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Format: | 15 DVD |
Starring: | John Cassavetes, Jim Brown, Robert Ryan, Charles Bronson, Richard Jaeckel, Donald Sutherland, Ralph Meeker, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine |
Director: | Robert Aldrich |
Genres: | Action/Adventure, Drama |
Studio: | ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
Collections: | Award Winners & Nominees, Battlefield Films |
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The Dirty Dozen |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
Run time: | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Rental release: | 21 Feb 2005 |
Main languages: | English |
Subtitles: | Arabic, Bulgarian, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Spanish |
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By Steve from West Yorkshire , 07 Jul 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
12 prisoners (hence the title) are recruited for a not much hope of coming back from this one mission in world war 2. Lee Marvin plays the tough military officer who gets to pick, train and then lead an all star cast into action. This is probably one of Marvins best ever performances. A good all round family film with a few good chuckles thrown in for good luck.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(19)Has to be 5star
By pigpig01 (3 reviews) , 01 Apr 2013If you've given this less than 4stars, you don't know what your talking about! Fact! Shame A big firm though cant make sure all the film is there. How did that happen??? Get it together, we are paying a subscription.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Missing part
By notablu (1 review) , 28 Mar 2013Disappointed as mIssing about 5 minutes at around 1:42. Hoped they were present at the end but not. Otherwise great film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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That's entertainment!
By a customer , 01 Mar 2013I'm old enough to have seen this in the cinema when it was first released and no question it really broke new ground. 'Inglorious Basterds' owes a lot to it so it's still influencing filmakers nearly 50 years on. It was never meant to be anything other than 'over the top' with its bunch of psychopathic 'heroes' played by some of the best actors around at the time plus great support from others such as Arthur Kennedy and Robert Ryan. The interaction between the characters works well and the humour varies between in your face and very subtle. It never descends into mawkish sentimentality which was/is a failing then and now of many US films. All these years later it's shown it deserves to be treated as a classic, can't say of it's genre, because it was the first of its kind.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Like a long, drawn out Carry-On film
By Bassman71 (700 reviews) from Didsbury, England , 29 Aug 2012Maverick army Major, told to supervised men on secret mission, men supervised are 12 criminal soldiers, conflict, mayhem and deceit.
Seriously long and drawn out war-action film which, despite its star-studded cast, falls quite flat through most of it.
All the actors play themselves with probably the exception of John Cassavetes and even a young Donald Sutherland cant save it.
The main problem is the pacing and that theres not enough going on especially with 100 minutes build-up and training then the final third of the film the actual mission.
It also has a Carry-On feel to it mainly due to the ill-advised music and the bad attempts at humour which again dont really work.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Great, great movie
By a customer , 13 Apr 2011Just a perfect film. What a cast. They hopefuly will never try a re-make of this perfect film. There are not enough good actors to star in a re-make of this tremendous show. What films are all about. A must see film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Thematically recalling Clint Eastwood's 1993 saga A Perfect World, this drama from Australia hones in on a troubled adult man and a young boy fleeing from the law. The pair in this case, however, are a father and son. Kev (Hugo Weaving) and his ten-year-old boy Chook) journey deep into the recesses of the Australian outback, first abandoning their car, then riding by bus, and finally, hitchhiking across the wastelands. Their past is a deeply dysfunctional one, marred by ex-convict Kev's periodic absences from home while serving time, and Chook's only fleetingly successful attempts to understand his conflicted dad. The relationship comes to a head, however, when Kev visits a pub and hears about the murder of a close friend, Max (John Brumpton) . When Kev informs Chook of Max's death, Chook explodes with anger against his dad, forcing father and son into a series of life-changing confrontations. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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Hell hath no fury like a woman scored -- and her father -- in this tense tale of terror from Australia. Brent (Xavier Samuel) is driving home late one night with his father when he swerves after seeing something in the road. The car spins out of control, and moments later Brent's dad is dead. Brent is wracked with guilt over the incident, and sinks into a deep depression, only beginning to sort out his feelings when he begins dating one of his classmates, a pretty and nurturing girl named Holly (Victoria Thaine). However, another young woman at school, Lola (Robin McLeavy), has taken an interest in Brent, going so far as to ask him to escort her to an upcoming dance. Loyal Brent turns Lola down, but he learns the hard way she doesn't handle disappointment well. Lola and her wealthy father (John Brumpton) force Brent to attend a private party at a cottage in the woods, where he's the only guest and Lola and her dad proceed to mete out brutal punishment for daring to hurt her feelings. The Loved Ones was the first feature film from director and screenwriter Sean Byrne. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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A romantic weekend on the water turns into a terrifying struggle for survival when bad weather drives a vacationing couple into an isolated swamp in Urban Legend director Jamie Blanks' tense tale of terror down under. Forced to steer their sailboat to the nearest shore when a storm rolls in and the waters grow treacherous, a young couple has no idea of the depravity they will soon be forced to endure. Shortly after docking their sailboat on a remote island, the stranded pair is captured by a psychotic man and his two demented sons. As the storm gathers ferocity, the couple fights against being sexually enslaved and brutalized to the breaking point. But these maniacs don't have a clue how hard their prisoners are willing to fight in order to stay alive, and as the tables are turned the violence escalates into a visceral explosion of savagery and terror. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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D.K. is dead, and Scorpius (Wayne Pygram) wants to track down the alien who did it. For this he must learn to exercise self-control, so Scorpius seeks out his spiritual mentor, Katoya (John Brumpton), at a Mental Arts training camp -- and he coerces Moya's other male crew members to participate in the training. The lessons are potentially beneficial to Crichton (Ben Browder), who is preparing himself for his next run-in with the Scarrans. But D'Argo (Anthony Simcoe) threatens to go off the deep end when he meets another Mental Camp trainee: Macton (Blair Venn), the Peacekeeper who murdered D'Argo's wife, Lo'Lann (Rachel Gordon). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Australian filmmaker Jonathan Teplitzky directs the crime comedy Gettin' Square. Barry Wirth (Sam Worthington) is an ex-con who just wants to stay on the right side of the law. David Wenham plays Johnny "Spit" Spitieri, a zany, lovable drug addict who knew Barry in prison. They both get paroled by officer Annie Flynn (Freya Stafford) and plan to play it straight this time. They get jobs at the Texas Rose, a restaurant owned by Darren Barrington (Timothy Spall), another ex-con trying to go straight. Barry, Spit, and Darren team up against the local gang boss Chicka Martin (Gary Sweet).Things get messed up when Darren's shifty accountant Warren Halliwell (Steven Tandy) finds himself the interest of the Criminal Investigation Commission. Gettin' Square was the opening film at the 2003 Brisbane Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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In search of much-needed food and water, Chiana (Gigi Edgley) leads Moya's crew to the enormous carcass of an old Leviathan, and therein to a mining colony. Unfortunately, she has already made far too many enemies within the colony to ensure the safety of the crew members. Meanwhile, the starving Zhaan (Virginia Hey) begins metamorphosing into a plant life form which may prove fatally allergic to Moya. "Home on the Remains" originally aired on June 16, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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This controversial drama (which earned an NC-17 rating in the U.S.) was a major box-office success in its native Australia, and it made an overnight star of its leading man, Russell Crowe. Hando (Crowe) is a member of a gang of racist skinheads who lash out with violence against the growing number of Asian immigrants settling in the country. While Hando and his partner Davey (Daniel Pollock) lead a bunch of brutal, half-bright thugs, they have convinced themselves that what they do is the noble work of saving Australia for Australians (or at least the white Australians who drove the aborigines into the outback). Into this milieu comes Gabe (Jacqueline McKenzie), a troubled young woman who suffers from epilepsy and was raised in a sexually abusive environment. Gabe becomes something of a gang moll, dividing her time (and her sexual favors) between Hando and Davey, generating considerable tension between them. When the gang's favorite bar is purchased by a group of Vietnamese immigrants, Hando and Davey organize an all-out attack, little imagining that the Asians are ready and able to defend themselves. Romper Stomper was released in America in both its original, uncut form, and in an edited version that earned an R rating from the MPAA. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Solid great food. Awesome wait staff. Food was perfect. Not too loud.
Wine list is notable, but needs to feature more local wineries. Everything was delish...
Service and food where very good. I would have given a higher mark but for 2 reasons. 1) We were seated in an area that was next too a adult birthday party and thier conversations across several tables made it very difficult for my group to talk while sitting next to each other. 2) At the end of the meal the buss boy was very quick to start clearing the table while one in our group was still eating. It kinda made us feel like we were being hurried out the door.
Zephyr Grill and Bar has really excellent food and the service is outstanding. We were there on Mother's Day and though they were very busy we were waited on promptly and all the wait staff were very polite, considerate and helpful. We highly recommend Zephyr Grill and Bar.
This restaurant is a nice gem. My wife and I found this to be a very pleasant stop over when going out to the wineries. This is a very well run restaurant that I recommend to most of my friends that do not know about it. The employee's are very nice and funny. the food is excellent. I have to this day not found anything that was not done right. The wine selection is very well put together. I would recommend the Red flight at 6 oz. so you could get a taste of what the wines are are about. I would be back when I am town again. Jeff D.
Food was excellent and the service was SUPERB. Our server, Leah, was extremely gracious and helpful...
Very accomadating to us and our dog! Had dog treats, water and a heat lamp outside.
We had an awesome time and the food was great as always. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who likes great food and reasonably priced.
We went there for seafood food,,,great choice. Food was very tasteful good flavor presentation was good. Our waitress was very plesant and cared about our comfort. Always came around to check on us but not to much. We had a very nice dinner there. Would go back there again.
The new parmesan crusted scallops are worth a try - and the peas were a nice change for the vegetable. Can't wait to try the yellow pepper soup next time! The seasonal menus are always great.
For a dining delight go fishing! We had the Potato Wrapped Halibut and the Lemon Parmesan Sole. Very fresh and prepared perfectly. Add the Pear Salad, a perfect Bombay Martini and you think you've died and gone to heaven. Don't know what to do for dinner? Go fishing at the Zephyr Grill and bar!
We celebrated a coworker's x9th birthday. The staff was very accommodating and delightful. Even the "hard to please" guests were treated with the greatest care. The birthday boy was happy (the menu was great), full (the portions were impressive),and loved (he was served "special" ice cream). Would definitely return. Now back to reality.
The food and service were great. They staff is always very accomodating and the food delicious.
Very sweet and friendly waitress....the prime rib was a large portion and busting with flavor...Hostess was friendly and fun...Im extremely picky about my Tom Collins cocktail and they made it perfect....Prices were very fair also....I will definitely be returning!
This was our third visit to Zephyr Grill. Each time, the food has been amazing and the service has been excellent. We have never felt rushed or pushed in any way. The food is fresh and tasty, and comes from a kitchen that clearly takes care to make everything perfect. We have heard that this restaurant has a "sister" in Pleasanton, and we will try that one, too. We are very happy with our experiences at Zephyr Grill, and will be back.
I picked this as a "meet in the middle" Fathers' Day lunch spot. The service was didn't feel rushed at all and everyone enjoyed their meals, which ranged from pizza to chicken to seafood. I highly recommend saving room for dessert- my brother and S-I-L split the hot fudge sundae and that cone of hot fudge is a sight to be seen!
The food is a bit pricey but it is worth it. Our second time here and it did not disappoint. The food was just as good as the first time, excellent! The service is some of the best I've ever experienced. After 4 drinks, 1 appetizer, 2 entrees, 2 desserts, $130. Enjoy!
We had another great experience at Zephyr Grill and Bar. We were on our way to a concert and had plenty of time to enjoy the delicious food and get to the venue. Our server was lots of fun, too. Although we were too full to order dessert, we were each given a tiny chocolate mint brownie. A perfect size and great finish to our meal. It was also half-price night for any Livermore wine, which was great. The unfinished bottle was re-corked and bagged for us to take home. As we left, we were greeted by the owner/manager (?) and other staff, who thanked us for our visit. All-in-all a nice experience. We will be back!
Overall, it was very nice. The vegetables were a bit overcooked and the meat was a bit undercooked. The presentation was nice. The service was fine.
