tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post4386635324864499659..comments2024-03-24T23:57:28.687-07:00Comments on Undercover Black Man: Marcia Pappas fights like a girl.Undercover Black Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-2643707990231571272008-04-21T14:38:00.000-07:002008-04-21T14:38:00.000-07:00How I happened upon this blog post this afternoon ...How I happened upon this blog post this afternoon is one of those circles. Looking for info on the UDC, United Daughter's of the Confederacy, took me to an old news clip about Mike Pappas. I am trying to find out if he and Marcia are related.<BR/><BR/>When Marcia said Kennedy committed the ultimate betrayal of women, she set the feminist movement back decades. Via web comments, men wondered if they are allowed not to vote for Hillary based on little things like voting records; their wives are calling them sexist; other's think: that is a good reason women should not have the right to vote~vote based on gender.<BR/><BR/>The comment was an insult to people like Governor Sibelius who also endorsed Obama. Is she betraying herself? Am I? <BR/><BR/>Both Clintons are chronic liars. I believe her lies are pathological~that she believes them. Her behavior has gotten worse, as the months since that endorsement passed. Iran is not "fantasize" and "make up" and a "non-issue". <BR/><BR/>She vowed to continue taking special interests money and now his her followers believe she plans to fight them. A quick check of Open Secrets online shows she takes more PAC lobbyist money than McCain. It lists, btw, $250. for Obama. <BR/><BR/>Interesting read and comments. Again my research has to do with an old ad that claimed Mike Pappas was "...involved with Pillar of Fire, founded by a zealous Ku Klux Klan supporter." He denied the charge; and his opponent denied responsibility for the ad.<BR/><BR/>All that due to info about Bill Clinton's support of the UDC. The UDC is not all that far removed from the KKK. If Obama is scrutinized due to Wright and others, the Clintons need to be judged by the same standards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-75529686753170624922008-04-21T14:19:00.000-07:002008-04-21T14:19:00.000-07:00Yikes, I missed out on the gang rape stuff. I took...Yikes, I missed out on the gang rape stuff. I took my link to NOW off my blog after that one. I never intended to support Clinton due to Iraq. Maya Angelou advised woman not to become mirrors of men ("...of those men who value power above life, and control over love")in the quest for equality.<BR/><BR/>To paraphrase "violence against women anywhere is violence against women everywhere". Those Iraqi women that came to the USA to plead with Hillary are our sister's across the sea. <BR/><BR/>If I wanted someone without compassion and empathy, there are any number of men to vote for; I expect more from a woman. I will vote Cynthia McKinney come November if the Clintons are anywhere on the Democrat ticket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-30721004912469785262008-02-07T19:37:00.000-08:002008-02-07T19:37:00.000-08:00ethnic strife that heated up during the 70s and 80...ethnic strife that heated up during the 70s and 80s, with the formation of groups like the mujahideens(with the help of the U.S. government). And even though its true their has been ethnic strife for centuries, the fact the Ruskies chose to wage useless military campaigns in Central Asia that caused economic problems for the U.S.S.R. contributed more to the soviet collapse of the late 80s than whatever the Gipper did with his grandstandin ass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-54622270702325695362008-02-06T09:58:00.000-08:002008-02-06T09:58:00.000-08:00Hmmmm.@ elle"damn, deange, how you dissed that pun...Hmmmm.<BR/><BR/>@ elle<BR/><BR/>"damn, deange, how you dissed that punk bitch memomachine with the facts is tight. In 1979, the USSR's southern border was suffering from ethnic strife,between Afghanis,Uzbeskis,etc. A fact repugs ignore."<BR/><BR/>Which is irrelevant because they are ALWAYS involved with ethnic strife and have been that way for centuries.<BR/><BR/>Look at the Chechens. Look at how the Russians dealt with them.<BR/><BR/>Notice anything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-52792891312694225422008-02-06T09:56:00.000-08:002008-02-06T09:56:00.000-08:00Hmmmmm@ DeAngelo Starnes1. "I like you in a perver...Hmmmmm<BR/><BR/>@ DeAngelo Starnes<BR/><BR/><BR/>1. "I like you in a perverse sort of way. Because you're an easy target for ass-beating."<BR/><BR/>Just don't go thinking we're going to go select "our" style of china.<BR/><BR/>2. "From your posts, I fancy you kinda hate the piercing the Reagan veil."<BR/><BR/>And?