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Big Demand For The Undefeated Drives Broader Release

Unfortunately, Pee Wee Winkie aka Conor "with one N" Friedersorf was so worn out after his late night visit to a cinemaplex in a trench coat, he slept the weekend away, missing the real story of  the successful opening For Steve Bannon's The Undefeated.

“We have been told the theaters in Phoenix, Atlanta, Denver and Indianapolis moved  the film to bigger screens to accommodate oversized crowds. Because of high-ticket sales, the Phoenix theater put 'The Undefeated' on two screens during one showing to accommodate demand,” stated Andy Badolato, VP Marketing and Business Development of Victory Film Group and Associate Producer of "The Undefeated."
 
Over the weekend reports also documented the strong ticket sales and enthusiastic audience reaction.  Reuters reported, “It may not be ‘Harry Potter,’ but another film featuring a bespectacled protagonist is racking up strong pre-sales before its national roll-out this weekend.”  AOL’s Patch reported, “Reactions from filmgoers attending the screening were overwhelmingly positive."  The Brisbane Times of Australia reported, “‘The Undefeated,’ a documentary tracing Sarah Palin’s rise to political power, has opened in US theatres to overwhelmingly positive opinion.”

Here's the full press release. In other news, rumors of the release of a short homemade sex flick featuring Conor "With one N" Friedersdorf clad only in black socks and having sex with a male midget could not be confirmed at press time.

“We are extremely pleased with the audience reaction, which has been over-the-top enthusiastic and very passionate, including standing ovations at most screenings,” said Trevor Drinkwater, CEO of ARC Entertainment, the film’s distributor. “We expect word-of-mouth to keep ticket sales strong and we will definitely expand the film to a wider national audience. With merely three weeks of preparation and a virtually non-existent traditional advertising spend, the film did exceptionally well. ” .

“ARC Entertainment and its digital distribution partner Cinedigm did an incredible job opening weekend,” said Stephen K. Bannon, the film’s writer and director. “This was a high risk bet- a national release in ten disparate markets with only three weeks preparation supported solely by social media. What would have taken months and cost millions in P & A, ARC Entertainment and Cinedigm accomplished within a month with negligible costs. This film will find its audience because of its appeal and our savvy distribution partners.”

“The Undefeated is the perfect example of how digital cinema can benefit both producers and audiences,” said Jill Newhouse Calcaterra, chief marketing officer at Cinedigm. “Starting with theatre location selection, we worked quickly – with precision accuracy- to generate a terrific box office result with virtually no marketing dollars.  This is a new model that is going to benefit the entire entertainment industry and audiences who want to see unique products.”

“The combination of passionate audience response, sustained standing ovations and in-theater Twittering convinces us that this is a special film that will have incredible word-of-mouth,” said Glenn Bracken Evans, Victory Film Group co-founder.  “The film’s website www.theundefeatedmovie.com has received hundreds of thousands of hits.  I am truly amazed that in certain markets we will hit or exceed the $10,000 per screen mark given that we had absolutely no electronic media spend and only booked the theaters weeks ago. I’m particularly amazed we accomplished this in Phoenix and Orange County, two of the country’s most competitive markets during one of the toughest summer weekends and up against Harry Potter.”

Obama Lied Repeatedly Of Mother's Death Bed Experience During Campaign

Saw this via Byron York the other day.

...It was a simple and powerful story, one Obama would tell many more times as president during the national health care debate. But now we're learning the real story of Ann Dunham's health coverage is not quite what her son made it out to be.

Today, the New York Times is reporting that the WH won't dispute the book's account.

So, Obama lied to the entire country about his Mother's experience on her death bed to help himself get elected and pave the way for ObamaCare. What else do you need to know to realize the dirt bag will lie about anything for political gain?

On Wednesday, in response to repeated requests for comment that The Times first made in mid-June, shortly after the book’s release, a White House spokesman chose not to dispute either Ms. Scott’s account or Mr. Obama’s memory, while arguing that Mr. Obama’s broader point remained salient.

His broader point remains salient? That's pathetic. It's okay if he lies, provided we say we're doing it for a good reason? Sell that BS somewhere else.

But in “A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother,” author Janny Scott quotes from correspondence from the president’s mother to assert that the 1995 dispute concerned a Cigna disability insurance policy and that her actual health insurer had apparently reimbursed most of her medical expenses without argument.

Ms. Scott took a leave from her job as a reporter for The New York Times to write the book and has not returned to the staff.

“We have not reviewed the letters or other material on which the author bases her account,” said Nicholas Papas, the spokesman. “The president has told this story based on his recollection of events that took place more than 15 years ago.”

CA-36 Runoff: Democrat Janice Hahn Has A "Gangsta" Rap

Via AceofSpadesHQ, who has the details. It appears as though some of Democrat Janice Hahn's government subsidized "gangstas" may not be as rehabilitated as they seem. In terms of electoral politics, dis chit be money, Holmes! Hahn is running against Republican Craig Huey.

