[blu]

I bought the book earlier this week, because I wanted to see how the author saw things and I am afraid the movie will be Hollywood-ized. So far, it’s an excellent book.

[Rummyfan]

New York Times film critic A.O. Scott has indicted the film as political propaganda: "The politics of the Iraq war are entirely absent, which is a political statement in its own right," he declared.

Hey dumba**, it's a movie about Chris Kyle, not the politics of the Iraq war.

[Rummyfan]

...Hollywood uncorked a barrel of anti-Iraq-war movies, all of them in their varying styles trashing the American military or intelligence agencies as vicious murderers...

Turkeys like

In the Vallay of Elah

and

Rendition

and

The Green Zone

and etc etc...

[Dr. Sivana]

And though George W. Bush's name is never invoked, 'American Sniper' can be seen as an expression of nostalgia for his Manichaean approach to foreign policy.

Oh, come now. Everyone who isn't a moral relativist is a Manichaean now? I don't have too much use for how we went about the whole thing, but it was NOT Manichaean, or gnostic in any way, other than there were two sides, as there are in most wars.

[Hugin]

New York Times film critic A.O. Scott has indicted the film as political propaganda: "The politics of the Iraq war are entirely absent, which is a political statement in its own right," he declared. "And though George W. Bush's name is never invoked, 'American Sniper' can be seen as an expression of nostalgia for his Manichaean approach to foreign policy."

Really? I do not think it means what you think it means.

Man·i·chae·an noun \ˌma-nə-ˈkē-ən\\ˈma-nə-ˌkē\

1: a believer in a syncretistic religious dualism originating in Persia in the third century a.d. and teaching the release of the spirit from matter through asceticism

2: a believer in religious or philosophical dualism

[StonyBurk]

God willing I will purchase the book —to honor the man and his widow. and the movie as much to send a message to that lost soul forever wandering Ventura highway seeking widows to haul into court .

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Here is some video of a Blackwater sniper in action during the Mehdi revolt in Najaf, Iraq. It was called a “target rich environment”, and if he was an average marksman, you can figure about 1 in 4 shots fired hit an enemy (in the open). In that he was a former Marine sniper, probably a little over 1 in 2.

Do a count of how many bullets he fired. Do the math.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7TRP-d5h2Q

[Rennes Templar]

“It’s just pathetic that a film that doesn’t strike a partisan note is somehow political by being non-political.”

The non-reporting by the alphabet networks is a daily political statement.

[kevkrom]

"The politics of the Iraq war are entirely absent, which is a political statement in its own right," he declared.

The social-justice warrior (SJW) credo: any time or effort not spent advancing the "cause" must by definition mean it's being spent on the status quo.

[NorthMountain]

the 2008 film about assassinated gay SODOMITE San Francisco city councilman Harvey Milk.

Dude was a freak.

[Impy]

New York Times film critic A.O. Scott has indicted the film as political propaganda: "The politics of the Iraq war are entirely absent, which is a political statement in its own right," he declared.

Cluck you, you stupid lib.

And though George W. Bush's name is never invoked, 'American Sniper' can be seen as an expression of nostalgia for his Manichaean approach to foreign policy."

Feel smart for writing that? Gashole.

[Pajamajan]

Looking forward to getting the book, and seeing the movie. The trailer for it looks good.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Not to go off too much off topic put this is the first mention of Micheal Moore’s anti President Bush movie I’ve seen in years. Wasn’t it titled “Farfegnugen 711?” Back then it was touted as “The most important movie of our times” but it never rose to the level of a trivia question ever. I think Amazon pays people to take it off their hands.

[mylife]

Poorly made film IMHO

Hat tip Kyle Hat tip Clint