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New Rule: If Jon Voight is wearing a prosthetic nose or speaks with an accent, it's gonna blow. HARD.

Kelsey Grammer? *sniff* Aww, Frasier, you're killin' me here....

File this under "Most Unnecessary Review Of The Year." Anyone who's seen the trailer knows this flick is shitty. And Kevin Farley is the most talentless actor/comedian brother of a talented but dead comedian not named Belushi.

"...which is something all liberals have because we're all terrorist loving-sodomites who promote contraception but never use it. And I want you inside me, Zucker. So I can infect you, you bitch."

Best. Rant. Ever.

And I want you inside me, Zucker. So I can infect you, you bitch.

Bah ha ha!!

It occurs to me that the word "sodomite" isn't used nearly as often as it should.

"Nuance, motherfucker."

Great Dustin one liner, or greatest Dustin one liner?

Now this is the Rowles I fell in love with, not the one that spews venom towards the brothers in Hollywood who are just trying to make movies.

Wow...a movie based on hate, intolerance, and empty stereotyping, performed by a who's who of second rate character actors who barley have the chops to be second rate character actors in films, is bad. Who knew?

I mean really Kelsey Grammar...an ex druggie who's death to any sitcom he's on, movie he's in, or boradway play he appears in kills the move; a man who's money comes from funding more talented African American sitcoms (which he hates) and reruns of the only sucessful character he's ever done who was a liberal (which he hates), kills the movie. Wow

John Voigt and Dennis Hopper...two men who can only look forward to "life time oscar" boobie prises if they're lucky, are in a bad film.

Finally David Zucker...shot his comic wad with Airplaine! in 1980 and has spent the past 25 years making trying to get another blast going and has ended up with thin weak drips loved mostly by underaged kids sneaking into the movie for the T&A. The cloeset he'll ever get to owning an oscar is if he can buy someone else's (and he knows that an hates it) He directed a craptacular movie...I am shocked!

No Offense Dustin cause your review actually rocks harder than having a really good porn director do "Nalin Palin" and it winning an AVA award and Oscar with Matt Damon as the presenter high fiving Nina Hartley as she holds the award up high and thanks the GOP (That's just how hard your review rocks bro)...but really are we suprised? At all?

So did Dennis Hopper, Jon Voight, James Woods and Kelsey just suck each others dicks and call it patriotic and totally not queer. Cause it sounds like a hell of a wankfest.

Yes BSlim, that and the word nambla.

Lick. My. Clit.

To all the men reading this:

"Lick my clit" was an expression used by Mr. Rowles to express his outrage at the movie "An American Carol", and it is, by no means, to be understood as an insult, but rather Mr. Rowles' resentment for the fact that he does not own a clit/clitoris/rosebud. Or his resentment for the movie, period. (Note: he does not have a period either.)

I encourage all straight men to continue licking clits and to please not take Mr. Rowles' words as the new "go to hell!"

Regards.

Also the only George Washington is David Morse from the John Adams miniseries. Jon Voight? Poseur.

I encourage all straight men to continue licking clits
Regards.

Posted by: Sofía at October 8, 2008 3:30 PM

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And by encourage I take it Sofia means: DO IT! or I will pummel you with my freakishly gigantic mutated fists...of punishment.

This movie looked pretty bad. I almost feel like I have to convince people to go see it (not me, though) just to convince Hollywood there's a market for something other than straight liberal dogma in political cinema, but geeze, in this market I think I can only get a couple bucks for my soul.

And besides Thank You for Smoking is a bazillion times better than this could be and much closer to the way I feel about things (Little Green Men coming soon! Color me excited!). I do have to say, though, to those upset at seeing actors they hold dear or at least respected turning up in ignorant political shitfests, well, welcome to my world.

By the way, I don't understand the Kelsey Grammer being death to sitcoms thing. Cheers ran for 9 years and Frasier for 11. That's a pretty solid track record and both shows were great. Does Back to You really suck or something?

And by encourage I take it Sofia means: DO IT! or I will pummel you with my freakishly gigantic mutated fists...of punishment.

Actually, BarbadoSlim, they really have no other choice, with my gigantic hands holding their heads there and all.

i'm just waiting for Jones Soda to come out with a vag flavored pop at some point. They have to be close to running out of fruit combo's right?

