Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Putin must be throwing ketchup at the walls.

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

This fight is for everything.

“Why isn’t this Snickers bar only a nickle?”

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

One of our two political parties is a cult whose leader admires Vladimir Putin.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

Someone should tell Republicans that violence is the last refuge of the incompetent, or possibly the first.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Bogus polls are all they’ve got left. Let’s bury these fuckers at the polls a year from now.

It’s a new day. Light all those Biden polls of young people on fire and throw away the ashes.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

“That’s what the insurrection act is for!”

Stamping your little feets and demanding that they see how important you are? Not working anymore.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

Good lord, these people are nuts.

I really should read my own blog.

After dobbs, women are no longer free.

Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.

I was promised a recession.

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Princess Bride Reunion Script Read Fundraiser for Democratic Party of WI

Princess Bride Reunion Script Read: Democratic Party of WI

Chip in any amount to join us for an exclusive Princess Bride script read featuring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Carol Kane, Chris Sarandon, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn, Christopher Guest, Billy Crystal, Rob Reiner, and special guests! This will be followed by a Cast Q&A moderated by Patton Oswalt.

It’s only going to be livestreamed once at 6pm CT on September 13th.

Anything you donate will be used to ensure that Trump loses Wisconsin, and thereby the White House.

Otherwise, open thread

 

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  1. 1.

    gkoutnik

    Looking forward to a previously-planned three generation party (all appropriately pre-quarantined) to watch and enjoy. Have fun stormin’ the castle!

  2. 2.

    Bruuuuce

    Got the link, and glad it didn’t conflict with the free John Gorka concert rebroadcast (on YouTube) now happening

  3. 3.

    EmbraceYourInnerCrone

    All I can think of is Trump in Humperdincks place when Westley gives his To the Pain speech Donated today Really looking forward to this!

  10. 10.

    Emma

    I’m in, not like I’m going anywhere anyway. Waiting to see if my mom is willing to wake up to watch at 7 AM her time…

  14. 14.

    donnah

    I donated and signed up as soon as I read about it and I can’t wait! My son and husband and I are all ready for it. Whee!

  22. 22.

    There go two miscreants

    I’m in. I was going to send them more anyway to help combat the fuckery about the ballots, so this will be a nice bonus!

  26. 26.

    Zippity

    Mandy Patinkin’s twitter feed has quite a few videos of his son interviewing him about the movie. He tells some great stories. I’m so excited for this.

  28. 28.

    Elizabelle

    Signed up yesterday, and REALLY appreciate your alerting us to this, TaMara.

    Setting my alarm for tomorrow.  I’ve only seen the film once, at most twice, so don’t know the famous lines by heart.  But will be listening for them.

    The land war in Asia one — that you never forget.

  31. 31.

    Benw

    OT: Tech beats FSU! Woot!

    Are we gonna have some sportsball threads this year?

    Also, I got my NYS poll worker application in the mail. I’m excited and kind of nervous to apply for the first time!

  35. 35.

    SiubhanDuinne

    All day long, I’ve been thinking this was going to be tonight. Finally, late afternoon, I double-checked and realised the 13th is tomorrow, not today. Thanks for this reminder.

  36. 36.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Elizabelle:

    I’ve seen it just once, a couple of years ago as one of those TCM Classic Films at the Cinema. Looking forward to the table read tomorrow night.

  38. 38.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Amir Khalid:

    I was thinking that even as I typed, but decided to leave it alone. In these benighted times, I have enough trouble telling one day from another without getting all embroiled in International Date Lines and GMT.

  40. 40.

    mousebumples

    Guest appearances/fill-ins per @cary_elwes on Twitter:

    https://twitter.com/Cary_Elwes/status/1303823414986072064

    Fezzik – Josh Gad
    The Ancient Booer & The Mother (*Queen Mother?) – Whoopi
    The Impressive Clergyman (Mwaggiage … ) – Eric Idle
    The Albino/The Man with Albinoism – Shaun Ross
    Yellin/The Assistant Brute/The King – King Bach
    The Grandson – Finn Wolfhard
    The Narrator – Jason Reitman

    I’m hoping that they’ll have the recording available to watch/rewatch after the fact (*similar to how they did The West Wing video with Bradley Whitford [Josh] and Janel Maloney [Donna] a few weeks back) – mostly because my daughter’s bedtime is at about 630/7pm, which is right in the middle of the reading. But I’m looking forward to it, regardless

    Related: They are having a Park and Rec “reunion” later next week (Thursday, I think?) if that’s more your thing.

    http://wisdems.org/ParksandRec

  41. 41.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    If you’re a real geek about this movie as I am, I highly recommend the book by Cary Elwes, As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of Princess Bride. A wonderful chance to get to know more about the cast. Andre the Giant was a wonderful guy who everybody loved. He became a hero to the crew when they were stuck in Scotland (I think), miserably cold with lousy food, so he went to France to the family farm over the weekend and came back with good French country food.

    Also he kept Robin Wright warm by resting his massive hand on her head.

    I’ve been wondering how they’re going to handle his lines.

    Other main thing I remember from the book is that Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin were training in fencing for months before shooting and every spare moment during the filming, just to get that one short scene right.

    Oh, and Wallace Shawn was afraid he was the only one who wasn’t funny.

    @mousebumples: Oh, good choices for the missing voices.

    I had no idea when I saw this film originally that the Impressive Clergyman was a well-known British comedian, Peter Cook. You can see his sketches with Dudley Moore on YouTube.

  42. 42.

    Patricia Kayden

    Never.

    When will Republicans stand the fuck up and tell their leader to STOP telling voters to break the law by voting twice and STOP attacking the mail-in voting processSeriously WTF?????— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) September 12, 2020

  47. 47.

    Honus

    OT, but still film related. I Just watched a promo on TCM with the trailer for Harlan County USA.  I want Barbara Kopple    to go back and do a sequel on why all those people vote for republicans now.

  48. 48.

    Mousebumples

    @TaMara (HFG): yeah, before I saw the newly cast grandson , I was wondering if he had a kid that could play the part, maybe ? Hopefully he was invited to partake in the q&a – and maybe is a surprise participant?

  50. 50.

    joel hanes

    @Ceci n est pas mon nym:

    the Impressive Clergyman was a well-known British comedian, Peter Cook. You can see his sketches

    You can see some of his work by watching Bedazzled (1967), in which he plays The Devil aka Lucifer aka Satan etc.,  as a man of wealth and taste.

  51. 51.

    Sandia Blanca

    @joel hanes: Yes! Was just coming to post the same comment. The original “Bedazzled” is a comic masterpiece, and Peter Cook as the unctuous Satan is unforgettable.

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