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Daily Douche – Mac Butner

July 9, 2014July 9, 2014 B. John 4192 Views 0 Comments North Carolina, Rowan County, Malcom Butner, Douchebag

This entry is in the series Daily Douche-Bag

I was thinking about starting this new series, as yesterday seemed to bubble to the surface a rash of people and organizations deserving of the “douche” designation. So the morning started with me thinking about who to feature first, and then a few items down in my Facebook stream, what do I find but an article about Malcom “Mac” Butner the appointed chairman of the Rowan County Housing Authority, and Republican extraordinaire. It seems Mac has been busy on his Facebook wall lately. I’d say it makes him Republican Presidential material.

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Finding a Right in the Constitution

July 2, 2014July 9, 2014 B. John 916 Views 0 Comments Marriage, supreme court, LGBT, Equality

You’re likely aware that a number of state laws and constitutional amendments limiting the right so LGBT people to marry, have recently been found to be unconstitutional. The anti-equality pundits then issue their (now pretty standard) press releases denouncing the ruling, and explaining how the judge “found” a non-existent “right to gay marriage” in the U.S. Constitution. I’m here to theorize that one does NOT go to the Constitution to find a right.

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Django Unchained-A Movie Review

June 6, 2014June 1, 2014 B. John 402 Views 1 Comment Kerry Washington, Drama, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Western, Jamie Foxx, Quentin Tarantino, Christoph Waltz

Former dentist, Dr. King Schultz, buys the freedom of a slave, Django, and trains him with the intent to make him his deputy bounty hunter. Instead, he is led to the site of Django’s wife who is under the hands of Calvin Candie, a ruthless plantation owner. This one was OK. We’d both wanted to see it, and it wasn’t a wasted couple of hours, but we’re glad we didn’t pay the full theater price to see it.

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The Bag Man-A Movie Review

June 5, 2014June 1, 2014 B. John 537 Views 0 Comments Paul Conway, Rebecca Da Costa, Thriller, Crime, John Cusack, Drama, Robert De Niro, David Grovic

A criminal bides his time at a seedy motel, waiting for his boss after killing several men and making away with a mystery bag.This has a favorite actor of mine John Cusack, and was interesting. Be prepared for lots of intense violence with some comedic moments. This one won’t be to everyone’s taste, but I thought it was OK.

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The Monuments Men-A Movie Review

June 4, 2014July 9, 2014 B. John 617 Views 0 Comments Bob Balaban, War, Dimitri Leonidas, George Clooney, Justus von Dohnányi, Biography, Matt Damon, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Jean Dujardin, Drama, Hugh Bonneville, Cate Blanchett

Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an impossible mission: with the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys possibly hope to succeed? It wasn’t terrible, but it was like an attempt at a noble documentary. I think it would have been better as a documentary.

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Philomena-A Movie Review

June 3, 2014June 1, 2014 B. John 445 Views 0 Comments Drama, Biography, Judi Dench, Stephen Frears, Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope, Sophie Kennedy Clark

When former journalist Martin Sixsmith is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena, who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin arranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son’s fate. Furthermore, both find their basic beliefs challenged. Both me and Lay thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It was certainly very sad, and I must admit, it made me angry, but it was a good story well told. You definitely need to watch this movie.

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Inside Llewyn Davis-A Movie Review

June 2, 2014May 31, 2014 B. John 534 Views 0 Comments Music, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, John Goodman, Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, 60s, Drama, Folk Music

Follow a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles — some of them of his own making. I really expected I would enjoy this movie, as did Lay. Unfortunately, I didn’t like it at all.

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Elysium-A Movie Review

June 1, 2014May 31, 2014 B. John 405 Views 0 Comments Matt Damon, SciFi, Sharlto Copley, Neill Blomkamp, Action/Adventure, Jodie Foster

In the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds. We both liked this movie. I might have liked it a little better than Lay. It was actually a bit thoughtful and thought-provoking. Not outstanding, but it was definitely worth watching.

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American Hustle-A Movie Review

May 31, 2014May 31, 2014 B. John 505 Views 0 Comments Comedy, David O Russell, Suspense, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner

A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia. We both really wanted to like this movie, but we both hated it. I remember some of the news coverage of the events, and was really disappointed. It just never seem to grab my attention.

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire-A Movie Review

May 31, 2014 B. John 624 Views 0 Comments Paula Malcomson, Willow Shields, Simon Beaufoy, Donald Sutherland, Michael Arndt, Suzanne Collins, Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Adventure, Jack Quaid, Francis Lawrence, Taylor St. Clair, Science Fiction, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Woody Harrelson, Josh Hutcherson

A year after winning the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and her partner, Peeta Mellark must go on what is known as the Victor’s Tour wherein they visit all the districts. But before leaving, Katniss is visited by President Snow who fears that Katniss defied him a year ago during the games when she chose to die with Peta. With both Katniss and Peeta declared the winners, it is fueling a possible uprising.

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Difference Between Free Speech and Consequences of Speech

May 10, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 2094 Views 0 Comments Flip Benham, Tony Perkins, HGTV, Louie Gohmert, Todd Starnes, David Benham, Jason Benham

Today’s topic is a recent controversy related a pair of twin brothers from Charlotte, Davis and Jason Benham. The Benham brothers made a small fortune flipping homes, and were recently working on a HGTV show. What HGTV didn’t bother to find out was that the brothers have a particularly nasty streak when it comes to gays, abortion rights, and Muslims. When that came to light, that was the end of the show, and the beginning of their cries of persecution…because you know, the Constitution guarantees one the right to a TV show, and freedom from consequences.