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The Republican YouTube debate pleased few people more than David All. A 28-year-old former Senate Republican aide, All and a handful of other techsavvy conservatives created SavetheDebate.com to urge Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani to drop their objections to the debate's format and take part. When all the major GOP candidates finally took the stage in November, 4.5 million people tuned in—the largest audience of any debate up to that point.
All, who owns a new media consulting shop, The David All Group, flew down from Washington to Florida to watch the debate in person. Afterward, he posted video on his blog, along with photos of himself in the spin room with other bloggers, Rep. Duncan Hunter and Chuck Norris. His Twitter message read, "Best debate yet—GOP or Dem." He changed his Facebook profile photo to one of him opening his dress shirt and sticking his chest out, Superman-like, to reveal a YouTube T-shirt.
Just getting the GOP candidates to the YouTube debate was an important victory for the technology wing of the Republican Party. But the fact that it was such a struggle laid bare the skepticism that some Republicans still have about the Internet—a resistance that worries the group of young conservatives looking for the best tools to take on Democrats in the 21st century.
"It's like the idea of an advance crew visiting new planets," says All, a fasttalking, laptop-toting Ohio native eager to spread his ideas about the Web. "When it comes to modern media, you're going to have a small 'away team' sent down to scout out the new terrain, to make sure it's not hostile territory. The first crew takes a risk for a larger landing party, and finally the entire crew, who beam down once they know the planet is safe."
In All's analogy, he and other tech-minded Republicans are the small advance crew, the Republican presidential field is the larger landing party, and the rest of the GOP, he hopes, will eventually join them. The risk-taking advance party includes All, plus Patrick Ruffini, President Bush's 2004 campaign Web director; Robert Bluey, the Heritage Foundation's Web guru; and Erick Erickson, editor of the conservative community blog RedState.com. They hope to introduce Republicans to new tactics, although they're not talking about revolutionizing the party.
After all, they're conservatives, the side built on respect for tradition. Instead, they want to nudge Republicans carefully in the right direction so that they use more of the tools available to them. The tricky thing is that each of them has their own idea of the right direction, and no one's quite sure what the terrain will look like by the time they get to their destination. It could even be that the online world won't live up to its billing.
"At the risk of my own job security, the jury is still out on whether or not the Internet is going to be the silver bullet," says Cyrus Krohn, eCampaign director for the Republican National Committee. "For all of the success stories we've heard since the advent of the Internet, show me one significant victory and I'll eat crow."
The Way Forward
Of course, conservatives aren't totally absent in the online world. They have their own blogs—InstaPundit, Michelle Malkin, Little Green Footballs—that are as strident and nearly as widely read as the liberal DailyKos. And they also get their message out through news sites like The Drudge Report and NewsMax. But there's no Right-wing version of MoveOn. org, the non-profit advocacy group with the clout and coffers to shape the debate (as it did last summer with its controversial "General Betray Us" ad). And there's no successful conservative ActBlue, the Web site through which Democratic activists have donated more than $32 million to their candidates across the country.
So what's the plan for pushing conservative political action into the Internet age? One approach is to do what the Left does, but do it better. In press releases, All says his site is more innovative than ActBlue, since it gives candidates and supporters more control over its pages. And like MoveOn, Erickson's RedState has started sending out "action e-mails," urging conservative activists to phone their congressional representatives about particular votes. The first, sent out last October, called on members to oppose the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
Of course, MoveOn's e-mail list is 3.5 million strong; RedState's has only about 2,000 addresses. Still, Erickson says even small innovations like these are happening because the party is hurting now, just as the challenging environment of the early 1990s led to GOP innovations. In fact, Web activism tools that Democrats use now—blast e-mails, blogs, online fundraising— came of age when Republicans were trying to undermine President Bill Clinton. Erickson recalls how protests against the Clinton administration often grew out of posts on the conservative site Free Republic, which was cutting edge back then.
"When the Left needed to get organized, they had, number one, the anger from 2000 and, number two, the tools that the Right did not have when they got organized." If the Right was out of power six years ago, they would have been the ones to develop the Web tools most effective today, just as they developed talk radio in the 1990s and direct mail in the 1970s, according to Erickson's logic. Human Events, The Weekly Standard and the American Conservative Union, along with some Republican Senate staffers—to listen to members of Congress tell them about the Republican message du jour and how they, too, believe in the power of the Internet.
The worry for conservatives like All and Erickson is that their candidates will soon lose elections and congressional floor fights because of a reliance on old techniques and because progressives have become more effective at Internet activism.
There's a common lesson to be learned from both Republicans' direct mail successes in 1980 and today's liberal netroots, says Richard Viguerie, the 74-year-old conservative direct mail guru: both movements came from outside their party's establishment, and thus had a greater willingness to take risks.
"One of the weaknesses on the Republican side is that Republicans are royalists—the king is the king, long live the king," says Viguerie. To jar Republicans from sticking to leaders who aren't willing to try new things, Viguerie wants to create a "third force," a group that works outside the party structure. That way, it won't be tethered to the Republican Party when its tactics become stale or when it strays from conservative principles, such as fiscal restraint.
Viguerie stepped down from his daily role as president of a Virginia direct mail firm last year so he could focus on a new Internet venture, ConservativeHQ.com. Calling the Internet the fifth great mass communication vehicle—after the printing press, moveable type, radio and television—he says his new site will exploit the opportunities to connect with voters, just as MoveOn has done, in the hope of pushing the debate rightward. "We have an agenda, and the agenda is to relaunch the conservative movement," he says. Robert Bluey sees a different path. Every week at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank blocks from the Capitol, the 28-year-old Bluey gathers about thirty people—bloggers from
Deposed House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was a guest one week, speaking about a topic that surfaces often. To counter the new Democratic majority, DeLay started a non-profit with a shiny new Web site that will organize grassroots groups in eight cities. "We [conservatives] do a very good job of think tanks, of working inside the Beltway, putting on events," DeLay told bloggers on a conference call, from his office in Texas. "But what I've seen in my 25 years in Washington is that there's not enough communication and there's not enough action." While DeLay spoke, Ken Blackwell, the former Ohio Secretary of State and DeLay's partner in this venture, showed off the Web site, which they hope to use to draw more activists.
