Santorum making film with ‘Passion of the Christ’ producer.
By on Jun 19th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
Santorum making film with ‘Passion of the Christ’ producer.
Fmr Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) “is in early talks” with Stephen McEveety, the producer of “The Passion of the Christ,” to develop “a movie project” on “three Iranian brothers who take disparate paths in their lives, including one who becomes a terrorist.” The project doesn’t have a title yet, but Santorum has previously said that he wants to work in movies, so he can “tell the other side of the story.”
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Passion of the Rick?
Finally a snuff film I can support.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:22 pmPassion of the Pontificating Pedantic Prick?
June 19th, 2007 at 12:28 pm“Pirates of the Persian: Threat inventor”
June 19th, 2007 at 12:28 pmFiction is the Republican politician’s best friend. In fact, it’s pretty much the only way they can justify their policies.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:31 pmMakes sense since Rick is such an expert and knowldegable of other cultures mores and empathic to their history.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:31 pmPassion of the Propoganda
“Iranian” brothers = “America you need to be afraid of Iran, get ready to bomb them to oblivion.”
June 19th, 2007 at 12:32 pmThe “other side of the story”??
What other side? The other side of sensible? The other side of reason? The other side of “It’s about time?”
This I gotta see… Not that I’m going to give him money. I’ll wait for a bootleg copy.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:33 pmRickie can include in his movie where those WMDs are he found. No one has seen them but Rickie. Now lets face it Rickie is no Mel Gibson and Rickie is working for Satan so he should be doing a movie about his boss.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:34 pmHmmmmm, will the Iranian brother who chooses the christian path come out on top? Will he be able to save his heathen brothers from their clear path to destruction?
June 19th, 2007 at 12:36 pmthe Dark side…
June 19th, 2007 at 12:36 pmWell, since the other side of the story would be the truth, I highly doubt that Ricky Republican has it in him. It’s a genetic defect we see so rampant these days in the republican party; inability to see fact or ability to reason (unless the facts suit the previously determined reason).
June 19th, 2007 at 12:37 pmOh, I forgot!
Will the christian Iranian brother’s hair look just like Ricky’s?
June 19th, 2007 at 12:37 pmI hope so…..
he is good at fiction.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:37 pmIt shouldn’t come as a surprise if this project is an abject failure, at least in entertainment industry terms.
The movie business is about telling stories, and stories that evolve (oops — wrong word — I meant are created) from a conservative political agenda are seldom interesting to a wide audience. Liberal political agendas stand a slightly better chance, because liberal politics tends to focus on individuals and the things we all have in common, which is what makes stories relatable. But even then, if politics is the source of the story and not the other way ’round, you’re putting the cart before the horse and it’s not going to work.
I doubt if Rick “Man on Dog” Santorum is capable of even understanding that.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:38 pmsooey Zooey… I’ve had a lot going on lately… nothing bad :D
June 19th, 2007 at 12:39 pmjust bizzay…
How noble of Santorum. Consider the sacrifice of having to work with the elite and gays of Hollywood – how ever will he survive contact with the enemies of all he stands for.
/sarc off
June 19th, 2007 at 12:39 pmi suppose a story about 3 iraQi brothers
would cut a bit too close to the quick,
now, wouldn’t it?
June 19th, 2007 at 12:40 pmi feel like you think your opinion isn’t important to me, but it is!!!Ikeep asking you how you are doing, then taking off… It’s unintentional I swear!!
June 19th, 2007 at 12:40 pmNow, if Ricky made a movie entitled “Man on Dog”, he might find commercial success.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:41 pmgeez.. I can’t wait til Transformus…
http://www.transformus.com/
aaawweeeesssoooommmeeeee……
June 19th, 2007 at 12:42 pmi feel like you think your opinion isn’t important to me, but it is!!!Ikeep asking you how you are doing, then taking off… It’s unintentional I swear!!
Comment by whiteyfresh
No worries, whitey. You’re busy taking over the world. :)
June 19th, 2007 at 12:46 pmEverybody noticed that this report is from the Scaife-owned Pittsburgh paper, right?
Don’t line up for tickets just yet — and not just because Santorum’s involved:
(1) Terrorism movies haven’t done all that well recently;
(2) The producer has almost no track record of projects that don’t involve Mel Gibson; and . . .