I hate it when actors/actresses/musicians get political. And I don't mean giving to charities or advertising for organizations but when they publically declare they're democrat or repubican and or come out for either candidate. I typically want to shove myself in my own dryer and take a spin.

But mostly I hate fuckhead actors or anyone for that matter who acts like Reagan and his era are something to strive for. That summamabitch started this whole economic mess. Fuck neocons, and fuck them harder for brainwashing fiscally responsible republicans into debt mongering retards.

I must defend m'lady's honor! *Removes enormous glove, gives Slim a quick slap across the face, pancaking him in the folds of it*

Dustin - if you really want to be sure you infect Zucker with AIDS, you need to fuck him in the ass, not the other way around.

Just sayin'.

Nice, Dustin - but I'm a little disappointed you neglected the brilliant Trace Adkins. I'll always hold a special place in my cold black heart for that shitheel...

With that honky tonk badonkadonk
Keepin' perfect rhythm
Make ya wanna swing along
Got it goin' on
Like Donkey Kong
And whoo-wee
Shut my mouth, slap your grandma
There outta be a law
Get the Sheriff on the phone
Lord have mercy, how's she even get them britches on
With that honky tonk badonkadonk
Ooh, that's what I'm talkin' bout right there, honey

YEAH! LIKE DONKEY KONG! GOING ON LIKE DONKEY KONG! WHOOP DE FRIGGIN' HOO! USA! USA! USA! WHOO! SLAP MY GRANDMOTHER, SLAP THAT MISGUIDED BITCH RIGHT ACROSS HER HOOHAW! YIPPIDEEDOO!

Breathtaking rant. Thank you Dustin.

Just the other day I had a conversation about this unfortunate film with someone who's been hypnotized by FauxNews. It proceeded as follows:

"I can't wait to see this film about Michael Moore. You're going to see it, right?"

Dreamer: "Um, no, the movies I go to are usually fantasy/SF or comedies..."

"But this IS a comedy."

I walked away to go bang my head.

I can't deal with the right wing anymore. Their pandering and propaganda are so mean-spirited and stereotype-based it scares me.

Always on time, I must make a small comment, though. You weren't as gallant before you learned the size of my hands... but I'm definitely glad you know now.

What the fuck is a clit?

This is my first visit to this blog.

You had me at "Lick. My. Clit."

I genuflect to your nuance.

So... What you're getting at is me getting all done up in drag and heading to this flick with my gay Hispanic friend with the midriff-baring Obama '08 shirt isn't a good thing to do? I'm not sure I understand...

What the fuck is a clit?--

It's similar to God + Unicorns in that its a made up thing some peole swear exist.

peole is = to people in my world

All this film needs is Patricia Heaton as Betsy Ross and Sean Hannity as Ben Franklin and it would be a perfect storm of inept right-wing crapitude. This stuff makes me long for Zombie Jefferson and Zombie Adams and Zombie Payne to rise and just smack the crap out of all the pseudo-patriots who contributed to this drivel.

"But aside from the fact that An American Carol is no fucking good, it does an incredible disservice to conservative thought. At least from a liberal's perspective, it unwittingly paints Republicans in as bad a light as liberals; they are, according to Zucker, war-loving, education-hating, simple-minded dolts who solve all their problems with shotguns. By demonstrating the excesses of the left, An American Carol unintentionally presents the radical excesses of the right."

This is truth.

Btw, I would argue over the 24 years. Baseketball was fucking genius. Mostly because of the South Park guys, though.

Eep:

I have a special place in my shelf for three maligned comedic masterpieces:

Beerfest
Balls of Fury

and

Baseketball

They get funnier EVERY. TIME. I see them.

The other thing that drives me nuts is these friggin' nutcases like Sean Hannity (who needs his ass kicked, toot-sweet) seem to think if you're not on their side, you're as bad as this movie makes the left appear to be. I've got nothing against Republicans in general, nor do I agree with everything the Democrats rally for. It's the hardcore twats that don't believe in anything in-between that make me wanna throw a goddam toaster at their face...

And I think it's funnier than shit that O'Reilly constantly reminds folks that he's undecided, and leans toward neither the right or the left, that he's fair and balanced, etc... And yet, here he is. In this piece of shit.

