Papa Pitt’s Daddy Duties in Prague

Thanks to all of the people who posted the wonderful reviews for A Mighty Heart! I have so enjoyed reading them on this and the last thread.

We are going to see it this weekend. We are going tohave to drive a ways to see it, but we’re making it into couple time and combining it with some other things we want to do.

Thank goodness Brad and Angie are not the kind of celebs who let all the pessimists, scyhophants, and naysayers penetrate their world. Their relationship is as strong and happy as always and their struggles appear to continue to bond all the Joile-Pitts together.

Engaging the haters is such a futile exercise, as I once again witnessed yesterday for myself. I have tried to talk to these pseudo-tryrants, and it’s always the same:

1. They post some outrageous lie just to get a rise out of someone.

2. One of us takes the bait, responds, presents a string of fact-based info, sets the record straight, refuting said information.

3. Instead of an intelligent rebuttal, haters respond back by just calling people names and saying our post doesn’t make any sense to them.

4. Shampoo, rinse, repeat…over and over.

You can’t even call these exchanges “arguments” because an argument is when two people, of opposing points of view, each present their ideas in logical back and forth discussion. Haters simmply can’t read and comprehend. They don’t want to pay attention and actually have to follow a line of thought, no…that’s far too difficult for them.

I come here for the wonderful posters who never fail to present themselves well and always have something interesting to say. I have no problem with anyone whose opinion is different than mine on any subject as long as they can present their ideas intelligently and back it up with facts from reliable sources…heck, I’d welcome it, as it makes life more interesting. But all we get from these yahoos is the lowest of the lowlifes that don’t know how to do anything but hurl insults and regurgitate tabloid lies. So, I am going to hereafter not bother with answering trolls (it’s damn hard, I know!). Sure, they are entitled to their opinion, but they are not entitled to waste my time, which is all that I have done by attempting to talk to them.

Thanks again to all you positive posters and J-P lovers!

Thanks JJ. Zarah is a cutie and Pax seems so curious. Wonderful to see them bloom.

I woke up and called this morning,
the tone of your voice was a warning
that you don’t care for me anymore.

I made up the bed we sleep in.
I looked at the clock when you creep in.
It’s 6 AM and I’m alone.

Did you know when you go it’s the perfect ending,
to the bad day I was just beginning.
When you go, all I know is you’re my favorite mistake.

Your friends act sorry for me.
They watch you pretend to adore me.
But I am no fool to this game.

Now here comes your secret lover,
she’ll be unlike any other,
until your guilt goes up in flames.

Did you know when you go it’s the perfect ending,
to the bad day I’d gotten used to spending.
When you go, all I know is you’re my favorite mistake
You’re my favorite mistake.

Well maybe nothing lasts forever,
even when you stay together.
I don’t need forever after, but it’s your laughter won’t let me go
so I’m holding on this way.

Did you know could you tell you were the only one
that I ever loved?
Now everything’s so wrong.
Did you see me walking by, did it ever make you cry?
Now you’re my favorite mistake
Yeah you’re my favorite mistake
You’re my favorite mistake

Love them or hate them, they are still TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!

It’s impossible to watch “A Mighty Heart,” the story of the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, without reflecting on whether one should be watching at all. The film raises questions similar to those posed by “United 93” and “World Trade Center,” which both addressed the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

At what point can such scenarios be comfortably appreciated as entertainment? And just what sort of response is appropriate? Based on the book by Pearl’s widow, Mariane, the film has at least one thing going for it: It’s a political thriller. As such, we’re provided with a familiar framework through which to process the story.

Its other strengths include an unforgettable performance by Angelina Jolie as Mariane, and the incisive, unsentimental direction of Michael Winterbottom (“Welcome to Sarajevo”).

Jolie holds down the film’s center, imbuing Mariane with an arresting blend of vulnerability and testiness. Her anguish is palpable as the search proceeds from hope to despair for Daniel Pearl (a thoroughly convincing Dan Futterman), who was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in Pakistan in early 2002.

Winterbottom’s gritty sensibility and feel for geopolitical realities is perfect for the film. There’s no room for Hollywood gloss — and no need for it.

Jolie has been criticized for taking on the role of a woman of color (Mariane Pearl is of Afro-Cuban and Dutch ancestry), but her impassioned performance is likely to placate the naysayers — and earn her considerable, much-deserved attention come Oscar season.

calvinwilson@post-dispatch.com | 314-340-8346

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/reviews.nsf/movie/story/78C271D40BF9FC6A86257302004110AD?OpenDocument

238 Scooby Doo (Copy-Cat, DumbAss) | 06/22/2007 at 10:52 am
I don’t like Brad. Pls ignore all positive posts. He smells terrible. Hate all BAMPZS lovers.
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You have obviously escaped from a psych ward. Please return NOW to get treatment! All TRUE BAMPZS fans know that I love and respect them. You can continue to write fake and negative posts under my name, but it does not matter. Now, I am through with responding to you, a disturbed and evil troll!

