tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post8510064751296510895..comments2024-03-29T00:04:32.434-05:00Comments on Althouse: "This is where you start the movie about the hunt for bin Laden."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29734260691918696772011-05-08T18:47:18.217-05:002011-05-08T18:47:18.217-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.marinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435598676103731157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16253453080425199372011-05-08T18:45:59.529-05:002011-05-08T18:45:59.529-05:00Trooper,
Michelle Obama-Michael Dorn
I'm glad...Trooper,<br /><i>Michelle Obama-Michael Dorn<br /></i><br />I'm glad I wasn't sipping my tea when I read that!marinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435598676103731157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42457288386202388742011-05-08T00:27:14.955-05:002011-05-08T00:27:14.955-05:00@Trooper
Osama Bin Laden-Jaye Davidson
Snert.@Trooper<br /><br /><i>Osama Bin Laden-Jaye Davidson</i><br /><br />Snert.BJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447134335568803085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46905221645301860082011-05-07T21:38:43.090-05:002011-05-07T21:38:43.090-05:00"Kind of The right stuff, the movie"
Da..."Kind of The right stuff, the movie"<br /><br />Davos, we've got a problem...Lincolntfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620264736967842427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85236364440162732952011-05-07T20:53:07.993-05:002011-05-07T20:53:07.993-05:00While back at the White House, I'd have Jarret...While back at the White House, I'd have Jarrett doing everything she could to get the bamster to cancel the orders<br />or someone running with a ipad on his hand to tell the President that wikileaks blew it. Kind of The right stuff, the movieJose_Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719969512996039279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54269388089787291962011-05-07T20:26:01.528-05:002011-05-07T20:26:01.528-05:00Starts like "You Only Live Twice" where ...Starts like "You Only Live Twice" where two divers retrieve the cloth wrapped "body" of ObL ... Cuts to a bright light in a dark room where unseen enhanced interrogators tell a bloody, beat-up ObL "Nobody knows you are alive ..."KitaIkkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06562588271716324270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36432848307342552722011-05-07T20:10:15.691-05:002011-05-07T20:10:15.691-05:00OSAMA bin Biden 2012OSAMA bin Biden 2012KitaIkkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06562588271716324270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80018031616873342422011-05-07T16:05:54.338-05:002011-05-07T16:05:54.338-05:00No, the movie should start in a congressional sub-...No, the movie should start in a congressional sub-committee hearing where someone is required to explain why all SEAL teams are required to carry specially designed tape measures, that cost the Pentagon $3,500 each. The questioning is cut short when someone realizes that the tape measures are made in the committee chairman's home district.Lucienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308128768031294392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88102031907826253822011-05-07T14:33:06.783-05:002011-05-07T14:33:06.783-05:00I get it now - thanks Troop.I get it now - thanks Troop.I'm Full of Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241724007440718575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82108367196562807932011-05-07T13:30:48.595-05:002011-05-07T13:30:48.595-05:00Michael Dorn.
Michelle Obama.
You make the call....<a href="http://ds9.trekcore.com/castcrew/images/cast/main-worf.jpg" rel="nofollow">Michael Dorn.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pV56sneYkHA/SXSkyj4W7fI/AAAAAAAABw4/m3STh5owEoU/s400/MonkeyMichelle.jpg" rel="nofollow">Michelle Obama.</a><br /><br />You make the call.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18354288323008863212011-05-07T13:18:20.815-05:002011-05-07T13:18:20.815-05:00Just watched the clip. Looks like a good one.
I ...Just watched the clip. Looks like a good one.<br /> <br />I can't emphasize enough how much I like having TCM on my cable tier. Combined with DVR capability it's like having a library of hundreds of great movies that I would have never otherwise seen.Lincolntfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620264736967842427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31832560157921354242011-05-07T13:08:40.349-05:002011-05-07T13:08:40.349-05:00"President Obama -Jaleel White.
Michelle Obam..."President Obama -Jaleel White.<br />Michelle Obama-Michael Dorn<br />Leon Panetta-Rick Moranis<br />Hillary Clinton-Kathy Bates<br />Valerie Jarret-Marla Gibbs<br />Navy Seals-Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez.<br />Osama Bin Laden-Jaye Davidson"<br /><br />Uproarious laughter at this end.<br />'Michelle Obama-Michael Dorn'<br /><br />Post of the MonthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32821958930991450312011-05-07T12:52:32.829-05:002011-05-07T12:52:32.829-05:00Hey if you want to get an audience why not start i...Hey if you want to get an audience why not start it with Clinton pulling out of Monica Lewinsky mouth while he is on the phone cancelling the first hit on Osama.<br /><br />Now that's entertainment.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15962217599003608492011-05-07T12:42:58.096-05:002011-05-07T12:42:58.096-05:00Start with Clinton's lame attempt to drop a cr...Start with Clinton's lame attempt to drop a cruise missile on OBL after the WTC bombing...<br /><br />Actually a montage starting with the Russian pull out from Afgahnistan, until the USS Cole bombing like the start of the Watchmen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1421200590265116172011-05-07T12:36:44.840-05:002011-05-07T12:36:44.840-05:00Since the mission rebounds to the greater glory of...Since the mission rebounds to the greater glory of Obama, there is a good chance that the SEAL team will not be portrayed as dupes or louts. Perhaps the electronic surveillance of the courier will be characterized as the skillful use of technology rather than as the stark reach of the police state. The Kathryn Bigelow movie was notable not for its quality but for the fact that this was the first and only Hollywood movie that portrayed our serviceman in a sympathetic and, occasionally, heroic light....America's Politico has a good post at 11:30. If you wish to dramatize this story with a few victims, you could start with Osama's teen bride. She was given as a gift to the great man and forced to endure years of captivity, boredom, and foreboding. There was a Darkness at Noon quality to her plight. Her field of vision was so limited and distorted that she did not even realize how tormented her life was.