Bluey hopes to foster that action through the very think tanks that DeLay praises. Just because Republicans know they have to use the Internet doesn't mean they're going to do it the same way liberals have, relying on outsiders to come up with innovations. He says that Heritage's role is to bring the conservative movement together. Now that conservatives are blogging, that means bringing bloggers together. The better the network, the stronger the movement becomes, he figures.
When asked whether he thinks he and the other young turks are the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy 2.0, Bluey says, "Well, I never thought about it that way, but ... yeah!"
He points to the immigration debate as an example. Last spring, when Bluey learned that a group of moderate Senate Republicans were about to join Democrats in backing a comprehensive immigration reform bill, he and other bloggers, particularly those on RedState, started calling on their readers to oppose it. Meanwhile, Bluey and other Heritage fellows reached out to let Senate conservatives know it was okay to fight the bill. Several bloggers then posted digital, searchable versions of the bill online. As Bluey tells it, the opposition on the Right snowballed from just a handful of bloggers and senators to talk radio hosts and the rest of the conservative movement.
One advantage of Bluey's approach, with its emphasis on overseeing conservative Internet efforts through a group like Heritage, is that it lessens the risk of having to cede power to newcomers. An aide to a top Senate Republican, who asked not to be named because he isn't authorized to speak to the press, pointed to how Web donations fueled Howard Dean's 2004 presidential bid and helped vault several Democratic Senate and House candidates, like Montana's Jon Tester, into office in 2006.
"People on the Right saw that and decided we should be able to have this sort of effect, too," the aide says. "At the same time, people look at the Left, the netroots, and say we don't want to be exactly like them: a constituent block that demands fealty."
But ask the Left netroots about this, and they'll argue that conservatives are the ones who aren't small-d democratic enough to thrive on the Internet.
The Undiscovered Country
More than Democrats, Republicans like to run a tight, disciplined ship. So, as the conservative movement figures out its online future, there's bound to be some tension. The kerfuffle on RedState over posts from Ron Paul supporters is a prime example. Paul enjoys massive support online, but is still polling in the single digits and his views hardly mesh with the rest of the Republican Party. So after seeing enough comments from Paul supporters that had gratuitous exclamation points and references to the North American Union, NAFTA Superhighway and Zionists, RedState banned comments about Paul from users who had been registered to the site for less than six months.
"Now, I could offer a long-winded explanation for *why* this new policy is being instituted," wrote RedState's Leon Wolf in explaining the decision, "but I'm guessing that most of you can probably guess. Unless you lack the self-awareness to understand just how annoying, time-consuming, and bandwidthwasting responding to the same idiotic arguments from a bunch of liberals pretending to be Republicans can be."
Put another way: The folks over at RedState weren't willing to relinquish control over its blog posts to a group of people they weren't sure would help the party. But All and a handful of other conservative bloggers disagreed, arguing that they would need Republicans of all stripes next year.
All even called Paul the Howard Dean of 2008, the candidate who represents a much needed "revolution," prompting Erickson to snap back: "I really don't want David being the tech strategist on the Right the media goes to for comment if he's more dazzled by the bells and whistles than by the cause."
Despite the infighting and doubts over the Web, All remains sanguine about the future of his party and the technology. To drive his point home, he offers another analogy.
"Many people are modern ostriches," All says. "They want to stick their head in the sand and think that the Internet is not making the biggest impact in politics since TV commercials. It's even bigger than that. It's the most important thing ever."


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46 PEOPLE REGISTERED, ROOM FOR 44 MORE SPEAKERS: Brett Duquette, editor, Sterling Books, will do an in-depth workshop on voice. Tracy Daniels, founder of Media Masters, will cover many aspects of promotion. Christa Heschke, agent McIntosh and Otis, will hear pitches. Minju Chang, agent BookStop Literary, will hear pitches from writers and review art portfolios.
Free critiques for any attendee who has never had a book published by a traditional publisher or who does not have an agent. Send ten pages of a novel or one picture book. Make sure it is double spaced, printed on one side of the page only. Make sure your manuscript is labeled with the type of work, picture book, middle grade novel, young adult novel, chapter book, nonfiction. A summary of 60 words or less can be added at the beginning of longer works, not picture books.
Our two agents will hear pitches and one will review portfolios. Illustrators who want to have a portfolio review should indicate the fact when signing up for a pitch. Each pitch will last ten minutes. Practice a sentence that explains your character, conflict, resolution. You can find articles about pitches on the internet. Be sure to leave time for the agent to ask questions. Pitch spots are limited. If you want one, sign up soon. I have the following people who have signed up for pitches. Let me know if I left you out. 1. Brenda Maier 2.Karen Williams 3.Gaye Sanders 4. Jeannie Hagy (pitch not paid)5. Stephanie Theban (pitch not paid) 6.Brandi Barnett 7. David R. Merritt 8. Richard Collins 9.Mary Kincaid 10.Gayleen Rabakukk 11.Lynn Barnes 12. Julie Dill13. Helen Newton
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OCAI: Congrats on your recent award, Tammi. We're so proud of you and all your accomplishments! Here are a few questions we thought our viewers might like to know about your award-winning books. What inspired you to write Nugget & Fang?
TS: Thank you! Winning the 2014 Oklahoma Book Award was such an honor! Before Nugget & Fang, I had written books that took place at a camp, a royal kingdom, barnyards, a pond, the state of Oklahoma, the zoo, and a monster academy. I had also written one that took place during prehistoric times. I knew that my next book should be different. I brainstormed a variety of settings and was drawn to write a story that took place in the ocean. My books rarely begin with a setting, but, when they do, I like to ask myself a question: what can go wrong here? In this case, I instantly thought of SHARKS. But I wanted my shark to be a bit of a softie, so I gave him a minnow for a best friend. Nugget and Fang soon discover that being best friends isn't always easy.
As with all of my books, Nugget & Fang went through many revisions. After writing the first few drafts, I knew something was still missing. I decided to set the manuscript aside. Many months later, I felt drawn to return to Nugget and Fang's story. I reworked it and sent it to my critique group. One of my writer friends suggested I really amp up the word play. Holy mackerel! That was just what this manuscript needed!
