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Jack Goes Confidential: Denzel Washington Fronts ‘Mag 7’

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Jack Poessiger

Resurrecting a movie franchise after its final chapter made its debut some 44 years ago seems like a financial stretch by any definition…

The original MANIFICENT SEVEN—the western remake of Akira Turosawa’s SEVEN SAMURAI—first rode across American screens in 1960.

And what a cast it sported: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn and a young Horst Bucholtz.

To re-imagine THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN for today’s audiences, director Antoine Fuqua needed box office bait to attract REAL interest in the project—and he got it by landing Denzel Washington to lead the cast.

All the elements of the original are here.

Land baron Peter Skarsgaard and his goons intent on plundering a small town village but offering the locals next to nothing—OR ELSE!

Their only hope is to hire protection!

And they get it in the form of warrant officer Denzel Washington who rides into town from Wichita and is financially persuaded to offer it.

But to face an eventual showdown with the bad guys would require some hefty gun power—hence his recruitment of a handful of mercenaries willing to put their diverse lives on the line.

Misfits including a gunslinger, marksman, knife thrower, archer—you get the picture. A gathering of rogues who become THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN.

Think Denzel and the village people……. Continue reading →

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Paul Wilson: Don’t Kid Yourself – Trump Can Win

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Paul Wilson

For proof that I’m right, let me first turn to my primary source for this story, local comedy club owner and media mogul, Craig Glazer…….

Now that I have your attention, I’ll continue.

I tend to pay attention to three polling sources I’m partial to. I like Real Clear Politics, FiveThirtyEight and Reuters. For the first time they agree this race is tightening. On August 26th, Reuters called it Clinton 295, Trump 171.

Last week, that looked more like Clinton 242, Trump 243.

There are 10-12 states that can still be swing states – two of which split the Electoral College vote instead of the common winner-take-all. Seven, in particular, are having unexplained shifts, but I think we can determine the genesis with relative certainty.

In the past few days, Florida has had an 11 point swing towards Trump. Pennsylvania, the state I personally think will play the biggest role, has had a 5 point swing. Nevada comes in at 5, South Carolina, 5, Colorado 8 and Iowa 11.

All are slowly shifting towards Trump, the “unelectable” candidate.

Personal opinion only, I see two factors coming into play.

First, the true effect of Johnson’s numbers on the polls, how they are accounted for and how it helps or harms.

Second, Trump polls completely different in on-line opposed to live phone calls. It first looked like an anomaly but too many polls now agree, people seem to lie about whether or not they support Trump during a phone interview.

On the flip side, Clinton polls 5 points stronger in phone polls over on line polls.

While not a science, pollsters seem to agree if an issue is controversial – let’s say, whether or not you’d vote for Trump – the truth is far more likely to appear in online questioning. A second thought into the psychology of this may be the anonymity offered in online polling which far more closely resembles the voting booth.

You’re more likely to make your true feelings known in privacy.

Continue reading →

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Edelman: Cyndi? She Bop-ped the Uptown

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Mark Edelman

Girls just want to have fun, right?

Even at 63. That’s the message Cyndi Lauper delivered to a sold out house at the Uptown Theater last week. And KC couldn’t get enough.

Sure, there was a political message interlaced with the kookiness.

Ms L has long advocated showing your true colors, raising money and getting out the vote. But from the first twang of that pedal steel, promoting her new rockabilly-tinged album Detours, the girl delivered to a crowd that came for bi-partisan loving.

Country gave way immediately to the hits– first “She Bop,” later on “When You Were Mine” and “Money Teaches Everything” from her iconic first LP (remember those?) She’s So Unusual. Continue reading →

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Hearne: The Plaza’s Ear Splitting Urban Street Scene

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

The new owners of KC crown jewel the Country Club Plaza have to be cringing…

That in the wake of a front page story in today’s Kansas City Star about “urban hipsters” who’ve been laying down dance party grooves and open mic concerts on a Plaza courtyard near Helzberg Diamonds and the Apple store.

Just what the upscale shopping Mecca needed.

