S.A.M
S.A.M's JournalMy political journey has come to a complete circle.
I am 59 years old. In 1967, I considered myself a Liberal. Then came the assassinations came. When Bobby Kennedy got it, I was angry and hurt. I hated the USA. I went to the Marxist/Leninist side of the political taxonomy scale. Then in 1975, I went to the ultra left. I was an Anarchist. After decades of believing we didn't need government, I realized that was a pipe dream. then in 2008, Obama got elected, which rocked my world. I thought at the time that we had the potential in the states for a decent country. I am now a social-Democrat. It is possible that we can have a government by the people and for the government.
Ok...So Obama is not perfect. What do you expect? The USA is not ready to have a Angla Davis for president. However, look behind you. Look how far have we come. We can arrest the Coporate State. Just don't let cynicism be your guide.
So, what it is going to be? Oil company pollution or the sanctity of Free Enterprise?
There is incontrovertible evidence that oil refineries are destroying the earths atmosphere. All their million dollar paid propaganda should now be shunned. Shut down all oil wells now! How will people get around? Somebody will invent a solar power flying saucer. Yes, people do have the right to make money but not at the expense of our precious planet! Nuff said
I don't understand. It is more important to punish the leaker becaused he leaked evidence of evil?
I am sick of secrecy of any kind. The only reason for secrecy is hide ones misdeeds of evil. Yeah I know? The USA is perfectly moral and is the greatist country in the whole universe. However, I'll bet you if we de-classify USA militaries top secrets, then that U.S reputation would vanish fast. Any time they violate your constitional rights they have a sophistic rational for it.
Now take the oil companies for example, I wish they leaked corporate documents that proves that those fires at the oil refineries
are arson.
It is no longer a conspiracy theory that the government is spying on you. It is true. It has been proven! So maybe you should give conspiracy theorists some slack?
So like Bush, Obama wants to punish the messenger. I don't agree with that.
Here is a story I found on tumblr about a encounter with a garage band in 1966
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Adventures In Garage-Land (Part 1)
(Garage band 1966 style)
By Stephen Jay Morris
My very first encounter with a live band was in the summer of ‘66. Before then, there were talent shows. The Fairfax Theater featured “Battle of the Bands,” but I never saw one. Then there was the annual Teenage Fair at the Hollywood Palladium. I wouldn’t attend one of those until 1967. In 1966, a band called, The Leaves, debuted their cover of the song, “Hey Joe!” at the Teenage Fair. It was done to a fast tempo, unlike Jimi Hendrix’ in ’67, which was slow. The Leaves’ version became a regional hit in L.A.
Parents had such an anathema to long hair that they forced their sons to have crew cuts. “We’ll show those Soviets how patriotic we are! Look how clean cut my son is!” Long hair was a big deal back then; it symbolized anti-Americanism. My dad used to cut my hair. He’d lop it into a 1940’s prisoners’ look. Some kids tried to get around their short hair by growing the front long and then combing it back into a pompadour. It was so cute how adolescent kids my age tried to look Rock & Roll by combing their pompadours down onto their foreheads to create bangs. A couple of bands at my elementary school played surfer instrumentals because their young voices couldn’t yet emit the sound of mature teenagers. A lot of kids who’d been forced to take piano lessons got Farfesia and Vox organs, and suddenly their piano knowledge helped them become hip and cool. A lot of parents bought their sons Sears electric guitars and amps. Some even used their Blue Chip and Green stamps to buy their kids drum kits. Eventually, most of those kids lost interest in music in exchange for mini-bikes or Sting Rays to pop wheelies. And yes, the skateboard became a big fad in 1966.
In the summer of ’66, I was 12 years old when I saw my first garage band. Keep in mind: this was the year that had a garage band explosion! The main inspiration for this was not the Beatles; it was the Rolling Stones. Teen-age boys thought that the Beatles were a teenybopper band for girls. But the Stones? That was the shit, man! They were baddies and they wanted to get laid! Some bands wanted to sound like the Beatles--for example, The Knickerbockers. Many who heard their one-hit-wonder song, “Lies” thought it was the Beatles! However, it was Mick Jagger who captured the imagination of the pubescent teenage boy. One band from Ireland, “Them” came close to sounding like the Stones. The lead singer, Van Morrison, was trying to emulate Howling Wolf, but got mistaken for Mick Jagger. When their song, “Gloria” was released in the States, most thought it was a Stones song. Teens loved Jagger’s snotty tone. In his attempt to sound like a black R&B singer, he came up with something totally original. Simultaneously, American teens were trying to sound like him!
