October 27, 2009
A few months ago I wrote a column about the effect IATSE’s wage increase in Michigan would have on future production in Michigan. Just recently, the company I have my first look deal with decided to produce another picture in Michigan and was informed my column made it impossible for IATSE to negotiate or help us in any way. They basically said this is the deal, take it or leave it if you want to shoot here; your employee ruined it for you. My…
Tags: California, employment, Financial Core, IATSE, Michigan, Nu Image, SAG, Seymour Cassel, Supreme Court
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January 30, 2012
…da win is imminent and he will add a whopping 50 delegates to his total. Now the reason that Romney wins the nomination… his track record. For February, there are six primaries that count: Nevada, Maine, Minnesota, Colorado, Michigan and Arizona. In 2008, Romney won all but Arizona, McCain’s home state. Provided Romney can repeat his track record and win the same states that McCain won (he’s 50-50 on that prospect now between South Carolina an…
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January 21, 2012
… seemed on the superficial level to offer continuity, it was actually an ideological reversal, back to the Liberal wing of the Republican Party. Though he lambasted his opponent Michael Dukakis, tarring him with the “Liberal” label, which Reaganism had turned into a dirty word, Bush himself was every bit a Progressive. His admitted trouble with “the vision thing” prevented him from continuing with Reagan’s unfinished work: shrinking government, e…
Tags: Compassionate conservatie, Debate, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, nomination, Rick Santorum, Ronald Reagan
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May 13, 2010
…all. They were told to become American. They were no longer Italian. Arizona is dealing with a problem that must be dealt with. In fact, the immigration statute is so popular that a number of other states, including Texas and Michigan, that’s right liberal Michigan, are considering similar statutes. A poll released today shows that 64% of the population approves the law. The illegal immigration situation in Arizona and other states on the Border …
Tags: Immigration, Mexico, Patriotism
Posted in Conservative, Frank DeMartini, Uncategorized | 30 Comments »
October 21, 2009
…ng unless you compare them to other numbers in the country to get a real picture of just how bad things are here right now. The California rate is currently the fourth worst in the country. The only one significantly worse is Michigan at 15.2%. Notice any similarities between the two by the way? Not much except maybe extremely powerful unions in both! And, on top of all this, the economy is primed to get much worse. When I drive down the streets…
Tags: Barbara Boxer, California, Dan Lungren, Diane Feinstein, Los Angeles, Michigan, Sean Hannity
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November 30, 2011
…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…
Tags: First Amendment, Religion, Separation of Church and State
Posted in Domestic Policy, Guest Writer | 1 Comment »
October 30, 2011
… 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 …
Tags: " "Dancing with the Stars, Chaz Bono, Fini Goodman, JR Martinez
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November 5, 2011
…t,” by Frederic Sturdevan) no doubt damaged his already slim chances. Roosevelt, stung badly by his defeat in November of 1912, looked to punch back. He filed a libel suit against a newspaper called The Iron Ore in Marquette, Michigan, which had alleged Mr. Roosevelt “gets drunk not infrequently.” Roosevelt prevailed in his suit, opting to accept the minimum statutory recovery of 6 cents, twice the cost of a copy of The Iron Ore. My p…
Tags: drunk, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, sexual harassment, speech, Theodore Roosevelt
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January 16, 2012
Today is MLK Day, a federal holiday observing the birthday of the foremost spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the American civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Although Dr. King, a registered Republican, was born on January 15, the holiday is always observed on the third Monday in January as part of The Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The federal holiday wasn’t an easy one to get passed in Congress. It was initially introduced …
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January 24, 2010
…. Independent films and many studio films are now shot mostly in Eastern Europe, Canada, South East Asia and/or South Africa. The only real production in America these days is in heavy tax incentive states such as Louisiana, Michigan and the Carolinas. New York and Los Angeles, the homes of film production and the industry since its inception, only have production that either involves a star with the leverage to force production in those cities …
Tags: Economy, Entertainment Industry, Independent Film, Thailand
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