Hahaha, agree about Beerfest. Greatness. I never saw Balls of Fury because I heard such bad things. I had seen Dan Fogler on (off? can't remember) Broadway in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee though and he was awesome. I will definitely check it out on the strength of your recommendation.

Btw, I have a legit Beers hat that I got off E-bay.

Btw, I have a legit Beers hat that I got off E-bay.

Posted by: Eep at October 8, 2008 4:24 PM

You are a true fan my friend. As for Balls, have a couple of brews and take it for a spin, you might be surprised.

The case on Dan Fogler closes with "Good Luck Chuck". The man is such a sleeeeeeaze. Just filthy and not in a good way. They hired him to make Dane Cook look good by comparison. DANE COOK.
And Sofi, It must've been your fight with Genny that got me in this chivalrous mood. (I may have a slightly different idea of the meaning of chivalrous.)

The other thing that drives me nuts is these friggin' nutcases like Sean Hannity (who needs his ass kicked, toot-sweet) seem to think if you're not on their side, you're as bad as this movie makes the left appear to be. I've got nothing against Republicans in general, nor do I agree with everything the Democrats rally for.

You know both the parties are so full of shit it's pathetic. I didn't bother watching the debate since it was just Douchecrat vs Retardican. Hell why is it even called a debate still I have no idea. No issues are actually hashed out or "debated." Both sides give us their respective soundbytes or why their plan is better but there is no real back and forth discussion over the plans. Honestly I think the independents and green folks should be allowed to the debate, or someone with balls to just rip both candidates a new asshole on their hypocrisy. Elections, at this point, are a joke. Both Dems and Republicans in congress have failed us. Anyone who thinks the other side is to blame is a god damn tool.

Damn straight, Devo.

Sofi, It must've been your fight with Genny that got me in this chivalrous mood.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme

I didn't fight with Genny. I'd NEVER fight with Genny; she's awesome. We just cleared some shit up, that's all. You sexist pig!

In other shocking news, the sun is hot.

Devo- that comment is spot on. Everyone in this country has decided that your political affiliation should be akin to rooting for a sports team. Fuck the other side! Our team is best! It's too bad that both sides think they know everything and the "others" are a bunch of liberal pussies/conservative retard hicks, if this country ever decides to have real discussions between ideologies again maybe something good might happen.

Oka. Now I'm fucking pissed.

1) NO-ONE. I mean NO-ONE messes with Dickens.

2) Chuck B. you made me agree with Eep, something I am sworn never to do: Kelsey Grammar (much as I loath him) cannot be considered sit-com poison.

And do these morons even understand the basics of Dickens? Everything he ever wrote was espousing liberal ideology: he took on the laissez-faire (that's French for Republican, Eep) Victorian moral majority and shoved their uptight religious prejudice in their faces. I am so pissed.

Devo,

I've been waiting all day to read something like that. I would correct you on a couple of minor points... if there were ANY to correct!

I voted in 2000 and 2004, and seeing how mine (& millions of other's) didn't count in either election, even I'm not stupid enough to think the general election process has any real meaning any more.

Last night wasn't a debate, it was a waste of time.

Honestly both parties just consolidate power so that their congressmen/women can sell us out. And we're so busy being partisan assholes to each other that we don't realize the discernable difference between dems and reps gets smaller every fucking year. Sure there are some social differences, but really, let's not kid ourselves, we've been sold down the river and we're literally paying CEOs of failed businesses out of our pockets now. This is supported by both your republican and democratic congressmen. Democracy fails when we don't call these people on their bullshit.

The Fed, the SEC, Greenspan, Bernanke, Paulson, our entire legislative branch, and the executive administration should be led to the gallows by none other than the American people. But fuck that right we'd rather have more bullshit elections that change nothing.

Cara mia, *kisses hand* You know I have only the highest regard for you *kisses wrist* You are my Chilean princess *kisses up arm* Where would I be without you *kisses neck* You understand this reference, no? *morphs into John Astin* Tonight we Dance the Mamushka!

Optimus, I see we share some love for the masterpiece that is "The Addams Family." Favorite scene? Mine is the kids' play. Wednesday coughing at the audicence. Blood flying everywhere. Raúl Juliá's eyes, wide with admiration and fatherly pride. Anjelica Houston's... "nothing" face.