<BR/><BR/>3. "You picked on the wrong muthafucka, cuz I ain't ashamed to dance on that flip-flopping senile bastard's grave."<BR/><BR/>Show me what you got. But don't play the Junior Varsity on this one. Because if you've got nothing I'm not going to hold back.<BR/><BR/>4. "He fucked this country. His domestic policies are bearing fruition in what has the potential to be catastrophic depression. I hope I'm wrong, too. And if I am, I'll gladly wear the "Full of Shit" label."<BR/><BR/>Utter bullshit!<BR/><BR/>Reagan's two terms were a complete 180 degrees from Carter, remember that "malaise" speech?, and heralded a new and vibrant economy. The shit happening NOW is from Clinton and the Democrats who junkpiled the credit standards for mortgage borrowing in order to fluff up minority home ownership.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.nypost.com/seven/02052008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_real_scandal_243911.htm" REL="nofollow">NY Post</A><BR/><BR/>So far you've offered nothing but opinion. And a lousy one at that.<BR/><BR/>5. "You've bought the hype about Reagan's bringing down the Soviet Union. He didn't have shit to do with the Soviet Union's demise. The Soviet Union's internal political and economic policies did. Just because he grandstanded over that demise doesn't begift him that credit. Live with that!"<BR/><BR/>Blah blah blah.<BR/><BR/>No facts. No supporting evidence. Nothing.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_down_this_wall" REL="nofollow">Tear Down This Wall!</A><BR/><BR/>6. "You wanna talk about smearing a person's legacy. Let's talk about what he tried to do with MLK. MLK's words breathe truth in this One Percent Have More economy. More so than Reagan's words."<BR/><BR/>Any examples? Nope.<BR/><BR/>Smearing? As in signing MLK's national holiday? Yeah that's "smearing".<BR/><BR/>Reagan's reservations about MLK included:<BR/><BR/>A. King said of Reagan, "When a Hollywood performer, lacking distinction even as an actor, can become a leading war hawk candidate for the presidency, only the irrationalities induced by war psychosis can explain such a turn of events."<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/epstein9.html" REL="nofollow">Myths of Martin Luther King</A><BR/><BR/>So who is **smearing** whom?<BR/><BR/>B. MLK was a communist. That is a fact. Like it. Don't like it. I really don't give a fuck.<BR/><BR/>But Reagan was committed to fighting against communism. Which is why Reagan went from an A-list actor (true) to a B-list actor. He was largely blackballed by a very communist Hollywood.<BR/><BR/>So again, you're full of shit.<BR/><BR/>7. "Ask yourself, are you better off now more than you were before?"<BR/><BR/>Well? Are you?<BR/><BR/>8. "Ask the 99% that question that flowed from your hero's words. Check the answer of all but the Blind, Stupid, and Selfish."<BR/><BR/>More bullshit.<BR/><BR/>9. "Fuck Reagan, fuck Bush, fuck his fucking son, and fuck Cheney. They couldn't let go of the Nixon debacle. And now they try to clean that shit up at the expense of our future."<BR/><BR/>yada yada yada<BR/><BR/>You're really boring the fuck out of me. You realize that right?<BR/><BR/>10. "Let me ask you a question, escapee of the rice fields. After you strip away the selfish gains you think you made, is society better off because of Reagan?"<BR/><BR/>Rice fields? Actually that's true. As a 4 year old child I DID have to work in my maternal grandparent's rice field. It was that or starve.<BR/><BR/>How very bigoted of you. Then again most racists and bigots I know are black. So. Par for the course.<BR/><BR/>11. "And going with your premise that Reagan won the Cold War, why are we in a this so-called War Against Terrorism? Why are we always in a war? Is it because we pick fights? Where's the focus on elevating the betterment of American people?"<BR/><BR/>Oh 9/11? <BR/><BR/>You're a real dumbass.<BR/><BR/>12. "Ding! to memomachine."<BR/><BR/>You wish. <BR/><BR/>This is another example of the lame-ass "debating" by liberals. <BR/><BR/>You bore meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-72915158723506652112008-02-03T13:57:00.000-08:002008-02-03T13:57:00.000-08:00damn, deange, how you dissed that punk bitch memom...damn, deange, how you dissed that punk bitch memomachine with the facts is tight. In 1979, the USSR's southern border was suffering from ethnic strife,between Afghanis,Uzbeskis,etc. A fact repugs ignore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-37874547518718898462008-02-02T19:48:00.000-08:002008-02-02T19:48:00.000-08:00^ "Clockwork" is the cut. I really like that album...^ <A HREF="http://undercoverblackman.vox.com/library/audio/6a00cd970f81104cd500e398d8d6300003.html" REL="nofollow">"Clockwork"</A> is the cut. I really like that album.