An Irish Catholic Wake-Up
By MAUREEN DOWD
October 13, 2012
For this week's Movies With Maureen feature she picks a deep cut, John Sayles's lesser known cult classic, Brother From Another Planet.
Ever since Obama tapped him, Biden has felt that his role is to warm up Barry’s Brother From Another Planet affect.The titular alien who landed in New York Harbor was indistinguishable from a person of African descent except for the number of toes on his feet. He wanders around Harlem mute until he is able to blend in with the whacky locals. Feel free to make your own metaphor about Obama and Washington, D.C.
