Second, from Derek Hunter on the meltdown of the Democrats. I know I seem to be beating a dead horse with my reporting of what I see my “normal” democratic friends are saying, but his last paragraph is worth considering:
“Let them melt, let them freak. Enjoy it while you can. But be on guard – the lunatic arguing with the garbage can be amusing to watch from afar, but the odds are high they will turn violent toward anyone they see as taking the garbage can’s side at some point. Unstable people rarely pull up from that nosedive, they more frequently hit the side of the mountain and take as many people as they can with them.”
On the passing of actor Gene Hackman, his wife, and dog under strange circumstances, it occurred to me how much I liked the man no matter what role he played. If the eyes are indeed a window into the soul, his were intelligent and kind. While he played a villain very well, his eyes never really convinced me. RIP old man.
he was only really a villain in superman, and he did give a wry turn as Lex Luthor, well perhaps the Poseidon adventure where he was another scoundrel, they tried to make him a villain in Crimson Tide, when he was as seasoned as Denzel is now,
physicsguy, that Schlichter article summarizes the American situation with Ukraine very well.
In the last appeal of leftist lawfare to reach scotus, Roberts left open the temporary restraining order gambit. Now a leftist district judge, played this gambit with a “temporary” restraining order requiring the president to spend money. Roberts finally had to step in and issued a temporary delay of the temporary delay.
I first saw Hackman in The Conversation, when it was released. An unconventional film for Hackman was Heartbreakers (2001). It’s a sex comedy wrapped in a con artist story. Hackman plays a complete goof of a confidence artist’s mark. Sex comedies can be a little creepy sometimes IMO, but I found this one to be fun.
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My late wife & I lived in Carmel by the Sea in the 90’s and we used to walk Carmel beach with our dog, often. If one continues northward over some rocks, you end up on the Pebble Beach Links beachfront. Just before you cross over to Pebble Beach, there is this huge property with a castle-like mansion built along the low cliff’s edge. We wondered, “Who lives there?” Years later, after moving out of Carmel, there was a newspaper article that the property had been owned by Gene Hackman for many years and had just been sold. It’s at the end of the street Carmel Way.
Hackman as Little Bill Daggett in Unforgiven was pretty villainous.
physicsguy – Of the 10 things that Schlicher sets out, I think that 3 is debatable, but the rest have been true for at least 18 months, most for longer than that.
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Two good articles over a townhall this morning.
First from the often excellent Kurt Schlichter on a realpolitik lesson vis Ukraine:
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2025/02/27/10-hard-facts-about-ukraine-and-nato-n2652796
Second, from Derek Hunter on the meltdown of the Democrats. I know I seem to be beating a dead horse with my reporting of what I see my “normal” democratic friends are saying, but his last paragraph is worth considering:
“Let them melt, let them freak. Enjoy it while you can. But be on guard – the lunatic arguing with the garbage can be amusing to watch from afar, but the odds are high they will turn violent toward anyone they see as taking the garbage can’s side at some point. Unstable people rarely pull up from that nosedive, they more frequently hit the side of the mountain and take as many people as they can with them.”
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2025/02/27/the-liberal-meltdown-continues-and-is-glorious-but-also-dangerous-n2652900
On the passing of actor Gene Hackman, his wife, and dog under strange circumstances, it occurred to me how much I liked the man no matter what role he played. If the eyes are indeed a window into the soul, his were intelligent and kind. While he played a villain very well, his eyes never really convinced me. RIP old man.
he was only really a villain in superman, and he did give a wry turn as Lex Luthor, well perhaps the Poseidon adventure where he was another scoundrel, they tried to make him a villain in Crimson Tide, when he was as seasoned as Denzel is now,
physicsguy, that Schlichter article summarizes the American situation with Ukraine very well.
In the last appeal of leftist lawfare to reach scotus, Roberts left open the temporary restraining order gambit. Now a leftist district judge, played this gambit with a “temporary” restraining order requiring the president to spend money. Roberts finally had to step in and issued a temporary delay of the temporary delay.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/02/u-s-forced-to-pay-2-billion-in-foreign-aid-by-midnight-under-district-court-order-unless-scotus-intervenes/
I first saw Hackman in The Conversation, when it was released. An unconventional film for Hackman was Heartbreakers (2001). It’s a sex comedy wrapped in a con artist story. Hackman plays a complete goof of a confidence artist’s mark. Sex comedies can be a little creepy sometimes IMO, but I found this one to be fun.
________
My late wife & I lived in Carmel by the Sea in the 90’s and we used to walk Carmel beach with our dog, often. If one continues northward over some rocks, you end up on the Pebble Beach Links beachfront. Just before you cross over to Pebble Beach, there is this huge property with a castle-like mansion built along the low cliff’s edge. We wondered, “Who lives there?” Years later, after moving out of Carmel, there was a newspaper article that the property had been owned by Gene Hackman for many years and had just been sold. It’s at the end of the street Carmel Way.
Hackman as Little Bill Daggett in Unforgiven was pretty villainous.
physicsguy – Of the 10 things that Schlicher sets out, I think that 3 is debatable, but the rest have been true for at least 18 months, most for longer than that.