Open Thread Wednesday

Is the descriptor about about Obama and death of health care reform?

This isn't one of those movies. It is a movie where a "Black" man gets a job by mail. His job is investigator. It is in the south. Because he is black, his actions are automatically suspect. The sherrif has a murder on his hands. He doesn't have a clue as to who did it or how to proceed. He reluctantly uses Mr. Tibbs.

More and I will spoil it for others.

No offense meant.

none taken I haven't seen it
How many Mr. Tibbs movies were there?

All I know of is two. "In The Heat of The Night" and "They call me, MISTER Tibbs!"

Quick synopsis of the movie please.

Regarding health care "reform", when the Clinton's tried it in '93, Senator Phil Graham from Texas had the best line, ever. He said the following ( I am paraphrasing) that "Democrats will be hunted down by dogs in a year or so if this health care bill passes". Nothing has changed. They WILL be hunted down by dogs if this monstrosity goes through.

This "rescue" is going bring us to an ugly place for 10+ years.

I am so tired of all the NEW RIGHTS being foisted upon us, while attempts are being made to remove the old ones.

And written in a half hour for skulls full of mush. Its a "beaut." Ashley Judd looks awful too- no make-up- –C'mon Ashley!!!

I wish we could remove him for mental instability.

Exactly!!!!!

Concerning "Pretzel Logic", CrisD, Check out the latest ethics complaint on Palin. Seems someone takes exception to her setting up a fund to pay for the legal bills answering all the prior charges. They state that she uses her position as governor unethically to set up this fund.

Never mind the FACT that she wouldn't be in this position to need the fund if the nutjobs would just leave her alone.

Well put, they cause a situation and then attack Palin for responding to the situation.

WTF is happening to this country???

So THE ONE calls the director of the CBO into the oval office. Do you think there was any arm twisting going on? And do you think that if it were President Bush calling in the CBO director to twist his arm about some other project? You would have Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the usual suspects would be calling for IMPEACHMNET!

We complain about the media (they deserve it) but our congressional democrats are just as complicit.

Yes, it does suck. What we are witnessing is the death knell of liberalism as we know it. It is painful to watch, especially when it lashes out at someone we like.

In the Heat of the Night deserved all of the many awards it received. Rod Steiger definitely deserved his Best Actor awards. Poitier was excellent as well and parlayed the role into a sequel, but make no mistake, this was Steiger's film. Some other great acting jobs included Warren Oates as the deputy, and the actress who played Delores talking about that cool marble on her "bahdie." And how can anyone forget the villain dancing around to the strains of "Foul Owl on the Prowl" on the juke box.

Say it ain't so Mitt!!

Where can you get a recording of "Fowl Owl on the Prowl"?
As time goes on, I like this film more and more. I now understand the pressure the Chief Gillespie was under.

It is on the soundtrack CD for the movie – available among other places, at Amazon. I didn't bother to check if it is available for download individually

So cool that you posted the link to 'Fowl Owl on the Prowl' as today is Anthony James' birthday. He's the actor who plays Ralph in the movie. A fine character actor who walked away from the biz after he made 'Unforgiven' with Clint Eastwood.

He decided to devote himself full time to being an artist and is an accomplished painter. I looked him up while in Boston last October and he was gracious enough to allow me to spend an afternoon with him. It was a great day.

'In the Heat of the Night' is one of those films that will stand the test of time. A classic in every sense of the word.

You are so right.

Hey, are you up to your armpits in a project?

She probably was….only way he can control her at this point. She is starting to piss him off.

First time I watched "Unbreakable" I thought the same thing! Almost like a juxtaposition of a strong moral character (Virgil Tibbs) and a weak amoral one (Elijah Price).

That last line he whispers begs for pity, and gets none.

Pelosi = 100 yard dash in a 90 yard gym…….

Last night when I logged into my yahoo acct. to check my e-mail there was a big headline: "Breaking News: Ethics Violation Charges Brought Against Sarah Palin" or something like that. My heart sunk until I read what was going on. So, basically, she has lots of frivilous lawsuits brought against her, starts a fund to pay her legal bills and because she is well-known and able to raise money she has violated some sort of ethical code. Bizarre. But a lot of people will see/hear the headline and assume she has really done something bad. And that's the whole point, I guess.

You know, he's been going down hill for me as an actor for a long time. I do know if he's just not picking good roles or he doesn't care (maybe he's just in it for the money?), but whatever it is, I no longer see his name as a draw.

bp_barns@yahoo.com, this is my disposable account.

Maybe I see it a bit different, but I like the way liberalism, as in leftist dogma, is destroying itself.

