Reopening Alcatraz as a Federal Prison

[thegeneral 2,950]

3 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

Fair point. If liberals had an outrage limit.  

I agree it’s too much. I would say though if there was a Dem version of Donald Trump that it would be the exact same reaction, perhaps worse. This is unprecedented. Hopefully for the Nations’s sake he’s a one off.

[MDC 7,151]

2 hours ago, supermike80 said:

He does it on purpose.  Because he knows the overreaction it will generate.   Liberals that overreact like Tim does helps keeps exposing how silly they are. The stupidity exists on BOF SIDEZ

You’re right, our POTUS says things for negative attention. 

[gas 139]

Focking MAGAts lost their 5hit when Obama wore a tan suit and they think people overreact to Trump?

[jbycho 610]

Just now, gas said:

Focking MAGAts lost their 5hit when Obama wore a tan suit and they think people overreact to Trump?

Liberals are really dumb. 

[Engorgeous George 2,161]

6 hours ago, jbycho said:

Time to revive the legacy. Get the word out there. 

I imagine reopening would entail demolition to the rock foundations, below the old civil war foundations.  i presume because of the era in which it was built it is full of asbestos and lead based paint and pipes.  It would be a huge and expensive undertaking not worth the money for the number of prisoners it would hold.  Whether it would be worth it for symbolism, well I leave that to others, but the law and order symbolism would be weighed against the historical loss.

[thegeneral 2,950]

52 minutes ago, gas said:

Focking MAGAts lost their 5hit when Obama wore a tan suit and they think people overreact to Trump?

Yep. Trump trolls every day and got a redneck militia to attack the Capitol building because he lost. It would be nice if people could up ignore the dumb stuff he says on the regular…but when laying blame, he is the problem.

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I think the Jan 6 issue will be a big help for the democrats in the mid terms. They should definitely keep bringing it up. It’s helped them win the house the last two times. Oh wait.  

[Engorgeous George 2,161]

Maybe we can acquire and reopen Devil's Island.

[Mike Honcho 5,124]

22 hours ago, Engorgeous George said:

Trump's fascination with Alcatraz is probably predicated on the fact that during his lifetime it was still open.  It made an impression on his young mind and he assumes that impression resides in the minds of others as a place to be avoided.  The thing is, for those under 60 it bears no such symbolism, and for illegals, certainly not.  Me. My impressions are shaped by having visited the tourist attraction, having watched the Clint Eastwood movie decades ago, and of course the scene from the movie So I Married and Ax Murderer featuring Phil Hartman as the prison guard/tour guide.

 

 

 

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Ever wonder where Donald Trump gets his policy ideas? Take, for example, the presidential proclamation he fired off Sunday night on Truth Social, ordering the Bureau of Prisons to reopen and expand Alcatraz to house “America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.”

Where, oh where, could that have come from?

It’s not like anyone’s seriously floated reopening The Rock since it shut down in 1963 and became a fog-shrouded tourist attraction run by the National Park Service. At least not until Trump somehow, seemingly out of nowhere, came up with the notion on Sunday night.

We think we know what happened.

Last weekend, WLRN — a PBS affiliate that services South Florida, including Palm Beach and Mar-a-Lago — aired a rerun of Escape From Alcatraz, Clint Eastwood’s 1979 classic about the prison’s most famous breakout. In fact, it aired it not once, but twice: Saturday night, then again Sunday morning — just hours before Trump took to social media and floated his plan to turn the historic island back into a high-security fortress.

 

God help us if he watches Air Force One or Escape from New York. 

[Engorgeous George 2,161]

2 hours ago, Mike Honcho said:

 

Or maybe because...

God help us if he watches Air Force One or Escape from New York. 

What if he see Papillon this weekend?

[Mike Honcho 5,124]

3 minutes ago, Engorgeous George said:

What if he see Papillon this weekend?

I am not familiar with it. I checked the Wiki, read a little and stopped, is it worth a watch?  Ebert only gave it 2 out of 4 stars, but Tarantino likes it.  

[Engorgeous George 2,161]

5 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

I am not familiar with it. I checked the Wiki, read a little and stopped, is it worth a watch?  Ebert only gave it 2 out of 4 stars, but Tarantino likes it.  

The first time I tried to watch I found it ponderous and quit.  Years later i watched and enjoyed it.  It is not a movie I would have considered recommending to anyone.  That said it is McQueen and Hoffman both at their peak.

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I swam from Alcatraz. It's not that hard.

[thegeneral 2,950]

39 minutes ago, Engorgeous George said:

What if he see Papillon this weekend?

I was thinking “The Running Man”.

[Mike Honcho 5,124]

35 minutes ago, Engorgeous George said:

The first time I tried to watch I found it ponderous and quit.  Years later i watched and enjoyed it.  It is not a movie I would have considered recommending to anyone.  That said it is McQueen and Hoffman both at their peak.

I started a thread called Chinephile - I'm embarrassed to admit how many DVD to 4K's I own.  McQueen, Hoffman at peak and Tarantino recommending it, probably worth a watch. I'll see if I can find it, let you know what I think.  I have no problem setting my expectations to when a film was released. 

[Engorgeous George 2,161]

5 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

I started a thread called Chinephile - I'm embarrassed to admit how many DVD to 4K's I own.  McQueen, Hoffman at peak and Tarantino recommending it, probably worth a watch. I'll see if I can find it, let you know what I think.  I have no problem setting my expectations to when a film was released. 

I seem to recall that McQueen was as disgusted with Hoffman's acting method as was Olivier in Marathon Man.