So now, after more than 15 years of doing everything humanly possible to uh, discourage black kids from hanging out on the Plaza, some dancing dudes with car battery-powered speakers “blaring” Michael Jackson music have settled in on one of the shopping center’s highest profile corners.

Check it…

“Welcome! That is not Michael Jackson, that is Christian Robinson from the Battery Tour,” says the man behind the keyboard, an urban hipster in red and black, his fedora tipped casually to one side,” the Star story reads. “He shoots a megawatt smile to a group of starry-eyed teenagers who scream their approval. ‘My name is AY, and this is my tour.’ ”

Nothing like a high profile Plaza courtyard packed with screaming teens to set the mood for affluent shoppers.

“Someone’s down there almost every day,” says frequent Plaza flyer Kyle Yoder of Overland Park.“Normally it’s later in the day – around 4 p.m. – and then at night until the 9 p.m. curfew for people under 18.

“You can hear it at the Cheesecake Factory. They’re usually break dancers and aspiring rappers. One guy tried to sell me a mixtape for like five dollars.”

How loud is it?

“It’s loud,” Yoder says. “So loud that when you drive past it vibrates your car windows. Like if you’re in Helzberg trying to buy an engagement ring or something you can hear it in there.”

Which brings us to the noise ordinance portion of the story.

“We have not gotten any noise complaints about them at all,” says Kansas City Health Department public information officer Denesha Snell. “Nor have we gotten any complaints about the three young people playing Metallica on the Plaza either.”

Were someone to complain, “Then we would go and investigate if they were in violation and it was too loud.”

“They’re setting up on the street with power and the Plaza’s letting them do it?” adds a head shaking area businessman. “Oh, boy. I can’t help but laugh about it, but if they were doing that in Westport I’d be going crazy.”

The Plaza has a long history of running off “urban youth.”

Via curfews, shows of force with police and private security, flood lights, cops on horses – you name it.

Anybody remember a handful of years back when the Plaza booted McDonald’s to keep the urban kiddos from congregating? Continue reading →

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Edelman: Puppet Possessed at Unicorn’s ‘Hand to God’

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Mark Edelman

Once you get past the puppet sex — regular, oral and anal– playwright Robert Askins has a lot to say about faith, hope and charity in his hit Broadway play HAND TO GOD, now thru October 2 at the Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main in midtown KC.

Not for the faint of heart or tender of ear, Cynthia Levin‘s fine production does Askins proud, which means you’re in for a helluva ride thanks to Tyrone, a puppet so demented he makes the South Park kids look like Kukla, Fran and Ollie.

We meet Tyrone in a church basement. It’s after school, and Margery (Heidi Vann) has recruited son Jason (Bob Linebarger) and several misfits to join her puppet ministry, spreading the Gospel Sesame Street-style. Jason’s dad just died, leaving him and his mother easy prey for the stoner kids in class. That is until the sock puppet he’s donned– yep, Tyrone— starts to kick some ass. Continue reading →

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Paul Wilson: Penn State Jumped the Gun on Joe Paterno

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Paul Wilson

Stories like this make me happy because I’m sports agnostic…

Penn State honored deceased football coach Joe Paterno during its game against Temple Saturday. The weekend marked the 50^th anniversary of Paterno’s first game as Penn State’s head coach in 1966.

It was the school’s first positive public mention of its former coach since it fired him in 2011 over assistant coach Jerry Sandusky’s sexcapades with young boys.

Paterno died months later.

At a private event Friday, a video about Paterno’s career, narrated by his son, Jay, said of father’s career and legacy, “No one, no one, can take that away.”

That’s true.

Forty-six years is a substantial legacy, but where do we draw the line between legacy and character?

There’s little doubt Paterno knew of the abuse for the entirety of its existence.

The FBI conducted over 400 interviews and amassed over three million documents on the subject. Their final assessment; not only did Paterno know, he was an active participant in keeping it covered up.

Court documents showed Paterno virtually ignoring a complaint by a 14-year-old boy who had been abused by Sandusky, in 1976, saying, “I don’t want to hear about any of that kind of stuff, I have a football season to worry about.”

There were countless incidents, boys and victims between then and when Sandusky was finally arrested.