Booked the Zephyr online for the 4th of July evening, got there at 7:30 and had our choice of seats outside. Very nice and quiet seating outside. I had the sole which was perfect, and the snow peas and potatoes were done just as well. My wife had the potato wrapped halibut, could have been bigger but was delicious! Our server was Linda, and she made our night. We finished with ice cream topped with homemade fudge!! This restaurant is a little gem further down First Street, but is well worth the walk! We will be going there again soon!
We were so pleased to find this gem of a restaurant. The food was excellent and the staff was warm and friendly. Featuring local wines from the Livermore Valley is such a nice touch. Will definitely be back!
We met our son for dinner at Zephyr as it was almost a half-way point for us; we were driving from San Jose, he from Modesto. This was our second visit to this restaurant, and as the first time, we were not disappointed. The menu is varied, and the chef adds a lot of flavor to his offerings. The desserts can be easily shared by three, even four people. We will no doubt return for another visit, both the restaurant and our son. The ambiance got an "Outstanding" because we ate outside as the evening temperature was perfect for that.
We had an amazing dinner!! Been here 3x and it keeps getting better!
Had a little trouble on a busy day with food prep, but made up for it by paying for our appetizer. Food was outstanding and service was good.
My husband and I found the food at the Zephyr to be unusually good for a grill. They took basic dishes and turned them into something special. The vegetables were very fresh and delicious. I was especially pleased with the special summer seafood risotto. Good combination of fish and the risotto nice and creamy. Good wine list and really liked the fast that they offered two glass sizes - a 6 oz and a 9 oz. Was a bit noisy but then I got used to it. Looks to be a popular place in Livermore. One concern, it's a bit out of the main downtown area for me but there is plenty of free parking.
Found this place on open table. There were 6 of us that met there. None of us live in Livermore. We absolutely could not have been happier. The menu choices, the service, and taste of the food we ordered could not have been any better. A few of us got the risotto and I highly recommend it! 2 of us had the grilled pear dinner salad. I changed the dressing to balsamic and it was delicious. My friend did not make any changes and said it was delicious. All of us enjoyed our meals very much!
Took a girl here on our first date, we are both foodies so it work perfectly. The cocktails were delicious and the food was presented very nicely and tasted as delicious as it looked. We will definitely be back.
Favorite place for a Date Night! Dinner was outstanding with a friendly and attentive Staff which made the evening special. Also, saw other friends enjoying a Date Night @ Zephyr!!
We had another fabulous experience at Zephyr Bar and Grill. We were celebrating our 15th anniversary, so they pulled out all of the stops to make us feel special. Even though we were 30 minutes early, we were seated right away. The hostess was so concerned that we get a good booth. Our server, Colin, was fantastic! His sense of humor fit right in with ours and he was very attentive to our needs. Our anniversary treat was an unbelievable dessert concoction. Forget the delicious pork chop that could be taken home and enjoyed later, it was due or die for that dessert! I had to run 5 miles the next day to burn-off the calories, but all worth it! The chopped salad was fabulous and my husband enjoyed his fish tacos. Pork chop tonight, yippee!
We came here Friday night to celebrate a friend's birthday. We were visiting from out of town and read the good reviews on Yelp and the restaurant food did not disappoint. The server was extremely knowledgeable of both the food and the wine and described everything well, to help us choose our entree. The only complaint I have is it took 45 minute-1 hour to get our appetizer and entree from the time we were seated.
We were really excited to dine here because of the crowds. We were nervous when the salads came drenched in dressing but were revived when we tasted the fish. It was excellent. Service was great too. We will return for sure but ask for the dressing on the side! The wine list is local which is great.
My 1st dining experience and I was very pleased with the food and ambience. Calamari was excellent. Salads were a bit on the small side. I was told it was like a starter salad however it was intended to be my entree. Loved the trio of butters served with bread! Looking forward to going back!
This is a fabulous place to meet with friends for a cozy dinner. Plenty of ambiance, unique food combinations, good wine and spirits selection. Add to that attentive and quick service and you've got yourself a winner.
Cashed in a gift card that was given to us from our Realtor after closing our home. We have never been before but we will definitely be back! Food and service was absolutely great!
One of the best restaurants in Livermore. The food is excellent- wine and beer selections are great too. And free corkage on any Livermore Valley wine you care to bring. Would like to see more locally sourced and sustainable selections on the menu.
Atmosphere is a nice place. Can accommodate large parties. Food just ok. Probably more of a bar food. Need to expand there wine list variety for Napa and other areas, although, they are supporting there local wineries. But, looking to try there sunday fried chicken specialty.
Our server and the rest of the staff were very on top of it... Filled glasses, food came in a good amount of time, etc. But they kept trying to clear our plate of fries that we were still munching on 4 times ;) while we are winding down our dinner maybe the staff could too a bit. Other than that... very enjoyable experience!
What a great place to dine. Looking for a great place to eat and wait out the traffic from the city? Look no further. Stumbled on to this great restaurant while on google. So glad I did. Great food and service. Can't wait to go back.
A friend had recommended this restaurant to me a while back. I finally got an opportunity to go with my boyfriend. I'm happy to say it was everything my friend had said it was and everything I was hoping it would be. It just off of the main dining entertainment area, but that was okay. The hostess, waiter and food was fabulous. I'd definitely go again and again :)
Wonderful cocktails. Our server was excellent. My filet was over cooked and she took it back no problem. When she brought out the new one she asked me to cut into it before she walked away to make sure it was cooked to my specifications. Wonderful service.
Close to Downtown, but away from the bustle- very nice ambiance and tasty entrees. The Chicken piccata was delightful- moist and flavorful. Hearty salads. Very excellent service!
Went there for the firs time as a referral from a friend. Food was amazing, service was exceptional and even received a complimentary dessert! Was kinda noisy by the bar side wish we had a quieter table.. Will definitely come back again!!
The restaurant was outstanding. Service was right on. The food was right on and the outside seating was perfect.
