Is Chick-Fil-A the Real Problem?

I am tired of people arguing over the Chick-Fil-A issue when it is not that important. Our nation has so many more problems that are far more pressing than the issue of a fast food chain's leadership voicing their own personal opinion. Since when could a person not express their own view of life? But more importantly, when did squabbling over difference of opinion come before the well being of the nation? Our economy is still in the toilet, despite the governments best efforts to make the toilet sparkle it's still a toilet. This president is making all the wrong decisions and knows it. We are marching straight off a cliff and the liberal leaders are standing back, watching, and laughing as we let them tell us its the right path. Yes I said it, liberals are ignorant to the ways of business and economics. No, I am not judging, I am simply stating the facts. Capitalism is the only economic system that has a chance of working; but it requires freedom of the people. But liberals do not believe in freedom of the people, they believe in the power of the government to provide for the people. Yes I can understand why people would believe a welfare state is better; a state where you don't have to fight for what you need, just tell the government and it will be delivered to your door step. But, I must ask, what kind of society does that create? When people know that what they need will be given to them for nothing, how can you expect a person to have ambition? In capitalism, anyone can achieve anything, but it requires that you have the proper determination to achieve that goal. It will not be handed to you; you will earn it by your hard work, sweat, and sacrifice. Then, when you achieve your goal it will mean so much more to you, because of everything sacrificed to attain it. Another reason I understand the desire to believe in a state where the weak are carried by the strong; I believe it is called redistribution of wealth. However, if the strong must sacrifice everything to care for the weak then who is left to carry them? The strong will become weak and therefore society would collapse because no one would be there to do the heavy lifting. So many people say the class system doesn't work, but without rich people to owner the businesses and purchase the unnecessary products in their lives, the poor wouldn't have work to do. The more money the rich have, the more money they have to spend on the things that poor people make. The more products sold, the more money the poor will have. The more money the poor have, the more they can spend, adding to their own wealth. Eventually, the poor will become the wealthy. Which sounds better, everyone being rich or at least well off, or everyone being poor? Yes you can spout off all the different talking points that say capitalism is evil and breeds corruption, but I ask you this, is it the power and money that corrupts or the lack of punishment for those that do wrong? Our justice system allows child molesters to roam free, allows a thief to sue the person they were robbing, and prevents a person from defending themselves in a movie theatre. And then the criminal can plead insanity and just go to a hospital. Yes, you are insane for raping a little child and for shooting dozens of people that simply wanted to watch a super hero movie. If people feared the consequences of their actions, they would be more thoughtful of the decisions they make. However, you people are to busy trying to make people eat chicken sandwiches, or trying to make them stop them from eating them to even care any more. We watched as Occupy Wall St tried to tell you that rich people are evil and must pay for their evilness. How is that right? They weren't handed the reigns to the companies they run, they fought for that position and have every right to be rewarded for their hard work. Do not blame them for your position; you can be a big shot if you have the will and don't the opportunity to achieve pass you by. So today, I ask you to stop worrying about the things that don't matter. My personal opinions about homosexually will not fix this economy. My hard work will do some good though. A government that doesn't suck every bit of life out of the people, and lets the people take care of themselves will help the economy. So let us put aside the pointless bickering over trifles.
Thanks, have a great day, and God Bless.

The Dark Knight Rises pt 3/3

To conclude my review of the Dark Knight Trilogy, I will finish with Christian Bale's depiction of Wayne and Batman, and Alfred's influence on our hero.
Bale and Nolan created a truely believable world by admitting Batman had issues with himself and his equipment. In the second film, Bale as Wayne asks his friend Lucius Fox to adapt the Batman suit to allow Wayne to turn his head; never before have the Batmans of the modern era admitted that the suit wasn't practical. Nolan's whole notion that the suit was intact military body armor and not just rubber was a leap into reality. Bale's cold off putting attitude as Wayne is understandable, because Bruce has lived a hard life and isn't the social star that Tony Stark of the Ironman series is. Bruce doesn't want the spot light on him, he wants to hide inside his mask, he wants to hide from the pain the world has caused him. This is why I can see myself more as Bruce Wayne and not Tony Stark. Plus Wayne doesn't need a fictional piece of technology attached to his heart to make him a super hero. Wayne uses his skills as a detective and his resources as owner of Wayne Enterprises to help the people less fortunate than he. These traits make Wayne and Batman a super hero that could actually happen in real life. Now I would like to mention Alfred's contribution as Batman's right hand man. Alfred was the voice of reason that reminded Bruce, he had limitations and he couldn't lose himself in the monster of Batman. Alfred kept Wayne from completly losing himself in Batman and losing the very essence of why he created Batman in the first place.
These are just a few of my reasons why Nolan's Batman Trilogy is the greatest movie trilogy of all time. Well, at least it is the greatest super hero movie series of film history.
Thanks for reading and have a great day.

