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We will wrap up Scottish week and a half with my 2nd favorite Scottish group (and coincidentally ranked #2 in the previously mentioned poll behind my favorite Belle & Sebastian), Travis.

Enjoy Sing


Closer (don't forget to check out Ben Stiller's nametag)

Why Does It Always Rain On Me


Love Will Come Through


They have many more awesome songs and awesome music videos, but I will stop here. Hope you enjoyed Scotland week and a half. We will return Monday with some more musical crap for you to listen to.

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$20 for anyone that "reads" this whole post. We are going to have a certifiable grab bag of Scottish bands on this the second to last day of Scotland week. I have big plans for tomorrow's song (my second favorite band from Scotland - I will let you think about it) so today we are going to, as Anonymous would say, exploooooore. Here are some songs that didn't make earlier posts, songs you maybe have never heard, and bands you have never heard of. But, it's all Scottish.

Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces (way too long of a song, but a good one)


Dogs Die In Hot Cars - I Love You 'Cause I Have To


Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around


Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Faith Healer (if you watch none of the others, watch this one - it will be well worth your time, I promise)


Teenage Fanclub - Sparky's Dream

Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses (I recommended this song to Cami and she was a little gunshy because of the line "Come on lets get high", but she didn't realize that Ulysses is a hot-air balloon operator, not a druggie)


The Proclaimers - I'm On My Way


The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)


Trash Can Sinatras - Weightlifting


The Delgados - Coming In From The Cold


Big Country - In A Big Country


The Vaselines - Son Of A Gun


You get the point. I could go on and on but I think 12 songs is quite enough of a drubbing over the head. In case you were wondering, I don't LOVE all these songs, but I do like them. The only 2 I don't really like are the Wet Wet Wet song and the Teenage Fanclub song but those two bands are so big, I had to include them. See ya tomorrow when I play a couple songs by........

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Before she selected a life of campaigning for the better treatment of Hamas, Annie Lennox made some pretty sweet music. Also hailing from Scotland is her band Eurythmics. Enjoy Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) and Here Comes The Rain Again

PS - As a child of the 90s myself, it was tempting to put the Marilyn Manson version of Sweet Dreams as well. Plus, that would have really chapped Anonymous' hide!

Oh Internet, How We Love You

How great is the internet? We should really be thanking Al Gore for this cherished invention. It will most likely be his greatest invention until he develops that car he's been telling us about that runs on smiles, good intentions, and positive PR. In fact, one could say that the internet is the greatest thing that someone from the US has invented since the automobile (oops, Obama). It has really had a positive impact on everyone in all 60 states in America (double oops, Obama). But, I am glad that once the internet was invented the United States Inventors Alliance Corps didn't say "Mission Accomplished" (oops, Bush).

But, seriously. I wanted to quickly peruse the internet to find some nice pictures and have a little caption contest. I know that no one reads this blog, and of the 0 people that read it only 2 ever comment, but please enlighten us with your wit. I am interested to read captions on the following pics. Just identify the picture by number and put your caption. You don't have to do all of them, but just pick the ones you have a good caption for. This should be enjoyable and stress-free, until i blog makes fun of you with her unparalleled wit. I, the unwitty anti-blogger, will make my feeble attempts at captions, but please do not be too mean to me. I can't handle it.

#1

If that dance doesn't draw rain, there is no hope for you Casper.

#2

I don't know if you think this is cute or what, but if you don't put that camera down and take this thing off my head, so help me...

#3

I wonder if I crack this thing into a skillet...with a little salt and pepper...hmmmmm...

#4

I shoulda taken up bowling

#5

Oh crap! Did I shut the garage door?

#6

So, that's why they say "line dry only"

#7

Young man, there's no need to feel down. I said young man, pick yourself off the ground...

#8

Ann Geddes, eat your heart out

#9

Well, St. Peter, I had to get the muffler fixed so I could pass inspection

#10

But honestly, sir. Can you let me go now? I am here for the kids.

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Simple Minds. Don't You (Forget About Me). Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo.

Judging by the lack of requests (especially from our 80s music aficionados), it seems that we have "forgotten about" Simple Minds and their roots in Glasgow, Scotland.

Best News Story Of 2009

So far there is a clear frontrunner for my favorite news story of the year. What story is that? you might ask. Well, our friends at PETA (People who Engage in Trite Arguments) decided that it would be a good idea to dress up in KKK outfits and protest at, get this, the Westminster Dog Show in NYC.


