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There's only so much hush money trial coverage or SCOTUS arguments (audio-only) that I can endure, especially when it involves a lot of posturing and lying by hyper-conservatives in positions of absolute power. So...
I plucked this movie - Hannie Caulder - out of my Plex account for diversion. A 1971 Western which can't even reach the status of 'spaghetti', but 90 minutes of Raquel Welch tipped the scales. A highlight was seeing the trio of Ernest Borgnine, Strother Martin, and Jack Elam as bad guy brothers. Very little acting abilities displayed but a lot of camp.
Robert Culp was a strange choice to play lead in a Western but he didn't disgrace himself.
The movie is certainly dated but enjoyable, despite a contrived, mysterious ending.
I turned my movie day into a double feature with The Shadow Riders, chosen because the twin leads were Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot, both nearly unrecognizable in this 1982 oater. Katharine Ross provides the love interest. Dominique Dunne had a role shortly before she was murdered.
I was struck by how both movies utilized music to direct the audience's mood. There was nothing subtle about the soundtracks.
I think I'll conclude my Western viewing today with Quigley Down Under. I've seen this one before but I'd like to re-visit my all-time favourite villain -- Alan Rickman.
You can probably tell I love being retired.
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Quote of the Day
“It cannot be that a president of the United States can attempt to steal an election and seize power but our justice system is incapable of bringing him to trial before the next election four years later”
Liz Cheney
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NY Times Spelling Bee
Make the longest word possible using each letter at least once.
This is my condensed version of the NYT's game.
[I'll put my answer in the comments]
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Politics - impure and simple
It's laughable to hear Trump and his lawyers clutch their pearls and lament that no President could ever be successful or effective in office without ironclad legal immunity.
Just one question: how on earth did the previous 44 presidents accomplish it?
But they have succeeded in giving the SCOTUS enough rope to string out their decision to a point where no trial can occur before the election.
This stinks. Term limits and impeachment for the SCOTUS NOW!
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