Speaking at the Faith and Freedom conference yesterday, Renewing American Leadership chairman Jim Garlow compared same-sex couple adoption to children losing their parents on 9/11: GARLOW: Our President gave a speech a few days ago in which he said, ‘the tragedy of 9/11 was that it robbed so many children of having a mommy or Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Think Progress Discovery Date : 04/06/2011 18:50 Number of articles : 2
Meet the savages that President Obama is so eager to put in charge of Jerusalem. Listen to the hate that pours out of these people. How anyone in America can support these Philistines is beyond me. Islam is truly a demonic religion right out of the pits of hell. Boy, do these Muslims have a rude awakening in store for them when they meet their Maker. From The Blaze : ‘ Our Entire Nation Is Osama’:… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Exposing Liberal Lies Discovery Date : 03/06/2011 19:46 Number of articles : 2
‘McAvoy and Fassbender are a casting triumph,’ EW ‘s Lisa Schwarzbaum writes. By Terri Schwartz Michael Fassbender in “X-Men: First Class” Photo: Murray Close Now that we’ve introduced you to the mutants of “X-Men: First Class,” movie reviewers are saying you might want to take that relationship to the next level. Heralded as the best installment in the franchise since the Bryan Singer-directed “X2,” Matthew Vaughn’s take on the “X-Men” story is said to be both smart and action-packed. At the top of the pile of praise are leads James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, whom reviewers are commending for their roles whether they liked the film or not. The rest of the supporting cast, from Jennifer Lawrence to Kevin Bacon, are receiving plenty of love as well. Dissenters might find flaws with the movie’s pacing or the way it strays from the previous films’ and comics’ mythology, but the underlying message is that this is the summer blockbuster that fans have been waiting for. The Story “Fortunately for the film, the missile crisis puts an end to the dramatic lull. As soon as war threatens, ‘X-Men: First Class’ regains its momentum, and then some, with Strangelovian twists — a circular war room, a rogue vessel that can’t be reached — and a climax that uses newsreel clips of President Kennedy on TV to lend credibility to an exuberant rearrangement of history. This fifth episode in the series isn’t a masterpiece — one puzzlement is the uneven cinematography — but it’s summer entertainment of a very high grade that leaves you with an appetite for more of the same with the same core cast. And a couple of uncredited cameos turn the neat trick of being revenants from the future.” — Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal The Leads “To get to the headline immediately, McAvoy and Fassbender are a casting triumph. These two have, yes, real star magnetism, both individually and together: They’re both cool and intense, suave and unaffected, playful and dead serious about their grand comic-book work. I hope movie-studio telepaths reteam the two in the future.” — Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly The Legacy “In fact, roughly the first half of this massive and very well-cast origins extravaganza is arguably the best hour of Marvel Comics-derived filmmaking among the torrent of it that’s cascaded across screens in recent years. Audacious, confident and fueled by youthful energy, this is a surefire summer winner for a wide global audience.” — Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter The “Bond” Connection “In all but name, ‘First Class’ is a Bond movie, from the Cold War scheming of rival superpowers to the script’s plethora of glamorous or treacherous locations — right up to the end, with an animated credits sequence very much in the spirit of Maurice Binder’s work on the Bonds. Above all, it [features] a handsome, platinum-jawed agent: Erik [Lehnsherr, portrayed by Fassbender], with Sean Connery’s aplomb and Daniel Craig’s ruthless determination. (In this context, the more thoughtful, sedentary Charles Xavier [McAvoy] is M to Erik’s Bond.)” — Richard Corliss, Time The Final Word “It’s remarkable how many things ‘First Class’ gets right, whether it’s the decision to have characters speak different languages as the film’s frequent globe-trotting dictates, or the casting of Fassbender and McAvoy, who bear no resemblance to their respective older counterparts (Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart) but perfectly capture Charles and Erik’s symbolic might-vs.-right dynamic.” — Justin Chang, Variety Check out everything we’ve got on “X-Men: First Class.” For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com . Related Videos MTV Rough Cut: ‘X-Men: First Class’ Exclusive ‘X-Men: First Class’ Character Bio Clips Related Photos ‘X-Men: First Class’ Premieres In NYC ‘X-Men: First Class’
