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Reid Adjourns Senate for
Viewing of ´Lincoln´
Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper
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Posted By:JoniTx, 12/20/2012 2:32:41 PM
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| Senate majority leader Harry Reid has adjourned the Senate to allow for a viewing of the Hollywood film Lincoln. Joel Siegel@joelmsiegel -Senate Republicans propose initial $24B in Sandy aid, then adjourn to watch "Lincoln." Obama wanted 60B. (Snip) Reid, Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis about to watch "Lincoln" on the Hill yfrog.com/g0ecramj -bipartisanship." Manu Raju@mkraju -Reid on Lincoln viewing, with Spielberg and Day-Lewis flanked beside. "This is really an opportunity for bipartisanship."
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
6079 Smith, W, 12/20/2012 2:36:26 PM (No. 9076434)
Couldn´t they see it on their own time?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
The Advocate, 12/20/2012 2:41:25 PM (No. 9076441)
We should boycott Lincoln.
Spielberg is one of Obamas biggest supporters.
Why give those who wish to divide and destroy America ANY money?
Hollywood is not immune to the market.
Let the leftists like Sean Penn wither on the vine.
Without The Audience - they are nothing.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
lil dotty, 12/20/2012 2:46:26 PM (No. 9076447)
Nice. real nice. WTP paid for how many tickets? Or was there a flat fee for a private showing to hob nob with the stars? Such a shame Hollyworld has left a very sour taste in the mouths of most movie goers.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Avogadra, 12/20/2012 3:45:53 PM (No. 9076532)
The movie itself is outstanding. You get a chance to see the legislative sausage being made. The white hats and the black hats look a bit different afterward. I wonder how the senators would rate it for accuracy.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
southron, 12/20/2012 3:49:36 PM (No. 9076537)
If you know your history you know that Spielberg´s Lincoln is not accurate - more of a revision to satisfy current trends.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
schnapps, 12/20/2012 3:55:12 PM (No. 9076545)
Did anyone warn Harry that Lincoln was a Republican?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
leopardtwo, 12/20/2012 5:41:24 PM (No. 9076679)
Lincoln. The first great Divider. Thanks, but no thanks.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Northern Redman, 12/20/2012 6:33:29 PM (No. 9076743)
I saw that movie. Lincoln killed all the vampires. It was really cool!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Judith, 12/20/2012 7:17:20 PM (No. 9076793)
What, is this grade school? One year, when my son was young and the public school was having a hard time hiring and keeping teachers, they just took up school time by showing movie after movie. But everyone´s self-esteem was just fine and that was all that mattered.
Juvenile behavior, at this point in congress´ career, is a compliment.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
antiquegolf, 12/20/2012 7:32:20 PM (No. 9076813)
It does not matter to me if Lincoln is a good picture. Or even if it is the best picture ever. I still would not watch it let alone pay money to see it. spielberg is a sawed off sanctimonious liberal hack. I won´t contribute a nickel to spielberg.
What´s more, the Lincoln movie is based on the writings of another sanctimonious liberal --- doris kearns goodwin. As I recall the movie was trumpeted years ago then delayed as doris reeled in the wake of a two humiliating plagerism scandals.
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