Speaks for itself, does it not?
Enjoy.
30 July 2010
29 July 2010
She Bangs: Alvin "William Hung" Greene for Congress
Let me start this by saying I mean this as a most sincere and genuine complement.
The first time I heard Alvin Green speak was on a radio show where the hosts were seemingly making fun of him. Because of my big heart when it comes to people with special needs, I was instantly defensive for Mr. Greene. Who were these guys to make fun of someone who is genuinely trying to be a good American? So he may not win - so what? He already has better character in my book than 97.99999% of the seemingly able-minded dolts who are running Washington while simultaneously ruining this country.
During the amazing Tea Party/912 Movement that started in early 2009, I've often thought of that fun sleeper of a film "The Distinguished Gentleman." I've never coupled the theme of that film with candidate Greene, but today this awesome blog post,( from Back to Basics) did that for me. And, it motivated me to write this blog post about whom I did think of the more I learned of Mr. Greene.
Remember this guy? He was rejected on American Idol faster than he could even think about what was happening to him, and he took his rejection like a gentleman. Judge Simon Cowell dismissed Hung's performance outright: "You can't sing, you can't dance, so what do you want me to say?" Hung responded: "I already gave my best, and I have no regrets at all."
I'm sure the Idol fans and the audience thought that was the last of him, after mocking him and making fun of his performance of Ricky Martin's song, "She Bangs!" But then, a funny thing happened on the way to obscurity. William Hung was a huge hit. We can't exactly say why, but my guess is it was because he seemed to emit an aura of genuine effort while innocently accepting his rejection as no big deal, nothing personal, the future is bright after all. Sometimes you can just tell what happened, and with William, everyone picked up on it. He cut a CD, people bought it, and a singing career was born. Maybe his 15 minutes are up, but I'm sure he watches the clock all the way to the bank. Check out his website, WilliamHung.net. Hung has toured all over the world, has many hit songs, and even has his character inserted into The Sims. I believe what made Mr. Hung so appealing is we all knew he was on his way to getting his piece of the American Dream.
I've thought the same for Alvin Greene. Out of nowhere, even obscurity, if you will, here's this man who miraculously won the Democrat nomination for the U.S. Senate in his state of South Carolina. I repeat, The U.S. Senate. This is another part to the American Dream: our Founding Fathers set up a system where virtually anyone could participate in the governing system. Unlike the government the colonies came from, a person did not have to own property, hold social rank or have tons of money to partake in the new Republic.
(ADD moment: Speaking of King George III, have times changed, or what? Just for fun, check out Tom O'Halloran's TwistedSocialistBastards.com )
Alvin Greene will face Senator Jim DeMint in the General Election in November. So many questions arose, rather delayed after the South Carolina Primary: Who is this guy? how did he do it? Where did he get his money? Did we ask who is this guy? A little dirt has come up on him, but nothing the LSM press and tv can really run with. He is a military veteran after all. (The LSM is too busy staying in the Democrat Party Tank anyway - and lucky for Greene, that's his party too.) Perhaps Senator DeMint better not count any of his proverbial chickens?
It's been an astonishing political season, to say the least. Some of our amazement has been wonderful (Rand Paul's victory); some, totally stupefying (Obama's appearance on The View - link deliberately excluded) and even downright scary (the Obama Administration's ties to socialist radicalism). 2003 was an amazing season for one unique, genuine and naive but unafraid American Idol contestant named William Hung. As for Alvin Greene, 2010 is already amazing...isn't it? Of course it is. This is America.
The first time I heard Alvin Green speak was on a radio show where the hosts were seemingly making fun of him. Because of my big heart when it comes to people with special needs, I was instantly defensive for Mr. Greene. Who were these guys to make fun of someone who is genuinely trying to be a good American? So he may not win - so what? He already has better character in my book than 97.99999% of the seemingly able-minded dolts who are running Washington while simultaneously ruining this country. During the amazing Tea Party/912 Movement that started in early 2009, I've often thought of that fun sleeper of a film "The Distinguished Gentleman." I've never coupled the theme of that film with candidate Greene, but today this awesome blog post,( from Back to Basics) did that for me. And, it motivated me to write this blog post about whom I did think of the more I learned of Mr. Greene.
