2006 March | buzz twang

Time Waster of the Day

March 15, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Via WFMU’s Beware of the Blog… The Museum of Bad Album Covers. Hit the Top Ten, then… well… don’t say I didn’t warn ya. Bad means… bad. Some may not be entirely work safe. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

"wartime president" = "lame"

March 15, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Vis Dave Johnson at Seeing the Forest, Skippy spells it all out in a wonderful post entitled: wherein we prove that the “wartime president” defense is inconsequential – no – make that outright “lame”. Essential reading. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

War, chaos, rabbit hole

March 15, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

JD Hendersen at Intel Dump: I think the evidence is strong that the Iranian government is making these IEDs, and the Iranian government is sending them across the border and they are killing U.S. troops once they get there,” says Richard Clarke, former White House counterterrorism chief and an ABC News consultant. “I think it’s [...]

Score card

March 15, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

The Global War on Terror Global Struggle Against Violent ExtremsimThe Global War on Terror The Long War Adjust your calendars accordingly. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

Gore / Clark in 2008?

March 15, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

As said, for a guy not running, he sure is doing a great impression of a guy running… via Avedon at Sideshow. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

New GOP logo

March 15, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Via Sideshow, from Adam Kotsko. Classic. And, horrifyingly too true. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

Celebrating American Deaths

March 15, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

The brain trust over at LGF supports the killing of Americans in Iraq. See for yourself. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

McCain / Lieberman in 2008?

March 15, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

At this juncture, that is how the GOP Presidential ticket appeares to be shaping up. Read this over at Digby, and this over at Crooks and Liars. The GOP spin machine loves Condi in 2008, but I think that is simply too far out for the party faithful, and Karl Rove knows it. Pie in [...]

Prisoner

March 12, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

D.O.A. – Think they’ll get into the rock and roll hall of fame? I certainly hope not! (Keighley, C. Keighley. 1:51)Apartment walls, halls are smallGovernment building site much too smallThese tiny boxes won’t let me outThese tiny boxes are too remoteIt’s a screaming messTelevision city dreamYour robot’s eyes gleamIn my future dreamYeah hey!It’s not fate [...]

Trane…

March 11, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Via Altercation, an interesting article, John Coltrane’s Finest Hour. And, a bit of video. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

"can you hear me…

March 7, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

… that when it rains and shines, it’s just a state of mind…” “Rain” by the Fabs has always been one of my favorites. It was one of those songs that I’d never really listened to or heard much growing up. I really discovered it much later in college, when I was playing guitar more [...]

down for count…

March 6, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

…back up again. Everyone around me the past few weeks has been sick. And, I resisted it for awhile, but after last weeks gig was just too tired to hold it off any longer. Wednesday night went down and am just getting better. Had a 101 degree temp on Thursday. Ugh. My better half has [...]