Musician Tom Petty has complained to the Michelle Bachmann campaign about his song “American Girl” being used at her presidential run kick off. He is in the process of getting a cease and desist order. He had a similar issue with the Bush campaign over the song “I Won’t Back Down.”
At what point does an artist stop having control over where his or her music is played? I am not sure Petty has a leg to stand on if the campaign owns the recording. Could he come along and tell a club they cannot play the same recording as dance music? What about some kid with a boom box? What if Bachmann tells Tom Petty to stick it?
If a person is in the business of selling recordings of their music, then they have to expect it to be played.
Tom Petty is living up to his name. This is about as Petty as it gets.
Some people simply have an astounding will to excel. It is probably what kept this young man, Sung Bong alive. He is truly amazing and yet very humble.
Sung Bong was placed in an orhanage at age 3. He ran away from beatings at age 5 and lived on the street, selling baubles and gum. Talk about tenacity.
I hope they didn’t pay much for him. Talking about a need for vetting!
The Republican Leadership Conference met in New Orleans and ended up shooting itself in the foot pretty quickly with a maverick Obama impersonator named Reggi Brown. Reggie not only took some questionable shots at Obama but he really took aim at some of the party faithful.
Some examples of his poor choice of humor:
1. Lewd photos of Anthony Weiner
2. Saying Gingrich’s supporters “are dropping faster than Anthony Weiner’s pants.”
John thinks that people might not be paying close attention to the show and they might be doing ‘other things’ [wink.wink.nudge.nudge] Jon gets Day 5 out of Weinergate.
Aside from the Daily Show, did Breitbart lie to the public and arrange for the real X rated picture of Rep Weiner to be released after saying he would not? Was it a Breitbart stunt?
So there we were….driving home down Highway 81, from the Lucky Gunner Blogger Machine Gun Shoot, listening to a mystery on tape, when out of the blue,
TURTLE!
What?
Turtle! Back there! Pull over!
I had seen a suicidal turtle making a mad dash for the interstate. About the size of a dinner plate, it was hurtling across the shoulder at top speed, on its way to CERTAIN DOOM.
So, my wife, familiar with my tendency to be insane, pulls over and backs up. (We appear to be a little suicidally crazy too.) I pull on my shoes and jump out of the car. The Turtle is about to cross…the WHITE LINE OF DEATH!
The Big Wang Theory? Holy cow. This story is taking on a life of its own. It really falls in the category of SO WHAT! How can one determine if generic gray boxers are theirs?
Jon Stewart used to hang out at Dewey Beach, Delaware with Anthony Weiner back in the day. He says NO WAY to that picture. In fact, he says there’s just a lot more Anthony than Weiner.
Anything advanced by Breitbart has to be suspect. Let us not forget the man with a plan. According to globalgrind.com:
Breitbart was the man responsible for taking Shirley Sharrod’s words out of context and labeling the federal worker a racist, costing the USDA official her job after he spliced and diced her words about helping a racist farmer out despite her past experiences with racism. Breitbart ran to Glenn Beck with doctored “evidence.” The rest, as they say, is history
Rep. Weinerhopefully will call in the FBI and get the entire matter resolved. Guilty or innocent? Hacked or perv? Twittered or Weinered? It sounds to me like Breitbart and company are up to the dirty tricks again.
Ed talked smack about Laura Ingraham. Lost in all this is the hypocrisy of bitching about President Obama having a beer while in Ireland. So what. He was criticizing Ingraham for applauding Reagan for drinking beer in Europe and now Obama bashing for the same thing. Unfortunately, Ed went overboard and used called her ‘a right wing slut.’ That’s too bad. He made a good point up until that point.
Michelle Malkin, in her usual vituperative manner, called Schultz a cretin. I guess she didn’t watch Glee the other night. Would Ed have been in trouble for calling Ingraham ‘a right wing cretin?’ Regardless, gentlemen aren’t supposed to call women sluts. Everyone needs to sit up and take notice.
