“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” — Benjamin Franklin
I saw a new McCain ad discussed this morning on MSNBC. It attempts to disparage Obama as a celebrity who is not ready to lead. However, I happen to think it’s a brilliant pro-Obama ad. (Video below.)
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I refuse to believe this is a photo of a real, living person:
You know those jokes you and your friends make about scoring extra points based on who you hit while driving? Well, you may or may not be aware that these jokes originate with Roger Corman’s movie Death Race 2000, a cult classic described as a mixture of horror and farce.
The premise of Death Race 2000 is a future America (2000 was the future in 1975) under a totalitarian government which sponsors the eponymous race as a sort of gladiatorial distraction from the oppression. As the trailer below here shows, it’s done in a quite farcical faction, but nevertheless there is some social commentary in there.
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Summary: McCain gets set straight by another veteran on his “perfect voting record” from groups “like the VFW”.
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Some gems:
Stephanopoulos: What is your position on gay adoption? You told the New York Times you were against it, even in cases where the children couldn’t find another home; but then your staff backtracked a bit. What is your position?
McCain: My position is it’s not the reason why I’m running for president of the United States, and I think… and I think that two parent families are best for America.
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McCain: …I will do everything I can to encourage adoption… to encourage all of the things that keeps families together.
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