Clint Eastwood

I wanted to grab some quotes from the Clint Eastwood interview that is getting a lot of buzz. Ever since he spoke to that empty chair at the Republican Convention of 2012, trying to demean President Obama, he's been breaking my heart, and now he is pro-Trump. Well, he still made a lot of movies that make up the American culture & mind. Esquire magazine (ESQ) is interviewing both Clint Eastwood (CE) and his actor-son Scott Eastwood (SE).

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Robert Reich on Trump and the Economy

I want to keep Robert Reich's comments on the Trump stuff. He easily ties it into his old theme, having long been the Cassandra warning us of the evils of rank inequality. He argues that neither terrorism or racism is the key, but the rigging of the economy by political and economic elites. I think he naively dismisses how important racism is. Even if the economy were fine and booming, there would still be a strong undercurrent of white supremacy in America. Hard times just brings it to the top.

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Papillon

Wow, Hollywood is remaking "Papillon", the Steve McQueen picture. I imagine they will speed it up. As I recall, although it was a true piece of art, it's a very slow-moving movie. I cannot honestly say that I am all that eager to watch it, unless it were recast, like "Ghost Busters", with women characters and it's a women's prison.

[Source: ONTD]