Open Thread Sunday

Barney fife and Chicago Police dog now are both accused of profiling at, http://stopthepresses2.blogspot.com/search/label/...

LOL, I'd want to change the subject like Gates too… if I made such a comprehensive ass of myself.

And NICE work Barack… with one comment you managed to alienate 75% of America. And that presser and call to Officer Crowley sure came out of nowhere… did Axelrod rip you a new one? Looks like your knee-jerk rabble-rousing kind of backfired.

And anyone who has spent any amount of time in the "higher" education system knows the Professor Gates type: bitter, spiteful, bigoted racist with a position of power who felt emboldened to make a political statement.

This is the type of Professor who would change the subject on you when you attempt to engage in a debate- or would give you a poor grade because you actually have an opinion, and done research outside of marxist texts and such. You are fooling no one, Mr Gates.

And Mr President, is this "nuance" you've spoke of? "the police acted stupidly"? -please

Obama is out to rip this country to shreds in EVERY way- who can question that such ill-advised statements are divisive… and NOT helpful? He has no idea what happened, he admitted it- and apparently doesn't care, either… he's picked his side.

But back in reality, the childish and paranoid Gates completely baited the cop, who acted with admirable restraint, IMO… all he had to do is show his ID and shut up, he was treated with respect. This guy was clearly looking for a fight… and he ought to thank God he didn't find one.

Obama is going to destroy race relations in this country with his vengeful "get even" mentality… some messiah. Americans should have chosen a fair and sensible human being instead of this embittered nutcase.

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With Gate and Sgt, Crowly meeting at the white house, I am uneasy about this. I feeg the Sgt. will get a come to Jesus meeting and be forced to apolgize. He'll be in the Oval Office and in there will be Gates, Obama, Alxelrod and Emanuel to pressure him. I hope he will stick to his guns and not.

Shouldn't we mention the poster artist?
It's John Alvin.

Officer Crowley should not go to the WH to drink "a beer" with those two posers. Show them no mercy. Shun them. Don't gave in to those low-lifes.

He may be under a lot of pressure by bosses and people of influence to go. Sad, but true.

Release the audio tapes and let's see what went down.

Flat out – I think GATES is a LIAR. Obama is a clown and a friend of malcontents who won't admit how good they have it.

Sherlock Holmes movies… and Gene Wilder what a show!!!! this was a funny movie….

Good morning people, back to the grind of OPEN THREAD MADNESS!!!

Check this tid bit out!!!

By hiding the hate bill as an amendment to Pentagon spending, moderate Democrats (and all but two Republicans) are faced with a difficult choice: either pass the Pedophile Protection Act or STOP PAYING OUR TROOPS serving overseas. Faced with a "poison pill" many moderates may falsely claim they have no choice but to swallow. Unfortunately all Senate Democrats voted 63-28 with five RINO Republicans (Sens. Voinovich-OH, Lugar-IN, Murkowski-AK, Snowe-ME, Collins-ME), to invoke cloture and end debate on the pro-homosexual bill. But the Senate and House verison don't agree, so Conferees will meet to further amend this bill.

On another note:

PELOSI SAYING NO TO OBAMA??? For the 2nd stimulus!

Wouldn't it be funny if they were seated together on the same plane to DC?

Joe, beer summit? good call, they will get liquored UP and paint the town RED….

Why do I hear the Odd Couple theme playing in my head all of a sudden?

Appease the race industry, placate the offended but uninformed, and move on to the next battle in the war on America and our rights and values. Well played, Obama? We'll see.

Somebody give the man a new deck, the race card is getting a little worn and tattered and his ideal of a permanent black underclass with over represented political power defies logic. And compassion.

From the article linked below:

Gates said he hoped his arrest by Crowley leads to greater sensitivity on racial profiling and that it was time to “move on.”

http://newsone.blackplanet.com/obama/obama-will-m...

If this is the mindset of Mr. Gates going into the peacemaking-beer fest, then Sgt. Crowley should do himself a big favor and stay home. This event brought on by an elitist black man with a huge chip on his shoulder and blown to the forefront by our narcissistic president, was never about 'racial profiling'. That is BS. As for the 'greater sensitivity' part of his statement, FTS. How's that for sensitivity, professor?

Sgt. Crowley seems credible, professional and a good man, in every sense of the word. He did nothing wrong. Anything short of a public apology by Mr. Gates first, and President Obama second, to him is classless. The WH can try to spin this any which way they choose, without a public apology, the meeting means nothing.

Americans, the Big Bamboozle, is about to begin. Spike Lee, you watching this, bro?

