James Finn Garner is the author of the new book, Recut Madness: Favorite Movies Retold for Your Partisan Pleasure. His other books include Politically Correct Bedtime Stories and Apocalypse Wow!. He also recently launched a website for baseball poetry at www.bardball.com. If you’re still looking for ways to kill time, check out his website at www.jamesfinngarner.com.

Blog Entries by James Finn Garner

Baseball Commissioner Bush?

Posted July 30, 2007 | 06:32 PM (EST)


When he is mercifully removed from office, President Bush will be a relatively young man, which has led to speculation about what he will do during the next phase of his life. Because of his previous career as a baseball executive in Texas, many say he will eventually be appointed...

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Candidate Movie Recuts

Posted July 23, 2007 | 05:24 PM (EST)


The anti-Hillary Clinton movie re-cut, which placed her at the center of Apple's old "1984" ad, was the first in a series of YouTube videos that will be used in the election cycle. The clip was inexpensive, underhanded and completely effective.

Instead of waiting to be on the receiving...

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Cheney: Lurking Everywhere to Serve You Better

Posted June 29, 2007 | 11:26 AM (EST)


So now it's confirmed: Dick Cheney isn't a part of the executive branch because he serves in the Senate, and he isn't part of the legislative branch because, well, he thinks they're a bunch of chumps. He stands alone. He's accountable to no one, a force unto himself, a guy...

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A Modest Proposal: The Darwin Airlift

Posted June 21, 2007 | 04:07 PM (EST)


The other day, I had the privilege of attending a preview of a traveling exhibition at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History. Entitled simply "Darwin," Darwin the show puts a human face on the struggles of Charles Darwin, as he worked to reconcile what he recorded in his scientific...

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New Fall Sitcom! "The Wolfie & Shaha Show!"

Posted May 18, 2007 | 04:52 PM (EST)


New Hit Sitcom! Wolfie and Shaha in...."You Can Take It to the Bank!"

Scene opens in a well appointed Georgetown townhouse. Coming back from a hard day at work, WOLFIE enters the door stage right, carrying briefcase and shopping bag. Audience applauds.

SHAHA: (off camera) Is that you, Wolfie?

WOLFIE...

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Fool Me Once, Shame On Anyone Handy

Posted May 15, 2007 | 01:06 PM (EST)


I hope all you armchair psychologists and students of human nature have been watching and taking notes these past few months. If you have a passion for a dispassionate analysis of human behavior, this is indeed a Golden Era, the likes of which you won't see again (God help us)...

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