Music, culture & politics. We'll also update Whitee's recording progress.
When I was in college I did college radio. I did pretty much everything: play music, news, interviews, remotes, etc. One syndicated show I played was...uh...can't remember the name, but Alan Chartoff interviewed the Governor, at that time it was Mario Cuomo.
Where the hell has Mario Cuomo been?
They dug him up for Hardball, but he should be more active. He should be running...for...uh...I don't know...PRESIDENT????
If you're going to compromise by promoting an "electable" Democrat, I would trust Mario Cuomo. Yes, he's done smarmy things while Governor of New York, but I heard interviews with this guy week after week for years. I would trust Mario more than Hillary, Obama & Johnny.
Mario ain't a spring chicken...he should be in there for 2008 or at least for Vice President. I'm sure there are Greens in New York who could give me 1000 times he did something political...again, I'd rather have McKinney, Cobb, Kucinich...hell, even Nader in office, but if you're
forcing me to pick an established Dem...I would rather have Mario than the other corporateers.
So...follow politics? Think you have a good grasp on the issues at hand? You know not to vote for who you REALLY want because they'll never win. It's just throwing your vote away, right? How do you know? The polls say so.
Or do they?You know, it's hard to do well in the polls when you're not one of the choices. And look, it's only the people who are calling for us to completely get out of Iraq. I don't know how true the one commenter is, but one of them said that Ron Paul is being left out of the Republican polls as well.
I'm not a conspiracy guy, but....
OK, let me turn this logic around. Let's say you're right. You're vote doesn't matter - it won't change anything. Then why would you vote for who you really don't want? If you voted for a scumbag and the scumbag won, you'd feel better? Damn, I hope not.
I spent a little time tonight cleaning up the links on the
Sexuality Page. It had been a while. The broken links are gone and I added a few new ones. As it's been the entire time the links on this page are explicit so if you're mentally or emotionally immature, go somewhere else.
I need to do the Music page next. That could take all night.
Let's see if I can do this post without getting too defensive. I just saw an absolutely brilliant piece on The Colbert Report. It was about that dude getting tasered in Florida (it was Florida, right?).
Here's a link to the video. I'm sorry I don't have a transcript.
People's protesting is blogging. But Whitee, you say, what are you doing right now? Yes, I am blogging. And Saturday I'll be working on organizing the FOUR greens on the whole island of Maui - five if you include me. It's called, not putting your eggs in one basket.
Yes, I've encouraged people to give money to green political campaigns, but that's not enough. What is money to political campaigns used for? For advertising, bumper stickers, and really ridiculous campaign expenses. But it's really all passive. It's a
tool to creating change. How many tools are in your toolbox?
Oh, and yeah...there's five freakin greens on the entire island of Maui. Good luck to me.
Wow...it must be a slow news day. Senator Clintonbagger's "health care" proposal has made national headlines. It was comparable to Obama's & Edwards'. And if you look at all of them, they're f-ing disasters. It's this kind of shit that gives real progressives a bad name.
Let's just focus on Clintonbaggers' shall we. She made sure everyone knew that this isn't "government-run" health care. Which means
don't worry corporations, I'm still in your pocket. I'm your whore. She also threatens employers with fines/taxes if they don't provide health care. Hey Dumbass, that's the main thing that's holding back buisness! NO ONE in the industrialized world (possibly anywhere) makes businesses provide health care for their employees.
Government-run health care is fine...it works all over the world. Government-
mandated health care will continue to drive small businesses into the ground while keeping people uninsured. Jesus!
After the last post, I thought I should do something to actually
help society.
From
Coopamerica.org:
21 Things You Didn't Know You Can Recycle
1. Appliances: Goodwill accepts working appliances, www.goodwill.org, or you can contact the Steel Recycling Institute to recycle them. 800/YES-1-CAN, www.recycle-steel.org.
2. Batteries: Rechargeables and single-use: Battery Solutions, 734/467-9110, www.batteryrecycling.com.
3. Cardboard boxes: cardboard boxContact local nonprofits and women's shelters to see if they can use them. Or, offer them up at your local Freecycle.org listserv or on Craigslist.org. If your workplace collects at least 100 boxes or more each month, UsedCardboardBoxes.com accepts them for resale.
4. CDs/DVDs/Game Disks: Send scratched music or computer CDs, DVDs, and PlayStation or Nintendo video game disks to AuralTech for refinishing, and they'll work like new: 888/454-3223, www.auraltech.com.