(3) Santorum is involved.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:48 pmgeez.. I can’t wait til Transformus…
aaawweeeesssoooommmeeeee……
Comment by whiteyfresh
Frickin’ awsome, whitey!
I love fire…..it’s a good thing I as raised halfway decently, or I’d be a bigtme firebug. :D
June 19th, 2007 at 12:49 pmyuuup..went to Burning Man twice in the past 5 years.. now I’m going a little bit smaller in my “old age”
June 19th, 2007 at 12:51 pmOther side of the story???
The atheists side?
June 19th, 2007 at 12:52 pmyuuup..went to Burning Man twice in the past 5 years.. now I’m going a little bit smaller in my “old ageâ€
Comment by whiteyfresh
I guess I better get to Burning Man before I get old. :)
June 19th, 2007 at 12:53 pmwe met an 85 year old man in a wheelchair decked out in L-wires at Burning Man. You’re NEVER too old!!!!!!!
June 19th, 2007 at 1:02 pmwe met an 85 year old man in a wheelchair decked out in L-wires at Burning Man. You’re NEVER too old!!!!!!!
Comment by whiteyfresh
Heh. That’s great, whitey. I’ll fit right in. :D
June 19th, 2007 at 1:08 pmStand back Gore. Rick is on your back. I forsee a Oscar for Rick. The bible says ask and you shall receive. Seek and you shall find. Rick, trust in the Lord and you will surpass the successes of Al Gore.
June 19th, 2007 at 1:08 pmMaybe Rickee can get Fred Flintstone …errr I mean Thompson, to star in it! Will be a step up from his TV and B movie career and might just get him to the WH, where Rickee can be his Gopher.
June 19th, 2007 at 1:12 pmWHOOP WHOOP!-gotta go finish painting(er,priming) my living room..
June 19th, 2007 at 1:14 pmspeak at ya later POPStar(TM)!!!!!!!!
lol, he wants to play the roll of a terrorist.
how fitting.
June 19th, 2007 at 1:18 pmHave fun, whitey. :)
June 19th, 2007 at 1:18 pmI’m sure that will be a real winner.
June 19th, 2007 at 1:19 pmStand back Gore. Rick is on your back. I forsee a Oscar for Rick. The bible says ask and you shall receive. Seek and you shall find. Rick, trust in the Lord and you will surpass the successes of Al Gore.
Comment by Daryll
What planet are you from? You’re nuts.
June 19th, 2007 at 1:19 pmthose damn Hollywood librul elites :-)
June 19th, 2007 at 1:22 pmZooey, I’m surprised you don’t realize that Daryll is actually a parody troll.
His rantings are obviously facetious. His real triumph is that he stays in character through it all. Even to the point that he splits rather than recognize any inconsistencies in his message.
June 19th, 2007 at 1:25 pm“I forsee a Oscar for Rick”
Comment by Daryll .
“Gee, thanks, Daryll,
but any old Tom,
or Hairy old Dick will do…
how about you?”
Love, Ricky
June 19th, 2007 at 1:26 pmFor a group who dines out so heavily on the evils of librul Hollywood, those tighty-righties sure seem to have a fascination with it, don’t they?
June 19th, 2007 at 1:27 pmStand back Gore. Rick is on your back. I forsee a Oscar for Rick. The bible says ask and you shall receive. Seek and you shall find. Rick, trust in the Lord and you will surpass the successes of Al Gore. -Comment by Daryll
what part of jealousy do you support in the bible, Daryll?
June 19th, 2007 at 1:29 pmSeek the truth with open eyes and mind, and you just might find it. Being jealous of Gore’s success is not only petty and small minded, it says a whole bunch about your religion.
Zooey, I’m surprised you don’t realize that Daryll is actually a parody troll.
Comment by spit take
I’ve gotta disagree with you, spit take. Daryll’s been coming here for a long time. We can spot a parody fairly soon, but Daryll’s the real thing. Have you visited his church’s website? Scary….
June 19th, 2007 at 1:40 pmThe closer this takes him to Heaven, the more support he has from me!
June 19th, 2007 at 1:43 pmDoes the other Iranian brother become a streetwise cop and the third a tough parish priest with a heart of gold?
June 19th, 2007 at 1:56 pm“…but Santorum has previously said that he wants to work in movies, so he can “tell the other side of the story.â€
That would be the crazy side.
June 19th, 2007 at 2:11 pmAnyone who would enter into a partnership with Rick “whacko” Santorum should have his/her head examined.