The Dark Knight Rises pt 2/3

In my last post, I discussed the believability and villains of the first two films in the Nolan Batman trilogy. Now I will discuss the villains of the last film and then our hero and his comrades. I am giving you fair warning now, if you haven't seen the last film yet, you shouldn't read this post as it will contain spoilers.

The final villain Batman must face during his time as guardian of Gotham is Bane, the mercinary that is a former member of the Leauge of Shadows. Bane's plan seems to be in completing the mission that Ra's Al Ghul started. Bane uses pain to drive an aged Batman to the brink of defeat. Bane then uses what appears to be the same plan as the Occupy Wall Street protestors by turning the lower class against the wealthy. He also turns the criminals, that are imprisoned by the Dent Act, lose on the city to allow the people to govern themselves. As the city truely descends into anarchy, much like the French Revolution, Bane waits for his true goal, the destruction of Gotham, to occur. These villains each point out how the so called good people are flawed; Ra's taught Bruce that compassion was not a trait his enemies would share, the Joker taught Dent that people don't mind bad things as long as it is according to the plan, and Bane gave the lower class the power over the rich that they always wanted. But now I must describe our hero. Batman/Bruce Wayne is the guardian of Gotham City. The city his father gave his life to help. Bruce doesn't agree with Ra's way of dealing out justice and becomes the ideal hero. Batman stood for what was right; he didn't hide behind procedure, he did what needed done. He inspired the good people of Gotham to stand against corruption and evil. But he learned that doing the right thing doesn't mean doing the popular thing, and people will get hurt. But Bruce endured the pain and loss that Gotham needed him to take; because a hero is someone the crowd cheers for, a knight is someone that does what is right even when it means the people will hate him and punish him for it. Nolan and Bale depicted Wayne in a very real way, a way that we could relate to. I will continue the discussion on Wayne ane wrap up my final point in the next post...

The Dark Knight Rises pt 1/3

Despite the effects of the horrible tragedy in Aurora CO. The Dark Knight Rises should go down as one of the best movies of all time. Christopher Nolan's interpretation of Batman has been part of the reason I think superheroes are dominating the box offices every summer. Not only has he created a believable set of characters, he merged them together to build an amazing journey that we all can enjoy. Whether you enjoy sophisticated plots or just simple action, the Nolan Batman series gives the viewers everything they could ask for. I enjoy the depth and complicated nature of each villain in the story. In Batman Begins we see Ra's Al Ghul determined to bring balance to the world by riding it of the civilizations that the Leauge of Shadow deems too corrupted; the two minor villains of the film, Scarecrow/Dr. Crane and Carmine Falcone, make the story more realistic by showing that in life, there is never just one foe to face. But Nolan couldn't use the same mold of villain in the next film The Dark Knight. They got lucky however by landing an actor that was entirely perfect for the role of the Joker though; Ledger's Joker will go down as a top 5 movie villain for many decades too come, if not the greatest villain of all time. The second film was able to capture the viewers so well because Nolan and his team did such a good job of setting the characters in the first film. With the world and style of the series set, Nolan was able to portray the Joker the way he is meant to be portrayed. No mercy, no regret, no fear, and no regard for life (even his own); these traits made the joker a believable advisary to our hero. The Joker had no ambition other than watching the world around him go to hell. This pushes Batman to doubt his ability to do what is right; the Joker's attack on the rules of society make you look at what is right and what is it we really do. As if the Joker wasn't enough of a problem, Nolan turns one of the heros of the film into its final villain. Two Face/Harvey Dent was the white knight of Gotham that became its worst enemy; Dent's fall shows how the system of justice we live by can be the chains that keep us from true justice. The final film in the trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, will be talked about in the next part....

NCAA Conferences

So Texas A&M is once again in talks with the SEC to leave the Big 12 and join the South Eastern Conference. A lot of people think this would be a good thing, for both the SEC and A&M, but I only see one outcome. The Big 12 would fall of course, with Oklahoma and Texas leaving almost certainly if A&M goes. And A&M would have to join the SEC West which is the best division in the nation.

