Weekend Video: I Want Your Money

A stark contrast of two views of the role of the federal government:



More information about the film HERE.

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Rest In Peace: Collin Wilcox Paxton

Note to family and friends: Updates on Mr. AOW are being added to this post, last updated on October 28.

Collin Wilcox Paxton portrayed Mayella Violet Ewell, the rape accuser in the 1962 film To Kill A Mockingbird.

She died of brain cancer on October 14.

Read her obituary HERE.

The movie trailer is below the fold.

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Michael Moore: Fomenting Revolution?

This morning, I stumbled to the coffee pot, waited for the coffee to brew (seemed like forever), and turned on my local morning news, only to be "greeted" by a tirade by Michael Moore, promoting his new film Capitalism: A Love Story.

No, I haven't seen the film, nor do I plan to, but I might watch it when the DVD comes to NetFlix. Know thy enemy.
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I admit that I wasn't fully awake when regaled by Michael Moore. But what he said did sound as if he's fomenting revolution. Will anyone hold him accountable if he's doing so?

From this article in Variety:

Just minutes after the Los Angeles premiere screening of Michael Moore's "Capitalism, A Love Story" ended, the filmmaker posted this message to his Twitter feed: "The packed house gets up to grab their torches and pitchforks..."

The article next states that Moore was just kidding, but goes on later to state the following:

His latest movie tries to tap into populist outrage from the left, at a time when that anger has been channeled much more visibly by the right. The outrage that we have seen, the town halls and the tea parties and the birthers, have been over the fear of big government, not that there won't be a safety net. "They are very good at it," he told me, adding that conservatives' ability to "own the bailout" is for "entirely different reasons from me." It is also one of the reasons he was so anxious to get his movie out.

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Moore's most compelling "get" also acts as a rallying point to counter the right's ability to stir populist emotion. It is footage, long thought lost until Moore's production staff found it, of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 presenting what he called the "Second Bill of Rights," guaranteeing economic security via jobs with a living wage, medical care and a home. Roosevelt said: "Unless there is security here at home, there cannot be lasting peace in the world." It's a well-timed, stirring moment, and as "Capitalism" is released Moore no doubt will be one of the message's most formidable champions.

Read the entire article.

Below is the YouTube audio excerpt from FDR's Fireside Chat of January 11, 1944:



Until BHO took office, FDR was the reddest President America has ever had. No wonder that Michael Moore is taking his talking points from that source! Furthermore, Moore apparently doesn't hesitate to advocate violence to achieve both publicity for his new film and his goal of changing America into Amerika.

Most of us on the right sneer at Michael Moore and his blatant propaganda. Young people in high school and college, however, drink up the ideology he promotes, sucking down the Kool-aid in huge gulps.

Note to readers and family: Updates on Mr. AOW's progress are HERE.

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Weekend Video: Men In Film

Note to readers: If you must read a political post, please scroll down to the two posts below this one.

Hat tip to Maggie's Notebook for the video below:



I got most of the early film idols correct. One of the advantages of age!

Answers below the fold. No cheating, please.
Answers:

Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Errol Flynn, Fred Astaire, Clark Gable, Laurence Olivier, Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart, James Stewart, Tyrone Power, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Gene Kelly, Burt Lancaster, William Holden, Marlon Brando, James Dean, Rock Hudson, Montgomery Clift, Anthony Quinn, Gregory Peck, Richard Burton, Jack Lemmon, Sean Connery, Sidney Poitier, Charlton Heston, Steve McQueen, Peter O'Toole, Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Roy Scheider, Warren Beatty, Dennis Hopper, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Harrison Ford, Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner, Michael Douglas, Christopher Walken, Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, John Travolta, Antonio Banderas, Tim Robbins, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Matt Damon, George Clooney

Too bad that Dean Martin and Raul Julia weren't included, however.

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Limited Theatrical Release Of The Third Jihad

The trailer:



Received via email:

From the team that brought you the critically acclaimed documentary “Obsession” comes a new documentary about the greatest threat facing America today:

The Third Jihad is a documentary whose goal is to alert, educate and mobilize Americans about the danger radical Islam poses to the United States and to Western civilization as a whole. The film spotlights radical Islam's war against liberal ideas, its violent, anti-democratic agenda as well as its systematic human and civil rights abuses against women, blacks, homosexuals, Christians and moderate Muslims.

The Third Jihad focuses on radical Islam's campaign to dominate America and the West, and the ramifications of such a reality on our day to day lives. It underscores the importance of the American people joining together against radical Islam, that if not defeated, will continue to threaten our lives and values until they are destroyed completely.

Narrated by Dr. Zudhi Jasser, a moderate Muslim concerned about the spread of radical Islam in America, The Third Jihad aims to achieve the following two goals:

Educate viewers about the dangerous activities and frightening goals of radical Islamists, and their potential threat to the lives and values of millions of Americans.

Motivate viewers to become ambassadors for freedom and democracy by taking a stance against the activities and perpetrators of radical Islamic activities, spreading knowledge and lobbying political figures to eradicate such terrorist activities.

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Coast to Coast Limited Theatrical Release

Initial screenings of The Third Jihad are scheduled for the following times and locations:

City Date and Time
Location

Chicago, IL
Thurs, 10/9 - 6:00 p.m.
Renaissance Place Cinema

Plano, TX
Wed, 10/8 - 7:00 p.m.
Angelika Film Center

Los Angeles, CA
Mon, 10/6 - 7:30 p.m.
Thurs, 10/9 - 7:30 p.m.
Laemmle's Music Hall 3
Laemmle's Sunset 5

Miami, FL
Sun, 10/12 - 6:00 p.m.
Muvico Palace 20

New York, NY
Mon, 10/6 - 7:00 p.m.
Tues, 10/7 - 7:00 p.m.
Sunshine Cinema

Phoenix, AZ
Thurs, 10/9 - 7:30 p.m.
Harkins Theater Scottsdale 101

Salt Lake City, UT
Mon, 10/6 - 6:30 p.m.
Vine Street Theater Co.

San Diego, CA
Thurs, 10/9 - 7:00 p.m.
La Jolla Village Cinemas

Santa Ana, CA
Thurs, 10/9 - 7:00 p.m.
Regency South Coast Village Theater

For more information or to reserve your free seating at this limited event, please contact us at TheThirdJihad@yahoo.com to RSVP. Please indicate number of tickets to reserve, city and the date you wish to attend.

For more information you may also visit the website for The Third Jihad.

Earlier today, I ordered my own DVD copy of the film, just in case certain organizations manage to get the film retracted. Stranger things have happened.

Besides, I may want to show the film or excerpts thereof to my students.

I'd go to the theater to support the film, except that it's not being released immediately here in the greater D.C. Metro area.

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Film: The Third Jihad: Radical Islam's Vision For America

The trailer is HERE.

From the film's web site:

The Third Jihad focuses on an FBI-discovered secret document—the manifesto of the American Muslim Brotherhood. It describes the 'grand jihad' goal of destroying Western civilization from within by infiltrating and dominating North America.

The film reveals the agenda of the radical Muslim leaders in America and provides viewers with an impressively crafted look at the immediate dangers posed.

The Third Jihad © 2008 Clarion Fund. All rights reserved.

Additional information at the above link.

Note the connection with THIS (Keep an eye out for your free copy!), THIS, and THIS.

My preference is the completely politically-incorrect film Islam: What the West Needs to Know (available at Amazon and at YouTube). But Obsession: Radical Islam's War against the West and The Third Jihad are good places to start for the uninitiated.

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