Pure brilliance.

We need a zombie Raul Julia. He could probably still act better than most current actors/actresses, even as a zombie.

Devo- not much to say except you are right/awesome. Somehow they have all tricked us into hating/fighting each other while they don't change much of anything.

"Don't torture yourself, Gomez."
:snip:
"That's my job."

Love love love.

Mais Paddydog, je parle francais, et pas trop mal.

And see, that's why I hate politics. For some reason everybody wants to be in somebody's business about something. The Republicans at least claim they want economic freedom (they really don't), but then try to tell you how to live your life. The Democrats trumpet social freedom (although I think they have their flaws in that respect in much the same way), but they want how much money you make and what you do with it to conform to their idea of fairness. It doesn't make any sense to me. I just want freedom, and I want it for everybody. I want a government that resolves disputes according to principles and defends me and my property from attack and then stays the fuck out of my life. How is it possible that there isn't a party with any size or clout that wants to give me that? I mean I know why, but it still sucks.

Just to make the connection clear, my rant was keyed on laissez-faire Victorians.

When was the last time anyone saw Voight, Hopper, or Woods in a comedy? Oh, that's right, none of them are fucking funny. It is a shame that the pathetic Greg Gutfeld was not included to do some of that great con-com that he did sooooo successfully on Fox.

You are knocking it out of the park Devo. See, there's a disconnect between the skills and values required to govern well and the skills and values required to obtain a position in government. The government feeds on votes, which come much more easily from feeding the people bullshit than they do from governing well. To govern well you need to have the skill to determine what is in the best interest of the people, have the values to act on that rather than on your personal interest, and have the skill to convince others in government of your viewpoint. THEN the people have to actually realize that what you did was in their best interest.

Soundbites, pandering, and earmarks are so much easier. Good government is just impractical and exhausting. I basically heard that on the news the other night. "Sweeteners are just how you get things done," smiled the commentator as the government rammed the shaft up our ass. FUCK YOU.

I can totally understand that people working their ass off don't have time to do their thorough research, in that same vein they shouldn't believe every Tom, Dick and Harry on the news. Especially since most news (other than local) is 24 hour shitheaded nonsense from one of seven media conglomerates. The news media is bullshit and doesn't give us journalism anymore, just ratings. Thus what could be a good beacon of truth to people without the time to seriously dig their teeth into this shit is nothing more than a bought and paid for advertisement by the very people trying to smokescreen our affairs domestic and abroad.

At the same time I can't spew all this vitriol at the government because it has gotten away with so much shit under our watch. Last time I checked we were supposed to fucking fighters who don't take no shit from anyone. Instead we've been fucking complacent or ignorantly silent during this whole mess. Why is it we have the balls to tell foreigners to fuck themselves but can't even stand up to our own government? Or have we actually deluded ourselves into thinking we have a real voice with our vote? Oh wow Rich Fucked Up Asshole A or Rich Fucked Up Asshole B.

I mean I sound really bitter and cynical but after reading several books about our affairs abroad and the current economic situation I feel like we're fucked no matter who wins. I'd rather have Obama but that doesn't make him my choice.

Who will seriously slow the tide of globalization? Who will have the balls to close any of the over 800 bases we have worldwide? Who will fucking admit to the United States killing more democracies than we've helped establish (hello latin/south america, yes that's why they hate our guts.) The American people are so blind to the blood on our hands that at some point I just have to admit to myself that whomever we elect, we're overdue for a rude awakening. The fact that 9/11 made more people jingoistic and over-zealous in their nationalism instead of investigative in our international affairs told me all I really needed to know about this country. In fact it pretty much disgusts me that retarded Americans care more about what two consenting adult citizens do in their spare time than most other issues.

Americans have lost touch with the definition of freedom or integrity.

Thank you Devo may I have some more??

Gotta love Raul Julia's Gomez. I'll blame my weakness for kooky antics. And of course the Wednesday/Pugsley rivalry is too true.

