I never saw this one coming. The bad guy is Kahn! I figured it was going to be Gary Mitchell, …Read the Rest
Star Trek
Opera, Historical Accuracy & Costuming
I don’t know if I like the idea of Rigoletto being put into the 1950s and Las Vegas, with a …Read the Rest
Don’t Sell My Stuff
If you’ve not heard the story, Kobe Bryant’s mother is planning to auction his stuff. He’s mad. She’s claiming he …Read the Rest
Science Fiction as Social Commentary
The Pink Flamingo has a not so dirty little secret. I love science fiction. I’m a Trekkie, unfortunately, I admit …Read the Rest
The Far Right and the Dark Side of the Force
Please, forgive The Pink Flamingo for getting a little crazed. I know I’m mixing metaphors, so to speak, but there …Read the Rest
What If They Found Something?
Picture this. The Pink Flamingo is on the phone, talking to a friend, who was telling me about the latest …Read the Rest
When County Sheriff’s Refuse to Follow the Law?
The far right is out of its collective mind. Please, pardon The Pink Flamingo as I wax poetic over the …Read the Rest
Who Am I?
I am a kindergarten drop-out. Lately, The Pink Flamingo has been getting question about who I am. You can find …Read the Rest
Really Cool Science Links!
The Pink Flamingo has not been as religious about keeping up with science links as I should. There have been …Read the Rest
Best Christmas Political Satire Video!
By now, most Pink Flamingo readers know that I have several weaknesses. They include homeless kittens I find in my …Read the Rest
What Kind of a World?
On Monday, around 11:15 or so Memphis time, my great niece, Sarah Catherine – Catie, was born. I started thinking …Read the Rest
I Have Just Seen the Future & There IS Going to Be a Starship Enterprise!
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five -year mission: to explore strange new …Read the Rest
Paul Ryan’s Worship of Ayn Rand
“…”Compassion is never wasted. It has the power to give us hope,” and it brings us into the presence of …Read the Rest
Barack Obama vs. the Alien Menace
Evidently, the American people think that Barack Obama would do better in repelling an alien menace. Let’s face facts, folks, …Read the Rest
What If Newt Was Right All Along
I want to believe! When the proposal for this rolls around, you’d better hope some jerk like Mitt Romney is …Read the Rest
Mark Steyn’s Knee Jerk Ignorance As Obama Goes T’Pring on the GOP
Have you ever noticed that conservatives and the religious right, like nerds, are completely obsessed with sex? Evidently they cannot …Read the Rest
The Really Important Things of Life: Star Peace!
This is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in ages. Captain James T. Kirk (the real one) started a …Read the Rest
Ayn Rand: The Psychopath Who Inspired the Libertarians
“… libertarians generally have low endorsement of all five moral concerns (Harm, Fairness, Ingroup Loyalty, Authority, and Purity)…” Those of …Read the Rest
UPDATED: I Don’t Give a Rip About John Galt or Ayn Rand
UPDATE: Daniel Barnes at Ayn Rand, Contra Human Nature wrote the following: “..While on Friday the Atlas Shrugged movie expanded …Read the Rest
Part XIV: Losing the Future for the GOP
Previously in the series about Libertarians destroying the GOP. Who would have thought that there is a Star Trek philosophical …Read the Rest
Vindicating the Great Bird of the Galaxy
Once again the world has proven that everything we need to know in life we can learn from Star Trek! …Read the Rest
You Know This Salt Thingie….
I am going to hate myself for saying this, but…..
The Pink Flamingo has always come down on the side of the pro-salt faction. It is a vital part of life. Then I acquired a Mater who has a serious heart condition. More than 500 milligrams of sodium or salt can put her into congestive heart failure.
We argued with her, telling her she was off the mark on it, then I saw the results for myself. Until she began strictly regulating her intake of salt and sodium she was hitting the ER for the early stages of conjestive heart failure on an almost monthly basis.
And – trust me, she was “watching it” – carefully.
Resistance Is Futile
Any good Trekkie knows about the Borg. Frank Schell has an excellent Human Events column about the death of civility …Read the Rest
Beam Me Up, Please! There Is No Intelligent Life Down Here!
