The is a mash of stuff that I hope will result in a salient point about
Obama.
Last week I confessed my
addiction
to British movies and television productions. Commenters
suggested a
number of their own favorites. Of those I hadn't already seen —
- She Fell Among
Thieves - not instant watch
- Prime Minister:
... is not available
- Cadfael - added to queue
- Porterhouse Blue
is not available to watch instantly
- Bounder is
not available
Something I neglected to mention was that I fear many who view my all
time favorite, Top Gear,
watch on BBC America.
Fie! The BBC, unlike American
television, will allow a broadcast to run long. Thus, in its
original
form a given program may run 65-75 minutes. If you watch the
series on
Netflix (or Amazon), you see it all, without
advertisements. The
same segment on BBC America is first trimmed to 60 minutes, and then at
least another 22 minutes for commercials. What you miss is, in my
opinion, the the most endearing stuff, especially the "news." I'm
just saying.
Moving closer to the point now, a series I neglected to mention
is "House
of Cards."
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After the resignation of Margaret
Thatcher ("Nothing lasts forever. Even the longest, the most glittering
reign must come to an end someday."]),
the governing Conservative Party are about to elect a new leader.
Francis Urquhart, Member of Parliament (MP) and Chief Whip, introduces
viewers to the contestants, from which the popular and decent Henry ('Hal') Collingridge emerges
victorious.
Urquhart is secretly contemptuous ("no
background and no bottom") but expects promotion to a senior position
in the Cabinet. After the general election, which the party wins by a
reduced majority, Urquhart makes his suggestions for a cabinet reshuffle
but Collingridge – citing Harold Macmillan's political demise after
sacking half his Cabinet – effects no changes at all. Urquhart now aims
at ousting Collingridge and is confirmed in his resolve by his wife, Elizabeth. (Wikipedia)
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Appearing in four episodes in 1990 (and rated one of the 100 Best
in BBC History), on Netflix you get
11 one-hour-long episodes. It's a deliciously spectacular production
about behind the scenes
political intrigue and manipulation in GB. Which brings me to
Obama.
Of a
sudden there are cracks beginning to appear. They were always
there,
but Big Media and Big Government, acting as Obama's bodyguard of lies,
kept them out of the mainstream. Now, stories like the one posted
below, where Yahoo calls Obama incompetent. Where a federal judge
agrees to
hear a suit filed about his dubious citizenship (ordering him to
testify in person!). Hell, they've even served up an Obama Willie
Horton. Lots of little things like that make me believe
that a Francis Urquhart is
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