REVIEW: ‘The Messenger’ Trashes America, Troops

We debated whether to rank “The Messenger” as “abhorrent,” but there are some lightly positive things about it. The more we thought about this movie after seeing it, however, the more the bad content in it stood out and annoyed us. 

Basically, the movie is about a sergeant wounded in the Iraq War who gets assigned to notify the next of kin of recently killed soldiers. Staff Sgt. Will Montgomery, played by Ben Foster in a star-making performance, is assigned to fellow officer Tony Stone, played by Woody Harrelson (also excellent), a recovering alcoholic who has never really seen action. Cynically, with a touch of sarcastic humor, Tony tries to show Will the ins and outs of performing this onerous duty. Even so, both are surprised by some of the reactions they get. One father angrily spits at Will when Will gives him the news about his son’s death.  (more…)

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Tags: Afghanistan, America, Ben Foster, Iraq, The Messenger
Posted Nov 27th 2009 at 4:14 pm in Film, Music, Reviews | 26666220 Comments »http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/drbaehr/2009/11/27/review-the-messenger-trashes-america-and-the-troops/REVIEW%3A+%E2%80%98The+Messenger%E2%80%99+Trashes+America%2C+Troops2009-11-28+00%3A14%3A48Ted+Baehr

Politico: Reality TV Crew Filmed White House State Dinner Crashers

Politico:

Two aspiring socialites who allegedly slipped uninvited into the White House for a state dinner Tuesday night were being filmed by a camera crew for a reality television show as they prepared for their headline-grabbing caper.  

The Bravo television network, which airs the “Real Housewives” series, confirmed Thursday that Michaele and Tareq Salahi were being followed by cameras from producers of the series on the same day the couple made it into the White House (but were not present for their entry), according to a network spokesperson. The show’s cameras appear to have captured the car carrying the Salahis as it neared the White House complex but did not follow the couple inside, a Bravo official said. 

A spokesperson for Bravo told POLITICO that Michaele Salahi is “under consideration” for a role on the show and that Half Yard Productions, which produces the series, filmed the couple “on that day as they prepared for the event.” 

“The Half Yard crew were not on White House grounds,” a Bravo official said. “They filmed them traveling there and were done once cars reached the security checkpoint.” 

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HuffPo’s Bernard-Henri Lévy: Poor Persecuted Polanski

Wait till you see me with gold chains…

There’s no way this is real. It can’t be. The Huffington Post needs to start an immediate  investigation to find the right-winger who falsely submitted this Ode to Child Rapist under Levy’s name in order to discredit French philosophers everywhere: 

I am mostly thinking about him: Roman Polanski whom I don’t know but whose fate has moved me so much. Nothing will repair the days he has spent in prison. Nothing will erase the immense, unbelievable injustice he has been subjected to. Nothing will take away the hysteria of those ones who have never stopped pouring contempt upon him, hounding him through hatred and asking for his punishment as if we were living the darkest and most ferocious hours of the McCarthysm [sic] era all over again.

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Tags: Bernard-Henri Levy, French, philosopher, Polanski, The Huffington Post
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The Lambert Files: Middle America Once Again Proves Its Inability to Be Hip

The recent fracas at the American Music Awards is yet another reason why I am glad I don’t go in for the mutual admiration society gatherings known as awards shows.

American Idol runner up Adam Lambert, one of the performers during the live East Coast broadcast, shocked viewers with his “pelvic-thrust[ing] … four-minute, S&M-themed routine, taking time out from singing to grope a female dancer, kiss a male musician and, most shockingly, shove a male dancer’s face into his crotch, in an act that simulated fellatio.”

Nothing like watching a little simulated fellatio to round out an evening with the family. Pass the popcorn!

Sources from the AMA claimed that those dance moves had not been part of the rehearsal, and the West Coast version of the show was edited to delete the scene. Now there’s the real scandal: trying to protect children who might be watching. If it’s good enough for the likes of the celebs in the AMA audience, it should be good enough for your 10 year old. (more…)

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Tags: abc, Adam Lambert, American Idol, American Music Awards, Britney Spears
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Open Thread Friday

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Does Oprah Want to Be Vice President?

