This Thread needs more cowbell.
*resisting the greater urge to post a pic of Sen.Cruz out of respect @Emjay, had RiV started this Thread I would have already posted the pic..JS
This Thread needs more cowbell.
*resisting the greater urge to post a pic of Sen.Cruz out of respect @Emjay, had RiV started this Thread I would have already posted the pic..JS
This Thread needs more cowbell.
*resisting the greater urge to post a pic of Sen.Cruz out of respect @Emjay, had RiV started this Thread I would have already posted the pic..JS
I've said this before and it hurts like hell to say it, but I'm kinda glad Ted Cruz did not win this time around.
Well, well, well. So Mister Trump is going to meet with the leader of North Korea. Stunning. For someone who's universally castigated as being a clueless, all thumbs palooka of a leader, this fellow sure gets a lot of things done. Very significant things. One might even say world transforming.
You can hate him, berate him, and try very hard to minimize any of his accomplishments, but President Trump is starting to tip the arguments his way.
President Trump has his own methods, and although they're not spiritually framed like MLK's were, they are just as shrewd.
The President's critics are practically foaming at the mouth, and aren't capable of having any rational discourse with regard to Mr Trump. This new breakthrough with North Korea is so important in the light of world power and security, and so clearly positive, that there's almost no basis on which to criticize it, or him.
This creates a great dilemma. To acknowledge the obvious, that Trump is moving in the right direction, is heretical. At no stage will those who oppose the President ever acquiesce in the slightest. But how does one argue against Trump when there's such obvious evidence that the man is breaking through in world diplomacy? And on a level not seen since Nixon thawing the frosty Chinese. Nixon never got the Peace Prize, but his accomplishment was so objectively worthy the Nobel committee had to give it to someone associated with the détente. So they gave it to his Secretary of State. Anyone but Nixon.
Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, the same year 'Why We Can't Wait' was published. The prize was given because of what King had accomplished in the Birmingham march the previous year, and for the sentiment expressed in his book, including his 'ten commandments.'
In 2018, King (and Mandela, ironically) is seen as a bit of an embarrassment by the racist left. Not militant enough. Too willing to refrain from judging others on the color of their skin, seeing the content of a person's character as more important. How quaint. Fifteen years before MLK made his Birmingham march, Miles Davis rejected Louis Armstrong, because of how willing Satchmo was to perform with white musicians, and because he didn't show sufficient race rage. In the same way, today's race militants demand unbridled anger. This is a mistake.Racism and prejudice are terrible and destructive, no matter the color of the person practicing them. No one gets a pass. Not even great musicians.
Real leadership is when one is willing to sit down with an adversary, and hammer out a solution. Martin Luther King was a great man, and thoroughly deserved his Peace Prize. He was a disruptor who changed America. Donald Trump is a disruptor of a different kind, but no less compelling. He's about to confound his critics once again. Let's hope their heads don't explode.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/03/this_is_what_leadership_looks_like.html (https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/03/this_is_what_leadership_looks_like.html)
Awww, @corbe 888tapping cat
How is @CatherineofAragon? Is she okay?
A little bit of sanity to spread around here. Sorely needed.
I suspect she's fine @LauraTXNM, pursuing other hobbies/interests, she lurks from time to time, she's probably just recharging her 'suffer no fools' batteries as we all do from time to time.
Trying to convince yourself are you? I think we will hold out for the details before we declare anything with Rocket man and the Donald sane.
Oh just finally admit it. You love Trump and talk about him with people in the check out line. Your act here is just a fraud and it is very apparent.
With any luck, a much wiser Ted Cruz will be ready to succeed Trump and with a running start to actually accomplish something.
Trying to convince yourself are you? I think we will hold out for the details before we declare anything with Rocket man and the Donald sane.
I popped off recently and still have bruises from my last encounter with one of the Mods, so I've been laying kinda low lately. Besides you're a big girl (not literally) that dishes it out, also, as good as it gets. I must admit that with @CatherineofAragon MIA I've got my eyes on a new Honey @LauraTXNM
After 8 years of Trump there won't be anything left for Cruz to save, we'll all be on our way to Canada where he can legally be our Prime Minister. Screw you Hosers!