Alabama and LSU lead the division filled with power house or potential power house programs in Auburn, Arkansas, Miss. State, and Ole Miss. A&M would find their conference schedule much harder on a week too week basis. It would also unbalnce the two SEC divisions forcing the East to start looking for a new team to join. Then you have to question if the name South EASTERN Conference would be appropriate anymore, since even Arkansas is barely in that region of the country and A&M is nowhere near it.

In short, the adding of another team to the SEC, the nations best conference, would not help either parties. But another solution could be found. One that saves the Big 12 and can be lucrative for both conferences. If the Big 12 would go out and get Boise State (assuming Boise State would be willing to actually play in a conference where the might have to play great every week), and TCU. Reshuffle there divisions a little to put Oklahoma in the North and spread the power out. Then the SEC and Big 12 form a rivalry match up between conferences like many conferences do in basketball. Arkansas and A&M already have a renewing of their old Southwestern Conference rivalry in place. Put 'Bama against Texas, Florida against Oklahoma, and Georgia against Oklahoma State; all on the same weekend. Then the next weekend you can switch it up or do any number of variations. This would bring in millions for both conferences and would TCu and Boise State the right to say the desrve BCS recognition.

Razorbacks

With the college football season approaching, I think it is time to discuss my favorite team. The University of Arkansas football team is poised to make a run for their first SEC title and possibly a national title. The Razorbacks, under fourth year fourth year head coach Bobby Petrino has all the pieces together for greatness.

Offensively, the Hogs are just as good, if not better than they were a year ago. And that is with star quarterback Ryan Mallett gone to the NFL. But despite what many people may think, Tyler Wilson is a much better college QB than Mallett. Wilson has the ability to scramble away from the ever so fast SEC defensive linemen, an attribute Mallett never had. And the only near perfect game that Mallett had last season, was in the Sugar Bowl. The only problem was that his receivers had their worst game of the year at the same time. But Wilson showed us his talents in a very close shootout with eventual national champs, Auburn. And Wilson will have plenty of help with the return of arguably one of the best wide receivers in the nation, Greg Childs. Along with Joe Adams and Jarius Wright, Childs looks to come back from his knee injury and smoke SEC defenses.

But the breakout star of 2010 was running back Knile Davis. The SEC's leading rusher of 2010, didn't even start the whole season. He was in fact the last RB on the Hogs depth-chart. But in late October, he began adding balance to the Razorback's offense. His SEC leading 1,322 yards gave the Razorbacks that extra threat on the ground to keep defenses on their toes. He looks to have an even better year this season, though I did read today on espn.com, he suffered some sort of leg injury in practice. But should he be healthy for opening day, look for big numbers from him every week.

On defense, Arkansas has improved greatly over last season. Coach Petrino has managed to take one of the worst defenses in the nation his first year, to a powerful machine in his fourth year. Though it is not the best defense in the SEC, it doesn't have to be. With the offensive threat Arkansas possesses, the defense just has to hold it's opponents to a minimum amount of yards and points. With returning starters Jake Bequette(DE, team sack leader), Jerry Franklin(LB, team leading tackler), and Tramain Thomas(S) the Hogs defense looks better than it has in years.

Even though their schedule is an easy one, at least for SEC teams it's easy, the big games that stand out right now are, Sept. 24 at Alabama, Oct 1 Texas A&M at Cowboys Stadium, and Nov. 25 at LSU. The rest of the schedule shouldn't be to much of a problem though never count out an SEC team, especially South Carolina or Mississippi State. But I feel LSU is over rated and Texas A&M is good, but we are better. Going into Alabama will be the toughest of all, but we nearly beat them last year, before Mallett threw the game away in the fourth quarter. But I do feel we could go undefeated or at worst one loss to 'Bama this season.

So watch out for them Hogs, cause this just might be their year.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PIG SOOOOIEEEEEEE RAZORBACKS!

Hollywood

So I just read an article about how Hollywood has gone remake crazy. I think they have, and although I understand some of the reason behind why they are doing it I must ask this one question. What made those movies great in the first place? They were new and well thought out.
Hollywood used to be a great city were artist could put their idea's into films for the world to see. Now it is nothing but a bunch of hypocrites that pretend to hate capitalism and yet do whatever they can to make billions of dollars. I may be young, but I know that what Hollywood needs is not more blockbuster remakes; it needs more story tellers like J.J. Abrams. And if ever given the chance, I would gladly tell my stories in Hollywood. I have many ideas floating in my head on a daily basis. Many could make very good movies. Some I have even began writing down and completeing, hoping to publish or adapt them to film.
Perhaps some of you are writers and story tellers. Well Hollywood could use more ideas, original ideas. Maybe you could be the next George Lucas?