There are many historic “firsts” associated with the Obama administration , but none more curious than the appointment of the first known tax cheat as Treasury Secretary. Tim “TurboTax” Geithner is a partisan hack of the first order and his recent testimony before the House Budget Committee should be required reading for all Americans . Testifying before the House Budget Committee today, U.S. Treasury… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Doug Ross @ Journal Discovery Date : 16/02/2012 20:57 Number of articles : 3
Woopty-woop woopty-woop-woop!! President Barack Obama’s approval rating is back to 50% for the first time in more than eight months, and he currently holds an edge against all the remaining Republican presidential candidates in hypothetical head-to-head match-ups, according to a new national survey. And a CNN/ORC International Poll released Wednesday also indicates that the GOP’s advantage on enthusiasm has been erased, and that the number of Americans who think things are going well in the country is on the rise. Six out of ten say things are going poorly in the country, but four out of ten say things are going well, up 15 points since November. “Does that mean it’s morning in America? It is for Democrats – a solid majority of them now say things are going well in the country. But overall, six in ten still have a gloomy outlook about the state of the country,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Optimism is on the rise among independent voters, with a notable increase among men as well, although a majority of both groups still think things are going poorly.” The rise of Americans who say things are going well appears to be helping the president, whose approval rating now stands at 50%, with 48% saying they disapprove of the job Obama’s doing in the White House. The president’s approval rating has edged up three points from last month and is up six points from November. The last time Obama’s approval rating was at 50% or above was last May, as a result of the killing of Osama bin Laden, and it stayed there for about a month before fading. “Independents now have a net-positive view of President Obama,” says Holland. “His approval rating has also reached 50% in the suburbs.” This is bodes well for the POTUS chances of re-election Looking ahead to November, the poll indicates that the president’s re-election chances are on the rise. In hypothetical matchups among registered voters, Obama holds a 51 margin over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, leads both former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas by the same 52 advantage, and beats former House Speaker Newt Gingrich 55. The Obama-nator is lookin’ good, but there is still a long road ahead… Source More On Bossip! Ultimate Swirl Pt. 2: White Dudes That Made Brothas Super Peeved New Cakes! Meet Playboy’s New Model Of Color Miss February Leola Bell And Her Lovely Twitpics Twitter Files: Thin-Skinned Chris Breezy Barks On His Haters And Stunts With His Grammy Missed Shots: Athletes That Went Broke For No Damn Reason!
New to the distribution arena, Alamo Drafthouse co-founder Tim League became enamored of a small Belgian crime drama called Bullhead at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Less than a year later, he and his Drafthouse Films operation have an Oscar contender on their hands. Not too shabby for a company younger than the Obama administration. Bullhead , from first-time feature director Michaël R. Roskam, centers on a contemptuous, troubled cattle farmer who is dragged into Belgium’s bovine hormone mafia underworld. Lead actor Matthias Schoenaerts (pictured above) packed on 60 pounds of muscle for the complex, acclaimed role. The film made such an impression at Cannes that League lobbied “fiercely” to include it in the lineup for his venue’s annual Fantastic Fest, despite its wide perception among viewers and industry alike as a sci-fi/horror/Asian genre showcase. “We had to really convince them to show it at the festival,” League told Movieline in a recent interview. “And it was after the festival and the great response that it had from our audience that we decided we wanted to make an offer on it for the label.” “The label,” of course, is Drafthouse Films, a venture that grew out of the festival, which itself had been an evolution from programming the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema — the Austin-based theater chain that League co-founded with his wife, Karrie, in 1997. The impresario saw distribution as a natural next step, commencing in 2010 with director Chris Morris’s suicide-bomber satire Four Lions . “We realized that a lot of these films really didn’t have an opportunity to find a great home for U.S. distribution,” League said. “So we thought we were building an audience with the festival and we might as well build a label to walk alongside it with the same sensibilities.” (Incidentally, Four Lions had closed Austin’s flagship film fest, South by Southwest, six months earlier.) For its second release, the distributor gave Bullhead a U.S. home and entered the Foreign-Language Oscar race in one fell swoop. “We really loved Bullhead , and there was just a strange set of circumstances that fell into place where we expressed our interest, and before we had the contract done it was Belgium’s official entry to the Academy Awards, which kick-started the process,” League said. “But even still, we knew we were a long shot. It’s been wild to see it fall into place.” The Drafthouse team was at Sundance last month when the good news came through. “We were watching the announcement live on television,” League said. “And we got the nomination, and we celebrated and had a glass of champagne, then everybody just hunkered down at their computers for about five hours and set a lot of wheels in motion. We had to put the trailer together, the poster together, the ad campaign. We had to hire a bunch of folks to help us out with the process.” Those hires were made from preparations the team had already done for the film’s distribution, but the nomination sped up the process. Drafthouse Films plans to release six films a year theatrically and on VOD, but it isn’t following a set model each time. It has three films planned for this year so far: Bullhead , the subversive comedy Clown and SXSW favorite The FP . Meanwhile, League admits Bullhead is an underdog at the Oscars — particularly against A Separation , the Golden Globe-winning Iranian film that’s also up for best screenplay. Nevertheless, he says, it’s a category that has seen upsets and surprises. The Drafthouse team will be in Los Angeles to support the film on Feb. 26, throwing a Bullhead party on Oscar night. “Win or lose, we’re super happy to be a part of it,” League said. Bullhead will be released in New York, Los Angeles and Austin on Feb. 17, with further expansion to come ahead of the Oscars.