I know. I am a big girl well able to defend myself and my opinions. But there is so much ignorance and so little time.
@LauraTXNM might be a good girlfriend for you but she gets pretty hot if you diss El Paso so watch it.
Without the Cowboy to abuse, CofA didn't have much reason for living.
After my 'discussion' today with people who were totally freaked out by Trump's language, I briefly considered taking a long break from this forum.
There is no excuse whatever for the behavior of some of the posters here.
But I'll probably hang in here for a while.
Real leadership is when one is willing to sit down with an adversary, and hammer out a solution.
Is that the same Ted Cruz who lost his ass to the President?
You sure are a fair weather fan.
But I'll probably hang in here for a while.
Listen. I'm about done listening to people tell me how awesome 1st loser was in a race and how he would do such a great job. To do a great job you have to get it first. The Cruz bullshit on this site is like listening to some degenerate alcoholic at the bar talk about how Tampa Bay was cheated out of the Super Bowl this year.
This Thread needs more cowbell.
*resisting the greater urge to post a pic of Sen.Cruz out of respect @Emjay, had RiV started this Thread I would have already posted the pic..JS
You sure are a fair weather fan.
@corbe @Right_in_Virginia
Don't be dissing RIV to me today. She was the only person who was nice to me on the thread about Trump's unspeakable behavior in calling an SOB what he is.
I was called everything in the book and a few things that aren't even in the book.
I miss @CatherineofAragon terribly. My heart hurts every time I think about it.... 8888crybaby
Listen. I'm about done listening to people tell me how awesome 1st loser was in a race and how he would do such a great job. To do a great job you have to get it first. The Cruz bullshit on this site is like listening to some degenerate alcoholic at the bar talk about how Tampa Bay was cheated out of the Super Bowl this year.
@Emjay Wait, do you have an island??? And your kids are coming to visit? I'm so jealous!
I said some very nice things about you on that thread, including that I was sorry you were leaving.
Now I can say, that I'm glad you didn't leave!
We may disagree (well, we DO disagree) about Trump, but you're A-OK in my book! :patriot:
This sentence is the crux of what I think is wrong about all the premature celebrations, accolades, and tributes for Trump simply accepting a meeting with a dictator (which is all that's actually happened to date). Contrary to Tim Mostert's assertion above, I don't think "real leadership" is about being willing to sit down and hammer out a solution, it's about ACTUALLY hammering out the solution.
If in this case, Trump gets North Korea to actually denuke and he gets inspectors access to all of North Korea to verify this, I'll give the President all the credit in the world. No one else has been able to accomplish that, and if he does, he'll deserve all that credit. That's a huge IF and we're a long way from it IMO. Until the solution is actually hammered out, I'm not going to celebrate someone who's simply willing to solve a problem. Let's solve it THEN let's celebrate!
Yes, we disagree but I like you also.
This forum is wonderful for discussion but some people love to fight. I tried to get on a long thread yesterday about Trump's accomplishments but the Mods had just shut it down for infighting.
Kinda sad.
Yes, we disagree but I like you also.
This forum is wonderful for discussion but some people love to fight. I tried to get on a long thread yesterday about Trump's accomplishments but the Mods had just shut it down for infighting.
Kinda sad.
@Concerned You cannot solve a problem unless you're willing to TRY to solve it and even take the risk of failing. Please, a tiny bit of credit for the effort.
I know. I am a big girl well able to defend myself and my opinions. But there is so much ignorance and so little time.
@LauraTXNM might be a good girlfriend for you but she gets pretty hot if you diss El Paso so watch it.
Without the Cowboy to abuse, CofA didn't have much reason for living.
After my 'discussion' today with people who were totally freaked out by Trump's language, I briefly considered taking a long break from this forum.