As an aside, a little research reveals Quincy Jones gets song writing credit, but the actual singers are a couple of guys billing themeselves as Boomer & Travis from a long forgotten group "The Lewis & Clarke Expedition." BTW, to Oscarfoxtango, if you download mp3's you can get just this song as a single on Amazon for 89 cents.

That's why I hate watching O'Reilly–he's a shameless provocateur.

Well, My understanding (if I have it right) is that he said Boxer wasn't being racist with Alford. That is patently untrue. I have watched the clip elsewhere twice–it is quite hilarious to watch Boxer…

If O'Reilly was backing off from calling Boxer racist..he was being purposefully difficult…and I think he does this often to tease the audience. You know..the old "I am here for the folks..I am not one side or the other..I am fair" Get off it OReilly…it just wears VERY thin with me. Prefer Laura Ingram by far.

Maybe I didn't understand the initial post.

I see your point about O'Reilly backing off from calling Boxer a racist, but I see it more as playing the devil's advocate.

I also prefer Ingram as well.

Devil's advocate? Maybe he thinks he can get Boxer or a defender for her booked on the show if he throws softballs. The spin not exactly stopping there…if you know what I mean.

The entire exchange (Beck showed it and I saw it on Breitbart) was gag me with a spoon condescending-liberal- racism at its most grotesque. Sorry don't have a link but I bet its on You Tube.

Especially when you consider most of the complaints (20 and counting) have been filed by one woman: Andrea Mcleod- who has said herself she's bitter about the fact that she did not get hired for a state job she applied for. She's think Palin denied her personally. Get over it Andrea

ACORN sues to overturn Pa. voter-soliciting law
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now and the American Civil Liberties Union have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to strike down a state law used to prosecute voter-registration workers who allegedly employed a quota system in the Pittsburgh area.
http://www.buffalonews.com/260/story/741082.html
WooHoo0!
Voter fraud is illegal
Go figure

If that's the case, can he use the "No Spin Zone" line anymore? He's spinning (or preventing any commentary to get a guest…(Sound the jeopardy show buzzer here)

dont' see how that can be illegal, maat.. it's a right in the 5th ammendment?

"…nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;".

There's no rule on how to arrange for due-process of law?

Dem reps: read this and weep
Democratic Congressman facing a vote on Obama Care have another reason to think it over very, very carefully. Is it the hand of God or the mouth of Joe Biden? We may never know. But whatever the cause, Republicans, for the first time in L'Age d'Obama, lead Democrats in Rasumssen's Generic Congressional Ballot for the fourth week in a row. And the gap between the two parties is growing wider

Support for Republican congressional candidates has reached its highest level in over two years as the GOP lengthens its lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 42% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate while 38% would opt for the Democratic candidate.

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/07/dem_r...
Are the Conservatives finally waking up ?

A bunch of "beautiful and sympathetic" illegals trying to get into the U.S. with varying degrees of success. Harrison is care-worn ICE officer. Highlight (lowlight): a 10 minute conversation at gunpoint between officer and someone during bloody shootout.

That line always had me wondering… when Samuel L. Jackson uses the variation of the line in Unbreakable, was the "Tibbs" line where it came from..

"You know when I knew, David? It was the kids. It was when they called me Mr. Glass!! {short pause and then in a whisper…) They call me Mr. Glass"

Anti-conservative and anti-Capitalist discrimination in a mall one hour away from my NC hometown…

http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-...

I think I just heard at least two real questions from reporters at the big press conference on TV. I'm in shock.

For any one who is interested, there is an update on the latest Sarah Palin ethics complaint.

It seems that the complaint has been leaked to the press in violation of Alaskan law. The investigation is still on-going and there has been no conclusion. Alaskan law states that ethics complaints are investigated confidentially and should not be revealed to the public until the investigation is complete. The rumor that an investigator has found ethics violation is only true in the fevered brains of Palin-haters.

I just checked it out. I'll send you a note in a second. I got back and totally forgot about it. Sorry dude.

Excellent movie.. one of the older movies that I have actually seen….

Way!!!
(I know: "way old" joke)
Actually, I can't believe that I watched the whole press conference. But the Prez appears on TV so seldom, I wanted to see what he looks like.

LOL…. 5 major speeches and Bush made 4 in 8 years…. the man is constantly in CAMPAIGN MODE…… I think that he actually got a feeling last night, that his health care plan is not GOING to get passed until the fall…

If so, I'm hoping that his feeling is correct – and then not passed in the fall either. And that he doesn't have a clue on how to "fix" that.

(I also suspect that he has mirrors attached to his 'prompters.)