Open Thread Thursday

As William Holden might say….."Me too".

When I was young I fell asleep on the beach, when I woke up I was wearing a William Holden mask, and wearing a gold thong and a smelly unshaved Libtard was rubbing my pinky finger and sniffing my toes. Lib/Democrats hate their Mothers. and most of them have flunked history classes.
Vote Republican in 2010.

In the past, any other foreign leader who gave the UN speech that Obama gave, the US delegation would have walked out. When Ahmadinejad spoke, the Canadians walked out before the US did.

Obama is extremely dangerous and has hijacked our country!! Why is there no talk of impeachment?? Someone in the know on this subject please respond!!!

Holden was great in "SOB," a wonderfully wicked satire about Hollywood's many pathologies. He, Robert Webber, and Robert Preston were a laugh-a-minute in that film. (Thank-you Blake Edwards.) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083015/

"SOB" is a must for anyone who would like to be hugely entertained by a stunning cast ripping Hollywood's fickleness and fecklessness to shreds. In addition to "Serial," it is one of my favorites and I let them run on the old DVD player whenever I need a good hoot and snort about California's and Hollywood's lunacies and neuroses.

I saw that and it turned my stomach. John Stossel covered this years ago. He spoke with an environmentalist whacko about "deforestation" and the whacko said that we're losing trees so fast we can't replace them. So Stossel showed him the real numbers and we have MORE trees than what the whacko was saying. The whacko then said no I meant old growth trees. Stossel asked what's the difference?

the repsonse was a rambling eco-nut rant that showed these liars for what they are…..

Speaking of celebrities: Celebrities Required to Release New Version of Their ObamaCare PSA Under Democrat-Supported "Fairness Doctrine" http://optoons.blogspot.com/2009/09/celebrities-r...

A government-supported artist is an incompetent whore!”
-Robert Heinlein

"Stossel asked what's the difference?"

If I know my fairytales, Old Growth trees are preferable because they have long beards and give you wise advice.

Stalag 17. That film was the first and last word on William Holden for me.

*MissQuinn*

You owe me a coffee for that…..LOL

it could use subtitles, but i get the gist- and a little nausea, too.

Well I'd like him out in any form or fashion myself but it's like tiger said, he really hasn't done anything impeachable, yet.

I posted this link the other day but I wanted to make sure more have seen it so here it is again.

http://www.boomfox.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3...

All of the things you mention, he has done, but those are subjective not objective accusations. Do you think the House Socialists (former Democratswould bring charges against him? Or that the Socialists in the Senate would try him? Or that the SCOTUS would let it stand? By the time the propaganda media got through with those who favored Impeachment, they'd be in prison themselves. Toqueville warned us that our country could not be conquered from without; we're just waking up to the fact that our country can be, and is being, conquered from within. Kruschev warned Kennedy "we will bury you".
Maybe he didnt mean the USSR would defeat the USA but rather that those who wielded the shovels when those born in the 30's and 40's died would be communists.

con'd

So far as Obama being "American", he doesn't claim to be. He claims to be African-American with the African coming first. I believe a reading of his book "Dreams of my Father" clearly delineate where his loyalties lie. His wife, African-American though born here, wasn't proud of her country until we nominated an African-American to the presidency. That should tell us all something.

We the people are that old joke (the wife catching her husband in bed with another man), "who are you gonna believe? Me or your lying eyes?" He told us who he is, Rev. Wrigtht told us who he is, Michelle Obama told us who he is, Louis Farrakahn told us who he is and we chose to believe him, not our lying ears.

Charles Johnson over at Littlegreenfootballs.com said it looked like about 3/4 of the delegations walked out.

Good one!

I'll have to consult my dinning room table next time the wife and I have a fight.

No, SOB is where Julie Andrews showed off her boobies.

CA-NA-DA! CA-NA-DA! CA-NA-DA!

Now THAT I do agree with Ed. "You ignore my transgressions and I'll ignore yours" type of deal.

Sigh! William Holden! Love him! Excellent actor, ruggedly handsome & I loved his speaking voice! I ask this a lot on these threads, but why aren't there actors like him anymore? Why are we stuck with mostly whiny girlie men like Brad Pitt, George Clooney, etc.? It's sad.