Basically Devo, we put up with our government because we have too much to lose as individuals. That's your answer. They're working on it, though, and doing better at it than they do at almost anything else! Have you considered voting for a third party candidate though? I mean it doesn't have to be a choice between complacency and uprising if we take the time to inform ourselves and vote our conscience. If you ask me, the internet is making this more possible than it has been since the parties established themselves as the only options.

I think everyone is forgetting Julia's most important role, Franco Bertollini. "The first-a rule of Italian driving: What's-a behind me is not important."

I agree with Paddydog, republicans should keep their mitts off Dickens. My Dad used to read Dickens to me as I fell asleep and to have O'Reilly imagery associated with that...so wrong. In fact, the phrase 'spinning in his grave' comes to mind.

Did anyone read that Rolling Stone article about McCain yet? I'm really naive (and also disliked him to begin with) but that article was hilarious. Read that instead of going to see W or Religulous.

I'm registered no-party and typically forced to vote third party in primaries. Fuck you California, primaries should be fucking open despite one's party affiliation.

My mother is voting third-party this election. I'm at the point of writing a big "fuck you" on the write-in section of the presidential election section. Seriously though I'll probably swallow my disdain and vote Obama only because the thought of Palin near anything remotely important (apparently Alaska is dumb) makes me cringe in horror.

Wow. Have to see it now.

I thought about voting third-party for a while - but the thing is, until the third party candidates are given equal footing (i.e. media coverage), it's basically throwing a vote away. I know it sound callous, but the way shit's been rollin' it's going to be either A or B. Yeah, it blows ass, but them's the ages we live in...

Guys, guys, guys.

Blame Canada.

So since yesterday's debate coverage, I've been thinking about American politics in general and trying to figure out why I don't quite get it.
I haven't been able to figure out your obsession with personal freedoms (freedom of speech I get, but gun rights make no sense to me whatsoever, and neither do religious freedoms), but then I've always thought a benevolent dictator would be a much better system than any democracy.

One thing I realized though, is the reason I don't quite get either of your parties. I realized that in alot of ways (not all ways, our government has been aping yours more and more these past few years), your Democrats are much more rightwing than our Liberals (who are perversely our conservative rightwing party). what's with that?

Democrat doesn't mean liberal and republican doesn't mean conservative. This creates a problem and mostly shows how ignorant we are of definitions of our own political parties.

Democrat really means pussy that will flipflop instead of standing their ground.
Republican really means rich son of a bitch who wants to spend us into improbably levels of debt.

There used to be strong willed Democrats who stood for something just like their used to be fiscally responsible republicans.

Democrat really means pussy that will flipflop instead of standing their ground.

What is flipflopping exactly? Isn't changing your opinion on an issue when further evidence comes to light a positive thing? Or is there something that I'm missing...

To me it's doing dumb shit like voting for the Iraq War when you're anti preemptive strike. But Dems are jackasses.

I've always wondered if there was a way to get the ideology out of politics, perhaps by defining some fundamental mission statement for a government and having all argument about how best to achieve those goals. But then I guess the mission would be an ideology. Still, my gut tells me there is a best way to do things, maybe by approaching each issue completely individually and not having any sort of mission.

For example the bailout thing. Now I don't whether the bailout was a good idea or not, I am not an economist and I don't pretend to understand the factors involved. But it seems to me that all the posturing on the part of the Republicans (and I'm not saying the dems are free from this sort of thing, this is just an example) talking about how they don't want to establish a precedent for bailing out the free market was kind of missing the point. Does it really matter what your political ideology is when the economy is in that much shit?

You missed the most important question here: does anybody drive Jon Voight's car? And if so, is it a Volvo?

You missed the most important question here: does anybody drive Jon Voight's car? And if so, is it a Volvo?

Whatever, I'm sick, I get a pass for doubling.

"Pre-emptive stike" eh, Devo?

Otherwise known as an "attack"?

I agreed with those who didn't vote it. This bailout was damned if you, damned if you didn't though. We basically threw 700 billion at paying off defrauded foreign investors before they sued the Fed.
So essentially taxpayers will be paying for Wall Street and the Feds mistakes for years to come.

Instead these CEOs, Paulson, Bernanke and Greenspan (since he started this shit) should have their own savings put into this bill. Company boards paid CEOs multi-million dollar bonuses while their businesses were fucking tanking. The american taxpayer should not be picking up this bill. Yet here we are paying 700 fucking billion and these ceos get to keep upwards of several hundred million after their banks have failed.