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53380726959333733792011-05-07T12:31:23.055-05:002011-05-07T12:31:23.055-05:00I thought everyone would miss the Jaye Davidson jo...I thought everyone would miss the Jaye Davidson joke.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89544805795555632672011-05-07T12:30:03.331-05:002011-05-07T12:30:03.331-05:00He was Worf in Star Trek AJ.He was Worf in Star Trek AJ.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65872623349030048052011-05-07T12:22:12.473-05:002011-05-07T12:22:12.473-05:00It starts with the media reverting to type as they...It starts with the media <a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/05/05/nyt-magazine-cover-story-a-beast-within-the-heart-of-every-fighting-man/" rel="nofollow">reverting to type</a> as they realize the OBL bounce will do their guy no good, so they might as well return to their usual attitude towards the military.<br />"The Assassination of Osama bin Laden by the Coward SEAL Team Six".<br /><br />Or they could go courtroom drama - join Lt Kh'afi (Tom Cruise) and his former adversary (Kevin Halal) as they continue to prove that all of America's fighting men are criminals in "Fewer Good Men".<br /><br />Speaking of Aaron Sorkin, maybe he could take another look at Afghanistan and discover once again there was only one person in Congress who focused on it since the start of our involvement, and darned if he didn't have a 'D' after his name: <br />"Joe Lieberman's War".bgateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14094313567630214207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76266728601051762152011-05-07T12:16:51.470-05:002011-05-07T12:16:51.470-05:00I like the idea of starting from the phone call an...I like the idea of starting from the phone call and then having the movie break into three interspersed threads.<br /><br />Flashbacks from Bin Laden's life--Childhood, fighting against the Soviets, terrorist activities and ending with his escape from Tora Bora. The second thread would also be flashbacks of the detective-work that lead-up to the phone cal--interrogations, capture of subjects, finding patterns in data etc. The third thread would be the prep-work for the assault--some background history on the individual service members, building and using a mock-up compound, the people in the safe house nearby etc.dbphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457585811847604584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18820444142195362602011-05-07T12:14:07.825-05:002011-05-07T12:14:07.825-05:00If I were making this movie, I'd start with 20...If I were making this movie, I'd start with 200 taxi cabs plying the streets of Abbottabad. And, getting into a pattern ... so that the neighborhood was really free and clear on the "night of arrival."<br /><br />While back at the White House, I'd have Jarrett doing everything she could to get the bamster to cancel the orders. (He goes to play golf. Lots of scenes with him swinging his club.)<br /><br />Panetta gave the order. And, then, with everyone called into the Situation Room, I'd have this set up for comic relief.<br /><br />I'd have the taxi cabs ready to remove the dog that bit Bin Laden.<br /><br />And, I'd show how the Navy Seals did their work in 5 minutes. With all the time left over to fill the waiting cabs with material. That then has drivers shooting off in many directions.<br /><br />I also think Bob Woodward's "tape measure" joke would be made up at the end. Bringing on someone like Seinfeld, to deliver it.Carol_Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629820011087370488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12419885552692152372011-05-07T12:03:38.509-05:002011-05-07T12:03:38.509-05:00Trooper - you gonna make us google Michael Dorn?Trooper - you gonna make us google Michael Dorn?I'm Full of Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241724007440718575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85173066778004504722011-05-07T12:02:19.166-05:002011-05-07T12:02:19.166-05:00The circle of life is really a beautiful thing.The circle of life is really a beautiful thing.Fred4Preshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574159710712259945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60700434608088813282011-05-07T12:01:33.073-05:002011-05-07T12:01:33.073-05:00An Expert's Thoughts
"The knotting beha...<i>An Expert's Thoughts<br /><br /><br />"The knotting behaviour of hagfishes is truly fascinating. It probably evolved to facilitate their feeding.<br /><br />While these animals possess several rows of teeth, they do not possess any jaws; so how do they remove chunks of flesh from dead fishes?<br /><br />After they firmly sink their numerous teeth into the soft flesh of decaying fish, they loop their bodies into a simple knot close to their head region and slip it back progressively towards their tail. The backward movement of the knot somehow tears the flesh as if the hagfish had true biting jaws."<br /><br />Claude Renaud<br />Research Scientist<br />Canadian Museum of Nature</i><br /><br />I love nature films. President Obama's decision to dump OBL in the ocean was really brilliant!Fred4Preshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574159710712259945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86454331890650431312011-05-07T11:56:23.127-05:002011-05-07T11:56:23.127-05:00No, not crabs, hagfish. Hagfish are deep water sc...No, not crabs, hagfish. <a href="http://www.nature.ca/explore/di-ef/whwd_toonoe_e.cfm" rel="nofollow">Hagfish are deep water scavengers</a>. <br /><br />And Ann, not Sunset Boulevard. Too favorable to OBL. Think Titanic with the sub going down, down, down to the dark cold wreck.Fred4Preshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574159710712259945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1446465691180501842011-05-07T11:49:54.917-05:002011-05-07T11:49:54.917-05:00Let's talk about casting.
President Obama -Ja...Let's talk about casting.<br /><br />President Obama -Jaleel White.<br />Michelle Obama-Michael Dorn<br />Leon Panetta-Rick Moranis<br />Hillary Clinton-Kathy Bates<br />Valerie Jarret-Marla Gibbs<br />Navy Seals-Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez.<br />Osama Bin Laden-Jaye DavidsonTrooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.com