OCAI: What is a typical day like for you as an author?
TS: Ha! There is no typical day! On the days I'm at home, I check my email, write, go for walks, spend too much time on Facebook, critique other writers' manuscripts, revise, revise, revise, brainstorm, do paperwork, read, update my website, work on presentations for conferences, daydream, check my email, read, revise, revise, revise, check my email, and write.
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OCAI: Are there any more Tammi Sauer books coming out soon?
TS: Seven new books are in the works! Many of them will be available in 2015. Get ready!
OCAI: Thanks for the great interview. We wish you the best of luck in your career. Teachers, if you'd like to know more about Tammi or want to contact her for a school author visit, please go to her biography page on OCAI or click here. Happy reading!
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Gwendolyn Hooks--Gwen had a new book out this spring, Read Me Yellow One, part of a three-book reading series for elementary students who are learning to read and speak English. Each book in this series has a set of different themes which are composed of a fiction story and a nonfiction article on the same subject, which can easily be used by teachers to teach the essential writing and reading skills of "comparing & contrasting." Her second book in this series is also out, Read Me Yellow Two. To learn more about Gwendolyn, click here.
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A Little Too Late - Feb. 9, 2011 vs. Grand Rapids - By Nick Kapetan
Grand Rapids Griffins 7 Chicago Wolves 5
By: Nick Kapetan
If any game symbolized perfectly how important it is to get out of the gate quickly, this contest was it. Right from the start the Wolves' defenders appeared flat, losing the puck in the neutral zone constantly. All season long the Wolves' defense has been an issue, but usually the offense picks up the slack. This was not the case as the Grand Rapids Griffins tallied five unanswered goals.
"We did not come out ready to play" proclaimed Coach Don Lever. "There was no bite or urgency on either side of the puck."
After the first period the Wolves were down four goals which resulted in goalie Drew MacIntyre being benched. Two of the goals MacIntyre allowed were off of rebounds directed right in front of the net. Once Peter Mannino took over between the pipes, the fast pace offense of the Griffins began to subside. The Wolves eventually got on the scoreboard with a goal by the birthday boy, Nigel Dawes, his twenty sixth of the season.
Entering the third period the Wolves were still at a four point disadvantage. As the final frame began to unfold, a new found momentum was evident in the Wolves. The team began to create more shots, and capitalized on them. Goals by Riley Holzapfel (6th) and Andrew Kozek (8th) instilled a fresh energy in the home team. However, the slow start by the Wolves came back to bite them. Chicago scored two more times, Ryan Garbutt (13th) and Darren Haydar (19th) but still came up short. The Griffins found the back of the net twice after the Wolves' run, which resulted in seven total goals.
"We had a tough hole to dig out of" explained Center Ryan Garbutt. "We stayed positive but we still did not have enough offensive fire power."
With only six points separating the top seven teams in the West Division, the Wolves know that these are must win games. The loss proved to the team, once again, that they must play sixty minutes of hockey every night if they want to shrink the gap, and make a postseason run.
Wolves Ink Miller and Huxley
The Chicago Wolves have signed forwards Tim Miller and Adam Huxley to Professional Tryout Contracts (PTO).
Saturday's Wolves Game Has Gone To The Dogs
The Chicago Wolves will host a series of events in support of the City of Chicago's Department of Animal Care and Control (ACC), with which the team has partnered for 10 seasons of the Adopt-A-Dog program, at their game at the Allstate Arena on Sat., Feb. 19, at 7 p.m.
Postma Recalled By Atlanta
The Atlanta Thrashers have recalled defenseman Paul Postma from the Chicago Wolves.
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Chicago Wolves players Ryan Garbutt, Jaime Sifers, Peter Mannino and Noah Welch will make appearances at five Chicagoland libraries next week as a part of the "Read to Succeed" program, presented by Butternut Bread, Pace and Vista Health System.
Kulda Returns from Atlanta
The Atlanta Thrashers have reassigned defenseman Arturs Kulda to the Chicago Wolves.


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M/C OFFERS AN EXAMPLE of Connors's business acumen — but it also shows how entangled his interests have become. Connors sold M/C while serving as chairman at Partners. Yet he never directly disclosed his stake in M/C to the Partners board, even though his company had relationships with numerous Harvard Medical School professors — professors that are affiliated with Partners' hospitals.
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Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Kurkjian had spent about six months reporting the story, part of a larger series called "The Partners Effect," which examined the effect of the state's largest healthcare provider on the rates everyday families paid for medical insurance in Massachusetts. The Globe's Spotlight Team began publishing stories on Partners in late 2008, and continued through the spring of 2009. By the time Kurkjian's story on Connors and M/C Communications ran, on May 31, 2009, the Globe itself was facing closure. The New York Times Company, the Globe's owner, had threatened to shut down the paper unless its unions agreed to a series of cuts in pay and benefits. In the midst of this threat, potential bidders began speaking to the paper. Connors was one of them. In other words, he wanted to buy the paper at the very time it was investigating him — for an alleged conflict of interest.
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Bacon Cheeseburger Balls Recipe
When I serve these, my husband and kids are often fooled into thinking we're having plain meatballs until they cut into the flavorful filling inside! —Cathy Lendvoy, Boharm, Saskatchewan
- 1 egg
- 1 envelope onion soup mix
- 1 pound ground turkey or beef
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup crushed saltines (about 30 crackers)
- 5 tablespoons canola oil
- In a large bowl, combine egg and soup mix. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Divide into 36 portions; set aside. In another large bowl, combine the flour and milk until smooth. Add cheese and bacon; mix well.
- Shape cheese mixture into 36 balls. Shape one beef portion around each cheese ball. In a shallow bowl, beat eggs. Place cracker crumbs in another bowl. Dip meatballs into egg, then coat with crumbs.
- In a large skillet, cook meatballs over medium heat in oil for 10-12 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink and coating is golden brown. Yield: 3 dozen.
Originally published as Bacon Cheeseburger Balls in Country Woman September/October 1999, p29
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I suspect the one star people did something wrong. This was really good, not at all dry.
