How politically expe-e-edient of him! (:rolls eyes:)
I'm sure the faithful will be swooning. Hell, if this NYT piece and the comments here so far are any indication - it's already begun. {smdh}
Now that the guys over there on the left have been laid down with his whole, "If I had a son..." thing - all he's got to do tonight, is use some variation of the Atticus Finch closing argument below, and he'll standout, yet again, with those guys over there on the right! Don't mean to exclude you other, "Others" - but 'Mockingbird' didn't include you guys either. Quite a commentary on the "Deciders" of invisibility in these alleged United States - particularly since, all of you also existed here 50 years ago and were equally shat upon. Just sayin...Much as I hate to watch him on anything - I'll watch his introduction to the movie - just to see what he'll say.
UPDATE: This man is just so damned - predictable!
"50 years ago, a film came along that instantly captivated the nation. Based on the timeless novel by Harper Lee, “To Kill A Mockingbird” brought to life an unforgettable tale of courage and conviction, of doing what was right no matter what the cost, and it gave us one of the great heroes of American cinema – Atticus Finch played so memorably by the late Gregory Peck." (emphasis mine)
Too bad HIS "tale of courage and conviction, of doing what was right no matter what the cost" is so damned - forgettable.
"Half a century later, the power of this extraordinary film endures. It still speaks to us. It still tells us something about who we are as a people, and the common values that we all share." (emphasis mine)
Yep, it certainly "still tells us something about who we are as a people" - not sure about that "common values that we all share" thing, particularly since Black folk like Trayvon Martin's and Kenneth Chamberlain's families (just to name a few) are still looking for some of that "courage" and literally some "conviction" to this day.
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