bring the noyz

Well I hope you're happy with what you've made
In the land of the free and the home of the brave
- David Byrne, "Puzzling Evidence"

We're being set up. Or maybe we're not. I am not sure which.

We're heading for the day of reckoning I'm telling ya,
Its all building up to something,
Something that can be redeemed with fire
- Pete Townsend, "Give Blood"

I am getting the distinct feeling that something is happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear, and while there might be a man with a gun over there the young people are seeminglyfar to distracted and complacent with their Playstations or pimping their rides or pumping up their false sense of MySpace celebrity to have much of a mind to speak.

And it's really fucked up. I mean, really.
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Take this whole recent Pat Tillman thing for example. First off, what happened to that poor bastard is just plain wrong. No matter how you put lipstick on it, it's still gonna be a pig.

What Pat Tillman thing? This one.

It's big, it's mean, and boy, is it ugly.

Isn't there something about it though that just rubs ya wrong, like one of those nights back in college when you got drunk and fell in the creek and had to spend the rest of the night walking around in a pair of wet Levi's 501s? Oooh, the chafing.

Let's not even mess with the irony at best, or sheer self-centered cynicism at worst, of the fair and balanced side of things telling you, "move along, there is nothing to see here" while funding their frequent nemesis and failing to defend this guy.

Let's for a moment wonder why this side is shouting , or at least saying in a possibly somewhat louder than normal tone of voice, "Shenanigans! Fifteen yards and loss of down!" when they are quietly one of the big money makers (#9) of the game.

Ooh, the chafing.

Kinda makes me wonder about the veracity of that whole "left-right" "liberal-conservative" distinction.

It's like the oldest trick in the book, most preferred by magicians and hucksters since time immemorial: use the left hand to distract you from watching the right hand and then just kick you fucking hard in the nuts. BLAM! A boot to the groin.

So let's all clench our knees and cup our hands over our goodies and brace for impact.

And really now, do they really have something to hide or is this just a continuation of the increased dickishness (as in Cheney?) of the American Presidency? It almost defies all logic and explanation to the point where the only reasonable conclusion is the most nefarious one.

Again I say, yes that's right, again I say. . .

Oooh, the chafing.
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