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If you make them regularly, I don't see how the family could be "often fooled" into thinking that they're plain meatballs. I made these last night and my family said the bacon should have been left out.
Reviewed Mar. 5, 2012
took a bit of work to prepare, but sooo worth it! the crispy cracker on the outside and the cheese delicious inside! Mmmm will make again for sure!!
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Lots of prep time, but worth it! Delicious.
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I loved these meatballs. I used the leftovers with spaghetti. Delicious!
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Actual Headline: 'Anti-Black Journalist Andrew Breitbart Dies Suddenly'
There's been a lot of ugly stuff in the blogosphere as well as various social networking websites such as Twitter since Thursday's shocking announcement that conservative publisher Andrew Breitbart died at the age of 43.
Possibly the most offensive came in a headline from New York Amsterdam News titled "Anti-Black Journalist Andrew Breitbart Dies Suddenly":
Breibart [sic] made his reputation by attacking liberal organizations and public officials as well as people of color.
He was most famous for attacking former USDA employee Shirley Sherrod who was fired from her job by Obama administration officials after he posted a video that implied that she had denied helping white farmers who needed her help. Later it was revealed that Breibart [sic] had skillfully edited the video to leave out additional comments Sherrod made explaining how she ultimately helped the farmers.
For those unfamiliar with NYAN, it is a weekly newspaper whose target market is African-Americans in New York City.
I guess that makes it acceptable to call Breitbart "anti-black."
As the Washington Post's Dylan Byers also noticed, NYAN seems to be confused about Breitbart's gender (emphasis added):
Her other major coup was posting questionable photographs of former Congressman Anthony Weiner, which eventually led to Weiner's resignation Recently, he was caught on camera acting erratically in an attempt to discredit the occupied wall street movement.
So this publication called Breitbart "anti-black," misspelled his name several times, and is inconsistent about his gender.
The owners of this newspaper must be so proud of their product.
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misspelled his name wrong several times
Submitted by Brad Brzezinski on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 12:47pm.
Ahem. "Spelled his name wrong" or "misspelled his name" but not what you said. ;-)
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Unless the conservative...
Submitted by almostacowboy on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 1:09pm.
people in this country get up on their hind legs this November and make a defining statement, this is not going to end well.
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Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 1:16pm.
There wasn't any question regarding the "questionable photos" of Weiner posted by Breitbart. Weiner admitted that they were images of him, so what was "questionable?"
As for being anti-black, it's just another play of the Race Card.
Maybe the conservative media should post headlines like . . .
"Anti-Catholic Chris Matthews Backs Obama's Contraception Mandate"
"Anti-Democracy Union Leaders Demand Recall of Wisconsin Governor"
"Anti-Semitic President Obama Snubs Israeli PM"
Of course, the NADN is most pissed off about Bretibart's sponsorship of the young conservatives who exposed ACORN and brought that criminal syndicate down.
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great post Galvanic
Submitted by Optionyout on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 3:08pm.
You nailed it.
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The headline about this article could've been...
Submitted by Mike Bratton on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 7:48pm.
..."Anti-white, ethnocentric faux-journalists at a let's-pretend race-baiting pamphlet celebrate the untimely death of a Caucasian."
Since, of course, that's what's happened.
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I don't remember
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 1:44pm.
I don't remember Breitbert telling white family farmers that when they sold their farms, they should only sell them to other whites.
"You can't go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer's dime." Barack Obama
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How would this
Submitted by nolefan2 on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 2:29pm.
newspaper like to have seen this headline: Anti-American Barack Obama Wins Presidential Election in 2008? I would venture that it is closer to the truth than their headline. Stuff the race card, people, it doesn't play well anymore.
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"He skillfully edited the video?"
Submitted by ProudAmerican58 on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 2:32pm.
It was an excerpt not an "edited" clip, which the NAACP should have known as they had the entire tape.
And Sherrod not only got her job back, but as Ann Coulter later pointed out, she retained her reputation and was sainted by the media a mere 24 hours later.
No worries, Andrew. We'll keep fighting the good fight for you!
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Breitbart, himself(?) dressed up as a pimp . . re: ACORN
Submitted by Gary Hall on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 3:21pm.
Noel, did you catch this one?
Breitbart also attacked the organization ACORN, which he accused of voter fraud. Breitbart in an attempt to entrap the organization dressed up as a pimp and got tax advice from their workers.
Oh my.
(;~/ gary
PS - I see they (New York Amsterdam News) corrected the gender item.
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I am a better person than
Submitted by NCfairandbalanced on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 3:51pm.
I am a better person than that woman pictured here. Why?
1. Because I'm white and she's black? No.
2. Because I'm a conservative and she's a liberal? No.
Answer: Because if her life was snuffed out from her like Andrew Breitbart's life was, it would represent the SAME tragedy, regardless of race, political persuasion or anything else for that matter.
THAT'S why I'm a better person!
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I love how they leave out the
Submitted by T Walt on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 4:14pm.
I love how they leave out the fact that Breitbart helped take out ACORN. Such a glaring ommision. It's the main reason they know who he is and why they despise him.
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What is all the fuss?????
Submitted by azgal602 on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 6:23pm.
Did you expect anything else from that anti-white, anti-jewish or anti-conservative rag?????? Give me a break. We, the American people have given for approximately 150 years to satisfy the blacks: but you have to understand they do not want to be treated equally, they want special. You are fighting a losing battle......just give up and do what you want, politically correct or not.
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Conspiracy and Andrew Breitbart
Submitted by berlet98 on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 7:15pm.
Conspiracy and Andrew Breitbart
American conspiracy theories come in all stripes, from the goofy to the believable, from the bizarre to the likely, from the cruel to the fawning.
Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone? Was 9/11 an inside job? Did Whitney Houston intentionally kill herself?
The very untimely death of arch-conservative Andrew Breitbart promises to fuel suspicions that foul play was involved. Indeed, another arch-conservative, radio commentator Michael Savage, has already suggested Breitbart was assassinated.
