Well, another great one from one of my favorite bloggers.
Ronald Reagan, a charming celebrity huckster sold millions in this country on a political philosophy which was/is a disaster. A chaming man with a lovely wife, he really lead us down a garden path. Nixon was evil, Bush was the worst in history (particularly with Cheney running the government). Ronald Reagan was really dangerous. His philosophy still is. I really liked both of them, but not as my leader, mb
Monday, October 26, 2009
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In full disclosure, I have known Gore Vidal for at least 50 years. I first got to know him when I optioned his book "Messiah". It is about a religion which takes over the world. I wanted to film it with Tyrone Power, my Godfather. Ty passed away on a film set in Spain. So the option passed and the project lanquished. i never forgot the book. As religion has become ever more controversial the suject of "Messiah" has emerged even more apropos. I saw Gore recently and spoke with him on his birthday.
I can readily understand the tone of this interview. Gore is a bitterly disappointed man about the drift of his beloved country. He, like so many of us, has almost given up. Yet he soldiers on. mb
Saturday, October 17, 2009
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A great piece which in brief lays out the causes and results of of un-hindered violation of the primary rules of capitalism. Until our Congress does something to reverse the damages of acts by both parties we will stay in peril. Greed has brought us down. To feel that the Reagan mantra of anti-regulation will do anything but whistling in the wind is comparable to sticking ones head in the sand. The nature of the beast demands some discipline. mb
Monday, October 12, 2009
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If you wish to go to bedrock comprehend that a major problem is our current method and mode of communication. It has become too impersonal, lacking very much as contact looses more the personal touch of the voice. Texting, Facebook, Twitter et al subject to nuances for simplification due to the desire for brevity. Soundbites prevail. Locking people out of detailed messaging. Reduce culture to common denomination. Bright or curious minds are suppressed. Such exotica as hiphop, rap are incomprehensible to many. Mussolini's, Hitler's and our own demagogues do not want the commoners to have comprehension. They want indentures to do there bidding. Rage suppressed is given appropriate sound bites.
Religion is coerced by the state through political slogan ism. Nothing new, even before Constantine, it has been going on for ages. Continues today particularly amongst illiterate clergy. mb
Sunday, October 4, 2009
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