Getting back to my story. It was one those hot, smoggy, L.A. days. I don’t remember where I was coming from, but I was riding my bicycle home. I was traveling east on Oakwood Avenue, in the old Fairfax district. Just before I got to Sierra Bonita, I heard loud music on my left; it was coming from a garage. I recognized the song, so I stopped my bike and stood at attention to listen. I heard the guitar’s “vibrato” sound effect. There was a syncopated boom, boom on the drums and the bass was playing two low notes. Someone was playing blues harmonica. It was infectious and I was soon tapping my deck-shoed feet to the beat. It sounded like Bo Diddley; as a matter of fact, it was his song! But to teens across America, it was a Rolling Stones song, “Mona (I Need You Baby).” I inched toward the garage. I stood on the sidewalk. Then, I was on the driveway. The side door was wide open and, before I knew it, I was peeking inside. It was a small garage, built to house a model-T car. I felt hot steam emanating from the doorway. What I saw was a 5-piece band. They were all white guys, in their late teens and early 20’s. They all had shoulder length hair, cut in that mid 60’s, Prince Valiant style. They wore skintight pants with Beatle boots. A few wore surfer tee shirts or black turtlenecks with surfer medallions. I’ll never forget the singer. He was skinny and had acne all over his face. His bangs covered his eyes and his buckteeth made him look like a 19th century trail bum. He held two maracas in his right hand, which he shook heartily over his head, keeping rhythm to the beat. In his other hand, he held a harmonica that he used intermittently. He would lean over to croon into the microphone.
The drummer saw me at the door. He had red, Ben Franklin glasses sitting low on his nose. He nodded his head, signaling me to come inside. I reluctantly tip toed into the hot, sweaty room and leaned up against a wall. I couldn’t believe it! I was in the inner sanctum of a real live rock band! My chest shook from the music’s vibration. I would get my first Rock and Roll earache.
The song seemed to be going smoothly and then came to an abrupt halt. It sounded like a car crash! The lead guitarist yelled at the singer, “You messed up the verse! Please stay with us! Don’t snort hair spray before rehearsal!”
The singer replied, “Flake off, shit face! I wish you chumps would stay with me!” The bass player looked at me, perplexed, and asked the drummer, “Who’s this-- your brother?”
The drummer replied, “Our future fan! He’s cool! Shall we play it again?”
At that moment this kid in a crew cut entered the garage. He knew the drummer. “Got any gigs coming up?” he asked.
“Yeah we do!” The drummer said coolly. “The Whiskey, this Tuesday! The Music Machine canceled!” Then he gave thumbs up.
Then the guitarist whined, “We been at this for three hours! Let’s take a break!” The rhythm guitarist said sardonically, “Oh? Are we a union band? Let’s just suck this Tuesday! Were getting paid scale. Let’s go to Canters! I’m hungry!”
The bass player protested. “Canters! I’m sick of that Jew food! I want a Pink’s chili dog!”
The lead guitarist made a sour face and sarcastically said, “Groovy! That’s all we need! To be in a small room with you after you eat a chili dog! It’s lox & bagel for you, my Irish-German friend! Shall we split?”
They all shut off their knee high amps and filed out of the room. The drummer slapped me on my back and said frivolously, “Show is over, kid!”
I asked, “What’s the name of your band?”
He answered facetiously. “Name? We are the Yardbirds! Spread the word!”
The bass player said, “I wish we were the fucking Yardbirds! We wouldn’t have to rehearse in a steaming hot garage!”
I got on my bike and rode home. That experience planted a life-changing seed in my subconscious. Fifteen years later, I would be doing the same thing! For many years to follow, I would walk by that garage and remember that summer day in 1966. I never did find out who they were. It will always be a mystery.
Grover Norquist apologizes to the nation of Benghazi and the IRS.
When Grover said that we should drown the government like a baby in a bath tub, he was citing the wrong victim. Grover didn't pay the water bill and the baby will always be dirty.
The right wing movements obsession with taxation over the centuries has always has been full of hyperbole. All churches in the USA have tax exemption and yet right wing churches has made absurd accusations that the IRS is a satanic cult. The Tea Party has accused the IRS of being a Islamic Communist front.
Now if you were the IRS and your critic asked you for tax exemption, wouldn't you investigate them before granting them exemption?
In the past when the right wing controlled the government, they used the IRS to audit Liberal groups. So what else is new? The IRS is used for a political weapon ever since the founded the department.
The tea party is not an an concern citizen group.they are propagandists for the big oil companies. Big oil threaten to sue the IRS and they backed down. they made a public apology. No time in history the IRS every did this. So it's corporations we should worry about not a so-called socialist government. Corporations own the government. The Tea Party is not the victim here...YOU ARE!
Benghazi is not located at White Water
5/11/2013
Oh yeah…the so-called liberal news is joining in on the Benghazi pile on. They want to make Obama guilty of manslaughter, malfeasance and negligence of office. America’s only non-white president should be impeached and America’s only Female Secretary of State should be thrown in jail! That will show you Americans. Only vote for WASP men in suits because father knows best. You think white America is falling for this illiberal propaganda? I say 27% of them are gullible enough to believe. I mean, a lot of U.S Americans believe reality shows are real.
