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Legacy Letters by Tony DiLeonardi
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Hmmmm.
Steny Hoyer tells us that the State of the Union is off - - nope. Then he tells Fox News that because the Secret Service is not getting paid they may not be up to the task of securing the Capitol during the State of the Union. You cannot make this up. Meanwhile, he tells staffers to go ahead and plan vacations during the recess but publicly says the recess is canceled. Optics matter all around and it is all blurry these days. Nancy Pelosi tells Trump to forgo the State of the Union because of the shutdown, or submit it in writing. She indicates it is a security issue (see Hoyer). These talking points fell flat fast.
Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen @SecNielsen
The Department of Homeland Security and the US Secret Service are fully prepared to support and secure the State of the Union. We thank the Service for their mission focus and dedication and for all they do each day to secure our homeland.
Steny Hoyer tells us that the State of the Union is off - - nope. Then he tells Fox News that because the Secret Service is not getting paid they may not be up to the task of securing the Capitol during the State of the Union. You cannot make this up. Meanwhile, he tells staffers to go ahead and plan vacations during the recess but publicly says the recess is canceled. Optics matter all around and it is all blurry these days. Nancy Pelosi tells Trump to forgo the State of the Union because of the shutdown, or submit it in writing. She indicates it is a security issue (see Hoyer). These talking points fell flat fast.
Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen @SecNielsen
The Department of Homeland Security and the US Secret Service are fully prepared to support and secure the State of the Union. We thank the Service for their mission focus and dedication and for all they do each day to secure our homeland.
quick hitsFBI arrests Georgia man for allegedly plotting to attack the White House - ABC News - (link: https://abcn.ws/2SZ9CeH) abcn.ws/2SZ9CeH
How secret ? US to Launch Secret Spy Satellite Saturday (link: https://goo.gl/7sJuMd) goo.gl/7sJuMd
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Bad optics and petty, this looks: Pelosi asks Trump to postpone SOTU until gov’t reopens; Update: Dems planned move for 'months'?
Publishers Fret Over Employee Burnout, Lack Of Diversity by Rob Williams
About two-thirds of publishers in a Reuters' survey said they were "concerned" or "very concerned" about staff burnout because of work overload or the relentless nature of the job. Read the whole story Dear Facebook: It's Not Me, It's You by Gord Hotchkiss, Featured Contributor
So let's say, hypothetically, one wanted to break up with Facebook? Just how would one do that? Read the whole story |
quick hitsActivists circulate hoax BlackRock letter about climate change (link: https://nyp.st/2Df2p4Q) nyp.st/2Df2p4Q
David Webb, black SiriusXM radio host, told on air to check ‘white privilege’ by CNN analyst (link: https://go.shr.lc/2TTYyzI)
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* On the Critic's Choice Awards. Going in, know one thing - these are critics, who make judgments on movies and TV all year long and then turn around and want respect from those who they are critiquing. It is a weird relationship. In my career as an entertainment editor, I never joined critic's organization because I do not like joining things.
- This show was odd, boring and awkward. When there was a tie for Best Actress, I became cynical. It was like they already had Lady Gaga winning but when the Golden Globes chimed in with Glenn Close, they added her. Chuck Lorre won a special award, he noted how those critics have not been kind to him over the years. And he is right - they hate his shows, but yet, give him a special nod. Hmmmm. A dismal TV rating for the show at 1.51 million. - These awards really will not move the needle with other awards. They gave Christian Bale two acting awards for the same movie (comedy actor and actor). Come on. For some reason they feel the need to have almost every category that the Oscars have in hopes of influencing the voters. The critics do not need to be chiming in that deeply. The SAG Awards do not even do that. |
'The Upside' At B.O.: - Final Sunday Update - Deadline
* Indicates Tim's Take
* Movies that look and feel like video games are tough to watch, for me. * Movies went from progressively looking and feeling more realistic to looking like video games. That is not good. * A bummer for Keanu Reeves. Well, it was released in the dead month of January, when Hollywood does not care about the BO. They concentrate on award season and boosting nominees. * There are more knives out for "Green Book" than "Bohemian Rhapsody." * So many insiders pushing "A Star is Born" is so obvious. Sure, they love movies about themselves, but this time it goes deeper. This movie has been made over and over again. Why all the love this time? In the 1970s, there was a push for the Barbra Streisand version as well. Some say it was snubbed, overall, too. Nope. Just not that good of a movie. * What is missing about who or who should not host the Oscars is this - the host should not matter. The movies are what matters. The host should simply emcee the show and move it along, not dominate. Right now, no matter who is the host, the show will be stable from the ratings last year, or worse. However, if the Academy puts in "Black Panther," A Star is Born" and "Bohemian Rhapsody," then it may go up. People saw and loved those movies. No host is fine, actually.
* Early on, I noted how Rami Malek was superb as Freddie Mercury but the film was, too. Well, at the Globes they thought so, too. It wins the top prize while "The Green Book" pulls upsets all night long. The critics will now continue to blow it on these films and double down on their hatred.
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