Remember this guy? He was rejected on American Idol faster than he could even think about what was happening to him, and he took his rejection like a gentleman. Judge Simon Cowell dismissed Hung's performance outright: "You can't sing, you can't dance, so what do you want me to say?" Hung responded: "I already gave my best, and I have no regrets at all."I'm sure the Idol fans and the audience thought that was the last of him, after mocking him and making fun of his performance of Ricky Martin's song, "She Bangs!" But then, a funny thing happened on the way to obscurity. William Hung was a huge hit. We can't exactly say why, but my guess is it was because he seemed to emit an aura of genuine effort while innocently accepting his rejection as no big deal, nothing personal, the future is bright after all. Sometimes you can just tell what happened, and with William, everyone picked up on it. He cut a CD, people bought it, and a singing career was born. Maybe his 15 minutes are up, but I'm sure he watches the clock all the way to the bank. Check out his website, WilliamHung.net. Hung has toured all over the world, has many hit songs, and even has his character inserted into The Sims. I believe what made Mr. Hung so appealing is we all knew he was on his way to getting his piece of the American Dream.
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| Mr. Alvin Greene |
(ADD moment: Speaking of King George III, have times changed, or what? Just for fun, check out Tom O'Halloran's TwistedSocialistBastards.com )
Alvin Greene will face Senator Jim DeMint in the General Election in November. So many questions arose, rather delayed after the South Carolina Primary: Who is this guy? how did he do it? Where did he get his money? Did we ask who is this guy? A little dirt has come up on him, but nothing the LSM press and tv can really run with. He is a military veteran after all. (The LSM is too busy staying in the Democrat Party Tank anyway - and lucky for Greene, that's his party too.) Perhaps Senator DeMint better not count any of his proverbial chickens?
It's been an astonishing political season, to say the least. Some of our amazement has been wonderful (Rand Paul's victory); some, totally stupefying (Obama's appearance on The View - link deliberately excluded) and even downright scary (the Obama Administration's ties to socialist radicalism). 2003 was an amazing season for one unique, genuine and naive but unafraid American Idol contestant named William Hung. As for Alvin Greene, 2010 is already amazing...isn't it? Of course it is. This is America.
28 July 2010
US: we're living in a den of thieves
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages...
how can you not just love this music?
US
They made a statue of us
And it put it on a mountain top
Now tourists come and stare at us
Blow bubbles with their gum
Take photographs have fun, have fun
They'll name a city after us
And later say it's all our fault
Then they'll give us a talking to
Then they'll give us a talking to
Because they've got years of experience
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
We wear our scarves just like a noose
But not 'cause we want eternal sleep
And though our parts are slightly used
New ones are slave labor you can keep
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
The tourists come and stare at us
The sculptor's marble sends regards
They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
Our noses have begun to rust
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
Were living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
Rummaging for answers in the pages...
how can you not just love this music?
US
They made a statue of us
And it put it on a mountain top
Now tourists come and stare at us
Blow bubbles with their gum
Take photographs have fun, have fun
They'll name a city after us
And later say it's all our fault
Then they'll give us a talking to
Then they'll give us a talking to
Because they've got years of experience
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
We wear our scarves just like a noose
But not 'cause we want eternal sleep
And though our parts are slightly used
New ones are slave labor you can keep
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
The tourists come and stare at us
The sculptor's marble sends regards
They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
Our noses have begun to rust
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
Were living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
Remember, Remember - the Second of November
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A Jouralist Line-Up: Can You Identify Any of These Perps?
A Paler Shade Of White –
The Journolist Conspirators
Sources: IOwnTheWorld.com, with Big Journalism, and Free Republic
Spencer Ackerman - Wired, FireDogLake, Washington Independent, Talking Points Memo, The American Prospect
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Sam Boyd - The American Prospect
Shannon Brownlee - Author, New America Foundation
