March 26, 2007

Kurt Russell IS Snake Plissken!

So, they're remaking Escape From New York with Gerard Butler (King Leonidas in "300") as Snake Plissken. Apparently, the original Snake Plissken ain't too happy:

I will say that when I was told who was going to play Snake Plissken, my initial reaction was ''Oh, man!'' [Russell winces]. I do think that character was quintessentially one thing. And that is, American... messing with Snake Plissken is a whole different level of heresy... People come up to me and say, ''You played Snake Plissken.'' I didn't play Snake Plissken, I created him! ...

What if they asked you to do a cameo in the new Escape from New York, or play the Ernest Borgnine role?

F--- that! I am Snake Plissken! It's like Sean Connery always watching someone else do their version of Bond.... He's a fascinating character. In fact, he's the most complex character I've ever played.

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It's Raining (300) Men

Can't get the wife to go with ya to see "300"?

Here's a trailer just for her.

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March 21, 2007

Just a little bit of hero worship...


Robert A. Heinlein Centennial
Hyatt Regency Crown Center & Westin Crown Center
Kansas City, Missouri – July 6-7-8, 2007

July 7, 2007 will be the birth centennial of American author, futurist, philosopher and spaceflight advocate Robert A. Heinlein. Commemoration and celebrations will fill the science fiction Grandmaster's Centennial year, with the grandest event to be held on the weekend of July 6, 7 and 8 in his home town of Kansas City, Missouri.

For more information, click here.

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Rusty Shackleford Sings "Hillary Clinton is a Man"

We already knew Rusty was a genius, but didja know he plays guitar, too?

h/t : Michael Weaver

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March 20, 2007

Elsa Pataky Naked Topless Photos UNCENSORED

I don't know who this chick is, but she's got a perfect pair of ya-yas.

The uncensored photos of Elsa Pataky are here.

UPDATE: Turns out she's the chick from Snakes on a Plane.

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March 15, 2007

Surprising Confessions from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

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The MSM's been reporting quite a bit on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's recent confessions, including alleged plots to kill Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. Although KSM's voluminous confessions on high-profile terrorist acts have received plenty of coverage, I was a bit surprised to see that the reports omitted several of KSM's more surprising claims.

Most stories failed to mention, for example, KSM's claims that he... more...

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March 14, 2007

"300": Most Important Piece of Propaganda Made Since 9-11 (Sticky, Scroll Down For New)

I just saw "300". It is probably the most important movie made since 9-11.

As you know, I wasn't going to see the movie for fear that it would be a 2 hour advertisement for joining the gays. You know, something about a bunch of guys prancing around in banana hammocks that creeps me out. To quote Sarah Silverman: it doesn't really matter if you're homosexual or bisexual--both are equally gross.

But watching Sout al-Kuffar's mash-up today, I said to myself, self, let's go see that movie. You are on vacation, after all. And it was a kick ass mash up. So I went. I wasn't disappointed.

I know enough about history to know that the movie was terribly inaccurate. I also know enough about both Sparta that if given the choice of living under the Persian yoke or the Spartan yoke, I'd gladly take Persia.

But this movie was fiction. No, more than fiction. This movie was propaganda.

But longtime readers know how much I believe in the necessity of propaganda. Propaganda is neither good nor bad. Propaganda is about adding purpose to ideas. It is only when either those purposes or those ideas are bad, that propaganda becomes a problem.

There was no hidden agenda in "300". It was not a "metaphor" about Western Civilization standing up against the Asiatic hordes. There is no Rorschach effect here as I thought going into the movie--Leftists and Islamist apologists seeing the Persians as a metaphor for U.S. imperialism, while those on the Right and Liberals of all stripes seeing Sparta as representing the U.S. fight against Islamofascism.

Not hidden, but explicitly stated. The characters come right out and say that Sparta is protecting Enlightenment principles of reason, freedom, and liberty from the "Asiatic hordes". They actually use those words--"Asiatic hordes".

And, what did the "Asiatic hordes" look like? Muslim jihadis.

And, no, I'm not reading anything into the movie here. That is exactly what they looked like. Not the leaders, but the warriors. All except the Persian "Immortals", who were obviously modeled after Japanese Samurais--down to their swords.

The vast majority of Persian warriors looked like this:

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You're telling me I'm "reading something into that"?

Or how about these guys, with more than a passing resemblance to Hamas fighters or any number of would-be shahids about to commit suicide?

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And the dialogue? Puh-lease! It's absolutely thick with the notion that the Spartans are fighting for freedom and liberty defined exactly in the Western Enlightenment sense of those terms. The dialogue consists of only three themes: liberty, sacrifice, and gay jokes. And the monologues are strictly about the first two.

