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And I don’t think that it is a coincidence (because Matthew Weiner doesn’t allow coincidences in his world) that he named the housewife on the show Betty, a la Betty Friedan.
I would have been AT that movie had they cast Adam Beach as Tonto (and they actually costumed him to look like a Potawatomi Indian, not whatever the hell that is).
When will the Romney campaign realize that acknowledging and addressing the issues that will prevent people from voting for him (wealth, religion, previous voting record) that he will come out ahead? Remember when Obama took on race and religion in his Reverend Wright speech? It didn’t fix the problem completely, but it did take it off the table for people to use against him. And when Kennedy gave his speech about being Catholic?
If you watch Obama when he gives speeches, he always acknowledges that he is wealthy. The reason this works for him, is because he is essentially saying, “Look, I’m wealthy, and I should pay more in taxes than those who make less than me.” It looks virtuous. It is a lot harder to say, “Look, I’m super wealthy, and I think that I should pay less in taxes. Oh, and poor people need to start paying more.” But there is a way to deal with being wealthy and wanting to lower taxes on the wealthy (I completely disagree with it, but it is possible). You say, “I am wealthy, that is an obvious fact. My family and I have worked hard for generations to get to where we are. We’re an American family that reached the American dream. I want everyone to strive for that, and I don’t want anyone to be punished with taxes when they reach that dream.” It is right in line with Republican talking points, and it makes it seem like the other side is attacking the American dream. The problem is, you have to sound sincere when you say it, and Romney doesn’t have a sincere bone in his body.
Sometimes when I watch election related stories unfold, I wonder why no one who works for the Republican campaigns knows anything about previous elections and history in general. If you study elections, you’ll notice that the more uplifting, positive candidate almost always wins. The one that says, “this is what I can do”, not “look at the mess the other guy made.” That is why Obama will win. Republicans are too busy being mad.
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Watch that while looking at this, and you will die.
This is very late, but when I watched the Bernie trailer I kept picturing that episode of The Office when Andy, Jim, and Pam watched the Jack Black May/December romance movie.
I must have missed that. Thank god.
I kept on yelling, “Use a condom! Julia doesn’t want to adopt 2 babies!” at my tv screen.
One word that would describe yourself?
Courage!
I told my husband that I wouldn’t watch the final episode if they sent Paul home. I think we were both a little disappointed that Paul stayed– even though we’re clearly rooting for him.
Also, Sarah saying that she knew that it would always be her and Paul in the finale was such utter bullshit. Gah!
I can understand why Beverly would be annoying to Sarah and the others. She is new-agey and a little out of touch. In close quarters, that could be irritating.
But as an adult, I know that if I’m interviewed about my performance on a show, I don’t sit and bitch repeatedly about someone else. And I don’t roll my eyes when someone I don’t like accomplishes something or is praised. That is just immature, and will never serve to make you look better. Paul never resorted to saying negative things. While being bullied by Sarah, Lindsey, and many others, Beverly never resorted to talking shit. She just went about her business.
If Sarah had been on the phone to her boyfriend/husband, and bitched about not liking someone, I would probably have sympathy for a bitch edit. But she chose to spend her interviews bitching about someone else, instead of talking about the challenges or her own accomplishments. (Also, a lot of the shit that was said about Beverly had a racist undertone. I’m not saying these people are racist, but I am saying that they said some racist shit.)
No matter what Beverly did (shown or unshown), Sarah was worse.
Did anyone else get excited when they showed the “after the commercial break” montage that implied that Beverly would get to shoot Sarah? You can tell that the editors were relying on the viewers hating Sarah (or maybe they hated her, too?)
“You can smell the history!”– I have a degree in History, and I don’t remember ever being told to smell something to ascertain the history from it. But, that may be why I don’t know Kirk Cameron’s REAL history that can be solved by people visiting a statue?
I agree. When the show first started, I was kind of annoyed with Beverly’s crying and ‘The Secret’ inspired motivational techniques. She seems like she can cook, but is obviously very nervous and awkward. She seems to have some trouble acting human at times.
But those are not sins worthy of the bullying she received. They made me root for Beverly, because I wanted her to kick those mean girls’ asses. She handled being picked on, blamed for every mistake others made, and being constantly shit on by others very well. Better than I would have handled that kind of situation. It actually made me like Ed, Paul and Grayson all the more, because even if they were annoyed with Beverly, they always treated her respectfully.