Several convicted gangsters, including a bank robber, list their occupation as a "gang intervention" specialist, paid by Janice Hahn. Behind her back, the gangsters laugh at her, but do enjoy the free money.

Pressed on this, she says these guys may have been part of the problem in the past, but are now "part of the solution."

Tommy Christopher's Ignorance In Online Reporting

It's being asserted by some friends, one reporter and others that Mediaite's Tommy Christopher did adequate due diligence to prevent publishing bogus information on the Weinergate story. That's incorrect. I've employed more rigorous standards going back to 2005, when I began covering the disappearance of Natalee Holloway and other notable crime stories. There is no shortage of individuals looking to play a blogger, or a reporter on line, whatever their motivations.

@AceofSpadesHQ @DanRiehl Yeah I can't blame @tommyxtopher much on that...Obviously some whenever someone's wrong, but not much...

There are multiple publicly available databases to confirm, not only an adult individual, but their location, family members, financial and criminal history, and much more. And it doesn't take more than a name and a state to start. Good heavens, it's as if no one has ever heard of People Search, or Zabba, to name just two alternatives - though I usually do it myself, or with help from a friend, without cost. He could have discovered the fraud in five minutes before publishing BS. There are also multiple Wikis and resource pages with instructions on how to search what's generally called the Deep Web.

Another case in point, some of you may recall Jesse Griffen, an allegedly anonymous Alaskan blogger part of the pack obsessed with Sarah Palin. Before I was done, I revealed where he worked - a kindergarten- and cost him his job, as his online presence risked exposing children to his perversions, and even mentioned portions of his finances and extended family, as appropriate.

Despite claims of being an anonymous blogger at Immoral Minority, research suggests that, through possible misjudgment, Jesse Griffin appears to have created a situation in which he has been easily identifiable as the blogger Gryphen, particularly to children, perhaps for as long as two years. School-aged children who were PC literate apparently could have had access to information posted on his blog including questionable statements like this below - apparently posted by assistant kindergarten instructor Jesse Griffin himself when discussing a possible military draft. As of this minute, the content is still live.

Christoper didn't even need to go to that length if he had exercised a little patience, assuming he didn't want to simply try to exonerate Weiner, whatever it took. One can have an adult tell you where they work. By securing the main number from the phone listings, you then call and ask for said individual by name. They are either there and the same individual, or they are not. This ain't rocket science, people.

Phone listings, alternate online identities people use as part of their actual life, as opposed to playing games on Twitter, all provide opportunities for valid cross verification. Obviously, Christopher employed none of them, while lecturing others on his alleged tremendous professionalsim as a journalist. What he and his editor are are fools, which is precisely what someone played them for - that, or they were in on it and they were exposed by the New York Times. And ignorance is no excuse when you purport to be publishing real information from, or about real people that may have an impact on their lives, as well as, or the lives of others.

Stupid, lazy or corrupt - take your pick. But one, or more of those shoes fit Mediaite. If the shoe, like the package, fits, sorry, but you can't acquit. And it certainly should not be passed off as professional, and or competent.

It Ain't The Head, It's The Weiner, Schmucks!

Whether this dirt-bag that has now been proven to have engaged with a teenager online did anything inappropriate in any DMs with her is irrelevant to the issue at hand. This man was out of control. We already know that from his many other contacts and the messages exchanged under the circumstances. I do not doubt for one minute that, if he could have managed it, the day would have come when Rep. Weiner cultivated his relationship with said teen until he could send her a d*ck pic, just as he has done with others.

It may not technically be a crime; however, it is more than enough reason to expel him from Congress. And this damned Congress had better act on that, or the rest of them can bear his shame right into 2012. And that goes equally for vulnerable Democrats, as well as Republicans. There is already enough of a crisis in confidence in our government, this indecent exposure can not go unanswered by swift and severe action, or this Congress will have no credibility at all. And this is an institutional challenge, not a partisan, or political one. So, Republicans better get off their fat, dumb asses and start standing up for principle for once, instead of simply playing politics, allowing only this, or that one, to speak out.

You call yourself leaders, you calculating bastards? You can't be that if you have no basic decency. Get your ass to a microphone Boehner and start acting like a responsible human being, instead of just another political hack in Washington playing politics while some demented clown was sending pictures of his dick around the country while serving in your House! Clean off the golf cleats, stow the Merlot and man up, jerk!

Weiner lied until caught and exposed, now he's only playing the rehab card in response to being told to go, not before it. That is absolutely unacceptable and this degenerate has no place in Congress. As for polls, in his district, or out, polls are nowhere mentioned in our Constitution, or laws, and have nothing to do with this. This sorry ass needs to go and he needs to go now! He is as much a disgrace to America, as he is to any Congress. No one needs this degenerate Weiner hanging around. Do whatever you have to do to get his ass gone now, or look like the insipid, over paid and positioned refugees from a failed high school class president election much of the country already thinks you are!