In case this humor is lost on you or you find this a perfectly normal practice, let me flesh this out a bit. Ask any carpet cleaner how people feel about their pets. Family pets are treated better than family members. Let's be honest here. Molly can get away with murder and I can't get away with diddly squat. What is treated better than family pets? I can only think of one thing: show dogs. Holy cow do these dogs live the life. Travel in first class, eat expensive meals, combed and groomed and bathed all the time, manis and pedis everyday, etc.

Why would PETA choose to protest this? You guessed it, inbreeding. They say that inbreeding is practiced to get pure bred show dogs and that many of them are deaf, blind, and have epilepsy. What? Are you serious? So, because breeders selectively breed two dogs they are equated with the KKK? Little bit of a stretch, but I can see the point. This is just funny. I have never heard of a show dog that is a deaf epileptic. PETA's evidence on that is anecdotal at best. No dog and no human is treated as well (or shall we say, ethically) as show dogs. What is the problem here people?

Well, it seems that activist groups have gone off the deep end. If this is a trend, here are some future stories that we can expect:

The Sierra Club protests that recycling plants emit too much CO2

Focus on the Family protests that too much prayer in school keeps kids from learning family values

The Heritage Foundation protests that Ronald Reagan's name is used too often and is a distraction to the conservative movement

Al Sharpton gathers a group to fight free speech by calling satire "racism" (oh wait, this one happened already)

ACORN protests illegals getting to vote because it diminishes the impact of dead people and Disney characters they register

Rush Limbaugh fights for the Fairness Doctrine just because Obama is against it

UAW workers vote against bailout to keep automakers in business because then they have to go to work to make money, which is very un-UAW

Democrats criticize Republican leadership because of reckless spending and pandering to special interest groups (oh, this one happened as well)

Until these events happen, I will be scouring the papers anxiously awaiting another stupid activist group to do something stupidly stupid.

This Week's Motto

Please click here for this week's motto

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The legend goes something like this (well, at least according to the infallible Wikipedia). A young pop group from Scotland has a band name all picked out: The Saxons. They think they want to make it big in America and don't think such a British name will be good. So they come up with ______ Rollers. They take a dart and throw it at a map of the US and hit Arkansas. Hmmmm. Arkansas Rollers. They don't like the sound of it and they realize that Bill Clinton is from that state, so they try again. The dart lands near Bay City, MI. Hmmmm. Bay City Rollers. Perfect. Let's start singing.

Enjoy I Only Want To Be With You


And of course S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night

Memory All alone in the moonlight I can dream of the old days Life was beautiful then I remember the time I knew what happiness was

I'm pretty sure my dad got (ironically) anonymously scolded by some old lady for letting me ride this very ride. Luckily, my experience was different than this poor chap's.

Find more videos like this on www.truveo.com.

Janice is not very nice

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Continuing Scottish week, enjoy Run by Snow Patrol

Hobbies Part (# of People in Brady Bunch family, not including Alice because she is just silly)

Making new friends on benches



Learning the fastest way to burn your house down (in case insurance fraud becomes necessary in the future)



Proving once and for all that Arby's IS pure gold (the regular fries, not the curly fries)


Watching our friends Jenny and Phill-diggity try and convince us that Halloween is an awesome day (although that is a sweet Kip costume)



Trying to fit in



Staring blankly at the carpet because you are so ticked that people put a lame orange bandana on you

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Well, I am back from Chicago and glad I made it out of town before the big storm. I missed it by mere minutes (hours really, but that's not as dramatic). Chicago was fun, especially as I ventured to get to the school without taxis, airport shuttles or a rental car. Train, walk, bus, walk, train, school shuttle, hotel shuttle. I traveled for about 1.5 hours for about 8 bucks. That is living. But, I did get sick of everyone telling me "you must not be from around here" because I was not wearing a jacket, scarf, and gloves despite it being 20 degrees. Then I had to explain to them that: no I am not from around here, I am from Texas, I like the cold, I just wish this blasted wind would stop blowing, the wind cuts right through my suit pants and I can no longer feel my legs, no I will not hold your child, no I did not vote for Obama, yes I do think MJ is the greatest basketball player ever (besides Tiny Tim), yes I have had the pizza here, yes I have been to Navy Pier, Texas is 75 degrees right now, does this train go to my stop?, do you know where the medical school is?, etc. etc. ad nauseam. But, all in all it was a lovely trip.

