gdp's Comments

Big Hollywood : Leave Ellen Alone: 'Family Group' Protests JCPenney for Hiring DeGeneres

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:22:31 +0000

I think that might lead him to something "christ-like", but I doubt he'd agree with the vast majority of the bible. Or the teachings of the established church, for that matter.

Big Hollywood : Leave Ellen Alone: 'Family Group' Protests JCPenney for Hiring DeGeneres

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:14:09 +0000

If a child was born and grew up isolated from all human contact, I don't think he would end up a Christian.

Big Hollywood : Leave Ellen Alone: 'Family Group' Protests JCPenney for Hiring DeGeneres

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:10:27 +0000

Sorry. Saying homosexuality is a choice is like saying your height is a choice, or that being left handed is a choice. Whether you like it or not, some people are gay, and that doesn't make them any less of a person.

Big Hollywood : Five Best Picture Winner Blu-ray Review: Four Must-Owns and 'Crash'

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:12:58 +0000

Eight minutes on camera. Not a second wasted.

Big Government : The 2nd Amendment: A Concealed Carry Permit

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:17:05 +0000

Well, according the research I've found, Gun deaths peaked in 1993-94ish, and rapidly declined after. Mandatory gun training for everyone isn't the answer I don't think... just those that WANT it. Those who intend to buy should be held to some sort of standard. http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/homicide/tables/...

Big Government : The 2nd Amendment: A Concealed Carry Permit

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:58:41 +0000

Or an level of organization maybe? I'm not trying to troll, I'm just trying to understand how that fits in.

Big Government : The 2nd Amendment: A Concealed Carry Permit

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:56:41 +0000

Isn't it referring to a "well regulated militia" in the constitution? I'm all for the freedom to own guns, but doesn't the "well regulated" part imply some sort of permit or training?

Big Hollywood : Oscar Nominations Announced: 'Hugo’ Leads with 11, ‘The Artist’ 10, ‘Moneyball’ and ‘War

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:50:31 +0000

It's amazing that this is Gary Oldman's FIRST Oscar Nomination. Really shows you how hilariously dull the Academy can be.

Big Hollywood : 'Extremely Loud and Dangerously Close' Review: Master Manipulation of 9/11 Trauma

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:44:50 +0000

This is a great review. Looking forward to seeing it soon.

Big Government : It's Time to End the War on Drugs

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:13:39 +0000

Dawg, this pizza is like, made out of colors.

Big Government : It's Time to End the War on Drugs

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:59:58 +0000

When a guy gets drunk and walks to a public place, he gives a lot of people the heebie-jeebies. When a guy gets stoned and walks to a public place, he gives a lot of people hugs.

Big Government : Bachmann to Hold 11AM News Conference, UPDATE: Will 'Suspend' Campaign

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 18:36:45 +0000

Isn't Santorum the guy who brought his stillborn baby home and introduced it to his children? Is that weird to anyone else?

Big Hollywood : Top 10 Ways Hollywood Can Win Its Audience Back

Mon, 2 Jan 2012 19:47:58 +0000

Hollywood chooses to pander instead of to challenge. I'm not saying every film needs to be revolution inciting, but allowing and even ENDORSING formula films for the sake of cash is hilariously disrespectful to American ideals. Also, in regard to an earlier comment, Liam Neeson could read a Maddow transcript and make it sound worth while.

Big Hollywood : The Five Worst Movies of 2011

Mon, 2 Jan 2012 06:54:00 +0000

I think someone may have given you a thumbs down for giving ME a thumbs up... I'll balance that out for ya!

Big Hollywood : The Five Worst Movies of 2011

Mon, 2 Jan 2012 00:40:30 +0000

I didn't see it, but Jack and Jill seemed pretty disgusting.

Big Hollywood : A Student's-Eye View of Center Stage Liberalism

Sun, 1 Jan 2012 18:16:09 +0000

The firs one is just ridiculous and tacky, but having Obama brutally stabbed at the urging of Hilary Clinton doesn't really seem like liberal propaganda. I agree (re: Caliban) that we could do with some more colorblind casting and stop with the cliche race points. Taming is a weird beast though, because MOST times I've seen it done, it's come off as incredibly sexist. I'm not sure putting all men is the solution, but it IS a story about a powerful man making an obedient woman. We've been running that show for about a year, and we just turned it into a slapstick farce with hand made sound effects, and, by taking nothing about the play seriously, we get away from all that.

Big Hollywood : A Student's-Eye View of Center Stage Liberalism

Sun, 1 Jan 2012 01:29:50 +0000

I knew about the historical context. The point is that the play doesn't live within it. Plenty of people can relate to and enjoy The Crucible in a non-political way.

Big Hollywood : The Ten Best Movies of 2011

Sun, 1 Jan 2012 00:37:04 +0000

I liked Midnight in Paris, but I thought it was a shame that a film about the importance of good writing could have such a poorly written character for Rachel McAdams.

Big Hollywood : A Student's-Eye View of Center Stage Liberalism

Sun, 1 Jan 2012 00:34:43 +0000

See, I watched the Crucible and thought it was a thought provoking story about thinking for yourself instead of blindly following people who (by all accounts) don't know what they're talking about.

Big Government : Classy: OccupyCharlotte Protesters Burn American Flags

Sun, 1 Jan 2012 00:29:20 +0000

I haven't taken an environmental science class since highschool (where global warming was theorized about in maybe one class) but I was in a history class or two in college, and they seemed pretty revisionist to me. It certainly didn't say that "the evil Americans came in a wiped out a peaceful people who were just minding their own business so vote Democrat", nor did it paint America as an instant paradise, and all early Americans as paragons who didn't make any mistakes. It showed plenty of dubious AND noble behavior from both sides. Most importantly though, students were encouraged to think before talking. I like that sort of thing.