Friday, August 09, 2002
Various things.
Paul Krugman, my favorite columnist, has his own website which he updates fairly regulrly. Check it out.
The anti Gore media bias continues.The oh so fair and balanced Fox news issued a story in which "anonymous" sources claimed Tipper and Al tried to get tickets to Springsteens concert, but when they were told that they would have to pay for the tickets, they balked.
The only problem is, the story is completely fictional. Tipper was indeed going with 3 friends (not AL) and paid forthe tickets herself.
Read it here at Salon. Subscription required. But you already have one, don't you?
Bloomberg's off his nut. No way New Yorkers would put up with this.
Chalton Heston has Alzhiemers. very sad. I can't stand the mans politics and always thought he was a pompous ass, but I wouldn't wish alzhiemers on my worst enemy.
OK, maybe Bin Laden and Hitler, but thats it.
The Bond Dialogue. Introduction.
Like every other kid, I grew up watching the Bond movies. Sadly I was reared in the Moore era and it never captured my imagination the way Star Wars did. It wasn’t until I was in High School and my friend Jason, who was a Bond fanatic, introduced me to the original Fleming novels. From there I was hooked. I read them all straight through in one summer at the beach and was a fan from then on out. I read Flemings autobiography, his magazine articles, anything I could get my hands on (even the 50’s Casino Royale TV show, with Peter Lorre as the villain). And of course the movies. So now begins my own personal retrospective of the Bond films in chronological order. Inspired by Terminus (who is doing his own)
For the record my favorite Bonds in order are:
Connery
Dalton
Brosnan
Lazenby
Moore
Favorite M’s in order:
Bernard Lee (I miss him, he was everything M should be. A father figure, disciplinarian, and mentor)
Dame Judi Dench
Robert Brown (Awful. He was everything Bernard Lee was not)
Favorite Felix Lieter’s:
Yeah right. There were like 30. No way I’m making that list.
Favorite Villains and favorite films in order I will save until the end. And for the record, 2 films, while supposed "Bond" films, do not make the cut because they are not "Official". Casino Royale, which was a spoof (and a god awful mess to boot), and Never say Never Again, a decent remake of Thunderball with Connery playing an aging Bond.
First up is Dr. No. Stay tuned.
Thursday, August 08, 2002
Stumbled across a great site regarding the differing fiscal policies of Clinton and Reagan. Has some pretty hard numbers and debunks a lot of phony myths about "Saint" Reagan and the "Evil" Clinton.
Check it out.
Wednesday, August 07, 2002
Some quotes regarding the recent terrorist Bombings killing 9 in Israel.
Oshrat Amram, 17:
"Suddenly the front of the bus blew up and the bus started going up in flames. I saw soldiers flying out of the bus, I saw soldiers lying on the road, I saw one soldier with pieces of flesh stuck on him and I saw another soldier on the road shouting, 'Am I dead? Am I alive? Tell me!' "
Avraham Sried, 52:
"All around the bus there were bodies and limbs of bodies. The fence near the parking lot was full of limbs and bodies."
George W. Bush(speaking from the first tee at a Kennebunkport golf course, the day before he leaves for his month long vacation):
“For the sake of the Palestinians who suffer, for the sake of the Israelis who are under attack, we must stop the terror. I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killings. Thank you. Now watch this drive.”
Direct Bush quote (courtesy LiberalOasis):
"I will not accept a bill that doesn't allow me to adequately manage people and resources to better protect the homeland."
The country is being run By Colonel Klink.
Bond Update.
Yes, I finally won a copy of Dr No from Ebay. It will be here in a few days at which point I will post my thoughts. In the meantime, read Terminus's review on his site (a great blog regardless). From what I've read, there is a lot I agree with, and a lot I don't, but I'll wait until I get another viewing. In the meantine, I will start with a brief introduction to how I feel about the Series as a whole, and their relation to the novel's. which started my obsession.
(a point counterpoint with Terminus on each Fleming novel? Now thats an interesting idea...)
I urge everyone to add their own comments either here, or on Terminus's site.
Tuesday, August 06, 2002
"I yield the rest of my time to Senator Hill".
I like the sound of that.
In a surprise ruling, a Connecticut federal judge has ordered the September primary ballot to be open to anyone who fills out a form and has a valid address. No petitions need to be signed.
I'm going Congress, my friend Woody's got the Governorship, my dog will be Lieutenant Governor.
The truth is it very well might turn this years primary into a complete nightmare. If you thought a butterfly ballot was confusing, try picking from 30 different guys named Michael Hunt.
Bond Update.
Once again, in a fit of capatilistic greed, MGM/UA has discontinued the Bond DVD's. They will be released, again, with much fanfare in October to the new Bond film Die Another Day.
Therefore my grand kickoff off the Bond retrospective will be put on hold until my Dr. No gets delivered in the mail from Ebay.
Monday, August 05, 2002
Time magazine reports that In the waning days of the Clinton administration a plan was devised, in response to the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole, to attack Al-Queda. Richard Clarke, the administration point man on terrorism, authored the plan.
During the transition period between administrations, the incoming Bush team, including Condolezza Rice, were briefed on the plan by Clarke. A briefing attended by National Security Advisor Sandy Berger. The reason he went to the briefing was, as Berger said, "to underscore how important I think this subject is."
The aggressive plan included:
The "breakup" of Al-Queda cells
A substantial increase in American support for the Northern Alliance
Planned air strikes against terrorist training camps
Covert special operations inside Afghanistan
Systematically freezing assets, ending funding from fake charities
The plan was ignored by the Bush administration for over 8 months. Only until a week before 9/11 was a meeting held on the plan.
Now will the "It's Clinton's fault" crowd shut up?
Sunday, August 04, 2002
Truth of Katherine Harris's enduring stupidity. I can't even comment on how corrupt she is. It's just jaw droping.