The announcement that Oprah’s ending her show after 25 years came as no surprise.  In fact, I have been expecting this sort of announcement since Oprah took the stage with Barack Obama to announce her support for his presidential run.   During her first of many stump speeches in Manchester, I heard the crowd chant Oprah! Oprah, and listened to her give a well-crafted speech.  I also noticed a transformation in her voice and delivery.  She sounded more like a pastor giving a fiery sermon, closer to Reverend Wright, than a professional talk show host.  She seemed to revel in the moment and the difference in reception that comes with political power.  I couldn’t help but think of Oprah’s career and what was left for her to do that she hasn’t already done.

She became the country’s first Black Billionaire, she has maintained the crown of Queen Of Daytime for the last 23 years,  she’s built schools in Africa and convinced Americans to read whatever book she suggests, no matter how ridiculous.  She even started her own magazine appropriately called “O” during a time when the printed magazine market was being pummeled by digital delivery via the Internet, and it has somehow succeeded.  (more…)

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Tags: 2012, biden, Obama, Oprah, palin
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Burt’s Eye View: Obama’s World and Welcome to It

Many people were offended to see Barack Obama once again bowing to a foreign dignitary, the Emperor of Japan.  For my part, I was actually relieved that at least this latest breech of protocol didn’t involve his kowtowing to one of America’s sworn enemies. 

As most people are well aware, I have nothing but loathing for Obama’s policies, but even I am amazed by his reluctance to handle what I regard as the easy part of his job; namely, carrying off his responsibilities to be a figurehead, to be the proud symbol of this great and generous nation. 

Instead, he tours the world on our dime apologizing for our alleged failings and transgressions.  He goes to Denmark in order to lobby for the Olympics, in order that his corrupt Chicago cronies could cash in on crooked land deals, but he doesn’t go to Germany to help commemorate the falling of the Berlin Wall.  Next, instead of expressing the grief that every decent American felt over the slaughter of American soldiers and an unborn baby by an Islamic terrorist, this bozo gave a partisan shout-out at a Native American shindig.  Then, for good measure, he warned us not to jump to the conclusion that the Islamic terrorist was an Islamic terrorist.  (more…)

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Tags: ACORN, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Fox News, Global warming
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REVIEW: Tired ‘Old Dogs’ Lacks Bite

Disney’s new film “Old Dogs” features two great friends and business partners as the lead characters. They manage clients together, laugh together and when one of them needs consolation, the other one is willing to help provide a carefree and wild night to help his friend forget about his troubles. After such a wild night unfolds in a flashback, the consequences come back to one character nearly a decade later as he finds out that he has two children that he did not even know existed. The plot of the movie revolves around the two friends trying to trying to take care of these children with their very little experience in the parenting department. However, although “Old Dogs” has some funny moments, the movie ultimately has more bark than bite.  

In the film, Robin Williams plays Dan, a divorced man who is great friends with his business partner Charlie, played by John Travolta. After Charlie takes Dan out for the aforementioned wild evening, that night becomes fodder for business clients during sales meetings. However, several years after the event takes place, Dan is told suddenly that he has two children that he has to take care of as their mother serves a couple of weeks of prison time for a minor offense. The premise of a father bonding after time apart is nothing new and unfortunately, the movie does not provide a lot of laughs from the idea. (more…)

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Tags: "Old Dogs", Christmas, john travolta, Kelly Preston, Robin Williams
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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

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“You’re a little flat too…”  Brother, they don’t make ‘em like Crosby anymore.

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Eight Great Movies ‘For’ Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday.  Sure, Canada and a couple other nations have adopted their own weird versions of it too, but the notion of a nation setting aside a day to give thanks for its blessings could only arise in a nation that has been so abundantly blessed.  In its land, its people and its animating spirit, America has much to be thankful for even in a time of war, economic blight, and a government that too often seems to see its blessings as curses and its greatest strengths as flaws.

