100 years ago this week, an American legend was born
This week — Wednesday to be specific — would have been the 100th birthday of the great Mahalia Jackson, whom I would rate as one of the top five American performers of the 20th century. Her voice, presence and passion are startling, putting in the shade even such remarkable artists as Aretha Franklin, to whom she is often compared.
As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “A voice like hers comes along once in a millennium.” Personally, I can’t listen to performances this one without the hairs on my arms rising. It’s been a hundred years since Mahalia showed up on this planet, and I don’t imagine we’ll see her equal in a hundred more.
Enjoy.
– Jay Bookman
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Normal
October 28th, 2011
8:58 pm
Anybody do this one ywt? If so, sorry for the repeat, but it’s worth it..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1mV_5-bRPo
g’night…
wet wiccan
October 28th, 2011
9:00 pm
Normal
That dance number you posted earlier reminded me of this movie. Did you ever see Blast From the Past?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdgySL41iDU&feature=related
josef
October 28th, 2011
9:01 pm
Normal
GOP debate theme song…I thought this was it…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R6nsIBiD1w&feature=related
Kamchak
October 28th, 2011
9:02 pm
This one goes out to
the left wing Kool Aid drinkers on Jay’s blog fawning over Barackthose that voted for G.W. Bush twice.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIidg6_OkeQ
josef
October 28th, 2011
9:09 pm
K’chak
“…and no exception to the rule…”
Kamchak
October 28th, 2011
9:11 pm
josef
“…use your
heartvote just like a tool…”josef
October 28th, 2011
9:13 pm
for OWS and Tea Party…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCkOmcIl79s
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
9:16 pm
Occupiers —–
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cjv7hEAytU
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 28th, 2011
9:29 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ow4lafFyeA\
Life without a teleprompter
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 28th, 2011
9:38 pm
Gotta love Jimmy Kimmel
http://www.gotchamediablog.com/2011/10/jimmy-kimmel-name-wall-street-occupier.html
Kamchak
October 28th, 2011
9:43 pm
“Teleprompter”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whn8jZa3mEU
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
10:18 pm
To anybody who’s still awake and in this blog ___ Ha, Ha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA&ob=av2n
fae
October 28th, 2011
10:23 pm
Della Reese
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
10:31 pm
Oh yeah… Some folks are upset nowadays…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQkActP-isE
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
10:34 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJHgM8QJwXE
BADA BING
October 28th, 2011
10:37 pm
Latest news……NATO is providing airstrikes in support of OWS gang.
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
10:43 pm
The 53% who actually pay Income Tax to the US Treasury understand that, “What I make, I earned”
The Occutards are what Lenin called Useful Idiots
Veteran Observer
October 28th, 2011
11:01 pm
Karen Carpenter is the best of all time and no one else comes close! Mahalia Jackson could sing but Karen sang to the heart and soul of each of us!
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
11:18 pm
But Karen should have eaten a sandwich…..
say what?`
October 28th, 2011
11:19 pm
Thanks for the virtual jam session today folks. Ironic that I had pulled out my Mahalia’s greatest hits collection today. She could saaang. Occupy you put up some really great links, listening to Miss Bonnie wret now.
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
11:20 pm
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
11:38 pm
And then there are others who find themselves in deep stuff and they think like this :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSdItuvBxc8&ob=av2e
Stacey
October 28th, 2011
11:43 pm
It amazes me how an article remembering the life of a very talented and amazing artist can get twisted into some very IGNORANT conversation! Thanks Jay! I truly loved Mahalia! We used one of her songs at my mother’s homegoing service! And yes, she was in a category of her own….MANY have no clue!
KJill
October 28th, 2011
11:48 pm
Thank yoy Jay for remembering Mahalia Jackson, the timeless legend, and thanks for sharing one of her best renditions of How I Got Over. To this day, she is still in a league of her own and she set the bar very high for all in her genre who came after her – Shirley Cesar, Albertina Walker, Aretha Franklin and many, many more. Much obliged sir!!
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
11:50 pm
I’ll work for a paycheck. The client is just business…
Sorta like a mercenary…
G-Rated for family and those who go to church on Sunday…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm3aCyRD3Vg
Atlanta Native
October 29th, 2011
12:03 am
Thanks for sharing, Jay. Great old film of Mahalia J. Yes, unless you are into this genre, MJ (NOT the MJ whose death is the subject of the current trial) is a forgotten queen of gospel and spirituals. But, give me Sarah Vaughan any day of the week – now that’s a soul with a voice and passion and tone that I could listen to 24/7.
