2007 March | buzz twang

Howlin’ Wolf Wednesday

March 29, 2007 by DJ Lanphier

It’s hump day. That means Howlin’ Wolf… “Shake it for Me” and “I”ll Be Back Some Day”…Update: Yeah, YouTube seems to be pretty useless these days. They pull videos all the time. So, updated the link. (sigh) buzz-twang : news and views : blog

gonzales and bush feel the tough love…

March 29, 2007 by DJ Lanphier

reap, sow… and other foibles from the wingnut world. The NY Daily News writes that it’s “open warfare” amongst the Gonzales crew at DOJ. The Carpetbagger Report has more… This little gem is worth noting: White House officials have all but given up on their official email system, preferring private, un-archived, and unaccountable email addresses. [...]

newspeak and other words…

March 24, 2007 by DJ Lanphier

The Carpetbagger does a fine job of dissecting Bush’s Orwellian rhetoric in response to the House passing the Iraq bill. I particularly like how Bush surrounds himself with veterans and service family members. Nice touch, and a needed one, since the Commander in Chief has never actually seen war up close and personal. Well, unless [...]

The "No Duh!" Files

March 23, 2007 by DJ Lanphier

Apparently it takes a study to determine what I certainly knew at 14, what a certain 13 year old rocker grrrl I know definitely knows and every teen who knows the lyrics to War Pigs knows: Iintelligent teenagers often listen to heavy metal music to cope with the pressures associated with being talented, according to [...]

the writers life…

March 23, 2007 by DJ Lanphier

Interesting (at least to me) interview with screenwriter and director David Koepp. The questions are a little heavy on the “Gosh! I so want to be a screenwriter like you!” attitude, but it includes a list of fav movies, which I’m a sucker for… that and any dishy gossip I can get… buzz-twang : news [...]

an informed citizen…

March 23, 2007 by DJ Lanphier

New Leadership on Health Care: A Presidential Forum. Mext Saturday, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Chris Dodd, Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Mike Gravel, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Sen. Barack Obama, and Gov. Bill Richardson will be discussing the state of health care in the US. It’s a start. Cue right wing whining. buzz-twang : news and views [...]

My Foolish Heart

March 21, 2007 by DJ Lanphier

Bill Evans, defining beauty as only he could do. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

above the law

March 21, 2007 by DJ Lanphier

Josh Marshall writes: Gotta love this. The White House will allow Rove and Miers to testify about the US Attorney Purge. But they can’t be under oath. It has to be behind closed doors and no transcript can be kept. And probably the whole thing has to take place at an undisclosed location and the [...]

A Patience Play

March 20, 2007 by DJ Lanphier

Patience is a big thing for Dear Leader. Unfortunately, it seems that patience is only required when it suits him. Shocking, I know. And, consistency is definitely not his strong suit either. It’s a long joke, but stick with it. The punchline is priceless. October 8, 2001: In the months ahead, our patience will be [...]

Hometown Baghdad

March 19, 2007 by DJ Lanphier

A video series over at Salon, produced by Chat the Planet that is mandatory viewing IMHO. From the introduction: On the fourth anniversary of our invasion of Iraq, when many of us have become hopelessly inured to reports of yet another bombing, the simple struggles of regular people take on a greater, more chilling power; [...]

American Fascists

March 19, 2007 by DJ Lanphier

Chris Hedges speaks on the emerging Christian Fascist movement. Via The Brad Blog, where Alan Breslauer has a post on this topic worth reading. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

Skippy breaks it down….

March 16, 2007 by DJ Lanphier

The mayor of blogtopia (YSCTP) lays down some prose that pretty much explains why I keep on blogging. If you blog, read blogs, and seek to see change come about in a crazy mixed up world… go read. buzz-twang : news and views : blog