The 43 year old Breitbart, who had said three weeks earlier, "Wait til they see what happens March first," died near his Los Angeles home on Thursday, March first. According to the Associated Press and Reuters, the conservative firebrand had a history of heart problems and his personal website, Breitbart.com, reported he died "unexpectedly from natural causes" although no cause has yet been provided.
Indicative of official doubt as to reasons for his sudden death, the LA coroner's office announced it would conduct an autopsy. Whatever the autopsy findings, it can be certain many will conclude Andrew Breitbart was murdered by one of his many enemies.
Aside from the deaths of Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck, no conservative's passing would have delighted the rabid left more than Breitbart's and his enemies began to spew their hatred in venomous articles and tweets within hours of the reports.
The taxpayer-subsidized NPR called him a "provocateur" and "bombastic." The Huffington Post's Arianna Huffington was about the only prominent liberal who didn't rip Breitbart. She couldn't bring herself to describe his political influence but did praise him as a passionate, exuberant, and fearless friend.
WashingtonExaminer.com published a few of the earliest tweets, beginning with Slate.com's Matt Yglesias', "Conventions around dead people are ridiculous. The world outlook is slightly improved with @AndrewBrietbart dead."
That mean-spirited observation was gracious compared to others including, "Andrew Breitbart now enjoying afternoon tea with Hitler good riddance you hack," "Andrew Breitbart died? Is it wrong that I'm happier about that than when they got bin Laden and Saddam?" "Breitbart dead? More republicans should follow his lead," "Andrew Breitbart is dead, He was a vile excuse for a human being," and "Andrew Breitbart haha youre dead and in hell being a gay with hitler."
I assume those tweets were either a consequence of President Obama's call for more national civility or a reflection of the fear Obamians are experiencing as they await Breitbart's tapes of Barack Obama at Harvard.
Breitbart referred to the tapes at his recent 2012 CPAC speech, . . . (Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=15359)
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Liberals operate off emotion, not fact.
Submitted by Mike Bratton on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 7:44pm.
Hate and anger are addicting emotions.
No surprise that liberals can't avoid getting their regular fixes.
Reminds me of a quote: "I think, when one has been angry for a very long time, one gets used to it. Then it becomes comfortable, like old leather. And finally, it is so familiar one can't remember feeling any other way. But in the long run, we are the ones who are damaged by that kind of behavior. We are. Not them."
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Well done
Submitted by jdtexas on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 9:47am.
I have to respect this so-called journalist. While many others beat around the bush and tried to only indirectly insult him on the day of his passing, this guy gave Andrew one final gift. He would have loved it, we all know it. So well done.
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Is there
Submitted by Bob K on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 10:59am.
any time the Black press and poverty pimps do NOT think all whites are "racist" and they are all "victims"?
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There is little (if any)
Submitted by clancie on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 1:08pm.
There is little (if any) honor and integrity from the Left. They're proud hypocrites and esteemed liars. I can't help but wonder if Breitbart would be laughing it up at them and making them squeal like the pigs they are. He sure is going to be missed.
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by her own videotaped admission
Submitted by theduck6 on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 8:20am.
Ms Sherrod DID in fact and deed discriminate against the white farmer based solely on the color of his skin. The fact that she may have softened her stance later and made efforts on their behalf (her job BTW) is laudable but doesn't change the facts. She did it and doesn't seem to have had a pivot point based on her speech. She still harbors the same racist notions.
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Sewanee University Captures Inaugural Dixie Conference Small College League Title
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Report submitted by Eddie Roberts, Dixie Conference Commissioner
The playoffs went very well. Alot of rain, but the pitch held up well.
Saturday semi's started with UAB taking Sewanee to the limit. It was tied 14 to 14 until Sewanee took a 17-14 lead with a penalty kick in the 77th min and held on for the win. Lee had no problems with Harding in the other semi winning 51-5.
The Championship match came down to a rematch with Lee ve Sewanee. In the last 11 years, only Sewanee or Lee University have moved forward from the MidSouth RFU now the Dixie Conference into the playoffs. The match started with Lee taking the early lead with their 8-man Andrew Amburgey scoring on a very nice set piece from a 5 meter line out at the 13th min mark. . Conversion missed. Sewanee closed the gap with a penalty kick from 30 meters out at the 21st min mark by #14 Samual Edoung-Biyo. Lee took a 5-3 lead into halftime. Sewanee took the 2nd half lead at the 46th min mark with another penalty kick by #14 Samual Edoung-Biyo. 6-5. Sewanee's fullback Will Oberle took a wide pass and beat the Lee defense to the corner for a try at the 51st min mark, conversion missed. Sewanee 11-5. Sewanee's Samual Edoung-Biyo kicked another penalty kick at the 68th min mark to put Sewanee ahead 14-5. Lee had several drives inside Sewanee's 22 meter line, but could not produce points. Sewanee's man of the match #14 Samual Edoung-Biyo broke a 60 meter run and scored center post and kicked the conversion at the 75th min mark, to give him 16 of Sewanee's 21 points and put the match out of reach. 21-5. As has always been the case, the match was very physical and demanding on both sides.
The Dixie Conference wishes Sewanee Gods Speed and good luck in the South Qualifier in FL. on March 9th and 10th. I know they will represent the Dixie Conference well as they move forward with a perfect 7-0 record.


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Eat average food and watch all the
people go by... This place could use an update to their menu and servers. The bus boy ended up being our server and could hardly understand us.......annoying!!!!!! Anyway they need to keep up with the joneses if they want to survive....."
Dined on 2/16/2014
Horrible service. My boyfriend I
and got seated first before the couple next to us yet they got all their food before us! We felt very neglected. The server did not check up on us while he did with all the people around us. So sad. It really ruined our Valentine's Day dinner."
Dined on 2/14/2014
We went there for Valentines
dinner. It was excellent. Service impeccable. Food was great."
Dined on 2/14/2014
Wanted to find a place to eat
while walking on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills on New Year's Eve. This restaurant within the Luxe Hotel turned out to be a good find. You can choose to sit out near the street and people watch or sit in the dining and bar area in the lobby of the hotel. It had nice décor and our waiter did a good job with our service. The menu is small, but the items we ordered were good. There is free valet parking in the back of the hotel with validation."