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-21358401913548621412008-02-02T19:09:00.000-08:002008-02-02T19:09:00.000-08:00^Dave, how you gonna expose your boy? lol!Listenin...^Dave, how you gonna expose your boy? lol!<BR/><BR/>Listening to Jimmy G. and the Tackheads. Some cool stuff on that George Clinton production. Not a classic though. But it was something for those who suffered through the crossover 80s.DeAngelo Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159838580641718119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-4220998472224997082008-02-02T17:20:00.000-08:002008-02-02T17:20:00.000-08:00Also, DeAng: If I didn't have a toilet, I wouldn't...Also, DeAng: If I didn't have a toilet, I wouldn't read books at all. ;^)Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-36574685593283934422008-02-02T17:18:00.000-08:002008-02-02T17:18:00.000-08:00And going with your premise that Reagan won the Co...<EM>And going with your premise that Reagan won the Cold War, why are we in a this so-called War Against Terrorism? Why are we always in a war?</EM><BR/><BR/>And the same military-industrial Bechtel/Halliburton type corporations seem to profit coming and going. Ain't that a coincidence?<BR/><BR/>The War on Terrorism rhetoric is definitely giving me Red Scare flashbacks.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-22438369267660456052008-02-02T17:11:00.000-08:002008-02-02T17:11:00.000-08:00^dez, flipping through my old paperback copy this ...^dez, flipping through my old paperback copy this weekend while doing some meditative things that should be left unsaid (hint: bathroom).<BR/><BR/>That shit, I mean, book is baad.DeAngelo Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159838580641718119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-84586148389590317062008-02-02T16:44:00.000-08:002008-02-02T16:44:00.000-08:00^It's been 1984 for way too long now. Enjoy the n...^It's been 1984 for way too long now. Enjoy the novels :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-86479087815292367742008-02-02T10:08:00.000-08:002008-02-02T10:08:00.000-08:00^dez, lol! 1984 like a muthafucka!Folks to re-rea...^dez, lol! 1984 like a muthafucka!<BR/><BR/>Folks to re-read that joint and see that's now.<BR/><BR/>I'm gonna take my own advice this weekend.<BR/><BR/>Brave New World, too.DeAngelo Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159838580641718119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-33740271478672868472008-02-01T23:18:00.000-08:002008-02-01T23:18:00.000-08:00^Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.^Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-26126831285335773632008-02-01T21:30:00.000-08:002008-02-01T21:30:00.000-08:00memomachine,I like you in a perverse sort of way. ...memomachine,<BR/><BR/>I like you in a perverse sort of way. Because you're an easy target for ass-beating.<BR/><BR/>From your posts, I fancy you kinda hate the piercing the Reagan veil.<BR/><BR/>You picked on the wrong muthafucka, cuz I ain't ashamed to dance on that flip-flopping senile bastard's grave.<BR/><BR/>He fucked this country. His domestic policies are bearing fruition in what has the potential to be catastrophic depression. I hope I'm wrong, too. And if I am, I'll gladly wear the "Full of Shit" label.<BR/><BR/>You've bought the hype about Reagan's bringing down the Soviet Union. He didn't have shit to do with the Soviet Union's demise. The Soviet Union's internal political and economic policies did. Just because he grandstanded over that demise doesn't begift him that credit. Live with that!<BR/><BR/>You wanna talk about smearing a person's legacy. Let's talk about what he tried to do with MLK. MLK's words breathe truth in this One Percent Have More economy. More so than Reagan's words. <BR/><BR/>"Ask yourself, are you better off now more than you were before?" <BR/><BR/>Ask the 99% that question that flowed from your hero's words. Check the answer of all but the Blind, Stupid, and Selfish.<BR/><BR/>Fuck Reagan, fuck Bush, fuck his fucking son, and fuck Cheney. They couldn't let go of the Nixon debacle. And now they try to clean that shit up at the expense of our future.<BR/><BR/>Let me ask you a question, escapee of the rice fields. After you strip away the selfish gains you think you made, is society better off because of Reagan?<BR/><BR/>And going with your premise that Reagan won the Cold War, why are we in a this so-called War Against Terrorism? Why are we always in a war? Is it because we pick fights? Where's the focus on elevating the betterment of American people?<BR/><BR/>Ding! to memomachine.DeAngelo Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159838580641718119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-2810609550489168422008-02-01T08:36:00.000-08:002008-02-01T08:36:00.000-08:00Hmmmmm."Memomachine "War of extermination"? This i...Hmmmmm.