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Minnemooseus
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Message 49 of 185 (600331)
01-14-2011 12:15 AM
Reply to: Message 47 by onifre
01-13-2011 11:34 PM


Re: South Park and Heavy Metal
You guys sound like a bunch of christian soccer moms complaining that heavy metal has "fostered an environment where these events are sadly predictable"
When "metal" music comes to be as pervasive as "right wing political rhetoric", complete with a television network promoting that "metal" is the only acceptable form of music, then we've arrived at the point when "metal" and "right wing political rhetoric" are comparable items. Until then, "right wing political rhetoric" has far more power to twist susceptible minds into doing undesirable things.
Moose
"I prefer my metal music to be via a giant saxophone"
Image via current avatar - Anthony Braxton playing what I believe to be a contrabass saxophone. At some future time this image will probably turn into that of a cat, having nothing to do with heavy metal.
Edited by Minnemooseus, : Add big image after changing avatar.

Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment.
"Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham
"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith
"Yesterday on Fox News, commentator Glenn Beck said that he believes President Obama is a racist. To be fair, every time you watch Glenn Beck, it does get a little easier to hate white people." - Conan O'Brien
"I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose

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Minnemooseus
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Message 136 of 185 (601131)
01-18-2011 9:29 PM
Reply to: Message 134 by Coyote
01-18-2011 8:39 PM


Re: Time for some balance
Re: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkUiMo5tZlg
Chris Mathews followed up with an apology (the link shows up after your video is done).
Re: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGsHB7Hjpi4
I'm assuming you're referring to Bill Maher's comment at the end: "I have zero doubt, that if Dick Cheney was not in power, people would not be dieing needlessly tommorrow." To that, I would agree.
This (apparently) was a follow up to some nobody's blog comment wishing Dick Cheney would die.
Re: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGhoYT84Jeg&feature=playe...
If only their listeners would recognize Limbaugh, Beck, et all as being bad comedians not unlike Sandra Bernhard, rather than being valuable sources of political insight.
Moose
Edited by Minnemooseus, : "the listeners" to "their listeners".
Edited by Minnemooseus, : "These" to "This".

Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment.
"Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham
"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith
"Yesterday on Fox News, commentator Glenn Beck said that he believes President Obama is a racist. To be fair, every time you watch Glenn Beck, it does get a little easier to hate white people." - Conan O'Brien
"I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose

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