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Cloverfield [BLU-RAY] (Paramount Home Entertainment, 6.3.2008) Disguised under deliberately goofy, yet deliciously edible-sounding, aliases such as Cheese and Slusho, Matt Reeves' Cloverfield was produced and rushed into theaters under an equally appetizing shroud of secrecy. From last year's incredibly elusive Super Bowl ad to the film's viral marketing campaign, Cloverfield had everybody scratching their heads and drooling in anticipation. Aside from the as-yet untitled title and the Blair Witch-ian visual style, the film's biggest appeal was the enigmatic creature who was last (un)seen hurling the decapitated head of the Statue of Liberty onto the crowded streets of New York City. All we knew about the mysterious beast was that it was big and angry. Now that the highy-anticipated project has come and gone, one question has fortunately been answered: Cloverfield was a major success. (continued)

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No question about it -- John McCain's admission yesterday that his wife Cindy might be good enough to win the Miss Buffalo Chop contest at the Sturgis motorcycle rally ("She could be the only lady to serve as first lady and Miss Buffalo Chip!") showed he's either a crusty old mysogynist or clueless about the actual nature of the Miss Buffalo Chip rites (wet T-shirts, orgasm simulating, etc.).

I suspect it was a half-and-halfer. McCain probably just meant to say that Cindy's dishy enough to compete ina biker beauty contest, but he wound saying that she might just be good enough to beat out the other biker babes at pickle licking. Here's a Daily Kos opinion from "Eagleeye"about the MSM's coverage of this.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 6, 2008 at 6:34 PM

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Mgmax says ...

You are aware that he was in the Navy, right?

I take that to mean he is not entirely unfamiliar with the rowdier side of male-female relations.

Posted by Mgmax at August 6, 2008 7:14 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

Yeah seriously, I'm entirely behind Mgmax on this one. Wouldn't it be something of a miracle for a 71 year old Navy man to not be a crusty old misogynist? This is not how we win.

Posted by BurmaShave at August 6, 2008 7:38 PM

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EOTW says ...

Psss, Mgmax, I know what you are saying (have an uncle who was a doctor in the Navy) but you are aware that Wells will only criticize JM, while praising Obamalama's bowel movements as the greatest things since the Iphone?

Posted by EOTW at August 6, 2008 7:39 PM

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