My compliments to the bloggo-filler-inner. She did a great job and really blindsided me with the Proclaimers song. Nice find indeed. I am going back to traditional Scottish music for today's songs.

Enjoy The Jaqueline Waltz by Brandon McPhee


Now hear Itchy Fingers and Scotland The Brave by The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland


Now, sit down, relax, and get ready as I introduce you to the Jimi Hendrix of pipers, Gordon Walker. It has been described that he has "magic fingers". Is he a myth? A legend? For real? You decide. This guy's talent is as unbelievable as the loch ness monster. But, you are about to witness live, undoctored video of Mr. Gordon Walker in what can only be described as "a jam session" with himself.


PS - Please excuse the random, pointless nature of this post. The equation is quite simple though: I like this music + no one reads blogs on the weekend = kind of strange post. Peace.

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Bonjour! I am glad yesterday's chanson was well received. I thought it was a winner. Thanks for your votes of confidence. Maybe in the near future we can have another Proclaimers song grace the blog..."500 Miles" perhaps? :) I'll put a note in to the blog master.

To avoid risking near death by beating from jenfra, I will oblige with a Franz Ferdinand ditty. I must confess, I am not all that familiar with this band (is it a band or just a singer with a band?!?) so I will post my favorite song of theirs (and, coincidentally, the only one I really know). KJ will have to oblige you with the more obscure of their stuff. Enjoy "Take Me Out".



That was a live version of the song. The music video couldn't be embedded but Click Here if you want to watch it on YouTube. It has many robotic arms, legs, and much much more.

Well, this hiatus of the blog man was much shorter than the last one so I must bid you adieu. Hopefully he will keep up the Scottish awesomeness! Adios!

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Hello again, all. I must say it's an honor and a privilege to accept the Scotland Week Challenge. Naturally, one of the first bands to come to mind was The Proclaimers. So I got to work trying to decide which song to post and this is what I came up with:



I must confess, I did not realize they did a cover of this song. I was pretty pumped to find it and I hope you enjoyed it in all its vintage MTV glory. I'll get working on selecting tomorrow's band pronto!

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The results of the independent study are in. My wife is a better blog-operator than me (even though this is my blog). Not only is she funnier, better looking, smarter, less abrasive, more tactful, easier to get along with, and has a better general disposition, apparently she also has better taste in music. As I am off to Chicago tomorrow for an interview, she will be in charge of the blog for the next two days. I hope she can keep up the momentum I have created.

But, because updating the blog was a little too easy during my trip to Cleveland, I am setting parameters to test how good she truly is at running, what has been called in many magazines and trade shows, "the most pointless blog to ever be conceived by man". She has two options: 1. Wimp out and not abide by the parameters or 2. Bring her game up a notch. We will shortly see if she is for real or if she is what the kids in The Sandlot would call "a can't-hack-it".

Here is the game. Today, I am kicking off a themed week. We are going to be celebrating bands from Scotland (this is just a cheap way of guaranteeing U2 does not make the blog while I'm gone. Come to find out Ireland is not Scotland). So, for the next week or so, the song of the day can only be bands from Scotland. Aha! Let's see how she does. Here is my first effort. These guys were voted on and rated the best band of all time from Scotland, and I would have to agree (emphasis mine). They are one of my favorites and definitely my favorite from Scotland. Enjoy a few ditties from Belle & Sebastian.

Funny Little Frog


I'm A Cuckoo


This song has been posted on the blog before, but the video is funny and it is one of my favorite B&S songs. The Blues Are Still Blue


You're up Kip.

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Whoa Nelly! Did I take it on the chin for yesterday's song or what?!? What is French for loser?!? Yesterday's song was less of a chanson du jour and more like a chanson de rail! Let's try and get this bad boy back on track. Sorry in advance Anonymous. I know that you and I were the only ones who liked yesterday's song, and I know that you do not like today's song (not because your identity is known, but rather I can extrapolate from your other opinions to predict, with stunning precision, if you will like a song or not), but I have to appease today. At least you will be able to enjoy the video, as I think it is pretty sweet, so just watch it on mute.

Jenfra, this song was picked for you. I tried to pick a OneRepublic song, but couldn't bring myself to put Stop and Stare on the blog. Just know I was thinking of you. But, I quickly went back to your blog and found a couple of Coldplay songs on your playlist. While I did not choose to play my wife's favorite Coldplay tune (and one that is on your playlist consequently), Clocks, I have instead chosen my favorite Coldplay song. I hope it is one that you like as well. The Scientist. I blog, I have no idea if you like Coldplay or not, so this is a bit of a gamble, but here goes.


