The Soprano State Movie (A Sneak Peek)

Wow. (0.00 / 0)

A must-see. Must say thought that it looks from the trailer as though the more obvious resignation-worthy and arrest-worthy political corruption is well- and excitingly-documented. While the more righteous, considerably more nuanced and deniable corruption of former lawmen turned governor will be utterly ignored.

Fuggedaboutit.

It's not a particularly snappy signature, but here's what I think we need in the next NJ Democratic State Chair.  

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by: Rosi Efthim @ Tue Oct 12, 2010 at 15:48:43 PM UTC

Searching for the 'Dislike' button... (0.00 / 0)

I'm all for ribbing my Italian heritage, but this trailer makes the project seem lazy. The characters and plots are much more complicated and compelling than this. If it's mostly playing Godfather music while reading years-old news stories, you're wasting our time.

I mean, I got the title of the book and all, but this is laying it on a bit too thick.

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by: JRB @ Tue Oct 12, 2010 at 16:22:43 PM UTC

What, you didn't expect that? (0.00 / 0)

And by that, I mean, exactly that?  

It's not a particularly snappy signature, but here's what I think we need in the next NJ Democratic State Chair.  

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by: Rosi Efthim @ Tue Oct 12, 2010 at 16:33:14 PM UTC

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trailers (0.00 / 0)

I've little doubt the actual movie will expound on these nuggets.  Don't forget  you're dealing with a specific medium like movie trailers which were never designed to be a trenchant perspective.

So we'll see.

activist for hire.

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by: Jay Lassiter @ Tue Oct 12, 2010 at 17:21:14 PM UTC

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the state workers per square mile (4.00 / 3)

comparison was ridiculous in the book and it still is in the movie trailer. Guess what, NJ has more people per square mile too. Have you seen the rest of the country?  

 

Frank LoBiondo Record and Jon Runyan Watch

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by: Hopeful @ Tue Oct 12, 2010 at 17:44:01 PM UTC

Bob Ingle (0.00 / 0)

Didn't he write the book this movie was based?  I never read the book and don't intend to.  Ingle's cheerleading for Christie columns in the APP are nauseating enough, and I question his objectivity.  Quite frankly, I wouldn't subscribe to anything he was involved with.  

I am curious as to how many Democrats compared to Republicans are featured as "bad guys".  Ingle seems the sort in taking great pleasure "exposing" Democratic misdeeds, while ignoring Republicans for the same thing.

And I'm sick and tired of political shills like Ingle promoting the notion that New Jersey Democrats are somehow the most corrupt political organization in America.  That's pure Christiecrap.  I grew up in Philadelphia politics, my Dad was an active fundraiser for the Republican Party, and the stuff he told me before he passed away would make this "Soprano" s#!t look like a Quaker prayer meeting.

http://christiegonewild.blogsp...

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by: ken bank @ Tue Oct 12, 2010 at 22:52:19 PM UTC

Opportunity... (0.00 / 0)

Both parties are the same. (ie. see John Adler's campaign).

Only in NJ the dems have been in power more often and hence have had more opportunity to be corrupt.

Given the chance, I have full confidence that the republicans would be just as corrupt.

That's why I was so dissapointed when US Atty Fishman inferred that the corruption problem in NJ was exaggerated.

I wish whomever directs his emphasis would again focus on nailing electeds.

We need more Solomon Dweks unfortunately.


"Where ever you go, there you are." - Buckaroo Bonzai

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by: William Weber (WjcW) @ Wed Oct 13, 2010 at 14:28:36 PM UTC

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Philly does win on the corruption meter. (0.00 / 0)

However, for the past few years the Dems have been in power in NJ. The money goes where the power is.  Unless we clean up our own party, the Republicans will clean our clocks for us in the next elections.

One Vote.  Yours.  It really does matter.

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by: carolh @ Wed Oct 13, 2010 at 17:40:28 PM UTC

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