Politics 101
Pulled from the headlines and translated by me:
President Obama: I want a new agency to protect US consumers against predatory lending and other financial exploitations. I ran on this idea, won, and will get to work setting up the agency and naming a director, as specified by the passed Wall Street reform legislation.
Republican Congress: We don't like the idea of this agency and more regulation. Most of the companies and industries it might regulate are supporters of ours. We are going to fight this agency and give no support to this (even though the law passed last year).
Ohio Funk Credentials
This cat rips through some great old funk from Slave. Here's to the Dayton funk scene, youtube, and my friend Zues who plays a similar rig.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8fXQhVbQ20
Happy New Year To All … And Heeeeerrrrrreeeee’s Bootsy!!!
The mini-tour of the year (which I missed) so here's something to kick of your celebrations tonight:
http://youtu.be/ZUHsB8cmlyY
It's been a hell of a year, so many goods some bads, some lost souls, some found miracles, but we continue on. Gotta get over the hump!
Drink lots drive nots, cheers to a solid 2011 and a better 2012!
Modern American Racism
It's the end of 2011 in America. Some say "post-race". Some of us were raised to treat people based on the value of their character, while some still use skin color and cultural differences to separate. Don't believe me? Here's some names used regularly to describe President Obama and first lady Michelle, pulled at random from the comments on any right-wing web site:
A Frozen Moment Just Around Christmas
"A Change At Christmas (Say It Isn't So)" - The Flaming Lips