<BR/><BR/>"Memomachine "War of extermination"? This is why conservatives send chills down my spine."<BR/><BR/>Don't be a bigger dumbass than your mother made you.<BR/><BR/>Liberals view the world as they wish it was. <BR/>Conservatives view the world as it is.<BR/><BR/>The fact is that the majority of the "War on Terror" is because we're not willing as a nation to engage in wholesale slaughter of people. Instead of killing millions, or even billions, we're trying to identify specific individuals and kill them, and thus leave the rest of the Islamic/Arab world intact.<BR/><BR/>But you'd have to be an idiot not to realize that this is a *choice* made by Americans. And this choice is entirely dependent on the patience and hope by Americans that this approach will work. The alternative is genocide.<BR/><BR/>Consider the Japanese. Do you think the nuclear bombs killed the most people in Japan? I assure you that the massive firebomb raids on Japanese cities killed far more people than the nuclear bombs did. The nukes were to convince the Japanese leadership that they couldn't win. Firebombs were specifically use to kill as many Japanese people as possible. Estimates are that possibly as many as 100,000 Japanese died from a single B-29 firebomb raid.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo_in_World_War_II" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia</A><BR/><BR/>Consider the invasion plan for invading the Japanese homeland. During planning the use of nuclear weapons was incorporated into the invasion plans along with the use of chemical weapons.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Downfall" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia</A><BR/><BR/>Such deployment of WMDs would've resulted in enormous civilian casualties. In addition to this was the expectation that Japanese civilians would fight alongside Japanese soldiers and that the invading troops would have to simply kill every single living Japanese capable of combat.<BR/><BR/>Why? WHY? Why was the USA willing to consider the absolute and utter destruction of the Japanese people and the genocide involved?<BR/><BR/>Because the American people had absolutely no patience for any other approach and were not willing to even consider the alternative plan of blockading and bombing the Japanese into submission.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>Americans today aren't all that different from Americans of that era. It's only been 60 years. And the dynamic that operated then, a war of survival, could still operate now. As long as Americans are convinced the current approach can work, then they'll have the patience to endure. If they lose faith in this approach *and* terrorists become successful enough to convert the WoT into a war of survival, then all bets are off.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>I'd also like to note that conservatives, such as myself, support the current efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and the WoT in order to AVOID the alternative.<BR/><BR/>I'm writing that explicitly because some people have trouble with reading comprehension.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-70271696034480056662008-02-01T08:16:00.000-08:002008-02-01T08:16:00.000-08:00Hmmmmmmm.@ DeAngelo Starnes1. "memomachine, I knew...Hmmmmmmm.<BR/><BR/>@ DeAngelo Starnes<BR/><BR/>1. "memomachine, I knew you'd expose yourself."<BR/><BR/>And you don't want me exposing myself.....<BR/><BR/><BR/>2. "Ronald Reagan won the Cold War? That's the stupidest bit of propoganda."<BR/><BR/>Right. Good luck with that.<BR/><BR/>Fact is that the USSR threw in the towel because of Reagan. I know liberals like you would rather pretend that it wasn't Reagan, but the reality is that it was Reagan who won the Cold War. That you don't like it and want to pretend otherwise is an example of how liberals really live in a pretend world.<BR/><BR/><BR/>3. "First, there was no war."<BR/><BR/>Right. Korean War. Vietnam. 1970's terrorist groups. Afghanistan. Proxy wars all over the world. Sure. Right.<BR/><BR/>I guess all those Civil Defense programs the USA engaged in were ... what?<BR/><BR/><BR/>4. "Second, by the time Reagan got into office the Soviet Union was already suffering economically was experiencing internal political dissension."<BR/><BR/>Yeah that's the new liberal meme. Of course you don't have any evidence to back you up. Just bullshit.<BR/><BR/>Here's a clue: When Reagan called the USSR the "Evil Empire" liberals fucking freaked out. Why? Fear. Liberals feared what and how the USSR would respond. Reagan was universally condemned for antagonizing the USSR by liberals.