Back Part-Time on a Part-Time Job

With all the kids going back to school or college, the theater is a bit short-staffed this fall; so the manager asked me if I could work a few nights a week until my wedding in November. I said OK: the price of gas and not being able to get my money out of my 401k led me to believe this is a more sound fiscal decision than simply watching TV at night.

I wish I could report that people have gotten neater in my short absence; but they haven't. Even white people are getting messier. My daughter says that I'm a racist; but my pastor insists that I'm simply a bigot: I don't like anyone. I'm an equal opportunity discriminator. And honestly, I don't dislike black people. At least they speak English...even if every other word is 'm@#$%^-f@&*&#'. I do think they need to lighten up a bit and stob grabbing their crotch like it's the last thing white people haven't taken from them. Can't we all just get along and take out our own trash?

I've taken the opportunity to watch Tyler Perry's "The Family That Preys". Kathy Bates is funny; and Gladys Knight does an amazing job on LeAnn Womacks "I Hope You Dance". Fortunately, I saw the movie during the week and only a handful of people were present. I enjoy Tyler Perry's movies but have always had a problem with the way his fans treat the theater. "The Family That Preys" was no exception, despite my writing to him and asking him to speak to his fans about being responsible. He hasn't. But Tyler did send an email yesterday encouraging his fans to register to vote for Barack Obama this election. I was surprised to learn that this is the first time Tyler has registered to vote since he moved to Atlanta over 15 years ago. Don't get me wrong: Tyler Perry is a wonderful human being. He puts his money where his mouth is and helps a lot of people. I just don't think that voting for change is going to change anything.

I also saw the new movie with Al Pacino and Robert Deniro, "Righteous Kill". It was OK. Both men are getting too old to pull of being cops; and their fans are slobs. "Lakeview Terrace" starring Samuel L. Jackson garnered the top seat this past weekend. It's a better movie than "Righteous Kill" and shows that blacks can be racists too. We always knew that by listening to Farakahn, Sharpton and Jess Jackson, but Samuel L Jackson pulled off a convincing cop who's got a problem with a white man and a black woman being married. I know it is realistic because I used to be married to a black woman, in the South, in the 1970s. Both whites and blacks had issues with our marriage. Fortunately, no one got shot over it.

"Nights In Rodanthe" comes to theaters tomorrow. Some people who came to the sneak peek last night for "Miracle at St. Anna" saw the sneak peek for "Nights In Rodanthe" and said that they enjoyed the movie...especially since it was filmed here in Raleigh and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I think Kevin Costner should have gotten the lead role, but Richard Gere probably needed the money. The thing I like about movies based on Nicholas Sparks' novels is that the movies stick pretty closely with the original story. There are rumors that the sequel to "The Notebook" is in production. "The Wedding" is my favorite of all of Nicholas Sparks' books, so if they do this one right, it's going to be a blockbuster.

Prices for tickets and concessions went up the other weekend. Fuel surcharges, declining movie attendance, and the need to hire more employees and managers to clean up after those who do come are responsible for the increase. You can't bring your doggy bags and magnum bottles and leave them in the seats and not contribute to rising costs to clean up after you. Barack Obama promises to give 95% of Americans tax breaks and make it up by taxing corporations. I don't know about you, but I'm not naive enough to think that those higher taxes aren't going to be passed along to consumers in the form of fewer jobs and higher prices; nor should you be surprised to learn that when you bring outside food and drinks into a theater, you're cutting into the concessions where theaters make their profit. No profits - higher costs to make up the loss of revenue. It's a cycle. You can't do one thing without affecting something else. It's naive to think that voting for change is going to result in something better than what we already have...especially if the candidate doesn't have specific plans and goals.

So you see, your slovenly and cheap ways combined with a candidate that promises to take more of your hard-earned money is what is behind the mortgage crisis the country is facing today. It's the fault of movie-goers that people are losing their houses and having to go on welfare. If only you had purchased your snacks at the concession stand and consumed everything you purchased, America would not be cash-strapped today. But don't assume that I want you to vote for John McCain instead of Barack Obama. McCain is part of the problem, as is Joe Biden. I want you to vote for Sarah Palin. She's hot. And since it isn't moose season, she can spend her time kicking the butts of those people who make excuses for people's bad behavior. There is a direct link from liberal politics to the way certain people treat theaters. When they've been lied to and brainwashed into believing that they are victims and not responsible for their decisions, the result is a dumbing down of America. Unless we elect Sarah Palin President of the United States of America, our nation is on track to becoming another third-world nation, like our neighbors to the south. But we'll still be snobs, like our neighbors to the north. Only in Sarah Palin do we strive for something greater than ourselves.

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