There is no excuse whatever for the behavior of some of the posters here.
But I'll probably hang in here for a while.
I don't disagree. Just making notes for my tell-all book.
I gotta note for you..........D Major.
I gotta note for you..........D Major.
D Major isn't a note, it's a scale made up of several notes. :tongue2:
Then you are getting a bargain.
I hope one of them is a copy of one of the love notes you wrote to Madeline.
@Emjay Good stay here..this is a political forum and there is bound to be major disagreements not to be taken too seriously I hope....we are all Briefers!
Oh yeah?
(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/4d/91/aa/4d91aa97c283f524b4ccfd0f6602cc4a.jpg) :whistle:
****slapping
This sentence is the crux of what I think is wrong about all the premature celebrations, accolades, and tributes for Trump simply accepting a meeting with a dictator (which is all that's actually happened to date). Contrary to Tim Mostert's assertion above, I don't think "real leadership" is about being willing to sit down and hammer out a solution, it's about ACTUALLY hammering out the solution.
If in this case, Trump gets North Korea to actually denuke and he gets inspectors access to all of North Korea to verify this, I'll give the President all the credit in the world. No one else has been able to accomplish that, and if he does, he'll deserve all that credit. That's a huge IF and we're a long way from it IMO. Until the solution is actually hammered out, I'm not going to celebrate someone who's simply willing to solve a problem. Let's solve it THEN let's celebrate!
Some people get up everyday, enthusiastic and positive. At worst the world is only half-full.
And some people get up dark and dreary, and the world is at best, half-empty.
You seem inclined to find all of the reasons for negativity. Chances are, the team didn't crown you "most inspirational."
One of my favorite beer joints is across the street from a MHMR Clinic (Mental Health/Mental Retardation), I always park my car at the clinic and walk across the street so no one knows I go to that bar, with that being said My Mother still thinks I'm over at TOS.
Au Contraire @truth_seeker Some of us have indeed bestowed the honour of the 'Inspiration' award to the likes of @INVAR, @Concerned and @edpc.
I spent virtually my entire career trying to satisfy the shareholders of the companies I worked for by increasing shareholder value That was my number one priority. I taught this to this to all who worked for me, and they, like me, reaped the benefits of this approach when those companies were wildly successful. Most of my employees found this incredibly "inspirational", but it does require a level of accountability that isn't for everyone.
That's a good approach because it keeps all the horses pulling in the same direction.
@Emjay Good stay here..this is a political forum and there is bound to be major disagreements not to be taken too seriously I hope....we are all Briefers!
I think they reopened it. But who wants to go there now, after all the spilt blood?
@Emjay
When I was working, I used to have an executive or two working for me who wanted to get credit for "the effort". As I told them, our Board of Directors and shareholders aren't compensating us for "effort", they are compensating us for "results". Most of these executives who wanted credit just for effort didn't last that long under me.
This is even more true with the President of the United States IMO. The American People don't vote them in for "effort", we (at least most of us, I think), voted them in for "results". "Real leadership" is just not about "effort" IMO, it's about "results" period. At least IMO.
@Concerned Your working experience may have been valuable in many ways but your logic on this particular matter is flawed.
You cannot succeed unless you try. You cannot try if you are too afraid of failing to even try.
Trump is trying to resolve the situation with a mad dictator. That is a good thing and deserves a little respect.
@mystery-ak well ... I actually wasn't threatening to leave TBR. Hah. I was just announcing that I was leaving that particular thread.
It would have to get much worse for me to leave this forum, partly because of how much I like and respect you.
I do think that many posters here, particularly the Trump haters, need to grow up. We can discuss things without personal attacks and childish insults.
But, I'm in, unless something really dire happens.
Failing to try isn't even putting in the effort.
This sentence is the crux of what I think is wrong about all the premature celebrations, accolades, and tributes for Trump simply accepting a meeting with a dictator (which is all that's actually happened to date). Contrary to Tim Mostert's assertion above, I don't think "real leadership" is about being willing to sit down and hammer out a solution, it's about ACTUALLY hammering out the solution.
