January 29, 2008
And the Academy Award Goes To…
Can you feel the suspense? Are you junkies just a teeennnyyy bit nervous???
Which candidate will take home the trophy??? I was bored, so here are the nominees for Best Picture:
Good luck to all the candidates…
http://race42008.com/2008/01/29/and-the-academy-award-goes-to/trackback/
January 29th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
My wife nicely characterized McCain thus: “He reminds me of Dr. Leo Marvin in What About Bob.� I had to laugh.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
lol!
January 29th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Sam,
For real? I was comparing Leo Marvin to Mitt in his sledding video. When Mitt was teaching his grandson something, I just thought about Marvin trying to teach his kid to dive.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
That was clever Tommy. And true to form, just as I have no idea why Citizen Kane is considered the best picture of all time I have no idea why some people think Romney is the best candidate.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
great post. don’t forget obama in “white men can’t jump” and hillary in “whatever it takes”
January 29th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
mitt really has gotten under mccain’s skin a la what about bob. I dont get old movies. everyone said casablanca was the best, so i watched it, and … it wasnt that good. i have had the same experience with every other “great” and “classic” film. call me a hater, but im just not into old movies.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Tommy: Bravo!
January 29th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
joe c,
I’m exactly the opposite. I am a huge fan of Bogart, Mitchum, and Welles. DeNiro’s my favorite though.
I love the classics.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
I see the Academy has made five lovely selections this year.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Also, love Leone westerns.
Thanks!
January 29th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Equal opportunity insults.
Yes!
January 29th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
The Romney-Rosebud ticket will glide to the nomination!
January 29th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Thats right, we need more Republican representation in Hollywood!
Any candidate fit the description of the fidler guy in Deliverance?
More war movies, less nudity (ouch). lol
January 29th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
best films ever according to me:
1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Empire Strikes Back
3. Lord of the Rings: Two Towers
4. The Royal Tanenbaums
5. The Godfather
January 29th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
“Any candidate fit the description of the fidler guy in Deliverance?”
Former Congressman Don Sherwood of Pennsylvania.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
The McCain one is killing me! Hhahahahaahahahah
January 29th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Classics are fantastic. I’m not a huge fan of Citizen Kane either though. I’m a Jimmy Stewart guy, but Bogie has his moments.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
14 - How on earth did the Royal Tanenbaums make that list?
January 29th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Adam: Is this guy real?
http://www.sherwoodforcongress.com/
January 29th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Sante Fe Trail.
Ronald Reagan.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
royal tanenbaums is awesome. but i havent found many other people that loved it. what is wrong with me?
January 29th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
joe c,
I think it’s a pretty strong movie. Wes Anderson is an excellent director.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Tommy,
You got Huck’s wrong, as “The Last Temptation” was a heavily boycotted, anti-Christian film.
Huck should have gotten “The Apostle.”
Also, Citizen Kane implies that Romney is not a cynical panderer.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Long Lines at the Villages. That is where McCain had a big rally on sunday.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Tommy,
Actually since you like De Niro so much (as do I), you should have selected “The Mission” for Huck. If you haven’t seen that film, you need to. It is one of the greatest of all time.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Yogi,
That site comes from Sherwood’s opponents.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Tommy: you left out Fred Thompson when he played the President in Last Best Chance.
http://www.lastbestchance.org/
January 29th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
some interesting stuff but doesn’t tell everything exit polls by ksl
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=157&sid=2570688
January 29th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
(AP) - Some highlights of preliminary data from exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in the Florida presidential primary Tuesday:
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RISING IMPORTANCE FOR FALLING ECONOMY
Given four choices, nearly half of Florida Republican primary voters said the economy is the most important issue facing the country. Terrorism, Iraq and immigration each were picked by fewer than two in 10. The economy also was the top issue out of three choices for voters in the Democratic primary, which none of the candidates contested because of questions over whether Florida’s Democratic delegates will be seated. The economy has been seen as increasingly important since the start of the 2008 presidential nomination season.
AND HOW’S THE ECONOMY DOING?
Republicans were more likely than Democrats to rate the national economy positively, though few in either party rated it excellent. A third of Republicans but fewer than one in 10 Democrats rated the economy good. Half of Democrats called it poor, compared to only about one in seven Republican primary voters.
THE GRAYING OF THE PRIMARIES
Both parties’ electorates were older than in any other presidential contest this year. A third or more in each primary were at least 65 years old. In earlier Democratic contests no more than a quarter were senior citizens, and on the Republican side only the Nevada caucuses came anywhere close to Florida in the proportion of older voters.
MORE DEMOGRAPHIC TIDBITS …
_ Eight in 10 Republican primary voters were white and a little more than one in 10 were Hispanic _ about half of whom were of Cuban heritage. There were few blacks on the GOP side. In the Democratic primary, two-thirds were white, about one in five were black and a little more than one in 10 were Hispanic.
_ About one in seven voters in each party’s primary described themselves as independents.
_ About three in 10 Republican voters called themselves moderates. Slightly more Democrats identified themselves as moderate.
DECISIONS, DECISIONS
There were fewer late-deciding voters in both parties in Florida than in most earlier contests.
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From partial samples of 970 Republican primary voters and 989 Democratic primary voters conducted by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International in 40 precincts across Florida on Tuesday. The samples include 235 Republican voters and 294 Democratic voters who voted early or absentee and were surveyed in the past week by telephone. Margin of sampling error plus or minus 4 percentage points for each primary.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Rosebud! Rosebud! Rosebud!!
January 29th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Nearly half considered the economy most important!! Isn’t that good for Mitt?
January 29th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
“Casablanca” is an excellent film, but I love most Boggie (sp?) movies. One of the best films of all time that is rarely mentioned is “A Lion in Winter.” The screenplay itself is top five all time.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
hahahaha Ron Paul in Taxi Driver. That’s awesome.
January 29th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
I think the better film for Ron Paul! would have been “Once Upon A Time In The West”
January 29th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
For Hillary Clinton, 101 Dalmations. The film features an evil woman who wants to skin things that are both white and black.
January 29th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Actually Huck should have gotten “Forest Gump” You know how popular and likable Forest was. That’s a better match.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Thank God he lost.
For my sake, my children’s sake, and America’s. He can now go back to exploiting 9/11 full-time.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
For Hillary Clinton:
The Crying Game