Thursday, April 29, 2004
The sounds of Clifford Brown and Max Roach fill the air with my favorite song this time of year, "Spring Joy". To me it's as seasonal as Vince Guaraldi in December. "Spring Joy" came to my head one exquisite day in May, year 1995. I was walking down a steep hill in Clifton, Cincinnati, air full of catalpa bloom and pink haze sunset, unsteady on my feet from the glories around me. I was going to my friend Rob Mulhauser's house for some good vegetarian dinner, and when I got there I was bursting with joy over the beauty going on and Rob casually puts on this song and I was just swept away with how anyone could cature my rapture so well.
The proof is in the pudding.
Media Consolidation is an ugly thing. And when the owners of the media decide to censor the news, it is time to make a change. Tomorrow night on Nightline, Ted Koppel is going to read off the names of our dead soldiers in Iraq. A group of TV stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group will not air the broadcast calling it propaganda.
Sinclair has donated $200,000 to the RNC. Sinclair says the Nightline episode is just trying to turn the public against the war in Iraq. The propaganda part is where the Bush Administration has been trying to hide the deaths in Iraq from the American Public. How many casualties have there been? They won't tell you.
Sinclair owns 62 TV stations. In many of the markets they are in, they own two or more of the major TV stations.
For more: //msnbc.msn.com/id/4864247/
And http://www.dailykos.com/
Media Consolidation is an ugly thing. And when the owners of the media decide to censor the news, it is time to make a change. Tomorrow night on Nightline, Ted Koppel is going to read off the names of our dead soldiers in Iraq. A group of TV stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group will not air the broadcast calling it propaganda.
Sinclair has donated $200,000 to the RNC. Sinclair says the Nightline episode is just trying to turn the public against the war in Iraq. The propaganda part is where the Bush Administration has been trying to hide the deaths in Iraq from the American Public. How many casualties have there been? They won't tell you.
Sinclair owns 62 TV stations. In many of the markets they are in, they own two or more of the major TV stations.
For more: //msnbc.msn.com/id/4864247/
And http://www.dailykos.com/
It is funny what people believe. A survey today in the NY Times stated that the US citizens give Bush the lowest ratings yet for handling the war in Iraq. The same survey gives him 60% approval on handling terrorism.
I thought (not counting WMDs) we went to war with Iraq to stop Terrorism. That is what our dear VP Cheney continues to stress. So if the Pres is suckin in Iraq he is sucking at dealing with terrorism. Where is Osama?
I thought (not counting WMDs) we went to war with Iraq to stop Terrorism. That is what our dear VP Cheney continues to stress. So if the Pres is suckin in Iraq he is sucking at dealing with terrorism. Where is Osama?
Sunday, April 25, 2004
Watched Graveyard of the Fireflies again. Quite sobering for a cartoon. Made me think of my neices and nephew who I saw today. And how lucky I am.
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Last night after talking to Morgan we finished Amores Perros, the grand first film from director Alejandro Gonzalez Inniaritu. Inniaritu also directed 21 Grams which has some good acting but is not on the same level as Amores Perros. Enthralling.
Friday, April 09, 2004
At the end of March Jeep and I went to Akron Ohio with some friends and did a bit of touring to get a feel for the city. First stop was the Goodyear Airship Dock, a marvel of a structure, so tall it creates its own weather within. Elvis Costello's song "Hoover Factory" popped into my mind while we oggled behemoth, and today a simple search on the words Hoover Factory came up with some photos on that. Gosh, I love information!!
Thursday, April 08, 2004
Outside it is exceptional. Crystal Clear with Clouds o Fluff over Green Boulevards lined with Floral Trees.