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 29th, 2011
12:16 am
Rock n Roll used to be “controversial” …. What happened to you wussies ??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK-FRac7m58
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 29th, 2011
12:28 am
Another One For The Occupiers —-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEbTe1GBIIQ
time_passenger
October 29th, 2011
1:37 am
Thanks for sharing the clip and for the story… She was amazing!
Truthteller
October 29th, 2011
2:02 am
Patsy Cline…
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 29th, 2011
4:48 am
Jay’s Friday Night Music Blog Ain’t What It Used To Be……..
Boo Hiss to the Regulars who used to live in this dweeling:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc0mxOXbWIU&ob=av2e
Grandma
October 29th, 2011
6:32 am
Sorry, but I’ve heard a lot better.
InsaneClownPosse
October 29th, 2011
7:11 am
I’m going to break from my tradition for Halloween, check the name I’ve used.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-agl0pOQfs
NSFW, Not Safe For Adults, Not Safe For Most. Probably Not Safe For You. 8.5 Million page-views, more dislikes than likes from registered users (~adults). Just remember, kids don’t think in words, they think in concepts and Halloween is for the kids. OH, Not Safe For Children, by “kids” I mean teenagers going to Haunted Houses this weekend. Have a fun weekend and DON’T go alone, it’s scary out there.
TaxPayer
October 29th, 2011
7:26 am
That was a most excellent selection, Jay. It’s a shame that the video is not a little higher quality.
Those Occupy folks could use a voice like her’s to get their message out. Of course someone like MLK wouldn’t hurt either.
InsaneClownPosse
October 29th, 2011
7:46 am
For all the people who must be disappointed with the earlier post for the kids.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVXqocPAz1k
Haven’t seen this classic posted yet. Posted for the ladies by the guys, Witchy Woman, Eagles.
JamVet
October 29th, 2011
7:58 am
Wow! What a Fall Classic, huh?
Game Six alone was one for the ages!
Certainly this Cardinal’s championship rivals, and now arguably surpasses, the storied feats of Thompson, Mazeroski, Fisk, Dent, Buckner, Puckett, Gibson and Carter.
And that crushing feeling with stay with Rangers fans for a long time.
Sometimes you win
And sometimes you lose
And sometimes the blues get a hold of you
Ahhh, just when you thought you had made it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-8HYbYYW1U
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
8:02 am
“Those Occupy folks could use a voice like her’s to get their message out. Of course someone like MLK wouldn’t hurt either.”
The problem is that the occupier folks have no message.
JamVet
October 29th, 2011
8:10 am
Del, tsk, tsk, tsk.
.
The message could not be more obvious.
You’ll just have to pull your fingers out of your ears to hear it.
Millions are now singing it.
(Listen.)
(Listen.)
Listen to the voice
Don’t let the words confuse you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILeuZcTrYgI
TaxPayer
October 29th, 2011
8:20 am
It is true that the Occupy folks have not condensed their pent-up frustrations into bumper-sticker format.
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
8:26 am
AmVet, Sorry but these days are long past.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdvCqUguIh8
carlosgvv
October 29th, 2011
8:37 am
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
Wall Street and the Republicans love tools like you.
GT
October 29th, 2011
8:38 am
I think in these hard times a voice like her’s is needed and would be heard. She was born in 1911 and probably hit her stride around the 30s during the depression. That was an era that brought us Babe Ruth, Joe Lewis, and many more. I notice the singers of the national anthems at these ball parks put a little extra in it now day and the audiences really listen. When you hear a Jackson sing you know there is a God ,no random freak of nature could invent that, and a human spirit that survives all. America could use more spirit and less law about now, where is Mahalia when we need ya.
InsaneClownPosse
October 29th, 2011
8:55 am
Be glad, very glad, I haven’t found any links to Yanni’s “Heart of Darkness”. Played it one year for Halloween when it came out, and the instrumentals had teens turning away in fear. I do NOT recommend it, we lost that cd by general consensus not because it was bad, it was just too dark for any of us after that night. It was, however, unique in that the music with no vocals was SO dark, struck a chord SO deep, that we wouldn’t do it again – with Bose® speakers and an audiophiles sound system pushing it out the windows
It earns my Kudos of living up it its name, “The Heart of Darkness”. So clean and pure for something so dark, it is the darkest of the heart, IMO.
