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In the midst of widespread praise of President Trump's economic policies by world business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a Cable News Network (CNN) panel mostly insisted that the credit for America's booming economy properly belongs to former President Obama. CNN International host Christiane Amanpour asserted that "most of the people I talk to on a regular basis agree that President Obama is really the one responsible. It was his policy that ushered in the period of sacrifice and stagnation that made Trump's moves toward deregulation and tax cuts possible. Let's not forget that the eight...

The synopsis for 12 Strong: "In the wake of Sept. 11, Capt. Mitch Nelson leads a U.S. Special Forces team into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. Once there, the soldiers develop an uneasy partnership with the Northern Alliance to take down the Taliban and its al-Qaida allies. Outgunned and outnumbered, Nelson and his forces face overwhelming odds in a fight against a ruthless enemy that takes no prisoners." My comments: My wife and I saw the movie this afternoon. The chief thing that stands out for me about that movie is the number of times that we turned to...

Called “The Last Jedi: De-Feminized Fanedit (aka The Chauvinist Cut),” the cut-down version is clearly intended to satirize the complaints about the movie’s heavy focus on Finn’s aimless sidekick, Rose (who’s referred to as “Asian chick” and “China girl), and the pink-haired admiral played by Laura Dern. Most of their scenes, along with Leia’s and Rey’s, are significantly reduced. Despite having every indication of being a work of satire, the cut has sparked a backlash from the progressive media who are lamenting what they see as an insurgence of men’s rights activists in the geek community.

So, here's what I think is happening:

They are advertising original shows like "WACO", 6 parts, and "Heathers"

Many of us who have to buy some kind of cable television have avoided the overpriced, premium movie channels that rotate the same films and occasionally give you a new option you'll watch once. So we're forced to buy a basic cable package that has a very few daily go-to channels and others we have no real reason to waste our time on and that's how they get us. Imagine how many more people would sign up for cable if they ONLY have to pay for channels and content they wanted?

"Lavoy: Dead Man Talking" is now in production phase "LaVoy: Dead Man Talking" is a bio-documentary on the life and death of LaVoy Finicum – the Arizona rancher killed in Oregon by law enforcement authorities on January 26, 2016. This film is the organic progression of an unfolding epic drama in the “Governed V Governing” series, produced by Center for Self-Governance. The Finicum family and Center for Self Governance are raising funds to complete this ongoing project. Will you please join with us? We invite you to SUPPORT THE PROJECT HERE with your tax deductible donation. A special message from...

Making Sense of the Sixties is a six part series analysing certain facets of the social and political upheaval of the 1960s and beyond in the United States. The series chronologically examines the cultural and political changes which shaped the era and left an indelible mark on later decades. From the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King; to the rapidly escalating atrocities in Vietnam; to the height of the Cold War and the Space Race, Making Sense of the Sixties weaves historical retrospect with the experiences of ordinary people to capture the mood and mindset...

Even though the holidays are officially over, there's something big to look forward to in the new year! Besides all your resolutions for 2018, Netflix is about to bring you some guaranteed fun. At the top of the list for ​new arrivals on the streaming service is 'The Godfather' - all three parts! The whole collection will be available on Netflix starting January 1.

This week, CNN legal analyst Paul Callan acknowledged that Republican concerns about the objectivity of the FBI investigating alleged collusion are justified. “I started out angry at the aspersions being cast upon this venerated law enforcement agency, but the deeper I probed the more substantive the Republican claims became,” Callan said. “Take this FBI agent Peter Strzok,” Callan began. “First, there’s this trail of texts between him and fellow FBI agent Lisa Page indicating a definite covert scheme during 2016 to undermine the Trump candidacy and an ‘insurance plan’ to undermine his presidency in the event he wins the election....

The latest of the Disney “Star Wars” franchise is out, and it’s already dividing the audiences – and not just on its artistic and storytelling merits. Scanning the media commentary, one gets the impression the “long time ago in a galaxy far far away” saga is getting increasingly political, which some fans love and others hate, depending on where they stand in real life in relation to the type of political injected into the Jedi-Sith struggle. As CNN reports (spoilers alert): "Pop culture can hardly avoid politics anymore, especially in the case of a huge target like “Star Wars.” But...

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Not fit for 21st Century PeeCee police approval per CNN's Carol Costello! #Hillaryarius! The sexism is everywhere!!! CNN sees that Mr. Potter is the Liberal seeking to put the people in the straight jacket of his "public housing" and George Bailey is the "Donald Trump" seeking to make Bedford Falls great again by freeing the people from the dictatorial power of "Progressive" Potter... (censor! Can't allow that truth out!) As with all (misnamed) "progressives" Potter sought to own and control ALL aspects of life in Bedford Falls, seeing only George Bailey as standing in his way! He seeks and thinks...

So Hollywood bravely took on President Trump this year, spurning and mocking the choice of the people of more states than anyone had won since Reagan was president (Bush in 1988 carried 40 states). And this year, lefties mocked the Christmas movies on the Hallmark channel. Michael Schneider reported on December 1: "Hallmark’s Cheesy Christmas Movies Are Already Dominating Cable This Holiday Season — Ratings Watch." Cheesy. His was not an opinion column but a straight-forward report on ratings -- and journalists consider calling Christmas movies on Hallmark cheesy. The Washington Post had noticed in August: "The feel-good Hallmark Channel...

Wondering what movies can be recommended for Christmas Day.

Trump and the Republicans in Congress made history on Wednesday when they secured the most significant tax cut since the Reagan Administration. It was a tremendous feat when you consider how long Republicans have been trying to make this happen. As is the case with most political current events, the American people immediately rushed to Twitter after this bill was passed so they could see what brilliant analysis Barbra Streisand had to offer. As usual, she had nothing remotely intelligent to say.

Jack Cook Spent part of the evening with some old and dear friends, Bob Cratchit and Mrs. Cratchit, Belle, Mr. and Mrs, Fezziwig, Fred and Janet Holywell,Jacob Marley, three Christmas ghost, Ebenezer Scrooge and of course Tiny Time Cratchit. And as Tim says: "God Bless us everyone!"

To say I’m not a fan of what Disney is doing to Star Wars is putting it mildly. Disney paid $4 billion dollars to buy the franchise and now they want to make money, but the older generations — those who watched movies before the advent of Hulu and Netflix — aren’t the target audience for this new trilogy. No, the millennials and their willingness to spend their disposable income on entertainment are the real target. To that end, Disney has introduced a new cast of characters who have begun to remake the galaxy far, far away in their own narcissistic, millennial image. (There...

"Happy Festivus" is the traditional greeting of Festivus, a holiday featured in the Season 9 episode of Seinfeld named "The Strike", which first aired on December 18, 1997. Since then, many people have been inspired by this zany, offbeat Seinfeld holiday and now celebrate Festivus as any other holiday. According to the Seinfeld model, Festivus is celebrated on December 23rd.

I cooked up a little Star Wars meme concerning one of the new Horrible characters in the new "Last Jedi" Movie. If you saw the movie and hated it, maybe this will put a smile on your face!