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I am not going to vote for Donald J. Trump.   Why you may ask?  Here is why (references at bottom) : The ex-President lie about election results, denied the peaceful transition of power, instigated an insurrection, is a sex offender, a convicted fraud and denigrates others. But that's only the beginning. He is not fit to be president. See below for full list. Interf ered  with the peaceful transfer of power Tried  to  overturn election results with false claims, Election denialism Instig ated  the insurrection Threat  to  our freedoms and basic rights Did not  uphold the Constitution, dereliction of duty Threat  to  national security Abuse  of  power, cronyism Weaken ed our  alliances, wanted to dissolve NATO Misman agement  of Covid response Dismis ses  global climate change Convict ed  felon Sex of fender Misogy nist Fundamental lack of character, insults, demeans others Dis...

This is pretty bruising at the White House Correspondents dinner: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/04/29.html#a8104

Meet Lurch , The new face of the Bush Administration!

Neil Young: 'Let's Impeach the President' http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/18/leisure.young.reut/index.html

http://www.comcast.net/news/international/index.jsp?cat=INTERNATIONAL&fn=/2006/04/12/366121.html&cvqh=itn_cocaine

Now the pigs are in trouble. From the April 6 Drudge Report

- Ralphie, The Simpsons Bush says Iraq faces "moment of choosing" http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/24/bush.reut

Chalk up another victory for Dubya! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060223/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

What would you expect from an Exxon shitbag? Reuters

For any pigs who have access to the Sundance Channel, search your listings and find a way to see "Tom Dowd and the Language of Music." Here's a link to Sundance's description: http://www.sundancechannel.com/film/?ixFilmID=3381&rname=The+Film+Finder Lemme put it this way. Tom Dowd was 16-year old working on the Manhattan Project. So he's kinda talented. But after the war he decides to go into the recording business as Ahmet Ertegun's engineering wiz at Atlantic, working with everybody. No, EVERYBODY. Dizzy, Coltrane,Aretha, Cream, The Allman Brothers...the list goes on. He's one of the most significant producers in the history of recorded music. It was amazing watching him at the console replaying the Derek & The Dominoes Layla sessions master tapes, reviewing the Duane Allman/Eric Clapton guitar interplay. This documentary's fantastic.

George W.'s weekly radio address: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/43781

So good, I had to do it again.

Here I sit, in my comfortable chair, slowing going blind, with a dish of antipasto in front of me and a song in my ears. I realize I have become addicted to Google Video. Here is one of the finer moments: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7566539394950322025 My, how tasty the sopressata and fontenella! Happy Holidays, Pigs!

Some of the lads and I checked out X at Roseland Friday night. Shit, that was the best rock show I've seen in a looong time. Billy Zoom, DJ Bonebreak and John Doe laying it down! They did all my faves from Under the Big Black Sun. Great show, great songs, great punk chicks who are now my age and look it, too. And Tim Robbins got up on stage and sang! I saw him scurrying out the door after the show and had to pat him on the back and thank him for singing. He mumbled something like "Thanks.." and ran off into the night. Stupendous.

Neil had a birthday, but one of his influences passes away... Link Wray Dies in Copenhagen Updated 09:10 PST Mon, Nov 21 2005 (Associated Press) Guitar master Link Wray, the father of the power chord in rock 'n' roll who inspired such legends as Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Pete Townshend, has died. He was 76. Wray died November 5 at his home in Copenhagen, his wife and son said on his Web site. No cause of death was given, but his family said his heart was "getting tired." He was buried November 18 after a service at Copenhagen's Christian Church. "While playing his guitar he often told the audience, 'God is playing my guitar, I am with God when I play,'" his wife, Olive, and son, Oliver Christian, wrote. "We saw you go with God, you were smiling." Wray, who played in his trademark leather jacket, developed a style considered the blueprint for heavy metal and punk music. He is best known for his 1958 instrumental "Rumble,...