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10.6.08 @ 12:01AM

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FUNNIER THAN THE REVIEWS
Re: Anita Crane's The Woman Behind "An American Carol":

I went to see this Saturday afternoon in a theater located in Constant Friendship, Maryland, which is a community just off I-95 in Harford County near Bel Air and about 25 miles northeast of Baltimore.

Now one has to realize the only paper of major impact around here due to circulation (and certainly not content) is the Baltimore Sun, which traditionally reviews movies every Friday. They did not review this film, made no comments about it, but true to their NYT "wannabe" roots gave a long and glowing review to the Bill Maher pseudo-documentary "Religulous" which they called masterful, funny, etc. And why not -- for that lot anything which bashes Christians and Christianity HAS to be witty, funny, literate, incisive, etc. etc, ad nauseam.

And as for "An American Carol"? It was in the smallest theater in the cineplex where it was being shown, but had a totally packed house. At the end of the film, the audience gave it a standing ovation, something I have not seen in a theater in years. And boy, do I agree with them!

I hope that Ms. Sokoloff and Mr. Zucker, as well as those actors who decided to stick their fingers in the collective eyes of Hollywood both make a profit and do very, very well with this film.
-- Cookie Sewell
Maryland
P.S. MY dream is the ghosts of John Ford, John Huston, and Frank Capra (who all did "Why We Fight" series documentaries during WWII) come back and show one each Michael Moore what documentaries really are -- and why you don't fake footage to make a point which reality does not support.

Caught a matinee Sunday with my brother and nephew.

Hilarious and like all good humor, the element of truth, concerning the idiocy of the Left comes through loud and clear. A total smackdown. The ACLU piece in Dennis Hopper's courtroom is priceless.

Go see it, take a bunch of friends.
-- Jim Woodward
Midvale, Utah

AGE BEFORE BEAUTY
Re: Christopher Orlet's The Campaign in a Word:

I believe it must be noted, Mr. Orlet, that where McCain has a "Bushlike" problem, apart from mere party identity, it is due to the failure of Mr. Bush (for reasons unknown, other than his lack of communication skills) to adequately defend his administration. The Democrats have so successfully exploited this failure and filled the void with their gibberish, they have convinced a significant portion of the electorate that George W. Bush is not only Satan, but that Satan is actually on the ballot. This is how insane this election has become. Of course, those voters are only potential and may be unreliable when it comes to making an appearance at the polls on election day, but I'm sure ObamACORN will find a way to have his stooges, er, volunteers cast their vote for them.

McCain's age, and Obama's inexperience, are another matter. Chesterton put it this way, "I believe what really happens in history is this: the old man is always wrong; and the young people are always wrong about what is wrong with him. The practical form it takes is this: that, while the old man may stand by some stupid custom, the young man always attacks it with some theory that turns out to be equally stupid." And, this, which in some cases, may actually apply to both of them, but applies to Obama with certainty, "The reformer is always right about what is wrong. He is generally wrong about what is right."

Why so many people in the country today don't understand the wisdom in these words is the tragedy. Ah, public education.
-- Mike Showalter
Austin, Texas

Is it better for a president to be old or inexperienced?

No.
-- David Govett
Davis, California

CAN YOU DIG IT?
Re: Jay D. Homnick's Palin Gets Last Laugh at Joke Line:

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