2005 April | buzz twang

Alert the media! Leader to speak to masses!

April 28, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

Hmm. A presidential press conference. They still do those? Nothing like not holding press conferences, because you are entirely contemptuous of the media, in order to give that rare press conference you do hold extra special importance, so you can then use that extra special rare and important press conference to promote your unpopular policies [...]

Nail in skull: bad.

April 27, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

Not knowing you had a nail in your skull: priceless. These two geniuses should start their own reality show. Brain damaged dufus number one. Brain damaged dufus number two. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

Human billboard…

April 27, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

Remember that asshole from high school who everyone said would be famous contrary to the fact that he was a talentless hack? He’s found his niche. In two months, he’s going to have “Your Ad Here” on his forehead. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

More signs that the end is near….

April 27, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

…or that people are really dumb and bored. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

The art of mass thought

April 27, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

Public relations is the art of pursuading the masses to think in a way that is contrary to popular belief. To alter consensus thought towards a specific idea in order to promote an agenda or product or both. And, it goes without saying, that such persuasion is not always a matter of telling the truth. [...]

The buck stops where?

April 22, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

It is one of the great riddles of our times: How can the religious right, who clamor endlessly for the “good old days” and rant endlessly on about how American society is drowning in a lack of moral values (why do they hate America?) support a man like George W. Bush who has, for the [...]

One man’s devil is another man’s G-d

April 21, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

Media perception often works en masse. It’s a construct not only of how people get information- from other media- but also a social construct – people talk to each other. Truth has a way of bubbling to the surface, especially when people reflect, given the distance of time and wisdom, upon past events. And, right [...]

Hijacking Catastrophe

April 19, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

I was never a fan of Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. Agitprop serves a certain purpose, but when it comes down to it, if the information presented is already out there and understood and the main thesis of the film is not adding anything new to the equation, what is the point? Moore doesn’t make any [...]

Sex on the mind and on the screen

April 18, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

If you haven’t seen Sex and Lucia yet, do. If sex in film puts you off, don’t. Cause, well, it’s in the title, so it’s in the movie. But, it works. Well made, thoughtful and sexy. It’s now on DVD. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

Anatomy of a memo

April 10, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

Media Matters does a fine job of expaining how the right-wing, particularly the conservative blogsphere, lied in order to blame Democrats for the Schiavo memo, which it turns out, was written by an aide to the Republican Senator from Florida, Mel Martinez. Of course, these lies were later taken as some type of printable fact [...]

The never Right Wing: Culture of Lies

April 9, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

It is one thing to have a conservative worldview. It goes without saying hat’s an honorable activity to engage in. The world is big enough for a multitude of perspectives. And, a healthy civilization requires the diversity of many world views, as does a functioning demmocracy. But, so many on the right are just plain [...]

Spammer gets slammer…

April 9, 2005 by DJ Lanphier

Nine years for spam. Seems a bit excessive, until you realize how much money this toadie milked from unsuspecting netizens. buzz-twang : news and views : blog