<BR/><BR/>So Starnes, you're full of shit.<BR/><BR/><BR/>5. "Reagan had nothing to do with that."<BR/><BR/>Reagan showed the upper echelons of the USSR that they could not compete either militarily or economically with the USA. That each and every single day that passed the USA would become stronger and the USSR would become weaker. He showed this by implementing sound economic policies that reversed the insanity of Carter, remember "Stagflation"?, and through that economic strength was able to revitalize the US military at only the cost of about 4.5% of GDP. <BR/><BR/>While the USSR was spending upwards of 35% of GDP just maintaining it's existing military, let alone expanding or improving it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>6. "Nor did any other U.S. President."<BR/><BR/>Other than Reagan? No. Why is that? <BR/><BR/>Another reason was that Reagan was the first, and ONLY, President who said we could defeat the USSR ... and that we should.<BR/><BR/><BR/>7. "Hell, by the time the Soviet Union broke up Reagan couldn't remember his own name. George Bush was running the country."<BR/><BR/>Just like a liberal to insult the memory of a great man simply because he followed a different ideology. Even now you can't bring yourself to acknowledge in any way that greatness.<BR/><BR/>And people wonder why I generally find liberals to be disgusting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-29576403539602332092008-02-01T08:03:00.000-08:002008-02-01T08:03:00.000-08:00Hmmmm.1. "I live in the UK, and you are exaggerati...Hmmmm.<BR/><BR/>1. "I live in the UK, and you are exaggerating just a *tad*. lol. It's not as bad as all that. I've had no problem getting dental care (the latter of which working adults pay for privately anyway) nor general health care. And if I want a bit extra or a bit quicker, I can always go private."<BR/><BR/>Really? I read a few blogs maintained and written by NHS *doctors* and *nurses*. And what I wrote was not an exaggeration.<BR/><BR/>One reason why infant mortality rates in the USA are higher than in the UK or Canada is that we routinely spend resource to try and keep infants alive that the UK and Canada routinely allow to die. We also maintain a greater number and more extensive premie wards which is why so many Canadian mothers with premie babies have their children in the USA.<BR/><BR/>*shrug* it's all about bureaucrats and costs.<BR/><BR/>2. "And if people do get turned away by the UK National Health Service (which does not currently happen and is not likely in the foreseeable future), then they can purchase their own private medical insurance. Which would mean what? A *minute* percentage of the UK population in the same position as 100% of the American population."<BR/><BR/>Actually most people here get their healthcare either from government services or from healthcare through their employer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-60369436625806691992008-01-31T19:00:00.000-08:002008-01-31T19:00:00.000-08:00Dave, just about every prime time funk band went d...Dave, just about every prime time funk band went disco and then tried crossover. None of 'em succeeded at it.<BR/><BR/>George incorporated some those elements but ALWAYS had the phat bassline and silly serious lyrics.<BR/><BR/>Prince might've done the best job of appealing to the crossover audience without totally compromising his artistic vision - with the exception of that Raspberry Beret album that was just outright sad.<BR/><BR/>I recall reading an interview with Keith Richards in '88, I think it was either in Rolling Stone or the defunct Musician magazine. On the issue of synthesized instrument overindulgence, he said, "And you Black guys, what are you doing using drum machines? You should be ashamed of yourselves."<BR/><BR/>Damn right, but not just brothas but any self-respecting drummer. For instance, listen to Isaac Hayes' Joy. The brotha on drums maintains the same tempo on the high hat for FIFTEEN MINUTES. Listen to Fela, the guitar and the drums play the same shit for FIFTEEN TWENTY MINUTES. Fuck Wynton Marsalis, that's musician discipline.<BR/><BR/>I guess, we kinda went off subject from Marcia Pappas'. Kinda like weed-infested discussions where the conversation goes all over the place but makes sense at the same time. Not that I would know anything about smoking weed.DeAngelo Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159838580641718119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-27762485216665623572008-01-31T18:33:00.000-08:002008-01-31T18:33:00.000-08:00Prime example besides Michael Jackson: Kool & the ...<EM>Prime example besides Michael Jackson: Kool & the Gang.</EM><BR/><BR/>Yep. How sad was that? EW&F went for it also... and hit the jackpot with "Let's Groove."