Barack Obama...National Prayer Service for the elite?

When I flipped on the boob tube bright and early this morning, CNN was in the midst of broadcasting a prayer being offered up to - Barack Obama, his wife Michelle, and their children - in a Church ceremony rife with a lot of pomp and circumstance.

At one point, I was startled to spy a caption at the bottom of the screen which read in plain script:

"National Prayer Service is by invitation only."

Oh, God is exclusionary now?

Well, at least Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Jr. wasn't entertaining the masses with one of his wild and woolley Sermons!

Praise the Lord for that, at least!

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Barack Obama...Verbal tick & use of grammatically correct sentences may turn off Americans!

I just received the funniest e-mail from a friend.

Did you know there is a controversy brewing because of Obama's use of perfectly structured sentences when he elucidates fluidly in on-camera Television interviews?

Here is what they are saying around America, cross my heart!

Obama's use of complete sentences stirs controversy!

There has been a stunning break with the last eight years.

In the first two weeks into the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the past eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observers say

Millions of Americans who watched Mr. Obama's appearance on CBS' "Sixty Minutes" on Sunday witnessed the president-elect's unorthodox verbal tick, which had Mr. Obama employing grammatically correct sentences virtually every time he opened his mouth.

But, Mr. Obama's decision to use complete sentences in his public pronouncements carries with it certain risks since the last eight years many Americans may find his odd speaking style jarring.

According to presidential historian Davis Logsdon of the University of Minnesota, some Americans may find it "alienating" to have a President who speaks English as if it were his first language.

"Every time Obama opens his mouth, his subjects and verbs are in agreement," says Mr. Logsdon.

"If he keeps it up, he is running the risk of sounding like an elitist."

The historian said that if Mr. Obama insists on using complete sentences in his speeches, the public may find itself saying:

"Okay, subject, predicate, subject predicate - we get it - stop showing off." (!)

The President-elect's stubborn insistence on using complete sentences has already attracted a rebuke from one of his harshest critics, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska. (!)

"Talking with complete sentences there and also too talking in a way that ordinary Americans like Joe the Plumber and Tito the Builder can't really do there, I think needing to do that isn't tapping into what Americans are needing also," she said.

(e-mail essay attributed to Writer/Comedian Andy Borowitz)

Well, now, you have it straight from the - um - Moose's mouth!


Something fishy in Obamaland...

CineVegas Festival...Scandal! Festival goers complain Greenspuns locked out all but close friends to Murakami event!

Greenspun's pull boner on Festival Circuit...


The Murakami event slated to premiere at a "blow-out bash" at the CineVegas Film Festival - was being billed as a landmark "Art Happening" for the Festival this year - and a major coup for the Las Vegas local art scene.

However, during the course of the Las Vegas Fest there was a stink in the air; after all, it was quite evident to any fool that the Greenspuns (Mr. Greenspun is the President of CineVegas) had been up to no good.

When a member of the press and a "Royal Flush Pass" patron showed up at the CineVegas soiree at the Wynn for the Murakami "exhibition", they were summarily snubbed for no good reason.

The journalist was not permitted to enter the exhibit in spite of the fact he had a ticket in tow.

And - a "Royal Flush Pass" patron - who is supposed to be granted access to all events throughout the course of the Festival (which one pays through the nose for) was left to gaze from a distance through a glass window upstairs.

Here is how the disgruntled patron described the occasion:

"Tonight was a trip...I was with an invited member of the press..and we went to the Murakami short at the Wynn.
He was not allowed in..to see the event..and I was only allowed to view it from the second floor through the glass...no sound..no viewing.
It was another CineVegas ripoff...for me. I am pissed...yesterday I was just miffed..they embarrassed me to the T...tonight.....this royal flush pass should be flushed.
Tonight was really a private event for Greenspans and their 100 closest friends...you could not buy a ticket to it...you could not get in with a ticket. Don't ask...and be prepared to be treated like shit..we were.
The screening was a Propaganda film...tell you about that tomorrow. Can you tell I am not happy?."

I also had a bad experience with the press staff over the Murakami event which was reported in a prior post.

On the surface, the Greenspuns give the impression that they are open, caring, giving individuals.

However, quite the opposite appears to be true.

The Festival is used to promote themselves, their business, and exhalt their name in the community.

Patronage and philanthropy is one thing.

But, abuse of power - at the expense of others - is shocking, disturbing, and a menace to the public at large.

Shame on Amy and Robin Greenspun for their greedy grip on the Murakami "unveiling" - which ultimately - ruined the credibility and stature of Cinevegas on the Festival Circuit.

To many film buffs around the Nation, their disgraceful conduct amounted to uncalled-for elitism.

Dan Rather once said:

"An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of the Lone Ranger."

SAG...to vote down elitism? Ben Affleck, Kevin Bacon, Ethan Hawke, shame on you!

He that brings home the bacon, votes!


When the news broke that Kevin Bacon, Ethan Hawke, and Ben Affleck signed a petition - along with fourteen hundred other disgruntled actors in the union - to bar members working less than one day a year from voting on upcoming contract negotiations, my reaction was,

"Shame on you, folks!"


Imagine the audacity of those elitist bozos!
In a nutshell, these hyperactive thespians argue that if actors aren't working regularly, they may be inclined to support a walkout by actors if it comes to a show down over contract issues in June.

Baloney!

Sure, performers have a run of unemployment on occasion; in fact, a drought may span over a few years. That is the nature of the beast!

Flying high in April, shot down in June.

Don't kick a dog when it's down, dudes!

If the "Rebel 1400" had their way, SAG would become a cast system, rife with 1st and 2nd-class citizens. Bad move!

Sorry, guys. All actors were created equal!

If you ask me, this handful of upstarts have been wolfing down too many sprinkly-faced doughnuts at craft service in the morning - and as a consequence - their brains have rotted away from the deadly sugar rush!

Currently, any member in good standing can vote on upcoming contracts. And so, the tradition should remain.

I bet the producers are rubbing their hands with glee on the sidelines.

Never heard of the old phrase,

"Divide and Conquer?"

Too much junk food, rotting their brains!