Congrats on the new site, Kayleigh. Hope it brings huge amounts of traffic.

P.S. Who did Bill steal that suit from, Herb Tarlick?

My condolences to his family and friends who loved him. We've lost a true warrior for the cause.

Yep, they already tried to blame Bush by equating Wide Receiver with F&F and it didn't stick. No doubt there'd be daily loud calls for Alberto Gonzalez' head on a platter.

I'm waiting for Sheryl Attkisson to pick up on this latest dump. She seems to be the only MSM reporter covering the story. That's if CBS doesn't muzzle or fire her first.

Remember when California was known as the 'Golden State'? Yeah, then we elected Brown governor the first time. That really did start the downward spiral. This is the guy who created the 'Inmate Bill of Rights,' paving the way for cable TV, computers/internet access and more in California prisons.

As Attorney General, he also invented the Global Warming Environmental Impact Statement requirement for any new business trying to set up shop in California. When prospective businesses quite naturally couldn't come up with such specious information, they wouldn't get approved and, of course, took their business elsewhere. That's just a sampling of Brown's version of governing, and a big part of the mindset here in California that is driving tax-paying citizens and businesses out of the state.

It's only a matter of time before the whole thing collapses. I just hope I'm out of here by then.

I find it fascinating that more people are reading about this story than actually watch Current TV.

CBS didn't even do a F&F segment. The day Sheryl Attkisson unveiled the Gun Running mandate scam on the CBS website, there was absolutely NO mention of it of the CBS News that night, nor any other night I'm aware of. Just goes to show you the MSM will do anything to keep this story buried until the facts can no longer be denied.

Maybe Attkisson should take the story to the National Enquirer. Her own network certainly doesn't want the story.

That's the line of the day.

The time frame in which John Carpenter's film was released was probably what doomed this film from being the giant success it should have been. Just a few weeks previously, Spielberg's 'E.T. The Extraterrestrial' was released, and suddenly, Hollywood wanted cuddly, sweet aliens. Carpenter's murderous, amoral, anything-to-survive creature was suddenly out of favor and 'The Thing' was launched with almost no fanfare.

Considering the studio, Universal, released both films, you would have thought they would put more of their considerable marketing muscle behind 'The Thing.' But E.T. was the flavor of the moment, and they, perhaps wisely, capitalized upon it.

But, as happens so often in Hollywood, sometimes it takes years for a film to find its audience. That was the case with Carpenter's 'The Thing.' As it made the rounds on cable, then home video, people realized what they'd missed. Time went on and the film found new fans, until finally, someone thought they could do it better. Sadly, Universal isn't the studio it was in '82 and the decision to hand the reins over to a greenhorn director and try to CGI their way past a weak script and a nondescript cast will consign this film to video before Christmas.

That's a shame. The original should have made a lot of careers, especially Carpenter's. At least, that film will live on, after this remake is forgotten. In many ways, it is his best, most mature, film. The script is spare and taut, with no mistakes, the mood and music are perfect, and the cast is excellent in every role. And I still have that incredible memory of a packed screening at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood, where the screams rattled the rooftop, and Rob Bottin's makeup effects had an almost physical force that no amount of computer work will ever equal.

A date with Sarah Connor? Oh, hells, yeah!

The way I see it, this can be nothing but a positive boost for both their careers. They're performers; they can at least *pretend * to enjoy the MC Ball for one night. And if their example gives more people in Hollywood a reason to support real heroes instead of Obama, Gary Sinise wouldn't have to carry the load by himself. And if these Hollywood types left their bubbles for one night and meet an entirely different class of people, who don't just live for themselves, they might actually learn something.

I'm as cynical as they come. They should flog this for all the positive PR they can. As long as it reflects well on the troops, only good can come from this.