Friday, October 22, 2004
Celsius 41.11: Just Bad Filmmaking
Washington Post calls it "dull' and "overlong," a "soporific" laundry list of conservative talking heads driving home talking points. "Guys in chairs opining is neither good filmmaking nor effective argument."
Des Moines Register: "As a piece of advocacy filmmaking, it lacks subtlety, much entertainment value or effectiveness ... "
Seattle Times: "It's not that Moore's film doesn't deserve an argument. But it does deserve a more thoughtful one. "
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Moore rebuttal film irks reviewers
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Friday, October 22, 2004
Thursday, October 21, 2004
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Bush Before Iraq: "We're Not Going to Have Any Casualties"
Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition, claims he warned the president of preparing Americans for the inevitable casualties. Bush replied that there would be none. Such arrogance is questionable in a man who took the US with such certitude into the Iraqi mire, seeing that casualties are rising increasingly and there is no end in sight. "You remember Mark Twain said, 'He looks like a contented Christian with four aces.' I mean he was just sitting there like, 'I'm on top of the world."
CNN.com - Robertson: I?warned Bush on Iraq casualties - Oct 19, 2004
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Sunday, October 17, 2004
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Sunday, October 17, 2004