And O that all would realize, come to the consciousness that what we are–in any given experience, or time–is the combined results of what we have done about the ideals that we have set!
Edgar Cayce Reading 1549-1
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Speak – Kristen Stewart – Movie Review
With all the Twilight promotion going on I wanted to throw out two movie reviews and a third recomendation that feature Kristen in powerful roles. The first one Speak based on a novel of the same name is more than a movie. On its own its a great story and the acting of Kristen Stewart the self proclaimed “regular chick” is vibrant and strong. Its as well done a movie as you could expect for the subject matter. We have all been to high school and witnessed and wandered through the minefield. The battle scars are real and so is the pain.
There are plenty of strong performances as the cast obviously came together on this effort. This is by far my favorite role for Steve Zahn and D.B. Sweeney plays the role of Kristen’s father perfectly.
Chances are if you are flipped out over the Twilight Series you have watched everything you can get your hands on regarding Kristen Stewart. But if you only have a passing awareness of this actress because of the media blitz or you are outside the target market ignore the hype and see for yourself this powerful actress, and this moving movie.
The other movie I would recommend is The Cake Eaters – Kristen Stewart puts her body through some contortions. Her character has a rare degenerative nerve disorder. This is a directorial debut for Mary Staurt Masterson – Bruce Dern also stars in this heartfelt drama. This is a sweet movie with plenty of edge and tension between the characters.
Do your self a favor and rent it from net flix.
For a little lighter fare although Kristen brings her “A” game we also enjoyed Adventurland
Keep up the great work Kristen and don’t get too caught up in the fame. I think this “chick” has her feet on the ground and I hope I get to see her performing and growing for a long time.
Arsenic and Old Lace – Movie Review
Frank Capra directs this farce of a farce and its a great movie – where the heck did Priscilla Lane come from she’s a hoot. Cary Grant is at his best bumbling, stumbling and trying to play it straight. It’s a mad cap adventure of dimwitted police, weird straight off a horror movie set characters and quick pacing. Peter Lorrie is in this movie also and he’s casting about frustrated and at his overwhelmed and perplexed best.
This really is a classic movie and I fell in love with Priscilla Lane immediately and you will too! It all takes place on Halloween – so it’s spooky fun. If you love old movies and haven’t seen this one yet – move it to number one on your net flix list.
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Thoughts on Sarah and the United States of America
Sarah strikes me as an empty headed prop who won a popularity contest at a small high school gymnasium by intimidating the other girls and romancing the administration. It looks like she bites the hand that feeds her as she turned on McCain the first chance she got – which was immediately.
That’s the kind of class and dignity we are looking for in a President (?) – Sorry Palin worshipers she may be a sociopath.
The President of the United States is a very serious job. Our spin doctors and campaign managers have turned it into a high school popularity contest, but in reality the stakes are much higher.
You can not govern by slogan. Look at the damage done by deregulating Wall Street. That move was promoted and championed because of two words “free market”. Nice concept but in the intricate world of market economies a complete fallacy. You can not govern by cute little slogans. “Trickle Down” has lead to the unconscionable concentration of wealth in 1% of the population through subsidies and give aways of our tax dollars to the corporate insiders who place their people in our government.
Granted its a costly game of brinkmanship, sloganeering and manipulation to get the population to vote one way or the other, but at the end of the day to the extent we relinquish control and fall prey to easy answers big corporate america runs the show.
And corporatist and corporate america are unqualified to govern the country because their focus is too singular on their particular profit margins. Great focus for a successful business but absolutely wrong and a severe lack of vision for guiding this huge country over the realities of our collective landscape.
The fruit of their electioneering of politics has created an us against them mentality among the citizens in our Country. And it has created an artificial out of touch ruling class that cares only for the acquisition of personal wealth. The reality is that we are all in this together. And if we don’t make room for one another there will be trouble no matter how right one group thinks they are over another.
That is hardly the Country we all want or aspire to and not the vision of the United States we all desire to see unfold. In short we are better than that.
While Sarah might be a fascinating soap opera of a character, fun to loath or root for she is only qualified for a People Magazine Cover in the same respect of a Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan – what will she do/say next escapade.
All of these new media celebrities are the same version of the same m.o. – say or do something shocking to get the world of rubber neckers gawking just like the well worn metaphor of a car wreck.
Whether Glenn Beck is crying or predicting something ludicrous or Rush is flame throwing and lambasting something even he doesn’t believe, or some new media celeb is releasing a sex tape – its all shock value in the mode and method Howard Stern used to get famous and rich.
That may be one way to achieve a personal goal of wealth and fame but that personality trait is absolutely the worst trait to reward in our politicians.
Good governance requires good citizenship an understanding of how our Country works as a Nation of laws, the intricacies of the market place and in getting along with other people who may not share your same views, culture, beliefs and habits. It requires a true patriotism not in name alone but a commitment to actually put the Country and the people first over individual gain, profit and popularity.
Forcing ones self and opinion down another’s throat doesn’t win you many friends. No matter how right you think you are its counter productive and tone deaf.
Creating a nation and world where we are “free to be” as long as we don’t hurt each other and live sustainably side by side is the goal. Jumping up and down screaming my way or the highway leads to bloodshed.
I would put forth that if you aren’t living by these two rules of thumb “live and let live” and “do unto others as you would have them do unto you” – it is you no matter what bible you are carrying or what uniform you are wearing that is doing the wrong thing.
That’s Pollyanna thinking for the Alpha Dogs like Palin but in actuality the alpha dogs are the ones who are clueless when it comes to anything other than their own selfish- self interest.
That kind of self absorbed me first focus might be good for ones bottom line but it’s one helluva lousy way to “govern” a Country.
North Korea goes Rogue not the President of the United States.
Paul Burke
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Industry Coalesces to Fight Antitrust Repeal
The American Insurance Association, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, wrote a letter to legislators objecting to “onerous provisions included in the bill that without due consideration go far beyond the issue of expanding health insurance coverage.”
Too bad idiots – your price fixing and gouging days are over….
“The primary purpose of federal antitrust law is to encourage pro-competitive behavior and to promote the growth of private competitive markets,” the letter states.
No its not that’s why there is only ONE Baseball League. The purpose of Anti Trust Law Exemptions are to preserve a monopoly among the “recognized” entities and since they don’t authorize or recognize anyone outside of their group – anti-trust exemptions are a barrier to entry for “real and independent” entrepreneurs.
The fact that they are gathering “coalescing” together tells me that this “Exemption” is desperately coveted by them in order to maintain their monopoly and continue to enjoy the privilege of arbitrarily driving up consumer rates.
The reason that “Major League Insurance” screwed up – screwed the pooch – is because they got so greedy they disrupted and threw into turmoil the overall economy and the future of the overall economy. They are also terrified of the oversight the FTC will get into investigating their business practices and arbitrary pricing.
Support the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3692) and Section 262 – the repeal of the McCarran-Ferguson Act from 1945!
Its about damn time.
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