en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/349585 Comments by pshipwrite http://bigpeace.com/lsolov/2012/03/01/draft/#IDComment305490278 WOW! This is stunning and devastating news!! I really admired and respected Andrew Breitbart. He articulated and advanced my belief that conservatives must get involved in the media and culture, in all its forms, and vigorously defend conservative principles and ideas. And Andrew was our most powerful spokesman in taking on the media and its biases, using their own techniques and methods against them. An incalculable loss, not only to his family and friends, but to all us conservatives!! Hopefully, Joel Pollack and others will carry on Andrew's work at the BIG sites. Thu, 1 Mar 2012 14:54:10 +0000 http://bigpeace.com/lsolov/2012/03/01/draft/#IDComment305490278 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/11/16/washingtons-crony-correspondents-devastated-as-senate-calls-hearings-on-congressional-insider-trading/#IDComment223370798 This issue should raise the MUCH bigger issue of Congress exempting itself from every law it passes - not just insider trading laws. Congress should be subject to the laws it imposes on the rest of America! Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:05:32 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2011/11/16/washingtons-crony-correspondents-devastated-as-senate-calls-hearings-on-congressional-insider-trading/#IDComment223370798 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/08/07/todays-open-thread-2-the-wire/#IDComment180899620 YES!!! With John Nolte having posted his #25 through #2 selections, I can guess what his #1 selection will be. And I could not agree more with him! John's #1 non-sitcom will be The Rockford Files. A true classic show that stands the test of time. Outstanding choice, John!! Sun, 7 Aug 2011 12:58:19 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/08/07/todays-open-thread-2-the-wire/#IDComment180899620 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/06/24/rip-columbo-star-peter-falk-dead-at-83/#IDComment166465650 Peter Falk gave me many hours of wonderful entertainment. May he rest in peace. With that said, I was very, very disappointed with John Nolte and Big Hollywood for not posting one column about James Arness when he passed away on June 3rd this year. James Arness and Marshall Matt Dillon were every bit as big a TV star as Lt. Columbo. Again, very disappointing, Big Hollywood! Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:40:03 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/06/24/rip-columbo-star-peter-falk-dead-at-83/#IDComment166465650 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/03/22/happy-birthday-the-mighty-william-shatner-turns-80-today/#IDComment136869244 I agree with you, PattyAnn. I was similarly left puzzled when Nolte's post ended with "If you". Like you wrote, "If you" what? Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:20:27 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/03/22/happy-birthday-the-mighty-william-shatner-turns-80-today/#IDComment136869244 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2010/10/30/top-25-greatest-halloween-films-2-the-universal-studios-monster-collection-1931-1954/#IDComment106951235 John, I thought for sure you would put the Universal Studios' Monster Collection at the top of the list!! Gee, I cannot even begin to count how many memorable moments these movies have provided me over the years. These are true classics which will still be screened and talked about in 100 years! Wonder what Leo Grin thinks of your list, John? I'd love to read Leo's thoughts on your Top 25 Greatest Halloween Films. Sat, 30 Oct 2010 23:07:23 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2010/10/30/top-25-greatest-halloween-films-2-the-universal-studios-monster-collection-1931-1954/#IDComment106951235 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lgrin/2010/10/02/top-5-actors-we-trust/#IDComment102090305 Robert Duvall's personal favorite in his long acting career is "Lonesome Dove" - considers it his finest piece of work. As you wrote, ThatHowardGuy, it was a great mini-series!! In addition to his acting role, Duvall was involved in financing and producing the "Lonesome Dove" series. He was instrumental in steering that series to the small screen. Sun, 3 Oct 2010 12:29:07 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lgrin/2010/10/02/top-5-actors-we-trust/#IDComment102090305 http://biggovernment.com/jroe/2010/08/06/opponents-of-the-national-popular-vote-have-it-wrong/#IDComment91301107 mvymvy, are you Jason Roe? If so, at least have the courtesy to say so. Also, your snide comment about Tara Ross and her "20 minutes of fame"? Consider this opinion piece your own "20 seconds of fame"! Sat, 7 Aug 2010 00:08:36 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/jroe/2010/08/06/opponents-of-the-national-popular-vote-have-it-wrong/#IDComment91301107 