Daily Gut: Townhalls vs. Twitter

So what happens when you produce something so huge that it’s virtually unreadable? Normally it’s left unread. I call it the Harlot’s Ghost maxim.

But what do you get when this strategy of over-delivering backfires? Pure comedy unmatched even by a “Golden Girls” marathon.

More specifically, you get pols who never read the health care bill faced with people who have. Witness the town hall meeting this morning with Senator Arlen Specter. The folks present didn’t just read the bill, they’re now quoting it – something even the Titan of Transparency never really wanted.

Even better, this level of discourse is coming from the non-Twitter crowd, the beyond Facebook folks more concerned with Lipitor side effects than Lady Gaga’s lady parts. They are not motivated by racism, as the left wants everyone to believe, but by real concerns – some raised at the dinner table, some reasoned in books. None from Twitter, I imagine. (more…)

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Tags: Arlen Specter, facebook, Golden Girls, Harlot's Ghost, healthcare bill
Posted Aug 11th 2009 at 3:01 pm in Culture, Daily Gut, News, Politics | 20398659 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ggutfeld/2009/08/11/daily-gut-townhalls-vs-twitter/Daily+Gut%3A+Townhalls+vs.+Twitter2009-08-11+22%3A01%3A13Greg+Gutfeld

Conservatives Need to Fire the Marketing Department

I make silly, fun movies.  Stuff you pick up at your local Blockbuster or watch on the Sci-fi Channel.  I’ve always said that most of my films, because of budget limitations, end up being “two star” movies, but with a six pack and some friends, they become exceedingly enjoyable experiences.

One source of endless enjoyment for me and my co-workers is watching how the various buyers (DVD, television, and international) market the films.  The trailers, posters, and commercials  are wildly different depending on who the intended audience is.  As an example, in the U.S. my latest film is called “Chrome Angels.” It’s a sci-fi/action/comedy about a female biker gang that runs into a town populated by evil cyborgs. At the Cannes Film Market, the distributor is calling it “Cyborg Conquest.”  The trailer and poster don’t even reference female bikers, motorcycles, or comedy.  They, instead, are selling it as a serious action film centered on CGI cyborgs that don’t actually appear in the film. (more…)

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Posted May 6th 2009 at 1:18 pm in Entertainment, Featured Story, Politics | 12740218 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lscott/2009/05/06/conservatives-need-to-fire-the-marketing-department/Conservatives+Need+to+Fire+the+Marketing+Department2009-05-06+20%3A18%3A43Leigh+Scott