Displaying 511 To 540 Of 3,333 Comments The Secret War Against The Counter Culture Thanks KT! I had forgotten about a lot of this. I do, however, remember the anti-Vietnam protests and how many of us kept one eye in the rear-view mirror. The only time that I can think of feeling that kind of paranoia was during the Bush years, wondering if my phone conversations were being listened to. We would all do well to remember how powerful our government can be. It seems to me that we have all these “liberties”…but only to a point. Just don’t make too many big waves or else! » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 7, 2011 @ 12:53 pm Obama Is Doomed Next Year… Or Is He? Hi weirdwriter! Welcome to the Planet! I would that I had your education and experience as a journalist…maybe in the next life?? Agreed that the MSM has become a joke in the US. There are few true journalists and they are given short shrift by their corporate masters. One thing that really irks me is that a subject is taken up, but it is only give a 2-minute segment for discussion! Of course, there will be a panel of two or three people to very quickly give their opinions…and then, “we have to leave it at that”! It is especially annoying when they have a Senator or Congressman on and give him about two sentences to make his point. Of course, they have to break for another ridiculous commercial! It makes me nuts! Okay, enough of my rant! Like I said, welcome! I know that you will find some really well-informed and articulate people here. I look forward to your writing a piece for us! » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 8, 2011 @ 5:06 pm Hi atdnext! Absolutely spot on! In spite of what the MSM says, I believe President Obama is going to pull this one out! There is a lot of time between now and Election Day 2012 and PBO is just now hitting his stride, taking it to the repubs over the Jobs Act. This message is resonating with the majority of American people who can see the obstruction in Congress. Our government is broken…and it’s NOT Obama’s fault that it is! Thanks for posting! You made my morning a little brighter! 🙂 » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 5, 2011 @ 4:57 am Political Animals – The Mascot Each GOP Candidate Should Have Hi CL and Adlib! When I thought of the hippo, I was thinking of its tendency to attack others…a nasty critter for sure. And have you checked out a hippo’s butt lately?? 🙂 But alas and alack! We don’t have to worry about it now that His Pompousness is not going to run! He’s about to take the podium in a few minutes to announce his momentous decision…as the MSNBC anchor reports. “Standing by for that announcement!” Oh, the excitement!! Dashing the hopes of rethugs all over the country! Don’t ya’ just love it!! Now,we can get back to bashing “n*****head” Perry! » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 4, 2011 @ 9:55 am Adlib, LMAO!! I especially like the dung beetle! But what, may I ask, are we going to see as Chris Christie’s mascot?? Let me guess! It’s gotta’ be the hippo! 🙂 » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 3, 2011 @ 4:23 pm The Debt Ceiling Battle: Obama Won It, Despite What You Heard Bito, I share your frustration with the 2-minute segment! It is especially bad on MSNBC at night when they must have such a rigid schedule (to be able to get the advertisements in) that the most serious of subjects gets short shrift! Well, I have to leave it here…. 🙂 » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 3, 2011 @ 9:14 am Murph, that was excellent! It was so frustrating when I saw John “Orange Man” Boehner run to the closest microphone to say that he was soooo happy with the deal because he got 98% of everything he wanted. Face-saving indeed! It was apparent, when the deal was completed, that President Obama won this fight. If all the naysayers had read the White House explanation of the bill, they would have seen it. But you know how the MSM is…bashing the President, no matter what! I saved an email from the White House that I hope will post correctly. ============================ “After a long and heated debate, President Obama has signed into law a compromise that will reduce the deficit and avert a default on our obligations that would have devastated our economy. To help explain this compromise, we’ve put together an infographic that explains what’s in it and what will happen in the coming months: See the Graphic at http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/08/03/myths-and-facts-about-debt-ceiling-compromise On Tuesday, President Obama spoke about the compromise and urged Congress to immediately take steps to create new jobs, raise wages, and spur economic growth. Watch the video and read the President’s statement.” ============================= Since the signing of this bill into law, the MSM has been very predictably silent on the subject. No surprise there! » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 2, 2011 @ 6:22 am Weekend Music Thread – The Boys Are Back in Town How could we have a boys’ night without the original “bad boys” of rock? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHlqv3A0pQc&feature=related Always had a crush on Ron Woods! 🙂 » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 5:29 pm Sapppy, sentimental…but a beautiful love song from a long time ago. Memories!
» Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 3:53 pm Probably one of the very best…ever! A musician’s musician! Sting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma6Tnggkr5s&feature=related KT, you have created a monster! LOL » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 2:41 pm Here’s one for Occupy Wall Street! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7P1i2HpwNI&feature=fvst One of Elton John’s masterpieces! The lyrics are especially meaningful today! » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 2:23 pm KT, yeah, it is! I have found a new hobby, thanks to you! 🙂 » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 2:13 pm KT, OK…I did that. What now? Should I just post another completely new one? Boy, I’m a mess! LOL EDIT: Never mind! It worked!! I am so excited! LMAO » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 1:43 pm Got it, KT! Thanks so much! I guess that’s what the edit button is really for! 🙂 » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 1:40 pm I hope I can do this thing right…still technologically challenged! 🙂
This is supposed to be Elton John’s “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy”, but I don’t know how to get the picture to come up! Darn it…Somebody help! 🙂 ADDENDUM: This album always reminds me of my kid brother. He played drums on the road with a wonderful singer from Atlanta GA named Johnny Porrazzo. They were together for years…the original “Brown Dirt Cowboy” was my little brother! » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 1:28 pm KT, love me some Joe Cocker! Thanks for posting! 🙂 » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 1:07 pm When The Simmering Public Finally Erupts Adlib, you are so right! I remember how the teabaggers came to Washington DC last year…droves of them in paid-for buses. The buses were lined up for blocks down either side of the mall. No doubt Dick Armey and the Koch brothers shelled out a pretty penny for all those charters! They don’t rent you a bus for nothing! The Occupy Wall Street protesters have shown something here…this is what a REAL grassroots movement looks like! And even with all those hand-lettered signs on pizza boxes, I still have yet to see one misspelled message! » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 2, 2011 @ 5:36 am No doubt, Questinia! There are going to be some hungry anarchists in the streets! » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 2, 2011 @ 4:26 am Good morning/evening Kalima! Thanks for your round-up. I am posting this under the news about Wall Street for obvious reasons. David Graeber has written several articles that are most pertinent, including this one, and I wanted everyone to see it. From the “Guardian” in the UK: “We might do well to consider the collapse of the European colonial empires. It certainly did not lead to the rich successfully grabbing all the cookies, but to the creation of the modern welfare state. We don’t know precisely what will come out of this round. But if the occupiers finally manage to break the 30-year stranglehold that has been placed on the human imagination, as in those first weeks after September 2008, everything will once again be on the table – and the occupiers of Wall Street and other cities around the US will have done us the greatest favour anyone possibly can.” David Graeber seems to have his finger on the pulse of the Wall Street protesters. I look forward to more of his analysis. » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 2, 2011 @ 4:20 am If anyone has missed it, here is the link to “We Are the 99%”. The stories told there are worth reading, most of them just a few lines. Jobless, homeless, hungry and hurting people telling their stories. I highly recommend it. http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/ Scroll down and read them. It will be a real eye-opener, I promise! » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 7:40 pm Adlib, hilarious! Thanks! LMAO » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 7:35 pm Questinia, that’s the way I understand it. But anarchists are always portrayed as violent. I guess there are many who think that a government is necessary to prevent violence. This movement across the country would prove otherwise! All I have seen is violence BY the government (police)! » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 7:25 pm Hi Questinia! Nice to see you here! I found an article by David Graeber a few days ago that came out on AlterNet. I have included it in a piece here at PlanetPOV that is still pending. I hope it will publish soon. Graeber basically outlined the reasons for the occupation of Wall Street. I like the way this man thinks and writes. Thanks for posting! 🙂 » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 7:22 pm Bito, this is a great site! Thanks for posting! I found out that there are two Occupy demonstrations within two hours of me here in North Carolina! There is a long list of sites, set up by regions of the country. It is amazing how many there are now with many more in the planning stages. » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 7:09 pm Hi Murph! I was right there in the 60’s with you, in college and bucking the system! I’ve never really quit! 🙂 I have often wondered why the college campuses in this country were not up in flames (figuratively, of course) because of the wars. But then I realized that there is no draft…a HUGE difference. This movement does feel like it did then. We are seeing just the beginning! At the risk of sounding like the teabaggers, we MUST take our country back! We are the 99%! » Posted By Emerald1943 On October 1, 2011 @ 7:07 pm “We are the 99%” is growing. This page from their website shows a woman and a brief summary of her troubles: http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/ ============================= “My salary was cut in 1/2 a year ago. My husband is under-employed and has been laid off twice in the last two years. My stepson just went to jail for 10 years. We he couldn’t find a job, he sold drugs to feed his kids and keep a roof over their heads. My 19 yr old still lives at home. We can’t afford college, and make what someones deems to be “too much” for any assistance. He busts his ass working construction in the Florida son and considers himself lucky. My father in law lives with us too, who can afford Senior Care? He sits in a chair all day, alone, while we work. Life is a stressful struggle daily. We want opportunity, not handouts. We need jobs. We are the other 99%” ================================== Very poignant and telling! The corporate fat cats had best not drink champagne on their balconies anymore… » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 30, 2011 @ 9:16 am Thanks Adlib! I am disappointed but to spend several thousand dollars right now in total expenses is just not possible. We are going into our “down time” at the shop with tourist business dropping off. I had better save what I can to make it through the winter. I do agree…the timing is great! I hope there will be a protest in Washington DC before long too. Perhaps something is planned and I missed it. » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 29, 2011 @ 7:32 pm Kes…well, that’s one of the most sensible comments I’ve seen lately! Kudos to you! 🙂 » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 29, 2011 @ 7:07 pm Adlib, thanks so much for posting this. Van Jones was on LO’s show tonight, talking about the conference. Unfortunately I am not going to be attending. It was just going to cost way too much and with the downturn in business this year, I didn’t feel like I could spend that much right now. As I would be attending without the support of some organization, it would be prohibitive. Anyway, I wish them all the luck! I hope, as you say, that they can begin to build a base for change that comes from the people! » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 29, 2011 @ 7:01 pm Killgore Trout, you made me cry! Thanks for that! I actually was thinking of that song when I wrote that comment. Paul Simon brings back so many memories! And yes, definitely…still crazy! 🙂 » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 29, 2011 @ 6:55 pmComments Posted By Emerald1943
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