Liberals aren't necessarily racist. Liberalism, however, is.

Another little tidbit….. from BIG HOLLYWOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.wilshireandwashington.com/2009/07/obam...

From Variety!

What also gets me about Obama is his millionaire lifestyle.

I just saw the Japanese film "Departures," about an "encoffiner," the person in Japan who prepares bodies for burial, in front of family members. (Not a well-regarded profession due to cultural taboos there) Not weird or gruesome, incredibly well acted, touching, and beautiful film. I saw it in a 4th run house here in L.A.; it's probably Netflixable by now. Highly recommended.

The reason why I asked your age is that I have spent on this earth well over four decades. Time enough to have seen the many changes on race relations. So your comments, while you think that they are clever and smart, are actually racist in nature. Which makes you racist or stupid or just a plain bomb-thrower troll.

Possibly all three.

thanks, sounds interesting.

I know what you mean…as first ladies go I recall Laura Bush doing a lot as well, she just didn't garner the same amount of coverage, although I think the press treated her respectfully. There must be news bureaus dedicated soley to Michelle Obama's wardrobe & hairstyles. Hilary Clinton of course could not be bothered with such prosaic things as reading to schoolchildren.

Jimmy – the spin on this whole thing has been atrocious. Gates and Obama don't think they did one thing wrong and look at this as a chance to teach Sgt. Crowley some sensitivity. I think I would urge him to stay home using the excuse "I just want to put this behind me.

I can hardly wait to see this movie. I love the trailer.

"Liberalism is racist". How so?

In all fairness, Paris and London are really, really lovable. My favorite is the garden–while I like the concept, I don't for a moment imagine Michelle is out there every day weeding & watering.

I didn't _love_ the trailer, which unfortunately reminded me that it's a Guy Ritchie movie. I will see it eagerly nonetheless because I'm a huge Holmes geek, but I'm a little wary, inclusion of 'baritsu' aside.

Is it time yet for Professor "Yo Mama" Gates to attend racial sensitivity training yet?

If anyone is in Los Angeles this week, the new Madam Toussaud's Wax Museum on Hollywood Blvd. next to the Chinese Theater is doing a 'soft opening" until August 1st. Tickets are $10 bucks off normal admission, and the Hollywood theme is kinda fun. I am sucker for Toussaud's (do NOT confuse it with the crappy Hollywood Wax Museum down the street!!) and some of the figures are downright eerie. There's the usual main room with current stars-Brad & Angeleina, Johnny Depp, Britney Spears, etc., but the 'classic' Hollywood area is a hoot–among others Bette Davis in "All About Eve," Charlton Heston in full Moses gear, The Duke, and what might be my favorite–The Godfather at the desk from the opening of the first film, with a chair that one can sit in for photo-ops. (Many exhibits offer hats and other props you can don, so if you've always wanted to wear a fur vest and wig and stand next to Raquel Welch in 10,000 Years B.C….your moment has come! The 'movie making' area has places to inert yourself via greenscreen, plus all the current guys–Jackie Chan, Wolverine, Daniel Craig, etc. Not sure I'd pay full price, but there is something so goofily old fashioned about a wax museum. I had fun.

I think he was the Greatest Holmes Ever. And the art direction and details of those Granada adaptations are superb, and don't date at all. While I love Rathbone/Bruce (despite making Watson a dolt which Doyle didn't) Brett and Edward Hardwicke had a camaraderie and ease with each other that mirrored the stories. I can still watch "Silver Blaze" with a grin on my face–it's my favorite story and I can practically recite it with the actors by now–and I think it's as good an hour of tv as anything.

I have never seen "Restoration". Sounds like a good movie to view. I like what ever Downey has done. His private life is sad. His movie and television career is brilliant. I also have read most, if not all, the Sherlock Holmes books.

BTW we are in the same State. I live in Eastern Tennessee. I am a California transplant.

Terrific!!! I love it! Morton sings it very well. )

Modern Liberalism adheres to affirmative action as part of its philosophy. Inherent to the "affirmative action" doctrine is the insulting assumption that minorities, unlike whites, are incapable of great achievement without government assistance; it further clouds the issue by confusing equality of opportunity (which its followers claim to want) with equality of outcome (which is what they actually want to see).

Joe. Gardening type are you srs? that is tooo funny!

I don't think that will happen Jed. I believe Sgt. Crowley will attend because it was his suggestion in the first place. The larger question is what will the tone and tenor be at the event? The WH spin team will control all aspects for maximum media coverage.