Really good food and great service. My wife had the molasses meatloaf and I had the potato wrapped halibut. The meatloaf and mashed potatoes were amazing. The halibut was delicious and cooked perfectly. The bed of spinach below it was very fresh, but maybe a little too much of it. Drinks were well made.
Absolutely love the staff, food, wine. Great place.
We had a reservation at 6. We were seated by 6. We ordered, were served and paid the bill by 6:30. Delicious food, fantastic service and classy experience. By far the best place we have been to in quite a while. Will recommend to anyone we know visiting Livermore.
This is our favorite restaurant in Livermore. They have a great happy hour and their dinner menu has so many choices. Everything on the menu is great.
We're relatively new to the Pleasanton/Livermore area, and have honestly had a difficult time finding a really, really good restaurant. My daughter was coming to town for her birthday, and we wanted to take her out to celebrate. I found the Zephyr Grill online, and the reviews were good, so we gave it a try. The service was perfect, and the food was even better. My husband had the meatloaf, and raved. I had the sole, it's a very healthy serving of sole and mashed potatoes, and was so sorry I couldn't finish everything on my plate. It was Mouthwatering!! We had the artichoke and gruyere and the crabcakes as appetizers, and some tasty martini's to top the night off. Couldn't have been happier and will definitely go back.
We came to support local winery Cedar Mountain that was doing a wine tasting and continue to be impressed with Zephyr's food and incredible service. We love this place so much.
fantastic restaurant, great prices, great food and great location!


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-- New York Times investigation claims access to the Obama White House is directly correlated to the amount of money people donate to the Democrats.
Former Rhode Island congressman Patrick Kennedy who donated over 35000.
Dollars to the president's reelection campaign is even quoted describing -- system is quote.
Quid pro quo you know something for some.
Fox News legal analyst Peter Johnson junior joins us -- and bring them quid pro cash could protest means.
This for that.
Hit for tat you rub my back I'll -- viewers and I'm gonna give you this you gonna give me something in return.
And it's a rare look into presidential politics in 2012.
And really an astonishing look at when you look at the not the numbers the times have compiled them if you gave 30000 dollars in the 20%.
Of going to the White House 30000 to the president's campaign -- -- -- -- but.
If you -- a 100000 dollars that you've got a 75%.
Chance of being invited.
To the White House and with the times discovered is a correlation between giving money and giving large amounts of money.
To the White House campaigns.
And then being invited to the White House to meet with the president meet without -- policy leaders and American and so there seems to be a disconnect based upon the times story.
This notion of fairness.
Break this notion of the 99%.
This notion of equality.
And redistribution.
But it appears that there is a pay to play system at least for visits the White House notice it is ending illegal right about this.
At -- but it does -- but it opens up the curtain big does and that's not fair it's not fair if you've got to what looks like pay a lot of money for access and and it's incredible when former congressman Patrick Kennedy said of Rhode Island Senator Ted Kennedy.
And he said that.
There is quid pro quo but -- -- out what what he says.
I know -- they look at the reports.
He said referring to records of campaign donations they're my friends anyway.
But it won't hurt want to ask them for a favor.
If they don't see me.
As a slouch -- the end of the day I wanna make sure I do my part so what he's saying and he -- -- congressional a donation committee the Democrats.
Is that the personnel in the White House look at the reports.
To see okay pat you gave 35.
Let's talk to you.
All or you mr.
Kremlin medics you gave 27000.
Dollars will let you represent the Los Angeles and DA and then you can come in.
And have direct access.
To the White House and and work for.
And DA to projects in in in Los Angeles.
And so it really does open the curtain open this veil of secrecy that we didn't know about we know about the Clinton.
Lincoln bedrooms we know about what Richard Nixon said about perhaps buying ambassadorships.
But now.
In this -- of equity and fairness to say -- give backs and you've got a 75% chance of coming to the White House.
You you know you summed it up perfectly it's not fair and now and then that -- a Kennedy.
And he's got to worry about if I've given an ultra mobile legality yeah but when you start pulling back further -- I'm probably not going to be surprised what you say and it's from the New York Times did all right Peter Johnson do you think -- -- H.
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Wednesday, 17th October, 2012, 07:48 AM #21
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ø Ignore trancejeremyI think the real problem is that there is no longer a simple, gateway RPG that is popular. Basic D&D used to fill this niche, but that hasn't been around for ages (nor was as simple as it could have been).
I'd really like to see something as stripped down as the Basic Fantasy RPG, only even more so (using the 3 saves, not classic 5, and a simpler magic system)
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Wednesday, 17th October, 2012, 09:42 AM #22
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ø Ignore delerichoI expect a fairly small bump in interest as a result of the movies, but less significant even than that from the LotR movies (which was barely noticable). I don't expect any great surge in interest in a Middle Earth RPG specifically (though there might be some traction for products that tap into the same themes, story structures, etc).
I think WotC are wise to largely ignore "The Hobbit" - 5e isn't ready yet, and any significant 4e releases would have to divert resources from 5e development (and sales of 4e products are taking a massive hit from the 5e work, too). Basically, I don't think they're in a position to capitalise on the movies just yet.
As others have said, Games Workshop did very well out of them.
Wednesday, 17th October, 2012, 09:47 AM #23
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ø Ignore delerichoWell, there's the "Pathfinder Beginner Box". Pathfinder itself is way too complex for my tastes (even in just the Core Rulebook), but the Beginner Box strips out a huge amount of that complexity, and genuinely is an excellent product. That would most definitely be my recommendation.
Only problems are that anything that doesn't have "Dungeons & Dragons" on the box has insufficient name recognition to get very far... and World of Warcraft has a much easier entry path anyway.
Sunday, 21st October, 2012, 12:31 AM #24
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ø Ignore Mark CMGAnd though I fail to proffer an opinon above, I do think a greater potential is there to draw in new gamers, particularly RPGers, while the Hobbit movies are in full flourish. We're always sowing and harvesting new gamers throughout our own gaming lives but I feel that the environment improves while large forces are focused on the genres akin to gaming. No data on this but it is my hunch.
