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Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 11:14 am
The essence of culture war is a marching-backwards. Glenn Beck made "Leave it to Beaver" noises because his target audience is cognitively s...Re: Morning Awful: Catholic Birth Control Contention
02/08/12 10:51 am
Notice how a lot of so-called liberal Catholic MEN, like E J Dionne and Chris Matthews, are making this all about religious freedom. Bullpuc...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 10:46 am
I was six years old and in parochial school when John Kennedy ran for President. I remember my parents and family being pleased when he won,...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/08/12 2:15 am
You've seen them before at the 2009 G-20 meeting and the Battle of Seattle in 1999.Re: Morning Awful: Regressive South Carolina
02/07/12 3:17 pm
It takes an advanced degree in cognitive dissonance to deny these laws have any object other than making it harder for minorities & the ...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/07/12 7:07 am
I checked out on OWS months ago so I never heard of Black Bloc. Wow. Good to know.Re: Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
02/06/12 8:43 am
Applause for a simply-stated version of my own mind.Re: Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
02/06/12 8:41 am
2 is a higher number than my preferred number of "zero," and it's still lower than 30. I think you can summarize a lot of the Obama Era in t...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/06/12 6:47 am
Who has the irrational hatred of POTUS ? Greenwald or Paul ? Which POTUS ? Bush? Obama ? Lincoln ? Madison ? Any ideas about why ? rather...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/05/12 1:30 am
Good post! I've stopped by a few times, but never commented. I think the key phrase in assessing Greenwald is "overcompensates" and he does...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 2:24 pm
I dislike the term "emoprog." It confuses musical politics with movement politics.Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 1:19 pm
For the same reason Ron Paul approved those newsletters.Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 1:18 pm
And vote. No vote, no voice and no right to criticize the government, because the sorry a-holes who don't vote enable whichever government t...
Category Archives: movies
Mega City One Fashionistas Do Not Wear Polo Shirts
Of all the images I’ve seen from the new movie production, this one (via) is the most troubling — and not because of the exploding brain matter, or Judge Anderson’s steady poise in execution. (Trust me, the darkly-comic world of … Continue reading
Major Barbara
This blog has willingly engaged in open controversy lately over the president’s use of wartime authority. Do not mistake this work for some kind of apologetics, and rest assured I am as affirmatively liberal in my views on the subject … Continue reading
Morning Awful: GI Joe II
Why would Hollywood even bother when the first movie sucked so bad and the comic book has been shit since issue #41? I don’t understand how millions of dollars can get flushed down the drain like this without incurring riots … Continue reading
Dredd Lawmaster Needs Buildings
Via. This isn’t bad; in fact, it’s a pretty hot take on the lawmaster. Judge Dredd’s ride is supposed to look like something that can go 200 miles an hour and kick ass, with a big imposing grill. Yet I … Continue reading
Better Dredd Than Dead!
This quote from Karl Urban, actor currently in post-production as the title character in a new cinematic version of Judge Dredd, my favorite comic book, is music to my fanboy ears: If anyone is familiar with Dredd, over the years there are … Continue reading
Avengers Trailer
This will either be an epic cinematic event or have the greatest suck-factor since Matrix: Revolutions. When there are too many characters and the bad guys are two-dimensional, even the most fanboyetic special effects won’t make me want to see … Continue reading
Movie Review – “The Greatest Movie Ever Sold”
The jujistu that Morgan Spurlock employs here just about made me want to stand up and clap. Continue reading
Towel Day
Hey, galactic hitchhikers! Yesterday was the day you were supposed to take a towel everywhere you went in celebration of the life and work of Douglas Adams. If you forgot, or if you were subject to security screening going in … Continue reading
Exit Through The Gift Shop
I’m a big fan of the street artist known as Banksy, whose documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop is attracting controversy with its Oscar nod. Allegations that Thierry Guetta, AKA Mr. Brainwash, is a Borat-style mockumentary character have been running … Continue reading
Dear Lindsay Lohan
Please stare at this picture. This is not the talented girl who made a movie with Garrison Keillor. This is not a star, either. Stars do not need tattoos on their wrists to remind them of their star status. Stop … Continue reading
