Hollywood and You

Remember the war films of WWII. Did they show up while we were at war? Of course not. They politely waited until after the war was over. The Hollywood moguls supported the war and the country. Sure there were some films satirical over certain encounters and even some critical of wars (e.g. MASH about Korea) but these came out after the fact. Ditto for both Korea and Vietnam. But not for IRAQ. Between October 07 and next summer a multitude of films concerning IRAQ will be issued. Their purpose is not to support the war but to badger Bush and the stay in Iraq strategy. Not pro-American but liberal anti-war. this is the first time we have ever had Hollywood bashing a war while in the midst of it. DOes it help the Country? Of course not. Does it assist in the war efforts? Only if you are the enemy and Al Qaeda. Do they care? Of course not. Their entire purpose is to derail the war, make America look bad, and Bash Bush as often as they can be. How are these films doing at the boxoffice? Nul. Crash and burn. Are they surprised more people are not going to them, paying to watch them trash the military and the country? Of course they are. Liberals think all people think like them (or should anyway) and act surprised when they find out 85% do not (Like the old joke . . . two ultra liberal Manhattanites talking to one another could not understand how Bush ever got elected, no one they knew voted for him). Do profits matter? I guess not anymore. Politics over profits anyday they believe (why else would MSNBC offer Rosie O Donnell a multimillion dollar position).

I can hardly wait for a positive pro-military, pro-Iraq film. But I wont hold my breath, at least among Hollywood and American media producers.