Posted on 01/03/2014 11:06:24 PM PST by L.A.Justice
Wow. Have not seen any of those movies and certainly would not pay to see any of them.. Mostly crap as far as I am concerned.
No, Milk was a deliberate target. Mayor Moscone was prepared to let White have his job back on the Board of Supervisors after he quit in a fit of pique. Milk read Moscone the riot act and told him NOT to appoint White to fill his vacancy. And that is what set off White.
Right! /sarc
And he was crazy for McCain before that.
My guess is that Christ Christie is his man this time around — either that or .... Paul “support the vets” Ryan.
The Hobbit is a very good movie. Much, much better than the first one. Lots more action and the CG dragon, Smaug, is terrifically done.
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Harvey Milk may have had the gay sex with Jim Jones (who DID engage in anal with his male subjects).
Certainly Harvey KNEW Jim and was a fan.
Odd that Hollywood and the USPS would honor such an ugly man.
Medved also acknowledges his past life working for a Socialist politician and is still defensive about Obama/Democrat agenda items being flagged “Socialist” or “Marxist”.
You mean “Crispy Creme”...Mark Levin’s name for him.
I usually don't like lists of "the best". they're usually made by critics who know who butters their bread.
The new Hobbit movie was lousy IMO.
Gravity was better.
I always read that White wanted Moscone dead, and Milk happened to be in the office at the time.
Moscone initially agreed to White's request, but later refused the appointment at the urging of Milk and others. On November 27, 1978, White visited San Francisco City Hall with the later-declared intention of killing not only Moscone and Milk, but also two other San Francisco politicians, California Assembly Speaker and later S.F. mayor Willie Brown, and Supervisor Carol Ruth Silver, both of whom he also blamed for lobbying Moscone not to re-appoint him.[7] He arrived that day by climbing through a first-floor window on the side of City Hall carrying a .38 revolver and 10 rounds of ammunition. By entering the building through the window, White was able to avoid the recently installed metal detectors. After entering Moscone's office, White pleaded to be re-instated as supervisor, but Moscone said no. White then killed Moscone by shooting him in the shoulder and chest, and twice in the head. He then walked to the other side of City Hall to Milk's office, reloaded the gun, and fatally shot Milk five times, the final two shots fired with the gun's barrel touching Milk's skull, according to the medical examiner. White then fled City Hall, turning himself in at the San Francisco's Northern Police Station where he had been a police officer.
It sounds like White wanted to kill Moscone AND Milk, and 2 other people, one being Willie Brown.
Yes, he was feuding with the others as well (Willie Brown was in the Assembly at the time, not the Board of Supervisors). It still was basically him wanting to get his job back. Had Milk not dissuaded Moscone, it’s very possible he would never have gone on his rampage (but then again, having someone of that delicate mental capacity on the verge of snapping in a position of trust certainly was no positive). Then again, he might’ve snapped at the next flare-up of personalities before long.
It’s interesting how Milk has been canonized, with the narrative being White slayed him for being gay. Of course, the reality is that his sexual preference had nothing to do with it. That the far more prominent George Moscone has almost been forgotten is very curious. Moscone was likely on course to become either Governor or Senator in the ‘80s (and perhaps the Democrat Presidential standard-bearer by 1988 instead of Dukakis). Had Milk lived, at best, he might’ve ended up as SF Mayor, presuming AIDS didn’t get him first (though I believe Dianne Feinstein, who ironically represented the “Conservative” wing of the Board of Supervisors, would’ve won the Mayorship over Milk or an ally even without the assassination elevating her to the office).
Agree.... hitting “like” button!
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You mean “Crispy Creme”...Mark Levin’s name for him.
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I had heard the term applied to Christie. I did not realize that Levin had coined, however.
Thank you for the tidbit.
1. American Hustle
Barely heard of it except it got nominated for something-no idea what it is about.
2. August: Osage County
Never heard of it.
3. 12 Years a Slave
Watched it..it sucked.
4. Gravity
Something about a space accident-looks like a yawner
5. Rush
Never heard of it
6. Nebraska
Never heard of it
7. The Place Beyond the Pines
Never heard of it
8. Captain Phillips
Saw it-it was ok
9. Monsters University
Saw it with the kids-loved it
10. About Time
Never heard of it
Honorable mentions:
1. 42
Saw it-yawn
2. Her
Never heard of it
3. Blue Jasmine
Never heard of it
4. Filling the Void
Never heard of it
5. Black Nativity
Never heard of it
6. The Kings of Summer
Never heard of it
7. The Wolf of Wall Street
World record F-bombs and homo orgies..I’ll pass
In no particular order, some fun movies for 2013:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Despicable Me 2
Oz The Great and Powerful
Star Trek Into Darkness
Monsters University
Warm Bodies
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