obama, racism, american history x

with all the current fervor over reverend wright, obama’s minister, and the resulting “discussions” on racism… they brought the movie american history X to mind.  coincidentally it came on tv just a few days ago, as well.  listening to ed norton’s speech at the dinner table is so reminiscent of crap being spewed by those who dislike obama and wright, by extension, that i have to wonder if they didn’t have this speech memorized.

how sad that we’ve really not come further than this.

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Tagged as: movies,politics,videos,racism,elections2008,bigotry,obama March 23, 2008 @ 12:19 am

just watched…

somehow, i missed this back in 2003.  ~excellent~ movie, though i suggest a box or 53 of kleenex to go with it :s

Academy Award winners Ben Kingsley (Gandhi) and Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) deliver stunning performances as two strangers whose conflicting pursuits of the American Dream lead to a fight for their hopes at any cost. What begins as a struggle over a rundown bungalow spirals into a clash that propels everyone involved toward a shocking resolution. “The surprise ending will leave you breathless!” (Clay Smith, Access Hollywood)

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Tagged as: movies March 10, 2008 @ 05:20 am

watch these world of warcraft movies and videos!

the beauty of wow:

one of the most beautiful movies i’ve seen of wow.

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Tagged as: gaming,movies,warcraft,videos,lists March 09, 2008 @ 12:00 am

in honor of martin luther king day…

the beautiful words of martin luther king: “i have a dream.”

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Tagged as: movies,politics,videos January 21, 2008 @ 01:04 pm

christopher hichens on free speech

excellent speech by christopher hichens on the importance of free speech.  well worth watching.

on the importance of free speech and hearing views in direct opposition to your own: “what he has to say must have taken him some effort to come up with, might contain a grain of historical truth, might in any case give people to think about why do they know what they already think they know.  how do i know that i know this, except that i’ve always been taught this and never heard anything else.  it’s always worth establishing first principle.  it’s always worth saying what would you do if you met a flat earth society member.  come to think of it, how can i prove the earth is round.  am i sure about the theory of evolution?  i know it’s supposed to be true.  here’s someone who says there’s no such thing, it’s all intelligent design.  how sure am i of my own views?  don’t take refuge in the false security of consensus.”

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Tagged as: movies,politics,videos January 21, 2008 @ 12:49 pm