Arnie “…Not Gonna Take It”
BW&BK is reporting that Arnie is using Twisted Sister’s We’re Not Gonna Take It as his theme song. For a change from the norm, when Republicans use rock songs, Dee Snider is “pumped” about it.
We’re willing to play the inaugural ball,” Snider said. “We’re comfortable with or without makeup.
Now that would be an inaugural to attend. Not only is Arnie planning to kick the Dems arses in this election, he is planning to scare the shite out of them too. (Well it worked on Noriega, so what the hell?!)
Comments are off for this postAlternative Radio…the Indymedia on NPR
I rediscovered my pulse this afternoon, after listening to the vicious anti-American/corporate/democracy/capitalism/semitic rant from this vile woman.
She told an audience that the US “system” is as bad as Soviet communism. Oddly enough, she claimed that Communism was not evil, merely “flawed”. She also claimed that Afganisatan is worse off now that it was under the Taliban. She hoped and prayed that the US would fall soon. She talked about “them” (Hrm, wonder who that could mean?) and mentioned all the other extreme-left touchstones.
Of course, NPR broadcast this load of bile without the slightest bit of analysis or criticism.
It does strike me that this Alternative Radio lot are a bit hypocritical. They broadcast the hatred of capitalism of their speakers, yet end the broadcast by flogging their publications and audio CD and tapes. They don’t seem to care about the lower classes, as their audio cost $15 a pop.
At the end of the broadcast, as I sat angry in my car, I was amused to find out that NPR in Maine is having technical difficulties and off the air. I would love to be able to take credit for psychicly blowing them off the air or maybe claim it’s bad karma. Alas, it is probably the incompetence of the staff at MPBN.
For those who care, the name of the speaker was Arundhati Roy.
Comments are off for this postWarren Zevon RIP
Mater sent me an email to note that "”>Warren Zevon has succumbed to cancer. It is pretty impressive that he lasted this long, since doctors gave him until last December to live.
On Saturday, I bought his swansong The Wind, and unlike Queen’s final effort, this is a stellar album. His cover of ‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’ is a tour de force. This is not maudlin affair, rather a testament to one of the best songwriters of the 20th century and one of the funniest songsmiths ever.If you have VH1, I highly recommend that you watch the documentary on the making of the album and decline of Zevon. It is a damn good bit of television. Its sad but not maudlin, touching without being po-faced, and Warren’s determination to finish the album is worthy of any underdog story. The end of the show, with Zevon saying goodbye to all his friends in New York was a truly moving experience. Even this cynical ole’ wolf of a rock critic got weepy.
Farewell Warren, thanks for all the good tunes and fond memories. You will be sorely missed.
I will make sure to howl out a lament next time I am in London town.
Comments are off for this postJews suffering in Oz
Of course, you would never guess it from the bleating about how Muslims have suffered since 9/11. However, Tim Blair has found that someone has finally examinded the plight of Jews in recent years. The post has attracted an anti-semite troll, who pretty much thinks they are getting what they deserve. He is called thepusher and he pushes hate. He has shown up on Andrea’s blog too; oddly enough with the same initial comment. Wonder if he is using “talking-points” from somewhere like Indymedia.
According to Damian, even the Canadian press (TV) has awakened to anti-semiticism in Canada. Took them bloody long enough.
Comments are off for this postBarbara Amiel on the UN
She is with much of the blogdom on this one: keep the UN the hell out of Iraq.
Why call for help from the very forces that have wanted to undermine American power all along and whose understanding of the region would have accomplished nothing but the maintenance of Saddam Hussein in power?
Kind of sums it up really now doesn’t it?
Comments are off for this postWhat did you do in the war? Caddy?
Via Instapundit:
Its now nightime in Iraq on Sunday, September 7. If no US soldier is killed in Iraq today, this will mark the longest stretch of Operation Iraqi Freedom without a US military death five days since the war began in March. Based on the chronolgical listing at Faces of Valor, previously the longest period without a US military death was April 18-21. (The death on April 17 occurred in Kuwait, but like other casualties in Kuwait, it is included in the numbers we hear for the Iraq war.) Ill be interested to see whether the news outlets that have kept up the daily drumbeat of war deaths will take note of this milestone.
Er, well, not on CBC news. It’s rather more reminiscent of the funereal music played on German radio after the 6th Army was encircled and destroyed in Stalingrad.
The last time they were this pessimistic was when they wheeled out Arthur Kent (“the Scud stud”)to aver that there was something “disastrously” wrong with the US strategy when troops were slowed down by a sandstorm.
A few days later, statues of Saddam in the middle of Baghdad were being cut up for scrap.
The only thing that could drive the Cassandra Broadcasting Corporation to an even keener pitch of despair would be for the Yanks to be encircled and destroyed.
O, the humanity!
Comments are off for this postAre music CDs dead?
Well according to Philip Greenspun they are and not before time. They are a rather big, clunky, and rather paltry on the amount of data that can be stored. MP3 players are smaller, hold more, but don’t sound as good. I am not sure that I am willing to give up my CDs yet, but I am sure it’s a matter of time.
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