[OldPossum]

It would be helpful to those out there who don’t pay any attention to Hollywood’s output what “Blind Side” is and why we could be affected by it politically. That’s my only interest, at least.

[soccermom]

I'm not sure if you're offering that as a suggestion for other people, or if you genuinely don't know. I'm going to assume you don't know: The Blind Side is based on a true story about a conservative, Christian family in Tennessee that took in a homeless young man and made him part of their family. He (Michael Oher) went on to become a professional football player --- I think with the Ravens, but I could be wrong. Anyway, what I found refreshing about the movie is that, even though it took some dramatic license, it didn't downplay the role that Christianity and conservatism played in this family's life. Apparently many studios in Hollywood shied away from the movie as "too religious", but it finally got the backing of a wealthy man (CEO of Fed EX?) who was a Bush supporter. The movie has been a box office hit.

[soccermom]

This article gives some good info:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2455869/posts

[soccermom]

Correction: The financial backer of the movie is the owner of Fed Ex and a college friend of GWB......