PS - I hope everyone appreciates the fact that the video is being played in rewind while his lips are mouthing the words forwards. Legend has it that Chris Martin spent 4 days on a tour bus learning to mouth the words backwards so that when he was walking forwards he could sing the words backwards. Now, that is talent.

You Want Country Music? Here's Your Stinkin' Country Music

Anonymous, you want steel guitar? Check out Ben Kweller's new album. He has gone back to his Texas roots and created a very country album. Here is Fight from the new album, Changing Horses (get it?).

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I must say a few things before we get into today's song. First, I promise to never let a hostile takeover of this blog happen again. I mean country music is the worst it got this time, but next time the offender is threatening to escalate (i.e. U2, Eagles, and dare I say...Tim McGraw). I just can't allow such wrongdoings to my loyal reader. Second, Cleveland was nice. Thanks for asking. But, it is good to be back with internet that is not from 1984 and on a Mac.

Now, let's get down to bidness. Today's artist is widely considered to be a "pop star" so it is understandably strange that I like her music. But, I just can't help it. Red flag #2 against this lady is that she just cleaned up at the Grammy's a couple of nights ago. That right there is grounds for removal from my Ipod. But, despite everything I know about her, I still like the music. Don't ask me why. So, indulge me here folks. Enjoy Chasing Pavements by Adele

Cancion del Dia

Hola. Today's song is one of my favorites. You may remember it from a hair shampoo commercial. It's a catchy tune and is pretty solid in my opinion. So, without further delay, let me introduce The Propellerheads and Shirley Bassey with "History Repeating."



I hope that was enjoyable. And now, I must bid you farewell. The mister is on his flight on his way back to home sweet home. Hopefully I haven't disgraced the blog too much with my music!! :) Maybe I'll hijack it again some day soon. Later gators!

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Hello again from the Big D. Anonymous, it's like you read my mind! We "song people" must be on the same wavelength. Today we are going to pay homage to our roots...both mine and the mister's. Although he would never admit it himself, Mr. Jensen is quite the fan of the good old country music. Not the "poppish" stuff of today, but the classics. I do believe he has not posted any of this great music in order to avoid the vigorously supportive response (and possible teasing) he would get from Anonymous (perhaps with an "I told you so" or "what on earth have you been waiting for?" thrown into the mix).

But on to business...today we have a three-way tie for the Chanson du Jour. First and foremost...let's hear from your favorite and mine...Mr. George Strait!!

#1


What else can I say about this song? It combines my love of the great state of Texas, my love of the totally awesome George Strait, and my past history (according to my spousal unit). (Please ignore the appalling misspelling of his first name in the video title. I had no control over that!)

A close follow-up to this song (though it is so hard to choose one because there are just so many good ones) is the following:



This song has always been one of my favorites and I love when he uses it to introduce his band at his concerts!

Our second Chanson du Jour artist (I just had to do more than one since I have limited time to get these on here before the paterfamilias comes back) is Mr. Alan Jackson. Unfortunately, his video can't be embedded here but please Click Here to enjoy "Little Bitty."

Finally, we have none other than the greatness that is Alabama.



As you may or may not have noticed, this song has yet another subtle tribute to the great state that is Texas. I'm thinking the video and audio are not from the same event, but this video was much more entertaining than the one that has the stationary Alabama album cover on the screen for the entire song.

Well, I'm spent. Who knows what great songs will make their way to the blog tomorrow? I'm sure you all (all three of our readers, that is) are waiting with abated breath to find out!

Chanson du Jour Fo' Real

Hello everyone! Due to the Master of the House taking a brief hiatus to Cleveland for a podiatry school interview, I thought I would take the opportunity to hijack the blog and add my own spin. As anyone who knows me knows, I have an even more impeccable taste in music than my sweet husband. So without further delay...the Chanson du Jour for today (redundant, I know) is performed by none other than...an awesome little band by the name of Cake!



Peace out! If you are lucky...I just might treat you to another awesome chanson tomorrow.

