Posted by
Patrick Henry on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:55:06 PM
Out of sheer boredom I watched part of the Oscar Awards the other evening. So jaded
has my thought process become, it seemed to me that most of the movies looked strikingly
like the American political scene.
On the one hand, you have "The Blind Side," for which Sandra Bullock won the award
for Best Actress. Based on the title alone, I was sure that the movie must be about the
embattled gang in the Obama White House, "none so blind as those who will not see." While
the lovely Miss Bullock certainly deserved her Oscar, the sleazy arm twisters at 1600
Pennsylvania ought to get something for their persistent myopia about American public
sentiment. What should it be? Oh, let me think.
Then there was the ultra-violent Quentin Tarantino flick, "Inglorious Bastards." That
it seemed to be, was really about the fifty-something Democratic Senators who plan a
hostile takeover of one-sixth of the nation's economy by the illegitimate use of a cheap
parliamentary trick called reconcliation. They do this, using the misdirection that it is
because of Republican obstructionism, ignoring the obvious fact that the real problem is
their own lack of unity and competence in getting their own party on the same page.
Titles are like shoes. This one fits and those Democratic Senators ought to wear it.
"Avatar" was another rewarded film, mostly due to its mesmerizing special effects. As
we know, special effects are basically computer or chemically enhanced illuions designed
to thrill and titillate an audience. They are also not reality. Speaking at a Philadelphia
area college this week, Barack Obama stated that his proposed healthcare reform would
whack a trillion dollars off the deficit during its first decade. According to the Congressional
Budget Office's report he exaggerated (lied?) by $862 billion dollars. They said that if
the figures they were given to work with played out the plan might shave $132B. Confronted
with the distortion, the White House said that the president misspoke, and really meant
that the plan would cut a trillion in the second decade of operation. Never mind that the
CBO has already opublicly stated that such estimates are pure speculation. Some other
"special effects" have included the notorious "Cornhusker Kickback" and Louisiana
Purchase." All have the same thing in common. They advance the president's left wing
agenda, and they are all bogus.
But my true favorite is "The Hurt Locker," where a military bomb technician keeps
the things that almost killed him in a box under his bed. "The Hurt Locker" is where the
Democrats are headed if they ram this healthcare catastrophe through by reconciliation.
This one is a time dealy fuse that won't go off until November. But when it does they'll
have nowhere to hide.
And the Oscar for Best Actor goes to Barack Obama, for his role as a music-man-like
minstrel leading an entire nation of the cliff to fiscal oblivion. One who can make a classic
tragedy ;ook so much like a comedy or wholesome family drama is a truly accomplished
thespian. If you were hoping for a thoughtful, mature leader instead, sorry. You're just
out of luck!