Saturday, July 02, 2005
Rock and Roll & the Internet Make Poverty History
Much better than fireworks!
Talk about eyeballs! This is the future of television. Or eyeballs.
WORLD WOODSTOCK WAKES WEINERS
It is so much better on the Internet than on TV. For one thing, you can select which venue you want to attend, rather than just get what the one or two channels of TV toss at you. I'm watching the great Bjork right now, waiting for the rebroadcast of Pink Floyd. Sir Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox, Travis, Keane, The Verve, McFly, Sir Elton, Dido, REM, Duran Duran, Neil Young, Green Day and U2 have already played. Great all. Replays on.
The visionary, humanitarian people of Rock would do something big, yet again. Funny that reactionary forces are still, well, reacting against it. AOL is to be commended for their great work as well. Richard Ashcroft is not to be confused with John Ashcroft, who is, well, different.
One sings a bittersweet symphony, the other creates a bitter tutti. As if you didn't know already.
Sign the Live 8 list here...and help make poverty history.
A Technorati moment
1. “Live8”
2. “Ian Turner”
3. “Live 8”
4. “Google Earth”
5. “Karl Rove”
6. “Luther Vandross”
7. “Sandra Day O'connor”
8. “Bobby Brown”
9. “Tom Cruise”
10. Tour De France
Talk about eyeballs! This is the future of television. Or eyeballs.
WORLD WOODSTOCK WAKES WEINERS
It is so much better on the Internet than on TV. For one thing, you can select which venue you want to attend, rather than just get what the one or two channels of TV toss at you. I'm watching the great Bjork right now, waiting for the rebroadcast of Pink Floyd. Sir Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox, Travis, Keane, The Verve, McFly, Sir Elton, Dido, REM, Duran Duran, Neil Young, Green Day and U2 have already played. Great all. Replays on.
The visionary, humanitarian people of Rock would do something big, yet again. Funny that reactionary forces are still, well, reacting against it. AOL is to be commended for their great work as well. Richard Ashcroft is not to be confused with John Ashcroft, who is, well, different.
One sings a bittersweet symphony, the other creates a bitter tutti. As if you didn't know already.
Sign the Live 8 list here...and help make poverty history.
A Technorati moment
1. “Live8”
2. “Ian Turner”
3. “Live 8”
4. “Google Earth”
5. “Karl Rove”
6. “Luther Vandross”
7. “Sandra Day O'connor”
8. “Bobby Brown”
9. “Tom Cruise”
10. Tour De France
From the Anonymoses Archives: "Joseph Wilson Rove handcuffs"
ANONYMOSES, September 3, 2003
Get your Joseph Wilson Rove handcuffs here!
What people are saying!
"At the end of the day, it's of keen interest to me to see whether or not we can get Karl Rove frog-marched out of the White House in handcuffs. And trust me, when I use that name, I measure my words."- Ambassador Joseph Wilson
READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Zogby: No Bounce: Bush Job Approval Unchanged by War Speech; 2 in 5 favor Impeachment
Zogby International
President Bush’s televised address to the nation produced no noticeable bounce in his approval numbers, with his job approval rating slipping a point from a week ago, to 43%, in the latest Zogby International poll. And, in a sign of continuing polarization, more than two-in-five voters (42%) say they would favor impeachment proceedings if it is found the President misled the nation about his reasons for going to war with Iraq.
President Bush’s televised address to the nation produced no noticeable bounce in his approval numbers, with his job approval rating slipping a point from a week ago, to 43%, in the latest Zogby International poll. And, in a sign of continuing polarization, more than two-in-five voters (42%) say they would favor impeachment proceedings if it is found the President misled the nation about his reasons for going to war with Iraq.
IT WAS ROVE! So the genius WAS evil!
Looks like Karl Rove will be going to the Nucular Chair for his bad behavior...
MSNBC Analyst, Says Cooper Documents Reveal Karl Rove as Source in Plame Case
Here is the transcript of O'Donnell's remarks:
"What we're going to go to now in the next stage, when Matt Cooper's e-mails, within Time Magazine, are handed over to the grand jury, the ultimate revelation, probably within the week of who his source is.
