So many of my friends emailed this to me that I had to think I’m either a kind of Mommy-archetype for my friends, or it had to be a very fun video. I think (I think) it’s the latter. A woman condenses everything a mom would say in a typical 24-hour period into the framework of the William Tell Overture. So, by viral selection, here it is: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anSpBUxsgAU[/youtube] Yup. That’s about it. (Thanks to Barbara, and Jacque, and Troy, and….)…
Here is the original version of the editorial that ran on Op-Ed News. They had an exclusive for at least 48 hours on the pithier version – and it ran five days ago. Note the current status of the situation: 1. There is now a video that shows that Blackwater USA guards opened fire against civilians without provocation. 2. Blackwater is denying charges of arms smuggling. 3. Blackwater is back up and running in Iraq. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~…
These videos by Roy Eidelson examine several ways that American conservatives manipulate public opinion – and how this psychological warfare can be countered and resisted. Not flashy at all – he should probably have someone else do the voiceover – but nicely argued. “Dangerous Ideas: How Conservatives Exploit Our Five Core Concerns” (above) describes how today’s conservatives have used appeals to our core concerns about vulnerability, injustice, distrust, superiority, and helplessness in order to further a narrow ideological agenda that…
The Progressive Patriots Fund is asking for a word or phrase to describe a quality you’d like you see in our next president. You can download the ‘My President Will Be…’ sign or make your own. Write down your word or phrase and upload a photo of yourself with your sign. Here’s Russ Feingold’s video: [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ivaTo6b2F7M[/youtube] Thanks to Bob Dylan for the inspiration… [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=5KKmQp8-bog[/youtube]
Didn’t have a chance to blog yesterday, but here is the Laurie Anderson Saturday video post – one day late. To make it up to you, I’ll post the one that – overall – meant the most to me. This is what happens when Laurie Anderson is exposed to William Burroughs…. Language Is A Virus [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FeyGTmw0I0[/youtube] ParadiseIs exactly likeWhere you are right nowOnly much… much…Better. I saw this guy on the trainAnd he seemed to gave gotten stuckIn one of…
I think I’m out of Laurie Anderson’s PSAs, so I’m moving on to other Anderson videos for the Saturday post. This one is “Mach 20,” about proportional speed and information-carrying vehicles… [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=SirOxIeuNDE[/youtube] Would they know that they had been sent for a purpose?