Cliniqua thinks about jen all day.

One Way Or Another”

One way or another I’m gonna find ya
I’m gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha
One way or another I’m gonna win ya
I’m gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha
One way or another I’m gonna see ya
I’m gonna meetcha meetcha meetcha meetcha
One day, maybe next week
I’m gonna meetcha, I’m gonna meetcha, I’ll meetcha
I will drive past your house
And if the lights are all down
I’ll see who’s around

One way or another I’m gonna find ya
I’m gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha
One way or another I’m gonna win ya
I’ll getcha, I’ll getcha
One way or another I’m gonna see ya
I’m gonna meetcha meetcha meetcha meetcha
One day, maybe next week
I’m gonna meetcha, I’ll meetcha

And if the lights are all out
I’ll follow your bus downtown
See who’s hanging out

One way or another I’m gonna lose ya
I’m gonna give you the slip, a slip of the lip or another
I’m gonna lose ya, I’m gonna trick ya, I’ll trick ya
One way or another I’m gonna lose ya
I’m gonna trick ya trick ya trick ya trick ya
One way or another I’m gonna lose ya
I’m gonna give you the slip

I’ll walk down the mall
Stand over by the wall
Where I can see it all
Find out who ya call
Lead you to the supermarket checkout
Some specials and rat food, get lost in the crowd

One way or another I’m gonna getcha, I’ll getcha, I’ll getcha getcha getcha getcha
(Where I can see it all, find out who ya call)
One way or another I’m gonna getcha, I’ll getcha, I’ll getcha getcha getcha getcha
(Where I can see it all, find out who ya call)
One way or another I’m gonna getcha, I’ll getcha, I’ll getcha getcha getcha getcha
(Where I can see it all, find out who ya call)

I don’t understand what kind of man can stay silent while the mother of his kids is dragged through the mud for 2+ years for something HE did. I am not even a man (or a lesbian) but if I was in his situation you best believe I would have cleared her name long ago. If not for her the children. I dont understand how Angelina of all people could stay with a man that is so weak and then pimp him as a great man who she loves. I cant be a fan of a couple like this… because of Brad.

God please vindicate, Angelina, she’s great.

LET GO, GO AND WATCH THE WAY WE WERE ON YOUR ROOM.

Memries,
Like the corners of my mind
Misty water-colored memories
Of the way we were
Scattered pictures,
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Or has time re-written every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me, would we? could we?
Memries, may be beautiful and yet
Whats too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
So its the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember…
The way we were…
The way we were…

Jane Pitt to Jen

What have I got to do to make you love me
What have I got to do to make you care
What do I do when lightning strikes me
And I wake to find that you’re not there

What do I do to make you want me
What have I got to do to be heard
What do I say when it’s all over
And sorry seems to be the hardest word

It’s sad, so sad
It’s a sad, sad situation
And it’s getting more and more absurd
It’s sad, so sad
Why can’t we talk it over
Oh it seems to me
That sorry seems to be the hardest word

What do I do to make you love me
What have I got to do to be heard
What do I do when lightning strikes me
What have I got to do
What have I got to do
When sorry seems to be the hardest word

265 foreignpolicy | 06/22/2007 at 11:05 am
A Conversation with Angelina Jolie

She’s one of the most famous women in the world. And in A Mighty Heart, opening June 22, Angelina Jolie plays another famous face: Mariane Pearl, who transfixed the world when her husband Danny, a journalist for the Wall Street Journal, was kidnapped and murdered by Islamic extremists. FP spoke recently with Jolie about the experience.

FOREIGN POLICY: Danny Pearl’s murder is so often discussed in the context of Islamic terrorism. Yet Mariane did a great job of suggesting in her book that yes, it’s about Islamic terrorism and the post-9/11 environment, but what it is really about is the lack of connections and dialogue.

Angelina Jolie: I agree. The reality is that, as hard as we try, we’ll never get as close to the beauty of her book and her real voice. Her voice at this moment is so important because she is somebody who, when confronted by such brutality and terrorism, somehow kept clear and was able to see the bigger picture. She didn’t jump to fear and hate, with good guys and bad guys. There are victims on both sides of conflict. She understood that she had to fight for the future of her son. Hopefully, the movie will inspire people to go get the book.

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Loved this! Focus, ya’ll. Focus on the bigger picture.

Thanks for sharing this interview.

filipino fan,
Would you please post your quote again!
Thanks
Ate Char