Paterno had but one defense; being a mandatory reporter, he legally had to say something if he had any knowledge or suspicions.

So he reported it to University officials exactly once. Continue reading →

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Glazer: Scribe Rolls His Eyes, Squints, Rubs His Sweaty Paws Over Chiefs

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Craig Glazer

Not much good to say about our KC Chiefs yesterday…

They were beat wire to wire. Never really in the game with no offense. They were a turnover machine. Hey, it’s lucky they weren’t beat even worse.

The KC defense showed up in the second half to keep it close.

Marcus Peters is nearly our entire defense now. He’s like the only real playmaker on the D. Yes, he gets burned now and then, but I believe he’ll soon be considered the best corner in the NFL.

Peters makes plays; he’s always giving it his all.

This guy might keep KC in the playoff hunt as the season moves forward.

QB Alex Smith looked like the Alex of old – getting sacked, zero good runs – though he had chances to make big ones. Uh, and zero touchdowns in the air or on the ground.

In brief Smith was terrible.

He started the year with a great game and comeback against the Chargers, but in this one he looked liked the return of Alex Smith past; too slow, missed passes and confused.

I think Alex will improve and lead KC to the playoffs but a Super Bowl team this just ain’t ready.

There was precious little pass rush again.

My lord, Tamba Hali is the Chiefs only sacker and he’s nearly crippled.

We just don’t have any playmakers on the D save Peters. And that won’t get you to a championship. Continue reading →

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Glazer: Scribe Saddles Up for Pigskin Week Two

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Craig Glazer

With our area teams down and the Royals out it, everybody’s all over the Kansas City Chiefs…

With dreams of Super Bowls in our heads!

Welp, first we need to find a defense to make that possible, right? It’s no secret that we have no clue who will rush the passer, if anyone. Dee Ford our No. 1 draft pick a couple years back, has not shown much yet. He did have a key sack last week against the Chargers and Philip Rivers.

The Chiefs’ offense is there.

QB Alex Smith is now a top 5 or 6 quarterback in the NFL now that Payton Manning and Tony Romo are gone.

The Chiefs are a 2 point favorite on the road against a good Houston team. The team they dumped in their first playoff win in nearly a quarter century. Lets roll these guys again.

Chiefs 27 Houston 17.

Missouri has an outside shot at home against an average Georgia team who is just a 6 point favorite (still I’d pick Georgia.)

Kansas got its one win already so don’t get greedy.

K-State is likely the only bowl area school and they have zero shot at a MAJOR BOWL.

This week will tell us a lot about the Chiefs defense.

Let’s see if Spencer Ware is the real deal.

Has he made you forget about Jamaal Charles yet? Continue reading →

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Paul Wilson: The Plaza’s Intercontinental Hotel – 4 Stars of Blight?

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Paul Wilson

screen-shot-2016-09-16-at-3-53-32-pm Earlier this week I had the pleasure of having lunch with Kelvin Simmons and a couple of the largest names in Kansas City commercial real estate. If you don’t know Kelvin, you should. He’s an intensely bright, interesting guy.

Among his achievements, Simmons has served as senior staff member to the late Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan and was twice elected city councilman in Kansas City. He has been the Commissioner and Chairman of the Missouri Public Service Commission, Director of the state Department of Economic Development and Vice President for Governmental Affairs at Swope Health Services, as well as President and CEO of Swope Community Builders and founder and owner of A.M. Development Company. Currently, he serves as the principal of Denton law firm at 45^thand Main in KCMO.

Kelvin Simmons is kind of a big deal.

The table talk came around to TIF, CID’s and urban project financing. Since lunch was on the Plaza, against a solid glass window with a great view of the Intercontinental Hotel, I asked Simmons,

“I understand blight or deferred taxes for a building that’s sat vacant, turns in no tax contribution, but if revitalized, becomes a tax generating property. That makes perfect sense. But as we look out over there at the Intercontinental…what’s your thoughts on it as a “blighted property?”

Simmons laughed, covered his face with both hands and said, “I was so hoping that wouldn’t come up!”