I pray, Sgt. Crowley sticks to his principals and does not give in to some form of PC BS type of apology to the professor.

We hear from the left constantly about the need to 'move on'. Fine, let the parties involved do just that however, as I mentioned, any situation which does not include public apologies from both Professor Gates and President Obama to Sgt. Crowley is nothing more than a sham.

This can truly be a 'teachable moment' if the professor and the president choose to accept responsibility for their mistakes and subsequent actions. I, for one, will be watching and listening very closely.

Exactly. I have to assume they're selling it to people who've never read any Holmes, especially that annoying "youth" market, which is a shame.

You aspire to be inflammatory, my how noble.

Grow up.

I can answer your rhetorical question ("why throw the bombs?"). You're a contrarian. You enjoy taking the opposite view because it makes you feel superior to the people you're talking down to. You're neither clever nor smart, so I wouldn't worry too much about those "side effects".

Generally, from my experience, people like you were told how smart they were by their mothers while they were growing up, but don't have any real adult acheivement by which they can validate that inflated opinion about their own self worth.

What do you do for a living?

I'm not a psychologist, but I do play one on the internet…

very cool, good on yah as the Aussie's might say.

It's interesting Gordon – I saw this clip and linked it up just on the strength of Holes and Downey, Jr. I do like to see and compare different interpretations (admittedly Gene Wilder was spoofing the whole notion), but after actually viewing the trailer, I share your concerns. Like maatkare, I am an unabashed Holmes follower and enjoy Downey, Jr. so I'll probably try and think of him as some other Victorian Indiana Jones rather than the greatest detective the world has ever known.

Your english is flawed at best.
Furthermore, your train-of-thought (or lack thereof) resembles a train wreck.

Of course you fit the liberal stereotype: Idiotic, with no sense of thought hierarchy.

There's been one other attempt at turning Sherlock Holmes into an action hero–Young Sherlock Holmes. I don't think I've seen it since it came out, but if I recall correctly it had a young, brash Holmes while planting seeds to indicate that he would grow into the older Holmes we all know and love. Not a great movie, but better than throwing the whole canon out the window.

"You don't talk about Diogenes Club. If this is your first night at Diogenes Club, you have to Diogenese.'

I had pretty much the same experience with "Young Sherlock." Only saw it once during the original theatrical release. Thought it was o.k., but certainly not particularly memorable.

CgntvDssdnt
Okay! You caught us! We are all biggots…………Now please explain why on two occasions I have been called a racist by "Known Liberals" just because i didn't vote for Barry? When I try to explain I that I didn't vote for him because I don't like his views and I don't think he is smart enough to be President I was told I was lying and that I just don't like Black people………Really?
Liberals are the biggest racists there are! Don't believe me? See Obama's response to the "White" police officer in Cambridge! Your crazy if you don't think that was race based favoritism (racism)……………….

CgntvDssdnt
Okay! You caught us! We are all biggots…………Now please explain why on two occasions I have been called a racist by "Known Liberals" just because I didn't vote for Barry? When I try to explain I that I didn't vote for him because I don't like his views and I don't think he is smart enough to be President, I was told I was lying and that I just don't like Black people………Really?
Liberals are the biggest racists there are! Don't believe me? See Obama's response to the "White" police officer in Cambridge! Your crazy if you don't think that was race based favoritism (racism)……………….

I guess so, but there wasn't much to give. Only way I will buy this on DVD is when it drops below 20 bucks and if there is a special features is where the writers and producers say at almost every scene -'yeah, we really screwed up here….and here…and here…and here"

We need to start a Hillary 2012 ! campaign now
while Hussein Obama's numbers are in a free fall
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99M9DU04...

Grahm would probably vote to confirm Perez Hilton to SCOTUS. Grahm is such a tool.

He is such a tool, I forgot how to spell his name.

Both those novels are wonderful, but it's alternately amusing and horrifying to see Doyle's view of America as apparently rampant with murderous Irish gangsters and lecherous polygamists. (Although I always found the end of "The Yellow Face" to be remarkably progressive for the time it was written.) One of my best purchases was the slipcased Annotated Holmes collections edited by Leslie S. Klinger. Their heft is hard on the wrists, but a wealth of info in plain language to amplify enjoyment of the stories.

"Dissent is patriotic"? Where'd you pick up that load of rubbish? It reads like something you were taught by some hygenically challenged 11th grade Political Science teacher who is upset because William Ayers no longer returns his calls.

Dissent, in and of itself, is nothing. It's only patriotic if motivated by patriotism.

That's a good example of how truly limited in intellect you are.