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Jan

SOTU – The Uncommon Response

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I was informed on Tuesday afternoon, that I had drawn the short straw and had been nominated to watch our President’s State of the Union address last night. After profuse thanks to the bearer of that good news (thanks Parson!!), I grabbed my pad and pen in order to bring you the Uncommon Show’s response to the SOTU.

If you haven’t seen the speech, here it is:

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Dec

R.I.P. Golden State

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Oh, California. You’ve been on the brink of madness for years, but methinks you’ve finally fallen off your fulcrum. Progressivism has deep roots in California and we’re now seeing the rotten blossoms of this pernicious ideology. For those unfamiliar with the term, Progressivism is defined by Wikipedia as “a political attitude favoring or advocating changes or reform through governmental action.” It is part of the long history of innocuous-sounding phrases which the Left uses to couch its more detrimental ideologies (see “choice”, “diversity”, and “tolerance”). Read More→

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Dec

The enemy of an enemy. . .

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Just reading today about some of the links between the Nazis and the early Pan-Arabist movement. The ties are clear and pretty well-documented. After all, the word Iran translates to Aryan in English. I was interested to learn how far back the ties started.

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Aug

No Uncommon Show this week

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The Uncommon Show will not be taping this week. The Parson, Mrs Parson, and the lil’ Parsons are headed out to Washington DC to attend the 8/28 Restoring Honor rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. This rally will feature Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, and some surprise speakers. It’s awesome that the Uncommon Show will have a presence at this event and we wish the Parson safe travels and Godspeed. See you all next week!!

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Jun

Why Helen Thomas is a moron

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You might have heard this weekend about former White House columnist Helen Thomas’ recent answer to the question “Any comments on Israel?” She replied, “Yeah, tell them to get the hell out of Palestine. . . Remember these people are occupied.” Aside from the obvious anti-Jewish slant of her pronouncement, she is flat wrong. It’s a shame that someone who has called herself a journalist for 50+ years cannot represent the truth correctly. Actually, veritas and journalism aren’t nascent adversaries come to think of it..

The prevalent understanding of the region of “Palestine” is best represented by Yasser Arafat’s description from 1974:
“The Jewish invasion began in 1881. . . Palestine was then a verdant area, inhabited mainly by an Arab people in the course of building its life and dynamically enriching its indigenous culture.”

The main problem with Mr. Arafat’s quote is that it isn’t founded in fact or historical accuracy. Read More→

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Apr

Ideas for the Queue: Comedy

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Ever get to the video store and draw a complete blank on what to see? Is your Netflix queue bare and empty? I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite films that you might not have seen. Last post we covered Thrillers/Dramas, this time we’ll look at Comedies. Now comedies are categorically less inclined to offer much in the way of substance or wisdom, but I prefer my comedies with some-thinking-required and so these are slightly more sophisticated and less like traditional comedies.

Comedy

Stranger Than Fiction

I missed this film when it came out and only saw it a year or so ago. Aside from the fact that it was filmed in the Windy City (+1 in my book), I just love how creative it is. In addition to being a thoughtful romantic comedy in its own right, it explores existential issues and the way that we approach story narration in a very unconventional manner. It follows Harold Crick (Will Farrell) who is an unassuming accountant for the IRS. This is my favorite performance by Farrell, he is genuine and honest and is perfect for this part. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, and Queen Latifah round out the cast. This film is rated PG-13 for some brief language, subject matter, and a couple of derriers in a shower-room scene.

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Mar

Ideas for the Queue: Thriller/Drama

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Ever get to the video store and draw a complete blank on what to see? Is your Netflix queue bare and empty? I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite films that you might not have seen. I’ll do my best to make this a recurring feature, to keep our readers fully stocked on substantial cinema! Please keep in mind that I’m recommending these films because I have enjoyed them. You won’t find many of these films in Christian bookstores, but I believe that biblical wisdom can be gleaned from each of them. Okay, enough with the obligatory disclaimer..

I’ll start with Thrillers and Drama. Read More→

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Mar

Contest winners!

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"Excellent!"

It wasn’t easy, but we’ve managed to select two winners for the Uncommon Show Top Ten Movie List. It was hard to pick, but the two best lists belong to PAUL and JOHN ROGALSKI. Congratulations gents on a job well done, and thank you to all the entrants who sweated it out over trying to fit a lifetime’s worth of great films into 10 spots.

For some Uncommon analysis on these lists and more films, check out the most recent show. Thanks as always for tuning in!

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Feb

“Shutter Island” – 4 stars

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First, let me say this: I did it for you. I went to see Martin Scorsese’s new film, Shutter Island, for you dear reader. Ever since Marty pledged his support to a self-avowed child rapist last year (Roman Polanski), I decided that there was no need to support his films anymore. It saddened me greatly that this cinematic giant would show his stripes so pathetically by showing solidarity with such a slimeball, but God created us with Free Will and Marty obviously didn’t lose any sleep over it. But I knew that our readers would be interested in this film, indeed a couple have already expressed their interest to me directly, so I bit the bullet and went to see it anyway. Read More→

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Dec

“The Blind Side” – 4.5 stars

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Good news! “The Blind Side” is an excellent family film. I haven’t typed those words very often this past year, but do so unreservedly here.

“The Blind Side” is adapted from the book of the same name by Michael Lewis (“Moneyball”). The story documents the intersection of two completely disparate cultures in Memphis, Tennessee. It is a true story, but like any film adaptation there are some incongruities with reality (some “creative license” to make it more dramatic). Michael Oher is a very poor black teenager who grew up in a broken home. His mother is a drug addict who has fathered 13 other children and has a hard time remembering who Michael’s real father was. Through the persistence of a friend’s father, Michael is accepted to a private Christian school but he struggles socially and scholastically. When he is no longer able to sleep on a friend’s couch, because the family can’t afford to feed “Big Mike” anymore, he starts sleeping in the gym at school and surviving on popcorn and concessions left after the high school games. Read More→

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Oct

Thoughts on Prayer

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From Meditations on Divine Mercy:

If someone wants to describe adequately the usefulness of pious, earnest prayer, he will, in my opinion, surely find a beginning more easily than a conclusion. Pious prayer offered in faith is familiar conversation with God. It is a salutary remedy to all the difficulties of life. It is the key to heaven and the door to paradise. It shows us how much we depend on God, and it is a ladder of ascension to God. It is a shield for our defense and a faithful messenger of the ambassador. It is refreshment in the heart of misfortune; it is medicine during illness. It is a winch, drawing us to heaven, and a vessel that draws water from the font of divine kindness. It is a sword against the devil and a defense against misfortune. It is a wind that blows away evil and brings earthly benefits. It is a nurse that nurtures virtues and conquers faults. It is a great fortification for the soul and gives free access to God. It is a spiritual feast and a heavenly delicacy. Read More→