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Posted by on Feb 6, 2015 in Blog, Politics | 4 comments

What If We Had Listened to Republicans During the Ebola Scare?

 

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How foretelling this article turned out to be.

Republicans would eventually manage another virus, and the results would be catastrophic.  But this was back before anyone had ever heard of “President Trump.”

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Posted by on Jan 10, 2015 in Blog, Politics | 4 comments

“All the News that’s Fit to Print”….and other trivial bullshit

 

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Let me be clear.  The right to artistic expression must be defended.  In all cases.  No matter what.  At any cost.  No compromises.  Without exception.  Artists are either free to express themselves, or they are not.  There’s no purgatory. 

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Posted by on Dec 30, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Politics | 10 comments

Ava DuVernay Should Apologize (The Atrocious Lie of “Selma”)

 

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When necessary, Hollywood must be permitted to apply dramatic license in order to tell a good story.  That usually makes for a better movie.  However, no filmmaker should blatantly lie about the historical record and get away with it, without scrutiny.  That’s precisely what movie director Ava DuVernay has done with her grotesque portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in the film, “Selma,” which has rightfully ignited lots of controversy among both historians and movie critics.

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