Two-fer Tuesday
It must be Two-fer Tuesday. Why? Because today’s big news came in doubles. And boy, did it suck.
First off was Fred Thompson throwing in the towel:
Today, Republican Presidential Candidate Fred Thompson announced that he was leaving the presidential race.
According to CNN, in an e-mailed statement, Thompson said, “Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people.”
Thompson, the former senator from Tennessee and an actor, best known for his role in television’s Law & Order, entered the race late—by campaign standards. After much speculation, Thompson announced his candidacy on Jay Leno on September 4, 2007.
I guess it was to be expected though. After he announced his candidacy last year, people were saying his campaigning efforts were in need of improvement. And after he’d spent so much time doing podcasts online and building up his popularity. The guy was like what if Ronald Reagan did fireside chats. He was that cool. If he’d stayed in the race and actually beaten out the other candidates, I think he’d try to stick by his principles as president. But since he’s pulled out, that alone shows he didn’t have what it takes. I suppose I’ll have to look to supporting Duncan Hunter or Mitt Romney from here on out.
And disappointing piece of news number two is, the Joker is dead, but it wasn’t Batman that killed him:
Oscar-nominee Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at his downtown Manhattan residence, face-down and naked at the foot of his bed with prescription sleeping pills in the apartment, police said. The Australian-born actor was 28.
There was no obvious indication of suicide or foul play, said NYPD spokesman Paul Browne.
"We are all deeply saddened and shocked by this accident," Ledger's publicist, Mara Buxbaum, said in a statement Tuesday night. "This is an extremely difficult time for his loved ones and we are asking the media to please respect the family's privacy and avoid speculation until the facts are known."
His father, mother and sister in Australia also expressed their shock at the actor's "untimely and accidental" death in a statement for Seven Network, The Associated Press reported.
And on top of that, most other news agencies I’ve read the story from have played up his death like he was a Chris Farley overdosing for suicidal purposes. Not only does it bum me out that the guy is dead, but that he was going to play “The Joker” in “The Dark Knight.” Now all the trailers showing him dressed as the character are out, but I don’t know if they’ve finished filming his part yet. Are they going to have to pull a Brandon Lee for this movie? Oy.
Other than all this, classes for the Spring semester start tomorrow for me. I have no one to give me rides here and there either because the classes are all at times inconvenient for other people. Some of my teachers are probably going to try and indoctrinate me again with more weird theories about film. On the plus side, I do have to think positive. More classes means more filming experience, I bought my new Wii a few weeks ago and it’s been awesome to me, working out is working out, my new show has a cool new intro and I still have more film projects coming up which I’m gonna have a blast with. So until next time, peace out.
First off was Fred Thompson throwing in the towel:
Today, Republican Presidential Candidate Fred Thompson announced that he was leaving the presidential race.
According to CNN, in an e-mailed statement, Thompson said, “Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people.”
Thompson, the former senator from Tennessee and an actor, best known for his role in television’s Law & Order, entered the race late—by campaign standards. After much speculation, Thompson announced his candidacy on Jay Leno on September 4, 2007.
I guess it was to be expected though. After he announced his candidacy last year, people were saying his campaigning efforts were in need of improvement. And after he’d spent so much time doing podcasts online and building up his popularity. The guy was like what if Ronald Reagan did fireside chats. He was that cool. If he’d stayed in the race and actually beaten out the other candidates, I think he’d try to stick by his principles as president. But since he’s pulled out, that alone shows he didn’t have what it takes. I suppose I’ll have to look to supporting Duncan Hunter or Mitt Romney from here on out.
And disappointing piece of news number two is, the Joker is dead, but it wasn’t Batman that killed him:
Oscar-nominee Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at his downtown Manhattan residence, face-down and naked at the foot of his bed with prescription sleeping pills in the apartment, police said. The Australian-born actor was 28.
There was no obvious indication of suicide or foul play, said NYPD spokesman Paul Browne.
"We are all deeply saddened and shocked by this accident," Ledger's publicist, Mara Buxbaum, said in a statement Tuesday night. "This is an extremely difficult time for his loved ones and we are asking the media to please respect the family's privacy and avoid speculation until the facts are known."
His father, mother and sister in Australia also expressed their shock at the actor's "untimely and accidental" death in a statement for Seven Network, The Associated Press reported.
And on top of that, most other news agencies I’ve read the story from have played up his death like he was a Chris Farley overdosing for suicidal purposes. Not only does it bum me out that the guy is dead, but that he was going to play “The Joker” in “The Dark Knight.” Now all the trailers showing him dressed as the character are out, but I don’t know if they’ve finished filming his part yet. Are they going to have to pull a Brandon Lee for this movie? Oy.
Other than all this, classes for the Spring semester start tomorrow for me. I have no one to give me rides here and there either because the classes are all at times inconvenient for other people. Some of my teachers are probably going to try and indoctrinate me again with more weird theories about film. On the plus side, I do have to think positive. More classes means more filming experience, I bought my new Wii a few weeks ago and it’s been awesome to me, working out is working out, my new show has a cool new intro and I still have more film projects coming up which I’m gonna have a blast with. So until next time, peace out.
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