- Neil Hrab: That will be enough honesty for now, thank you
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How outspoken can political figures afford to be? How much actual "straight talk" can a political system endure from its top leaders, before pandemonium erupts? These were two of the questions raised in reviewers' minds by the 1998 movie Bulworth, starring Warren Beatty.
Bulworth is a dark comedy about a political figure who makes the fateful decision to say whatever is on his mind, without caring too much about the personal consequences. I recalled the movie this week while going over some statements by Michael S. Barr, President Obama's duly confirmed Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions. Barr previously served under President Clinton.
Barr's Bulworth moment came on Wednesday, during testimony before the House of Representative's Financial Services Committee's housing subcommittee. He spoke at length about President Obama's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP for short), describing it as "a comprehensive $75 billion program to lower monthly mortgage payments for at-risk borrowers, providing modifications on a scale never previously attempted" and "a key part of [Obama's] broad housing plan."
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Movies Reflect Reality?
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- Unhypentated Canadian
- I lean to the right but I still have a heart and if I have a mission it is to respond to attacks on people not available to protect themselves and to point out the hypocrisy of the left at every opportunity.MY MAJOR GOAL IS HIGHLIGHT THE HYPOCRISY AND STUPIDITY OF THE LEFTISTS ON TORONTO CITY COUNCIL. Last word: In the final analysis this blog is a relief valve for my rants/raves.
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