Comments on: ‘Meet John Doe’ and the Old Fakearoo

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:01:13 +0000

It is fascinating how so much stuff written in the late 30s and 40s by a select few who stood against FDR's Liberal Fascism suddenly seems relevant. Many people knew where massive expansion of federal government power would lead and they weren't afraid of sharing their ideas. I would strongly recommend the work Who Own's America? A New Declaration of Independence. A bit of news came out this morning that the Washington Post is selling access to the White House and Congress in order to pitch nationalized health insurance, with the bonus that it will be entirely kept off the record and out of the paper or website. Interesting days, indeed.

By: vladdy

vladdy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:31:23 +0000

What is the reason for the juvenile bitterness and hostility? Your points will be much more effective if not hidden in a swamp of snark. The tone of your writing also makes you appear to be unable to take any non-worshipful comment regarding Obama. In the real, grown-up world of politics, the men and women you back sometimes take wrong actions and this is sometimes pointed out. You should get used to this — so that America will be stronger for your passion, rather than weaker.

Best–

By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:19:31 +0000

How can any of you focus on politics and themes and ideas when Barbara Stanwyck is on screen? They could be reciting the koran and I wouldn't even notice…

seriously, though, wonderful essay, thank you!

By: Charles Slattery

Charles Slattery — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:53:48 +0000

Where's my post about James Gleason go?

By: ebbe

ebbe — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:06:02 +0000

If you want a movie that is even closer to the last presidential election, watch "Birth of a Nation". The second half of the movie concerning the reconstruction period after the Civil War with a mulatto put into power by liberal white northerners is really up to date. And scarily accurate!

By: skating on glue

skating on glue — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:21:17 +0000

Didn't look through all the comments so this may be a "rerun" comment.

A companion movie to this one would be "A Face in the Crowd".

Stars Patricia Neal, Walter Matthau, and Andy Griffith. A treatise about how mass media can be manipulated by a charismatic yet evil person for power and fame- gosh, that theme seems a bit familiar for some reason.

By: Tominator

Tominator — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:17:37 +0000

Reaganomics created 21 Million jobs and raised tax revenues two fold ! Even JFK and Clinton fixed their economic problems by cutting taxes and spending. Tell me ONE time where Obama style tax and spend policies worked. Hmmm? They have failed in Europe, Japan and everywhere else they have been tried. Your crowd thinks you can put Obamas pretty smile on a pile of crap and make it something other than a pile of crap. Obama inherited a crisis and is turniing it into a catastrophe. Your idealogies are not supported by historic fact.

By: dcase

dcase — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:27:21 +0000

never thought that-

our problems have been with the site admin folk who are not as approving of our editorial acumen as we would like… and it does seem much more inflamatory rhetoric gets posted- particularly our trolling friends- so we end up scratching our heads in perplexity. Either way, it seems they have sorted out some of the tech stuff and it's good to have a continuous chat where one can be even more devilishly clever…

By: NC Mountainn Girl

NC Mountainn Girl — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:25:44 +0000

I had one good laugh on January 20th. TCM ran "A Face in the Crowd" at almost the same time Barry was taking the oath of office.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:15:32 +0000

You are pathetic. Obama is quickly becoming the WORST president ever. You people elected the Manchurian Candidate and you are not even smart enough to realize it. As for how many Republicans there are…..About 100 million in this country you dingleberry.
And my "W" sticker did come off but I will go put another one on right now just to piss off liberal pukes like yourself. Liberals…..the scourage of FREEDOM.