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I'm a Democrat from New Hampshire and I voted for Obama (regrettably). Wish I could vote in this election. I'd vote for Scott Brown. Martha Coaxley is an idiot and an Obama tool to boot.
Can't wait till Obamacare goes down in flames. My party has left me. Way too socialist. I'm now an independent.
What ever happened to professionalism? You just don't use a "VoIP and Gadgets" blog to sell a political point of view using a veiled attempt at bipartisanship.
Never once did I think to myself, "hey, self, do yo think Tom Keating is a winger with an agenda?". Want to know why? Because Tom Keating used to be a blogger about "VoIP and Gadgets" and used to have a slot on my feed reader.
Seriously, politics doesn't belong here.
I did warn you to close your browser window at the 42s mark. People just can't follow directions. [sigh] Ah well. That said, I don't agree entirely with the video's message. I don't think we're "threatened by a tyrannical government". That would imply we're under a tyrant. Then again, what do you call a government that doesn't listen to the people. The American people are against healthcare being rammed down their throats by our so-called representatives in Congress. So indeed what is happening is a form of tyranny.
Scratch my previous statement - I do agree with the video in its entirety.
As for not doing politics in my blog, well it is a blog, so it will have some of my personal opinions and views. Gadget blog Gizmodo leans Left and Boing Boing is super-Left wing, so plenty of other gadget-blogs have political slants. I rarely make political views known, but if something is truly interesting, I won't censor myself either.
If you're going to mix politics and business, you might as well tell the full story of hot button issues, such as Brown being an anti-abortion, pro-corporate, pro-war candidate. (The corporate and war stances, by the way, being Obama-supported positions.)
Also, if Brown wins, this just means that the Democrats go to a legislative procedure that gets rid of the filibuster, shuts out the Republicans completely and produces an even worse healthcare bill based solely on the Senate bill. Whereas if Coakley wins, they will continue deliberations to negotiate between the House and Senate bills. Neither are great options, but if your top concern is voting against a bad healthcare bill, it will actually be worse if Brown gets elected in terms of middle-class tax burden and handouts to drug companies. But, hey, why let reality get in the way of a shiny commercial and partisan politics?
MA voters are between a rock and a hard place choosing between a couple of mediocrities who have little to no substantive experience in effectively supporting meaningful legislation. But don't pretend that voting for Brown will actually prevent this healthcare bill from being passed. It's more likely that it will lead to increasingly polarizing actions from the Democrats that lead to the future complete marginalization of the minority party of the House and Senate in the short run.
>>anti-abortion, pro-corporate, pro-war candidate.
anti-abortion -
Who cares? Not like 1 Senator out of 100 can pass a law banning abortion. Abortion is a red herring used by Democrats to get votes. Personally, I think it should be a state issue not a federal one since nowhere in the Constitution does it give a women the right to an abortion - Roe v. Wade's 5-4 incorrect decision notwithstanding. That said, probably 45 states would pass laws allowing abortions. The other 5 states that elect representatives that do ban the practice - well if that's what their state's citizens want. We are a representative Republic. If Georgia bans abortion and you want one, then move or drive to another state to get one. Or vote at the ballot box to support STATE candidates that are pro-abortion.
pro-corporate -
f you mean pro-profits, I think the majority of Americans would like to see their companies make more profit so their salaries increase. If you mean you'd like to see government set salary caps on executives, tax them to death and "spread the wealth around", well, I think most Americans don't support Marxism. Pro-corporate could also mean let businesses explore new profit opportunities, like drilling for more oil, which many Democrats oppose. Personally, I'm all for alternative energy, but I think we should also drill.
pro-war -
Nobody is pro-war. The question is do we get out of Iraq & Afghanistan tomorrow, 1-2 years from now, or 10 years from now -- and what are the regional affects on such a decision. Iraq is going well last I checked and we're on target to get out. As for Afghanistan, it's Obama and many of the Democrats who said Afghanistan was the "Just War". I think Coakley showed extreme naivete when she said there are "no more terrorists in Afghanistan."