If in this case, Trump gets North Korea to actually denuke and he gets inspectors access to all of North Korea to verify this, I'll give the President all the credit in the world. No one else has been able to accomplish that, and if he does, he'll deserve all that credit. That's a huge IF and we're a long way from it IMO. Until the solution is actually hammered out, I'm not going to celebrate someone who's simply willing to solve a problem. Let's solve it THEN let's celebrate!
Screw Cruz. Pharma whore.
@edpc pegged it with his initial post @Emjay all this lavish praise just for announcing he's willing to sit down and talk with Little Rocket Man means nothing, Like Trump telling his now fired SoS two weeks ago "Your wasting your time negotiating" even GWB didn't bother with negotiations. I'm not saying that the 'Strategery Patience' was a policy worthy of results but I'll wait till it's more than WH press releases about a meeting before 'I' give him credit, but you knew that already.
EDIT: It was @Concerned not @edpc
Screw Cruz. Pharma whore.
I can not speak for Concerned but certainly my reality clashes with yours and a few others here, I wouldn't have it any other way.@corbe
I wouldn't want anyone to wipe out your Home State @Emjay, besides you, I love your pineapple, too.
More Cowbell!
Goldman Sachs Bit@h!
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@Concerned Your working experience may have been valuable in many ways but your logic on this particular matter is flawed.
You cannot succeed unless you try. You cannot try if you are too afraid of failing to even try.
Trump is trying to resolve the situation with a mad dictator. That is a good thing and deserves a little respect.
What?
This Is What Leadership Looks Like
I've posted the proof and explained it numerous times already, but you BELIEVE in the Counseling, Mind Control, and Pharmaceutical Intervention Industry, despite the mountains and mountains of Non-Industry money corrupted Clinical Trial and Meta-Analytic compilations I've provided.
There's no sense in my going through it again a 6th time of a 6th Hundredth time.
Look up the RESULT act Cruz spit up in cahoots with that other phony conservative Mike Lee.
And Moderators have deleted my posts for my troubles while allowing other members here to openly call members who they disagree with "azzholes, idiots, and unicorn-chasers". I have never descended to that type of personal insult no matter How vehemently I disagree with another member's POV.
Sen. Ted Cruz Wants To Change The Way The FDA Approves Drugs
John LaMattina , Contributor
It is not surprising, given that we are in an election year, that the biopharmaceutical industry has come under increased scrutiny. Given the industry’s poor reputation, as well as aberrant price increases on the part of Valeant and Turing Pharmaceuticals (Martin Shkreli’s former company), the industry is an easy mark for Secretary Clinton, Senator Sanders and others in Congress. Attacks on “Big Pharma†always draw cheers from audiences as we have seen thus far at campaign rallies in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Senator Ted Cruz has taken another approach in making his mark on healthcare. He wants to change how the FDA approves drugs. In December, the senator from Texas, along with co-sponsor Senator Mike Lee from Utah, introduced the “Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use Of Lifesaving Treatments (RESULT) Act." The RESULT Act would allow for reciprocal approval of drugs, devices and biologics from foreign sponsors in European countries, as well as from Japan, Canada, Australia and Israel. In addition, the bill would allow Congress to overrule FDA rejections of life-saving drugs with a majority vote via joint resolution. Cruz explained the purpose and need for such a law as follows:
We need to tear down the barriers blocking a new era of medical innovation, and the primary inhibitor is the government itself. It’s past time to unleash a supply-side medical revolution, so that instead of simply caring for people with debilitating diseases, we cure them. For this reason, I have introduced this legislation to reform the FDA and champion innovation. Our legislation will unleash life-saving drugs and devices in the United States, help mitigate critical drug shortages in the U.S., and put downward pressure on the prices of medical devices and drugs as well.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnlamattina/2016/02/03/sen-ted-cruz-wants-to-change-the-way-that-the-fda-approves-drugs/#1bb7f8cf59d4 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnlamattina/2016/02/03/sen-ted-cruz-wants-to-change-the-way-that-the-fda-approves-drugs/#1bb7f8cf59d4)
Thank you for answering; you had me baffled. OK, so I put in "Result act Cruz" and found the act you were talking about. I don't see anything sinister in it though.