http://biggovernment.com/jroe/2010/08/06/opponents-of-the-national-popular-vote-have-it-wrong/#IDComment91296450 mvymvy and Jason (you may be one and the same), do you really believe those voters not residing in the Battleground States are totally ignored by the Presidential candidates? Just because a Presidential candidate does not visit my state as often as one of the battlegrounds and does not air as many TV commercials, does not mean my interests nor my fellow state citizens' interests are being ignored by that candidate. On the other hand, under National Popular Vote legislation, Presidential campaign WILL focus primarily on the large urban centers, to the detriment of the rest of the country. Candidates will focus on garnering the majority of votes in the major metropolitan centers, similar to what is done in state elections. And, living here in Chicago, I can attest to the fact that Chicago and other large urban centers are rife with voter fraud and other political antics. Fri, 6 Aug 2010 23:36:34 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/jroe/2010/08/06/opponents-of-the-national-popular-vote-have-it-wrong/#IDComment91296450 http://biggovernment.com/jroe/2010/08/06/opponents-of-the-national-popular-vote-have-it-wrong/#IDComment91292690 Jason Cabel Roe, why do we need the National Popular Vote legislation to preserve the Electoral College? On its face, that is a silly argument. You yourself concede in your first paragraph that the purpose behind such legislation is to "reform" the Electoral College. That is, you want it changed. Moving on, I, too, can perform Electoral College math. The eleven most populous states in the country comprise 271 electoral votes. Therefore, under the National Popular Vote legislation, these eleven states could elect the President, rendering the remaining 39 states "irrelevant", to use your terminology. Further, those 39 states represent 78% of the states, which is greater than the two-thirds of Americans you say are irrelevant since they live in "fly over" country. Also, you fail to address the argument that the "battle ground" states change over time. That is, Ohio and Florida may be hotly contested "battleground" states currently but that has not always been the case. Nor need it be the case in the future. Over time, various states have been battle grounds. I remember back in the 1980s that California voted consistently Republican. Perhaps even more surprisingly, prior to 1980, Texas was a deep-blue Democrat voting state. Lastly, Jason, you never address my fundamental issue with such legislation. Your legislation proposes one national presidential election and does away with the current state-by-state presidential election. That is EXACTLY what the founding fathers sought to prevent through the creation of the Electoral College! P.S. IF you are so hell-bent on "reforming" the Electoral College, at least have the integrity to change it via a Constitutional amendment - not through the current back-door process of state legislatures. Most readers here at Big Government realize their state legislators oftentimes do NOT follow their constituents' interests. This is an excellent example! Fri, 6 Aug 2010 23:16:15 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/jroe/2010/08/06/opponents-of-the-national-popular-vote-have-it-wrong/#IDComment91292690 http://biggovernment.com/ccrenshaw/2010/06/30/one-mom-fights-the-chicago-machine-to-stay-on-the-ballot/#IDComment83494723 As a resident of the city of Chicago, I heartily applaud Cedra Crenshaw!! I only wish I lived her in district so I could vote for her. The Chicago political machine is very powerful and oppressive. Example 1: Chicago has elected a Democrat for mayor in every election since 1931!!! That's almost 80 years, rivaling the length of time the Soviets/USSR were in power! Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:05:21 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/ccrenshaw/2010/06/30/one-mom-fights-the-chicago-machine-to-stay-on-the-ballot/#IDComment83494723 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lgrin/2010/06/23/we-love-pixar-the-pixar-rules/#IDComment81737247 As BuckwheatPicard previously noted, it's good to see a Leo Grin posting during the week (as opposed to your wonderful Conservative Movie Lovers' column on Saturdays). Your column made several good points with which I agree. I especially liked point #6, that Pixar makes its films for everyone, not just children. That's probably the key ingredient to their success. Keep up the great work, Leo! Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:33:38 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lgrin/2010/06/23/we-love-pixar-the-pixar-rules/#IDComment81737247 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/amellon/2010/05/25/24-andrew-mellon/#IDComment77180741 Bill, glad to see your reply. And your memory is spot on! A musician did serve as host - Jude if I remember correctly. He still occasionally posts here at Big Hollywood. Wed, 26 May 2010 12:04:37 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/amellon/2010/05/25/24-andrew-mellon/#IDComment77180741 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/amellon/2010/05/25/24-andrew-mellon/#IDComment77118235 Bill, good to see you post again regarding "24"! I miss the days when Big Hollywood hosted a blog every Monday night to discuss that evening's "24" episode. Was that last season or two seasons ago? Whenever it was, I really enjoyed it! I would spend Tuesday morning breakfast reading the various blog comments on the "24" episode. I recognized your signon name from that time! Wed, 26 May 2010 00:05:46 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/amellon/2010/05/25/24-andrew-mellon/#IDComment77118235 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/rschmeidler/2010/05/23/rachels-corner-david-bowie/#IDComment76910712 Roger Daltrey had a recurring role in the "Highlander" television series, not Bowie. Daltrey was pretty good, too, as Hugh Fitzcairn. Daltrey's character was good enough to be written into the series' 2 episode finale. Mon, 24 May 2010 15:26:20 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/rschmeidler/2010/05/23/rachels-corner-david-bowie/#IDComment76910712 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/rschmeidler/2010/05/23/rachels-corner-david-bowie/#IDComment76908830 Yes, you are absolutely right!! I was thinking Bowie knife but inexplicably wrote rifle. Must have had an early morning brain cramp! I came back here to correct my silly mistake but you beat me to the punch! Thanks much, JBnID!! Mon, 24 May 2010 15:05:12 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/rschmeidler/2010/05/23/rachels-corner-david-bowie/#IDComment76908830 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/rschmeidler/2010/05/23/rachels-corner-david-bowie/#IDComment76891420 An interesting tidbit of trivia about David Bowie. His real name is David Jones. However, with the success of The Monkees TV show in the late 1960s, David changed his name to Bowie (after the Kentucky rifle) to avoid being confused with Davy Jones of The Monkees! Mon, 24 May 2010 11:52:41 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/rschmeidler/2010/05/23/rachels-corner-david-bowie/#IDComment76891420 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lgrin/2010/05/15/for-conservative-movie-lovers-d-w-griffith-lillian-gish-and-broken-blossoms-part-4/#IDComment75595191 teaparty420, given your extremely harsh perspective toward D.W. Griffith, what is your view toward West Virginia's senior United States Senator, Robert Byrd? As you may know, Senator Byrd WAS an active Ku Klux Klanner, an officer in his local West Virginia chapter. Sat, 15 May 2010 21:25:22 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lgrin/2010/05/15/for-conservative-movie-lovers-d-w-griffith-lillian-gish-and-broken-blossoms-part-4/#IDComment75595191 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bighollywood/2010/05/03/breitbart-cbn-interview-the-cold-war-is-now-a-new-media-war/#IDComment72199482 Andrew Breitbart is my man! When it first came into existence a couple of years ago, I made BREITBART.COM my home page since, like Andrew, I am a news junkie. Subsequently, I have been delighted as he debuts more websites: Big Hollywood, Breitbart.tv, Big Government, Big Journalism. Andrew is developing the 21st century's cyber news empire (somewhat akin to William Randolph Hearst at the beginning of the 20th century). Mon, 3 May 2010 23:29:26 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bighollywood/2010/05/03/breitbart-cbn-interview-the-cold-war-is-now-a-new-media-war/#IDComment72199482 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lgrin/2010/05/01/for-conservative-movie-lovers-d-w-griffith-lillian-gish-and-broken-blossoms-part-2/#IDComment71905327 Regarding Birth of a Nation, please let me clarify what I meant by blockbuster. In using that term, I was referring primarily to the 1915 general public's reception to the film (the most watched feature film ever at the time of its release). Secondarily, I was referring to the film's enduring impact on the evolution of filmmaking, with its pioneering camera work, narrative technique, etc.. Unfortunately, as you noted Leo, D.W. Griffith had the Ku Klux Klan play a major role in Birth of a Nation. For that very reason, the film cannot and will not be adored and admired today as Gone with the Wind. Lastly, I chuckled when I read it will be some time before you tackle Birth here at Big Hollywood. The very fact that you still have a lot of reading and thinking to do about the film and its cultural impact seem to lend support to my viewing the film as a blockbuster (for many negative and positive reasons!). p.s. Hey, I'm new to the blog commenting world. How did you italicize the movie titles? I'd like to do that! Mon, 3 May 2010 01:27:29 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lgrin/2010/05/01/for-conservative-movie-lovers-d-w-griffith-lillian-gish-and-broken-blossoms-part-2/#IDComment71905327