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Monday, January 15. 2007

Mon. Links

Lee solves the chickenhawk problem.

Teflon Don can write. Walking on History

Rick Moran on 24. RWNH. Is this, like, a TV show or something?

Cheney has a pair, says Kim. And Rightly So

Carter supports terror. Who cares? (h/t, Powerline)

LaShawn on education:

I strongly advocate Christian parents taking their children out of government schools and homeschooling or sending them to private Christian schools.

Betsy on Steyn on Pelosi

Atlas Shrugged - The Movie. This is John Galt speaking... How do you put a 300-page speech in a movie?

Posted by The News Junkie in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 16:25 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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Man, that teflon don can write! Kim seems to've attracted jimmy carter's pal michael moore, in her comments section. guy sure writes long comments for someone so chubby.
#1 buddy larsen on 2007-01-15 19:37 (Reply)
I think that Atlas Shrugged movie is going to be a real turd biscuit, and it isn't because I have anything against Jolie. But I think some perspective needs to be kept. Very few movies are able to do justice to their respective book. The heavier the book, the more so.

But really, this isn't about putting Ayn Rand's philosophy on the big screen. Movie-making is a business. And it's best that anybody who respected Rand and/or enjoyed Atlas Shrugged realize going in that this movie simply will not do the book justice, but if it is done well it might still serve the purpose of exposing audiences to John Galt's values. With or without his full speech, that really would be a good thing. It's not a holy text, and I for one won't be taking it personally when they hack it up for the screen.
#2 Wulf (Link) on 2007-01-15 19:40 (Reply)
W:
Good points. And I always wondered - did Rand have an editor?
#3 the NJ on 2007-01-16 05:56 (Reply)
Um...thanks for the link. Only it goes to my Iran post and not my 24 recap.
#4 Rick Moran on 2007-01-16 06:46 (Reply)

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