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But America’s abundance does not apply to movies about Thanksgiving.  Certainly some exist, but if you review a list of movies about Thanksgiving, the sad fact is that there are very few good ones.  Many are PC retellings of the original Thanksgiving story – one guess as to who the villains are (Hint:  It’s the dudes with buckles on their hats).  Others are tiresome melodramas about “quirky” families that reaffirm their bonds over plates of turkey, with “quirky” — meaning “annoying.”  (more…)

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Tags: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, America, Austria, Blackhawk Down, bolt
Posted Nov 26th 2009 at 6:47 am in Featured Story, Film | 26819039 Comments »http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kschlichter/2009/11/26/eight-great-thanksgiving-movies/Eight+Great+Movies+%27For%27+Thanksgiving2009-11-26+14%3A47%3A31Kurt+Schlichter

Open Thread Thursday

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Stand Up Notes From Flyover Country: Sarah Palin is Dangerous

Some days it’s tough to find things to write about and other days the floodgates open and there are just tons of people begging for a little mocking. Last night I was in a hotel in Fort Lauderdale searching for something to write about and finally gave up and watched the Bears drop another game. I went to sleep fearing the bleakness of the next day. Then this morning the morons started jumping out of the trees. Two great ideas just showed up.

The first was right there in the USA Today outside my room door. Seems the ultra-liberal mayor of Mexico City is cleaning up the town. No, he’s not stopping the rampant drug trade, chasing down murderers or the organized kidnapping rings. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard is hellbent on putting an end to whistling at women on the streets and gum chewers who spit their gum on the sidewalk!  I say “bravo” Mr. Mayor. There is no insult greater than being whistled at by a construction worker while being bundled into the trunk of a kidnapper’s car. Woe unto you if while you were kicking around in there some was gum on the bottom of your shoe! (more…)

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Tags: 10 Commandments for Urban Conduct, ann coulter, Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico City, Mexico City Mayor
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REVIEW: Godless ‘Road’ Offers Bleak Worldview

With only a day to go until Thanksgiving, Hollywood’s latest tale of post-catastrophe life ensures that audiences are truly thankful for what they have this year.

“The Road” is the dark post-apocalyptic journey of an unnamed man (Viggo Mortensen) and his young son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) as they travel from desolate, dangerous middle America toward the east coast. They hope to find remnants of civilized life there and to recreate what they lost in the mysterious unnamed cataclysm—probably a nuclear war—that left the world lifeless. Lifeless, that is, except for roving bands of cannibals and a few other pilgrims, like them, who search for some semblance of the past.

 The film is directed by John Hillcoat and adapted by Joe Penhall from Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. While not a classically scary film, I still sat on the edge of my seat for the entire 119 minutes. “Bad guys” rarely appear, but the knowledge that at any point cannibals could find the protagonists is disconcerting, and by the end of the film I was emotionally drained from the tense world in which the man and the boy live.

Much like McCarthy’s other work adapted for the screen, “No Country for Old Men,” a sense of hopelessness pervades this film. Early on, a roving band forces Mortensen to use one of his last two bullets—bullets presumably being saved for a desperate murder-suicide when hope finally runs out. From there, the run-ins with cannibals and a few other travelers never end happily. At best the encounters are bleak. Even at the end of “The Road,” hope for the future is tempered by the chilling terrors of the past, and the knowledge that further horrors await. (more…)

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Tags: cannibals, Cormac McCarthy, Joe Penhall, John Hillcoat, Kodi Smit-McPhee
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INTERVIEW: Michael Moriarty On Obama, Palin, NBC, Beck and…Gutfeld?

[Editor's Note: This is a small portion of a comprehensive interview that  originally appeared in the Irish Examiner on Monday, November 24th. You can read the full piece here.] 

