10.31.2002
It was great to watch Chuck D just now - on CNN - talking so eloquently and intelligently about Jam Master Jay. Something inside me thinks that the network execs didn't expect such intelligence from a rapper. Chuck D has always been one of the most intelligent rappers, maybe the most intelligent. Maybe they chose him because they knew that, but I think they wanted some garbage to come from him and instead got a genius speaking verbosely about a friend.
NRA goes ahead with GOP rally TWO DAYS after multiple homicide/suicide shootings at AZ. Nursing School
These are insane, insensitive people who have no business running this country!
"I honestly think that if a madman had driven a car into a crowd and if there was a car convention scheduled, they wouldn't cancel the convention," [NRA Chief Executive] LaPierre said.
Hey moron - CARS AREN"T DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO KILL HUMAN BEINGS AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE
"That tragedy would not have happened if more people had guns," [an attendee] said.
WOW that's idiotic. Someone else who treats the victim as the criminal.
These are insane, insensitive people who have no business running this country!
"I honestly think that if a madman had driven a car into a crowd and if there was a car convention scheduled, they wouldn't cancel the convention," [NRA Chief Executive] LaPierre said.
Hey moron - CARS AREN"T DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO KILL HUMAN BEINGS AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE
"That tragedy would not have happened if more people had guns," [an attendee] said.
WOW that's idiotic. Someone else who treats the victim as the criminal.
Jam Master Jay KILLED
Jesus Fucking Christ What is happening? Where is all this evil and senselessness coming from?
I remember a period of time during college when it seemed like there was a lot of evil things going on in the world. This was the time of the Columbine school shootings. Things cleared up a while after that, but now the world seems to be in this state of constant fear and violence. People being killed by people who have no remorse and see no consequences of their actions. In this increasingly militaristic society, where kids grow up watching tv that shows them murder after murder but refuses to show them a little tit action, killing has gone from the ultimate sin to the ultimate ratings juicer. The glorification of war and murder, of drawn-out death scenes and John Woo shootouts, it all implies that in some situations, killing can be a wonderful thing to do. The Arizona nursing school shootings and the Beltway Sniper, and now this brutal slaying of Jam Master Jay in his own studio, almost makes me want to be a death penalty supporter. There needs to be a clear and serious danger to give someone a second thought before they kill someone. Increasingly these days though, there are too many people who feel no fear of the known consequences towards themselves and plan to take care of themselves anyway when they are done.
Jesus Fucking Christ What is happening? Where is all this evil and senselessness coming from?
I remember a period of time during college when it seemed like there was a lot of evil things going on in the world. This was the time of the Columbine school shootings. Things cleared up a while after that, but now the world seems to be in this state of constant fear and violence. People being killed by people who have no remorse and see no consequences of their actions. In this increasingly militaristic society, where kids grow up watching tv that shows them murder after murder but refuses to show them a little tit action, killing has gone from the ultimate sin to the ultimate ratings juicer. The glorification of war and murder, of drawn-out death scenes and John Woo shootouts, it all implies that in some situations, killing can be a wonderful thing to do. The Arizona nursing school shootings and the Beltway Sniper, and now this brutal slaying of Jam Master Jay in his own studio, almost makes me want to be a death penalty supporter. There needs to be a clear and serious danger to give someone a second thought before they kill someone. Increasingly these days though, there are too many people who feel no fear of the known consequences towards themselves and plan to take care of themselves anyway when they are done.
10.30.2002
Israeli Gov. Falling Apart
This may not be the best way to do it, but it is time for a change in Israel. Sharon is a psychopath, not to mention a horrible leader, who obviously has zero interest in even attempting to keep the semblance of a peace or even a truce. It's the strife and chaos that keeps him in power, and he is unwilling to trade that power for the safety of his constituents. Like our own Adminstration, he considers his post as an opportunity for him to consolidate his power and that of the people who paid for him to push their agenda, and make a huge profit from the war corporations - not to mention the 3 Billion in military aid we send him - who profit from death and war. His disgusting obesity is a symbol of his arrogance and stupidity. Being a Jew I wish they would work something out over there. People are so stubborn sometimes, and when the public are terrified of sudden, irrational death (the Israelis) or of constant persectution and occupation (the Palestinians...thanks), incompetent leaders can gain power from a populace who may be initially drawn to their militaristic promises of putting an end to the problem with force. Sharon's goal of bludgeoning the Palestinians into submission - are they any safer than when he took office? The hypocrisy of his confinement of Arafat in his (what must be real smelly by now) headquarters, and at the same time crowing at him to "do something" about impressionable, hopeless people strapping bombs to themselves and ending their misery in the most inhuman way possible, incredibly out-hypocrisizes our own Bush Administration's existence. The War on Drugs (stupid), the War on Poverty (impossible with millionaires in charge), the War on Terror (incompetently created and given nice polish jobs by the insane government-controlled media), and any other "War On a Noun", all fail to address the DEMAND/CAUSE/PERPETRATOR side of the problem, while treating the SUPPLY/EFFECT/VICTIM as the problem, the victims as criminals.