<BR/><BR/>George Clinton never, ever tried to go the crossover route... and for that he deserves much respect.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-15078349513509122812008-01-31T17:52:00.000-08:002008-01-31T17:52:00.000-08:00Memomachine "War of extermination"? This is why co...Memomachine "War of extermination"? This is why conservatives send chills down my spine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-25017167459082548632008-01-31T16:28:00.000-08:002008-01-31T16:28:00.000-08:00Dave, I have to put your thought about the Institu...Dave, I have to put your thought about the Institution always winning in my pipe and reflect on it. I think may be right about that.<BR/><BR/>Do a piece comparing Obama's rise to the rise of a crossover pop star. <BR/><BR/>Crossover pop music got big in the 80s. And it was synthesized drum machines and cheesy-sounding synthesizers. There was virtually no phat bass lines and no screaming loud guitars. Evertyhing was kept in the middle. Prime example besides Michael Jackson: Kool & the Gang. Kool & the Gang went from tight but raunchy horns over thumping bass lines and scratchy guitars to smooth vocal Muzak. <BR/><BR/>Parliament foresaw the Placebo Syndrome that crossover pop was. <BR/><BR/>Crossover pop was backed by huge corporate record companies that got BIG airplay on corporate-owned radio stations.<BR/><BR/>And here we go with the same. <BR/><BR/>What's really the difference between any of the candidates? One side is about God, guns, anti-abortion and no gay marriage, while the other side is afraid to say out loud its for much of the same. <BR/><BR/>I hope Nader jumps in and wins.DeAngelo Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159838580641718119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-11850135295963374852008-01-31T16:15:00.000-08:002008-01-31T16:15:00.000-08:00memomachine, I knew you'd expose yourself.Ronald R...memomachine, I knew you'd expose yourself.<BR/><BR/>Ronald Reagan won the Cold War? That's the stupidest bit of propoganda. First, there was no war. Second, by the time Reagan got into office the Soviet Union was already suffering economically was experiencing internal political dissension. Reagan had nothing to do with that. Nor did any other U.S. President. Hell, by the time the Soviet Union broke up Reagan couldn't remember his own name. George Bush was running the country.DeAngelo Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159838580641718119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-42770117325287589492008-01-31T14:52:00.000-08:002008-01-31T14:52:00.000-08:00nemomachine said:"You mean like Britain? Where 5,0...nemomachine said:<BR/>"You mean like Britain? Where 5,000 people stood in line for 300 spots for a dentist? ...<BR/>Look at Britain. They're thinking about not treating smokers, overweight people and the elderly or very sick."<BR/><BR/>I live in the UK, and you are exaggerating just a *tad*. lol. It's not as bad as all that. I've had no problem getting dental care (the latter of which working adults pay for privately anyway) nor general health care. And if I want a bit extra or a bit quicker, I can always go private.<BR/><BR/>Rationing takes place in every healthcare system, whether its publicly or privately funded. Resources are finite. Medical professionals always have to make choices about who to treat and who is worth treating. So either doctors or insurers decide. tant pis either way.<BR/><BR/>And if people do get turned away by the UK National Health Service (which does not currently happen and is not likely in the foreseeable future), then they can purchase their own private medical insurance. Which would mean what? A *minute* percentage of the UK population in the same position as 100% of the American population.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-16531258867688316452008-01-31T09:55:00.000-08:002008-01-31T09:55:00.000-08:00DeAngelo, you hit on two killer points: 1) Obama a...DeAngelo, you hit on two killer points: 1) Obama as "crossover" phenomenon. I need to study the pop music business to get a clearer understanding of what's happening with Barack.<BR/><BR/>2) The "Wire" connection. This exact same thought hit me yesterday: I'm getting all excited about Obama... as if I've forgotten the grand thematic lesson of "The Wire" -- the institution is always bigger than one human being. The institution always wins.<BR/><BR/>The idea that Barack Obama's gonna ride into town on a white hat and clean up the town... In our brains, we gotta know that's horseshit. Institutional Washington will always be what it is.<BR/><BR/>Which brings me back to point #1: Is the Obama phenomenon (the <EM>Oba-menon</EM>) all about a pop-star thing?Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.com