Hope and Change... is this what you had in mind?

This past Sunday the successor to Dick Cheney, Vice President Lynden Biden Johnson politely warned the American public of a rise in US casualties, as they step up operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan.  They will also be increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan from 30,000 to 60,000. History repeats like a motherfucker. (read article here) Yes we are taking the fight to Pakistan... and yes this means we are upsetting a country with it's own nuclear arsenal. If you were the leader of a country, and some bully decides to launch missiles into a village killing 22 of your civilians and 11 of your  soldiers, how would you react? 

Was killing innocent women and children something you thought was supposed to "change?" Is this some sick murderous bastards idea of "hope?" 

I'm very thankful that mentally ill, halfwit is out of office... but is our new "messiah" teaching our children anything different? Is this going to end terrorist attacks or create more?  Is this not an act of terror in and of itself? Sorry, I would be just as terrified of some muslim running into a bus, screaming "Allah!" and blowing himself and everyone in it to a chunky jello like substance, as i would be a missile falling from the sky doing the same to 22 of my neighbors. There is NO moral difference that I can justify, or any republicrat can justify to me.

Since this ridiculous "War On Terror" started, our use of terror to fight it has done nothing but cause a dramatic increase in the size of groups like Al Qaeda. Fighting terror with terror is not fighting fire with fire... it's fighting fire with gasoline. 

Back on the subject of Afghanistan: 

In 1979 the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, ousted the government, but the war was not over.  In 1985 (7 years later)... Mikail Gorbechev became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and inherited a failing war and economy. That year the USSR increased their troops to 108,800 making 1985 the bloodiest year of the war. We all know that this lead directly to the toppling of the largest super power the world had ever seen. 

In 2001 the United States invaded Afghanistan, in 2002 ousted the government, but the war was far from over. In 2009 (7 years later)... Barack Obama became the President of the United States of Americas, and inherited a failing war and economy. This year the USA  is increasing their troops to 60,000... NATO forces should make up the difference there. This brings us up to date.

 Now what does history predict?  What will happen to the US in 4 years? 

A failing economy is in and of itself a draft. More and more young Americans are not able to secure financial aid for college, more and more young, poorly educated Americans are losing their blue collar jobs and left with no other choice but to enlist. 

History doesn't just stop repeating itself because you elect a charismatic leader with a few good catch phrases... in fact electing such a person is a direct repetition of history. *cough* Germany during the depression! *cough*.

His Name Is Larry

This is my tribute to a Paranoid Schizophrenic/Manic Depressive demigod of rock named Larry "Wild Man" Fischer. 

Larry originally started his music career in the mid sixties, soon after being released from the Camarillo State mental institution, he wandered the streets of Los Angeles, with only one shoe offering is original songs for ten cents each. He was discovered by Frank Zappa in 1968, who he later recorded the his first album with in 1969 called "An Evening With Wild Man Fischer." His career with Frank Zappa ended abruptly a couple years later after in one of his many fits of insanity threatened Franks life. He hid for several years... selling songs, and staying with his aunt Josephine... until he re-emerged in 1978 to record the first song to be signed to Rhino Records... appropriately titled "Go to Rhino Records". He recorded several more gems with comedy music producers Barnes and Barnes (famous for their song "Fish Heads") and Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo... (which the recordings I can't find to this day, nor can I find anyone whose heard them other than Mark himself).  In 2005 an extremely funny/sad documentary directed by Josh Rubin  made about the Wild Man, titled "Derailroaded". Soon after the Masterpiece was completed, Larry was finally given medication for his mental illness and s finally somewhat normal. The sad pat is that he has lost all of his musical inspiration or "pep" as he calls it.

 

Click Here ---- > WILD MAN FISCHER   to grab a compilation of his best work according to me.

Billy Childish: A Golden God

Above you see a picture of one of his countless groups, this one being "Billy Childish and the Musicians of the British Empire."  This artistic dynamo has actually recorded over 100 full length LP's, written 40 collections of poetry, and somewhere around 2,500 paintings. His music ranges from punk rock, comedy, to rockabilly, and Medway Delta Blues.  He is in my opinion the embodiment of punk rock, in it's rawest form. Have a look and listen!...

I don't feel like typing  anymore.

Billy Childish & The Sexton Ming - Monkeys in Space

Billy Childish & The Sexton Ming - Muscle Horse

Billy Childish & Dan Melchio - Trouble No More

Billy Childish & the Musicians of the British Empire - Joe Strummers Grave

Suburban Robots that Monitor Reality

I didn't just start this blog to rant about politics, and things that irritate me. I also started it to share portions of my vast eclectic music library with those who would appreciate it.

If you know me at all... you know my favorite band of all time is DEVO!

Q:Why is Devo my favorite band of all time? 

A: There is no artist or band that I've heard that is more original, creative, and all around AMAZING. They invented the concept of controlling video with their synthesizers... before Dave Smith invented the MIDI language. They were the first create it's own philosophic theory (De-evolution), name their band after it, only to prove it fact election after election. They're one of the few bands that can still make kick ass music and tour after 36 years of being a band. 

Weirdos, geeks, nerds, dorks, outcasts, rebels, and/or anyone who's definition of cool is uniquely theirs, or is simply through being cool, Devo is your voice. 

Here is Devo's latest song: Watch Us Work It

Here is My Favorite Devo Song:  Going Under

If you want more Devo... buy more! I did!

If you want to learn more about Devo, their bible is in DVD form... and if you're hardcore into Devo watch the commentary... I have about 30 times.

Land of the Free... my ass.

Carless and broke on my day off, I did nothing but read a lot of articles today... and  started up this blog. I had another blog that did on my site Stallengrad.com... but I had to manage and create  it through this limiting little app called "iWeb"... that had this obnoxious tendency to fuck up all the neat text things it claimed to do upon publishing. Besides... I don't have to pay for this domain.

Back on subject... This article I read today in particular PISSED me off. It was about Israel and their desire to mount a military strike on Iran before January 20th (inauguration day), and Bush's support of the action. 

Great. Fucking Great. 

True Iran is no ideal free state or anything... and I STRONGLY disagree with any political system that is non-secular... this includes Israel. Why would "secular" nation such as the United  States of America support any nation that advocates tyranny through religion? Maybe because we have a similar system. I don't care if that 70% of a religious group was rounded up on cattle cars, gassed, and burned in ovens 65 years ago... that doesn't make every decision they make "democratic" or justified... that doesn't mean they get to treat other humans the same way they were treated. I could care less if Israel nukes Iran... or visa versa... they both deserve being destroyed by each other. But WHY must we get involved?  

We will get involved, it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when. Let's say Israel invades Iran... unlike our Fueher Bush... will Obama, Lynden Biden Johnson or  Secretary of State Billary Clinton just sit back and not get involved? NO! They pledged otherwise. And the last two times a draft was put into action, it was done by FDR and LBJ... Democrats. What just because our president is black, not from Texas, and isn't the village idiot means he won't do what's necessary to facilitate a war of this scale?

The planet is ripe and overdue for World War 3. The economy is in the crapper, we're overpopulated, and some there's far too many Super Powers competing with each other. To the bankers, democrats, and republicans, any excuse for a draft would be music to their ears.  

THIS is why I have an overwhelming desire to leave everything and join the successful and daring Somolian pirates.