"And I know I'm going to get pulled into the grand jury for saying this but the source of...for Matt Cooper was Karl Rove, and that will be revealed in this document dump that Time magazine's going to do with the grand jury."
MSNBC Analyst, Says Cooper Documents Reveal Karl Rove as Source in Plame Case
Here is the transcript of O'Donnell's remarks:
"What we're going to go to now in the next stage, when Matt Cooper's e-mails, within Time Magazine, are handed over to the grand jury, the ultimate revelation, probably within the week of who his source is.
"And I know I'm going to get pulled into the grand jury for saying this but the source of...for Matt Cooper was Karl Rove, and that will be revealed in this document dump that Time magazine's going to do with the grand jury."
Friday, July 01, 2005
Monday, June 27, 2005
What is blogging?
"Is blogging self-expression, personal publishing, a diary, amateur journalism, the biggest disruptive technology since e-mail, an online community, alternative media, curriculum for students, a customer relations strategy, knowledge management, navel-gazing, a solution to boredom, a dream job, a style of writing, e-mail to everyone, a fad, the answer to illiteracy, an online persona, social networking, resume fodder, phonecam pictures, or something to hide from your mother? It's all of these and more."
"A blog is a collection of digital content that, when examined over a period of time, exposes the intellectual soul of its author and authors. Blogging is the act of creating, composing, and publishing this content; and a blogger is the person behind the curtain. Part social software and part web building, blogging is peer-to-peer publishing -- the future of our connected lives."
-Biz Stone, "Who Let the Blogs Out?"
Memorize this, so that the next time someone asks you what blogging is, you can just say self-expression, personal publishing, a diary, amateur journalism, the biggest disruptive technology since e-mail, an online community, alternative media, curriculum for students, a customer relations strategy, knowledge management, navel-gazing, a solution to boredom, a dream job, a style of writing, e-mail to everyone, a fad, the answer to illiteracy, an online persona, social networking, resume fodder, phonecam pictures... a collection of digital content that, when examined over a period of time, exposes the intellectual soul of its author and authors...the act of creating, composing, and publishing this content; peer-to-peer publishing -- the future of our connected lives. And they will hand over the money. Both dimes.
But seriously, people memorize schpiels (how is that schpelt again?), perorations, litanae, librettae, rap lyrics, and grace all the time. They might even know that "No place like yours to study history wisely" is a mnemonic for the succession of English kings, from Norman, Plantagenet, Lancaster, York, Tudor, Stuart, Hanover, to Windsor. Or maybe they have memorized The Tale of Genji, Finnegans Wake or Proust. Perhaps they have even taken the time to learn how to underarm-fart Blue Rondo a la Turk. This would not surprise me. Were it real...now that would surprise me. Although I woundn't stick around to hear the 4/4 transition. Not unless it were my own. Sorry. I did hesitate. And was, of course, joking.
Al Franken wins rare radio award for his breakthrough work
MediaGuardian.co.uk | Media | The truth about lies
excerpts:
"I really do see the serious corrupting effect Fox, talk radio and many commentators on the right have on America. A lot of people in the mainstream media think it's beneath them to debunk it. And it's not. These people need to be subjected to scorn and ridicule. Someone has got to be willing to get down in the weeds and fight them.'"
"Rush is a talented radio guy. It's just that he has no fidelity to the truth at all."
When Franken began accusing Bush of lying, it was, he recalls, "a big deal". But that's changed. "Now people are much more willing to say the government was lying, for instance, over the war."
excerpts:
"I really do see the serious corrupting effect Fox, talk radio and many commentators on the right have on America. A lot of people in the mainstream media think it's beneath them to debunk it. And it's not. These people need to be subjected to scorn and ridicule. Someone has got to be willing to get down in the weeds and fight them.'"
"Rush is a talented radio guy. It's just that he has no fidelity to the truth at all."
When Franken began accusing Bush of lying, it was, he recalls, "a big deal". But that's changed. "Now people are much more willing to say the government was lying, for instance, over the war."