Recently I was sent an email complaining about the season premier of the TV Show, “Law & Order.” My correspondent asked what I thought about the plot in which the local Manhattan district attorney Jack McCoy prosecuted a former Justice Department lawyer for “depraved indifference murder” following the lawyer’s memo on the techniques which could be used on terrorists. An astonished “Executive Assistant DA Michael Cutter says, “Jack, you want to prosecute a member of the Bush administration for assaulting suspected terrorists?” To which, a cocksure “McCoy” declares: “The word is torturing. And, yes, it’s about time somebody did.”

The increasingly leftwing comments injected into the plots of this once fine show had turned me off many seasons ago and I answered my reader, “I haven’t watched that show much since they replaced Michael Moriarty as the lead in 1994.

Mr. Moriarty has always been one of my favorite actors and given that he is an Irish American, I thought he’d be the perfect lead off to a series of interviews with notable Americans of Irish ancestry. I was thrilled to be able to connect with Mr. Moriarty, who now lives in Canada, and he graciously agreed to this Q&A interview. (more…)

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Tags: abortion, Glenn Beck, greg gutfeld, law & order, Michael Moriarty
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ABC Announces Oprah-Obama Christmas Special

Breaking at The Hollywood Reporter:

The queen of daytime will interview the president of the country during an ABC holiday special that brings together Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama.

The network has announced “Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special.”

“Christmas at the White House” will air Sunday, Dec. 13, at 10 p.m. (more…)

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‘Blind Side’ Director ‘Regrets’ Bush-Bashing Joke

First off, kudos to Patrick Goldstein at the L.A. Times who yesterday proved capable of criticizing Big Hollywood without making a whole lot of stuff up. We trust and hope this is the start of a new relationship, a turning over of a new leaf… 

Bygones Patrick, and Happy Thanksgiving.

Not to steal any of Big Government’s thunder, but in that massive ACORN dumpster dump a Leftist Decoder Ring was found that translates Left-speak into what the rest of us call The Truth. Mike Flynn was kind enough to let me use it in order to translate Goldstein’s write up…

Goldstein: It used to be the liberals who loved to play the victim. But now it’s conservatives who just can’t enough of that warm and cuddly feeling of being an oppressed minority.

Decoder Ring: Uh,oh, they’re starting to fight back. (more…)

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Tags: Blind Side, Bush Joke, John Lee Hancock, L.A. Times, Patrick Goldstein
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Hollywood’s Favorite Child Rapist Makes Bail

In celebucrat homes everywhere there will be more than tofu turkey stuffed with cocaine this Thanksgiving, there will be rejoicing…

A Swiss court granted Roman Polanski bail on Wednesday, accepting $4.5 million to allow him to remain under house arrest at his chalet. The director will stay in prison for up to 10 days while the Swiss government decides whether to appeal.

The Swiss Criminal Court reversed its previous rejection of bail, saying it was confident the large cash guarantee would compel Polanski to remain at his chalet in the Swiss resort of Gstaad under house arrest and monitored by an electronic bracelet.

The good news is that the man who drugged and anally raped a thirteen year old girl is still in jail. Let’s hope the Swiss Justice Ministry does appeal and does prevail….

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Tags: Bail, child rape, hollywood, Jail, roman polanski
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One Shot. One Kill. One Beautiful Sharpshooter

This is not Yael, our beautiful Israeli sharpshooter. Security forbids us from posting her real name or image. But you get the idea, right?

“How long did it take you to qualify as a sharpshooter in the IDF?”

“Not too long. I had a natural aptitude with the rifle. I started out at 15 meters, then moved up to 30, 50, 100, 400 then all the way up to,” she hesitates, “classified meters.”

Israeli soldiers are famously and appropriately tight-lipped regarding training and operational details.

Yael—not her real name—is an unbelievably beautiful young Israeli woman. Her moca skin—flawless, like dark glass—testifies to a Bukharin father and Yemenite mother, a genetic mix I strongly recommend. She looks like the American supermodel Tyra Banks, only slimmer, more beautiful — and far more lethal.

