"Personally, I liked the University; they gave us money and facilities, we didn't have to produce anything. You've never been out of college. You don't know what it's like out there. I've worked in the private sector--they expect results!"

-Dan Ackroyd's character Dr Raymond Stantz in "Ghostbusters"

This is the last line of Dodd's letter in response to online opposition to SOPA:

"It is our hope that the White House and the Congress will call on those who intend to stage this “blackout” to stop the hyperbole and PR stunts and engage in meaningful efforts to combat piracy."

Dodd's accusing others of hyperbole is rich, considering he wrote following in his letter:

"... technology business interests are resorting to stunts that punish their users or turn them into their corporate pawns."

" It is...an abuse of power..."

" It’s a dangerous and troubling development when the platforms that serve as gateways to information intentionally skew the facts to incite their users in order to further their corporate interests."

"A so-called “blackout” is yet another gimmick, albeit a dangerous one, designed to punish elected and administration officials..."

Chris Dodd is nothing more than a power-hungry, corrupt elitist. Reading his letter, one can almost hear him screaming, "My intentions are good and besides, I know best!" His letter would be laughable if it weren't so obvious that he believes every single word it says. He actually accuses others of "an abuse of power" because they're using their God-given right to free speech and standing up to prevent a bad law from being passed. What an a$$h0le.

I have a hard time saying anything bad about Selena Gomez. A buddy of mine directed her in a small, independent kid's film several years ago, called "Brain Zapped!" before Disney snapped her up. It took a few years to complete the film editing since it was low budget, so by the time he was finished with it, Gomez was with Disney and well on her way to becoming a star. But my friend still kept in touch with Gomez's family. He was talking to Gomez's mother one day and mentioned that his little girl was having a birthday party that weekend. The day of the party, his phone rang and it was Selena Gomez, calling to wish his daughter a happy birthday. He put her on speaker so all the girls could hear, and he said it just made his daughter's day -- and her friends thought it was the most incredible thing that she knew Selena Gomez. Obviously, Gomez didn't have to call. It's not like my friend is a "big time" producer she needed to impress, and by that time she was plenty busy with Disney. I thought it said a lot about her that she would take a moment to call and wish a little girl happy birthday. Even though her music isn't my taste, I think she has real talent and staying power.

I totally agree with you, and that's why I was so happy to have found this: http://declarationentertainment.com/

It was founded by Bill Whittle, one of my favorite conservative bloggers/commentators. They have two films in the pipeline now, and they're funding comes totally from "citizen producers" who are tired of the same old same old coming out of Hollywood. I highly recommend you check out the site.

Thank you Mr. Nolte, for recommending "Garbo Talks." I would recommend this film to my friends, and nobody had ever heard of it. I remember seeing it back when I was younger, maybe 14 or so. It was on television - maybe on HBO or something - and I stumbled upon it. Once I started watching I was hooked. Couldn't leave the couch until it was over. I've always wanted to see it again. Now I'm off to program the DVR!

And when they're finished, they'll give them all a standing ovation like they did for Charlie Rangel...

What will the excuse be?

"It's Bush's fault!"

"...the press has been treating the OWS crowd with the "Awwww - Aren't they cute" attitude that they would bring to a story on a box of kittens."

I was listening to the radio the other week and a women called in about the OWS protest. She owned a cafe right across the street from where the protesters were camping out. She said she'd been losing business steadily since the protest started, and that many of the OWS'ers had come into her restaurant, carrying bags of their own human waste, asking if she could "throw it away" for them. Others wanted to use her restrooms. She explained that the restrooms were for paying customers only - it costs money to maintain them, pay for the water, paper towels, soap, etc. They weren't just free. When the OWS'ers were denied use of the restrooms, they shouted they would "boycott" her. Her response was, "How can you boycott me!? You're not buying anything to begin with!" She said since then her staff had been threatened and yelled at, and she had to put a lock on the restrooms. It was really something listening to the frustration in this woman's voice. She was losing money every day on a business she'd worked hard to build and keep running. But because she wouldn't let some punks throw their fecal matter away in her restaurant, she was being targeted by them.

You'd never hear this woman being interviewed on the MSM. Nope. It's all about how the OWS'ers are planting flowers in the park and eating smoked salmon. Adorable.

The sneering remarks about this man's wife prove just how far we've fallen. Her husband killed himself for crying out loud. Why would she not be worthy of our prayers and sympathy? Because she's had plastic surgery? Because we don't like the way she looks in a picture? Because she's on a reality show?

We feel sorry for the man who took his life because he couldn't face the scrutiny of the viewing public and the inevitable snide, anonymous comments that were sure to be made about him once the show's producers had their way in the edit suite. We claim the network executives have no decency. And then we rip apart this man's widow, labeling her a "hideous" "Bankrupt Barbie" with "no soul." And others just click away on that little thumbs-up button to show their approval of such callousness.

Perhaps that's the biggest morality tale in all of this.

She died of cancer last August - just a few weeks after she was released.