5. Clothes: shirtsWearable clothes can go to your local Goodwill outlet or shelter. Donate wearable women's business clothing to Dress for Success, which gives them to low-income women as they search for jobs, 212/532-1922, www.dressforsuccess.org. Offer unwearable clothes and towels to local animal boarding and shelter facilities, which often use them as pet bedding. Consider holding a clothes swap at your office, school, faith congregation or community center. Swap clothes with friends and colleagues, save money on a new fall wardrobe and back-to-school clothes – then donate the rest.
6. Compact fluorescent bulbs: Take them to your local IKEA store for recycling: www.ikea.com.
7. Compostable bio-plastics: You probably won't be able to compost these in your home compost bin or pile. Find a municipal composter to take them to at www.findacomposter.com.
8. Computers and electronics: Find the most responsible recyclers, local and national, at www.ban.org/pledge/Locations.html
9. Exercise videos: Swap them with others at www.videofitness.com.
10. Eyeglasses: glassesYour local Lion's Club or eye care chain may collect these. Lenses are reground and given to people in need.
11. Foam Packing peanuts: Your local pack-and-ship store will likely accept these for reuse. Or, call the Plastic Loose Fill Producers Council to find a drop-off site: 800/828-2214. For places to drop off foam blocks for recycling, contact the Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers, 410/451-8340, www.epspackaging.org/info.html
12. Ink/toner cartridges: Recycleplace.com pays $1/each.
13. Miscellaneous: Get your unwanted items into the hands of people who can use them. Offer them up on your local Freecycle.org or Craigslist.org listserv, or try giving them away at Throwplace.com or giving or selling them at iReuse.com. iReuse.com will also help you find a recycler, if possible, when your items have reached the end of their useful lifecycle.
14. Oil: Find Used Motor Oil Hotlines for each state: 202/682-8000, www.recycleoil.org.
15. Phones: cell phoneDonate cell phones: Collective Good will refurbish your phone and sell it to someone in a developing country: 770/856-9021, www.collectivegood.com. Call to Protect reprograms cell phones to dial 911 and gives them to domestic violence victims: www.donateaphone.com. Recycle single-line phones: Reclamere, 814/386-2927, www.reclamere.com.
16. Sports equipment: Resell or trade it at your local Play It Again Sports outlet, 800/476-9249, www.playitagainsports.com.
17. “Technotrash”: Easily recycle all of your CDs, jewel cases, DVDs, audio and video tapes, cell phones, pagers, rechargeable and single-use batteries, PDAs, and ink/toner cartridges with GreenDisk's Technotrash program. For $30, GreenDisk will send you a cardboard box in which you can ship them up to 70 pounds of any of the above. Your fee covers the box as well as shipping and recycling fees. 800/305-GREENDISK, www.greendisk.com.
18. Tennis shoes: Nike's Reuse-a-Shoe program turns old shoes into playground and athletic flooring. www.nikereuseashoe.com. One World Running will send still-wearable shoes to athletes in need in Africa, Latin America, and Haiti. www.oneworldrunning.com.
19. Toothbrushes and razors:toothbrush Buy a recycled plastic toothbrush or razor from Recycline, and the company will take it back to be recycled again into plastic lumber. Recycline products are made from used Stonyfield Farms' yogurt cups. 888/354-7296, www.recycline.com.
20. Tyvek envelopes: Quantities less than 25: Send to Shirley Cimburke, Tyvek Recycling Specialist, 5401 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Spot 197, Room 231, Richmond, VA 23234. Quantities larger than 25, call 866/33-TYVEK.
21. Stuff you just can't recycle: When practical, send such items back to the manufacturer and tell them they need to manufacture products that close the waste loop responsibly.
[Note: I originally posted this on 9/11...on the
podcast blog. Oops. So, pretend this was from a few days ago.]
I'll say it. No one else wants to...but I'll point out that the Emperor has no clothes.
David Petraeus is a Scumbag. It's plain and simple. If you saw his testimony in front of Congressional Committees today you are lost if you say this guy is anything but a political hack. Yeah, yeah, yeah...I don't care how many fucking pushups the guy has done after being shot (in training, by the way). He just lied to and misled Congress. AND he did the usual War Criminal thing by answering questions with talking points that had nothing to do with what was asked.
Oh...and any of you f-ers who EVER question me about my views on 9/11:
*YOUR president scheduled this Petraeus report on 9/11.
*YOUR president made no memorial speech today. I'm surprised he didn't tell us to go shopping again.
This bastard is a war criminal who should be in jail.
Oh...and I heard on a so-called liberal talk show today, from Steny Hoyer, the Democratic Majority Leader that Democrats should "keep on doing what we have been doing." Yep. He said it. How does that taste, progressives?
I'm pissed. Democrats who piss and moan about the numbers to override a veto would never put their political careers on the line for what is right.
Try this on for size.