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The GOP has altered their convention plans, scuttling what could've been a day of pomp and circumstance. But perhaps they can still get themselves in the mood by watching a flick or two ...
1. Primary Colors (1998, directed by Mike Nichols)
A scathing, fly-on-the-wall view of presidential politics centering on a philandering, utterly charming Southern governor as he runs for the White House. Sound familiar? Maybe not: dirty deals, foul language, adultery and even suicide are part of the mix. This tissue-thinly disguised study of Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign offers up a view that ought to be in perfect sync with any Republican viewer.
2. Advise & Consent (1962, directed by Otto Preminger)
The behind-the-scenes machinery of the Senate is depicted in this outrageously entertaining drama. When the President nominates a new Secretary of State and a certain old guard Southern senator decides he doesn't like it, all hell breaks loose. Conservatives may wince at Charles Laughton's performance (which brings to mind Strom Thurmond and Jesse Helms) but will surely get behind its portrayal of homosexuality as a sleazy and degrading threat to family values. The scene in a gay bar is priceless.
3. America's Heart and Soul (2004, directed by Louis Schwartzberg)
There are some who would call this an 88-minute infomercial for America, stuffed with slick images of various folks living the so-called American Dream. But for social conservatives it's nothing less than a rousing hymn of patriotism, highlighting "what makes this country great." Heartwarming vignettes include a cowboy who's a recovering alcohol, an ex-convict turned Olympic athlete, a blind mountain climber, and a family who has lived in Louisiana for seven generations. If this Disney documentary sounds like your cup of tea, it probably is; for everyone else its sugar content'll make your teeth hurt.
What movies would you recommend for the GOP?
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NFL goes on strike. Team owner hires Keanu Reeves and rag-tag gang of amateurs to cross the picket lines and take the team to the playoffs. Bleeding heart conservatives endorse crossing picket lines of any organization. Why not professional football?
Aubergine-
did you live under a rock in 1987?
Not only was 1987 the year 'Leonard Part 6' came out, but it was also the year of the last NFL strike.
Regardless of political affiliation, there was widespread consensus to cross the picket lines and end the strike.
Seriously, you dont remember the "San Francisco Phoney Niners", "New Orleans Saint Elsewheres" and "Seattle Sea-scabs."
Not me. I am an elitist Democrat. I plan to watch movies about other races to show how tolerant and diverse I am, at which point I will retreat to my nearly all white enclave in Lincoln/Wicker Park.
On the way home I will think about how accepting I am of other cultures. Then, I will mock anyone who is the slightest bit different than me. You like music they play on the radio? A restaurant with more than one location? Someone who hasn't travelled the world becuase they have to work for a living? Non-college educated? NASCAR fan? What a bunch of pitiful losers. They could never be as wonderful as me.
Wow, Sears, whether you're pretending to be someone else or you're being yourself, you're impossible to like either way... quite an accomplishment!
Well, Sears, it cuts both ways:
I'll condemn complete strangers to hell for living a lifestyle I don't condone, deny good people the right to marry the one person in the world they love most, and throw eggs at a woman who chooses to do something I personally don't approve of.
I'll let my teenage son beat up a kid at school for being gay, tell racists jokes at work, and sexually harrass the women who work in my office/store/shop.
I'll complain about how the Chinese are taking our jobs, then go shopping at Wal-Mart.
I'll complain about gas prices, but still go to work in an SUV.
I'll feed my kids junk food all day, then wonder why they're so fat.
I'll let my kids watch TV all day, but complain when they don't act right.
And so on, and so on.