There was lots more, but this one was pretty clear.
I suspect she's fine @LauraTXNM, pursuing other hobbies/interests, she lurks from time to time, she's probably just recharging her 'suffer no fools' batteries as we all do from time to time.
@Emjay
When I was working, I used to have an executive or two working for me who wanted to get credit for "the effort". As I told them, our Board of Directors and shareholders aren't compensating us for "effort", they are compensating us for "results". Most of these executives who wanted credit just for effort didn't last that long under me.
This is even more true with the President of the United States IMO. The American People don't vote them in for "effort", we (at least most of us, I think), voted them in for "results". "Real leadership" is just not about "effort" IMO, it's about "results" period. At least IMO.
@edpc pegged it with his initial post @Emjay all this lavish praise just for announcing he's willing to sit down and talk with Little Rocket Man means nothing, Like Trump telling his now fired SoS two weeks ago "Your wasting your time negotiating" even GWB didn't bother with negotiations. I'm not saying that the 'Strategery Patience' was a policy worthy of results but I'll wait till it's more than WH press releases about a meeting before 'I' give him credit, but you knew that already.
EDIT: It was @Concerned not @edpc
@Concerned That dog don't hunt anymore.
Your lack of respect for people trying is ridiculous. Sometimes I suspect you are trying to work into the conversation your career as a Really Big Shot who did not accept failure from your employees and mocked them for 'trying.'
I wouldn't be surprised is some of them put a little spit in your coffee in the break room.
Thank you for answering; you had me baffled. OK, so I put in "Result act Cruz" and found the act you were talking about. I don't see anything sinister in it though.@Sanguine
@Sanguine
There's nothing at all sinister in it. In fact, it's excellent.
@Emjay
We obviously agree to disagree (which is fine by me). I don't think Presidents are rewarded for trying (ask Jimmy Carter how his second term went). The same is true in leadership: Boards of Directors and shareholders don't reward CEOs just for trying. They reward them for results. I really thought this was rather common knowledge but perhaps I'm mistaken.
As I said previously, other Presidents tried to solve the North Korea problem. They failed. Trying just isn't good enough especially at the Presidential level.......at least IMO. I'll gladly celebrate Trump's success when it actually IS success (which I believe he has defined as NK denuked with inspectors able to go anywhere in the country to verify it). I really hope he achieves it. Unfortunately we're just not there yet. Maybe we'll get there. Maybe not. I'm hoping for the best.
This is the most asinine opinion ever. You are like a dog with a bone on this subject. You've suddenly turned into Yoda, though less cute about it.
"Do or not do. There is no try. Yoda"
In the real world, there is try or not try. Don't let fear of failure keep you from trying.
The biggest falsehood is trying to get all 'fair' and try to convince us you will celebrate Trump's success. You never will.
Well, I’m certainly not in this contingent you refer to. When the President does something I find praise-worthy, I praise him. Gorsuch appears to be a great pick (but it’s still early). I love what the President is doing on regulations. The hurricane responses have been right on target with direct leadership from him and his cabinet. He seems to be serious about fixing the VA. That’s long overdue. That’s certainly not “unceasingly criticalâ€.
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I criticize Trump when I think he deserves criticizing and praise him when I think he deserves praise. His remarks this morning were spot on IMO: prayer and support for the victims and their family, support for law enforcement, calls for unity, flags at half-staff, and plans to travel to Las Vegas on Wednesday. Good job Mr. President.
I think Trump deserves all the credit in the world for freeing up our military to truly go after ISIS. I think he's proven what many of us suspected: that the Rules of Engagement placed upon our military under Obama was too stringent and too restrictive for them to truly to successful. Good for him!