Any Leftist, Islamist, or other hater of Western values who saw this as a "metaphor" for oppressed people around the world fighting against the vastly superior power of the U.S. is simply deluded.

Sometimes a rose is just a rose. And sometimes the rose is a metaphor for something else. But I got news for you: a picture of a giant penis isn't a metaphor for something phallic. It is phallic.

I'm not even going to explain the larger point of this great piece of propaganda. It is simple and straight forward: Western civilization is worth fighting for.

There are some more subtle messages in their, too. Like: Professional warriors fight and die so that people like you and me can become philosophers, artists, and politicians.

Oh, there's more. Much more.

The propaganda, it is oh-so-beautiful. It rivals anything put out by Republic Pictures or Warner Brother's animation during WWII. Heroic Americans fight the Hunnish/Asiatic hordes (many seem to forget that it wasn't until after WWII that our movies redeemed the "Germans" by separating them from the "Nazis"---part of the Cold War propaganda effort).

In fact, I'll go out on a limb and compare this to Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible, Part I--that classic piece of Soviet propaganda which artfully legitimized the Stalinistic purges as an effort to consolidate state power in the face of a foreign menace (Ivan as Stalin, the boyars as anti-revolutionary forces, and the Turks as the Germans). And who would argue that Eisenstein's masterpiece wasn't needed to help the war effort? Or Bugs Bunny? Or John Wayne?

No, "300" brings us back to the good-old days of propaganda. When propaganda was produced in support of our country. When propaganda was produced to remind us that we are the good guys and that our ideals are better than the ideals of our enemies.

Go see "300". If you don't like it you probably hate America. That, or you're gay.

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March 13, 2007

My Review Of "The 300"

Damn fine movie, damn fine.

I'll be seeing it again, in the theater, and that's saying something. 99% of the movies I watch, I wait for the DVD.

I won't debate the historical accuracy at all. It's a movie based on a graphic novel. Period. It's not a film adaptation of the works of Herodotus.

I give it two thumbs and a big toe up.

Rumor has it Rusty saw it today as well, and came away with the same opinion.

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March 10, 2007

Derka Allah Mohammed Jihad

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March 09, 2007

Video: Leia's Birthday Goes Terribly Wrong

Is Princess Leia really a long-lost relative of Paris Hilton? You be the judge. Warning: Peppered with the f-bomb.

Thanks to Shawn. Video below -->> more...

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March 08, 2007

The Enterprise Takes on the Empire

The Enterprise taking out the Executor? As if...

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March 07, 2007

Iowahawk : Let's Tone Down the Rhetoric

As usual, Iowahawk delivers the goods:

BILL [MAHER]: That's right Ann, you anorexic Nazi whore. Even though we are on opposite sides of the political fence we can both agree that Americans of all political stripes need to start walking back from the hateful rhetoric that unfortunately characterizes much of our contemporary political discussion.

ANN [COULTER]: I couldn't agree more Bill, you syphillitic commie scumnozzle. Because whether they are normal patriotic Americans or mincing San Francisco fudgepackers, all citizens of this country need to think first before using words intended to hurt or offend others.

It gets better.

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March 06, 2007

Meet Bill Clinton's Mistress: Belinda Stronach

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Apparently tongues were wagging in both the British tabloids and in the Great White North that Bill Clinton was getting a little action from Canadian Liberal MP, Belinda Stronach---and nobody bothered to tell me! Shame on you.

Stronach is one of the wealthiest businesswomen in Canada and, apparently, has a nack for sleeping with the rich and or the famous. This includes a couple of hockey players and a former Conservative MP.

Stronach herself was a Conservative but jumped ship, dumped her Conservative MP, and last year she' was rumored to be doing the Lewinsky act on Bill Clinton. Let's hope she's washing those dresses!

And, to be honest, she's not half bad looking--especially by Bubba's standards. For once Clinton shows a bit of taste if not any class.

The First Post:

The tabloids cut to the chase: they called her the "blonde bombshell" or "Bubba's blonde."

Bubba, of course, is Bill Clinton. He has been photographed with Stronach several times. The sightings seem to be getting more frequent, leading to press speculation that their relationship has moved beyond official "friendship" - the description used by Stronach's PR people - to true romance.

The money quote from the article:

"Bill was always more interested in her money than her breasts."

That's a first! Anyway, this may be old news to most, but the article just came up in my gmail, and it's a first to me.....and oh so predictably funny!

