In a 1946 interview, Capra described “It’s a Wonderful Life’s” theme as “the individual’s belief in himself,” and that he made it to “combat a modern trend toward atheism.” “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) began as a short story called
JAMES GARNER’S DAUGHTER OPENS TRIBUTE SITE TO HER AWESOME FATHER The Mighty James Garner’s daughter, Gigi Garner (a successful talent manager in her own right), has opened a tribute website to her father. She seems to be updating it fairly
In the “Israel [x] to Prevent Islamic Violence” headline template, today’s entry will definitely make it as one of the year’s top ten. From Reuters: Israel on Monday closed a footbridge it deemed unsafe at Jerusalem’s holiest and most volatile
TEN MUST-SEE MOVIES OF DECEMBER 2011 Personally, I could only come up with four: “Mission Impossible 4” — These have all been good thus far. Especially the last one. “Sherlock Holmes 2” — The chemistry between Robert Downey Jr. and
U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus (R-AL) had access to highly sensitive financial information during the 2008 bailout debates that may have helped him earn tens of thousands of dollars by trading stock options, even as most Americans’ portfolios took a beating.
Western powers risk causing an earthquake across the Middle East if they intervene in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad said, after protesters called for foreign protection from a crackdown in which 3,000 people have been killed.
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com A two-week-old and a mother and the grandmother were rescued two days after the devastating earthquake in Turkey.
A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 75 people and sparking panic as it collapsed buildings into piles of twisted steel and chunks of concrete. Desperate survivors dug Sunday into the rubble with their bare hands, trying
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck eastern Turkey Sunday, collapsing some buildings and causing a number of deaths according to officials. At least 50 people were injured.
HATEMONGER – ONE WHO INCITES OTHERS TO HATRED OR PREJUDICE. From “The Middle East Quarterly“ “President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lectures above a sign saying ‘Death to Israel’ in Persian and Arabic, not “Down with Israel” as in the English translation below.
As he attempted to address them this week, one third of the UN General Assembly walked out on Iranian “President” Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Then he was pointedly snubbed by all U.S. political figures and hard-balled by the media, who grilled him
In biblical times, Noah sent the Raven in harm’s way to observe the flood. The Raven flew back and forth until the flood waters dried. The Raven served as a protector and intelligence collector selflessly risking its life ensuring the
An oft-repeated talking point and applause line has crept into President Obama’s repertoire of class-envy and demonizing rhetoric these days. [youtube UxFVEtuB-Bg] “At a time when countries like China are building high-speed rail lines and gleaming new airports, we’ve got
From the Associated Press: Consumers paid more for a range of goods and services last month, and unemployment benefit applications jumped last week to the highest level in three months. The latest data offered a picture of an economy facing
History will never be able to tell us who made the fatal error in New York’s 9th district – Barack Obama, or Anthony Weiner. Just as Weiner kept on making critical errors every step of the way as his personal
Egyptian commandos helped rescue six guards inside the Israeli embassy in Cairo early Saturday morning, after dozens of people among thousands of protestors stormed the building. The crowd had smashed through a newly-erected security wall and was separated from the
I have a deathly fear of water. I’ve always been kinda shy around it – even as a kid. But this turned into a full-blown fright fest when I was working at my first newspaper as an obituary clerk. In
A very curious, but not surprising, piece from Reuters this morning chronicled a speech by Michele Bachmann given to senior citizens this weekend in Poinciana, Florida. This seemingly straightforward piece illustrates how bias toward evangelical Christians can work to marginalize
Like the recent east coast earthquake, the Budget Control Act of 2011 left Washington shaken and completely confused, the epicenter being the Department of Defense. While some are saying that the super committee will be able to reach a deal
For Wisconsin, it seemed that the 2012 election had come a summer early. Until August 16th the airwaves were full of ads by campaigns and outside groups urging voters to turnout and support a candidate of choice in one of
In the abysmal economic climate America presently finds itself in, almost no one is immune from unemployment, because joblessness threatens everyone. While Barack Obama duffs around on the golf course, one can’t help but wonder if he fully grasps the
–Score one for the Paulers! If Paul’s comments on a nuclear Iran didn’t earn enough headlines, criticizing his amount of media coverage for an extended period of time definitely will. That being said, I continue to see Paul mentioned all
This is the final installment of the Indoctrination Fridays series. They can all be read at PublicSchoolSpending.com. A book featuring more leftist curricula, entitled, “Indoctrination! How Useful Idiots Are Using Our Schools to Subvert American Exceptionalism” will be released later
Just last week, I made fun of Paul Krugman after he publicly said that a fake threat from invading aliens would be good for the economy since the earth would waste a bunch of money on pointless defense outlays. Yesterday,