Schultz will be back. His suspension is supposedly for a week. He is a good fix after an hour or so of Steve Doocy. I already miss him. He ate his crow, pound of ….well…never mind….and he ate it well.
The difference in Fox and MSNBC is that MSNBC actually disciplines its employees for bad behavior. Fox does not, or so it seems.
Wednesday is the final Oprah Winfrey Show. Talk about a ride! She started her life in poverty in Mississippi. Her mother was a single mom. She survived a broken home, sexual abuse, and not much support at home. She is now a billionaire several times over and uses her wealth to do good for others.
Following college, Oprah started off her career in Baltimore hosting a talk show and moved on to Chicago. Her time slot competed with Phil Donahue who later took her under his wing. She starred in Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple (one of my very favorite books and films). She was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress. The Oprah Winfrey Show was launched in 1986. The rest is history.
Books have been written about the Oprah phenomena. The most striking thing, in my opinion, about Oprah is her humility. She never acts like ‘she has gotten above her raisings.’ She also appears to be one of the most sincere people ever. She will begin her own network. How will it go? If anyone makes it work, Oprah will. Maybe her departure marks the beginning of the end for the ‘networks.’ Oprah always has been a trend-setter.
Tuesday was the Surprise Show where all Oprah’s buds showed up and paid tribute. Today at 4 pm, we take in the last Oprah Show. I wouldn’t miss it for the world. I will probably cry. It is the end of an era.
Ewwwwwwww! Jon Stewart is right. What is the impolite way of saying that?
Newtster has fully shot himself in the foot. No Sister Souljah momentfor the Newtster.
Will Newt be forgiven or did he drink the proverbial hemlock of politics. It seems he is making himself hard to be like d by everyone. Actually, Newt was able to wrestle the limelight away from Arnold. That’s quite an accomplishment. Any time political stupidity steals tawdry sex’s thunder, it must be real stupid political stupidity.
There will be no more tailgating at Jiffy Lube Live.
Spokespeople for Jiffy Lube and its owner Live Nation didn’t return phones and emails late this week. But Prince William County policeconfirm that the Bristow concert venue is cracking down on partying in the parking lot. No pop-up tents, no portable grills and absolutely no alcohol.
There has always been a rule against drinking in the parking lot. But now the outdoor amphitheater is adopting a “no tolerance” policy when it comes to drinking and tailgating.
Fans buying tickets for shows this season were surprised to see “No Tailgating” stamped on their stubs. On its Facebook page, Jiffy Lube Live writes that safety, and abiding by Virginia’s law banning public alcohol consumption, prompted the change.
How is all this to be accomplished? Gates will open an hour and a half later. Police security will issue one warning to those tailgating or drinking and if the offenders do not comply, they will be served with a trespassing notice and removed from the property.
UPDATE: Jon Stewart has accepted Bill O’Reilly’s challenge to debate Common’s White House appearance, Fox News announced Friday. Stewart will debate O’Reilly on Monday’s “O’Reilly Factor.”
ORIGINAL STORY: Bill O’Reilly took exception to Jon Stewart’s takedown of Fox News over President Obama’s invitation of rapper Common to the White House–and he challenged his high-profile frenemy to come on his show and debate the matter.
O’Reilly is just one of many Fox News anchors to object to Common, saying he supports the killing of police officers and the assassination of George W. Bush. (Both claims are, to put it mildly, debatable.)
The season’s final presentation of the Immigration & Human Rights Cinema is scheduled for 2:30 Sunday May 8 in the Verizon Auditorium of George Mason University’s Prince William Campus. The documentary, “The Minutemen” by Corey Wascinski, provides startling insights into the motivations and interactions of four Minutemen on the Arizona border.
As always, the screening is free and open to the public. Parking is available in the Occoquan Lot across from the Verizon Auditorium.
