Movie Review: Odd Man Out (1947)

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Brian Wright

Character study in precursor environment of the Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’

Happened upon the film given four stars by the reviewer on Turner Classic Movies, and checked it out.

Glad I did. Informed by the venerable Robert Osborne that this movie is a launch pad for director Carol Reed who later did such classics as The Third Man, The Agony and the Ecstasy, and Oliver. It also served to elevate James Mason into leading actor territory. In this effort he is cast as an Irish revolutionary leader working for ‘the Organisation’ after having served much time in a British/Unionist prison. [Here’s where I’m unclear on the history, but I believe, looking at my Wikipedia ‘hallowed official knowledge’-bot article on Ireland: I see the Irish Republic—meaning the bulk of the island, except for the northeast six counties—came into existence after considerable struggle in 1921 with the Anglo-Irish Treaty, but it wasn’t until 1949 that ‘full’ independence was achieved and that that land became the Republic of Ireland. Continue reading →

Guest Column: Top Five Lies of the Vaccine Mongers

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Brian Wright

Still being regurgitated by vaccine fanatics to push toxic immunizations…
by Ethan Huff, staff writer with Natural News (original column here)

(NaturalNews) All throughout the media, vaccines are being thrust to the forefront as the only safe and effective way to prevent disease outbreaks. But the impetus behind this massive vaccination push, and what’s driving some to call for mandatory compliance with it, is a series of elaborate lies that are being repeated over and over again to convince as many people as possible that there’s no legitimate reason not to get vaccinated.

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Brian’s Column: Let’s ‘Bring It’ to the Doreen Hearing, April 9

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Brian Wright

Pete Hendrickson’s wife facing sentencing following heresy conviction

Now is the time to step up en masse. I’ve already included as a guest column former Troy major, Janice Daniels, rallying of the forces of local-cum-national freedom. And in my book on the trial, The Motor City Witchcraft Trial(s), I propose gathering at least a thousand individuals to flood the courtroom and the city of Detroit:

“Think of it a minute: tens of thousands of Americans have recovered tens of millions of dollars in hard-earned wealth thanks to Doreen’s husband’s discoveries. Discoveries on account of which the government is willing to horrifically attack Pete’s wife: to send a message to people like ourselves—to the tax-truth community at large. The feds want you to stand down.

“Instead, stand up!

“Wherever you live in the country, figure out a way to get to Detroit and the Levin Courthouse on April 09, 2015. It’s easy, parking across the street is $10 per day, that’s a couple of lattes. Get the latest information from losthorizons.com. What do you think will be the impact of having a thousand people queued up outside of the courtroom milling around in the hallways?!”

[Note: the sentencing hearing has been postponed for no reason, twice. So please keep checking at losthorizons.com until the scheduled time.] Continue reading →

Book Review: Think and Grow Rich (1937)

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Brian Wright

Motivational classic still inspires
by Napoleon Hill
1937, Ballantine Books (1996 edition), 254 pages

During my early prime-time adulthood, being wrapped in the Ayn Rand critique of impure reason, I dissed any popular ideas that promised riches and happiness through positive thinking, motivational savvy, or winning friends and influencing people.

Such exercises seemed far beneath my heroic noodling out of all the important, planet-saving concepts with my engineering brilliance, then riding off into the smog-filled sunset with the Dagny Taggart of my dreams.

How times have changed, how we’ve all changed.

This inspirational classic by Napoleon Hill is still as pertinent to success as when it was written, during the depths of The Great Depression (1937). Continue reading →

Movie Review: Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Brian Wright

That’s the respect for language I be representin’

Akeelah: [quoting Marianne Williamson]
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”
Dr. Larabee: Does that mean anything to you?
Akeelah: I don’t know.
Dr. Larabee: It’s written in plain English. What does it mean?
Akeelah: That I’m not supposed to be afraid?
Dr. Larabee: Afraid of what?
Akeelah: Afraid of… me?

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Guest Column: It’s Not Just Unlawful, It’s Downright Awful

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Brian Wright

Everyone show up for Doreen Hendrickson’s sentencing in Detroit on April 9
by Janice Daniels (original here)

It is easy to imagine, but impossible to neglect or accept the fact that in 2015, nefarious government forces continue working overtime to try to silence the truth about taxation, income and justice. So what’s new?

Remember, it was just 52 short years ago, when from a jail in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 16, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. penned the famous words, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html

Lest you think me too cynical, and that I speak only of smoke-filled rooms, in far off places, where the insatiable lust for power breeds an unspeakable level of corruption, consider the case of Mrs. Doreen Hendrickson, who lives right here in Oakland County, Michigan. Continue reading →

Brian’s Column: Breakthru on the General Satyagraha Front

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Brian Wright

Upcoming book on GMO menace may cascade for truth and justice

Here’s a column from last week in Mike Adams’ NaturalNews.com outlet that will make anyone concerned with the species’ health and freedom stand up and cheer. I sure did. It’s called Altered Genes, Twisted Truth, by Steven M. Druker. It promises to be a thorough expose and indictment of the corrupt, death-and-disease-causing Big Agri technology known as genetically modified organism (GMO) applied to crops and foods. Here’s the kicker: the book and its message—the knockout subtitle: How the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science, Corrupted Government, and Systematically Deceived the Public—is wholeheartedly endorsed by one of the premier scientists of our time: Jane Goodall. From her foreword:
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