Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog are familiar with my fondness for the old, old Movie Host shows. Here is the ballot for 2019 which lets you select your five nominees for the Horror Host Hall of Fame. VOTING ENDS FEBRUARY 15th SO JUST ONE WEEK LEFT!
Filed under Bad and weird movies, humor, Movie Hosts
DEMOCRAT AND FASCIST DEMAGOGUE NYDIA M VELAZQUEZ
Democrats continue to drive away so many of us who used to belong to that party. The latest vileness came in the form of THREATENING REMARKS MADE TO A YOUNGSTER BY DEMOCRAT CONGRESSWOMAN NYDIA VELAZQUEZ.
That young man of color – C.J. Pearson – tweeted out a remark about AOC during the SOTU address and referred to “the woman sitting next to AOC.” (NOTE: During the SOTU Congressional reps bring guests to sit with them. It’s not like during a regular session when it could be assumed that anyone sitting near AOC would be a fellow member of the House.)
Since Democrats in office increasingly think that they are our rulers rather than our elected representatives, Nydia Velazquez got indignant that CJ Pearson can’t instantly identify all 435 members of the House. She pompously tweeted back:
“I’m not ‘the woman sitting next to her. @AOC and I — and millions like us — are the future of this country. And you’re right to be afraid of us. But you should learn my name.”
Riiight. If a member of the opposition party had tweeted something like that to a young man of color or anyone else it would have been the lead story on every Democrat news outlet and would spark one of those “national conversations” that Democrats simperingly insist we should have all the time. And by the way Pearson made no reference to “being afraid” of anybody. Velazquez may be projecting.
COURAGEOUS YOUNG MAN OF COLOR CJ PEARSON, WHO OFTEN DEFIES DEMOCRATS
This is an ELECTED DEMOCRAT MEMBER OF CONGRESS, and she’s TELLING A YOUNG MAN OF COLOR THAT HE IS “RIGHT TO BE AFRAID OF US.” What a pompous fascist! Does Velazquez think we live in a Banana Republic? Does she plan on having Democrat goons “disappear” citizens who earn her disfavor?
And who does she think he should be afraid of when she says “us?” All Democrats? All Hispanic-Americans? Once again we see that the Democrats are about non-stop hatred and division. Continue reading
Filed under LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES, Neglected History, opinion
Balladeer’s Blog reviews another psychotronic film starring the one, the only Robert Ginty! FOR MORE ROBERT GINTY REVIEWS CLICK HERE
GOLDRAIDERS (1982) – A plane carrying two hundred million dollars in gold (in 1980s money) gets shot down over Thailand and lands in the jungle. A blandly-dubbed Robert Ginty plays Mark Banner, part of a hastily-assembled team sent in to recover the gold. Sarah Langenfeld is our hero’s leading lady this time around.
Naturally other parties are after the bullion bonanza, too, like drug dealers, a man who needs gold to make a gold dress to win his intended bride (?) and a corrupt communist General. The commie with decidedly capitalist leanings is one of the most memorable villains in B-Movie history! Continue reading
Filed under Bad and weird movies
Superhero fans want more JSA, so here we go with this latest look at the world’s OLDEST superhero team: DC’s Justice Society of America. FOR PART ONE CLICK HERE
I will review the original issue and then detail how I would “script-doctor” the story for modern audiences.
ALL STAR COMICS #19 (November 1943)
Title: CRIMES SET TO MUSIC
Heroes: WONDER WOMAN (Original), STARMAN, THE ATOM (Original), DOCTOR FATE, SANDMAN, THE SPECTRE, HAWKMAN (Original), DOCTOR MIDNITE AND JOHNNY THUNDER
Villain: THE COMPOSER
Synopsis: The Composer (Hector Bauer) kidnaps Hawkman and commits a series of music-related crimes. The Justice Society members try to thwart his crime spree and free their captured teammate.