President Bush is guilty of slaughtering of millions of people including diplomats in U.S embassies. The Guy is a regular war criminal. The right wing should get on their knees and kiss Obamas shoes. He could have thrown the whole neo-con cabal with Bush/Cheney at the head of the line into prison. But no! Obama in his Christ-like ways forgave the bastards. This is what he gets for gratitude: Benghazi!
The problem with Obama is he a nice guy. He is more Christian than Pat fuckin Robinson. Obama should be more an asshole in dealing with his political enemies. He should have hearing in congress about war crimes committed in the mid east if they don’t lay off on Benghazi.
What the anti-Obama pricks on banking on is this Benghazi issue escalates and snow balls as big as planet earth. The failed on getting rid of Obama, now they found a non-issue. Like a pit bull, their collective jaws will lock on Obamas legs they will not let go until Obama is impeached. Dear mister president, you are not a saint! You are human! Let your Human side show!
I would like to address the anti-Obama creeps on the left. OK! So, Obama is not Angela Davis. The dude is a moderate. You should be glad you have one less dick to contend with. But no!!!!! You have to call him a black Bush. Obama is no LBJ or FDR. But when you attack Obama, you make the Status quo smile. A lot of you self-righteous lefties think you stance is so perfect. Well kids? Try to convince the America workers to rise up and smash the state. Other wise, shut about Obama. Obama has more followers than any Anarcho-poop head around. Really, just shut up on Obama! Most of you just sit on your Asses and dream about a worldwide anarchist revolution. Aint gonna happen!
CBS interveiwers suck
4/22/13
The Worst Interviewers in the History of Broadcasting
(CBS)
Do you remember when you were young and you were giving a speech in front of your class, and your teacher would whisper to you the lines that you forgot? Your teacher was trying to spare you embarrassment. This is called facilitating.
Welcome to CBS’ new style of interviewing. Facilitating is not really interviewing. In the corporate media, interviewing has gone from Mike Wallace to Scott Pelley. It used to be like a lawyer cross-examining a defendant in a courtroom. Now, it’s like a mother coaching a child. This new style of interviewing could make me become a Futilitarian. I want to pluck out my nose hairs!
This is how facilitating interviewing works. You ask softball questions that are meaningless. You are interviewee-friendly. You smile like you are the interviewee’s hippomanic B.F.F. You take strolls together through the park and exchange platitudes. Now this is the part that drives me up the proverbial wall: you repeat whatever your interviewee just said. Then you ask obvious questions and make inane remarks.
The notorious Captain Obvious is Scott Pelley. He should retire immediately! His robotic facilitating interviews cast a heavy shroud on the reputation of broadcasting. Watching and listening to him on T.V. makes me want to crawl under the couch and go into a fetal position! The last time I saw Pelley was on 60 Minutes. He was interviewing Boston Police Commissioner, Ed Davis. (By the way, I did find my lost reading glasses, under the couch.)
The following is a sample of the facilitating interviewing style. This is a CBS reporter interviewing a serial killer in prison:
Reporter: So you were found guilty in court for murdering 27 women.
Killer: Yes.
Reporter: So does that make you a murder?
Killer: What a stupid question!
Reporter: So you think I asked you a stupid question!
Killer: Are you retarded! What the F—K?
Reporter: Do you feel like you’re trapped in prison?
Killer: Actually I feel trapped in this room with you!
Reporter: Oh? Are my questions too tough for you? I’m sorry, the public must know!
Killer: The only thing the public will know is that you are a dope!
Reporter: When you eat breakfast, is it in the morning?
Killer: How in the hell did you get this job?
Reporter: So, you want to know how I got this job?
Killer: Are you wearing a hearing aid?
Reporter: Am I wearing a hearing aid?
Killer: What are you? An F----kin parrot?
Reporter: Why did you kill those women?
Killer: Because they asked stupid questions like you do!
Reporter: So, they asked stupid questions?
Killer: Guards!
Historical events on April 15th
The date of the Boston Marathron bombing comes on an interesting historical date; April 15th
April 15th 1948..Jackie Robinson debuted on Ebbets feild.
April 15th 1912..The Titanic sank.
April 15th. 1865 President Linclon died from an assassins bullet
April 15th 1989 Chinese students protest for democracy. In Bejing
April 15th 1989 Dictator Pol Pot dies
April 15th 1967. The first major anti-war protest happened in Washington D.C and San Francisco
Always follow history and the money.
Gender role playing.
Masculinity has been used as tool for social engineering for hundreds of years. The great revolution of the 60's challenged sex role playing. We need another revolution to raise conscience for more independent thinking on role playing. That's my opinion
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