“Here’s how wide open the 2012 race for the Republican presidential nomination is as the games begin: When Donald Trump showed up Thursday as a last-minute speaker at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, he got a standing ovation.” McClatchyhttp://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/11/3394118/conservative-crowd-sizes-up-candidates.html
What? Was there someone with even nominal political acumen standing behind him? Maybe Rand or Ron Paul? Bobby Jindal? Huckabee? Jeb Bush?
Maybe the report got it wrong. What they meant to write was: “When Donald Trump showed up, attendees scratched their heads and looked at one another in confusion.”
That would make much more sense. If it is in fact written correctly…I mean, come on conservatives, chronically bankrupt, shill for anything, reality television, multiple divorcee…that Donald Trump.
First Palin and now this, can you guys actually distinguish the difference between leaders and entertainers?
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Avatar
I saw Avatar twice over the holiday season, once with my Dad and sister and another time with my Mom. Seems the general viewing populace is enjoying it, as it is poised to become the number one grossing movie of all time. I think my Dad fell asleep but he still says he liked what he saw. My Mom went crazy for it and I think it maybe one of her most favorite movies of all time.
Sci-fi and movie geeks are split. While some find it a science fiction masterpiece others are disappointed in the plot’s lack of originality. The haters have a point. While it is visually stunning the plot is a rehash of the stranger-in-a-strange-land-leads-primitive-natives-against-a-technologically-advanced-invader kind of stuff. It’s been done a million times, but I found that Avatar did it really, really well.
Director, writer, producer James Cameron is a master storyteller. He captures the magic, heroism, sadness, humanity and adventure that allows the viewer to place him or herself right in the middle of the movie. He manipulates the audience’s feelings pulling them to highs and dropping them to lows right along with the movie’s characters.
Cheap and gimmicky? Perhaps, but still enjoyable. After all, a movie, book, television show, whatever doesn’t have to alienate someone with its hipness or tangled intelligence to be fun.
Not only did some sci-fi geeks not like it, Conservatives are in a tizzy over it. According to them, it’s anti-military, anti-business, anti-Catholic, anti-American, anti-human, anti….well, you name it. To them it’s just plain evil. It’s a liberal ideology guide put in place by the godless Cameron.
If that is the case, nearly half of all popular media is bound to upset them. Anyway, I give it two-thumbs up.
Best UFO footage of the 2009! http://www.ufocasebook.com/2010/video2009.html
Sci-fi and movie geeks are split. While some find it a science fiction masterpiece others are disappointed in the plot’s lack of originality. The haters have a point. While it is visually stunning the plot is a rehash of the stranger-in-a-strange-land-leads-primitive-natives-against-a-technologically-advanced-invader kind of stuff. It’s been done a million times, but I found that Avatar did it really, really well.
Director, writer, producer James Cameron is a master storyteller. He captures the magic, heroism, sadness, humanity and adventure that allows the viewer to place him or herself right in the middle of the movie. He manipulates the audience’s feelings pulling them to highs and dropping them to lows right along with the movie’s characters.
Cheap and gimmicky? Perhaps, but still enjoyable. After all, a movie, book, television show, whatever doesn’t have to alienate someone with its hipness or tangled intelligence to be fun.
Not only did some sci-fi geeks not like it, Conservatives are in a tizzy over it. According to them, it’s anti-military, anti-business, anti-Catholic, anti-American, anti-human, anti….well, you name it. To them it’s just plain evil. It’s a liberal ideology guide put in place by the godless Cameron.
If that is the case, nearly half of all popular media is bound to upset them. Anyway, I give it two-thumbs up.
Best UFO footage of the 2009! http://www.ufocasebook.com/2010/video2009.html
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