Some scary music for Halloween..
http://youtu.be/wwNAwkulMF0
Yanni took the award and quietly walked away one year long ago for his “Heart of Darkness” composition. Again, I DO NOT recommend it – I won’t link to it- just that knowing it’s out there should be known. Halloween is for fun and scary, not THAT dark. Never travel alone on this dark knight!
As for female singers, some of the best I’ve heard are Japanese, but I believe in supporting our own. So, for all y’all folk from GA, I give you one of our own:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmbaHaiIldA
During the integration years, this lady had a white band, black singer (Joyce Kennedy) that brought people together. Showed Atlanta we can play together without making a big thing of it. We just jammin’, thaz all. THAT’S what I admire, and people forget. Occupy Halloween Atlanta! Terrorists tried to take the sense of fun out of this fun day, and this makes me sad. Go forth into the world, have fun this weekend, and watch over one another. You are your brother’s keeper, even if he’s an alien, troglodyte this day. I’ll leave off with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1tYQvbILH8
The Doors, People are Strange, not strangers.
Normal
October 29th, 2011
9:00 am
Del,
“The problem is that the occupier folks have no message.”
…then you’re not listening…
TruthBe
October 29th, 2011
9:02 am
A Godly Women with a Godly sweet voice.
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
9:26 am
“…then you’re not listening…”
Normal, few are listening.
md
October 29th, 2011
9:27 am
For Mr Adam should he visit any time soon:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_conflict
It is a concept Adam, one in which either side of the conflict is free to use the practices needed to further an agenda…..
It’s agenda based…….and I think you are confused on the word “power”. Power is relative…….a handful of “poor” folks with 2 representatives can defeat a group of “rich” folks that has 1 representative all day long and twice on Sundays…………….
InsaneClownPosse
October 29th, 2011
9:27 am
Message from Occupy Atlanta: We have nothing better to do, nobody is paying us to do this, we literally have nothing better to do. That’s the problem, FIX IT, and we’ll leave.
Not part of the movement, just sayin’. I work for next to nothing, 10 days of vacation time a year, 4 sick days, no healthcare, no dental, no leniency. You don’t work for the future when you work for the now. No 401, won’t even make the IRA tax rebate this year, can’t afford to pay into it. There is no future in America and the party of NO want to take away more – healthcare. Do you even care about your neighbor? Their health, their ability to take care of their property? It’s Halloween, enjoy what is left of the fun in life. Enjoy the music. Make the music, make the fun. Do it for the children.
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
9:32 am
carlosgw
The Republicans don’t love me because I don’t give money to the RNC, only to candidates who best represent my views. As for Wall Street you’re casting a wide net there because many are Democrats who’ve supported Obama and have donated mightily to his campaign. Evidently, you and other tools in the occupier crowd either don’t know that or won’t accept the fact.
Normal
October 29th, 2011
9:34 am
Del,
You are wrong. Many are listening. Even Tea Partiers see a lot in common with the OWS. Try to listen to more than one news source.
Mick
October 29th, 2011
9:35 am
Missed out last night but today is a sad anniversary of a very talented young and upcoming guitarist, gone 40 years. Here is his most famous opening lick-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th3ycKQV_4k
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Allman
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
9:37 am
Normal,
Okay if you wish to believe it, far be it from me to try to dampen your wishes.
Aunt Jemima?
October 29th, 2011
9:38 am
MLK may have liked her singing, but she never stood for positive social change. In my estimation, one big lost opportunity. Jay I sincerely hope that when such notables as Al Sharpton and Cornell West (just to name two) pass on to the ages…you will provide us an opportunity to blog on their contributions to American Society.
Until such an opportunity avails, I will hold my (proverbial) breath.
md
October 29th, 2011
9:40 am
Once again, many do sympathize with “some” of the ows gripes…….but Michael Moore is killing the movement all by himself…….when he goes on national tv and declares the problem to be 100% corporations ( 0% DC and 0% individuals), the credibility goes out the window……..
For their own sake, the ows folks may want to put a muzzle on the guy……….
Mick
October 29th, 2011
9:42 am
recon
Anybody ever tell you that you have a closed mind? Try to expand your boundries some, its good for ya. Those occupiers at the very least are keeping the fact that the crime of the century was committed where relatively the few benefited at the expense of basically the whole world in the end. Many were ruined through no fault of their own while few walked away with incredible fortunes and here we are….
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
9:50 am
Mick,
It’s no secret that the left is attempting to co-opt the ows movement in foolish desperation and have their very own Tea Party. This foolish attempt is back firing because the occupiers are nothing more than an unruly mob with no coherent message. It appears that maybe you have the closed mind because I think you’re too intelligent to truly believe that leftist propaganda.