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Tags: Arab Muslim Terror, Counterterrorism, Female Soldiers, IDF, Israel
Posted Nov 25th 2009 at 7:04 am in Politics, Religion | 26754288 Comments »http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ravrech/2009/11/25/one-shot-one-kill-one-beautiful-sharpshooter/One+Shot.+One+Kill.+One+Beautiful+Sharpshooter2009-11-25+15%3A04%3A35Robert+J.+Avrech

Somewhere Bob Hope is Smiling: Hollywood Thanks Troops at Thanksgiving Concert

Gary Sinise,  Mykelti  Williamson, Kevin Farley, Kristy Swanson, LeeAnn Tweeden…

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) – Gary Sinise and the Lieutenant Dan Band made their first appearance in Afghanistan performing for hundreds of Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Coast Guard members Nov. 23 here.

This visit is one in a long line of entertainment and celebrity visits to boost morale of servicemembers who are away from home and their loved ones during the holidays, said Col. Edward Shock, the Armed Forces Entertainment director.

That sentiment of thanking the troops during the holidays was echoed by the visitors.

“We understand and appreciate your sacrifice. We do not take you for granted,” Mr. Sinise told the crowd. “We’re grateful for you and your service and the sacrifice of your loved ones back home. Your families sacrifice so much, so often and we know they miss you. Thank you.”

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Hollywood: Whose Side Are You On?

Once upon a time Hollywood movies were often about American heroes vanquishing our enemies. Now they make movies attacking Americans while ignoring the real people who attack America.

Once upon a time Hollywood had no problem distinguishing our enemies from our allies. Now our allies are often shown to be feckless and evil while our enemies are either ignored or made out to be mere puppets of our evil leaders.

For example, last season of “24″ had an African dictator’s troops invading the country and trying to unleash a deadly virus, but of course, they were working for an evil Blackwater type military contractor run by a right-wing “patriot.” Patriot is Hollywoodese for crazy nut job. The same kind of villains were used in this year’s “State of Play” which had evil government contractors murdering people to cover up their evil conspiracy. Or last year’s “Body of Lies,” also starring Russell Crowe, which showed the CIA as a bunch of lying killers who have Arabs picked off with abandon for the aims of US policy. And let’s not forget 2007’s “Valley of Elah” in which American soldiers are portrayed as soulless killers made that way because they were exposed to combat. Or how about “Syriana”, in which a fat George Clooney wanders around the Arabian desert learning how evil the US is while boring the audience with an obscure plot. (more…)

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Tags: "Green Zone", Matt Damon, nazis, Russell Crowe, State of Play
Posted Nov 25th 2009 at 4:51 am in Celebrity News, Featured Story, Film, Politics, Religion | 265778103 Comments »http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhudnall/2009/11/25/hollywood-whose-side-are-you-on/Hollywood%3A+Whose+Side+Are+You+On%3F2009-11-25+12%3A51%3A08James+Hudnall

Open Thread Wednesday

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Sesame Workshop VP: ‘Pox News’ Comment on ‘Sesame Street’ in Praise of Fox

Last night, VP of Sesame Workshop Sherrie Westin joined Bill on “The O’Reilly Factor” to defend a recent show where “Sesame Street” trashed Fox News:

So, PBS, if it is true, as VP of Sesame Workshop Sherrie Westin indicated in the above segment, that the GNN (Grouchy News Network) clip exposed by Big Hollywood three weeks ago was in praise of Fox, then how do you explain this?!?!:

I don’t know what was in the head of the producers, but my guess is that this was one of those parodies that was too good to resist. But it should have been resisted. Broadcasters can tell parents whatever they think of Fox or any other network, but you shouldn’t do it through the kids. -PBS Ombudsmen Michael Getler

I guess that means you were against Pox News before you were for it, or something? (more…)

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Tags: Bill O'Reilly, GNN (Grouchy News Network), John Nolte, Media bias, Michael Getler
Posted Nov 25th 2009 at 12:49 am in Culture, Politics, Television | 26839825 Comments »http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/amarlow/2009/11/25/sesame-workshop-vp-sesame-streets-pox-news-comment-was-in-praise-of-fox/Sesame+Workshop+VP%3A+%27Pox+News%27+Comment+on+%27Sesame+Street%27+in+Praise+of+Fox2009-11-25+08%3A49%3A45Alexander+Marlow

Ed Begley Jr. Loses It On Fox News

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Yikes. Someone got the talking points. Can you say, “Peer reviewed studies?” Methinks those leaked emails that pretty much show Global Warming is … what’s the best way to put it?… the big fat freakin’ lie we all knew it was, has stirred our friend Ed up some.