I agree with the poster who said that Holden could do it all: drama, western, comedy (Holden's episode of "I Love Lucy" is my favorite), action/adventure – he was versatile.

Holden factoid: he was best man at Ronald Reagan's wedding to Nancy Davis.

Holden is the one actor I could forgive his boorish behaviour off the screen as i enjoyed his
behaviour on the screen. I have a "sickness" in that if I don't like the person in real life I can't like the person in reel life. But Holden for some reason would not fall into that group with me tho it was disappointing when
stories about him off the screen would slip out.

Great Actor – my favorites are Stalag 17, Network (boy is Howard Beale relevant during these times) and SOB, although Richard Mulligan stole the show.

Occasionally it breaks down, like during Supreme Court nominations, or the Clinton impeachment, but in general, the ruling class takes care of itself, and quite well too.

George Will put it best, bi-partisanship is the ruling class deciding something benefits them, at the expense of We The People.

another great one without doubt!

I'm glad other people see this as well. Right now, the only thing that calling for Obama's impeachment will do is make us all look line moonbats. Remember the liberals who did this for Bush? They ended up looking stupid.
And if we start calling for Obama's impeachment now, when he hasn't done anything objective enough to warrant it, when he does do something, and we have to start calling for his impeachment for real, no one will take us seriously.

Evil Overlord Rule #109: I will see to it that plucky young lads/lasses in strange clothes and with the accent of an outlander shall REGULARLY climb some monument in the main square of my capital and denounce me, claim to know the secret of my power, rally the masses to rebellion, etc. That way, the citizens will be jaded in case the real thing ever comes along.

Sunset Boulevard is my favorite along with Stalag 13. He was great in The Country Girl and Network also. But his turn on I Love Lucy where he meets up with her at The Brown Derby and gets a face full of pastry and then sets Lucy's fake nose on fire is one of the great classics of all time! The man puts today's metrosexual morons to shame.

Your comment is being taken under serious consideration.

Not to mention the fact that there is no such thing as "natural" or "old growth" forest, because even in the absence of humans, it's constantly changing. What I wonder is, when nature is constantly creating and destroying on its own, why is it so awful when we do the same?

Normally I don't care much for Canadians, I got my fill prowling the strip clubs in Montreal years ago. And lately they seemed to have picked up a little European condescension towards Americans, but in this case, I second that emotion!

LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE CANUCKS!

Some of you might enjoy my quiz at "Are You a Movie Genius?" http://www.ruamoviegenius.blogspot.com with a quiz about movie music.
Sample: "Everyone knows in which film Judy Garland sings "Over the Rainbow", but it take a movie genius to remember in which Jimmy Stewart sings it."
Or you might want to skip over to the answers for some very cool Youtube Links.

Great last line, Tiger. If Orwell were watching this, he'd sue for misappropriation. If Rand were watching, she'd change the channel, saying, "Seen it, wrote it, got the royalties checks."

But re: impeachment, Article 2 only provides for high crimes and misdemeanors, however, this is a question I've been chatting up a bit in the past week or three: why doesn't Article 2 provide for some kind of performance of duty clause? I'm making that up, obviously, but my point is only this: if you elect/hire someone to do a job, and they not only do it poorly, but by any measure seem to go steaming batshyte crazy in the opposite direction of anything you rightly expected, then why isn't there a proviso by which you can revoke the agreement? Again, I'm using this language mostly rhetorically, but I hope the point is clear-ish: if voters can issue recalls on mayors or governors, why can't a mis-performing president, whose "mis-performance" likely presents some form of (for lack of a better term) clear and present danger, be recalled and have his election revoked and annulled? In other words, impeached?

What you are talking about is the Parliamentary system of Govt. In the Parliamentary system, if the sitting Government/Prime Minister is thought to be “under-performing” a motion of “non-confidence” can be called. If the vote on that motion carries, the Parliament is dissolved and a new election held. In Canada, I seem to remember a Prime Minister that lasted all of 10 months, before being booted and a new election held.

