I respect political thinkers (irrespective of what side of the aisle they
occupy) who maintain their integrity and convictions, rather than selling out due to political expediency.
Right
Ann Coulter
William F. Buckley Jr.
G. Gordon Liddy
Left
Noam Chomsky
Ralph Nader
Soundtracks
Dogs in Space (Michael Hutchence, Boys Next Door, Brian Eno, Marie Hoy, Iggy Pop, et al.)
Mystery Train
Trainspotting (Vols. 1 and 2)
Pulp Fiction
Boogie Nights
O'Brother Where Art Thou?
The Omen
Artists
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Johhny Cash, Lydia Lunch, David Bowie, Hanoi Rocks, Johnny Thunders, New York Dolls, Dogs D'Amour, The Hangmen, Brian Eno, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, Velvet Underground, Mazzy Star, Joy Division, Wanda Jackson, Big Sandy and his Fly Right Boys, Stray Cats, Eddie Cochran, ELVIS, Cheb Mami, Social Distortion, The Cramps.
Mystery Train, Drugstore Cowboy, Dogs in Space, Trainspotting, Some Mother's Son, Olympia, Strictly Ballroom, Braveheart, Gladiator, 61, Once Upon a Time in America, 2001, Logan's Run, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Romper Stomper, Pulp Fiction, The Omen.
Movie Quotes
Real Genius:
"When you're smart, people need you".
Chris Knight: "Kent puts his name on his license plate".
Mitch Taylor: "My mother does the same thing with my underwear".
Chris Knight: "Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?"
Political
•Crossfire (CNN w/Tucker Carlson)
•Chris Matthews
•Bill O'Reilly
•Hannity & Colmes
Entertainment/Other
•Law and Order: SVU
•California’s Gold (w/Huell Howser)
Photography
Yousuf Karsh - Heroes of Light and Shadow, Riefenstahl Olympia (Leni Riefenstahl), Hurrell's Hollywood Portraits ( Mark Viera), Cyclops (Albert Watson).
Politics/Government/Philosophy
Jefferson and the Rights of Man (Dumas Malone), Treason (Ann Coulter - Slander is also an excellent read), Michael Moore Is A Big Fat Stupid White Man (David Hardy, Jason Clarke), Bias (Bernard Goldberg), Temptations of a Superpower (Ronald Steel), International Politics on the World Stage (John Rourke), American Government (Lowi and Ginsberg), Understanding Power (Noam Chomsky), Ten Men Dead - The Story of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike (David Beresford), Bobby Sands: Writings from Prison (Gerry Adams).
Science
Yes, we have no Neutrons (A.K. Dewdney), Bad Astronomy (Philip Plait)
Irish Patriots
Bobby Sands (Hunger Striker), James Connoly (Freedom Fighter), Gerry Adams (Sinn Fein leader)
American
Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Pat Tillman, Ann Coulter.