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ø Ignore ColonelHardissonThat's where we differ; I've never had a problem with doing either, and I'm not particularly skilled at it. I've put in a bit of effort, but not as much as I ever did creating my own campaign setting. In fact, I find it easier to set a campaign in a world created by someone else, or in the real world. A lot of the heavy lifting has already been done, with everything nailed down so there's no ambiguity about when something happened or forgetting where France is in relation to Russia. I actually enjoy doing my own stuff the most, but I think that would hold little interest if I posted about it.
I can understand that. Decipher's Lord of the Rings RPG has a good discussion about using the game for a non-Middle-earth campaign. I think that game works really well in evoking the tone of books like The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, but your mileage varies, obviously. Plus, while I think D&D straight out of the box doesn't fit Middle-earth well, I think it can be altered to fit well with some effort, but less effort than building a game from the ground up for it that might not even do the job then. Decipher tried it to an extent (though really, at its heart, that game is d20 using 2d6), and the current game, The One Ring, also did that, and neither of them took the RPG world by storm. I know Cubicle7's game has gotten good notices, but it doesn't seem to have burned up the sales charts. So I'd rather just take a game I like, and have liked for 30+ years, and tailor it to what I want, rather than expend the effort to start from scratch and still have no guarantee of success."Illegitimis non carborundum." - General Joseph Stilwell
Monday, 22nd October, 2012, 09:03 PM #26
There's a sweet spot in between creating your own setting from scratch and fitting your own campaign into someone else's setting and epic story-line.
It seems to me that the designers of the game, when coming up with a new edition, should go through the list of famous fantasy characters and scenes, and they should try to make many of them possible in the new game.
It's shocking, really, to go back and look at the old Gods, Demigods & Heroes or Deities & Demigods and see how many iconic fantasy characters are illegal under the rules of the game.
Monday, 22nd October, 2012, 09:52 PM #27
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ø Ignore ColonelHardissonSure, and that sweet spot varies for everyone. For all the work I've done regarding Middle-earth and D&D/d20 (dating quite a ways back; I recently ran across some of my homebrew stuff from the '80s, when I was running 1e, and there was Middle-earth material in it), I've rarely used the setting for any length of time. 90% of my games have been my own homebrew. The Middle-earth stuff I've done, including that blog, seems pretty quick and easy to me, but then, I've reread Lord of the Rings almost 20 times. It became second nature to me.
On that, I fully agree. I've complained often that I dislike how D&D created and then drew upon its own "canon" as the years and editions went by. It eventually got to the point where D&D really only resembled D&D after a while, and it took an effort to create and use characters and creatures from sources other than D&D in a D&D game.
D&D Druids and bards, for two good examples, resemble nothing I've ever read or seen from Celtic history and legend. D&D dragons are very much their own thing, too.
So, yeah, I'd like to see some effort by the design team to delve into the roots of D&D's concepts. I think it would have to be its own thing, a variant of D&D in a separate supplement, because people - including me - want the D&D we're familiar with for the core game. But a nod to sources would be nice."Illegitimis non carborundum." - General Joseph Stilwell
Tuesday, 23rd October, 2012, 04:19 PM #28
Everything varies for everyone, but I think it's pretty objectively hard to fit your own campaign into real-world history or a well-established fictional setting -- especially if any of your players know the setting better than you do.
Certainly it's easier to write swords & sorcery fiction in a made-up world full of quasi-Vikings, quasi-Corsairs, etc., than to meticulously research real-life history or meticulously create (and convey) elaborate society from scratch.
Exactly. Those who've read the series twice aren't in the same boat.
Certainly, some D&Disms are bound to creep in, if only because the RPG genre has its own demands, but so many D&Disms seem superfluous. So, introducing hit points and then finding out that you need easy healing magic is understandable, but creating a mace-wielding crusader as the only source of that healing is just weird.
I don't think you'd need a separate supplement at all. You'd just need base classes and rules that allowed you to play characters like Robin Hood (or Faramir, or Legolas), the Knights of the Round Table (or the Knights of Gondor), Conan (or Fafhrd), etc. You know, Rangers without (mandatory) spell-casting, Fighters with some skills, etc.
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ø Ignore ColonelHardissonSubjectively hard, but not objectively. A lot depends on how willing one is to strongly assert that one's campaign version of the world the players know is not the same as the one in the book/movie/etc.
Some people enjoy that kind of meticulous research. Those who don't, shouldn't bother trying to run such a game or writing such books.
In addition, my efforts have never been to create a Middle-earth setting or game rules for it that is easily accessible to casual or non-readers of the books. But at least one reading, certainly two, should give one enough background to run such a game. Same goes for historical settings; I don't think you need to do enough research to create a Master's thesis to run such a game.
This is also why I emphasize the Fourth Age as a good time for a Middle-earth campaign. You really don't need to know much more than what a reading of the books or a viewing of the movies would reveal. Need to know more about the history of a place? Well, there are now tons of resources, printed and online, where solid synopses of just about anything are right at your fingertips, that can give you more than enough info in five minutes of reading.
Twice is more than enough. Once will do. No one expects a doctorate-level presentation. It's just a game.
You do need a separate supplement. People - including me - have indicated that going back to D&D's roots as a game is desirable. People don't want radical revisions of the classes and rules; that's been tried, and that's why Next is in playtest, and why it harkens back to past editions. D&D, for better or worse, is D&D, and many have indicated that that is what they're looking for. So, yeah, I assert that what you want has to be done as a separate supplement, because it would involve the kinds of changes that have proven to be contentious among D&D players. The Next playtest has been getting consistently positive feedback and discussion, enough that it would be unwise to veer off and make the kinds of changes you seem to want.
Of course, if you feel that what you've seen in the Next playtest is moving the way you like, then that's another matter."Illegitimis non carborundum." - General Joseph Stilwell
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ø Ignore PaulofCthulhuI suspect that for most people it will again operate on the path of least resistance, and these days that would be mobile phone games (easy to acquire, pretty to look at, quick to learn, highly portable, play on your own or online with others without the need to physically meet up, play on the go, etc.).
Not the best by any means but as often is the case "good enough".
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There is one particular name that is now popping up among Republican insiders and the GOP establishment as the leading candidate to become the Vice Presidential nominee.
Who is it?
