Hello Everybody,

It's me. You know, the human-animal hybrid. I have been hiding out. I heard Cheney is back in town.
Well I just wanted to let you know I'm still alive.

Bob the Lamb says Baaaaa!

Mr. David Corn,

Quasi-polite? Why not just polite? HA!

Thanks for the open thread and I will check out the blogging head thing.

Thanks As always

Kirk

Favorite song? WAY too hard. But here's a couple that have been on my truck's CD player over the last several weeks:

"My Doorbell" - The White Stripes, Get Behind Me Satan

"Danko/Manuel" - Drive-by Truckers, The Dirty South

Just about anything by either band is awesome, although I actually prefer the White Stripes' last CD, Elephant. Best rock CD so far this century.

Oh my... my favorite song. I can't say. But here are some. Sam Cooke - A change is Gonna Come.
And if you want a great live CD - Live at Harlem Square.
Aretha Franklin. Who cares what it is? It's all good.
Same with Bob Dylan.
Leonard Cohen.- That man has the most arresting voice.
Van Morrison the CD It's Too Late to Stop Now.- great live CD.
Al Cooper has some great music.
Gypsy Kings - Volare!
The Last Waltz - The Band and Friends.
Etta James - of course 'At Last'
Frank Sinatra - see the thing I like about him is he makes a story out of the music. Every word means something. He's great.
Aaron Neville - Louisiana 1927
James Taylor - Copperline, Frozen Man, Shed a Little light, Up on the Roof, How sweet it is, - His live CD is good. - I like him because he's very playful with music. He's a rascal and you can hear it. He loves life. In Copperline when he sings about his first kiss....
Ok...ahhh..Mike Bloomfield
Otis of course.
Paul Simon.
Santana.

This is one rule I like to keep in mind. If they play for Republican parties they don't end up in my house. Amen.

Capt.. I am responding to your earlier post, where you wonder does it matter who is in the White HOuse.

As my grandfather ( a union member for 40 years) used to say "the Democrats will give you the crumbs...The Republicans will steal the crumbs right out of your pocket." He sure knew how to hit the nail on the head.

Under Clinton we had the budget balanced for the first time in 30 years.

The family leave act, Creation of Americorps, the Clintons tried hard to pass Health Care Reform. I believe they were really committed to achieving universal coverage. Their efforts were shot down with great big guns.

Remember the last time we witnessed the minimum wage touched, 1996. This current period is the second longest period over which Congress has failed to enact an increase in the minimum wage.

Clinton was not perfect no President or administration is....BUT I SURE SEE A DIFFERENCE.....

Hey, who did WAR! What's it good for? That group had good music.

Kathleen,

Before you make a difference without distinction:

War - New world order - Rwanda - NAFTA

If the only difference is how either one managed our economy sure Clinton is ten times the leader but the things I am talking about if the things that serve the multimational corporations on a global scale.

It is like the fake choices between capitalism and communism.

"Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite." ~ John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 - )

capt

Jeanne, bet capt knows, I think it was a band of the same name, maybe

David, Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon, mind relaxation.

Not politics! Being french, it would be a risky thing... :-) But my favorite song is "Don't you", Simple Minds. People laugh in France when I say that, but it reminds me the movie "Breakfast Club" that I saw when I was young... OK, I stop with my life. A + (means "see you" in french)

A good example of why I wonder is things would actually have been very different under Kerry of Gore administration - this idea of a "unitary" did not start under Bush, it has roots at least as deep as WW2. (maye even before)

It is my opinion that there is one snake on the hill with two heads and the lump in the snakes belly is the MSM.

Of course many things would be different, many of the smaller issues. The relationship America has with the rest of the countries on the planet does not change every four years and there is a mountain of bad history that drives what happens today.

capt

Check Edwin Star?

ITUNES SONG SUGGESTIONS:

Please download:

"One Toke Over The Line" by Brewer and Shipley.

This song has the honor of being the ONLY song that was performed in public by both The Grateful Dead, and on the Lawrence Welk show (Lawrence thought it was a gospel song). It doesn't get more bizarre than that...

And if you don't like that, I suggest:

"Wichita Lineman" by Jimmy Webb...or

Bob in North Dakota

#12
That's it.
War by Edwin Starr. That song has some grit.

