"Silver Axe?"

My wife and I don’t go to the movies very much anymore. I must confess that I have gone to both of the “Iron Man” films and the new release of “The Avengers”, as I am now an “Iron Man” addict. We probably go to the movies two or three times a year; I really must be moved to want to spend between seven and ten dollars per ticket to see a movie that will be at the video store in six months. As a boy, I remember spending twenty cents to go to a Saturday matinee, and that was a double feature!

I like classic movies that are well written with depth of characters and interesting plot turns. Today, most of the movie fare is action fest, special effect extravaganzas full of explosions, space monsters and zombies. They are usually simple good vs. evil allegories and are probably written over the course of a week-end by a group of staff writers; the characters are all interchangeable from one film to another.

There is a new movie which just came to the theatres this week-end; I couldn’t believe it when I heard the title, “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”. I now believe that Hollywood has finally completely run out of ideas! What are they thinking? Abe was sometimes called the “Rail-Splitter” for his legendary ability to split logs; in this movie Abe’s axe is “coated in silver” so he can “vanquish vampires”, and it has a hidden gun in it (honest). The premise for this film is that Lincoln’s son, Willie, was the victim of vampires; could this be the most tasteless movie ever made? Lincoln’s life was filled with personal tragedy, and to turn those tragedies into fodder for the ridiculous is dishonorable and horrid; these producers should be ashamed of even thinking about this film! The movie says Lincoln goes to New Orleans and finds out the plantation owners are vampires and need the slaves as a “ready blood supply”. What really bothers me is those idiots that are with OCCUPY WALL STREET will think this is a documentary.

We already have enough “blood suckers” in Washington now. We have already had billions of taxpayer’s dollars “sucked away” because of SOLYNDRA and numerous other failed Obama programs. Private enterprise has had a stake driven into its heart from over-regulation and threatened higher taxes. The national income has shrunk because of the drain of higher government cost and stagnant employment. Millions of Americans wander the streets like zombies because the life blood of our economy has been hampered by small businesses, unable to establish loans to expand their facilities.

Well, if Abe Lincoln was a “vampire hunter”, then who is Barack Obama? The closest I can figure is President Obama must be the reincarnation of Baron Frankenstein. Mr. Obama has taken parts from failed administrations like Jimmy Carter and Lyndon Johnson and pieced together a “monster” to ravage the “villagers”, and those “villagers” are the people of the United States of America. This “creature” has roamed the countryside of America for almost four years now, and its destruction is visible all around us; foreclosed homes and businesses, life savings depleted or completely eliminated and no relief in sight!! What does “Doctor Obama” suggest; continue to “feed the monster”. As one of the “villagers” I will be getting my “torch” in November and getting rid of the monster and his creator!! Abe, bring your “silver axe”!!