And who made sure we voted for this ASAP? Nancy fucking Pelosi,

So, I almost didn't read this review. I mean, of course this movie is an unfunny pile of excrement. But, now I remember the joy of scathing and bitchy - especially when stating the obvious. I had to take a break to grab some Ben & Jerry's to enjoy with my warm fuzzy feeling of superiority. Great Review!

You have a clit? Hmmm ... what are you doing Tuesdays, after 4 p.m.?

Skitts,

It's not like your vote in a pile of 50 million votes is going to make a difference there either, so if you lean toward a third party, why not vote your conscience? You know you want to, and it'll mean something to those people -- you think the Republicrats give a shit about you? If they did, they'd pay you for your vote.

Gotta start somewhere, man.

Barr/Beer '08

My theory is that the pharmaceutical companies have everyone so drugged up with happy pills that the people don't give a shit about anything anymore. Seriously, it is my experience that at least 90% of women I know are medicated. And they think it's good. Anyone remember that Fridays sketch with Michael Richards? "Take a pill!" Everyone is hooked on pills that they can't pay for, but they are too doped up to do anything. I made a couple of new acquaintances recently, and as I was having a cup of tea, they were discussing the meds they had been on and the ones they were trying now. Then one of them looked at me and said "Are you on meds? Everyone's doing it!" I did my best to maintain my composure while they talked about side effects. And trying to talk politics was quite interesting, let me tell you.

Admit it Dustin: this was like crack to you, wasn't it? As soon as they started advertising it, you KNEW you would be reviewing it.

Just wanted to let you know that I am thoroughly enjoying your overdose.

What, no musical montage featuring Toby Keith? What the hell kind of right-wing movie is this?

I'd never waste my time with it, just as I'd never waste my time with anything Moore or his ilk have to say.

It just strikes me how similar people are in America. Not necessarily in politics, but in unconscious action, in the desire and will to lay blame, make asses of ourselves and try to make others look like asses, too. We're a sorry lot.

P.S. It had to be so hard for Grammar to be on "Frazier", what with the gay guy and the dirty immigrant SO DAMN CLOSE. No wonder they ahd to pay them so much.

And I would also bring up the contradiction of him playing an mutant in X3, but the less said about that film, the better.

"Lick. My. Clit"

Grow. Up. Dustin.

Uhm... so why exactly do people keep referring to Kelsey Grammer as "Kelsey Grammar"?

Nice rant up there, though. Completely unnecesary review, but a whole lot of fun on its own. Something I wouldn't expect from this movie.

"Who will seriously slow the tide of globalization? Who will have the balls to close any of the over 800 bases we have worldwide? Who will fucking admit to the United States killing more democracies than we've helped establish (hello latin/south america, yes that's why they hate our guts.) The American people are so blind to the blood on our hands that at some point I just have to admit to myself that whomever we elect, we're overdue for a rude awakening. The fact that 9/11 made more people jingoistic and over-zealous in their nationalism instead of investigative in our international affairs told me all I really needed to know about this country. In fact it pretty much disgusts me that retarded Americans care more about what two consenting adult citizens do in their spare time than most other issues."

I say, reform your electoral system and open it up to some other parties. And send a hell of a lot more on education. Or - revolution time!

Make that "spend". Not that anyone's around!

You know, I sometimes have a gift for erudite vitriol but Dustin, this time there is no contest. Well done, sir.

That said, I'm with Devo & crew. When I was but a lad getting me some of that eddikashin I decided to look broadly at the world. I subscribed to US News and World Report and Mother Jones at the same time. I learned how hard it is to get a "fair and balanced" view of any issue from any media, and how convincing any case can be made.

Solution? A multi-party vs. two party system. A mechanism that allows & preserves a voice for minority opinions (And BTW districting, representative government and the electoral college actually help preserve minority voices. Without these it would be worse. There's actual science for this.) An educated, informed population of citizens - not right, left, "average Americans", "the middle class", "workers" or worst of all "consumers."

