America Stands Watch, September 4th, 2007 July 30, 2007
Posted by Joe in : Political Circus , add a comment
If you’re as dissatisfied with Congress as the rest of us, clear your calendar for September 4th.
That’s the day Congress reconvenes after summer recess. It’s also the day a group called America Stands Watch is organizing a silent protest in the Senate and House of Representatives galleries. A peaceful protest that tells our Congressmen “Hey, we’re watching you - and we don’t like what you’re doing.”
All you have to do is sign up on the website to let them know you’re coming, and come September 4th, you’ll go to D.C. and get your ticket to enter either the House or Senate gallery and take a seat. At a given signal, all members of the group will stand together in silent protest.
Keep in mind, you are not allowed to bring anything into Congress, like buttons, pins, signs, cameras, etc.; this is an entirely silent protest. No one needs to get themselves in trouble.
It sounds like a good idea to me. Writing letters and leaving voicemails with Congress really doesn’t seem to get the job done, so maybe with a few hundred or few thousand people standing watch over them, something will change.
U.S. to give $30 Billion for Military Aid to Israel
Posted by Joe in : Political Circus , add a commentOver at the NYTimes, there’s an article about Bush authorizing a $30 billion dollar aid package to Israel’s military, payable over the next ten years.
Now, its one thing to help Israel defend itself from terrorists and all, but why is it that this aid package is an increase of 25% more than what we were already giving them? Simple: The United States is preparing to sell arms packages (you know, guns, explosives, ammunition) to places like Saudi Arabia. Israel didn’t like that idea very much, seeing as how many of the Gulf states constantly exchange fire with Israelis, so we went ahead and upped Israel’s aid to thwart… our weapons? I guess so!
The New Incredible Hulk
Posted by Joe in : Entertainment , add a commentIf you haven’t heard, there’s another Incredible Hulk in the works, due out in summer of 2008.
This one completely starts fresh with its own version of the Hulk’s story. It should share little in common with the previous Ang Lee attempt at bringing Hulk to the big screen.
Concept art of the Hulk’s face was released at ComicCon this year and you can check it out at firstshowing.net.
This movie looks promising. First and foremost, you have Edward Norton playing Bruce Banner. In addition to playing Bruce/Hulk, Edward also rewrote the original script to the movie to make it his own. This way, I imagine he’ll be able to play the part to the best of his ability since it truly is his part.
I’ve always loved the Hulk, but the 2003 Ang Lee movie debut just plain sucked. It had potential, but it was overall too bland and without wit. Eric Bana did not live up to his potential, and the Hulk’s CGI was a bit too cartoonish. Here’s hoping this new iteration will really live up to the fans’ hopes.
Apology
Posted by Joe in : Announcements , add a commentI know my last post indicated that I’d be writing more frequently, and since then… 0 posts.
Sorry! I’m definitely going to begin writing more, starting today. I’ll be on vacation this week in Ocean City, MD, so when I get back, the flood gates will open. I’ll also be sure to write about Ocean City since I haven’t been there before.
Look forward to many, many more posts!
