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Interesting choices there, Mark. The Constitution, you say... that's the same document that W's predecessors swore to uphold, right? The same one that prompted Jimmy Carter to issue this executive order:
http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/eo12139.htm
I mean, really, if it's OK for a Democrat president...And then theres "It's a Wonderful Life." Not sure who Chenney is, but I'm sure he'll love it. It's the movie about this fellow named George, a small businessman who followed in his father's footsteps and is being harangued by "bank inspectors," right? Through no fault of his own, he gets into a jam and then he prays to God for help, right? And there is a God! And God sends an Angel to show that without good ol' George in the community, things go all amok -- drugs, prostitution, rampant crime, etc.
In a poignant scene, George Bailey makes a case against centralization and command & control economics: "If Potter gets ahold of this Building & Loan, there'll never be another decent house built in this town. He's already got charge of the bank. He's got the busline. He's got the department stores and now he's after us. Why? Well it's very simple. Because we're cuttin' in on his business, that's why. And because he wants to keep you livin' in his slums and payin' the kind of rent he decides."
So good ol' George, a compassionate conservative businessman, spent his life lifting people up by giving them a chance to make it on their own. He helped so many people -- not through handouts or welfare but through compassion and the free market. He even supported the troops and was most proud of his brother Harry's service in the Army. Despite the spectre of arrest awaiting him upon his return home, he does indeed return and accepts responsibility. His greater desire is to be with his wife Mary and the kids. George realizes he truly had a wonderful life.
So yeah, Mark, I'm glad you are a fan of a movie that affirms prayer, belief in God, supporting our troops, family values, pro-business, anti-monopoly, pro-law and order, and upholding the values of compassionate conservatism.
Comment Posted By Sly Robbie On 22.12.2005 @ 23:26
TOP TEN MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS OF ALL TIME
A Bridge Too Far -- John Addison
Say what you will about the movie, star-studded flop or rousing war flick, the soundtrack to this was awesome. John Addison, himself a veteran of the Arnhem battle from the XXX Corps, created moving and poignant music to accompany the unfolding scenes of the operation and battle of the largest airborne attack ever attempted. Disaster ensues. The film's director, Sir Richard Attenborough noted: "the music for A Bridge Too Far is, therefore, in one sense [Addison's] requiem for those who fought beside him."
The stirring march of the overture plays often, in differing tempo throughout the film, very effectivly in "March of the Paratroopers." One of the great moments of the score is in "Airlift" as the massive air armada takes flight. More somber, but affecting tones are sounded in "Arnhem Destoryed" and "Retreat." One of the best musical moments sadly is not on the soundtrack. It is where the Germans advance upon wounded and dying Brits in their most bitter hour of defeat. These guys held the Germans at bay to buy time for the able-bodies to escape. Having spent their last ammo and laid down their arms, awaiting inevitable capture, they humbly sing the hymn "Abide With Me."
Under-appreciated flick, but kickarse music. Addison won an Oscar for "Tom Jones," but this score by too far (pardon the pun) was his best work.
BTW, personally, I loved the movie. Some of the best in the acting business at their prime -- Redford chewing scenery, Sean Connery sublime as the doomed General Urquhart, Sir Anthony Hopkins before he got too full of himself, Sir Laurence Olivier pleading with German General Maximillian Schell for a brief cease-fire to take the wounded from the streets and then "you can kill us as much as you like." Shout out to Gene Hackman as Polish General Sosabowski (if you do not know his story, google it). Watch this movie in concert with "Band of Brothers" episodes 4 & 5, it makes a nice complement.
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Comment Posted By Sly Robbie On 16.12.2005 @ 03:00
I am hoping the next probe will go to the planet Earth and seek out signs of intelligent life at the DNC headquarters.
Comment Posted By Sly Robbie On 17.12.2005 @ 02:49
