Well some stuff has happened with Anna (I fear my attempts to get something other than a form letter have forced her to drop me) but today I am going to go back to a ranting about the media and politics. "Why now?" you ask. Because of this whole ridiculous Wesley Clark thing. A typical headline you might see is "Obama disowns critique of McCain's military record". But the thing is Clark did not critique McCain's military service at all. As a matter of fact he said he was a hero to him. "What did Wesley Clark Say?" you ask. He said "I don't think being shot down in a plane qualifies you to be president of the united states". Well DOES IT? and does saying that mean you are questioning McCain's service? NO IT DOES NOT. But the McCain camp thought they could make hay with issue and they are right, because the media doesn't question the assertion that Wesley Clark (A decorated general and war veteran) was calling into question McCain's war record. Unlike the Swift Boaters (who McCain's current campaign has ties to) Clark did not challenge McCain's record, he only questioned whether that war record was sufficient qualification for being president. How could you write an article about this story, and not spend some time on whether the McCain outrage was justified? I don't know, but I do now many, many news outlets have done exactly that.
What can you say about Kraftwerk, the album was pretty great. I had the album for several years but somehow never listened to it, but now I did, and again, pretty great. Supergrass is a kind of 70s rock retro band, or something like that, and I thought they were actually pretty good. I listened to them while I was digging a ditch in my backyard, and they helped power me through. I wondered what an overblown arena rock band like Journey would sound like on their debut album. Well it was surprising. Very little vocals, lots of rocking, and little touch of what might be considered fusion. I thought it was pretty good. Katy Perry is some kind of new pop singer who plays with gender roles with songs like "I kissed a girl". Mostly just pop music, but with a little extra, and believe it or not I like this one too, so that is 4 albums, and they all get two thumbs up!
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