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… of these circumstances, the use of the word hero is trivialized. A deeper problem is that ides of myth, legend and story hold a society’s culture together. The concept of the hero is central to these. By misapplying the hero label and refraining from using it when needed takes our culture in the wrong direction. I hope we can recover the sense of propriety about who we call a hero and what they did to be considered brave before it’s too late. A …
…of the Obama Coalition”, Thomas Edsall, by pushing “takers” into a non-working, entitlement, nanny state, socialistic philosophical ideology. Republicanism is not lost but it is certainly a candidate for a “Progressive Lite” label….or what as “Congress is Useless” all about? http://www.hollywoodrepublican.net/2011/11/congress-is-useless/ And all that is supported in academia today is under the myth of “academic freedom”. Collectivism and totalit…
… safe to presume that many of the same celebrities and Hollywood Republicans that supported McCain in 2008 will come out to support Romney in 2012. The short list includes (from Wikipedia): Jerry Bruckheimer, Clint Eastwood, James Caan, Robert Duvall, James Woods, Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Tom Selleck, Gary Sinise, Patricia Heaton, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Jon Cryer, Victoria Jackson, Erik Estrada, Ted Nugent, John Ratzenberger, John Rich, …
…ngs I rate as indispensable for any celebration. The Wild Colonial Boy, The Wolfe Tones. Ever stop to think about how poor a role model ol’ Robin Hood was? He’s become a patina to lay over any psychotic from Jesse James to Al Capone. Still this is a rousing ballad and our bad boy meets a just end. The Wild Rover, The Clancy Brothers & Robbie O’Connell. Ah, the spendthrift drunk who takes the pledge. A stock character in Irish…
…er to mount than John Carter. Marvel characters had a large, active, existing fan base that went to movies, while John Carter’s following was limited for the most part to the boomer contingent that included George Lucas and James Cameron who, like the boomer fans, had become followers of the Mars novels during the Burroughs reboot in the 1960′s and 70′s when Ballantine Paperbacks were widely available. John Carter might have looked like a re…
Is Being Pro-Choice Racist? Recently, I had a left wing writer in a series of exchanges accuse me of race-baiting, writing racist materials and pandering to racists. The reason: I wrote a piece making the case that Romney, even as a member of the 1%, was closer to many Americans than our President. As the Wall Street Journal James Taranto noted, “The truth is that Romney and Obama are both products of distinctively American subcultures–…
…ave to decide whether to greenlight a project that could launch 20,000 of those shovel ready jobs he’s been searching for like Bush for WMDs. In doing so he will have to choose which constituency to please (union workers whom James Hoffa, jr called his “army”) or wacko environmentalists, both of whom he requires for re-election. As I’ve said so often, I love it when liberal, utopians agendas collide. As I write, the bill has passed in the Senate….
…ding his “Don’t you know who I think I am” attitude (God, I hope I’ll be able to work in this town again). Come on, why do we aspire to a higher status if it does us no good (good restaurant seating aside). As for Police Sgt. James Crowely, I learned my “question authority” lesson years earlier; it is a “no win” to get pissy with armed officers with an empty back seat. This matter was resolved before cameras (but after rehearsals), over beers any…
…gress of Republicans, a grassroots political organization located in the heart of the entertainment industry. Tim hosted such speakers as Ben Stein, Lionel Chetwynd, Morgan Brittany, Bill Simon, Doug McIntyre, Michael Levine, James Hirsen, Al Rantel, Notra Trulock, Ed Goeas, Kim Serafin, Dan Schnur and Brian Lowry of “Variety.” He currently owns and operates www.HoorayForChange.com. Tim resides in Chatsworth, CA with Michelle, his wonderful wife …
… screenwriter in Los Angeles. He has worked on projects for Centropolis Entertainment, Cinetel Films and Swinging Productions to name a few. His film credits include; “In the Shadow of the Cobra” (2001) starring Sean Young, James Acheson and Rutger Hauer and “Devil Winds” (2003) starring Joe Lando and Nicole Eggert. Ira has been married for 25 years and has a daughter presently in college. Recent Articles By Ira: In Harm’s WayAnother Political …
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