Kill Ugly Radio | Frank Zappa & Elsewhere
Frank Zappa news, weird links, lumpy gravy. Wanna bun?
Don’t Be Evil my ass, Google: you’re starting to scare me:
Online search engine leader Google Inc. has agreed to censor its results in China, adhering to the country’s free-speech restrictions in return for better access in the Internet’s fastest growing market.
This is so fucked up, I wouldn’t know where to begin.
The Impeachment Project: “If you feel George W. Bush should be impeached, paint a sign that says ‘Impeach.’ and post it in a public place.” Read the blog for more guerilla marketing. Related: Al Gore’s speech in Washington yesterday and this dead-on article from The Nation.
Could it be?
Ooooooh! Blue is my new favorite color.
A band from the Czech Republic. Did you ever hear about them? The name is a bit familiar, isn’t it? They’re coming to Hungary now (press “English” there and click on the previous link again), and here’s their story. With some political background, and some Zappa-connections, of course.
So you know about this bird flu pandemic that we’re all preparing for, right? Turns out Donald Rumsfeld is a major stockholder in the company that patented the antiviral agent Tamiflu. Following Bush’s call to begin bird flu preparations, over $8 billion in emergency funding has been passed by the US Senate. Who benefits? Take a guess. The mind boggles.
Have you heard the news that’s goin’ round here
The man in charge has got to go
Cause he dances round the problem – boy
And the problem is the man in charge you know
Prophetic words from J.J. Cale, wouldn’t you agree?
I’m having a hard time deciding which one of these I find the most irritating: Bush or Bono?
Fear as a political marketing ploy.
Let’s have a bit of Thursday morning fun with George W. Bush’s body language (never thought I’d ever write a sentence like that, but hey), shall we? There’s the jaw thing, then there’s the blink, and of course a then-and-now comparison which is telling…
An extraordinary appeal to Americans from the Bush administration for money to help pay for the reconstruction of Iraq has raised only $600 (£337), The Observer has learnt. Yet since the appeal was launched earlier this month, donations to rebuild New Orleans have attracted hundreds of millions of dollars.
Been awhile since we had a test around here. OK Cupid’s Politics Test:
You are a Social Liberal (68% permissive) and an Economic Liberal (21% permissive). You are best described as a Strong Democrat. You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.
I bet that came as a shock, eh?
When a Flemish singer/songwriter releases a song called “Weg Met Amerika” (“Down With America”), here’s what happens.
As George W. Bush enters his second term as one of the greatest American presidents of the 21st century, I enjoy the privilege of having been selected as a White House intern. I am keeping this diary to ensure history gets an accurate story of this great man…from the inside.