Check out the video premiere for Cassie‘s latest single “King 0f Hearts“! The 25-year-old singer shot the video with director Chris Sims in a majestic mansion. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Cassie “Happy Valentines Day my loves!!” Cassie wrote on her Twitter account. “Thank u 4 all of the support & love.” “King Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Just Jared Discovery Date : 14/02/2012 09:00 Number of articles : 3
This morning, Budget Director Jeff Zients went before the Senate Budget Committee to testify about the Obama proposed budget. The Senate Budget Committee Republican staff found that the proposed budget would raise spending by $1.5 trillion. With that statistic in hand, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the ranking Republican on the committee, asked Zients a simple Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Big Government Discovery Date : 14/02/2012 16:57 Number of articles : 3
“T.I & Tiny: The Family Hustle” aired another episode last night with this one focusing on Domani, his school performance and his first video shoot. When Tip learns that Domani isn’t doing well in school, he tells Domani that his motto should be “God, Family, School and Hustle,” in that order. He understand that Domani wants to shoot a video for his first single, but Tip has a plan to get Domani more focused on school. Tip plans to take his son to a video shoot and get him all hyped up about shooting his own video, and then rip the dream right from under him by telling him that if he doesn’t get his act together in school then there will be NO VIDEOS for Domani. Well said. Domani works hard to get his act together in school and then two weeks later he returns home to show Tip that he’s made the honor roll. See what you can do when you put your mind to it! Domani gives Tip his idea for the video shoot, which involved President Barack Obama, Ben Franklin, doing the dougie and $100 bills everywhere. Sounds like fun! When they finally get to the video shoot, Domani realizes that his big video dreams have been halted to a mere $2,000 budget with Tip’s assistant, Snake, as the video’s director and his brothers and the OMG Girlz as his video talents. When the camera’s start rolling, Domani doesn’t know what to do, what camera to look at and how to conduct himself. Tip hangs his head saying, “Hes half-assing again. His name shoulda been Half-Ass Harris.” Eventually Domani finally gets his life together, and does an amazing job at his video shoot! Looks like another star is born in the Harris household! Get More: T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle “Wait, We Ain’t Gon Get No Presents?”, “T.I & Tiny: The Family Hustle” [RECAP] A Family That Raps Together, Stays Together “T.I & Tiny: The Family Hustle” [RECAP] Five Reasons We Love T.I & Tiny “The Family Hustle” [RECAP] Why T.I. Thinks Tiny Is Beautiful… [EXCLUSIVE] T.I. & Tiny Dirty Talk In Reality Show Sneak Peek [VIDEO] T.I. & Tiny Land Reality Show, Reveal Promo Shots [PHOTOS] Visit T.I’s Hometown, Georgia! Tiny To Tip: “Put My Love On Top!”, “The Family Hustle” [RECAP]
Socialist Rep. Jan Schakowsky wants you to believe that the Obama Administration’s attack on the Catholic Church is really about women’s health. Of course, Schakowsky believes that free abortion drugs and contraceptives are a natural human right. Schakow The United … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Gateway Pundit Discovery Date : 14/02/2012 01:48 Number of articles : 2
Sarah Palin was asked for her reaction to the HBO shlockumentary on her life today on FOX News Sunday. Sarah responded after viewing the clip that she’s created more Palin impersonators than Barack Obama has created jobs. “I think we’re … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Gateway Pundit Discovery Date : 12/02/2012 16:59 Number of articles : 2
Sarah Palin was asked for her reaction to the HBO shlockumentary on her life today on FOX News Sunday. Sarah responded after viewing the clip that she’s created more Palin impersonators than Barack Obama has created jobs. “I think we’re … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Gateway Pundit Discovery Date : 12/02/2012 16:59 Number of articles : 2
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin gave a fiery keynote speech this evening at the CPAC 2012 Conference. She began her speech honoring America’s veterans and exalted the virtues of the Conservative movement. Here are some highlights of her speech: Our … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Gateway Pundit Discovery Date : 11/02/2012 23:38 Number of articles : 2