I wish Sarah and/or Lindsey had gone home. Luckily either Paul (hopefully!) or Beverly will kick their asses, since they’ve consistently cooked better throughout the competition.
Parks and Recreation ripped off your shtick, except they substituted raccoons for opossums. (And it really is very funny!)
I think that they’re just relying on it opening on 4/20. It would make perfect sense if you were stoned.
Remember when he wrote a National Review editorial that said that public employees shouldn’t be able to vote? Maybe he just had 6 margaritas before he wrote that?
Doing a great job, Paula!
Does Jennifer Lawrence ever make a different face? I haven’t seen Winter Bone, but it is hard for me to believe that she was great in it. I’ve never witnessed her face move. She’s beautiful and all, but damn girl, get some expression.
That said, Tin Tin was robbed. There is no way that lazy pop-culture and fart joke machine of a movie, Puss In Boots, was better than Tin Tin.
I’m from Iowa and I know so many people that get really upset that kids have “Holiday” parties at school, instead of “Christmas” parties. They feel as though something is being taken away from them. These are typically the same people who say stuff like: “when my kids were babies, they slept with a blanket and a bumper and I put them on their stomachs and they’re all alive!” or “my daughter rode in the front seat without a car seat when she was 6, and she is fine!” They get upset when there is new research that shows that kids should not be spanked, because “my parents hit me with a switch and I’m doing great! Are you saying that I had bad parents?” (NO! I’m saying that they were working with what they knew at the time! Now we know better, so we should do better!)
I guess what I’m saying is, these people are afraid of change, so they’re using the bible to justify it. This isn’t about religious beliefs, this is about a fear that they will have to change the way they talk, act, treat others, etc. I think he would have done so much better if he would have left the ‘gays in the military’ bit out, because the ‘war on Christmas’ already implies that their is an attack on “Christian values”. Most people don’t want to seem like bigots (especially Iowans!), so saying something so clearly bigoted was not smart.
He is a lot like George Bush, but he is missing something. Bush was able to talk to Christians using dog whistle type phrases that only Christians understood. He could have made this commercial, but in a way that is subtle and wouldn’t have pissed off so many people.
This. I was thinking the same thing. But Danny Pudi is actually 32, so he is a little like Kenneth (that still makes him 8 years younger than Shirley and Jeff– they’re both 40 in the real world). Allison Brie is the youngest person on the show at 27 (Thank you wikipedia!)
As Dan Harmon has pointed out before: because Community is so clever and self-referential, people often assume it is doing something on purpose when it is not (episodes 303 and 304 are out of order, and people thought that it had to do with the Remedial Chaos Theory plot, even though it was just due to production schedules).
But that kid is adorable!
The Office needs to ditch Robert California NOW, or at least make him as minimal as possible. When Michael left, the show became so much easier to watch. It was funny without being mean spirited and uncomfortable. Then they decided that they needed to make it hard to watch again, so they brought in Robert California. His bits are not funny, they ruin the pacing of the show, and they are not in any way redeeming. They’re worse than Michael moments, because at least Michael had that doofus thing going for him and had some humanity. When the show first started, the uncomfortable tension was one of the best things about the show, but now it is forced and dehumanizing. I liked the Darryl and Dwight subplot.
Also, what a waste of Maura Tierney. She just stood there and made weird faces (how weird do her lips look?)
“At least he don’t use no sissy teleprompter.” – Tea Party Stand-Up Comedian (this gets them rolling in their seats– on their rascal scooters)
I guess I was just thinking about those people that have Disney everything in their house. And the ladies that dream about princess weddings, and have Mickey Mouse tattoos. And instead of traveling to Seattle or New York City or London or Toronto or Chicago or Mexico City or somewhere interesting, they go back to Disney World every year. Next year they’re thinking about going to Disney Land instead, but they heard that California is more expensive than Florida, so probably not.
This is my family. My sister keeps trying to convince me that we need to take a family trip to Florida and all go to Disney World. She and her husband have taken their three kids three times now. It is the only place they go for vacation.
My theory is that they made her sad, just because it is the only expression she has in her acting handbook (besides dead-eyed stare — she’s great at that).