My New Anthem
My preferred candidates are already out of the race or are still languishing under the boot of Big Media so no one even knows who they are (Dodd’s out? Dodd who?). I find myself wanting to comment on the race, and then again I like my blood pressure where it’s at currently. So I simply offer the lyrics of this song, written by Ian MacKaye, as we march on toward November hoping for the best and expecting the worst.
“Everybody Knows”
The Evens
You arrive with empty duffel bags, hungry eyed
You looked around taking measurements to move inside
The capital it is your proving ground, your centering
You and yours can keep your scores, but Washington is our city
Everybody knows you are a liar
Everybody knows you are a liar
Everybody knows you are a liar
Everybody knows you are a liar
Too much technique with no texture below
You fabricated your way in here and everybody knows
Everybody knows you are a liar
Everybody knows you are a liar
Everybody knows you are a liar
Everybody knows you are a liar
Too many distractions just obscure what should be shown
Stop with the abracadabra ‘cause everybody knows
You return via machinery and public lies
You broke to break, you’re breaking everything, it’s no surprise
The capital it is your playground now, your center ring
You and yours can keep your scores, Washington is our city
You and yours and all your wars have run your last campaign
You’re fired from a job you never should have had
That hideous strength absolutely sinks
You better watch your back
Let the door hit you on the ass
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I just got a sample from the iTunes store. Me likes!
Do you think there were any any Shenanigans in NH? I don’t trust anything anymore. How did all those polls get it wrong?
I know everybody hates Nader now but he made some great points about how corrupt the two parties are and I would not be surprised if somebody pulled something in that primary.
PS. I highly recommend An Unreasonable Man if you have a chance to see it.
I don’t know Perry, the whole thing stinks. Last night on NPR they were talking about the voting machine “controversy”. Now, this was an issue in 2000, and yet no one did a damned thing about it. They had four fucking years to sort this out (and during that time Diebold’s president said he’d do anything to get GWB reelected, hmmmm…), and yet in 2004 most people were still using those electronic machines. Now we hear about it again, now that it’s already too late to change anything for the ‘08 election. You tell me what the hell’s going on.
The media talk about the Democratic race as if there are three people running. Apparently you need at least $30M in your bankroll to get these people to give you a voice. It’s bullshit.
Thanks for the link, I’ll check out that documentary. And here’s another link, to a great article I read today over lunch in my local paper. The discussion is about Iran, but further on it really nails the causes and effects of the “idiocracy” we live in (under):
Scott Ritter Interview in Boulder Weekly
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