This may not be the best way to do it, but it is time for a change in Israel. Sharon is a psychopath, not to mention a horrible leader, who obviously has zero interest in even attempting to keep the semblance of a peace or even a truce. It's the strife and chaos that keeps him in power, and he is unwilling to trade that power for the safety of his constituents. Like our own Adminstration, he considers his post as an opportunity for him to consolidate his power and that of the people who paid for him to push their agenda, and make a huge profit from the war corporations - not to mention the 3 Billion in military aid we send him - who profit from death and war. His disgusting obesity is a symbol of his arrogance and stupidity. Being a Jew I wish they would work something out over there. People are so stubborn sometimes, and when the public are terrified of sudden, irrational death (the Israelis) or of constant persectution and occupation (the Palestinians...thanks), incompetent leaders can gain power from a populace who may be initially drawn to their militaristic promises of putting an end to the problem with force. Sharon's goal of bludgeoning the Palestinians into submission - are they any safer than when he took office? The hypocrisy of his confinement of Arafat in his (what must be real smelly by now) headquarters, and at the same time crowing at him to "do something" about impressionable, hopeless people strapping bombs to themselves and ending their misery in the most inhuman way possible, incredibly out-hypocrisizes our own Bush Administration's existence. The War on Drugs (stupid), the War on Poverty (impossible with millionaires in charge), the War on Terror (incompetently created and given nice polish jobs by the insane government-controlled media), and any other "War On a Noun", all fail to address the DEMAND/CAUSE/PERPETRATOR side of the problem, while treating the SUPPLY/EFFECT/VICTIM as the problem, the victims as criminals.
He gassed his own people!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good Ol' Pooty-Poot! Another thorn in the side of our pResident's morally-bankrupt rhetoric! Are we going to invade Russia now?
Good Ol' Pooty-Poot! Another thorn in the side of our pResident's morally-bankrupt rhetoric! Are we going to invade Russia now?
What's in my cd player today?
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue ohhhh man, this is just so sweet... true music... captured from the universe into pits and valleys on a little 5 1/4 inch disc... The muted trumpet does sound a little harsh even though it's a 20-bit remaster, I wonder how it sounds on vinyl
Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets
Vinyl mp3s - disk 4
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue ohhhh man, this is just so sweet... true music... captured from the universe into pits and valleys on a little 5 1/4 inch disc... The muted trumpet does sound a little harsh even though it's a 20-bit remaster, I wonder how it sounds on vinyl
Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets
Vinyl mp3s - disk 4
Blix and ElBaradei (Head Iraq Weapons Inspectors) to brief Bush
I wonder if this will help our perilous situation. Blix and ElB are two of the smartest people in the world, literally. If they can keep the big words to a minimum and speak in short, easy-to-understand sentences, maybe something will get through to Bush&Co. Especially Cheney's mind is so warped as to tune out anything that doesn't work with his apocalyptic vision. I've seen Hans Blix speak on TV, he is clearly extremely intelligent, and doesn't take no guff either. Too bad Scott Ritter isn't working with them anymore - there's someone who really knows what he stands for and what his internal morals are. I really respect all these inspectors - I hope they can talk some sense into the idiots and psychopaths currently running our country.
I wonder if this will help our perilous situation. Blix and ElB are two of the smartest people in the world, literally. If they can keep the big words to a minimum and speak in short, easy-to-understand sentences, maybe something will get through to Bush&Co. Especially Cheney's mind is so warped as to tune out anything that doesn't work with his apocalyptic vision. I've seen Hans Blix speak on TV, he is clearly extremely intelligent, and doesn't take no guff either. Too bad Scott Ritter isn't working with them anymore - there's someone who really knows what he stands for and what his internal morals are. I really respect all these inspectors - I hope they can talk some sense into the idiots and psychopaths currently running our country.
10.29.2002
Narrowly escaped ticket&tow this morning - I was awoken by my house and teeth rattling, from the steamroller outside on Belmont. My car was noticably in the way, with another steamroller waiting impatiently behind it. I ran out and moved it, and saw other cars being "moved" - ie towed to another spot - how are you supposed to find your car if they do that? Do you get a ticket too? Anyway, a close one this morning, just as good as coffee.
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