Please don’t tell me that Santorum is going to be covered as Tom Delay has been covered. These guys had a chance and guess what, America hates them. They are gone – let’s keep it that way.
June 19th, 2007 at 2:21 pmThis B Actor/Egomaniac doesn’t have the first clue about what’s going on in this country and it will be impossible to “groom” this old codger enough to even resemble a credible candidate; however, I have to laugh at the willingness to hide one’s head in the sand and call some of the largest patriots in this country “anti-patriots” who have found scientifically conflicting data in the official story of 911. Hell, there have been dozens of books written all about it. Whether it was an inside job or not remains to be discovered but it’s certainly not stacking well in the favor of this administration right now inthe minds of the people as to: what they knew (53 countries sent warnings to us pre-911, when they knew it (these warnings went up to two days prior – and, what they did about it! What they did to further confuse the issue was to play “wargames” involving commercial airlines crashing into tall buildings on 9/10 and 9/11 – that’s what they “did” about it. You be the judge….do your homework – it’s all out there for you to begin connecting the dots yourself!
http://www.911truth.org is a good beginning for a novice to the comprehension of the facts.
June 19th, 2007 at 2:58 pmAnd….the lingering question in everyone’s minds is this: How did Building 7 (remote from the WTC) crumble to the ground? Improbably collapse theory? Ironically, it housed the Enron files….well, glory be!
June 19th, 2007 at 2:59 pmDo your homework, folks and be not deceived! Your gut will take the known facts and scientific data and draw a conclusion for you. Do not intellectualize yourself out of what comes from your gut. The gut never deceives; the brain is the organ which does. The level of trust you place on your “gut instinct” is a combination of experience versus brainwashing. The more you’ve been brainwashed to listen to what other’s are telling you, the greater the distruct of your own instincts. Develop that “gut reaction” – it will never fail you or lead you astray!
June 19th, 2007 at 3:01 pm“Sand Nigras I: The Other Side of the Empire”
Where is Leni Riefenstahl when you need her?
June 19th, 2007 at 3:07 pm“…because liberal politics tends to focus on individuals and the things we all have in common, which is what makes stories relatable…”
Comment by spit take — June 19, 2007 @ 12:38 pm
The party of “As long as I get mine, screw everbody else.” focuses on what we have in common? The party that encourages every deviant to feel like a victim? The party that says you are entitled to what everyone else has simply because you exist brings us together? Oh no, no, no, my confused liberal friend! The Democratic party that focused on what we have in common was hijacked and ceased to exist years ago. That’s what pushed so many of us to the GOP. Ah, the good old days. When normal folks ran the Democratic Party! ;)
June 19th, 2007 at 4:25 pmMan on dog porn, maybe?
June 19th, 2007 at 6:27 pmThe party of “As long as I get mine, screw everbody else.â€
Comment by uptight right
This is a perfect description of the G(reedy)O(ld)P(erverts), such as Bush and Cheney, who don’t hesitate to send other people’s children to war (and sometimes several times over) but no members of their extended families; pedophile Mark Foley; Rick Santorum, who voted for a bill to limit compensation for medical malpractice suits while suing a chiropractor who supposedly injured his wife’s back for more than that; “Bridge to Nowhere” Ted Stevens, etc.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:41 pmI thought this wackjob was voted into the abyss. When Christ and politics mix it makes for some weird shit.
June 19th, 2007 at 7:24 pmwhat a terrific idea!! – and hollywood being such demons for detail as they were in casting chinese and malaysian women to play japanese geishas who spoke english,we should see the indian guy from”heroes”,the guy who played babu bahtt from “seinfeld “and spike lee to take the roles of the 3 iranian brothers as they play the cards that life deals them….this will be bigger than ben hur – sam l jackson will pop in to try and disuade the weary babu bahtt from attempting to aquire the company of 72 virgins by setting fire to his shoes while his other brother spike lee is smuggling opium out of afghanistan and selling it to kim jong il as yellowish white cake and the other brother….well… he was deadshit boring in “heroes” so i guess he’ll just wander off somewhere only to unwittingly fall victim to a sinister card trick by a sneaky old iranian witch type woman played by martha stewart who will con him out of some dinars and make some wind chimes out of them…….sounds like a 2 big thumbs up!!!
June 20th, 2007 at 12:24 am