UPDATE: Since some of you can't read, let me clarify--this is old news, and I'm pissed that no one e-mailed me this. And you call yourselves friends.......

oops, I just realized I used the present tense in a few sentences. My bad.

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March 05, 2007

Atari: Pigs in Space

Possibly the greatest video ever posted at the Jawa Report. Ever. It's got pigs. It's got space. It's got Star Wars. It's got Atari. What more could you possibly want?

Via Imperial Minister-of-all-things-Kylie-Minogue's-fantastic-backside, Flea. more...

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Is Ann Coulter a F*g?

Apparently Ann Coulter called John Edwards a "f*ggot" or something.

What's wrong with this thing? Let me try typing that again. Ahem....

Apparently Ann Coulter called John Edwards a "f*ggot" or
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What the? One more time.

Apparently Ann Coulter called John Edwards a "f*g"......

How come every time I try to type the word "f*ggot" a little "*" star keeps appearing where the "a" should be? Oh. I get it. It's the censors. You see, as a straight man I can't say the word "f*g" or "f*ggot". more...

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March 03, 2007

A Thousand Words And All That

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stein hoist: Boazo at the lovely and talented SondraK's.

Related.

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March 02, 2007

Islam: Divorce by Text Message Okay! Celebrities flock to Dubai

Islam's highest cleric in the "moderate" state of Dubai issued a fatwa yesterday permitting the country's Muslim men to divorce their wives through text messaging. The Grand Mufti Ahmed al-Haddad, in a written statement, said that phone SMS messaging was no different than written declarations of divorce. He also declared that religious authorities could judge the divorce over a mobile phone.

Islamic law only requires that a husband repeat the phrase "I divorce you" three times for a marriage to end.

The Jawa Report suspects this is Dubai's latest attempt to attract wealthy, mistress laiden, foreigners to the country. Under Islamic law a man may have several wives. And under some interpretations of Islamic law (for Shias, especially) a man may have a "temporary wife".

We can see rich and drunken celebraties flocking to Dubai for quick polygomous marriages, and even quicker divorces! Alas, what is good for the goose is not good for the gander in Dubai. As Mike over at MEMRI notes, only the husband can drop the wife in this oh-so-convenient manner.

Sorry Britney Spears, Dubai is not the answer to your K-Fed problems. Because, as it turns out, K-Fed actually found out Britney was leaving him through a text message she sent.

But Bobby Brown might want to think about visiting the kingdom right about now.

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A New Faction of the "Truther" Movement

Uncomfortable questions are being raised about the "official story" of the attack on a revered symbol of power and greatness:

3) Why was the rebel pilot who supposedly destroyed the Death Star reported to be on the Death Star days, maybe hours, prior to its destruction? Why was he allowed to escape, and why were several individuals dressed in Stormtrooper uniforms seen helping him?

4) Why has there not been an investigation into allegations that Darth Vader, the second-ranking member of the Imperial Government, is in fact the father of the pilot who allegedly destroyed the Death Star?

More questions here.

h/t : Allah.

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March 01, 2007

Rules For Mailing Feces

(Sanford, Florida) Seminole County Commissioner Mike McLean was sent a package of feces in the mail, presumably by a disconcerted, albeit regular, constituent. No threat was included.

With a measure of confidence, I'd suggest that McLean is not the first politician to receive lumpy criticism. Even so, there are rules regarding the transmittal of feces through the mail.

A Postal Service spokeswoman said the U.S. Postal Service prohibits sending feces through the mail except for medical or veterinary purposes, and in those instances the samples must meet rigorous packing and labeling requirements.

Without some implied or written threat, however, a poop-filled package won't get the sender in trouble on the first offense.

Well, how about that? First offense means no trouble.

Now, that gives me an idea. What if a few million Americans exercised a one-shot opportunity to send a loaf of wishes to Venezuelan thug dictator Hugo Chavez? It would be simple. Merely take an envelope when visiting the hopper. Fill it and make sure that the packaging is rigorous. Don't include a return address. Remember, no trouble if caught.

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February 27, 2007

YouTube Video : "Candyman"

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A Video for All Our Gadget-Lovers...

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February 24, 2007

Caption This!

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I quit drinking in 1986!*

*Yes, that's an actual quote. :-)

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American Idol's Antonella Barba Photos UNCENSORED

American Idol contestant Antonella Barba is the latest chick to get herself embroiled in controversy by (allegedly) getting naughty in a set of private photos (a/k/a pics, pictures, images). more...

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Everything Destroyed In Super Slow Mo

Allah's got the slow-motion 2nd Amendment porn. We've got everything else.

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February 23, 2007

File Under: Holy Sh*t!

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