He went on to add his personal opinions that were summed up in a single comment:

“If the Intercontinental is blighted, all of Kansas City is blighted.” Continue reading →

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Starbeams: Flyover Land, Soria Eye, Streetcar Stretch

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Kelly Urich

Alibaba just bought Kansas City based EyeVerify for a reported $100 million. EyeVerify uses veins in the human eye to recognize people for security. For example, people with thick, red veins are identified as former Soria fans.

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Vogue Magazine just picked Kansas City as the top city to visit in flyover territory. We were picked for our food, music and collection of Asian artifacts. Namely Sprint, AMC and EyeVerify.

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Dan Marino turns 55 today. Every year I relish in the fact that we both have the same number of Super Bowl rings.

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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘SNOWDEN’—NSA Abuse & Government Overreach

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Jack Poessiger

Just imagine…

An espionage, bio-political thriller from controversial filmmaker Oliver Stone that’s actually fair and balanced.

That’s what we have with SNOWDEN, the fascinating politically charged and heretofore untold personal story of Edward Snowden who blew the lid off National Security Agency’s massive surveillance operations.

Set between the years of 2004 and 2013, we follow Snowden’s rapid progression within the CIA and NSA where he became a polarizing wunderkind bordering on genius.

But what he saw and experienced in the process—the NSA abuse—filled him with great doubts.

Snowden’s top secret life had become an architecture of oppression.

“Either I am wrong or there is something in the government that is REALLY wrong!”

What follows chronicles Snowden’s ever building concerns about the procedures and tactics within our government’s most secret and clandestine operations which finally led him to become one of America’s most infamous whistle-blowers.

He did it by leaking highly classified, incriminating documents to Great Britain’s THE GUARDIAN newspaper that revealed massive surveillance operations of both Americans and foreigners.

“This is about social and economic control.”

Controversial? Absolutely.

It almost compares the NSA with the former feared and hated East German Stasi. Continue reading →

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Glazer: No More Nail Biting, This Year’s Royals Are Toast

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Craig Glazer

It was an odd season for our Royals…

They began as they ended last season, in first place and looking strong.

Next came a short slide and then back into first.

Unfortunately, everything went nuts after that.

June and July were horrible and then came the comeback with a big run in August that gave us all hope for another World Series.

Fat chance.

September came and the Royals simply ran out of gas. Nobody could step up to save the slide. Our pitchers led by reliever Joacim Soria fell apart, Eric Hosmer‘s bat went a bit cold and Sal Perez was rested off and on. Then Lorenzo Cain got hurt and couldn’t hit much.

It all added up to a terrible September.

Needing to win almost every series, the Royals struggled to win two series. The hill was just too steep. Continue reading →

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Hearne: The Wild, Wild Westport – Then & Now

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

If you’re gonna try and spin the news, at least keep it real…

Because while you can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, you’re not gonna pull the wool over everybody’s eyes every time.

Take Westport spokes dude Kim Kimbrough’s weak-wristed attempt at explaining away the midtown party zone’s seven person shootout late Saturday night as if it hadn’t happened before in a generation.

“Westport somehow gets painted as the wild, wild west and this just isn’t true,” Kimbrough told the Kansas City Star. “This is not the same place it was 15 or 20 years ago, when there was a problem.”

That’s true, actually in some ways it’s worse.

Allow me to take you on a trip down memory lane…

Fifteen or 20 years back, when certain members of the Kansas City Chiefs were shooting up the city, the powers that be in Westport were saying pretty much the same thing they’re saying now; that this kinda stuff almost never happens.

And just like now, anybody with half a clue knew better.

Because on any given wee hours Sunday morning, Westport’s drug and booze fueled party action is fully capable of producing tragic results.

Why do you think both Westport and the Country Club Plaza have struggled mightily to restrict the access of urban (aka African-American) youth?

Six years ago, a 24 year-old, suburban white kid named Brian Euston died in Westport during the wee hours while sporting a .387 blood alcohol level that experts say often results in unconsciousness or death. Euston was on the losing end of a one punch fight.

