Who knew (via Raw Story)?
In “Rocky Balboa,” an MGM Pictures release, the aging scrapper is running a restaurant when a computer-simulated bout inspires him to put the gloves back on. In one scene, his character defends his restaurant’s immigrant cooks and waiters against slanderous comments.
“I support Mexicans who work in my country,” he said, adding that the United States depends on the hard work of Latinos to keep running.
In comments to Mexican media later, Stallone criticized plans to build 700 miles of fence along the border as an immigration-control measure.
Such a fence was “crazy” and “ridiculous,” he said, arguing that nations should be able to interact without being divided by walls.
Way to go Stallion.
Go Sly, go!
Our Philly boys have more brins and heart than they let on.
excellent, my wife and I have talked about going to see this tonight. One more reason to shell out the money.
Know how many people own/live on boats? I couldn’t even tell you how many times I sailed to Canada when I was younger. What the hell’s next–building dams on the Great Lakes?
There’s a lot of little stuff tucked away in films.
SPOILERS AHEAD – do not read if you don’t want to know about THE ROCK, ARMAGGEDON, THE LEGEND OF ZORRO.
In Armageddon, my favorite line is when the guys who are about to sacrifice their lives to save the world make their list of demands (no taxes for life, e.g.). Bruce Willis’s character adds that they want to know who killed Kennedy.
In The Rock, at the end, they get Hoover’s microfilm. Nick Cage pulls it out, looks at it, and asks the other passenger, “Want to know who killed Kennedy?”
The Legend of Zorro opens with an election in California in the 1800s. The authorities assure the people that all the votes will be counted in a clear allusion to recent elections.
Yeah – one line in a film can raise more awareness than a thousand treatises on the subject….
If you’re at all familiar with Sly’s mom Jackie, you have to believe that he is quite certain about things being “crazy” and “ridiculous!”
Go Rocky!
I’ve always thought Sly was under rated-the general public tends to associate his personality with his Rocky character. While he I believe tended republican if you ever happened to see him talk on any show or interview he happens to be a pretty interesting and deep thinker(no kidding). Add that to his being a real art patron and a fairly decent painter himself and I’ll continue to like him. Plus he seems to have a very very dry sense of humor.