In the rush up with the end of year drum beat for motion picture awards, one that caught my eye was titled "American Hustle". They are touting it as a comedy in full page ads in the NY Times with the comment "some of this actually happened." It certainly did back in 1978 when the F.B.I. set up a sting to ferret out corruption and bribery but there was nothing intentionally comedic about it then. A U.S. Senator, several members of congress and city of Philadelphia councilmen, all served jail time and a young congressman from South Philadelphia was expelled from the body. It was said he had a flippant motto "Money talks and BS walks." But he came from a nice family - I knew his father. As Tip ONeill said "All politics is/are local." The film review for this "comedy" indicates an "R" rating for "corrupt politicians".
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/13/movies/american-hustle-with-christian-bale-and-amy-adams.html?ref=arts
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