New York Post just posted this story on Obama's mistress. Her name is Vera Baker. Interesting. It says Michelle is pissed. She'd be wiser to be scared. Trust me – if the media silence is breaking on his mistress, than it will break on the other skeletons in his closet. And those are WAY scarier than a mistress.

http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/michelle_obama_re...

Great scene from 'Born Yesterday' where William Holden takes Judy Holiday on a tour of Washginton DC:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu-tdk7kQSA&fe...

Great actor..the famous shot of him standing on the bow of the carrier in the film "The bridge at
Toko Ri" shows why some actors are stars. Cliff Roberston once asked how he got out of B films
and made it to the big time? Holden answered…..Sunset Boulevard.
Booze haunted his entire career though. I heard he was never allowed back in Italy due to a tragic car
accident.

DUCK! Here comes a flying pig!

I think it is the still well racked Rosanna Arquette in SOB. Saw her on TMZ the other day and she looks fantastic.

Mmmmmmmmm…..cold beer

Rheingold!

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

According to James Taranto over at WSJ's Best of the Web, Barney Frank has flipped his support for ACORN.

"If Acorn has lost Barney Frank, it has lost Middle America."

http://online.wsj.com/article/best_of_the_web_tod...

About 1/2 way down the page.

I had a chance to buy a 300 Weatherby Magnum that was once owned by William Holden, Couldn't make up my mind and waited to long. Well Stalag 17 is a favorite of mine, and the Little seen Breezy. Will looking over the rifle, it looked well cared for, he carried it, and my guess hunted and shot a bit of big game with it. Should have bought it.

Ok – I am going to take an educated guess.
Song is from 1939
JS was signed with MGM, but was about to leave for service in WW2.
He would likely sign it to a woman.
Possibly sing it while the song was 'hot'.
Trying to remember the other Stewart Metros from that near.
It's not IT'S A WONDERFUL WORD with JS and Colbert. (btw – Funny as anything screwball comedy!) I swear by my eyes!

OK – my guess is Zeigfeld Girl. Not at all sure positively, but as good as I can do w/o looking at a list of his films.

Now – back at you – and this one takes a genius – What Mel Torme film ends with OVER THE RAINBOW playing during the final scene.

Holden's best roles were as the jaded pessimist struggling to do the right thing. A great role model for anyone over 30.

Yep! Mary Poppins showed her boobies in "SOB" but only after Robert Preston who played the doctor to the stars shot her up with 55 gallons of some kind of dope. That was right after she goosed the cameraman. The camera did not cut away. "Victor/Victoria" featured many of the same actors but "SOB" has got to be one of the best cast movies I've ever seen. My favorite scene (not to ruin it for those of you who haven't seen it) is when Richard Mulligan steps onto the carpet. The look on his face is priceless! The next scene is a howl too, as are most of them.

Stalag 17 and Sunset Boulevard are awesome, but I really love The Horse Soldiers. John Wayne, John Ford and William Holden. What's not to like? And a little Strother Martin for extra goodness.

not me.

Oh, the Viking funeral!
This movie is a low-key classic!

during the filming of the "Horse Soldiers" Holden was desperate to get the role of
the drifter In "Picnic". He had dinner in New Orleans with the producer and director
and was told he was to old and they wanted someone who could dance. Holden
stood up walked over to another table borrowed a dude's wife and proceeded to dance
with her around the tables to the surprise of the dinner crowd. He thus was miscast in
Picnic.

The dialogue is deliciously biting; the situations are intertwined and interesting; the pratfalls and other sight gags are hilarious, "Pink Panther" style; and, the characters are all funny as hell. Ah, yes. The scene with Roseanna Arquette asking the cop if she might get busted The scenes with Stuart Margolin and Benson Fong arguing were also major hoots. Robert Vaughn in a tutu, webbed stockings, and high heels with feathers on them is beyond description. Doctor Irving's continuous asides keep the chuckles and snorts coming. Bridling at Loretta Swit's raving about being denied entry to a closed set while Dr. Irving strolls in: "Polly! I could sue you for that! A shyster is an unethical attorney. I'm a quack!"