By Robin Itzler
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Definition leads to clarity, and everyone has a story, both small stories and large, but they're all the bits and pieces that come together and create a volume of definition leading to clarity.
Every age is defined by those stories. Common people doing uncommon things, althought common sense is becoming far less common. But these stories all have outcomes, and its those outcomes that define what's common sense. Outcomes that are timeless.
50-year-old ‘Gunsmoke’ reruns are more popular than Disney's Star Wars/Marvel Junk, which ran for twenty years and with high quality actors who, with the exception of Burt Reynolds who appeared for a short time, were not A- List stars. Why?
Because Gunsmoke epitomized the timeless idea their characters would strive to do the right thing in spite of the fact sometimes those choices were complicated.
It’s a mature, very well-written and acted drama that appeals to Normal People because it is about Normal People. There’s nothing simplistic about Gunsmoke. It is an impressive piece of human drama that understands human nature, which is something no one can say about the crap Disney+ produces, which is all about sexuality, identity politics, and political posturing.
Superman Goes Woke
While it appears the new Superman movie is a hit, it still appears Hollywood didn't learn anything from the disastrous failure of woke Snow White and other woke films, they're still promoting "Wokeness", as this new Superman movie, which hit theaters on July 11, comes with a woke theme. Prior to the release, this is what they said about their film:
Director James Gunn: After sharing that the film will be “about politics,” Gunn added that it is the story of “an immigrant that came from other places.”
Actor Sean Gunn: “...Superman is an immigrant, and yes the people that we support in this country are immigrants. If you don’t like that, then you are not American.”
Actor David Corenswet: (Who plays Superman/Clark Kent) “Truth, Justice and Good Things.”
James Gunn and Peter Safran are CEOs of DC Studios, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery. To share your thoughts: Email: DCPress@dcentertainment.com Phone: 818-954-6000 Write: 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522
To share your thoughts with Warner Discovery’s CEO David Zaslav: Email: wbdprivacy@wbd.com Write: 230 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003
It's Done, NPR and PBS Are On Their Own
The Senate voted to end funding for both, with VP Vance voting as the tie breaker. There were three Republican Senators who voted against this cut, and you're really going to be shocked at who they were. Murkowski, Collins, and soon to be back to living in Kentucky without stinking up the Senate any longer, Mitch McConnell. You are shocked aren't you?
Even though for years they claimed they didn't really need government money, that turned out to be a lie. Even though they claimed they had no left wing bias in their reporting, that turned out to be a lie, which Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana deliciously demonstrated.
Of course now the left is outraged since now they're having to shut down a lot of their operations, especially in rural America, and as a result they're claiming that represents a national security issue, which must mean "We're all going to die!" When have I heard that before? Do they really think rural America cares? If they do, they can pay for it, but why would they since they can get equally extreme leftist propaganda at MSNBC and CNN for free.
Now they can vilify America, Americans, and traditional values with a clear conscience. Why? Because now they'll be using their own money, not the money of the American pubic they so despise, and it will be interesting to see how much longer they exist.
The Times They Are a Changing For the Deaf
Think of all the blacksmiths that lost business as people abandoned their horse and buggies for Henry Ford’s Model T. That’s what happens with modern improvements. There are infinite examples of an invention replacing an older apparatus.
The Trump administration stopped using American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters at its press briefings because there is closed captioning and voice-to-text apps. Plus, there are transcripts available after the event. Now the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is suing to get the interpreters back. I'm Robin Itzler, and have been legally deaf from a birth defect, and I agree with the Trump administration. Both the deaf and those with profound hearing loss (legally deaf) can READ. However, many people with profound hearing loss cannot sign. Thus, it makes more “cents” to focus on captioning. Consider that:· Some smart phones offer a voice-to-text capability. If not, the app can be downloaded.
You might wonder what the difference is between “deaf” and “legally deaf.” Deaf, of course means the person cannot hear anything. Hearing aids might pick up some muted sounds but does not enable basic communication. Those who are legally deaf can hear with technology such as cochlear implant and/or hearing aids. Depending on the person’s loss, the implant or aid help, but do not provide full hearing. Without technology, the person is deaf.
Stupid and illiterate?
U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Doug Hegdahl fell off his ship on April 6, 1967 in the Gulf of Tonkin. After four hours of drifting in the water, a small fishing boat picked him up and he soon found himself at “Hanoi Hilton” — the notorious North Vietnamese Hỏa Lò Prison. The extremely intelligent Hegdahl convinced his brutal captors that he was a stupid, illiterate country bumpkin. They believed him, and overall, he was left alone. Yet, Hegdahl did something astonishing. What did he do?
(a) Learned Vietnamese so he could speak on behalf of the prisoners.
(b) Designed a tunnel that allowed several Americans to escape.
(c) Memorized the names of every American being held captive.
Our military did not know exactly who was imprisoned at Hỏa Lò Prison. Over the next two years, Doug Hegdahl memorized the names of 254 fellow prisoners. When there was an early release exchange, senior officers at the prison ordered Hegdahl to be in the exchange so he could tell our military who had been captured.
This was very important since the lying North Vietnamese claimed to only have a few dozen Americans held in captivity. Thanks to Hegdahl, 63 missing servicemen was reclassified to Prisoners of War. Moreover, Hegdahl shared critical details about life inside the “Hanoi Hilton.” Once publicized, it led to some improvements in the daily life of American prisoners.
- Read The Unlikely War Hero by Marc Leepson.
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