War!(pdf)

War...huh...yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
Uh ha haa ha
War...huh...yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing...say it again y'all
War..huh...look out...
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing...listen to me ohhhhh
WAR! I despise,
'cause it means destruction of innocent lives,
War means tears to thousands of mother's eyes,
When their sons gone to fight and lose their lives.
I said WAR!...huh...good God y'all,
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing...say it again
War! Huh...What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing...listen to me
WAR! It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker,
War. Friend only to the undertaker.
Ohhh! War is an enemy to all mankind,
The thought of war blows my mind.
War is caused and raised within the younger generation,
Induction then destruction...who wants to die? Ohhh
WAR! Good God y'all huh
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing...say it say it SAY IT!
WAR! Uh huh yeah hu!
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing...listen to me
WAR! It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker,
War! It's got one friend that's the undertaker.
Ohhhh! War has shattered many a young man's dream,
Made him disabled, bitter and mean,
Life is much too short and precious to spend fighting wars these days.
War can't give life; it can only take it away!
Ohhh WAR! huh...good God y'all
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing...say it again
War!...huh...woh oh oh Lord
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing...listen to me
War! It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker,
War. Friend only to the undertaker...woo
Peace lovin' understand then tell me,
Is there no place for them today?
They say we must fight to keep our freedom,
But Lord knows there's got to be a better way.
Ohhhhhhh WAR! huh...good God y'all...
What is it good for?...you tell me!
Say it say it say it saaaay it!
War! Good God now...huh
What is it good for?
Stand up and shout it...NOTHING!

*****end of clip*****

There you go!

I am with DEN on the "Dark Side of the Moon" but I have too many favorites - Brain Salad Surgery (ELP) - Hendrix - Early Bowie - Early Jethro Tull- even very early Pink Floyd - Dave Brubeck group - and that is the tip of the iceberg. I love some classical most blues, boogie-woogie. On and on.

I guess I am too wishy-washy! (no surprise)

capt

FIFTH ANNUAL NATIONAL STUDENT COONFERENCE OF THE PALESTINE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT

FEBRUARY 17-19, 2006

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

The Palestine Solidarity Movement (PSM) announces that its fifth annual conference will be held February 17th through 19th at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. The annual conference comes to Georgetown’s campus, which possesses a Catholic and Jesuit identity, on the heels of a series of bold initiatives taken by the decision-making bodies of various Christian denominations to consider the use of divestment as a tactic to non-violently influence a just resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The event will be hosted by Georgetown University’s Students for Justice in Palestine (GU-SJP) on behalf of PSM, a coalition of North American organizations dedicated to implementing divestment and boycott strategies as a component of human rights activism in order to realize both equality and justice for all people residing within Israel/Palestine.

Notice: There have been considerable false charges and incorrect information circulating on the internet about the Palestine Solidarity Movement’s (PSM) forthcoming conference and its organizers. Using both quotations pulled from context, as well as outright fabrications, many individuals and organizations are flagrantly engaging in smear campaigns targeting both conference organizers and the movement as a whole. One organization falsely claims that it has intercepted PSM emails stating that Dyab Abou Jahjah, a fervent anti-Semite, has been invited to take part in our upcoming conference. He has not. MORE

This is for the lying propaganidist Pandemoniac, who said I LIED when I made the claim that the countries of Egypt, Jordan, Australia, Britain ALSO had intelligence indicating Iraq had WMDs.

I also put Russia into the same category, since Russain president Vladimir Putin said he had intelligence that indicated that Saddam Hussein's intelligence services were planning an attack on the U.S. after 9/11.

Australian intelligence about Iraq's WMDs:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/australia/story/0,,1266766,00.html

British intelligence about Iraq's WMDs:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/europe/july-dec04/intelligence_7-14.html

Egyptian & Jordanian intelligence about Iraq's WMDs:
http://capitolhillcoffeehouse.com/chch_news_157.htm

In an article for Parade magazine, published on Aug 1 2004, Retired General Tommy Franks discussed the possibility of WMD’s in Iraq, He mentioned that he had spoken to both the President of Egypt (Hosni Mubarak) and the King of Jordan (King Abdullah), about two months before the invasion of Iraq. Both told him that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. In fact, King Abdullah informed him that “Saddam has WMD - biologicals, actually - and he will use them on your troops. ” Within the hour, he had relayed that information to Washington.

Russian intelligence indicating Iraqi intelligence services were planning an attack on the U.S. after 9/11:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/18/russia.warning/index.html

So it looks like the Propagandist and liar, Pandemoniac, owes me an apology and explanation.

But then again, I'm not holding my breath. This is the same guy who called Phase 1 of the Senate Intelligence Committee a "whitewash" after he found out that Phase 1 exonerated George W. Bush. He says Phase 1 didn't exonerate Bush, but yet he still calls it a "whitewash" because it DID exonerate Bush!

This is the same guy who says there was no link between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda, even though the Clinton administration made the SAME claim in 1998, even though both the Senate Intelligence Committe and both the Chairman and Democratic Vice Chairman of the 9/11 comission said that there was a link between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda.

Yeah, but Pande here says Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda HATED each other, but yet they offered each other safe haven!?!? LOL It must suck to be a progressive, all fantasy, no reality!

It looked good to go but it is really here:

War!

Hey David,
Heard you on today's "News Round Up" with Diane Rehm. You offer eloquence to an already great program. Thanks.

As with the news, one needs to dig a bit deeper to get to the quali ty stuff. I have a started enjoying the music of Tim O'Brien. He won a grammy for his tune "Fiddler's Green", although my personal favorite his is an obscure tune titled "More Love".

