Lost in the Flood

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:58:00 +0000

I saw the Kunstler daughters on Democracy Now! tonight. They were talking about their new documentary. It's about their famous father. Here is the trailer:

The Different Shades of Disorderly Conduct

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:23:00 +0000

Bill Moyers: A True American Treasure

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:40:00 +0000

Sadly, PBS won't let you embed directly from the site, so i'll have to update later if they post the shows to YouTube. Just go here and watch the two parts:

Money-Driven Medicine, Part 1

Money-Driven Medicine, Part 2

And while all of it is worth paying attention to, pay attention to the last ten minutes of part two. It's sad that Obama is going back on one of his central campaign promises.

AFL-CIO's Richard Trumka on Racism and Obama

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:05:00 +0000

Just watch:

I don't know about you, but that gave me chills. We need more like Mr. Trumka.

Manchester United & AIG

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:51:00 +0000

Kevin Drum makes a good point. Now that the US Government basically owns 80% of AIG, we are also the primary sponsors of probably England's most famous football club. Does that mean Americans can get free tickets for ManU matches?

Song Lyrics

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:43:00 +0000

Since it seems Google is directing people looking for lyrics to Lost In The Flood to this site, I'll post the lyrics. You can also find them here.

Lost In The Flood
By Bruce Springsteen

The ragamuffin gunner is returnin' home like a hungry runaway
He walks through town all alone
He must be from the fort he hears the high school girls say
His countryside's burnin' with wolfman fairies dressed in drag for homicide
The hit and run, plead sanctuary, 'neath a holy stone they hide
They're breakin' beams and crosses with a spastic's reelin' perfection
nuns run bald through Vatican halls pregnant, pleadin' immaculate conception
And everybody's wrecked on Main Street from drinking unholy blood
Sticker smiles sweet as gunner breathes deep, his ankles caked in mud
And I said "Hey, gunner man, that's quicksand, that's quicksand that ain't mud
Have you thrown your senses to the war or did you lose them in the flood?"

That pure American brother, dull-eyed and empty-faced
races Sundays in Jersey in a Chevy stock super eight
He rides 'er low on the hip, on the side he's got Bound For Glory in red, white and blue flash paint
He leans on the hood telling racing stories, the kids call him Jimmy The Saint
Well the blaze and noise boy, he's gunnin' that bitch loaded to blastin' point
He rides head first into a hurricane and disappears into a point
And there's nothin' left but some blood where the body fell
That is, nothin' left that you could sell
just junk all across the horizon, a real highwayman's farewell
And he said "Hey kid, you think that's oil? Man, that ain't oil that's blood"
I wonder what he was thinking when he hit that storm
Or was he just lost in the flood?
Eighth Avenue sailors in satin shirts whisper in the air
Some storefront incarnation of Maria, she's puttin' on me the stare
and Bronx's best apostle stands with his hand on his own hardware
Everything stops, you hear five, quick shots, the cops come up for air
And now the whiz-bang gang from uptown, they're shootin' up the street
And that cat from the Bronx starts lettin' loose
but he gets blown right off his feet
And some kid comes blastin' round the corner but a cop puts him right away
He lays on the street holding his leg screaming something in Spanish
Still breathing when I walked away
And somebody said "Hey man did you see that? His body hit the street with such a beautiful thud"
I wonder what the dude was sayin' or was he just lost in the flood?
Hey man, did you see that, those poor cats are sure messed up
I wonder what they were gettin' into, or were they just lost in the flood?

Johnny Bye-Bye

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:56:00 +0000

I have seen lately where McCain has lost both Andrew Sullivan and Joe Klein. For a guy that is supposed to be all straight talk it is a very big blow. They were two of his biggest boosters, too. It is becoming obvious to anyone with half a clue that whether McCain ever was the straight talker, he is different this time compared to 2000. He has Rove acolytes running his campaign now. They are the same people that smeared him in 2000. Obama had a good line today. He said that McCain would rather sacrifice his dignity than lose an election, and he is right.

Bill Donahue? Seriously?

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:57:00 +0000

Over at Spencer Ackerman's new place, I was reading about Bill Donahue's rant against the DNC. When did he start caring? And why would he care what blogs are there? The DNC is letting Faux Noise into the building. I know Bill doesn't believe in free speech and all, but I suppose he doesn't want to disappoint. After all, you must be doing something right for Donahue to be flapping his gums in protest.

Teh Stoopid!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:37:00 +0000

Is Cokie Roberts that stupid? Apparently so.