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Tags: Ed Begley Jr., Fox News, Global warming, Hacked Emails, Stuart Varney
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Happy Thanksgiving You Greedy, Evil Americans

It’s that time of year again.  If you’ve got a leftist in your family, you can forget enjoying a familial celebration of the blessings bestowed upon you and your country.  If you’re white, you’re particularly guilty.  If you’re black like Zo, you’ll be referred to as nothing more than a “house negro” as seen in the YouTube comments section. The liberal Thanksgiving motto is as follows: Starve and be un-merry!

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Tags: bill whittle, Sonja Schmidt, Thanksgiving, zo
Posted Nov 24th 2009 at 5:03 pm in Political Humor, Video | 26793846 Comments »http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/scrowder/2009/11/24/happy-thanksgiving-you-greedy-evil-americans/Happy+Thanksgiving+You+Greedy%2C+Evil+Americans2009-11-25+01%3A03%3A09Steven+Crowder

Daily Gut: Left Won’t Let Facts Get In the Way of Global Warming

So last week I told you about the scandal at the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit. There a hacker revealed confidential emails exposing attempts by global warming apostles to manipulate embarrassing info that countered their warming claims.

These emails have been called “the nail in the coffin” of global warming hysteria.

I wish that were true.

Check out the sites where the Chicken Little`s still thrive. About the hacked emails, The Huffington Post says “this criminal activity has created fodder for right-wing groups to promote their own agenda that global warming is not real.” And, after admitting he was “deeply shaken” by the emails, a Guardian columnist adds that “To bury man-made climate change, a far wider conspiracy would have to be revealed.”

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Tags: Al Gore, Dick Cheney, email, emails, gitmo
Posted Nov 24th 2009 at 4:13 pm in Daily Gut | 26802656 Comments »http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ggutfeld/2009/11/24/daily-gut-left-wont-let-facts-get-in-the-way-of-global-warming/Daily+Gut%3A+Left+Won%27t+Let+Facts+Get+In+the+Way+of+Global+Warming2009-11-25+00%3A13%3A22Greg+Gutfeld

Angelina Jolie: No Fan of Obama?

Could this be true?

Barack Obama does not have Angelina Jolie’s seal of approval.

“She hates him,” a source close to the U.N. goodwill ambassador, 34, tells the new issue of Us Weekly (on newsstands now).

“She’s into education and rehabilitation and thinks Obama is all about welfare and handouts. She thinks Obama is really a socialist in disguise,” adds the source.

But don’t expect to see the Salt actress rally against Democrats on Fox News like her staunch Republican father, Jon Voight.

“Angie isn’t Republican, but she thinks Obama is all smoke and mirrors,” the source says.

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Tags: academy award, angelina jolie, Brack Obama, socialist, UN
Posted Nov 24th 2009 at 2:48 pm in Celebrity News, Politics | 268142114 Comments »http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bighollywood/2009/11/24/angelina-jolie-hates-obama/Angelina+Jolie%3A+No+Fan+of+Obama%3F2009-11-24+22%3A48%3A50Big+Hollywood

Alec Baldwin: Pass ObamaCare to Get Revenge on Republicans

When Leftists are winning the day, they’re just plain arrogant. When Leftists are losing, they’re a helluva lot of fun to watch. Case in point: Alec Baldwin’s latest incomprehensible attack on Republicans courtesy of HuffPo. Here are my favorite snips, but read the whole thing and count the number of times you say, ”huh? — whuh?” Don’t make it a drinking game, though. Suicide’s illegal:

The Pentagon wastes more money on more crap that you and I don’t need and gets it wrong, on a policy level, more often than not since 1960 (I’ll give them a pass on Korea, due to all the Cold War anxiety at the time).

