1/20/09

It should have been earlier, but I will take it.

Toirtap!

For some people, that Barack Obama does not wear a flag pin on his lapel or that he doesn't have a big American flag on his campaign plane, means he is unqualified to be President. Based on such rationale, given the picture below, shouldn't those same people be calling for President Bush to be impeached (as if you didn't already have a reason)?

FYI, "toirtap" is "patriot" spelled backwards.

--R Thelonius

W

watch a clip of oliver stone's movie, W, to be released in october.

El-P

George Bush has, as we all well know, destroyed every shred of good grace the US had with the world. We can only hope that Obama will get it back, but meanwhile, it's up to art to snap people back into reality. TV and the media cannot be left to that. El-p, with a graphic touch, takes on torture and its new standing as "acceptable in certain cases."

Recount: The Story of the 2000 Florida Theft

If you have HBO you should watch this movie. It is an astonishingly accurate portrayal of what happened in Florida in the year 2000. It shows just what these Republicans would do to take the Presidency and after watching this and remembering what happened it is obvious these fuckers would do anything to put through their agenda. Dangerous and provocative, Denis Leary is wonderful and Laura Dern gives a spot on performance of Katherine Harris.

Though, one criticism - there had to be some strong women figures during this solid defeat of the democrats and we are stuck with only one performance of Katherine Harris that though extraordinarily accurate is the only women's role worth discussing in the film. Where was Donna Brazile? Was it all men running the show? I guess that question could be a yes, but that is troubling in itself.

The film is superbly acted, however and brings you solidly back to the trauma, though there is a sampling of excitement now that our nominee is clearly picked and we are a mere 240 days before these fuckers are gone forever.