Charlie Wilson's Democrat War (the one that didn't lead on to 9/11) | 75 comments (75 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

But I didn't learn much new about Afghanistan.

It's not about the Afghans stupid! It's about us, the good guys (Democrats), and how we bashed the bad guy commies, despite the stupid (Republican run) CIA, who couldn't manage their way out of a paper bag and ended up giving us 9/11. (Nice work by your photographer friend)

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Thu Jan 17th, 2008 at 08:43:55 AM EST
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Afghan Hound (none / 0)

Ye-eees?

I'm inclined to believe that it was more a Hanks vanity project, though Participant Productions was involved.

http://www.participantproductions.com/

"Participant believes in the power of media to create great social change. Our goal is to deliver compelling entertainment that will inspire audiences to get involved in the issues that affect us all."

Other Participant productions:

The Kite Runner
Chicago 10
The Visitor
An Inconvenient Truth
Fast Food Nation
Syriana
Good Night, and Good Luck
North Country

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by Sven Triloqvist on Thu Jan 17th, 2008 at 08:52:42 AM EST
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(sorry about my bad play on "its the economy, stupid")
I'm afraid I don't understand Hollywood politics. Why does Hanks have so much more influence than Julia Roberts? Perhaps your photographer friend can enlighten us?

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Thu Jan 17th, 2008 at 09:40:43 AM EST
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Re: Afghan Hound (none / 0)

Hanks costs a lot more and he is an executive producer.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Thu Jan 17th, 2008 at 10:29:30 AM EST
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Charlie Wilson's Democrat War (the one that didn't lead on to 9/11) | 75 comments (75 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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