Good decision by the President. As he said: "This designation will impose further sanctions and penalties on North Korea ... and supports our maximum pressure campaign to isolate the murderous regime.â€Again on the battle against ISIS noting winning the battle is a “big dealâ€:
:thumbsup:
I may be perceived as one of those, and although I’ve praised him previously about the way he has leveraged the military in it’s attack against ISIS, this is indeed a big deal, and I’ll quote myself to give additional credit to the President:His visit to wounded troops at Walter Reed right before Christmas:I think Trump deserves all the credit in the world for freeing up our military to truly go after ISIS. I think he's proven what many of us suspected: that the Rules of Engagement placed upon our military under Obama was too stringent and too restrictive for them to truly to successful. Good for him!Clear enough? @skeeter
In a blatant attempt at getting this thread back on topic, I'm sure this cheered up most (if not all) of the troops over at Walter Reed. Good job by the President and good job by VP Pence to visit the troops in Afghanistan.The run-up of the stock market:
Regulations: I think Trump deserves a huge amount of credit for cutting regulations, and I believe (but can’t prove) that this and the anticipation of corporate tax cuts have been a huge contributing factor for the run-up of the stock market in his first year.Campaign strategy in 2016:
<snip>On the economy:
I believe the President ran a brilliant election campaign and tapped into a level of dissatisfaction not fully realized by most others............
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It’s quite clear to me that the combination of reduced regulations and the promise of tax cuts (particularly business tax cuts) really jump-started the stock market last year. I think the Trump Administration clearly deserves the credit for that run-up as well as the increase in consumer and business confidence. JMO.
Looks like the President did a great job last night including even some self-deprecating humor!
:thumbsup:
@Emjay
Of course, there's "try" in the real world. It's just that I've found the higher you get in the organization, the less you get rewarded for it until finally you reach the level of leadership where "trying" just isn't good enough: only results are expected and rewarded. Certainly the President of the United States is at that level......at least IMO. Certainly "real leadership" at senior-levels isn't about trying as asserted in piece from the OP. JMO.
Relative to celebrating Trump's success. I'm afraid you're wrong. I already have recognized and celebrated it on a variety of subjects. A few examples from the TBR are identified below:
On Trump returning North Korea to the list of State Sponsors of Terror:
Again on the battle against ISIS noting winning the battle is a “big dealâ€:Clear enough? @skeeter
His visit to wounded troops at Walter Reed right before Christmas:The run-up of the stock market:Campaign strategy in 2016:On the economy:
On his jokes at the Gridiron Club:
@Emjay
Okay, you love Trump and you never took credit for the accomplishments of your employees because they just tried and you 'finished.'
Without the Cowboy to abuse, CofA didn't have much reason for living.
@Emjay
As long as there's this gif.....there will be life.
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How ya doing?? ^-^
Well look who brought the cat in after so many were wondering where you were hiding!
I popped off recently and still have bruises from my last encounter with one of the Mods, so I've been laying kinda low lately. Besides you're a big girl (not literally) that dishes it out, also, as good as it gets. I must admit that with @CatherineofAragon MIA I've got my eyes on a new Honey @LauraTXNM
Hey, @INVAR! Not hiding, I just got tired of the endless fighting and went to another site I hang out on (non-political). Also when I left, the memo thing was raging, and I was totally uninterested.
I can concur. I used to hang out on a non-political forum for Star Wars fans. Then the last movie came out and what ensued in the following weeks made the fighting going on in here, mild milquetoast by comparison.
From what you said on another thread about that debate, @INVAR, I think it's best I don't discuss it with you. I suspect we're on opposing sides!
From what you said on another thread about that debate, @INVAR, I think it's best I don't discuss it with you. I suspect we're on opposing sides!
@INVAR
@Suppressed
Okay, but my 6 year old *LOVES* Star Wars. He walks around the house humming Darth Vader's theme (please don't be a total Star Wars nerd and correct my naming of the song), like it's his own personal theme song. My question is, can I let him see the newest movie?
