MississippiGary

MississippiGary

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16 years ago @ Big Hollywood - Zinn, Inc. · 0 replies · +1 points

Alex P. Keaton? Just kidding. ... I think you're right - there probably isn't one. But that isn't my point, really. And surely two people can argue about which Anthony Soprano (Jr. or Sr.) is "right" in the scene Bobb uses in his article, but that isn't my point, really, either.

I like this website because it spotlights the uncomfortable intersection between art and conservative politics. Ultimately, it doesn't matter how anti-Hollywood or anti-rock-and-roll someone is. People tend to get moved by some kind of art every once in a while, and it's a bad feeling to discover that the artist who made it hates you. (Not you necessarily, mind you, Night Fighter.) It's just some kind of irony, I think, to read the comments of a hard-line conservative named after a character from Coen brothers' movies or hearing Hannity use Bruce Hornsby every day or the legions of people who had to pretend they never liked Springsteen because they didn't understand him until about 2003, when he got a little more explicit. Or a libertarian who thinks Fight Club supports their point of view. ... Or David J. Bobb, who apparently thinks that Tony Soprano is supposed to make his ideology look good. Tony Soprano isn't supposed to do that, I'm afraid, but I think it's interesting that a columnist at "Andrew Breitbart Presents Big Hollywood" thinks that he is, that's all.

16 years ago @ Big Hollywood - Zinn, Inc. · 3 replies · -6 points

What an odd choice of TV characters to lend merit to your point. You know that Tony Soprano's character is made heroic by his struggles with his 'old fashioned' mentality, don't you Mr. Bobb? He's surrounded by misogyny and racism and blind nationalism, and often practices it himself. He's heroic for questioning it occasionally, in contrast to his circle of "friends," who do not. Clearly, the show's creators were on AJ's side in this exchange. ... Hey, maybe there are some good Archie Bunker quotes you can include in your next piece.