Dined on 12/31/2013
This place is very small but the
food is excellent and the service was very nice. If you are staying there it is really easy to go to instead of trying to park in Beverly Hills."
Dined on 12/7/2013
I like to come here when I like to
have a quiet dinner and be able to have a conversation without having to scream at one another in order to be heard. The food is good and simple and the truffle fries are amazing. Good wines by the glass as well. Laid-back friendly service. Nice place to go to have a nice meal and relax."
Dined on 7/26/2013
I had friends in town and made a
reservation for the Sunday champagne brunch on rooftop. It sounded fabulous. We arrived and it looked odd---several cramped together tables at the front of the hotel in what should have been a lobby area maybe. Anyway we told the hostess that we had a reservation for the buffet. She rudely said, without looking up, "There is no buffet; just a breakfast menu." We continued the conversation, more or less---it was like talking to a wall. I pulled up the website and description of the buffet and pictures of it on my phone. Her response was, "I don't know what to tell you. We don't have a buffet here." Same response from bartender, who finally said, "we stopped doing it today. They should have called you.""
Dined on 6/23/2013
Love this place, great for people
watching, good food, service and prices. We just love this place because not very crowded while you can watch the crowds pass you buy and have some good laughs... Great little gem for the neighborhood!!!"
Dined on 5/12/2013
the three course menu prix fixe
(35.00 per person ) was poor and the entree we went for was not avaliable. Small sad place rather empty and at the end tha bill was $143.00 for two people all included. There are a lot of L.A. restaurants much more good and nice for this price."
Dined on 1/26/2013
arrived for lunch at 2:00 pm. No
one was at door to greet us and we had to go find a waiter to ask for our table. Food was alright, nothing special. A big disappointment were the 2 deserts we ordered. The Starlet Cake was almost tasteless, very poorly made."
Dined on 1/21/2013
Visited for Christmas Dinner prix
fixe. Enjoyed it two years ago, this year there was a new chef. This year the food was horrible, and so was the service. We will not return until the current chef is gone."
Dined on 12/25/2012
I had Christmas dinner here with
three friends - the food was delicious! Wonderful alternative to home cooked Christmas dinner!"
Dined on 12/25/2012
Service started a little slow,
waited quite a while to be seated, and actually were considering leaving, but we did have a booking for lunch. Once we were seated the service was very good and food very enjoyable."
Dined on 12/21/2012
Ate a number of times whilst
staying at the Hotel and was quite satisfied with the service and food quality. Had a small hiccup with our last meal there, but the young lady (Maitre'D?) did her best to overcome our concerns and even offered dessert and coffee on the house. Overall, a very pleasant time and as this was our first time to Rodeo Drive we were constantly amazed at the variety of cars to drool over as they wizzed on by our table. Very cool !!!!!"
Dined on 12/19/2012
A very odd space with the bar and
TV right on top of diners. Good food and excellent service but why would diners want the intrusion of TV reports? All hard surfaces so it's way too loud for visiting."
Dined on 12/14/2012
We came about 40 min late, but the
restaurant was empty. We ordered the mussels, split the flat iron steak and lobster club, and had bread pudding for dessert. The mussels were delicious. The broth was delicious even after I ran out of bread. It was simple, tasted like just butter. Entrees were huge! The fries came out hot to the touch, crispy, and flavored perfectly with Parmesan cheese and herbs. The lobster in the club was made with a thick mayo sauce, and had mostly bread. The bread pudding portion was generous but it came with a small dollop of ice-cream. The bread pudding was warm, but was not as moist as I would like. Great outdoor seating and people watching location. Service is slow. Prepare for a 2 hour lunch."
Dined on 7/26/2012
Good food, lovely room, our waiter
was funny and attentive. A lovely spot."
Dined on 7/24/2012
I went here for lunch during
DineLA and could not thank them enough for making my 45 min out of the office worth it! A friend and I shared a couple items off the DineLA menu and it resulted in the most indulgent midweek lunch I think I have ever had. but more than anything the service was so great! To my fault I underestimated my time frame but our server was so accommodating in getting us in and out in accordance to my crazy time crunch. I couldn't have done it without him! ps steak was phenomenal!"
Dined on 7/19/2012
I had breakfast here, very good
food and service. Elegant setting."
Dined on 7/10/2012
I'd mostly recommend it because
the wait staff was accommodating and it's the only dining establishment with outdoor seating on Rodeo Dr., which makes for cool people watching. As personable as the wait staff were, they weren't very attentive. We had to wait at long intervals to get their attention, and they never proactively checked on us to see how our food was. However, they let me change my reservation time three times, and they charged my friends a lower price for their entrees since my friends had mistakenly been given an older menu with lower pricing. That was beyond accommodating. Overall, the food was good, but not worth the cost. You're paying for Rodeo Dr., not for the grilled cheese."
Dined on 6/23/2012
Great menu options. I particularly
loved the truffle fries. The only drawback is the small tables. Eating outside is like eating on the street but I liked the comfy chairs so I'd try that again"
Dined on 5/21/2012
Went on dine LA menu, will go back
when in Beverly Hills."
Dined on 2/1/2012
We tried Cafe Rodeo for Dine LA.
It was ok. Maybe We will try happy hour since everyone on yelp recommend happy hour."
Dined on 1/22/2012
The food is fine, the service is
fair, but the scene is beyond belief. In the space of two hours seated in the hotel's little entry court we experienced the following: - kids selling candy bars - homeless guy asking if we could spare a couple of dollars - a parade of tourists from around the world - an endless stream of people traversing Rodeo Drive - A-Rod seated at the next table (unbelievable!)"
Dined on 12/31/2011
My two friends and I enjoyed our
luncheon meals and we will return in December for our last quarterly meeting."
Dined on 9/29/2011
The kobe cheeseburger with truffle
french fries is a religious experience for burger lovers. Great staff!. Unfortunately very limited menu. Great outdoor dining. This is one for a great lunch or late evening snack."
Dined on 6/17/2011
the food was terrible and
overpriced. service was lacking--waiter knew nothing about the wines and not especially knowledgeable about the food either."
