Rocky Balboa

Best Movies By Farr: When Oscar Screws Up

John Farr | Posted 02.15.2009 | Entertainment


John Farr

2005 -- for Best Picture, give me Capote over Crash any ol' time. Another uninspiring year, I thought.

Debate Spin v. Substance: Lessons From Mayberry

Bennet Kelley | Posted 09.26.2008 | Media


Bennet Kelley

It is time for an end to this "soft bigotry of low expectations." We must judge debates on the merits and not like a beauty pageant.

Baracky: Obama Is Rocky Balboa, Clinton Is Apollo Creed In New Video"

Huffington Post | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton has compared herself to Rocky Balboa, saying that she and the character from the 1976 film have a "lot in common." However, a video t...

Jake LaMotta in a Pantsuit, and Other Presidential Contenders

Sanford D. Horwitt | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


Sanford D. Horwitt

I tracked down the Boxing Hall of Fame historian Bert Randolph Sugar, and asked him to share his pugilistic insights on the three political heavyweights still in the ring.

Um....Rocky Lost. And Lying Is Like Farting.

Michael Seitzman | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics


Michael Seitzman

Lying is when you say something you know to be false. Shameful is when you tell that lie repeatedly over many years. Shameless is what happens when you joke about it as if it's something that just kinda happens.

The Clintons: A Faded Franchise

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics


Ryan J. Davis

Clinton's a lot like Rocky, all right, but less the original masterpiece and more the desperate fourth sequel, Rocky V.

Run, Hillary, Run, Just Stop Sliming Obama

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

With its desperate tactics and negative tone, the Clinton campaign has succeeded only in casting doubts about Hillary's trustworthiness.

Five Amazing Similarities Between Hillary Clinton and Rocky Balboa

Bill Barol | Posted 04.01.2008 | Politics


Bill Barol

Rocky discharged his inner anger and resentment by brutalizing a large, red slab of meat; Hillary is married to Bill Clinton.