After all the recent controversy surrounding Rihanna’s ‘Man Down’ video, today it seems she does have a kind heart after all. The New York Daily News reported that Rihanna and 50 Cent and “Gossip Girl” actress Leighton Meester have lent their mouths to a campaign to find a donor for baby Ayelet, an upper West Side infant in desperate need of a bone-marrow transplant. Is Rihanna Pushing Too Far In “Man Down” Video? [VIDEO] The celebrity do-gooders recently had their cheeks swabbed to see if they’re a match for 1-year-old Ayelet Galena, who suffers from dyskeratosis congenita, a rare life-threatening disease. The hope is that their fans will follow suit and get tested. The now red-headed pop star Rihanna tweeted “Can you help me find a lifesaver for baby Ayelet and other patients? Get swabbed (tested) because maybe You can save a life!”. The infant’s father, Seth Galena, an account supervisor at VLM Advertising, got rapper Pharrell and rock band Linkin Park involved in mid-May.But without a bone-marrow donor, Ayelet won’t survive. It’s not the first time Rihanna has led a campaign to save a sick girl’s life – she offered her support to leukaemia sufferer Jasmina Anema throughout 2009. The six-year-old Manhattan girl, who also captured the heart of President Barack Obama, died last year (Jan10). Read the full story at The New York Daily News here! Related Articles: Religion & Obesity: Can Church Really Make You Fat? National Cancer Reasearch Institute Responds To Cell Phones & Cancer Report June Is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Pride Month!
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney formally entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, announcing his second White House bid with a direct shot at President Barack Obama’s economic leadership. “Barack Obama has failed America,” Romney declared in Stratham, N.H. “It breaks my heart to see what’s happening in this country.” “What’s [the president’s] answer? He says this: ‘I’m just getting started.’ No, Mr. President, you’ve had your chance.” Mitt’s run comes at an uncertain time for the U.S. economy, which he claims his business acumen makes him uniquely qualified to take the reins of. He lost to John McCain back in 2008. Will he prevail in 2012? He has strong GOP institutional support, but must overcome a lack of enthusiasm among many Republicans and outright opposition among others. Romney’s championing of universal health care in Massachusetts is one point of contention among Tea Party members who prefer … someone else. Talk to THG: If the election were today, I’d vote for …
New clip is a humorous take on intense 1993 Michael Douglas film. By James Montgomery Dave Grohl in Foo Fighters’ video for “Walk” Photo: RCA The Foo Fighters’ new “Walk” video is, rather oddly enough, a near re-creation of the 1993 film “Falling Down,” the oft-disturbing portrait of the prototypical “angry white male” (as portrayed by Michael Douglas, complete with crew cut and short-sleeved work shirt) who is pushed to the brink by what he views as society’s decay — immigrants, crime, greed, bureaucracy, the fact that McDonald’s stops serving breakfast at 10:30 a.m. — and goes on a violent rampage as a result, culminating in a stand-off with police and his death. Only, you know, funny. Yes, “Walk” — which premiered Thursday (June 2) on MTV.com — is a bit strange: a humorous take on a film that a) most people probably don’t remember, and b) wasn’t all that humorous in the first place. It opens with frontman Dave Grohl (who, besides his long hair, is a dead-ringer for Douglas’ Bill Foster with his horn-rimmed glasses and striped tie) stuck in a traffic jam of suck: a snotty kid stares at him from the back of a station wagon; bumper stickers proudly proclaim “Bieber is my Co-Pilot,” “Thank You, President Bush” and, rather hilariously, “Coldplay”; well-heeled jerks kick back in their cozy convertibles. And, much like Foster, he snaps, leaving his car on the freeway and beginning a trek across Los Angeles, carrying his guitar case with him. We then follow him as he is pushed closer and closer to the edge, thanks to an ever-extending chain of society’s annoyances: his iPhone dies, a clerk at a convenience store refuses to give him change to make a call and he can’t find a payphone. Of course, unlike “Falling Down,” Grohl’s reactions and his interactions are played up for comedic value. He doesn’t smash up a Korean-owned grocery store, shoot up a fast-foot restaurant or stab a white supremacist. Instead, there is a rather humorous karate fight