Dined on 6/15/2011
Despite a limited menu the choices
offer a variety of dishes we all enjoyed."
Dined on 5/25/2011
Jose was our waiter and most
helpful. The atmosphere was quiet and both the food and service were very good."
Dined on 12/31/2010
Went for Dine LA. The food was
definitely yummy. The atmosphere was nice - the dining is in the bar area which is small and nice. I went with some friends for a celebration but i could also see it as a nice romantic dinner place since it is small, not loud, and you won't get chased out by the late night crowd - at least not on a tuesday night."
Dined on 10/5/2010
This restaurant was a
disappointment. Food was mediocre, service slow and the place was empty until we arrived. Although this was the only outdoor restaurant that we found directly located on Rodeo Drive, we found several other spots in the area that were more appealing."
Dined on 7/15/2010
I went here with 3 of my friends
so the reservation was for 4. However, they somehow had me down as just 3 people. This wasn't much of a problem because they let us sit at another table. Later another group with a reservation came in and the host didn't have their reservation at all. I would advise that even if you make a reservation through Open Table that you call them the day of your reservation to confirm everything. However when I tried to do so, the phone rang for a few minutes without an answer so I gave up. The food was great. I really enjoyed the fries and my turkey club sandwich. The drinks were good, however it took them a really long time to make them. We all enjoyed watching shoppers on Rodeo Drive walk by."
Dined on 3/28/2010
Most of the food they had on their
online menu were not available when we tried to order them. The place seems to be a high-end cafeteria for those who work around Rodeo Dr neighborhood. We were very disappointed with almost everything."
Dined on 2/20/2010
Even though it is found within a
hotel on Rodeo Dr...it is still a hotel restaurant...nothing fancy!"
Dined on 1/31/2010
seems like the dining experience
was much the afterthought at this hotel. the seating, service, and ultimately the food all felt like they were put together for a one time "wedding style" event. our server was pleasant and attentive, though her immediate superior seemed completely aloof and underprepared. location on Rodeo drive was nice but narrow alley like setting and bright lighting diminished the affect. Also, t-shirt clad children of the family of four sitting next to us also hurt the ambience as well as their incessant picture taking. in this employment market you'd think it would be easy to find management that cares..."
Dined on 11/26/2009
Food was amazing!!! I had the
Thanksgiving 3 course meal, which included an amazing sea bass. service was fantastic. very nice place/hotel but you don't have to spend a lot of money to eat here."
Dined on 11/26/2009
overall the food was great! I
would definetly dine again. It is a great place to have lunch while shopping. Especially if you have an appetite for a gourmet or healthy meal."
Dined on 10/12/2009
Loved the quietness and quaintness
of the restaurant...perfect for a first date!!"
Dined on 4/18/2009
Enjoyed our lunch at Cafe Rodeo.
Great cheese plate, smoked duck cobb salad and wine. A perfect spot for a business lunch or a break from shopping on Rodeo Drive."
Dined on 2/16/2009
it was very busy but the wait
wasnt too long it was well worth the wait, the food was delicious and the service was great, I've been disappointed on a Valentines day in other restaurants but not this one and the price was fair over all was a great experience"
Dined on 2/14/2009
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RALEIGH — An employee of a Georgia rides company made the Vortex a deadly weapon by tampering with technology that should have kept the ride from launching into motion and dumping passengers on a State Fair platform, according to warrants and law enforcement statements in the case.
Three people remain hospitalized after Thursdays incident. And a veteran rides inspector says that, by industry standards, only a failure or override of computerized sensors would have allowed the ride to start as its passengers sat helpless, their safety restraints unsecured.
Ken Martin, a Richmond, Va.-based safety consultant for fairs and carnivals, said that todays rides work much like modern cars, using sensors and digital communications systems to detect and avoid unsafe conditions.
They want to check and make sure, number one, the lap bars are down; number two, the lap bars are locked; number three, make sure all those systems are talking back and forth to each other, Martin said Sunday.
Local authorities have charged operator Timothy Tutterrow, 46, of Quitman, Ga., with altering the Vortexs safety systems after an inspection.
According to arrest warrants, Tutterrow unlawfully, willfully and feloniously did assault (the victims) with an amusement ride, a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury.
Tutterrows attorney on Sunday declined comment on the operators actions, but said his client was devastated by the incident.
Witness accounts indicate that multiple riders were seriously injured because they couldnt stay inside the two sets of 16 seats without seat restraints.
Manar Joudeh, 18, said she saw the ride start again after an attendant lifted safety restraint bars, when most modern rides should have been disabled, according to Martin. Passengers unable to jump off were lifted high into the air, then dumped out as the ride ran its routine.
One of the guys hung on, and couldnt hang on any longer, and then the girl fell, and hit on her side, and there was blood everywhere, said Joudeh, 18.
A representative of the rides manufacturer, Technical Park of Italy, couldnt be reached for comment Sunday.
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Sheriff Donnie Harrison said on Saturday that Tutterrow may have made an unauthorized change to the Vortexs safety system in order to keep the ride running. As a result, investigators have charged Tutterrow with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.
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It sounds to me, from what Ive read so far, Martin said, that there was a problem that went undiagnosed, and they just looked for a quick fix.
Tutterrow, 46, is paid a yearly salary, and other staffers are paid a flat weekly fee, according to Joyce Fitzpatrick, a spokeswoman for ride operator Family Attractions Amusement Company.
However, Family Attractions Amusements income depends on ridership; its paid based on how many tickets it receives from riders, according to Marc Janas, public relations director for Powers Great American Midway, which for years has managed many of the fairs games and rides.
This year was Family Attractions Amusements first at the North Carolina fair, and the company brought only one ride, the Vortex, Janas said
Hes absolutely devastated
Tutterrows attorney, Roger Smith Jr., has met with his client, but wasnt ready to comment on the specifics of the charges because of the early stage of the investigation, he said Sunday. Tutterrow was due for a first appearance at 2 p.m. Monday and was being held on $225,000 bond at the Wake County Detention Center.
Tim, hes married, he has kids, and hes absolutely devastated for whats happened, Smith said. Tutterrow has two grown children and a grandchild, he said.
