What could Harvey Milk have done…

…with the Internet?

Last night, we saw the movie “Milk”. Sean Penn delivers yet another truly mesmerizing performance. The only knock against the movie was that we felt it was probably 15 minutes too long but as a filmmaker myself, I completely understand how difficult it would have been for Mr. Van Sant to cut those 15 minutes.

What was really cool about the story was how great an example of a grass roots movement Milk’s political life was and on the way home, I asked my wife the question: “What could Harvey Milk have done with the Internet?”

As this question jumped around my head while taking my morning shower today (my best place for ideas jumping around my head), I thought that maybe we got a glimpse of what Milk could have accomplished with the Internet through Obama and how he used that medium to propel himself to the White House… although if Milk was living today, I’m sure he would have been just a wee bit more ‘out there’ in his execution.

Another striking realization that this movie provoked was how we’re still fighting the same cultural gay rights fight 30+ years later… and that’s kinda sad. Anyway, if you want to see who wins best Male lead acting Oscar before the awards show, check out Milk.