Mary Jo Takes One For The Team

Apparently from the way Sen.  Edward Kennedy’s passing and subsequent funeral was treated by the media, he was as big a star as Michael Jackson! I haven’t seen a U.S Senator’s death treated with so much reverence and affection since Jesse Helms died. My 9 year old son, watching a little of the show (very little) on TV with me, assumed it must be President Kennedy that was being buried, since it resembled President Reagan’s funeral to him (he still remembers me forcing him to watch that at age 4).

The rosy and heartfelt depictions of “Teddy” this week have seemed to me like intercepted transmissions from an alternate universe, where infidelity, drunkenness, cowardice, and saving your own sorry ass at all costs are virtues. Alec Baldwin even went so far as to assert that Sen. Kennedy might have been as great a legislator as Rep. Barney Frank. While that might seem ridiculous to the people in Massachusetts who keep voting for Barney year after year, I just took it as the usual hyperbole that mourners indulge in while grieving the death of one of their heroes. But a couple of statements by Teddy’s apologists took me aback: (more…)

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Tags: alec baldwin, Chappaquiddick jokes, greater good, Joyce Carol Oates, Kennedy
Posted Sep 1st 2009 at 6:53 am in Politics | 213658120 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/mrwrestler/2009/09/01/mary-jo-takes-one-for-the-team/Mary+Jo+Takes+One+For+The+Team2009-09-01+13%3A53%3A03Mr.+Wrestling+IV

Psych Job

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Tags: healthcare, Kennedy, Obama, ObamaCare, Ted Kennedy
Posted Aug 30th 2009 at 10:42 am in Art, Political Humor | 21410218 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cmuir/2009/08/30/psych-job/Psych+Job2009-08-30+17%3A42%3A50Chris+Muir

Review: ‘Moon’ Rocks!

Duncan Jones’ debut indie feature Moon is being hailed by critics as a modern tribute to great sci-fi films of the past, but I couldn’t help but think about the future — namely, what’s become of the U.S. space program?  40 years ago, America launched the Apollo 11 mission that triumphantly landed men on the moon; yet, where have we gone since? 

Moon rocks the imagination as it presents a totally plausible, realistic way of utilizing space for practical purposes — in this case, mining for eco-desirable Helium 3 energy from the lunar surface.  Jones strove for science-fact over fiction in researching many minute details of the script.  He even screened the film before a panel of NASA scientists — many of whom are working on making fantasy into fact. 

Before reading any further — be advised: don’t see Moon to learn about science, but DO see it! It’s a fascinating film featuring an Academy Award-worthy performance by Sam Rockwell. 

Now, back to reality… In 2004, President George W. Bush called for a return to the Moon to build a base — it would be a prelude to something even greater: a mission to Mars.  He noted words from astronaut Eugene Cernan, who traveled with the last Apollo mission: “We leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.” With that, scores of engineers, scientists and experts made headway designing, building and planning America’s next endeavour to explore space, they were ready to accomplish the mission.  (more…)

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Tags: David Bowie, Duncan Jones, Kennedy, MOnn, Moon landing
Posted Jul 14th 2009 at 5:03 am in Featured Story, Politics, Reviews | 18081090 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jmeath/2009/07/14/moon-rocks/Review%3A+%27Moon%27+Rocks%212009-07-14+12%3A03%3A11Jason+Killian+Meath

For Anna Nicole and Marshall Family: Justice Delayed, Justice Denied

Anna Nicole Smith, the dysfunctional former Playmate of the Year whose very public life ended all too tragically, may finally be getting some measure of justice.  The state attorney’s office in Broward County, Florida, said last week it was reopening its investigation into her February 2007 death by what had been deemed “an accidental overdose.” 

The news comes less than two weeks after two doctors and Howard K. Stern, the former Playboy and Guess Jeans model’s erstwhile Svengali, were arrested by California authorities on charges they illegally conspired to provide Smith with thousands of prescription pills. Broward State Attorney spokesman Ron Ishoy, told the press his office was taking a fresh look at things.  This includes examining the evidence collected by California officials to see “where it might lead in relation to Ms. Smith’s death.”  (more…)

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Tags: Anna Nicole Smith, Kennedy, Marshall, Ninth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court
Posted Mar 31st 2009 at 9:03 am in Celebrity News | 92338One Commenthttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/proff/2009/03/31/for-anna-nicole-and-for-the-marshall-family-justice-delayed-justice-denied/For+Anna+Nicole+and+Marshall+Family%3A+Justice+Delayed%2C+Justice+Denied2009-03-31+16%3A03%3A36Peter+Roff