Representative Anthony D. Weiner planned to check himself into a treatment center on Saturday after House Democratic leaders, including Nancy Pelosi, called on him to resign and suggested he needed psychiatric counseling.

Weiner's Latest Online Gal Pal Likes Balls And Cursing

Image below is a screencap from a social media site on which Rep. Anthony Weiner's  most recently discovered gal pal reveals what she digs. It's not hard to see why she might be drawn to Weiner, though it remains unclear if she's ever received a picture of his balls,  as have others, apparently. 

Shocker: Another Weiner Sexter Is Outed And, Surprise Surprise, It Seems That Frivolous Friendship Stuff Was Occurring During The Period of His Marriage

 

At bottom, this One World site appears to provide some background on her, as well. 

Traci Nobles City: Athens State: GA Zip Code (Postal Code): 30604 Country: North America About You (Tell us about yourself--your work, hobbies, languages you speak, issues you care about and more.): I am a 32 year old school teacher and I am presently searching for jobs that offer opportunities that would allow me to act on issues that I am passionate about. I speak English only, which I am also trying to learn French at the moment. Issues that important me include social and economic injustices of minorities and poor, as well as healthcare or lack thereof in the same populations. As someone from south Georgia, these issues seemed nonexistent to me during my youth and teenage years. These are the types of issues that seemed to never be discussed, ever, in any social manner. I do not blame my family, as this too is how they were raised. As soon as I could leave my small town, I could not have moved faster. I always felt confused about what I was taught to be important, such as; the importance of what type of family does a potential boyfriend come from, is he white, and how important outward appearance and reputation was for a sucessful life! I always, in resentment of these views, rebelled and was usually more proud that I was rebelling against these issues which seemed to be "normal". I got pleasure that people in this small town wondered how or why I differed in my views. Nevertheless, I feel that being honest is the only way to be true to who you are (good or bad). I have learned to accept that although you cannot change people, you can speak your truth and hope that something sticks, which may or may not influence someone in particular, but maybe offers a nugget of info that they were unaware. You also learn about yourself when you speak these truths! Topics of Interest: Poverty Regions & Countries of Interest: East Africa

Weiner Caught With Pants Down, Breitbart To Reveal Chats, Explicit Images From New Source

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D -NY) appears to have been caught by the short and curlies in the scandal now commonly referred to as Weinergate. Stay tuned for updates throughout the morning, claims a post at Big Government.

We will be updating BigGovernment.com and BigJournalism.com throughout the day with photographs, timelines, and other clarifying details. However, we will not be releasing all of the material because some of it is of an extreme, graphic nature.

Landmark Legal Asked To File Brief In Florida ObamaCare Appeal

Via Mark Levin's Facebook page. You can actually download the brief here.

Landmark was asked by counsel for the states to join in this suit, having already participated in the Virginia case. We filed our brief today.

Founded in 1976, Landmark's long record of accomplishment has made it one of the nation's most effective and successful conservative legal advocacy groups. No public interest law firm has had as substantive impact in its principal mission areas as Landmark....

SEIU: We Are All Communists Now!

Zombie has a report on a May Day rally. But then, what should we expect. Hell, I bet there are more of them teaching in Higher Ed today, than there are Conservatives. What was all that about tearing down a wall? They had always planned to wage war from within. At this rate, they'll win one day.

A May Day rally in Los Angeles, co-sponsored by the SEIU and various communist groups, as well as other unions, reflected yet another step in the normalization of self-identified communist and socialist ideologies in the Obama era. Not only did the SEIU help to organize the rally in conjunction with communists, they marched side-by-side with communists, while union members carried communist flags, communists carried union signs, and altogether there was no real way to tell the two apart.

The Indecision Maker: To Release OBL Photo, Or Not, That Is The Question, ... Today

If Bush was the decider, Obama is the indecider, as in indecision. Yesterday, Panetta said it was coming; today we learn Hillary and Gates are saying it shouldn't, while Obama is voting Present, again ... for now. This is beyond message control. It's an administration with no strong central control, allowing this, or that actor to go rogue when they want. Or, perhaps he needed to sleep on it.

Of special note, nowhere in Tapper's article does it mention cloture, or concern on the part of the American people. Evidently, concerns about the Middle-East and Muslims in general will determine what Obama does. He's not just leading from behind; he's leading from overseas, now, too. I wouldn't worry too much, though. The press will be sure to tell us this is just one more sign of Obama's tremendous intellect, effectiveness and sensitivity, not the lack of discipline and decisiveness we rubes thought somewhat defined both executive and leadership ability.

President Obama is increasingly doubtful that there's a compelling reason to release a photograph of Osama bin Laden's corpse, ABC News has learned.

Meanwhile, sources say, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are advising the president about concerns at the Pentagon and State Department that releasing a photograph could prompt a backlash against the US for killing bin Laden where one does not seem to currently exist.