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If you were to ask anyone in the know, "Who is the best thing going in indie music right now?" it would be hard to make a case against today's artist. His concerts are sold out months in advance. People (especially the ladies) travel for hundreds of miles to see him perform. He packs 'em in at every festival he plays. He has even been interviewed by MTV (where he told them his music sounds like a 6th grade band and that he wants people to wonder if his songs are genius writing or inane when they hear his music). Hailing from Michigan, he has set out on the ambitious task of making an album themed after every state in the US. He started with his home state which includes this song. Enjoy For The Widows in Paradise, For The Fatherless in Ypsilanti by Sufjan (pronounced soof-yawn) Stevens.


His next album was themed after Illinois and was called Illinoise. Enjoy Chicago from that album.

This Stings

The Onion lambastes both of my teams in the same report. Funny, though.

Finally!

I have been looking everywhere for this. Now, I finally know how to make one. Thanks howcast.com.

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Bright Eyes - At The Bottom of Everything

My Discovery About Myself

Well, it's official. I have a sixth sense. I can sense greatness. We often believed this to be true (just look at my personal tastes in everything), but it was confirmed on Sunday. I was just chillin' at Green Acres and decided to turn the Grammy's on. Now, no one hates the Grammy's more than me, but this is what was on when I tuned in.



That is all I needed to watch. We changed the channel after that. Radiohead's first appearance at the Grammy's ever. First TV appearance in the US in 9 years. And I got to see it. Now you have also been blessed. See ya.

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We play all these music videos on this blog, but we never really pay homage to our forefathers who came before us. So, today I bring you............the first music video ever played on MTV. Put that one in your useless trivia pipe and smoke it.

Enjoy, the ironic Video Killed The Radio Star by The Buggles

New Tetris Leader

Right after Christmas, the Tetris tourney had another lead change. In case you were not aware, Spencer Nelson has held the top score for almost two months now. He got to level 45 with 449 lines and 573,721 points. That has been taken down by 8.5 months pregnant Camille Jensen. Today, she scored 951,238 on level 60 with 590 lines.

She is anticipating Spencer will beat that in about 20 minutes from the time he reads this. But, once again, she is enjoying being number 1.

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The Libertines are a classic case of the rock and roll catch 22. Crack makes them brilliant. Crack breaks them up. Do you wish they never did crack? On one hand, the band would still be together. On the other hand, the music would never be as good. It's like The Beatles without the teenage girls.

Enjoy Don't Look Back Into The Sun by The Libertines

JET Crash

Jason "JET" Terry got worked last night by Dallas' own (and now a player for the Utah Spazz) Derron Williams. Enjoy. I know I did.

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Every once in so often a perfect storm forms in the music video industry creating a video that has it all. This is "such dutiful video" (if you did not laugh at that joke, go back and watch the Vincent Dooly videos). Let me just tell you the elements involved in making music video history with this dutiful video.

Spinning cameras, man in towel at a party, people in suspenders, woman in bathing suit with life jacket and beach ball at a party, Mary Poppins technology of incorporating animation with live action, hummingbird cannibalism, regurgitation of animated birds...etc.

Enjoy this acid trip courtesy of the band Born Ruffians. This is Hummingbird


PS - Born Ruffians have what I think is a catchier song, but the video is a little gruesome for this G-Rated blog. If you are feeling like listening to a good song while watching Haunted House-style violence (complete with fake blood and guts and farm animals eating said guts) watch the video for I Need A Life.

Hobbies Part (# of Continents on Earth)

*Remember you can click on the picture to enlarge it*

Disrupting beauty sleep with our camera flash


Wearing sports gear of our favorite NBA team because everyone else roots for them too because they are SOOOO awesome!!!!!!! (this was an edit by my editor; original text was "wearing sports gear of sorry teams because no one else roots for them")



Taking pictures of famous prisons (we were told that this is where all the crooks in DC were)


Being prepared for any tourist emergency


Standing in the front left frame of other people's pictures


Enjoying fine dining with random grandpas

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Once again for the chanson du jour, we go down to Australia. This time we are favored to hear from The Cat Empire. Enjoy No Longer There. This song is really, really slow for this band, but is good nonetheless. Most of their songs are quite upbeat, almost ska-ish. For a good taste of their faster songs, I would recommend, Sly, The Car Song, Protons Neutrons and Electrons, and In My Pocket.


And just to tick off Anonymous, and please the French-speaking crowd (1 person I believe), here is The Cat Empire singing L'Hotel de Californie.

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WARNING: this video contains much violence that may offend some of you. The rest of you, who have been desensitized by our violent society, enjoy Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? by She & Him.