Our heroes prevent the Composer from destroying a priceless Stradivarius violin, restore the voice of an opera singer after the Composer mutes him and stop the villain from cutting off the fingers of a pianist. They also save another composer from the supervillain’s attempt to inflict brain damage on him to rob him of his talent. Continue reading
Filed under Superheroes
PHOTO OF THE ALLEGED ATTACKERS IN THE “EMPIRE” HATE CRIME.
Dateline, Chicago – A Lithuanian-American (name withheld to protect him from reprisals) was walking down the street in Chicago recently when a gang of thugs wearing hats and t-shirts advertising Empire, a television show starring Jussie Smollett (NOT a gag name) attacked him.
The unidentified thugs, apparently trying to beat the Lithuanian-American pride out of him, supposedly shouted pro-Empire slogans like “Seriously, homey, you should binge-watch Empire” and called it “Can’t-miss television” while pummeling their unfortunate victim.
Startlingly enough, it has come to light that, though the whiney, possibly lying Lithuanian-American claimed the attack and the slogans were overheard by his manager via his cell-phone, the Lithuanian-American refuses to provide his cell phone to prove his very shaky claims.
Reasonable people are doubting the event ever happened since no corroboration – NOT EVEN FROM SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM THE TIME OF THE ATTACK – can support the outrageous claims made by the so-called “victim.”
Authorities seem to be suspecting that the entire complaint is false and various reasonable people might be thinking the whole thing was a hoax to score cheap political points and generate publicity for the Lithuanian-American. Continue reading
Filed under humor, LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES, opinion
With President’s Day coming here’s a look at some of the men and women who proved pivotal to the administrations of the Presidents of the United States. Many of those Secretaries may not be household names here in the 21st Century but they would definitely stand out on any staff. Here is an examination of sixteen such figures in chronological order. Figures like James G Blaine, William Seward, and Henry Kissinger are so well-known that they are not included on this list.
1. TIMOTHY PICKERING (1795-1800)
Served under: Presidents George Washington and John Adams
Noted for: Conspiring with Alexander Hamilton to undermine some of the policies of the Washington and Adams administrations. When Adams discovered this he ordered Pickering to resign, but Pickering refused, forcing Adams to fire him. Pickering remains the only Secretary of State to officially be fired by the President.
2. HENRY CLAY (1825-1829)
Served under: President John Quincy Adams
Noted for: Fighting a duel with Senator John Randolph, one of Clay’s critics who felt he had struck a “corrupt bargain” with Adams to get this prized cabinet position. Also for completing the first commerce treaties between the young United States and the various nations in Scandinavia and Latin America.
3. JOHN FORSYTH (1834-1841)
Served under: Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren
Noted for: Obtaining long-disputed reparations from France for U.S. commercial losses suffered during the Napoleonic Wars. Also for threatening to resign early in Van Buren’s administration before his relationship with the new president improved. Continue reading
Filed under Neglected History
Per the Glitternight Index:
NCCAA – 1. BETHEL (IN) COLLEGE PILOTS (Riverboat Pilots) ### 2. OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY EAGLES ### 3. WARNER UNIVERSITY ROYALS ### 4. EMMANUEL COLLEGE LIONS ### 5. CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TIGERS ###
6. MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY EVANGELS ### 7. COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS BOBCATS ### 8. SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY LIONS ### 9. CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY YELLOW JACKETS ### 10. BLUEFIELD COLLEGE RAMBLING RAMS ### Continue reading
Filed under College Basketball
May 14th will see the Scream Factory releasing Blu-Ray editions of Quatermass II: Enemy from Space plus Quatermass and the Pit. NOTE: These are the THEATRICAL RELEASE versions. If you want the original 1950s British television versions of the Quatermass Serials they are available but sometimes just on Region 2 DVD.
To pre-order these Blu-Ray editions: Continue reading
Filed under Bad and weird movies
Whenever I think the slobbering, intolerant fascists who call themselves Democrats can’t possibly sink any lower with their tiresome, endless race-baiting they slither even lower than ever.