>>Also, if Brown wins, this just means that the Democrats go to a legislative procedure that gets rid of the filibuster, shuts out the Republicans completely and produces an even worse healthcare bill based solely on the Senate bill
Sure, if the Democrats want to tick off Independents and Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats and lose 60 seats in the House, they could do that. Going the reconciliation route would be a disaster for Democrats.
>> it will actually be worse if Brown gets elected in terms of middle-class tax burden and handouts to drug companies.
Democrats still control both houses of Congress, plus the Presidency. I'll take a Brown win & his filibuster against national healthcare. Then I'll take my chances that the near-super-majority Democrats won't tax the middle class to death. Not to mention I doubt 1 Senator in a minority party (only 41 Senators) will set the legislative agenda.
>>MA voters are between a rock and a hard place choosing between a couple of mediocrities who have little to no substantive experience in effectively supporting meaningful legislation
Agreed. But you could throw Obama into that mix as well. He was Senator for less than 2 years and he voted "present" most of the time. He does however have leadership and oratory skills, which is a big reason why he won. You could say the same about Scott Brown. Little legislative experience, but a heart and desire to lead and he is very personable. I'd take an average Joe over an elitist person who has been in Congress for 12+ years from either political party. They've lost touch with the majority of Americans. They think they know what's best for us and vote against the wishes of their constituencies.
Americans don't want national healthcare and they certainly don't want it rammed down their throats. November 2010 will be a bloodbath for Democrats if they don't start legislating from the "middle". Work on the economy and jobs and not a multi-trillion dollar healthcare entitlement that taxes the producers and gives it to non-producers -- or less-income producers that pay less taxes.
Can someone identify the background music in the Massachusetts Miracle video?
I"ve been looking for it-contacted Hans Zimmer because it sounds like music from Batman Begins and Dark Knight but was told he didn't write. I contacted Scott Brown's office and was told it just popped up on YouTube. It may have never run on tv at all.
Come on, SOMEBODY'S gotta know what this music is!!!!
Incredibly, INCREDIBLY powerful!!!!
PLEASE, if anyone knows what this is, pls post it!
Somebody told me "Conan the Barbarian" but I don't think that's it.
Dan
did you find out what the music is?? I would like to know too.
Roger
Roger / Anyone -
No, I have not yet found out what this music is. I e-mailed the video's producer, Mr. Jeff Davis, who works for "mnmajoritydotorg" and asked him what the music was and, regrettably, he said he doesn't remember, that he just grabbed something that fit off of YouTube. I asked him to check his PC history and he said it was wiped clean already. He did say it was one complete, unedited song (other than the gunshots/yelling in the first few seconds was added in by him).
I've heard people suggest "Conan the Barbarian", "The Last Mohegian (Mohican)", "V for Vendetta" and various "Batman" movies. Someone else said that they recognized it from a musical montage of Australia's first episode of "So You Think You Can Dance" but no musical credit was given to it on the show.
I'd think the best bet would be to e-mail the producers of Australia's "So You Think You Can Dance" show and ask them or to search for various movie soundtrack fan sites and ask them to help identify it.
Thoughts?
The music, for those interested, is one of many arrangements of "Lux Aeterna" by Clint Mansell. Wikipedia.com has an entry that lists some of the places where the piece is performed. However, it seems that this particular arrangement is called Requiem for a Tower. Go here to buy the track:
http://www.amazon.com/Corner-Stone-Cues-Presents-Requiem/dp/B0025TNR3Q
I sent the link to ASCAP to see if they could identify it. Sounds like it's from a movie but I've listed to quite a few (Lord of the Rings, Mohicans, lots of Hans Zimmer compositions) and nothing fits exactly.
the music we're looking for is not Lux Aeterna-sounds similar but don't think it's the one
Jack -
What is ASCAP? (posting here in case you don't see my other post on the washingtonexaminerdotcom site)
FOUND IT!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Jack Selber / anyone interested in the music used in the "Massachusetts Miracle" video....
It's by "Audiomachine", a music production facility for commercial film promotions. This track is from their Platinum Series III album, "Eterna". The track is "Beyond Good and Evil". YES, this is IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Supposedly it is not commercially available but I just started to look for it on the web.
Special thanks to "lewko1" who posted the answer to this myster on YouTube!!!!!!!!