Some people like to believe that celebrities have some kind of elevated perspective on life. And that they are somehow worth listening to for socio-political issues. Here’s what I think about that.
Van Jones – green jobs nutcase resigns
Van Jones – the guy that’s recently been stirring up intense controversy among Democrats and Republicans alike – finally resigned last night. The media is spinning it to look like Jones resigned because of ‘inflammatory’ statements he made towards Republicans (which he oh so graciously apologized for), truther alerts, and because of a ‘vicious smear [...]
Dems exploiting Ted Kennedy’s grandchildren for emotional appeal
Dead Ted’s grandchild Max Allen speaks out: “For what my grandpa called ‘the cause of his life’, as he said so often, in every part of his life and that every American will have decent quality health care as a fundamental right and not a privilege, we pray to the Lord” I’m sure little Maxy [...]
Baldwin and Huckabee make a visit to Lynchburg!
So today (actually it’s now 1 a.m., so I guess yesterday) has been an eventful day at Liberty University. I was very surprised to see Mike Huckabee and Stephen Baldwin speak in convocation! Had I known beforehand, It would have made getting out of bed a lot easier. These convocation things can be a bore [...]
Shakespeare’s genius
This morning, my Intro to Communications Theory professor gave an excellent lecture and then showed us a clip from Kenneth Branagh’s screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Henry V” … just for the heck of it. It was completely un-related to anything he said in the lecture. Lol. Love that guy. Here is the clip that he [...]
Bob Dylan’s Christianity
Lately I’ve been getting into a lot of Bob Dylan’s stuff. I like his folk rock rhythms and his deep whiskey voice; he really is a unique musician. I think that of all the musicians that rose out of the 60s, Dylan stands out the most. But it’s not just his music that interests me, [...]