The suspect has worked for ride-operator Family Attractions Amusement Company for four years, according to the company, which is based in Valdosta, Ga., about 20 miles from Tutterrows listed address.
It is a horrible thing, and my thoughts are all toward the families that were hurt, said Dominic Macaroni, an owner of Family Attractions Amusement for about 17 years.
Fitzpatrick said that the companys safety record is good. The website AmusementSafety.org lists three unspecified injuries for Family Attractions Amusement in its database, but a representative of the site did not return a request for further information. Fitzpatrick said the company believes those injuries were from slips and falls.
Manager convicted in Tennessee case
The North Carolina fairs 100-plus rides are inspected first by state Labor Department officials, but the owners are responsible for three daily inspections after the fair begins. Martin, the Virginia safety expert, cited North Carolinas as one of the safest and best-run fairs in the country.
During the fair, state officials conduct spot checks and investigate problems. On Monday, they found that the Vortex had been disabled by a bad solenoid, which helps shut the ride off when seat restraints arent properly engaged, according to the state Department of Labor; the component was replaced and re-inspected.
Tampering in such cases can bring serious legal battles for operators. At the Rockin Raceway of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., manager Charles Stan Martin effectively disabled a safety system that should have stopped The Hawk from running while a womans restraint was unsecured, a jury found in 2005. A judge upheld the ruling in 2007; Martin was sentenced to four years of probation for reckless homicide.
Martin said portable attractions get a bad rap, but he acknowledged that reassembly and disassembly can cause wear and tear that requires careful monitoring.
Furthermore, he said, its hard to measure just how safe many rides and operators are. He described the industry as largely self-regulated, with standards built by consensus of about 500 people, from inspectors to insurers.
The most worrying effect of that lack of communication, Martin said, is that officials in one state cant easily learn about a rides problems elsewhere.
The families of those still hospitalized have asked for privacy, and neither they nor WakeMed have disclosed information about their current medical status. They are Anthony Gorham, 29; Kisha Gorham, 39; and a 14-year-old whose identity has not been disclosed.
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I don't enjoy watching films in this genre, being a combat soldier who saw action on Hill 937, Dong Ap Bia mountain [aka Hamburger Hill] during the Vietnam war, but when Hollywood began cranking out an endless stream of films about the war, I saw nearly every one of them to examine the accuracy and authenticity to the reality of war reflective to those who served ''in country'' during the era ......... Hollywood [aka LaLa Land] always needs a nemesis [bad guy] to play opposite the protagonist [good guy] and without exception every film made during the 70s and 80s, portrayed most who served "in the Nam" as the lowest life forms on earth. To them, we were all ruthless baby killers, drug addicts, malcontents, warmongers, physically abusive, evil, mentally disturbed, blood-thirsty, anti-social, often vagrant, violent, drunkard, worthless, angry lunatics. Even when one of our supposed own was the good guy [i.e. Pvt Taylor], Sgt Barnes and everybody else in the military establishment were depicted in an unfavorable light -- which is mostly untrue -- which is why every Academy Awards Oscar given for films about Vietnam, wins it for supporting the Academy membership's anti Vietnam agenda. ......... For me, there are no best Vietnam war film but I can attest to the most biased, demeaning, and despicable anti-American war films made about that era, by year of release: Taxi Driver [1976], Twilight's Last Gleaming [1977], Coming Home [1978], The Deer Hunter [1978], Apocalypse Now [1979], The Great Santini [1979], Birdy [1984], Platoon [1986], Good Morning Vietnam [1987], and Casaulties of War [1989]November 18, 2011 at 1:51 p.m.
Good call on Leathernecks.
How could I forget "Platoon". Another of my favorites.
I also have to say the "Band of Brothers" is the best overall show for a series. Having those guys talk about their experiences was pretty good stuff.November 17, 2011 at 6:12 p.m.
I guess my favorite is "Saving Private Ryan." When the old veteran is at the Normandy cemetary and asks his wife if he's been a good enough man to have deserved being pulled out at the cost of other lives.....man, that gets me every time.
Jason...I've gotta agree with you about "12 O'Clock High." Wonderful movie and agree with you about "Tora Tora Tora." It really is a much better film than "Pearl Harbor." I can't get interested in "Midway", however. In the first place, I've never been a fan of Heston and the side story about the pilot and his Japanese girlfriend leaves me cold.
I like "Flying Leathernecks" because of the real combat film spliced into the movie.
"Patriot" with Mel Gibson is another particular favorite. Different war but well done, nevertheless.
Oops. I almost forgot "Sands of Iwo Jima." That was the first movie my mother let me stay up late and watch on television waaaay back when I was a kid.November 17, 2011 at 5:59 p.m.
Stalag 17. The end.November 17, 2011 at 4:04 p.m.
Stalag 17. The end.November 17, 2011 at 4:04 p.m.
Mine has to be "Grand Illusion", a Jean Renoir film from 1937.
Not too many movies about WWI around; this is the best about ANY war.November 17, 2011 at 3:02 p.m.
"The Gallant Hours" - James Cagney was good in this movie about Adm Bull Halsey at Guadalcanal. A look at American and Japanize strategies rather than scenes of the fight.November 17, 2011 at 2:18 p.m.
There have been many great war movies but the one that touches me deepest is the HBO series "Band of Brothers". I think some of the better historic films such as "Patriot" and "Glory" have a strong message. "We were Soldiers" is well done. I do wish one of the better Directors would take a hard look at the Korean Police Action (War). I have many older friends that served in that conflict and sadly most of our nation only thinks of "Mash" when the subject comes up. That was entertainment and the truth is much different. God Bless our current Military and those that have served with Honor in the past.November 17, 2011 at noon
In this order...
12 O'Clock High
Gregory Peck starred in this fantastic movie that most folks have never heard of. It's about a squadron of World War II Bobmber pilots and their commanding officer.
It's from 1950 or so and despite it's age, is a great movie.
The aircraft carrier battle for the Pacific
Tora, Tora, ToraNovember 17, 2011 at 11:03 a.m.
The first Pearl Harbor movie. Much better than modern version.