JamVet
October 29th, 2011
9:51 am
Posse, your post confirms what many (most?) of us know. Though some of us do not want to talk about or hear of.
More Americans than ever are scared. It is palpable.
And it’s been this way ever since that little problem with Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers et al.
We, as a people, have this historical proclivity for sticking our heads in the sand, and then………getting clobbered.
1941, 2001, 2008.
The men that run the military-industrial complex used the Muslims to deflect away from the bigger enemy – our avaricious selves.
Hyper-concentrated wealth and power. More and more of us feeling sold out and locked out.
And tomorrow? Does it really look much better?
Time to take a righteous stand…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuMlHdxiIZ8
Mick
October 29th, 2011
9:56 am
recon
OK, no minds are going to be changed here but the repubs have nothing to offer the people. Think there might be a lot of unemployed repub construction workers out there? What are they to think when the repub party keeps saying no to infrastructure spending or anything for that matter? It’s starting to pile up here and with the crew of leaders the repubs have, the wind is not at your back either…
Kamchak
October 29th, 2011
10:33 am
Think there might be a lot of unemployed repub construction workers out there? What are they to think when the repub party keeps saying no to infrastructure spending or anything for that matter?
Up until now, the wedgie issue thingie (abortions, gays in the military, gay marriage, ten commandments unable to be posted on govt. property, war on Christmas, war on Easter, etc…) allowed the average Joe/Jane to vote against their own self interest.
Are these golden oldies sufficient to do the job again in the worst recession since ‘29?
I dunno, but it is interesting to note that there is a new song on the hit parade — Sharia Law.
Sung by Hussein Obama and the Kenyan Muslim Socialists.
Gator Joe
October 29th, 2011
10:52 am
Jay:
Mahalia Jackson was that incredible human combination of power, beauty and grace. Thanks for reminding me of this extraordinary lady.
InsaneClownPosse
October 29th, 2011
11:07 am
JamVet
No matter how I comment, rarely does anybody argue with me. It’s a losing bet, apparently. The Titanic went down w/out enough lifeboats… People didn’t want to pay for other people’s safety, even if it included themselves. Rarely do we think of ourselves as that ‘other’ person, and that’s the problem.
This weekend and Monday, I encourage EVERYONE to “think of themselves as the ‘other’ person.” Dress up, think about it, and dance. There should ALWAYS be dancing. DANCE!! If you won’t do it for the children, do it for me. Celebrate!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M
This article is about music. If you don’t have music to accentuate what you have to say? Kinda off-topic. If you got it, bring it… And I’ve been enjoying those who have. Funny how fast we ditch dreary music. People would rather sing about life… And I’m well aware of the flip side of that coin. This is not that time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0thH3qnHTbI
Give up all hope all ye who enter here from deterring me from my weekend of fun.
1811/0311
October 29th, 2011
11:08 am
Headline: ” WE SEE RISK EVERYWHERE”
“Pentagon: Afghanistan Strategy ‘Risky’.. Afghan Civilians Dying In Record Numbers.. Summer IED Attacks Reach All-Time High”
JamVet
October 29th, 2011
11:21 am
Wise counsel, Posse.
A little more humanity, please.
Back at ya…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqzdKRhBrrg
Don't Forget
October 29th, 2011
1:16 pm
Well twiddley de, twiddly dum, look out baby cause here I come.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3Z8NU5ImK0&feature=grec_index
jt
October 29th, 2011
2:29 pm
Actually, the Obama administration not only assassinated U.S.-born Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki — who was never charged with a crime of any kind, let alone convicted and sentenced by a court — but also al-Awlaki’s 16-year-old son, Adbdulram al-Awlaki, who was killed by a drone strike in Yemen while he was having dinner with a cousin (who also perished).
The Obama administration circulated the story that the 16-year-old was actually an adult “suspected” of being a “militant,” thereby redefining the killing as a strategic success. But the family was able to document that the youngster — who had gone to Yemen in a frantic search for his father, known to be on a U.S. assassination list — was born in Colorado in 1995.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/001-1028110137-Abdulrahm-al-Awlaki.jpg
.
.
altogether now.
USA.
USA.
USA.
liberalefty
October 29th, 2011
2:44 pm
jt
who cares about some terrorist? obviously u do, i bet u mourned OSAMA too didnt u. u traitor.
oldfart
October 29th, 2011
3:31 pm
Quite simply Mahalia sang purely to the glory of God.