How nice… Baldwin gives the Pentagon a pass on Korea… I’m sure a wave of relief swept through the Military Industrial Complex. “Hey, you can exhale now, the ‘30 Rock’ guy says it’s okay…” And don’t you just love when a Leftist decides to get all bent over government waste? It’s always the military, always the most successful — by a long shot — of our government agencies. (more…)

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Tags: 9/11, al qaeda, alec baldwin, Barack Obama, Congress
Posted Nov 24th 2009 at 2:23 pm in Celebrity News, Politics | 26809070 Comments »http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2009/11/24/alec-baldwin-pass-obamacare-to-get-revenge-on-republicans/Alec+Baldwin%3A+Pass+ObamaCare+to+Get+Revenge+on+Republicans2009-11-24+22%3A23%3A38John+Nolte

Iowahawk Geographic: The Secret Life of Climate Researchers

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Our very planet depends on them. Yet they remain nature’s most elusive scientific species, inhabiting some of the world’s most delicate and daunting academic environments. But thanks to new breakthroughs in high speed cameras and email files, metascientists are finally beginning to understand their mysterious behaviors and complex social interactions. Tonight on Iowahawk Geographic: step inside the Secret Life of the Climate Researchers.

French Horn Fanfare Theme

Fast-cut montage of walrus mating with polar bear, astronomer peering through telescope into neighbor’s window, cheetahs chasing penguins on the Serengeti, scientists filling out NSF grant proposals

Dah dat dat DAAAH dat, dah daht duh dah dee-dah dee dah-dah!

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This is the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, home of one of the largest nesting populations of climate scientists in Europe.

Gentle ant’s-eye scene of idyllic campus lawn, strewn about with drunken mating undergraduates

Each year it attracts magnificent migratory flocks of graduate students, adjuncts and visiting faculty from across the northern hemisphere.

Shots of jumbo jets landing at Heathrow; herds of climate researchers busily milling at Duty Free shops, retrieving baggage, phoning for prearranged limo service

Within minutes of arriving on campus, the migratory researchers approach the entrance of the Climate Research Unit and perform the secret credential dance, fiercely displaying their prominent curriculum vitae. This signals to the security drone that they can be trusted with the sacred electronic lanyard badge that will grant them entrance to the hive’s inner sanctum.   (more…)

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Tags: climate change, emails, iowahawk, National Geographic, scientists
Posted Nov 24th 2009 at 1:10 pm in Political Humor | 26806239 Comments »http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/dburge/2009/11/24/iowahawk-geographic-the-secret-life-of-climate-researchers/Iowahawk+Geographic%3A+The+Secret+Life+of+Climate+Researchers2009-11-24+21%3A10%3A31Iowahawk

ABC’s AMA Awards: Some ‘Simulated Fellatio’ For the Kids

We’re all for freedom of expression and all that, but the airwaves are public and parents have a right to know what they’re sitting their children down to watch. And if it involves shoving “a male dancer’s face into his crotch, in an act that simulated fellatio,” I think we all do.

Today’s New York Post:

Adam Lambert shocked and surprised the American Music Awards Sunday night with what some viewers deemed a “lewd” performance of the title track of his newly-released debut album, “For Your Entertainment.”

The “American Idol” runner-up pelvic-thrusted his way through the four-minute, S&M-themed routine, taking time out from singing to grope a female dancer, kiss a male musician and, most shockingly, shove a male dancer’s face into his crotch, in an act that simulated fellatio. (more…)

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Tags: "public airwaves", Adam Lambert. ABC, AMA, American Music Awards
Posted Nov 24th 2009 at 11:10 am in Culture, Entertainment | 268002118 Comments »http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bighollywood/2009/11/24/abcs-ama-awards-some-simulated-fellatio-for-the-kids/ABC%27s+AMA+Awards%3A+Some+%27Simulated+Fellatio%27+For+the+Kids2009-11-24+19%3A10%3A37Big+Hollywood