with some gangbangers (fellow Foos Taylor Hawkins and Chris Shiflett), and he drives a golf cart into a lake. And, unlike Bill Foster, Grohl’s voyage of carnage doesn’t end with a climatic showdown with police at Venice Fishing Pier, but rather at a Foo Fighters’ practice, where he and the band tear through the remainder of the song before the police come crashing in. Grohl gets tazed. The band poses for pictures with the officers. It is funny — and, unlike their “Rope” video , “Walk” looks like it cost a bit of cash — it’s just, well, odd. Those not aware of “Falling Down” will probably view this as another in a long line of funny Foos clips. But for those who’ve seen the film (which can be polarizing, to say the very least), it’s sort of impossible not to view “Walk” through the prism of the original. And that’s why it’s a weird thing to watch. Funny? Sure. A slightly odd choice? Most definitely. Then again, the Foo Fighters have long defied conventions, and with “Walk,” they continue down that path — with some silly costumes, of course. The Foos will perform “Walk” on the 2011 MTV Movie Awards , airing live Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Share your review of the “Walk” video in the comments below! Related Artists Foo Fighters
Children of migrant workers dance during a performance to celebrate International Children#39;s Day at a kindergarten in Kunming, Yunnan province June 1, 2011. Chinese President Hu Jintao extended greetings on Tuesday to China#39;s children, as well as those involved in work concerning children, prior to International Children#39;s Day which falls on June 1. Hu, who is currently conducting an inspection tour in central China#39; s Hubei Province, visited students and teachers on Tuesday at the
Bollywood actor Raj Kiran, who had been missing since long has been traced in a mental asylum in Atlanta, USA. The actor, who played Rishi Kapoor#39;s pre-incarnation in Subhash Ghai#39;s Karz, went missing for almost a decade and then later was assumed dead by family and friends. But, Rishi Kapoor, who recently went to U.S.A, was successful in tracing the whereabouts of the actor. He was shocked to know that Raj is living in a mental asylum in Atlanta and pays for his own treatment by worki
Most of the white folks we know be swirling it up, but apparently the ones that aren’t are hating on America’s “post-racial” situation… A new study has concluded that despite ongoing racial disparities in the U.S. (with blacks still mostly getting the short end of the stick) whites believe they are victims of racism more than blacks. SMH! According to researchers at Tufts University, the study they conducted actually contradicts the idea of the post racial society that many people believed was happening in conjunction with President Barack Obama’s election. “It’s a pretty surprising finding when you think of the wide range of disparities that still exist in society, most of which show black Americans with worse outcomes than whites in areas such as income, home ownership, health and employment,” study researcher Samuel Sommers, a psychologist at Tufts University, said in a statement. Sommers and his colleagues surveyed a group of 208 blacks and 209 whites from across the country using questionnaires which asked how much racial discrimination each group experienced from the 1950s onward. Both groups agreed on the amount of racial discrimination in the 50s, however whites believe that racism against blacks decreased faster than blacks do. Another big difference was that whites believe that anti-white bias has increased as anti-black bias has decreased. Researchers found that on average whites rated anti-white racism as more prevalent in the 2000′s than anti-black bias by more than a full point on a 10-point scale with 11% of whites weighing in that whites are currently “very much” targets of discrimination, compared with 2 percent of blacks who said blacks are “very much” discrimination targets. In other words — black folks aren’t playing the race card for the most part but more than 10% of whites are! The study suggests that whites see racial equality as a zero-sum game, in which one group wins at the other’s expense. “These data are the first to demonstrate that not only do whites think more progress has been made toward equality than do blacks, but whites also now believe that this progress is linked to a new inequality — at their expense,” Sommers and his colleagues wrote in May in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science. Aw poor thangs! They think they got it bad — try being shackled to the cotton fields for 400 years then going north just to get shot up in Cabrini Greens… View This Poll Market Research Source