But an all time favorite is one most folks have heard of by John Prine titled "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore" Maybe you've heard of it? :)

I watched the blogging heads show--Fun! Bob Wright's meaningoflife.tv site is a fav of mine.

new thread...is that what you call it?

My current favorite political/protest songs: Bob Dylan - "Maggie's Farm," The Clash - "The Clampdown," Bright Eyes - "When the President Talks to God," Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - "The High Party."

My Favorite Song

My Favorite Sport

My Favorite Patriotic Song

My Favorite Pastime

The Sad Song

An appropriate song for the week:

Lawyers Guns and Money by Warren Zevon

Does the Rites of Spring count as a "song?" Ha! Well how about Zappa's "Titties and Beer!" Not a favorite, but I just wanted to say titties and beer - quite a mouthful. Or Zappa's "Jazz Discharge Party Hats" . . . about trip through Capt's stompin' grounds, Albuquerque. The Police: Synchronicity II. Brubeck: In Your Own Sweet Way. Michael Brecker: Renaissance Man. Pat Metheny: The First Circle. Jaco Pastorius: Portrait of Tracy and Three Views of a Secret. Tim L: Same Shit, Different Day. Yo Pan - missed your shout out the other day ^5.

If Dave's a blogging head then We must be Cornflakes. The war theme is very appropriate for what I wanted to convey today. This president wants to be known as the war president and he is succeeding.He or they at the expense of life, limbs and massive debt have inflamed moslem sentiment in the middle east beyond the flashpoint. The last crusade pitting East against West lasted how long? Look At what a couple of cartoons does to excite them and yet we invaded uninvited. The score for 9/11, how long does it need to go on for before it is settled? Al Qaeda is here to stay especially with our feeble attempts to eliminate them they will find ample recruits willing to fill the void. So in passing the war powers act at the height of 9/11 emotions against reason congress has given this plastic action toy of a president, Chimpy Mcflightsuit, a war of perpetual motion. The only way to stop it is rescind the war powers act and take away his toys.

For a powerful contemporary take on small-town anger at bush and all he's done, listen to "We Can't Make It Here," by James McMurtry

Don't listen to these quasi-gays. People of the Sun by Rage Against the Machine. You won't regret it. And if you do, you're a terrorist.

Some oldies that might be forgotten:

Thunderclap Newman, "Something in the Air"

Quicksilver Messenger Service, "Fresh Air"

Chambers Brothers, "Time Has Come Today"

anything by Sly and the Family Stone

anything by the Last Poets

Mike Oldfield, INCANTATIONS

recent-ish Bob Dylan: "God Knows," "cAT'S iN THE wELL," "Dignity," "Not Dark Yet," "Highwater (for Charley Patton)," "'Cross the Green Mountain"

Mavis Staples, HAVE A LITTLE FAITH

Grateful Dead, "Shakedown Street" (preferably one of the 15+ minute live versions of the late '70s)

BTW: gag me with Brewer & Shipley

Dear Mr. Corn:

First, let me say that your postings and writing at the Nation are brilliant. Your recent post on your blog about the 2003 Executive order that Dick Cheney cited in his Fox "interview" about having the power to declassify information and your honesty about it is truly the work of a journalist. One cannot always be sure, as you suggested. I took the advice of one of your bloggers/readers and read the Washington Note piece on Cheney's possible "executive" powers to declassify information. While ostensibly Cheney has no such power (it does appear that he doesn't), it's also plausible that there is language in the 2003 executive order that the public isn't privy to. It seems there is alot that the public isn't privy to since 9/11. What a convenient power grab for Cheney/Rove/Rumsfeld. At any rate, Cheney will sneek out of this as usual.

The most important thing to learn from this silly shooting incident is that the press isn't doing their job. So what if Cheney hid from the press for a while. So what's new? The press doesn't cover the important issues, like why we went to war and why the administration keeps changing the reason. Or why our civil liberties must not be. Or why we must cut taxes for the wealthy and leave the poor hanging. Yes, the leading Democrats are hiding. This isn't good. I watched Sen. Russ Feingold on Bill Maher's "Real Time" not answer a simple question about the Bush administration's absolute ignorance with anything to do with ecology and environment, like global warming. He kept saying that we Democrats are for national security. Duh. Please, don't once again fall into the trap being set for you. Answer the question, don't hide behind Republican rhetoric.

And for all of you out there who don't think that's important, how dumb can you be? You work within the system and extend the boundaries of discussion. Remember?

One more thing, to the person who belittled Ms. Helen Thomas as an elderly person who should know her place, just who the blank are you? Have you had the years of hard core experience she has? Do you know anything of her knowledge after all the time she's done in the trenches, especially as a woman? That's double, no triple time. God, are you ignorant and stupid. And once more, you smack of the kids today, speak before you know jack shit and never acknowledge experience. Now that's stupid.

Carey Self Hickman (yes I don't hide behind the cutsie names)

I forgot to add to #29 Chris, "The Rite of Spring" by Stravinsky is one of the most beautiful pieces ever.