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wonder which movie Earl would rather watch?
KSUmarksman
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...in theaters this weekend...
a WWII movie, or a fantasy about vampires and werewolves? [:D][:D][:D]
a WWII movie, or a fantasy about vampires and werewolves? [:D][:D][:D]
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If the WWII movie is "Red Tails", it is a fantasy...
Research the www.tuskegeeairmen.org/..
Their over-all reaction to it was "It's like another Pearl Harbor." They also told me not to waste my money on it.
quote:Originally posted by 17tobyracing
If the WWII movie is "Red Tails", it is a fantasy...
Research the www.tuskegeeairmen.org/..
George Lucas is coming out with a racial equality propaganda film. It is based around a fictional portrayal of black US pilots in WWII. The US Air Force used black escort pilots to protect bombers in areas where the Axis air force and air defenses were non-existent. Over time, white liberals invented a fictional narrative of super invincible black pilots who crushed the Germans. Actually historians have debunked this myth over and over, but every few years the media brings it back. The usual myths are that they never lost a pilot (untrue), never lost a bomber they were escorting (untrue), flew outdated planes (untrue), and served is areas with strong German air defense (untrue).
The depiction of the squadron as elite or even invincible fighters is patently untrue. In fact, the squadron was almost disbanded after it first mission over due to a poor performance. There was a congressional hearing, but congress decided to keep the unit for political reasons. It was believed that the pilots would be role models for America's black youth. The mission in question, which was over the tiny Island of Pantelleria, was a tiny island with a small Axis force. The enemy troops were bombed into submission by a massive bombardment by numerous British ships. The black pilots of the 99th Squadron were one of several units that straffed ground forces.
The unit was nearly disbanded because the black pilots fled from the small number of Axis planes while white pilots engaged them. Years later a fictional narrative was invented that the black unit forced the ground forces to surrender without the aid of the British Navy or white US pilots. In fact, mythologists now call it "the first time in world history a ground force surrendered to an air assault." The tiny enemy force surrounded primarily because of a massive naval bombardment and blockade.
Ummmm, I think Mississippi Burning is more Earls speed
Or Blazing Saddles.
quote:Originally posted by countryfarmer
Ummmm, I think Mississippi Burning is more Earls speed
Or Blazing Saddles.
Forgot about that one..[:D]
quote:Originally posted by countryfarmer
Ummmm, I think Mississippi Burning is more Earls speed
Or Blazing Saddles.
i would wager his all time favorite movies it roots
he watches it backwards so it has a happy ending
Clouder..