And until Kansas City ruled against them, bar owners in recent years set up barricades to restrict access to the party part of Westport by charging a cover charge and checking IDs. Continue reading →

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Glazer: Chiefs Roll, Scribe Gloats

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Craig Glazer

What looked like a crushing, embarrassing defeat at the hands of the San Diego Chargers, turned into what might be the modern day Kansas City Chiefs greatest win…

The Chiefs were facing an impossible comeback with the team down 24-3 late in the second half, only to fall back to 27-10 with 9 minutes left in the game.

Then QB Alex Smith and Spencer Ware along with Jeremy Maclin and Travis Kelce took over!

The Chiefs went from zero to hero in 9 minutes plus overtime. In overtime the Chargers never got the ball as Smith drove for a game winning touchdown.

Final 33-27 KC!

Don’t get me wrong the Chiefs have plenty of work to do on defense if they want to go to the Super Bowl. Continue reading →

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Glazer: Scribe Rubs Crystal Football for This Week’s Picks

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

Well, football fans fall is in the air and in your wallet…

Chiefs tickets, Red Friday, ridiculously high parking payments, $10 dollar beers, BBQ and yes, football picks!

Again, last year’s good teams are still the ones to beat until proven otherwise. In college football, it’s Alabama and everyone else. It will take a few weeks to sort out, but Houston looks to be a fresh face that could make the final four at season’s end.

Taking down number 3/4 Oklahoma in the opener with what looks like an undefeated season coming up, the arguments will start soon as to weather Houston will make it to the big dance.

Michigan with Jim Harbaugh in charge looks like another top 4 squad as does Ohio State.

The Big 12 is already off target with the Oklahoma loss, so it sounds like Baylor again.

Our area teams will once again be no shows. K-State will likely have a bottom bowl. No such luck for MU or KU.

The Chiefs are being considered a top tier AFC team for a change.

Their offense looks promising but all of the questions so far are on the defense.

Can KC rush the quarterback? Is the pass D there? We will soon find out.

Denver was shockingly good Thursday in an upset win over the Panthers at home.

And how about Denver’s new rookie quarterback?

Damn, why can’t we ever find one?

All the credit goes to Denver’s great general manager, John Elway. Continue reading →

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Starbeams: Weiner Dogg, iPhone 7, Star Trek Beer

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Kelly Urich

Hillary Clinton speaks to the National Baptist Convention tonight at Bartle Hall. Trump and Clinton are currently tied in Missouri….as the least trustworthy people running for president.

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Apple unveiled the new iPhone 7 this week. It comes with a special feature that blocks Anthony Weiner.

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An alleged KCK bank robber says the reason he robbed was because he chooses living in prison over living at home with his wife. He was charged with 20 counts of HONESTY.

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Hearne: Do Not Miss ‘Drivin N Cryin’ Saturday @ Knuckleheads

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

The way they were…

Those of you who halfway know me, understand that I’m not given to shameless plugs…

Not in print anyway.

That said I’m about to make an exception as I reach back into my dark, hazy past to the late 1980s/early 1990s when I was more-or-less the go-to promoter in KC and Lawrence for up-and-coming alternative rock acts.

Artists like They Might Be Giants, Romantics, Violent Femmes, Dead Kennedys, Living Color, Pixies, Alex Chilton, Jonathan Richman, Alejandro Escobedo Butthole Surfers, Indigo Girls, Timbuk 3, Husker Dü, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Replacements, Wall of Voodoo, Soul Asylum and a band called Drivin N Cryin.

The list goes on and for seven years I promoted many of the top alternative rock acts of the day.

And on Saturday one of my all-time favorite live bands – Drivin N Cryin – will take the stage at Knuckleheads Saloon in the East Bottoms. Continue reading →

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Hearne: Enough With Boring, Filler Columns, Mary Sanchez Needs to Grow or Go

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Hearne Christopher Jr.

Once upon a time, there was a Kansas City Star columnist almost nobody above the age of 15 or under 70 ever much read…

Perhaps you’ve heard of her, Jeneé Osterheldt.

Don’t get me wrong, I know Jenee and she’s a perfectly wonderful young woman. Attractive, smart, fun, one couldn’t say enough kind words about her.