“As I finished Mr. Tambourine Man I glanced over at Johnny Carson who had a look of astonishment on his …Read the Rest
The Journey to Libertarian Babel
The Pink Flamingo is an unrepentant Trekkie subscribing to the philosophy of life that Everything I Need to Know in Life I Learned from Star Trek. No, I’m not being serious or taking myself serious, but Monday evening, when I was working on the post about the Libertarian-based attacks on Lindsey and the GOP I was watching the new Star Trek move. (I admit that I bawl most of the way through it, because it is so beautiful).
Libertarians are trying to take-over, and are being assisted by willing dupes on the right who think they are wonderful.
Conservatives have a dirty little secret. It is one that is exploited time again, and never do they learn from their bitter lessons.
You see, the dirty little conservative secret is that conservatives, for the most part, are gullible. They are gullible because, for the most part, they are honest, honorable, God-fearing, church-going, patriotic men and women who would never think of deceiving anyone. Consequently, they are ripe for the plucking. And, trust me, they are being plucked.
The New Science Fiction View of American Soldiers
This post is dedicated to my brother, LTC Floyd R. Harris, United States Army (retired – sort of)
If you have been a life long devotee of science fiction like The Pink Flamingo, you may be familiar with patterns within the genre. One of the mos fascinating insights into American society can be observed by watching the way the American military, soldiers, and former soldiers are treated. The same can be said of the movie/television genre in general, but science fiction is usually ahead of the trend.
At the end of World War II the American Soldier was the hero. He was Apple Pie, Jiltin’ Joe, and John Wayne all thrown into one great big hot dog with a flag and a fire-cracker for garnish. He could do no wrong. This same soldier protected us during the Cold War from the invasion of numerous alien hordes. By the mid-1960s things were taking a more sinister turn. Anti-war paranoia was in full spring. The American Soldier was now evil personified. He was a psychopathic baby killer, an object of paranoia and scorn, Rambo on a rampage.
The only point of light in this grim hatred of the American Soldier was the swaggering, macho, heroic James T. Kirk, who personified every great myth of American legend.
Warping into the 1970s when films were a nightmare from hell, one memorable portrayal of the military was George Peppard’s cardboard stiff character in Damnation Alley. We blew ourselves into evolutionary oblivion with the Planet of the Apes series. Then George Lucus and Steven Spielberg single handedly saved the movies. But, the Force was not with the military, and the Empire was evil.
Glen Larson, who helped produce Star Trek Classic, wasn’t finished with the image of the American Soldier. Ronald Reagan was elected POTUS and a month later Thomas Sullivan Magnum single handedly began reforming the image of the former baby-killing Vietnam Vets. (sigh). Tom Selleck’s Republican leanings, Glen Larson, and Donald P. Bellisario began to reform the vile image of the American Soldier. Magnum, P. I. was a reflection of Ronald Reagan’s Republican spirit.
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There is no difference between Obama fans and Trekkies. Please, I am not trying to insult Trekkies, only making a point about the “Dear Leader” films and school plays.
Want to talk about crazy fans? That’s what we are dealing with. When I think of crazy fans, I always go back to one of those almost sacred moments of my life. Yes, I remember where I was, sitting on the edge of the bed in the Fedder’s bedroom with Karen Fedder and my sister. We weren’t very old, but our parents, who were having dinner consigned us to the bedroom to watch THEM. (FYI – Jerry Fedder and Lindsey were law partners).
Democrats think it is okay, which tells you something about them. My fellow Republicans are in a snit over the actions of a New Jersey elementary school. So am I. I’m furious about it. Or, I was furious, then I started remembering back when I was in the 4th or 5th grade and had a crush on some TV star. I refuse to mention the star or the TV show on the grounds that it might reveal how old I am.
Hallelujah…The REAL James T. Kirk May Return!
The Pink Flamingo is an unrepentant Trekkie.
The theology of Gene Roddenberry included optimism for humanity. Right now we need that optimism.
Just when the world looked dark and dreary, with taunts, threats of racism, leaves changing, football starting – and looks so bad – there is light at the end of the wormhole.
Yea, yea, regular Pink Flamingo readers know I did more complaining about a remake of Trek Classic than just about anyone else. I also was one of the first to admit my mistake and boldly go where I thought I would not go and embraced the reboot. The storyline worked. Spock (channeling Obama) screwed up the universe. Evidently he screwed things up so badly that there can be alternative time-lines.
Trekkie Alert: The Dowd Conundrum Must See PJTV!
Bill Whittle delivers what could be the single most impressive commentary on Star Trek, James T. Kirk, Gene Roddenberry, and …Read the Rest
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