Californian Sojourn

Fred Thompson's Holiday Message

Or, "How Fred just killed every other holiday message from any other candidate."

Lessons In A Long Political Season

Some things I'm learning in the first presidential primary I've paid attention to to such a degree:

1. Your guy will not always look the best or do the best things.

     2.  Even the smallest things, no matter the insignificance to the issues at large, can be blown up in your           face.

     3.  Your guy may never get the traction he deserves regardless at how frustrate that makes you.

     4.  Politics, and this really has been the case for many years, is really in a bad place.  Issues, nay                   principles, have become second to appearance and frivolities and whoever looks best (or says the           right things) and screws up the least wins out.  Needless to say this will also frustrate you.

Certainly there's more, but these are the things that have been sticking out the most in the past few days and I've had to come to learn some patience regarding them.  Regardless this has been one difficult political season and in some senses it hasn't even begun yet!

Blog Roll Addition: Libertas

Looking over my blog roll I can't believe I left this great blog off.  Libertas is a blog I've long read actually, serving my conservative films needs for well over a year I believe.  Great reviewers and contributors that regularly provide insights from a perspective I've come to appreciate, especially in regards to the absolute LOVE indie films can receive from the artsy fartsy folks (they know when to call a spade a spade however nice it may look).  The box office talk in regards to the usual anti-war film flops can be over bearing at points, but when you're right, you're right.  So pop on over and enjoy the news, reviews and commentary.

You Know That Post About Just Letting The Left Speak?

Well it looks as if that applies to one Mike Huckabee as well.

Witness his foreign policy, in all it's feel good glory.

A snippet:

   

American foreign policy needs to change its tone and attitude, open up, and reach out. The Bush administration's arrogant bunker mentality has been counterproductive at home and abroad. My administration will recognize that the United States' main fight today does not pit us against the world but pits the world against the terrorists. At the same time, my administration will never surrender any of our sovereignty, which is why I was the first presidential candidate to oppose ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty, which would endanger both our national security and our economic interests.

A more successful U.S. foreign policy needs to better explain Islamic jihadism to the American people. Given how Americans have thrived on diversity -- religious, ethnic, racial -- it takes an enormous leap of imagination to understand what Islamic terrorists are about, that they really do want to kill every last one of us and destroy civilization as we know it. If they are willing to kill their own children by letting them detonate suicide bombs, then they will also be willing to kill our children for their misguided cause. The Bush administration has never adequately explained the theology and ideology behind Islamic terrorism or convinced us of its ruthless fanaticism. The first rule of war is "know your enemy," and most Americans do not know theirs. To grasp the magnitude of the threat, we first have to understand what makes Islamic terrorists tick. Very few Americans are familiar with the writings of Sayyid Qutb, the Egyptian radical executed in 1966, or the Muslim Brotherhood, whose call to active jihad influenced Osama bin Laden and the rise of al Qaeda. Qutb raged against the decadence and sin he saw around him and sought to restore the "pure" Islam of the seventh century through a theocratic caliphate without national borders. He saw nothing decadent or sinful in murdering in order to achieve that end. America's culture of life stands in stark contrast to the jihadists' culture of death.

Quote in bold is my emphasis.  Sorry Huck but it's not a matter of knowing what makes them tick.  It's a matter of standing up to what is OBVIOUS tyranny and not blinking.  If Americans don't know what they face already then we're already lost.  Also, despite your efforts there is still a MSM that won't let that message get across like you think it will.  Frankly, it all smacks of an intense naivety.

So I commented a little...shoot me.

Aha! There Are Things I Can Tear Up At!

This did indeed make me tear up.  We can only hope that this is happening for families all around this great nation and for our allies during this Holiday season.

*This post brought to you by me, showing my wife I do have a heart.

Obligatory The Machine Girl Post..

Alright, Hot Air has it, and so did Angry Asian Man, but the first was Twitch!

 

So here's the trailer making the rounds and is EXTREMELY NSFW!  Don't say I didn't warn ya!

Reason # 138 Why I've Come To Prefer Asian Film: Negative Happy. Chainsaw Edge.

What you need to know about this film is here.

What you need to whet your appetite?

This: 

Yosuke, a school student, comes across Eri, a beautiful girl in a school uniform. Every night, Eri is fighting an immortal giant with a big chainsaw.

And if that wasn't enough here's the trailer to visualize the concept:

Once again...Japanese cinematography kicks all sorts of behind.

Killer Bean Forever

So you might remember back in the day when internet videos weren't as wide spread as they are now that there was a certain animation going around called Killer Bean.  And basically it was what the title suggests, a bean who is a killer (proficient in gun-fu).  I remember laughing a lot while also being impressed with the animation and the choreography especially considering it was a home made project.  Well it seems the director of that short, Jeff Lew, went on to become the lead animator on the Matrix Reloaded (how's that for making things happen) as well as doing several other projects in Hollywood.  Well it seems he's back to his roots and he's created a full-length feature of Killer Bear aptly named Killer Bean Forever.  Now from the title page (where a trailer is conveniently located) it seems he's worked his ass off on this and though I'm just a small little blogger I'd like to help him with at least some linkage. If I see someone put out that much hard work I'd say whatever he's selling deserves a look at.

So check out that link and see what you think.

Climate Change/Global Warming - The Reality

I absolutely could not pass this up.  Here is Professor Bob Carter explaining hard data in regards to Climate Change including it's actual causes and effects.  What follows is four videos, via YouTube embedded, of his lecture:

Part One:

Part Two:

Part three:

Part Four:

I would say that is pretty damning, wouldn't you agree?

Why We Should Just Let Democrats Talk

Here's your perfect example of mainstream "plugged in" Democrat thinking.

A snippet:

2) The parallels are undeniable, and I see only one solution if America, The Grand Experiment, is to survive.

I want to stand by and watch it all blow up.

I want the dollar to plunge to worthless paper. 

I want the stock market to implode. 

I want the economy to plunge into chaos. 

I want the Chinese to call in all the debt they hold. 

I want an economic meltdown of such staggering proportion that even that idiot on Bill Moyer's Journal who does not know the difference between a State Constitution and the United States Constitution, is forced to look around in mild surprise and wonder what the hell happened.

Only total economic destruction will get the attention of the fools. 

...And I want it now, before this inept, self-serving Congress allows the Facists one more opportunity to fully convert this from the United States of America, into the 4th Reich." -- Granny Doc

HT: Hot Air