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There is no doubt in the minds of Republican National Committee members that Mitt Romney will be their standard bearer in the fall, and already consensus is building behind one potential vice presidential nominee — Ohio Sen. Rob Portman.
In an informal survey of more than half of the Republican State Chairmen and national committee people at this weekend's State Chairman meeting at a resort here, two-thirds said they believe Portman is the most-likely and best-qualified running-mate for Mitt Romney. The committee members spoke to BuzzFeed only on the condition of anonymity.
"He's from Ohio, and we need to win Ohio, it's that simple," said one state chair.
Portman, a former Congressman from the Cincinnati area who was director of the Office of Management and Budget during the George W. Bush administration, was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010. And the warmth Republican elites express for him stems much from a desire to avoid another risky, flamboyant pick like Sarah Palin as it does for his ability to help carry an important swing state.
"Romney needs to make a safe pick, and keep talking about the economy — and that's Rob Portman," said one committeewoman from the West.
Portman's seeming inability to overshadow the vanilla Romney gives him a rare qualification — and potentially a leg up over the rest of the field.
"He's not going to be Palin — he's not going to be fighting to get in front of cameras, [Portman] knows his place," he one Midwestern committeeman.
"He was born to be the guy standing next to the guy," said another member. "He's the type of guy who ran for vice president of his high school student council."
You have got to be kidding? Portman is a non-distinguished moderate. You have to ask the question, is Romney really serious about winning the nomination?
Assuming this is true, it is classic Romney and classic GOP establishment. They are solving for X. Instead of the passion of patriotism and the desire to help save the nation, all this is, is simply a business problem. It is simply a math problem.
No, there is much more than that. Romney has not reached out to the conservative wing of the Party. He does not seem to care. TPN surveys have shown a quarter of conservatives say they will not vote for Romney.
While we have not yet surveyed it, the number who will not go out and campaign fir him is going to be much higher.
Who the hell does he think is going to be the boots on the ground? Members of the country club?
Here is a clue for Romney and the GOP establishment. It is conservative activists who do this.
Romney is worried about someone who will help him win Ohio? He had better worry about the Conservatives who are not going to be out working for the campaign.
Tags: establishment, mitt, ohio, portman, president, rino, rob, romney, vice
I think we need a guy who people will basically consider a GOP Rino who we can ALL easily poke fun at, who pretends to be working really hard all the time and is in fact / not doing a thing. He has to be more concerned about his sun tan than our economy, and he has to be willing to deal with Democrats to the point where they make him look like a fool, more often than North Korea dupes us into giving them food money for worthless rockets. He would need to look half drunk most of the time and cry fairly often. He should have a well known name and be a pure political bureaucrat, and even starting to look too old to be of any good to anyone. This way, Mittens will look like a comparative wise man / a true conservative with all the intellect to handle it entirely on his own.
You guessed it by now, right? I propose John Boehner. Only THEN can we be SURE he won't be the Leader of the House.
I'm not sure what everyone's problem is with Rubio. He's a solid conservative, maybe not perfect, but neither are we. He would neutralize the Hispanic vote which would kill Obama. Our kids will grow up in a near communist nation if we don't get him out of office NOW. Personally, I like Allen West, but I don't here his name bandied around. The key is getting a majority of Tea Party backed candidates elected to congress. That's about to happen in Indiana. Our mental energy should be focused on getting rid of senators like Lugar and McCaskill.
Only the problem that he's not a N.B.C. Nothing against the guy...except the line of succession for that one job!
Exactly which parts of the constitution do we ignore, as a matter of convenience?
I thought Rubio was born in Florida to Cuban immigrants who were legal naturalized citizens?
That is the controversy. It is believed that his parents were not citizens when he was born, thus he is not a natural born citizen.
Rubio was born in '71: his parents became citizens in '75.
Google is your friend!
He is no more of a "Natural Born Citizen" than Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.
How many times do we have to expose that "fact"? He will never be a "natural born citizen".
ONE IMPORTANT REASON NOT TO VOTE FOR RUBIO:a much trumpeted "DREAM" amnesty proposal by Sen. Marco Rubio, because he is Hispanic, Republican and possibly a VP candidate, and because he is meeting with long-time DREAM supporters among Democrats and Hispanic groups and with long-time opponents of DREAM, Sen. Rubio is creating a media frenzy.
Because NumbersUSA is known in Washington D.C. as the primary organization behind the killing of the DREAM amnesty in 2007 and in the lame duck session of 2010 in the Senate, lots of the media who are focused on Congress are trying to find out where we stand on Sen. Rubio's attempt to come up with an amnesty that has enough limitations to win our approval but also is able to get votes from the pro-amnesty crowd.
First, let's make this clear: NumbersUSA is NOT endorsing or otherwise supporting the as-yet unrevealed Rubio plan for illegal aliens who were brought here as young children.
But the Politico newspaper created something of an impression of movement on the Rubio not-a-bill-yet early this week when it reported that Sen. Rubio had contacted us about the proposal.
It is true that the Senator contacted us, but he has not talked to us about the details of his proposal. It is also true that I have said in media interviews for years that I believe some of the illegal aliens who would be covered by the DREAM amnesty have compelling cases that might be considered. I have also said that there are millions of unemployed Americans who also have compelling cases and that an amnesty for the compelling DREAM cases would do further harm to unemployed Americans.
Make sure that your Senators know what you think about Sen. Rubio putting together an amnesty that is just like the DREAM amnesties we've killed in the past except it doesn't give U.S. citizenship. If you oppose a DREAM amnesty under any circumstance, then say so. If you are willing to trade some kind of DREAM amnesty in exchange for stopping a quarter-million chain migration greencards each year and fully implementing national mandatory E-Verify, express your opposition to the way the Rubio proposal is missing those elements. And finally, Congress has continued to issue 125,000 new work visas a month to immigrants and other foreign workers. This equals 1.5 million new foreign workers each year, who compete directly with Illinois residents for a very limited number of Illinois' jobs.
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Midwifery is a profession practiced by daylight for clinic visits. Timed, scheduled, and pretty predictable, these visits last between thirty and sixty minutes and cover all of the details and measurements of how a mother is feeling, and how her baby is thriving. We spend a lot of time just talking and hearing about mothers' lives and day-to-day struggles and joys.
