Open Thread Thursday

another lousy commercial?
I'm starting to feel like Ralphie with the Ovaltine ad.

Well, it's Breitbart's site run by Nolte, so I guess they can do what they want. I couldn't help but compare Public Service Announcements like this with the "I pledge" crap recently vomited out. "I pledge… to smile more… to find out my neighbor's name… not to give someone the finger in traffic… to sell my obnoxious car and drive a hybrid… to be of service to Barack Obama… to be a servant to our president…".

I'll take the 1950s Christmas Seals ads over that ridiculousness any day.

Ugh…. I have absolutely positively given up on Law and Order:SVU after last night…. First it's the orginal series putting the Bush admin on trial and then it's SVU that put Conservative radio hosts on trial…. I saw the commercial and immediately watched Red Eye from yesterday morning….

Speaking of smug and insipid: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe1e3f7c-e507-11de-9a25...

Ya godda appreciate Jeffrey Immelt's naked pimping and whoring. Yes, naked pimping and whoring.

It's a new cottage industry – training dogs to "get it". I love it!

Apparently they are: http://www.christmasseals.org/
Perusing their site just now they've gone beyond TB though and, it seems, even they are leaning toward the PC side of things with statements like "We won’t stop until everyone lives and works in a smokefree state." Hmm.

Say it with me: YES THEY CAN!

what about poor Bud Abbott and Lou Costello?…

other than Costello was obsessed with Jerome 'Curly' Howard of the Three Stooges- and got the Columbia shorts as soon as they came out so he could steal what he thought worked for him- the derby hat gag, for one.

Lou Costello was funny in his own right, and we are fans. He just had the real good taste to know great comedy when he saw it- The Three Stooges!

However, we love all the Universal films of the 50's; where the pair meet Frankenstein, the Wolfman, Mummy-
some of the best screen comedies made.

And, of course there's 'Who's On First?'…

it's a matter of public record, friend- one with the voluminous knowledge you possess should be aware of this. Before they were released, Lou would get a private viewing. He was insanely jealous of Curly, whose physical gift for humor was nonpareil. Other than that, their is little comparison, sure. Vaudeville vs the early days of radio and comic duo. We are fond of both, but respectfully disagree with your take on the stooges…

For every one episode that they get right, they have to have something ridiculous like last night's. I guess it just shows how much the Left is afraid of one R Limbaugh and one G Beck.

Just curious, in how many cases have the defendants used the Limbaugh Defense?

Yes, but highly unlikely. Democracies have a terrible record for rescinding entitlements.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Tea_Appeals

What kind of car are they in?

Is Michelle Obama really the most fascinating person of 2009? Discuss amongst yourselves.

My hero is George..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington%27...

http://www.forbes.com/global/2006/0508/014.html

In life pain is the real motivator to action. How much longer will it take before people truly understand it has been the party system that has allowed the corruption to steal so such money, but the real theft is to our freedom..

ho! you plenty funny…

This is all news to me. I have not done research into the Stooges or A&C.

But even so – the Stooges are nearly entirely physical comedy. Physical comedy is only a small part of Abbott and Costello -both in their comedy and in their films.

"Before they were released, Lou would get a private viewing." On the strength of what?

From Wiki-
On several occasions, Moe was convinced that rising star Lou Costello (a close friend of Shemp) was siphoning material from Curly. Costello was known to acquire prints of the Stooges' films from Columbia Pictures on occasion, presumably to study Curly. Inevitably, Curly's routines would show up in Abbott and Costello features…."

How did Lou Costello get access to Columbia prints? Before 1940, A&C were pretty much unknown in Hollywood, so it is unlikely he would have any 'pull' there, plus if it was known that he was trying to glom material from Curly, why would Columbia permit the practice of making prints available? Also – 'Curly routines showing up in A&C films'? I need citations of such before I could believe that.

Hey, got to pay the bills.

Here's my vote.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A1clav_Klaus

I have taken your advice…Is this better..

Have you checked out Con. Ron Paul from Texas?

A lot of his positions seem pretty off the wall, but when viewed through the prism of classical liberalism (i.e. the kind espoused by Washington, Madison, Jefferson, et. el), they do make sense.

Also, a lot of his positions are grossly exaggerated because the ruling elites from both sides of the aisle are scared of them.

Ron Paul is the only politician I have ever donated money too. They covered his campaign in Reason magazine extensively.

Ron Paul energized a small, but very devoted, and very electric portion of the electorate during the primaries.

I'm keeping my eye on him and his movement.

http://www.ronpaul.com/wp-content/gallery/ron-pau...

http://www.rlc.org/

I'm not thrilled they call themselves the Republican Liberty Caucus, I'd prefer just liberty. But hey, I'll take what I can get at this point.

One of their biggest projects is to pass a law that states when ever legislation is submitted to Congress, the author has to specifically cite where the constitution grants Congress the authority they want to assert in the bill.

It's a start.

Coca Cola for robots?
http://www.coolpicturegallery.net/?p=3830

Try this great site – The Internet Movie Car Data Base

http://www.imcdb.org/

I love Charles Laughton.

Love it!

Yes…she is. Thanks for saying that . It's amazing to see so-called fashion authorities, who may or may not know better ,flutter about, cooing and fawining and giving her a pass for some really atrocious fashion choices for a 'First Lady'.

It's a nice reminder that once upon a time big Hollywood stars were involved with things bigger than their own egos.

No
The Science Is Settled… further discussion is not allowed.

Well, she's fascinating to Barbara Walters, much in the same way a shiny object is fascinating to a Pig-Tailed Macaque.

I said democracies, not democrats. And yes, I agree, republicans have only a slightly better average.

Ironically, the democrats actually seem to be more honest. They campaign promising to destroy America. Republicans campaign on lower taxes, limited government, and when elected do pretty much the same thing.

It's not republicans v. democrats or conservatives v. liberals, its We The People v. the ruling elites, regardless of which party they claim to belong to. I'm convinced the two party system is nothing more than political theater. And while we watch this ping-pong game, dutifully documented by the willing MSM, the ruling elite rob us blind.

and Curly was ok with it, the kind of guy he was…

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