Charlotte's Billy Graham is the exemplar
Forget all those fakes. Billy is the real deal, and he apparently showed it in New York. And it wasn't George W. Bush Inc. who was by his side. It was a loving couple, one of whom is an ex-President, and the other, perhaps, a future President.
Oh. That's right. She is hated! And I suppose we Americans have to kowtow to haters now? Methinks the reign of hate of running out of gas. (See below.)
Oh. That's right. She is hated! And I suppose we Americans have to kowtow to haters now? Methinks the reign of hate of running out of gas. (See below.)
Elect a Republican and see what you get
Think twice before you vote. You may be contributing to this...
(Don't worry. There are no sex pictures.)
(Don't worry. There are no sex pictures.)
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Rumsfeld says: "There is no question but that"
from Anonymoses Archives - March 23, 2003
Rumspeak made its way onto FOX, NBC and ABC today, which made me think of a post I did a couple of years ago on the matter. When he says "there is no question but that..." does he mean "There is no question that" or "There is no question except that"? Cleverly ambiguous. Whenever he says it, I assume he is not being forthright.
Reprinted:
NO QUESTION BUT THAT RUMSPEAK IS PROLIFERATING
What's with all the "but that"s?
"There's no question but that Germany is an important contributor in the global war on terrorism. "
- Rummy (not Rumi)
"There’s no question but that the strike on that leadership headquarters was successful."
- Rummy
""There is no question but that regime is not going to be there in the future."
- Rummy
"“The read we get on the people of Iraq is there’s no question but that they want to get rid of Saddam Hussein."
- Dick Cheney
There is no question but that we are very close to the end."
-Colin Powell (Not Powell too!)
"There is no question but that anyone who looks at the threat matrix every day knows that there are threats all over the world..."
-Rummy
"There's no question but that you have Saddam Hussein who's been there and has not responded to political diplomacy... "
-Rummy
"there's no question but that there are risks to acting, and they're real risks..."
-Rummy
...and then there is the use of nexus. Another day perhaps...
equivocation
\E*quiv`o*ca"tion\, n. The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead.
Syn: Prevarication; ambiguity; shuffling; evasion; guibbling. See Equivocal, a., and Prevaricate, v. i.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
equivocation
n 1: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth [syn: evasion] 2: intentionally vague or ambiguous [syn: prevarication, evasiveness] 3: deliberate vagueness or ambiguity [syn: evasiveness] 4: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language [syn: tergiversation]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
Rumspeak made its way onto FOX, NBC and ABC today, which made me think of a post I did a couple of years ago on the matter. When he says "there is no question but that..." does he mean "There is no question that" or "There is no question except that"? Cleverly ambiguous. Whenever he says it, I assume he is not being forthright.
Reprinted:
NO QUESTION BUT THAT RUMSPEAK IS PROLIFERATING
What's with all the "but that"s?
"There's no question but that Germany is an important contributor in the global war on terrorism. "
- Rummy (not Rumi)
"There’s no question but that the strike on that leadership headquarters was successful."
- Rummy
""There is no question but that regime is not going to be there in the future."
- Rummy
"“The read we get on the people of Iraq is there’s no question but that they want to get rid of Saddam Hussein."
- Dick Cheney
There is no question but that we are very close to the end."
-Colin Powell (Not Powell too!)
"There is no question but that anyone who looks at the threat matrix every day knows that there are threats all over the world..."
-Rummy
"There's no question but that you have Saddam Hussein who's been there and has not responded to political diplomacy... "
-Rummy
"there's no question but that there are risks to acting, and they're real risks..."
-Rummy
...and then there is the use of nexus. Another day perhaps...
equivocation
\E*quiv`o*ca"tion\, n. The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead.
Syn: Prevarication; ambiguity; shuffling; evasion; guibbling. See Equivocal, a., and Prevaricate, v. i.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
equivocation
n 1: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth [syn: evasion] 2: intentionally vague or ambiguous [syn: prevarication, evasiveness] 3: deliberate vagueness or ambiguity [syn: evasiveness] 4: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language [syn: tergiversation]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
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