The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Maybe the revolution won't be, but the steps leading up to it are online:

C-Span Puts Full Archives on the Web

Full disclosure: The headline is from an article in the NYT Television section, the link is to the actual archive.

Pop some popcorn and do some research, I recommend the Merlot to wash away accompany the hypocrisy that comes in all flavors.





Cross posted at VidiotSpeak

Clowns on the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right

An open letter to our corporate sponsored 'elected' offals (sic):

Dear President Obama,

No matter what you do,
They will never be for you,
...
No matter where you go,
No matter what you are.
...
Knock down the old grey wall
Be a part of it all
...
Nothing to say, nothing to see
Nothing to lose.*
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I've always thought in lyrics because others have said it shorter and smarter than I can. Even if the point and subject were not what they intended.

In my own words:
Dear Mr. President,

Stop trying to placate people who literally want you dead. The teabaggers and many elected republicans have said so, check the tape. Stop trying to play nice with Dems who only care about re-election.

We need jobs in this country, we need health care for everyone in this country. The lack of health care is costing lives AND jobs. You've said great things over the last few weeks, now start doing them. This isn't a damn popularity contest, you've already won that, this is your job and millions of people's lives are at stake.

Stand up & fight for what you believe in, and be a one term president if that's what it takes. Of course you'll be portrayed as combative or irrational, but how can that possibly be worse that how you're currently portrayed?

If you do that you'll get a second term and can carry thru with the policies the country needs and you were elected on.

Best regards,

The Sailor

* Apologies to Bad Finger for the adaptation. I hope this makes it up to them:






Cross posted at VidiotSpeak

Sweet Jane

Jane Hamsher, a wonderful progressive blogger who helped encourage and activate many people for the progressive cause, just signed a deal with the devil.

Open letter:

Dear Ms. Hamsher,

I don't care about your reasons. I don't care why you went on Fux Newz to make this announcement, and I no longer care about anything you have to say or write.

You want to complain about Rahm, cool, I'm right there with you. You think policies and laws coming out of this administration aren't what we voted for, I'm right there with you. But if you want to make nice with Grover "I don't want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub" Norquist!? on Fux Newz!?

With a little editing, The Beatles said it better than I can:

You say you want a revolution, alright.
But if you make money for people with minds that hate, you can count me out.
But when you talk about destruction you can count me out.

Jane, you can count me out.




Cross posted at VidiotSpeak