“First Sale” Scene from Boiler Room (2000)
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Vin Diesel closing a sale in Boiler Room (2000):
Gordon Gecko’s “Greed Is Good” Speech
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The speech that won Michael Douglas the Academy Award for Best Actor (from 1987’s Wall Street):
Alec Baldwin’s “I Am God” Soliloquy
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Alec Baldwin’s “I Am God” soliloquy from Malice (1993):
Matt Damon on Sarah Palin
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Here’s a clip of Matt Damon excoriating Sarah Palin:
Obama: “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.”
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Barack Obama took a not-so-subtle jab today at Sarah Palin, saying: “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.” Obama’s statement was undoubtedly a reference to Palin’s speech at last week’s Republican Convention, when she said: “What’s the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick.”
Here’s the video:
Ouch! This comment is not going to sit well with any woman who isn’t already in the tank for Obama.
CNN’s Campbell Brown Suggests Sexist Reid Attack on Palin
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How often do CNN personalities defend Republicans?
In this video, CNN anchor Campbell Brown questions Senator Harry Reid’s use of the word “shrill” to describe Sarah Palin’s convention speech. Brown observes shrill is most frequently used to describe women, and questions whether Reid’s use of the word suggests sexism.
Sarah Palin’s Address to the Republican National Convention
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Palin Biography Video
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George Patton on Fighting
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“Men, this stuff we hear about America wanting to stay out of the war, not wanting to fight, is a lot of bullshit. Americans love to fight - traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble player; the fastest runner; the big league ball players; the toughest boxers. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans despise cowards. Americans play to win - all the time. I wouldn’t give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That’s why Americans have never lost, not ever will lose a war, for the very thought of losing is hateful to an American.”
–General George S. Patton
Ben Affleck’s “Boiler Room” Soliloquy
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Ben Affleck–yes, the same Affleck of Gigli fame–absolutely rocks the house in this cameo appearance from Boiler Room (2000). His performance is almost enough–but not quite–to forgive him for so many of his other forgettable roles:
Martin Luther King, Jr. on Freedom
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“And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:
Free at last! Free at last!
Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”
–Martin Luther King, Jr.
Alec Baldwin’s Sensational Speech from “Glengarry Glen Ross”
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This is a spectacular scene from Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) — unquestionably, the best scene of the movie and one of the best of all time. Alec Baldwin at his best:
Chris Matthews Chides Keith Olbermann During Democratic Convention
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Keith Olbermann may be wearing out his welcome at MSNBC. Here’s video of a testy exchange between Olbermann and Chris Matthews during the Democratic Convention:
Hilarious Scene From “Transformers”
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Great scene from Transformers (2007), a surprisingly entertaining movie:
Ronald Reagan - A Time for Choosing
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Fantastic video of Ronald Reagan’s famous “A Time for Choosing” speech delivered October 27, 1964:
John Edwards On Infidelity
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In December 2007, Katie Couric questioned John Edwards about infidelity:
Merriam-Webster’s definition of hypocrisy:
Main Entry:
hy·poc·ri·sy
Pronunciation:
\hi-ˈpä-krə-sē also hī-\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural hy·poc·ri·sies
Etymology:
Middle English ypocrisie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin hypocrisis, from Greek hypokrisis act of playing a part on the stage, hypocrisy, from hypokrinesthai to answer, act on the stage, from hypo- + krinein to decide — more at certain
Date:
13th century
1: a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not; especially : the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion
2: an act or instance of hypocrisy
Paris Hilton for President?
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With friends like these, Barack Obama doesn’t need enemies. Ouch!
Bill Gates’ Retirement Video
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Enjoy this humorous, self-effacing video (with numerous cameos by A-list celebrities) made to celebrate Bill Gates’ retirement:
