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Category Archives: movies
Watching ‘Wonderful Life’ but not getting it
“How come you like that corny movie?” Swamp Rabbit said after watching the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) for the first time. “I thought you were one of them too-cool-for-school guys.” I told him Wonderful Life transcends its … Continue reading
Posted in arts, history, humor, mainstream media, movies
Tagged Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Frank Capra, George Bailey, It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart, Robert Reich
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Strange days have found us
It was a spooky weekend here in the Tinicum swamp, but not because of Halloween tricks or seasonal changes. “So why was it spooky?” Swamp Rabbit said. I told him I’d watched a movie called Strait-Jacket, with Joan Crawford as … Continue reading
Posted in history, humor, mainstream media, movies, Philadelphia
Tagged Amazon, black-and-white flag, JFK Jr., Joan Crawford, QAnon, Strait-Jacket
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For the People Act was dead on arrival. What now, Dems?
I was in a quandary, like other non-Trumpers who are watching the Republican Party’s full-scale effort to strip voting rights from as many Democrats as it takes to ensure future elections are won by extreme right-wingers. One might assume this … Continue reading
Posted in history, humor, mainstream media, movies
Tagged Ben Simmons, Britney Spears, dead on arrival, filibuster, For the People Act, Joe Manchin, states' rights, voting rights
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‘The Troubles’ in N. Ireland pale in comparison to ours
I was reading about the possible renewal of “the Troubles” that wracked the north of Ireland in the last three decades of the 20th century: The instability has been accelerated by the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. From … Continue reading
Posted in gun nuts, history, mainstream media, movies, Nativism, Philadelphia
Tagged Belfast, Brexit, Carol Reed, mass shootings, Northern Ireland, Odd Man Out, the Troubles
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Regarding a (fat orange) face in the crowd
“I think he’s done. Can I stick a fork in him now?” Swamp Rabbit was reacting to Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa, OK, where he managed to fill only 6,200 of the arena’s 19,000 seats after bragging that his campaign … Continue reading
Posted in arts, humor, mainstream media, movies
Tagged A Face In the Crowd, Andy Griffith, Donald Trump, George Floyd, Juneteenth, kung-flu, Lonesome Rhodes, Patricia Neal, Tulsa massacre, Tulsa rally
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Channel surfing through lockdown
My neighbor Swamp Rabbit knocked on my door and let himself in when I didn’t open it. “Why don’t you quit tweaking that thing?” he said, meaning the short story I was writing. “I bet you ain’t changed ten words … Continue reading
Posted in humor, mainstream media, movies
Tagged 57 Channels (and Nothin' On), covid-19, lockdown, SpongeBob, X-Men
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An American ‘Parasite’? That’ll be the day.
I was urging Swamp Rabbit to go see the Academy Award-winning Parasite, a dark satire that should appeal to Bernie Sanders fans everywhere. He rolled his eyes and asked what a foreign-language movie directed by a guy named Bong Joon-ho … Continue reading
Posted in arts, history, humor, mainstream media, movies
Tagged Academy Awards, Bernie Sanders, Best Picture, Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
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Who’s more anti-Bernie? It’s too close to call.
Joy Reid brought on a “body language expert” to accuse Bernie of lying because his physical posture resembles that of a turtle. Really. pic.twitter.com/CCfSJoGIkU — Michael Tracey (@mtracey) January 18, 2020 Matt Taibbi’s succinct summary of Joy Reid’s most recent … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Sanders, body language, CNN, Joy Reid, MSNBC, Network, Paddy Chayefsky, Sidney Lumet, Sybil the Soothsayer, yellow journalism
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Little Caesar’s bid to buy the presidency
This video is remarkable, asked about US a greenhouse gas emissions compared to China, Michael Bloomberg goes into a full throated defence of the regime in Beijing on the environment, on their lack of democracy. I can’t believe how bad … Continue reading
Re Murdoch and Trump: Who’s zoomin’ who?
Swamp Rabbit was replacing a plank on the front porch of my shack while I read aloud from Jane Mayer’s comprehensive takedown of Fox News: …As the President has been beset by scandals, congressional hearings, and even talk of impeachment, … Continue reading
Posted in humor, mainstream media, movies
Tagged Fox News, Roger Ailes, Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch, Jane Mayer, useful idiot, Charles Foster Kane
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