Under ideal circumstances, these visits give us more energy for the work we do. They leave us feeling inspired and connected with each other and the mothers we serve. Even as the family ramps up preparations and excitement for their birth, we are also ramping up. We talk a lot about what we expect from a certain birth, challenges that may come, emotional hurdles we will be there to coach a mother through. We laugh at the funny things toddlers say and do and bask in the remnants of oxytocin expecting mothers leave behind them like a trail of glitter, everywhere they go. It does not feel like work-work, it's a special kind of heart work that happens to require plenty of knowledge and experience.
At a recent birth we sat through the night with a lovely mother, who was intent on moving heaven and earth all on her own to have this baby on her terms. She had a lousy experience with her first birth and no desire to repeat that. She didn't need much from us through the night, just the knowledge of our presence was a comfort to her as she labored. As the sun rose and we made plans with our own families to make sure our children could get to school or work and all of the minute details it takes to get the day started, this mom turned a corner in her labor. We stretched and made coffee and settled in for the exhilarating moments ahead. Mom did birth her baby, in her home, on her terms, surrounded by people who believed in her. A few days later we did it all again with another family. It may sound like each birth is some repetition of the one before, but the truth is that each mother is unique, and even after hundreds of births I can still say that every birth is different. Every family brings me new lessons and insights into birth, the meaning of family, and my understanding of the world. And I'm just one midwife. Every week midwives all over the city, the country, and indeed the world go to homes in the middle of the night, rearrange their family schedules to accommodate their absences, sit with women through the long hours as they labor, encourage them through the hard parts, cheer with them in the joyous moments, and watch over the birth of wonderful babies who bless us with their presence.
When the moms and babies are tucked in with their families and resting and I drive away from these births I rarely view the time I just spent as work. I feel these families on my heart; like little post-it notes, they stick there and are warm and welcome additions to my person. They expand my capacity for seeing love in the world and feeling that there is goodness to be had. The work of midwifery is sometimes just work-work, but most often it is heart work. And I carry it with me on my sticky heart, full of the stories, joys, and triumphs of the families I have been lucky enough to serve during this vital time.


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This mesmerising combination of beautiful story telling and delicate guitar work is propelled into the modern age through the delightful use of 'live looping', a little box of tricks which sits at Ange's feet and allows her to record and instantly play back additional musical layers from the stage.
The effortlessness with which Ange builds layers of perfect harmonies in front of your eyes, combined with her honest and heartfelt insight into the stories and inspirations behind her songs, results in an intimate evening of entertainment that can't fail to delight."
Here's what a few people in the press having been saying about my new album:
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"If I were putting the album of the year show together today, this would be it.... watch out for Ange Hardy... she's bursting onto the scene fully formed" - Ian Freedman, Readifolk,
"It is exemplary of Ange to retain this old ballad style from years and years ago. I cannot find fault with her songs at all, they had me gripped to my seat, hanging on to every word" - MAVERICK magazine
"Ange's sound itself is sweet, that is the only real word for it. Sweet as in pleasant to hear and leaves you wanting to have just one more. The album is all her work so the extra voice dubbing is a good addition as it gives her already strong voice an extra magical hold over the listeners." - Paul Rawcliffe, Bright Young Folk
"Pure acoustic magic" - Armandaleg Music
"The melodies are unadulterated, the guitar work mouth-watering, the vocals enchanting with laid-bare harmonies. What forges the surprise is these are all self-penned songs that are at once ancient then ageless; from three hundred years ago or from yesterday." - Tim Carrol, FolkWords
"Ange was beautiful, lovely songs well crafted and played with a delicate precision of gentle finger picking that complimented her singing perfectly.The songs she played could have been old traditional folk songs of England but were all written and crafted by Ange herself, sung with a warm and welcoming voice with a depth and feeling in-tune with the likes of Kate Rusby, Caroline Herring, Gillian Welch, Gretchen Peters, Kirsty McGee and Patsy Matheson" - Richard Harris, The Richard Harris 'Folk and Blues Show' Somer Valley 97.5FM
"Her music acknowledges and showcases a range of emotions. Her voice is crisp and mesmerising yet familiar, like a warm single malt with a caramel finish" -Mike Davies, NetRhythms Peter Taranaski, She Dances in the Mind
"An album about loss, love, search for self and belonging, it closes with the lovely Appalachian hymnal Heaven Waits, a 'called home' acceptance that, as she puts it, the trials of this life on earth are but a part of our eternity. Having taken time off to raise her family, she's starting to re-establish herself on the folk circuit again, with an album like this as a calling card, she should have little problem getting bookings." - Mike Davies, NetRhythms
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Kick off 19:30 GMT at New Bucks Head Stadium, AFC Telford United
England - Lundstram 90'(pen)
By Nicholas Veevers in Telford
A dramatic late penalty sealed victory for Noel Blake's Young Lions in Telford, after an otherwise frustrating night against Finland. England had the better of the possession and chances throughout the game, but just couldn't find the breakthrough against the steady Scandinavians and it looked as though they may have to settle for a draw. But a needless foul on sub Adebayo Azeez by Finnish captain and 'keeper Daniel Kollar in the third minute of stoppage time gave England a perfect opportunity to win and captain John Lundstram, impressive throughout, made no mistake to slot home the winner with the last kick of the game. Considering this was something of a new-look U19 squad for Blake and his staff, it was no real surprise that it took them a little time to fully find their rhythm, despite the best efforts of Lundstram and his midfield partner James Ward-Prowse who were proficient throughout with their movement and passing in an attempt to get the side on song. Finland, at full strength and preparing for their Euro qualifiers later this month, settled into the game quickly and it was no surprise when they forced Jordan Pickford into a brave save in the ninth minute, as he blocked Jesper Brechtel's effort inside the box. That chance seemed to liven up England and they responded in the 12th minute when a forceful run forward by John Stones ended with Jacob Murphy collecting a pass and then firing a shot at goal, which was saved by Kollar. Blair Turgott almost had the crowd on their feet just before the break, when debutant Miles Storey's cross was nodded back into the danger zone by another first-time cap Bradley Potts, but the West Ham forward didn't fully connect with his attempted scissor-kick. With four changes made at half time, England started the second period much more brightly, as Storey's cross from the left was inches from picking out Turgott in the box. Murphy then did all of the hard work to fashion some space for himself in the area with a neat turn, only to smash his shot well over the bar. Finland were hanging on at times, and the presence of Azeez in the box forced them into a desperate scramble clear after 69 minutes following good work from Turgott and James Weir in the build-up. Azeez then linked up with Weir again as the pair exchanged passes in the box, but Kollar was there to deny the Charlton Athletic striker his first England goal. He came even closer after 75 minutes, when Josh Murphy's driven cross from the left evaded him by a whisker, just yards from goal. Murphy, with his twin brother and Norwich team-mate by now substituted, then flashed a shot wide of the target after breaking in behind the Finnish defence from the left channel, but again Kollar was left untested. The last ten minutes saw England throwing everything at their visitors and it appeared their chances had gone, as Jack O'Connell, Turgott and Weir were all denied in stoppage time. But when Kollar hauled down Azeez on the touchline, with just seconds remaining, he paid the ultimate price and England made it a winning end to 2012. Click here to see the line-ups Attendance: 2910


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Rep. Devin Nunes, (R-Calif.), on potential sequestration and the need to rein in government spending.