Adam
October 29th, 2011
5:09 pm
md: I’ve read that article. It doesn’t change the fact that the American people do not buy an argument that the poor have any power whatsoever over the rich. It’s so obvious that the power goes in the other direction so completely that any argument that the poor attacking the rich is “class warfare” falls flat on its face.
Like I said, I’m sorry you fell for it. If class warfare exists at all, it’s the rich consolidating power and money and doing their best to make sure no one of any other class can get into any significant power or money. Throwing them a bone every so often doesn’t make up for it, and the people get that. “Just be happy you have a job” doesn’t work. “Just go get a job” also doesn’t work (seriously, I know you know people who have HONESTLY tried for months and still can’t find work). “Something is better than nothing” also doesn’t work.
All of this is the same kind of thing that has been done for decades and its all coming to a head. You used to be able to actually get a job just by looking for one. Now, there are more people looking for jobs than there are jobs available for them. There are far too few jobs that do not require very specialized provable skills. Companies no longer hire kids out of college unless they interned somewhere, and even then most companies simply refuse to hire ANYONE for ANY position unless they’ve had three years experience in it (including dishwasher! I mean, just how skilled do you have to be to wash dishes?)
In short, class warfare only exists if the rich are doing something wrong. The poor can always be put down really easily if the rich want them put down, as can be seen by fracturing the skulls of your enemies and enacting curfew laws and evicting people within hours of enacting said laws. It’s hardly a war when you can simply wipe your enemy off the face of the planet or make them go away really easily.
TaxPayer
October 29th, 2011
5:45 pm
The Yemeni government began trying him (Anwar al-Awlaki ) in absentia in November 2010, for plotting to kill foreigners and being a member of al-Qaeda, and a Yemenite judge ordered that he be captured “dead or alive”.
Perhaps jt hates Obama more than Al Qaeda.
pogo
October 29th, 2011
5:50 pm
The big question is who are really “the poor”?. Most Americans still live better than the vast majority of people on this planet. In fact, they live so well that obesity is one of their largest problems. Many people in the world worry about able to find enough food to survive. But not us Americans, oh no. American whiners are more worried that they can ‘t afford an I-Phone and the rich can.
carlosgvv
October 29th, 2011
5:50 pm
I wonder how many Cardinal fans were wrapped around the commode this morning? The kids say “Daddy, why are you sick”? Daddy says, between heaves, oooooohhhhhh, Daddy had too much medicine last night”.
Adam
October 29th, 2011
6:04 pm
pogo: A lot of people in this country still go hungry. It isn’t as simple as you’re trying to make it out to be.
Obesity is a large problem in our country and there are cases to be made as to the content of our food being the cause. While I do agree that we SHOULD be able to afford to feed, clothe, shelter, and provide health for every one of our citizens, there are many things we do that basically amount to choosing not to. Chief among the arguments to perpetuate this are things like arguing whether poor is really poor, whether or not we should be trying to make things better for our citizens when a lot of the world has it worse (so maybe we should just let things get as bad as in other countries!) Still the fact is that even if you take the entire US citizenry against the rest of the world, we still have a lot of people who are in the 99%. The measure of how wealthy our poorest citizen SHOULD BE is not something we should compare to someone even poorer in another country and say “Well, this person here is poorer and will die of hunger and lack of water in 2 days. So suck it up, really you have it GOOD.” It’s not true.
Adam
October 29th, 2011
6:07 pm
In short: Just because someone has it worse doesn’t mean we have it good. An argument like that ignores the concept of basic human rights.
Mick
October 29th, 2011
6:12 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gDhR1R3S0s&feature=fvst
Mick
October 29th, 2011
6:46 pm
Snow in new jersey, in october? Hmmm…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-b3iU-INDo
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
7:43 pm
Dawgs win…Murry went back and forth from looking outstanding to looking terrible. Great win Georgia!
moonbat betty
October 29th, 2011
8:33 pm
Enter your comments here
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
8:33 pm
“Snow in new jersey, in october? Hmmm…”
Yep mick…global cooling.
moonbat betty
October 29th, 2011
8:35 pm
Whoops. I prefer Beretta but
ya ever heard a Glock go click like a camera?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wuGSRx2qsc
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
8:39 pm
http://www.youtube.com/v/E1m6Qct68wo%26rel%3d0%26hl%3den_US%26feature%3dplayer_embedded
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
8:43 pm
My personal preference is a Springfield Armory HD 45.ACP second is their 40.Cal. S&W.
bman
October 29th, 2011
8:58 pm
you guys post some really crappy music ..
if you have to do it….point us to the BEST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX5WQqMXnDM.
