• Long day today. It’s fair week here in Rock Springs, aka “Hell Week” to those of us who live and work near the fair grounds. #
• cruefest was awesome. It’s been almost twenty years since I saw them last, and they are better than ever. #

I went to a Motley Crue concert this weekend and it was absolutely awesome. Well, the music, and the show were awesome. I was just a little bit perturbed about the political undertones that played on the screens on either side of the stage, though. The porn fest that played on the screens was a little over the top, but it was expected. It was a rock concert after all. The political undertone was kind of out of line though. It’s no wonder kids are flocking after Obama if this is where they get their political educations.

During the songs, the clips showed images of former dictators ruling with iron hands, and President George Bush intermingled with them. It said over and over, “Fact: Governments control people with fear,” and it when on to show images of war, 9/11, and a flash by quote reading, “World Trade Center Building 7,” which obviously refers to the conspiracy theory that building 7 was destroyed by the U.S. government to hide a cover up of the “real” 9/11 perpetrators. While the band screamed, “Shout at the Devil,” President Bush’s image flashed on the screens, flipping off the crowd, and morphed into an image of the devil.

Rock rebellion? Of course! But it does beg the question, how much influence should a bunch of former drug addicts have on America’s political climate? And it’s not just Motley Crue! Rock bands and other performers all over the country are using their concerts and albums as a soapbox to spew their political rhetoric. Green Day, Audioslave, Antiflag, the Dixie Chicks, Ludacris, and more, use their music and their shows to indoctrinate our nations youth into a anti-nationalist fervor.

We have a whole new generation of idiots who think Che Gueverra is a hero and that Fidel Castro is misunderstood. They think that Hugo Chavez is a modern day Don Quixote and that socialism is just the cutest thing to come our way since Hello Kitty! It’s a budding electorate that doesn’t know or understand that our nation spent the better part of half a century in a cold war fighting exactly the kind of “Economic Justice” in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics that they are begging Barrack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid to institute here in the United States. They think that socialism is cool because it will be “sticking it to the man,” but they don’t realize that in a socialist state, “the man” isn’t the guy with the money, he’s the guy who will tell them how to spend theirs. He will tell them where to work. He will tell them how much they will make. He will tell them what doctor they can see and what kind of car they can drive. He will tell them that in the name of “Economic Justice” they will have to sacrifice “Economic Opportunity” and “Economic Freedom!”

They were right, governments use fear to control you, but don’t forget, would be despots use fear of the government to control you. Fidel and Che used fear of the government to take control of Cuba. They then killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people for no more than to make examples out of them. Hugo used fear of the government to take control of Venezuela. He then nationalized billions of dollars of private industries, including oil and energy companies, communications companies, and news agencies. Now, he controls Venezuela’s press, and of course they only report the good things about him.

Barrack is also using fear of the government to take control of America. He talks about socializing medicine and housing, raising capital gains taxes, and re-imposing the “Fairness Doctrine” that requires that radio stations give equal air time to the socialists if they give air time to conservatives. It also would require those radio stations to re-staff their management with democrats and liberals. It doesn’t, however, make the same requirement of the already left leaning network television stations, nor does it make the same requirement of the already left leaning newspaper industry. In short, once he seizes control, he plans on making sure he keeps it. The democrat controlled congress will rush take away our right to bear arms, as Castro did. They will act quickly to redistribute the wealth of hard working Americans to those that will give the democrats an iron voting block in the future, and ensure their long iron fisted rule.

America is going to hell in a hand basket and it is going fast! And do you know what? America’s youth is going to follow along smiling, because Motley Crue puts on one hell of a show.

Gore’s investment in this company took place about two years before he released his oscar winning movie, “An Inconvenient Truth.” I don’t know about you, but it’s pretty obvious to me why.

Gore’s ‘carbon offsets’ paid to firm he owns.

You know, sometimes it’s just funny. Do you think Al Gore has visited?

Gloomy summer headed toward infamy: Life | adn.com.

• Heading to Denver for CrueFest! #
• All of my websites go hacked yesterday so I’ve spent even more hours rebuilding. Arghhhh! #

• Completely redid http://www.islandrichards.com and got http://www.wisdomworld.com back up and running correctly. They look pretty good I think. #
• I’ve been updating all my websites. Long hours. Lot’s of brain drain. #

Happy Fourth of July! I hope everyone has a safe, enjoyable holiday. While you’re grilling those burgers, though, take a moment to remember what you’re celebrating. 232 years of independence from the oppression of the British empire. Honor those who fought and died for that freedom so long ago by respecting it and fighting for it today. Don’t allow our country today to fall under the same oppression from either world governments or our own.

Stay involved! Sign those petitions! Write your leaders! Call your leaders! Choose your leaders! Vote!

Love your country, and fight to keep it the country you love.

Enjoy!

Wisdom

Artistic freedom my ass. More like opportunistic soap-boxing. I have to wonder how Rene Marie would have felt had the confederate flag been hanging above the Stars and Stripes while she sang her poor substitution. That would have been wrong, just like what she did was wrong. No flag should be flown above the Star Spangled Banner and no song should be sang in place of “The Star Spangled Banner.”

Sure, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” reflects the history of blacks in our nation and their struggle for freedom, but “The Star Spangled Banner” reflects the history of our entire nation’s struggle for freedom.

One word describes her actions: disrespect. 

I know I am asking for it, but I have to say that the very same African-Americans (yeah, I know, I used a stupid hyphen-label, I won’t let it happen again) that claim they are trying to unite our country are the ones who seem to me to be the most divisive. Ms. Marie didn’t lift up black Americans with her blatant disrespect and stupidity, she pushed them down. She screamed out loud, “Our anthem, our struggle, and our history, is more important than yours!” and sledge hammered the wedge of racial divide in our nation just a little bit wider. She spit in the face of people like Mayor John Heckenlooper and City Council President Michael Hancock, who made a solid effort to bridge that divide when they invited her to sing at an important public meeting.

Good job Rene, you’re a hero.

Wisdom

 

‘Black national anthem’ stirs controversy for city

posted by: Tiffani Lupenski updated by: Nicole Lewis and Jeffrey Wolf reported by: Thanh Truong updated by: Dan Boniface and: Kyle Clark     18 hrs ago

DENVER – Mayor John Hickenlooper’s annual State of the City address may get more attention for what wasn’t included than what was. “I don’t think it’s fair artistic expression,” said Gov. Bill Ritter (D-Colorado) of the incident. He made the comments on The Mike Rosen Show on 850 KOA on Wednesday. At the start of the event Tuesday morning, City Council President Michael Hancock introduced singer Rene Marie to perform the national anthem. Instead, she performed the song “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” which is also known as the “black national anthem.” When she finished, the audience responded with mild applause. The national anthem was never performed. Governor Bill Ritter (D-Colorado) discussed the incident on The Mike Rosen Show on 850 KOA on Wednesday morning, calling it “inappropriate.” “I don’t think it’s fair artistic expression,” said Ritter. [READ MORE...]