Feb 21, 2013
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-- what will be the impact if the the Obama sequester is unleashed what will be the Republican strategy.
To deal with the political fall joining us now is congressman DeVon and -- Member of the house Ways and Means Committee and the intelligence committee.
Congressman great to have you with this -- -- it's a pleasure -- you were sitting here seven hours -- about seven and had seminars.
Seven days and about six hours away from sequestered.
And it doesn't seem -- if anybody's taking this very seriously I mean we've had the op Ed from.
The speaker we've handled little bit of discussion about it amongst Republicans but.
What's what's going to happen.
Here while I'm -- I'm actually in my district today and actually received a frantic phone call from a lady who works for the US -- she's a meat inspector.
Thinking that she's gonna lose her job and wondering how.
Food's gonna get cleared to get into the grocery stores.
This is this is really a president who doesn't want to make any cuts and let -- look this is not the right way to make cuts.
But thank god we're finally making cuts and the American people need to get used to this.
And it is it we don't make cuts now the American people find out what real austerity measures really are.
And -- yet to do -- look to Europe for that where guys are getting their paychecks cut by 3340%.
So this is a president who's just kick it continues to campaign and I'm I'm very concerned about it because we have to make a lot more cuts -- this.
All a lot of counts but these are automatic arbitrary cuts.
800000 people the president says will be furloughed as I said at the outset of this -- sort of this broadcast.
You weird we we have a president -- sending out his entire administration trying to scare the Dickens out of people.
Our over -- 10% reduction in spending.
Ryan who knows where they come up with these numbers right I mean biggest -- numbers -- -- the -- so I don't I don't put any credibility in the numbers that there if that they're using.
And let's not forget that we already have an economy that is in and in the decline.
And and the president has yet to show how we're gonna grow our way out of this mess and look we -- throwing money at this problem.
We spent trillions upon trillions of dollars supposedly in the name of job creation.
And I don't see that that that's work so now we're going to have to make cuts this is the first of many this is not the right way to do -- I'm especially concerned about.
How we handle this from the Department of Defense but.
Perhaps we can come back after sequester takes place.
Maybe -- specifically small bills like dealing with the defense appropriations bill maybe the military construction bill.
There will give the Pentagon some capability to.
Make and prioritize the the changes that need to be made to make the cuts.
The president's popularity.
Far surpasses that of congress both houses of congress that the house and the senate.
-- this is a difficult biblical position obviously for the Republicans.
-- your talk about a woman calling up concerned about her her job I would presume 800000.
People are worried about their jobs we know that there will be rolling.
Weekly one day furloughs have for those folks.
We know that they can't start -- because the Warren act doesn't even kick in here the notices are only now going out so there's a lot of gamesmanship.
But this is going to run a government and frankly.
Congressman I've got -- -- I'm extraordinarily disappointed in both the president and the leadership of your party.
Because this is utterly irresponsible.
Behavior on the part of the this president as I said and that the leaders of both houses of -- cotton.
Well it was the only way that they can come up with an agreement -- I thought it was kind of -- to begin with -- -- super committee that's why didn't vote for.
But I the bottle good for you I got one want -- I got to -- they're gonna stop these are obviously good for you.
Because that's super committee is one of the dumbest things that's ever been -- you talk about what happens when you in our committee comes up with an idea -- super committee.
-- -- -- That it was down from the beginning but look that was the only thing the president could it could agree with I wanna expand of one point that you made Lou -- and that is that this idea.
That the president can win.
Well of course the president can win each one of these little arguments and he can win these little paper cut fights because he can put all of his administration out there.
He's got a larger a majority in the senate than he had before so there's no question that tactically.
He can win.
But strategically here at the end of the day the economy's got to grow.
So you know people -- can blame the last four years on George W.
Bush they can reelect this guy.
But you know what things and get tougher and tougher for him as he continues to win the little paper cut battles.
But the economy doesn't grow he's gonna be to blame.
You know congress -- -- idea I'm with -- to a point and then I hear you saying win.
This should be about the national interest this should be about that the in the nation and the and the correct leadership.
And direction for this government and I'm afraid that's been lost in all of this and.
Well I'm very do they probably this is a president who.
Who really could go down in history as one of the best president's but he's deciding deliberately.
Not to do that.
He could come work -- the Republicans to make cuts to this government to have to balance the budget.
And I think he's campaigning for one thing and that is that he wants to win in 2014 when I say when he wants the Republicans to be kicked out of the house.
So he can put Nancy Pelosi back in as speaker.
And and what I'm here to -- telling you is that you know tactically he can get all these little victories but overall the economy doesn't grow.
The American people don't -- as you point out and he's not going to win.
Congressman or -- -- Cochran thanks for being here congress thank -- elements.
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