I recently watched Phantom Menace at home on DVD. It was worse than awful, it was boring.

The one thing about the movie that was engaging was the portrayal of the Jedi Order at full strength as opposed to the remnants show in episodes 4,5 and 6.

But, even at full strength, the Jedi seemed a bit.... clueless..... I guess the Dark side really was powerful.....

It may be half-time in America, but it is game over in Detroit, no matter how many bailout dollars the Feds waste there.

It's halftime. The US is down 15 trillion to zero. What's the plan, coach?

FTA "Snarky cynicism has taken hold of our culture like a face-hugger from the “Alien” franchise, planting embryos of despair and nihilism in our bodies to fester and grow until they emerge from our chests (and the chest-bursters’ faces are plastered with smirks reminiscent of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert)."

BAM!

I disagree with your reasoning. There is nothing wrong with people merely voting your comment down without leaving an argument. This is a public arena with commonly known rules of engagement.

But, to answer your question, yes, we have a right to defend ourselves from aggressive violence. In my opinion, that right is strongest at the point at which we are receiving a violent act. But once the moment passes, it is better to let the proper authorities handle the matter.

There is no hypocrisy in enjoying a movie such as Death Wish. If so, then isn't every movie celebrating immorality of any sort wrong? 'Death Wish' is speech. It called (calls) attention to the fact that the proper authorities were failing at their God delegated tasks of defending and AVENGING the innocent.

Yes! I will watch a movie like this! I like this type of movie much more than 'Fireproof' or 'Courageous'. (Even thought I agree with the message of the latter movies.)

Johnny Depp performed in full Mad Hatter costume? Isn't that a bit ..... humiliating?

If someone told me to come to a party dressed as the court jester, I am not sure I'd want to do that.

You say that you are distressed by 'knee-jerk negative votes' to posts; yet you started off a previous note with "I realize that because he votes differently than you, you therefore have reason to hate him..."

Seems that you are trolling for a reaction, not craving civil discourse.

For the record, conservatives don't hate liberals and leftists (or anyone). We really just want to be left alone by the leftist/socialists. Why can't socialists accept simple opt-out provisions to social programs or, even better, just create their own little utopias isolated from the rest of the unenlightened?

It kills me to say this, but Alec Baldwin was so much better as Jack Ryan than Harrison Ford.

"Next time, Jack, send a memo!"

Just a quick note. I really like the new format of John Nolte's posts. The multitudinous links at the bottom of the blog make for very interesting reading.