One of the very few good things out of Texas.
Texas has been under seige lately with W. at 32% and Delay under indictment. That's why it's important to not lose sight of the good things from that state. Take Johnny Winter for instance. Straight out of the Lonestar state with great contemporary blues. Got to see him live in 1972 and a couple of times in the 80's and 90's and he did not disappoint. A great American original. An albino slide player! Bluester loves him some blue collar blues. It's the sound of the working man. Mournful, rowdy, honest in its' simplicity and unadorned with all of modern musics' gimmicks and nonsense.
Speaking of honesty, gimmicks and nonsense. Here's an observation. If you're anything like me you probably have noticed that most of the MSM (main stream media) haven't really told the truth to Americans about W. and his shenanigans. Oh sure, there are bits and pieces of truth scattered about on tv or in articles but not an honest overview. And yet his approval rating is 32% and even amongst Republicans it's below 70% for the first time. What would W's approval ratings be if the MSM actually told the truth?
The main difference I see today compared to Nixon's days of shame is the virtual complicity of the MSM with the Republican leadership. The MSM has become the communications arm of the state. Will the blogosphere become the new check on traditional media? For a while perhaps but not for long I'm afraid.
posted by bluester | 11:11 AM
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how did the bushlidites muscle the phone companies to give up the records? qwest communications (which i personally despise) reportedly refused. has qwest come out and said they were penaliized?
This whole net neutrality thing was hung out as the carrot to the bigger telcos. In short it is the layering of the internet so that the providers control your level of speed, access, cost, etc. Certain areas of the net would be off limits or scaled back depending on what you pay a month. There's more but it's just like the satellite tv thing in the 80's.They promised lower prices and more options if piracy could just be controlled. How did that work out?
Qwest was threatened with the loss of security contracts with the feds and probably with the loss of any new promised cut up of the internet. Enjoy it while you can because this isn't Big Brother this is Big Fucking Brother.
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