Just one problem…

While she definitely could write, she really didn’t have much of any consequence to say. And for her troubles she was rewarded by some of the cruelest online butchering by the Pitch and other social media “watchdogs” who loved little more than to pillory poor Jenee.

I held off criticizing her publicly as long as I could – given our having worked together for many years – until it was impossible not to. Such as the time she wrongly and naively went to bat for St. Louis bad boy Michael Brown a couple years back. Osterheldt jumped on Brown’s bandwagon well before critical facts of the case were learned in a classic case of misguided racism.

Well, Osterheldt’s gone now to the land of free rides where she will study – wait for it – “theories of discrimination.”

Perfect.

Unfortunately, about all that’s left in the way of news columnists at 18th and Grand – aside from former TV news politico Dave Helling – is a woman named Mary Sanchez.

That’os right, and if there’s one thing the Star doesn’t need it’s a buzz kill column on the inside front page. Seriously.

Yet for some mysterious reason, that’s exactly what the local newspaper of record has – in the form of Sanchez’s “what’s wrong with the world today” opinion column.

For years, Sanchez has served as the newsroom’s titular woman/hispanic columnist. To understand her longevity and value to a core group of largely aging white male editors, you have to understand that diversity – finding slots for women and people of color – has been a longstanding obsession at 18th and Grand since the early 1990s when I first joined the newspaper.

In a nutshell, the Star has a 25-plus year tradition of hiring and promoting underwhelming women and people of color, based largely on political correctness and the desire to have enough minorities on the news staff to enable them to preach and talk down to conservative Kansas Citians.

Dare I rattle off the names some of the lesser writers?

Besides Sanchez and Osterheldt, try Jennifer Howe, Lewis Diuguid and Steve Penn.

All of them ascended the ranks of the newspaper, inexplicably managing to survive despite having very little in the way of appeal to most readers.

However, not only has Sanchez managed to survive, she’s now the poster child for weakly thought out, preachy columns championing boring, liberal points of view.

On the inside front page of the newspaper, for gosh sakes.

Continue reading →

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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘SULLY’—The Untold Story You DIDN’T Know!

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Jack Poessiger

What a way to kick off the 2016 Fall Movie Season!

SULLY is Hollywood’s dream pairing, making for a potential Oscar contender.

Tom Hanks, coming off BRIDGE OF SPIES and CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, now taking the starring role of veteran pilot Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger who on a cold January 15, 2009 successfully landed his crippled twin engine Airbus 320 jet in the Hudson River.

Sullenberger’s incredible true events story is now brought to the screen by master storyteller (as well as director and producer) Clint Eastwood—-his follow-up to AMERICAN SNIPER.

This is a story you only THOUGHT you knew!

The USAirways flight routinely lifted off from LaGuardia airport in New York City.

However just four minutes into the flight, after being hit by a major bird strike, both of the plane’s engines went out.

Now what?

With only seconds to decide whether to return to LaGuardia, or try to make it to an even closer landing strip, Sullenberger did the unthinkable by going for an unprecedented water landing and successfully evacuating 155 passengers and crew from the quickly sinking aircraft.

Hence, the Miracle on the Hudson.

But that’s only part of the story! Continue reading →

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Glazer: Trump’s Comeback Looking Promising; While Hillary Slides

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Craig Glazer

Look out, here comes Donald Trump…

Or wait, was that the Kansas City Royals coming back? No, Trump is indeed on the comeback road. In fact, CNN has him 2 points up. USA Today had Hillary Clinton up by just one point and the same with All Clear Politics.

So it’s now a horserace again.

Why?

Well, after all this time the Donald has finally started listening to his advisors – for the most part. He is calmer, watches what he says, and is being far more specific with his plans on the economy, military and a bit all over the road on immigration.

However, Trump still wants that wall, dammit!

His latest battle cry is his plan for our military. He’s been showing that it’s aging, has a lack of enough ground forces and needs lots of new tanks and updated battle equipment.

Hillary points out he spent zero days in the service, but neither did she or Bill Clinton.

Trump also talks about dumping some of the current generals in charge if he wins. Continue reading →

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