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| - God Bless America is a song composed by Mr. Burns and sung by some of his employees in the episode American History X-cellent.
- The phrase was coined in the 1950s, during some of the most dangerous days of the Cold War. Many Americans feared that nucular war would annihilate the whole country. "God Bless America" was used to invoke God's blessings, some of which theoretically may have included some sort of immunity to nuclear warheads. For all we know, it was, and still is, 100% effective. However, the Moral Majority believed that the liberal policies adopted by the Clinton administration with regard to abortion and gays caused God to remove His blessing on America.
- Have you ever watched a particularly annoying Reality Show and thought to yourself, "man, someone should give those little twits what they have coming to them"? Well, Bobcat Goldthwait, maker of World's Greatest Dad, feels your pain. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011, and was released on demand on April 6, 2012. Here's the red-band trailer, and here's the green-band version.
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| - Have you ever watched a particularly annoying Reality Show and thought to yourself, "man, someone should give those little twits what they have coming to them"? Well, Bobcat Goldthwait, maker of World's Greatest Dad, feels your pain. God Bless America is a 2012 Black Comedy written and directed by Goldthwait and starring Joel Murray (brother of Bill Murray) and Tara Lynne Barr. The plot is basically Falling Down, played for very dark laughs. It follows Frank Murdoch, a middle-aged schlub who has lost his wife and his job, and worse, has just found out that he has terminal brain cancer. Contemplating suicide, Frank's life is changed when he watches a My Super Sweet Sixteen-esque show in which a Spoiled Brat named Chloe throws a tantrum over getting the wrong fancy luxury car for her birthday. While most people would probably find extra motivation to go through with it after watching such a scene, Frank instead sets out to make something of the time he has left, killing Chloe and declaring war on all the annoying jerkasses and vapid pop culture figures of America. Along the way, he meets Roxanne "Roxy" Harmon, a teenage classmate of Chloe's who shares Frank's misanthropy, and joins him on his crusade. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011, and was released on demand on April 6, 2012. Here's the red-band trailer, and here's the green-band version.
- God Bless America is a song composed by Mr. Burns and sung by some of his employees in the episode American History X-cellent.
- The phrase was coined in the 1950s, during some of the most dangerous days of the Cold War. Many Americans feared that nucular war would annihilate the whole country. "God Bless America" was used to invoke God's blessings, some of which theoretically may have included some sort of immunity to nuclear warheads. For all we know, it was, and still is, 100% effective. However, the Moral Majority believed that the liberal policies adopted by the Clinton administration with regard to abortion and gays caused God to remove His blessing on America. Republicans have free license to conclude speeches with the phrase, or use it to indicate to audience members when it is appropriate to wave their tiny plastic American flags; however, if Democrats use the phrase, it is because they are pandering and playing politics.
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