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Letter to Congresswoman Michele Bachman

March 27, 2009 B. John 332 Views 0 Comments Minnesota, Michele Bachman, 18 U.S.C. Â§ 2385. Advocating overthrow of Government, Sean Hannity

Congresswoman Michele Bachman, Congresswoman from Minnesota, made the following comments to Sean Hannity: “At this point the American people – it’s like Thomas Jefferson said, a revolution every now and then is a good thing. We are at the point, Sean, of revolution. And by that, what I mean, an orderly revolution — where the people of this country wake up get up and make a decision that this is not going to happen on their watch. It won’t be our children and grandchildren that are in debt. It is we who are in debt, we who will be bankrupting this country, inside of ten years, if we don’t get a grip. And we can’t let the Democrats achieve their ends any longer.” I believe this may constitute a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2385. Advocating overthrow of Government.

Culture Movies

Synecdoche, New York – A Movie Review

March 23, 2009 B. John 369 Views 0 Comments Drama, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Kaufman, Catherine Keener, Michelle Williams, Comedy

Theater director Caden Cotard is mounting a new play. His life catering to suburban blue-hairs at the local regional theater in Schenectady, New York is looking bleak. His wife Adele has left him to pursue her painting in Berlin, taking their young daughter Olive with her. His therapist, Madeleine Gravis, is better at plugging her best-seller than she is at counseling him. A new relationship with the alluringly candid Hazel has prematurely run aground. Worried about the transience of his life, he leaves his home behind. He gathers an ensemble cast into a warehouse in New York City, hoping to create a work of brutal honesty. Worth watching, but be prepared to have to think. I’m still trying to decipher the meaning of the burning house.

Culture Movies

Speed Racer – A Movie Review

March 23, 2009 B. John 332 Views 1 Comment Cartoon, Wachowski, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon

Born to race cars, Speed Racer is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized – the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5. Despite liking John Goodman and Susan Sarandon, I really had no interest in seeing this film. We had downloaded it via the Tivo from Amazon Unboxed for Lay’s nephews to watch this weekend when they were over.

Culture Movies Fun Stuff

Paul Blart: Mall Cop – A Movie Review

March 23, 2009 B. John 340 Views 0 Comments Steve Carr, Action, Adventure, Kevin James

A single, suburban dad tries to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. It’s a job he takes very seriously, though no one else does. When Santa’s helpers at the mall stage a coup, shutting down the megaplex and taking hostages (Paul’s daughter and sweetheart among them), Jersey’s most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.

Featured Fun Stuff

Bubbles!

March 18, 2009 B. John 333 Views 0 Comments YouTube, Sea World, Dolphins, Bubbles, bubble rings

My niece loves to play the Bubble Breaker game on my phone. She can be down the hall at her grandmothers house, and as soon as she hears the little start up noise, she comes running going…”bubbles!” I also remember how cool I thought it was when adults could make smoke rings with their pipe or cigarette smoke. Now comes this video from Sea World where some of the dolphins, on their own, have learned to make a bubble ring with their blow holes, and then play with the ring underwater. Watch the video, as it is just beyond words to describe it.

Culture Movies

Lucky Ones, The – A Movie Review

March 9, 2009 B. John 341 Views 0 Comments Racbel Adams, Michael Pena, Tim Robbins, Neil Burger

Forced to grapple with old relationships, broken hopes and a country divided over the war, TK, Cheaver and Colee discover that home is not quite what they remembered, and that the unlikely companionship they’ve found might be what matters the most.

Culture Movies

In The Electric Mist – A Movie Review

March 8, 2009 B. John 321 Views 1 Comment Tommy Lee Jones, David E. Jensen, Bertrand Tavernier, Drama, new orleans

Detective Dave Robicheaux is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie Balboni. But during his investigation Robicheaux is led into a series of surreal encounters with a troop of Confederate soldiers.

Featured Politics Congress Presidency

Healthcare: Government Bureaucrats or Insurance Company Executives

March 8, 2009 B. John 369 Views 0 Comments healthcare, Democrats, Universal Healthcare, Obama, Insurance Companies, republicans

Choose your poison. I don’t know the final best answer to the healthcare crisis in this country, but I know it’s a mess, and it has to be fixed. I know one thing that is an absolute certainty. This problem will never be solved until the insurance companies and their influence are removed completely from the process.

Culture Movies

Blindness – A Movie Review

March 8, 2009 B. John 332 Views 1 Comment Drama, Mark Ruffalo, Foreign, Adaptation, Don McKellar, Julianne Moore, Fernando Meirelles

When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.

Culture Movies

Slumdog Millionaire – A Movie Review

March 8, 2009 B. John 242 Views 0 Comments Drama, Foreign, Adaptation, Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan

The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. I know I’ll be taken to the wood shed by some, so let me get this over with right away. I don’t think it was the best picture of the year.