I am a citizen. I am soverign. Me. The government, such as it is, is my agent, not me theirs. The boneheads are there to take care of some details for us, the ruling class - all of us. We put a government in place because some, few, things work better done that way. We put mechanisms in place to try to prevent our civil servants from becoming civil masters.

If there ever was an American genius, it was this, which is being eroded, nay assulted and demolished from all sides of the political spectrum.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed...."

Well said, BierceAmbrose.

Look out ahead, there's a truck changing lanes. You've got some yellow crumbs on your upper lip. And those warts on your dick aren't gonna go away unless you start using topical cream every day.

Thanks Ep but it isn't really me. Hard to go wrong when inspired by genius poetry.

Been reading The Federalist Papers lately too, which creates quite the contrast with the current crop of panderers. I'd whine but we're really getting the government and candidates we deserve, ask for, nay insist upon. When factcheck.org and twitter streams inventory the candidates dishonesties to the world in near real time and we yawn, well . . .

The blame-game spins because each horrible thing was a bipartisan effort, and we, we were complicit. We let them. Yet, vilifying those people gives us a little frisson of superiority while conveniently letting us wise-ones off the hook. We have met the enemy and he is us - but not in a Homeland Insecurity way.

But, I rant . . .

None of the above / Anybody else '08

My mom has an awesome pin from the 60s that says "Nobody for President."

I want that pin, Devo.

And yes, BierceAmbrose, The Federalist Papers SHOULD be a big part of everyone's education. I haven't read all of them yet, and I think the fact that reading them wasn't a part of my schooling is a crime. This country isn't a place or a people, it's a concept, and the Federalist Papers were the argument over how to define that concept. If there's ONE thing that everyone should learn in American history, it should be that. But nobody knows them and nobody understands, so we give it all away without even knowing what we're losing.

Sorry if I'm being a little melodramatic, but politically speaking my heart is broken right now.

Devo "Nobody for President" - sweet. I could wear it with my "Question Authority" button.

"politically speaking my heart is broken right now."

Well, I'm kind of with you there. It ain't good. Yet, I'm old enough to know that it ain't been good for some time, and yet, here we still are. Still, there's a reason for my chosen nom de-pajiba.

Bierce (the original) / Twain '08

"politically speaking my heart is broken right now." & etc. was for you Eep.

Bad tags. Sorry.

Oh yeah, things started going south a looooong time ago. I didn't mean to imply that the last few years or even several decades had represented a sudden break from previously good politics. As far as my knowledge goes, most of the existence of the country has been a progression of the government overstepping the boundaries so carefully placed around it to prevent it from becoming what it is now.

So this was one of them ironic reviews right? He really loves but acts like he hates to be all cool and snarky. Or did I misread it?

To equate the neoconservatives and Bush-era republicans with actual conservatism or "the right"...the honest-to-goodness stay-out-of-my-money conservatism they only seem to speak of in political science classrooms anymore...

...well, it does an extreme disservice to those of us on the right who are damn right that they're all wrong. Now hands off my money and my guns!

I would love to see an honest-to-goodness subtle parody of Moore's films...but this isn't it.

Is Dennis Hopper radical right-wing? I remember an interview he did describing his corporate villain in Land of the Dead, and he said he deliberately played him as a take-off of Donald Rumsfeld. That whole movie was about corporatism and war-profiteering, and Hopper seemed to get it, so I'm surprised to see him described as a conservative loon.

Got talked into seeing this piece of shit movie!!I hated every second!!

Got talked into seeing this piece of shit movie!!I hated every second!!

Blame Canada.
Posted by: Admin11 at October 8, 2008 7:33 PM

Now, now. The Canadian government has apologized for Celine Dion on several occassions.

Very good movie...... I really enjoyed, it shows the decadence of north america (USA and Canada) led by greedy left wing, fanatic liberals. ha, ha, ha. Hopefully, left wing liberals do a good job by finishing the US army so we (soviets) can take over, be the new empire.... ha, ha, ha....keep it up... my left wing liberals. and don't worry because " the end (our cause) justify the means "... Che Guevara
From Russia with love...

Stumbled across this post today....Actually, even though I've never seen it, "An American Carol" was my favorite movie of 2008. It's my favorite because BillO the Clown O'Really was in it, and the movie failed miserably!

Just goes to show you that conservatives can't make good comedy!!!