PS - In case you didn't recognize her, that is Zooey Deschanel, who plays Jovie in the movie Elf

Denny's? More like Donty's

Per the Super Bowl commercial, Denny's gave away a free grand slam breakfast to anyone who graced them with their presence between 6am and 2pm today. Still, no one darkened the door of a Denny's. Does that tell you something? LONG LIVE WAFFLE HOUSE!!!!!!

Translation: Democrat to American

In case you were not aware, we had a great and historic election in 2008. A hotly contested battle between McLame and Obama that ended with Obama getting 53% of the vote and McOld getting 46%. I am one of the 57 million Americans that voted (begrudgingly) for McDemocrat. My team lost (make no mistake though, I lost when McDork won the nomination - how, I will never know). Now, those of you who know me know that I am not a poor loser. In fact I am quite a good loser. Years of practice have really molded me into a gracious, if not undaunted, loser.

So, after the election, I started to look for the good in Obama and the Demoloons. I tried to put aside my disinterest of the poor, minorities, women, and sick children that we conservatives have and look at the situation objectively. The results of my research are quite surprising. The only reason that 100% of the American people did not jump on the Obama cultwagon was that they simply do not understand Democrat. It was a language issue! I was astounded at this. So, I have put together a translation of this foreign (to some of us) language into American. I hope this clarifies things so we can all become Democrat.

First, let's start with some simple vocabulary that may need clarification.

1. progressive = liberal (progressive just sounds better; no one wants to be liberal, but everyone wants to be progressive - like Radiohead)
2. African-American = 1/2 black and 1/2 white; us Americans think of African-American as one of African descent who is now an American. Silly us
3. Lobbyists = Anyone who deals with the Republican Party; there are no lobbyists on the Democrat side. Are you starting to see now?
4. Middle Class = Those under the poverty line; everyone else are "the rich"; alternate meaning for "the rich" is Republican (Hollywood types and other famous libs are not "rich" because they care)
5. Tax cuts for the middle class = $1000 "tax rebate" check to the people that pay no taxes (this is an extension on the definition of "middle class")
6. bipartisan = Republicans agreeing with Democrats (never the reverse)

OK, now that we have some terms down, let's look at some things going on in the Obama administration. I will put the event in italics and the explanation in regular type. I hope this is helping. Here we go.

1. The vote on the stimulus package in the House was partisan - the vote against the bill had support from both Democrats and Republicans (bipartisan in American) and the vote for the bill had only support from Democrats; so, since the Republicans did not agree with the Democrats, according to definition #6 above, the vote cannot be bipartisan
2. Geithner, Daschle, and Killefer don't pay taxes - Democrats are ok with raising taxes because they just don't pay them. This one is really quite simple once it is translated.
3. Obama puts dozens of former lobbyists in his White House despite campaign promises not to do that - Lobbyists are defined by Obama and the Dems (check definition above for general rule); if they say so-and-so is not a lobbyist, they are not a lobbyist. End of discussion.
4. The definition of global warming changes to "climate change" as the earth cools - were there more or less hurricanes this year than last? if so, climate change. were there more or less floods than last year? if so, the climate has changed. Also, since CO2 is a global warming causing gas, no one can exhale and we can all watch the plant life on earth die. Have fun.
5. Stimulus bill to create 3-4 million jobs has hundreds of billions of dollars of pork in it - anything that supports liberal ideology is considered stimulus for the economy (i.e. birth control for Nigeria and inner city kids, $ to fight STDs, $ for National Endowment for the Arts, etc.- all these things will create jobs and stimulate the economy)
6. Obama appears on Al-Jazeera TV, but not FoxNews - Hannity is the enemy, not Al-Qaeda
7. Gitmo is closed for good but no Republicans voted for the stimulus bill - the new administration is willing to listen to terrorists and Iran, but not the Republicans

I hope these findings are as helpful to you as they were to me. Once you understand what the Dems are saying, what they are doing makes perfect sense. If you only speak American, it would seem that they are lying, hypocriting, and deceiving, but with proper knowledge of their language, it is clear that they are just doing what is best for the American people. Enjoy your day.

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Welcome Home by Radical Face. Radical Face, for those of you who may not have known this, is one of the side projects by Ben Cooper. The other good one is Electric President. Just in case you didn't know that either.

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Just for Phill. Jenfra, make sure he watches (and enjoys) the whole thing.

Neil Diamond, Sweet Caroline