Normal
October 29th, 2011
9:01 pm
Don’t know about you, but I’m drinkin’…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgy6AVkZmeo
Kamchak
October 29th, 2011
9:15 pm
Normal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpzqQst-Sg8&ob=av2n
moonbat betty
October 29th, 2011
9:41 pm
mmmmm Wild Turkey
Fun to hunt too.
JA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR0iNLwFw8I
Kamchak
October 29th, 2011
9:48 pm
Tool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hglVqACd1C8
moonbat betty
October 29th, 2011
9:56 pm
Cool tune Kam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=746HASon0xc
stands for decibels
October 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
The big question is who are really “the poor”?.
http://www.credoaction.com/comics/2011/10/poverty-eliminated/
Kamchak
October 29th, 2011
10:04 pm
The Titanics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ECmkDSE2o
Kamchak
October 29th, 2011
10:40 pm
The Ga. Satellites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRqRfbVhWC4
Normal
October 30th, 2011
8:27 am
‘Mornin’ all y’all,
Ring a bell?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ_pKqiB5Rg
md
October 30th, 2011
10:04 am
Adam……it’s basic math, but you are quite welcome to live with your opinions, as will I. I “fell” for nothing…….I merely understand how the game is played.
Adam
October 30th, 2011
10:17 am
Class warfare as a term and a concept has nothing to do with “basic math,” even if you buy into the idea that class warfare is the poor attacking the rich.
Hootinanny Yum Yum
October 30th, 2011
10:34 am
From the AJC:
“Fewer marriages, more poverty
As weddings become less common, more families — especially single women raising kids — are living below the poverty line.”
Hmm. I personally see this trend as a good thing.
Maybe once the government runs out of money, we’ll wean our society from a culture of living off the government teat. Maybe young ladies will insist that their man “put a ring on it” before giving it up because they know the government wont be there to subsidize their progeny. Maybe young men will be compelled to be more responsible about sowing their seed.
Or as Beyonce says, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDkJSTnsM8s
Kamchak
October 30th, 2011
11:06 am
…we’ll wean our society from a culture of living off the government teat.
Aaannnnnnnnddd I quit reading.
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
11:07 am
Is it too early in the morning for some “geezer rap?” Not recommended for “young” folk.
1811/0311
October 30th, 2011
11:08 am
josef:
The continued hatred for Jews is amazing (but not unforseen):
Headline: “Saudi royal offers $900,000 reward for capture of Israeli soldiers”
“Khaled’s offer comes days after the prominent Saudi cleric, Awad al-Qarni, put $100,000 on the head of every Israeli soldier.”
carlosgvv
October 30th, 2011
11:31 am
1811/0311
But….but….but…..aren’t the Saudi’s our “friends” in the Arab world? And don’t we send them foreign aid? And won’t Obama publicly and harshly repremand them for this?
JamVet
October 30th, 2011
11:42 am
A Quinnipiac poll released Thursday found that 74 percent of New Yorkers agree with the protests while 12 percent do not.
Which begs the question, what in the world is the problem with the self-abusive malcontents in that tiny majority, as expressed daily by our own fringe players?
Is it a politically induced form of mental illness that causes this complete denial of the realities?
Possibly. It appears to be the same old Republican disease that has poisoned them for a long time.
Yet, I can understand why these hard core reactionaries, who are not exactly paragons of intellectual acuity, are so irrationally enraged. They have been effectively programmed and conditioned to like getting kicked around by their monied betters.
They think that their own flat-lined wages and the unacceptable state of affairs in this country are fine, and wonder what is all the fuss about?
And yes, given the far right wing’s historical animus throughout the civil rights and anti-war protests, when they made the exact same allegations, even their vicious lies and the wholesale smearing of the people involved, is really no surprise either.
But the one that truly cracks me up is their childish lament that the millions of fed up Americans have no message.
????
Are you ________ me?
But frankly, we don’t need them. And they know it.
They can do what they have always done, and have obviously perfected – roll over, play dead and pretend they like getting kicked around.
The rest of us will not. We will try to follow in the footsteps of the Founding Fathers who knew a couple of things about standing up to corrupted power…
Matti w/cream and splenda
October 30th, 2011
11:47 am
Soothsayer,
HAHAHA! Had to share that Geezer Rap! OMG! Hahaha!