Will Bunch - Philadelphia Daily News
Rich Byrne - Playwright
Jonathan Chait - The New Republic
Lakshmi Chaudry - In These Times
Isaac Chotiner - The New Republic
Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Atlantic
Michael Cohen - New America Foundation
Jonathan Cohn - The New Republic
Joe Conason - The New York Observer
Lark Corbeil - Public News Service
David Corn - Mother Jones
Daniel Davies - The Guardian
David Dayen - FireDogLake
Brad DeLong - The Economists’ Voice, University of California at Berkley
Ryan Donmoyer - Bloomberg News
Adam Doster - In These Times
Kevin Drum - Washington Monthly
Matt Duss - Center for American Progress
Gerald Dworkin - UC Davis
Eve Fairbanks - The New Republic
Henry Farrell - George Washington University
Tim Fernholz - American Prospect
James Galbraith - University of Texas at Austin
Kathleen Geier - Talking Points Memo
Todd Gitlin - Columbia University
Ilan Goldenberg - National Security Network
Arthur Goldhammer - Harvard University
Dana Goldstein - The Daily Beast
Jaana Goodrich - Blogger
Merrill Goozner - Chicago Tribune
David Greenberg - Slate
Robert Greenwald - Brave New Films
Chris Hayes - The Nation
Don Hazen - Alternet
Michael Hirsh - Newsweek
James Johnson - University of Rochester
John Judis - The New Republic, The American Prospect
Foster Kamer - The Village Voice
Michael Kazin - Georgetown University
Ed Kilgore - Democratic Strategist
Richard Kim - The Nation
Charlie Kireker - Air America Media
Mark Kleiman - UCLA The Reality Based Community
Ezra Klein - Washington Post, Newsweek, The American Prospect
Joe Klein - TIME
Robert Kuttner - American Prospect, Economic Policy Institute
Paul Krugman - The New York Times, Princeton University
Lisa Lerer - POLITICO
Daniel Levy - Century Foundation
Ralph Luker - Cliopatria
Robert Mackey - New York Times
Maggie Mahar - The Century Foundation
Dylan Matthews - Harvard University
Alec McGillis - Washington Post
Scott McLemee - Inside Higher Ed
Sara Mead - New America Foundation
Ari Melber - The Nation
Seth Michaels - MyDD.com
Luke Mitchell - Harper’s Magazine
Gautham Nagesh - The Hill, Daily Caller
Suzanne Nossel - Human Rights Watch
Michael O’Hare - University of California at Berkeley
Rodger Payne - University of Louisville
Rick Perlstein - Author, Campaign for America’s Future
Nico Pitney - Huffington Post
Harold Pollack - University of Chicago
Katha Pollitt - The Nation
Ari Rabin-Havt - Media Matters
Joy-Ann Reid - South Florida Times
David Roberts - Grist
Lamar Robertson - Partnership for Public Service
Alyssa Rosenberg - Washingtonian, The Atlantic, Government Executive
Alex Rossmiller - National Security Network
Laura Rozen - POLITICO, Mother Jones
Greg Sargent - Washington Post
Thomas Schaller - Baltimore Sun
Noam Scheiber - The New Republic
Michael Scherer - TIME
Mark Schmitt - American Prospect, The New America Foundation
Rinku Sen - ColorLines Magazine
Julie Bergman Sender - Balcony Films
Adam Serwer - American Prospect
Walter Shapiro - PoliticsDaily.com
Matthew Shugart - UC San Diego
Nate Silver - FiveThirtyEight.com
Jesse Singal - The Boston Globe, Washington Monthly
Ben Smith - POLITICO
Sarah Spitz - KCRW
Adele Stan - The Media Consortium
Paul Starr - The Atlantic
Kate Steadman - Kaiser Health News
Jonathan Stein - Mother Jones
Sam Stein - Huffington Post
Matt Steinglass - Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Jesse Taylor - Pandagon.net
Steven Teles - Yale University
Mark Thoma - The Economists' View
Michael Tomasky - The Guardian
Jeffrey Toobin - CNN, The New Yorker
Rebecca Traister - Salon
Tracy Van Slyke - The Media Consortium
Paul Waldman - Author, American Prospect
Dave Weigle - Washington Post, MSNBC, The Washington Independent
Moira Whelan - National Security Network
Scott Winship - Pew Economic Mobility Project
J. Harry Wray - DePaul University
D. Brad Wright - University of NC at Chapel Hill
Kai Wright - The Root
Holly Yeager - Columbia Journalism Review
Rich Yeselson - Change to Win
Matthew Yglesias - Center for American Progress, The Atlantic Monthly
Jonathan Zasloff - UCLA
Julian Zelizer - Princeton University
Avi Zenilman - POLITICO
Spencer Ackerman - Wired, FireDogLake, Washington Independent, Talking Points Memo, The American Prospect
Thomas Adcock - New York Law Journal
Ben Adler - Newsweek, POLITICO
Mike Allen - POLITICO
Eric Alterman - The Nation, Media Matters for America
Marc Ambinder - The Atlantic
Greg Anrig - The Century Foundation
Ryan Avent - Economist
Dean Baker - The American Prospect
Nick Baumann - Mother Jones
Josh Bearman - LA Weekly
Steven Benen - The Carpetbagger Report
Ari Berman - The Nation
Jared Bernstein - Economic Policy Institute
Michael Berube - Crooked Timer, Pennsylvania State University
Brian Beutler - The Media Consortium
Lindsay Beyerstein - Freelance journalist
Joel Bleifuss - In These Times
John Blevins - South Texas College of Law
27 July 2010
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20 July 2010
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