It's "radically conservative" because it is a true story about how a [black] man (Chris Gardner) was determined to work hard and work himself out of homelessness and poverty by persistence and hard work resulting in making himself independently wealthy. This is the story of fulfilling the American dream and it is exactly what Thomas Jefferson (and other Founders)meant when he penned "the pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence...not to surprising the movie is titled similarly.

How dare Hollywood make a movie like this! This type of thing shakes the very foundations of the Liberal/Socialistic agenda. The Left cannot have people believeing they don't need government hand-outs. I could be wrong, but I don't believe anyone has become a millionaire (legally) by relying on hand-outs from a nanny state.

I hope this movie does well and I hope it inspires many people that feel there is little hope to get out and make things happen for themselves.

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Screw the liberals and their socialist views. I for one am glad this movie was made and I'm also glad to see Will Smith get the lead. I have always been something of a fan of Smith because he is one of the few Hollywood elite that did not "make it" by using foul language in his music or his movies. For the most part you can have your kids watch his old sit-com or his movies without parental interference. This is one movie that I will be taking my granddaughter to!

Work hard and achieve my dreams? I shudder at the thought. May the Liberals take care of my lazy ass forever. Gotta go, Judge (insert name here) is on. And then Maury does more paternity tests! Woohoo.

Anyone wanna bet that, sooner or later, the star, the director, or the producer of this movie (or even all three) will feel the need to release a statement saying, in effect, heaven forbid, it wasn't their intention or suggestion that there is no need or substititute for government programs to help the poor or minorities succeed?

The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.

- Arabian Proverb

It's Friday, so movie review time.  I was interested in what the St. Louis Post-Dispatch would say about this movie.  I heard a pretty good review on the local news radio yesterday.  The reviewer was someone named Calvin Wilson.

First there was this:  "...Smith downplays his usual freewheeling charisma, opting instead for a borderline-scary blend of earnestness and spunk."

So if you want something bad enough and are energetic about it, it's borderline scary?  But this was tame compared to what followed.

"Their performances go a long way toward undercutting the annoying message that success is just a matter of wanting it bad enough.  That would be a spectacularly simple-minded sentiment, even if the film weren't set during the era of trickle-down economics."

The liberal mindset pervades the rag, considering the glowing review Fahrenheit 9-11 got.  Anybody got a conservative paper they want to trade?

"People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news."  - A.J. Liebling

Calling an American success story "radically conservative" tells you all you need to know about the lefties, and who and what they really support. The lefties and the Dem party on the national level no longer support American values. They are the Party of European Socialism, or worse. They despise all things American, especially individual success. Their ideology would prohibit individual independence in any form, and Wil Smith's character would be an Enemy of the State.