Comments on: Open Thread Sunday

By: ReaderRedux

ReaderRedux — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:46:14 +0000

What the . . . ? Scary stuff continues to accumulate.

By: DoYogaFeelGreat

DoYogaFeelGreat — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:57:31 +0000

Joan Crawford… what a beauty.

By: Bill_Brandt

Bill_Brandt — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:11:54 +0000

Well if there is a funny side to all of this imagine how he feels (befuddled?) when the right is using the same tactics against him as the left usually does. I don't think most of them know what to make of it (astroturfing comments; etc)

By: blame_canada929

blame_canada929 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:53:13 +0000

One does not have to look any further than Obamas Resume and virtually everything he says. While Obama was busy running for president(while still on the Senate payroll I might add)–Many people were chanting "Yes We Can" and Hopey Changey!!!! Etc Etc. While the O-bots were living in La-La land, I was busy dissecting these speeches. The one thing that has been blatantly obvious and is still blantly obvious—This Good ole boy can can sing one heck of a song –But he aint saying anything!!!!!!!!!! Heres a Wonderful example –Lets take Obamas nationally televised press conference for the Promotion of his Health care reform bill—I listened to Obumble for almost an entire hour and the only concrete statement he made was regarding "Stupid Cops in Cambridge,Mass". I cant imagine what folks were thinking when they elected a junior senator from Illinois of all places. You got what you paid for America–And your gonna keep on paying!

By: L.B. "Oscar" Mayer

L.B. "Oscar" Mayer — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:40:07 +0000

The thing about Crawford and Bette Davis and nearly all the female stars in the 30s and 40s whose appeal was mostly to women was that these screen ladies actually gave real performances. Some were not the best actresses, but when you saw them up on the screen, they cut an impressive figure. There are few actresses like that today.

Those women knew how to move, knew how to speak, knew how to stand. knew how to listen and knew how to give the big reaction. Impeccable make-up, beautifully dressed with distinctive diction and voices and faces.

Those days are gone.

By: pendit1

pendit1 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:42:24 +0000

The Joan Crawford photograph re-inforces the comment made by Gloria Swanson (paraphrase) in Sunset Boulevard , 'we had faces then….'

By: Mjolnir

Mjolnir — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:25:04 +0000

Gee, this is a hard one….;-)

By: Mjolnir

Mjolnir — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:23:29 +0000

Now that Charlie Sheen thinks he knows what happened on 9/11, I guess I'll have to wear Fruit of the Loom from now on…

They fit better, anyway…

By: bmcelrath

bmcelrath — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:26:46 +0000

"No wire hangers, ever!"

By: David

David — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:04:50 +0000

Joan Crawford was very popular with the guys and girls… except Marilyn Monroe who turned her down after their first get together.
Jackie Coogan was 17 when he and Joan Crawford fooled around
Google Joan Crawford: Hollywood Martyr (page 123 for Coogan)