Have you seen Argo? Very, very good movie. What’s interesting about it is that it makes absolutely no bones about the utter, blinding ineptitude of the Carter WH.
As for Affleck, almost anyone could have done that role.
The entire movie is Alan Arkin and John Goodman - period.
If you go through the credits, its worth it, until you hear Carter’s voice. I can’t even try to paraphrase what the idiot was saying, given the fact his Chief of Staff nearly screwed the op. Carter actually looked for ways to take credit for the op, given it was an election year and Fat Teddy was running against him in the primary.
It’s better to put the first five minutes of the movie on mute, in that a female voiceover tries to give you the story of the history of Iran, the Shah, what a bad man he was, and how Khomeni was inevitable, and our fault.
Ben, unfortunately, is doing OK, and hollowood is still more than willing to bankroll flops if it gets the message out there.
As for the Republican TV show? I think Fox could pull it off. Lord knows A&E did, accidentally, and it is a money printing machine.
Blue Bloods gets close. Family values and law and order.
A political show about Republicans would be very entertaining. Lord knows our side of the aisle has earned ‘The Party of Stupid’ through hard work. There would be a lot there for liberals to love.
Even if it were written by conservatives, it would be scathing.
Good!
You've come away with the point we were trying to make!
Doesn't Obama seem SO much better now??
“Blue Bloods gets close. Family values and law and order” — Don’t know enough about the first two you mention to quote, but re: “Law and Order” [if you meant the show, and not the generic phrase] there’s some obvious anti-religious right stuff. If ever you see the detectives visit someone for information who has a cross/crucifix/religious statue in their apartment/home, I GUARANTEE you that person, no matter how seemingly innocuous will turn out to be the perp. Ditto shows that touch on abortion, etc. The LEFT will always come out on top. The shows, in the end never make the left “lose” or be uncomfortable at the end.