Now Democrats are claiming that liking the phenomenally successful New England Patriots football team means that the fan is a “white supremacist.” Hmmm. And let me guess … Soon Democrats will be saying that ANYONE WEARING PATRIOTS HATS OR T-SHIRTS, ETC SHOULD BE REFUSED SERVICE IN RESTAURANTS & OTHER BUSINESSES OR BE HARRASSED IN THE STREETS OR BE FORBIDDEN TO WEAR SUCH ITEMS TO SCHOOL ON THE GROUNDS THAT WHITE LEFTIST FOOLS WILL CLAIM THAT THOSE ITEMS MAKE “MARGINALIZED PEOPLE” (as defined purely by white leftists, of course) FEEL “UNSAFE.”
I never used to be into the Patriots or their coach or players but if they upset brain-dead Democrats that much then I am now a Patriots fan! I say stock up on Patriots gear and wear it proudly! Is there ANYTHING people can do that the pieces of trash called Democrats will not fall to pieces over?
HEY DEMOCRATS, LET ME KNOW WHAT OTHER SPORTS FRANCHISES UPSET YOU TOTALITARIANS SO I CAN BE SURE TO PRAISE THEM DAILY TO SEE WHAT YOU MORONS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT!
I never wanted a MAGA hat before, either, because such hats just aren’t my thing. However, since I’M PRO-CHOICE ON THE HAT ISSUE (“Headwear Freedom” as the simpering Left would no doubt describe it) AND SINCE DEMOCRATS THINK THEY CAN ORDER PEOPLE NOT TO WEAR THEM, I may wind up buying several. One for myself and more for others who are getting sick and tired of the Democrats playing Lifetime Hall Monitors with everyone.
YOU DEMOCRATS NEED TO CHANGE YOUR PARTY’S NAME TO GET AWAY FROM ITS TIES TO SLAVERY, THE KKK, JIM CROW, ETC BEFORE YOU TRY TO POLICE THE REST OF US. My biggest regret in life is that I used to belong to that increasingly deranged political party. Continue reading
Filed under LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES, Neglected History, opinion
Here’s Balladeer’s Blog’s examination of Don McGregor’s 1973-1975 Black Panther story Panther’s Rage. I’m no comic book expert but in my opinion Panther’s Rage surpasses much of the work done by the overrated and overpraised Alan Moore.
As always, since I’m neither a liberal nor a conservative I was surprised by some of the intense political reactions to my reviewing this Black Panther story. Many people who call themselves conservatives seem to think this Marvel Comics character has some connection to the hate group called the Black Panthers.
Actually this figure came BEFORE the Black Panthers. In fact Marvel flirted with changing the character’s name a few times – once to just simply “the Panther” and once to “the Black Leopard” – to keep their character separated from the racist hate group.
“Memes … memes, everywhere.”
On the other side many people who call themselves liberals huffed and puffed indignantly that I was covering a 13-part story written by (GASP) a white guy about a black character! Hey, a white guy even CREATED the character. I wonder if that invalidates the Black Panther entirely in their narrow minds.
Anyway, here are chapter by chapter links to my review –
ONE: PANTHER’S RAGE – Prince T’Challa, the Black Panther, returns to his isolated African kingdom of Wakanda to try to put down a violent rebellion led by a Wakandan calling himself Erik Killmonger. CLICK HERE
TWO: DEATH REGIMENTS BENEATH WAKANDA – The Black Panther battles Venomm, the supervillain in charge of Killmonger’s operation tunneling toward Wakanda City while simultaneously mining and stealing the nation’s vibranium reserves. CLICK HERE
THREE: MALICE BY CRIMSON MOONLIGHT – Killmonger sends a super-powered woman called Malice to help Venomm escape from the Royal Palace’s prison on the same night that T’Challa is undergoing his renewal of the Panther Herb ritual. CLICK HERE Continue reading
Filed under Pulp Heroes, Superheroes
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