And yes, we're considering seeking counseling about the theme song thing.
And to think... I had absolutely NOTHING to do with discipling your little guy into a nerd like me!
What Star Wars movies has he seen so far? If he saw The Force Awakens - then this one picks up literally seconds after that one ends.
Has he seen the Star Wars Rebels cartoon on Disney XD? That is probably a pretty good series to get him to watch. It is finished as a series - but it was a lot of fun and very Star Wars.
Daddy is an electrical engineer and I'm a civil engineer. He has no shortage of nerd genes.
He has seen Force Awakens. We took him to the theater to see the last one, whatever it was called, and I wished afterwards that we hadn't.
He has not watched any of the cartoons
He will probably like the Rebels cartoon.
And - in case you missed this - there is a new Star Wars movie coming out in May - that covers Han Solo's backstory of how he met Chewie. Looks like fun.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4v8JCFgLPE#)
@INVAR
@Suppressed
Okay, but my 6 year old *LOVES* Star Wars. He walks around the house humming Darth Vader's theme (please don't be a total Star Wars nerd and correct my naming of the song), like it's his own personal theme song. My question is, can I let him see the newest movie?
And yes, we're considering seeking counseling about the theme song thing.
I'll have to see if I can find it on Amazon or Netflix then.
Yeah, I heard about all the movies coming out. Disney is doing a hell of a job wringing every last penny out of the franchise that they can.
Apparently.
Like I said, let's not discuss. :laugh:
But to be polite and answer, I'll just say that I thought it showed an extreme lack of class for the director and his clutch of 20-somethings to intentionally stick a finger in the eye of fans and go against as many previously loved things as possible. I'm not a fanatic about it; I just found it very disappointing.
(Though the idiotic, sophomoric attempts at humor were the most ridiculous part.)
I doubt I'll bother to see the next one. And I'll wait for reviews on Solo.
LOL! My buddy and his fiancée held a Star Wars/Disney wedding, and I wanted so much to suggest that Imperial March (Vader's Theme) for her entrance (I wasn't a fan of her). :laugh:
As for the movie, this one tries to be a lot more "edgy" than earlier ones, so there's some language and violence that might be disturbing. The attempts at humor that it makes are at about a 6-grade level for the more sophisticated stuff, so that might be about right. But because I don't know what you'd find okay, I'd suggest looking at a parents guide like here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2527336/parentalguide (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2527336/parentalguide)
And they play up the cute BB-8 droid and they put in these cute little creatures in:
(https://media.gq.com/photos/5a3bff68c2cf0649ff7c22bc/3:2/w_800/star-wars-porg.jpg)
(They included them because there were puffins at the filming location that couldn't be disturbed (https://www.gq.com/story/porgs-only-exist-because-star-wars-the-last-jedi-couldnt-get-rid-of-puffins), so they painted over them with these creatures via CGI.)
You need to teach your kid the Code of the Sith:Peace is a lie. There is only Passion.
Through Passion I gain Strength.
Through Strength I gain Power.
Through Power I gain Victory.
Through Victory my chains are Broken.
The Force shall free me.
That, with an intimidating stare, will serve him well.
Unfortunately it's not on any of those platforms for subscribers. I think you can buy the DVDs of seasons 1-3 on Amazon.
Disney is going into overdrive with their own streaming platform to compete with Netflix and Amazon starting in January. They are yanking all their content off every single platform and making them exclusive to their own streaming subscription service of $25 a month.
I already have Netflix and Amazon - and that is plenty. Any more subscriptions and I will be paying more than I did for premium cable channels.
Thanks for all that info. I might skip this one with him. I looked through the IMDB thing and one of the list of profanity is "big ass". Just what I need, him asking for a big ass drink of water.
Just what I need, him asking for a big ass drink of water.
I've seen the move about a dozen times and I do not recall that line anywhere in the movie - unless it was an alien language or something in the rating that has to do with the extras and documentaries of the making of located on the rest of the DVD.