
- Describes howard "buck' mckeon (u.s. representative, r-california), lois capps, tom lantos and jim leach.
- Introduces curt weldon (u.s. representative; r-pennsylvania), john thune, john j. duncan, jr., william jenkins, tom petri, and steve ballmer.
- Describes british politicians, including tony blair, robert cook, martin mcguinness, vladimir putin, gerhard schroder, pope john paul ii, hatoyama, chavez, kuchma, etc.
- Opines that martians don't combine entertainment with entertainment.
- Compares natassja kinski, catherine-zeta jones, and malcom mcdowell.
- Describes ray walston, james stewart, christopher reeve, mark hamill, jonathan frakes, and john riker.
- Compares the roles of peta wilson, rufus sewell, carrie-anne moss, joe pantoliano, matt doran, belinda mcclory, and david aston.
- Describes the characters of bill young, howard landau, robert reiner, elijah wood, and robert patrick.
- Compares daniel von bargen, emily bergl, viggo mortensen, crig bierko, stuart wilson, jude law, and xander berkeley.
- Describes ted levine, anthony sharp, paul farrell, matthew lillard, tcheky karyo, and kurgen prochnow.
- Compares rosie marcel and peter jason in 'hypersapien - people from anotherstar', a 1986 sci-fi movie.
- Describes willie nelson, george michael, annie lennox, bjork, gigliola cinquetti, quentin tarantino, and richard hatch.
- Describes berkley, gretzky, lowell, givenchy, beuys, etc.
- Describes the venusians in hollywood, including eddie bernice johnson (d-texas) and sydney penny (robyn, the eldest girl in 'hyper sapien).
- Describes the characters of julian arahanga, kevin reeves, christopher slater, joseph charles, colin farrell, and gerry adams.
- Describes muammar kadhafi (lybia's dictator), osama bin laden (terrorist), louis farrakhan (u.s. black leader, founder of the nation of islam), mick jagger (rolling stones), nina hagen (german singer),
- Describes the members of the u.s. house of representatives, including fellini, mas canosa, and spence.
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