Bailout Nation

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:11:00 +0000

Bill Fleckenstein has a great article. When will the madness stop? And what happened to responsibility?

Believe It!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:23:00 +0000

Atrios says he can't believe the story about Mark Penn in this Time article. I can. Mark Penn is not a Democrat. He is an opportunist. Secondly, look at the stupid logic Hillary Clinton was using yesterday. She whined that if the Democrats used the Republican rules that she would be the nominee by now. It must be a sign of campaign fatigue that made Atrios miss Clinton's whine yesterday. If he watched it, he wouldn't have been surprised at all that Penn could be so dumb.

Please Read The Letter

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:23:00 +0000

I found this Tuesday night. The song was playing on some TV show(don't ask me which one). Much to my surprise, Robert Plant is a part of it(I am a big Led Zeppelin fan). It is Robert Plant and Alison Krauss singing, "Please Read The Letter". It was written by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Charlie Jones and Michael Lee. Enjoy:

Madden 09

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:44:00 +0000

This is kind of funny. I know all about the "Madden curse". Regardless, I am sure all the active NFL'ers are breathing a big sigh of relief right now.

Generation Squeeb

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:55:00 +0000

I recommend this column by Matt Taibbi. It talks about how stupid our public discourse is(thanks to the TradMed*).

* TradMed = Traditional media for those that don't know.

Character

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:59:00 +0000

Yves Smith wrote a great article that sums up what's wrong with the US financial system today. It's what happens when greed rules.

Why Americans Hate the Media

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:21:00 +0000

In light of Tim Russert's(aka Timmeh!! or Teh Big Punkinhead) performance last night during the Democratic debate I felt the urge to post about a column I read earlier today. It is twelve years old. James Fallows wrote it and you can find it here. It is as true today as it was when Fallows originally wrote it.

Happy Anniversary!!

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:30:00 +0000

.... to "Dean" Broder.

Obama-mania

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:28:00 +0000

What ever one thinks of Andrew Sullivan, a reader of his makes an interesting point. It is one explanation of why people are falling in love with Obama.

"William the Bloody"

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:05:00 +0000

It seems that Bill Kristol can't even attribute quotes correctly to his fellow wingnuts in his debut at the New York Times op-ed page.

"Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?"

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:25:00 +0000

According to Jane Hamsher, there is a rumor floating around that Morgan Spurlock, of "Super Size Me" fame might have found him. If there is more to this than movie marketing, it will be the shocker of the year, or more.

Charles Krauthammer (aka Kraphammer)

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:51:00 +0000

Josh Marshall runs down why Krauthammer is indeed crap. How such idiots continue to be able to write for supposedly well respected, nationally read, newspapers and magazines is beyond me.

more Krugman ...

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:46:00 +0000

Paul Krugman knocks it out of the park again. I have to wonder where were all the risk managers at the big financial firms. Didn't any of them have a clue that if this blew up, it would blow up big?

Albany, NY

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:14:00 +0000

I just got home from the Springsteen concert in Albany, NY. It's a 4 hour drive for me. It was awesome. He played 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy), The E Street Shuffle, Candy's Room and Darkness on the Edge of Town(those were the special ones among the golden oldies). Among the newer songs, we got to hear I'll Work For Your Love. That's one the least played new songs. All in all a great night.

Pig Pile

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:50:00 +0000

I just noticed that Bob Hebert has now piled on David "Bobo" Brooks. We'll have to wait till Friday to see if "Bobo" responds. While I don't know whether Ray-gun was racist or not, it is obvious to anyone with a clue that he catered to that element.

Krugman takes "Bobo" Brooks to school

noreply@blogger.com (Jimmy the Saint) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:12:00 +0000

A few months ago, Krugman published a column in the NYT taking David Brooks to task for some drivel he wrote. Now Krugman has done it again. As some may be aware, Krugman now has a blog on the NYT website. While it helps promote his new book, it also gives all of us a chance to hear more from him besides his two weekly columns.

On Friday, Brooks wrote about Ray-gun and his pandering to Republicans, letting them know he was on their side. He tries to white wash Ray-guns record. We all know that Ray-gun pandered to the racist elements in the Republican party.

Krugman, on his blog, lays out a lot of facts to prove Brooks wrong. He points out Ray-gun's "Cadillac driving welfare queens" comment among others. Heck, Matt Yglesias makes some further points that Krugman probably forgot about. In short, Brooks should learn how to use Google, or at least get his facts straight before he writes more garbage.

I am glad Krugman is calling Brooks out(even though he isn't calling him out by name). Anyone with half a brain can see that Krugman is calling Brooks a tool and a liar.