It’s been a year of non-stop hatred, lies, ineptitude, intolerance and division from the Democrats, the political party I’m ashamed to say I used to belong to before I left it to become an Independent Voter. And as for the Republicans, anyone who claims they have a hard time finding items pointing out that party’s failings and scandals is lying.
JOE BIDEN CALLOUSLY WASHES HIS HANDS OF HIS COVID DEBACLE, CLAIMING IT’S NO LONGER A PROBLEM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE DEALING WITH. Then skips town for another vacation HERE. More Biden disasters HERE.
DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY VACATIONS IN COSTA RICA AS CRISES IN THE STATE WORSEN.
WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATS PUSH BILL TO REDUCE THE PENALTIES FOR DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS. More HERE. The Democrats have been the Party of Crime for quite a while now.
DEMOCRATS AT CNN REFUSE TO COMMENT AMID THE ONGOING ALLEGED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH MINORS. Democrats, can you leave kids alone already?
ANOTHER WAY THAT THE DEMOCRATS WHO RUN THE TEACHER’S UNIONS HARM STUDENTS. Continue reading
As always, from December 1st through Twelfth Night (January 6th) Balladeer’s Blog takes a look at some of the old legends surrounding Charlemagne and his Paladins. These are the fictional tales about Charlemagne, so there will be magic and monsters included. 
THE ENCHANTED GARDENS OF FALERINA – We pick up from last time as the Paladins Roland and Reinold are separately heading for the Gardens of Falerina to free all the warriors imprisoned there. Reinold (at last reunited with his faithful steed Bayard) was on this quest on behalf of the beautiful Flordelis, whose true love Florismart is among the prisoners. 
ROLLER BLADE (1986) – My review of this cosmically bad post-apocalypse movie about roller-skating warrior-priestesses who wield switch-blades and perform faith healing. No, I’m not kidding. Click 
FOOL KILLER – Six Fool Killer Tales From American History 
RIKI-OH: THE STORY OF RICKY (1991) – Balladeer’s Blog’s review of this ultra-violent and transcendentally gory martial arts movie. Click 
As regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog know, December through Twelfth Night (January 6th) is the time of year in which I look at versions of the tales of Charlemagne and his Paladins. These are the legends about Charlemagne, not the actual history, so there will be dragons, monsters and magic. 
REINOLD BATTLES ROLAND – Regular readers will remember that when we left the Paladin named Reinold he was making his way on foot back to the Court of Charlemagne after escaping from Princess Angelica’s enchanted island. 
JOE BIDEN’S AFGHANISTAN DEBACLE – Several items regarding Biden’s inept departure from the previously decided upon withdrawal procedures, plus the needless tragedies which followed. Click 
JOE BIDEN’S BLOOD-SOAKED FAILURES – And for not covering him in 2020 the way all previous presidential candidates had been covered. Click 
ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION – A Journey in the 29th Century (1824) 
Joe Biden, accused rapist, proven racist and career criminal who, 
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2020) – Christmas Carol-A-Thon 2021 comes to a close with this review of the criminally underrated version of A Christmas Carol that was released last year. This production is easily one of the most beautiful adaptations of the Dickens classic. 
And what thespians! The voice of Andy Serkis is heard, in addition to those of Sian Phillips, who apparently will never die, and Leslie Caron, whom I thought had already died. Serkis provides the dialogue for Marley’s Ghost and Old Joe. Phillips is the narrator whose wonderful performance ties it all together and Caron provides the voice for the Ghost of Christmas Past. 
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1950) – This production of A Christmas Carol was shown on the BBC on December 25th and December 27th, 1950. Bransby Williams starred as Ebenezer Scrooge, John Ruddock played Bob Cratchit with Robert Cawdron as Nephew Fred. 
MS SCROOGE (1997) – Balladeer’s Blog’s Twelfth Annual Christmas Carol-A-Thon is fast approaching its finale. This time around I’m reviewing Ms Scrooge, a Hallmark TV movie starring the revered actress Cicely Tyson as Ebenita Scrooge. 
The main distraction in this telefilm is the one that afflicts many other attempts to set A Christmas Carol in more modern times – employers cannot, and for decades haven’t been allowed to, treat their employees the way that Scrooge treats Bob Cratchit in the original story. Some modern adaptations avoid the problem by just making vague references to Ebenezer’s merciless running of their business, and in my opinion that works the best. Unfortunately this Hallmark presentation constantly takes you out of the story with blatantly illegal conduct by Scrooge. 
