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Oliver Stone’s Anti-Iraq War Ads Are a Baaaaaaad Idea

You may or may not have heard, but America is caught in a crappy war overseas right now in Iraq, where scum in civilian clothes are waving “Hi” to our soldiers to their faces and shooting them in the back as they walk past. Everyone who isn’t George W. Bush wants our troops out of Iraq; at least, every rational person I know. But you don’t have Oliver Stone make a 30-second TV spot for you calling for said withdrawal. Why? Because people hate Oliver Stone. Don’t believe me? How much money did “Alexander” make? Or “World Trade Center? Even when Stone makes a movie without politics, people still doesn’t go see them. But don’t tell that to MoveOn.org, who has sponsored these TV spots (below) by Stone.

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Will Ferrell Versus Pearl the Landlord Skit Video

This 2-minute skit of Will Ferrell arguing with his landlord, Pearl (a 2-year old blonde girl who happens to be an alcoholic, no less) reminds me of my college days. I was living off campus, and whenever the end of the semester came around, the rent money started to become tight, I had to start looking for stuff to sell on eBay. Needless to say, once the rent was paid and the financial aid money came in for the next semester, I went out and bought the same crap I had sold on eBay months earlier, except for full price. And, of course, I only ended up selling them again when the rent came due toward the end of the next semester. All this is to say that Will Ferrell is one funny dude, and to see him goofing around with a 2-year old kid in this skit just reminds you how cool this cat is.

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