Two republican hacks on tonight's Oscars:

[Hamlette]

George Will said: Hollywood is crowing about having produced a bunch of ground breaking, edgy movies. Hogwash. Calling Joe McCarthy out is not daring, attacking oil companies, not daring. Its drivel.

The other repug (din't recognize, didn't catch his name) said: Hollywood is producing movies on topic Americans have no interest in. (When asked which one he thought should win, he started to say he'd not seen any of them but then caught himself. Odd. Did he see one and not want to admit it? Said he had no topic and middle America will not see any of these movies. He seemed to be saying: Americans don't want to think and we shouldn't make them.

Seems its one or the other and I thought it instructive on how the Republicans get away with attacking anything they identify as liberal or Democratic (scatter gun, go after it on all fronts, something is likely to resonate) and don't get stuck with the "no uniform message" moniker Dems get stuck with.

For the first time in my memory all 5 movies nominated for best picture are good movies and "art" in the sense they are thought provoking. Capote, overlooked with all the other good flicks, examines the debate turned slander: "did Capote fall in love with Perry?" Munich examines the war on terror. They ARE hard questions. Crash shows how if we pay attention, we all learn the lessons we need to learn.

[babylonsister]

1. This is all the more reason I'll be making a point of watching!

Thanks for the inspiration, hacks!

[PCIntern]

2. the other dumb sonofabitch

is Bill Sammons...sociopathic eyes - I already posted a thread on him Looks like someone from the Hitler Youth.

Ooops, sorry - I guess you can't say that anymore...

[Jane Austin]

3. He's from the Washington Examiner.

Any idea what that is?

[kenny blankenship]

6. Guys who couldn't make the Moonie paper

[gizmo1979]

12. That guy was bought and paid for

by the Bushies,I'm sure of it,even George Will was unable to agree with the administration on these issues,but here was this guy spewing the talking points like he wrote them.I take it the Washington Examiner is a right wing rag?

[NewJeffCT]

4. Republicans love to attack Hollywood, but

They seem to love Hollywood Republicans - Ronald Reagan, Arnold S, Sonny Bono, Clint Eastwood, etc.

And, none of the above are exactly paragons of morality for the party of moral values.

[catmother]

7. clint eastwood is a repub? i had no idea. just blew my whole

image of him.:cry:

[NewJeffCT]

9. He *was* a Republican

When he ran for mayor of his little town in California, he was a Republican... or at least I'm pretty sure he was.

However, since that time, he reportedly became disillusioned with the party & has since become independent.

[catmother]

10. oh thank you. that makes me feel better.

:)

[Zomby Woof]

13. This quote will help

In a Sunday newspaper insert called "USA Weekend" last year, Eastwood said in an interview, "I never thought of myself as a conservative, but I am no extreme lefist either."

Clearly, he is a person who thinks for himself. :-)

[catmother]

5. they don't like these movies because they tell the truth --

something these RWs don't understand.:sarcasm:

[MADem]

8. Well, George Will can easily spare himself the pain

If he wedges his head back up his arsehole where it belongs, he won't be able to see a bloody thing!!!

[IsItJustMe]

11. They had the same dribble on CNN reliable sources today

The question:

Is the liberal Hollywood establishment pushing these liberal movies?

Sounds like right wing conspiracy theories to me.

[emdee]

14. The new defense is the tops in debate skills, isn't it?

"Americans aren't interested" --That seems to be the new answer to everything these days. Does The Base really take that as an instruction not to be interested? And, why does the "liberal media" accept that as an answer to anything?
emdee