Colbert Skewers Bush
Sunday, April 30, 2006

Stephen Colbert of The Daily Show and now The Colbert Report really did a job on Bush last nite. He was asked to host the WH Press Corp correspondence dinner. What the MSM didn't realize was that Colbert is not one of them and he only plays a republican on TV. Dubya was not amused, he had a scowl on his face, leaned back in his chair and clapped half-heartedly. I guess Bush's bubble doesn't include Comedy Central, if so he would have been prepared for the onslaught. Colbert's performance really puts Jon Stewart's Oscar MC to shame. Jon didn't have Bush in attendence and still whimped out on a lot of jokes, Colbert stood 5 feet away and let it go. The MSM will continue to downplay last nite but Colbert just dropped the gauntlet and setup the biggest challenge we have ever seen. Colbert's stock just rose 500% and I bet you will see more reporters ride his coattails and actually report the news.

Some of the memorable lines are below:

Colbert, who spoke in the guise of his talk show character, who ostensibly supports the president strongly, urged the Bush to ignore his low approval ratings, saying they were based on reality, “and reality has a well-known liberal bias.”

He attacked those in the press who claim that the shake-up at the White House was merely re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. “This administration is soaring, not sinking,” he said. “If anything, they are re-arranging the deck chairs on the Hindenburg.”

He claimed that the Secret Service name for Bush's new press secretary is "Snow Job." Colbert also made biting cracks about missing WMDs, “photo ops” on aircraft carriers and at hurricane disasters, melting glaciers and Vice President Cheney shooting people in the face. He advised the crowd, "if anybody needs anything at their tables, speak slowly and clearly on into your table numbers and somebody from the N.S.A. will be right over with a cocktail. "

Observing that Bush sticks to his principles, he said, "When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday."

Posted by mardenhill 4/30/2006 03:10:00 PM 0 comments    

Happy 2000
Friday, April 28, 2006

I just made it to 2000 visits of my blog, next step 1 million......

Posted by mardenhill 4/28/2006 10:46:00 AM 1 comments    

Its Pete Again, Made The Front Page Of Drudge

Pete Doherty has taken it to a new level and the pathetic piece of shit should be locked up for life. The Sun has printed a picture of him shooting up an unconscious fan with heroin, how many more arrests will it take before this scumbag is locked away. I amazes me that people still think he's musical genius, the guy has no talent and is a mess. I know I sound like a bitter old man crititizing the youth of today but someone needs to. Stuff like Marilyn Manson is no big deal, he pushes the envelope but never condoned drug use. Kurt Cobain, Layne Stanley and Scott Weiland all were addicts but didn't wear it as a badge of honor. They wrote about it, songs how addiction kills, they were more a poster child for not doing drugs. Pete on the otherhand invites everyone into his world hoping to bring more people down with him. As for Kate Moss, rumors are she is back with him. If that's the case, she deserves to be locked up and her career taken away.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006190560,00.html

Posted by mardenhill 4/28/2006 10:28:00 AM 1 comments    

Tick Tock, Tick Tock
Thursday, April 27, 2006

Rumors are a flying and speculation runs wild. Will Rove get indicted, could it be tomorrow, will he resign? Rove met for the 5th time on Wednesday with Fitz and tomorrow the grand jury convenes for another session. Some say its too early to get an indictment just after 2 days but that hasn't stopped other juries. If an indictment comes down tomorrow, could this spell the end of the Rove era? Will Rove be able to get involved in races this November or will he have to take a seat? If Rove is out of commission, this may bode well for Dems, unless he calls the shots behind the curtain where he is most dangerous. One could look at it this way, if Rove is indicted, no Repub would want to be caught in a 1 mile radius of him let alone take advice.

I will keep u posted on the latest of Rove's fate as more news becomes available.
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MSNBC reports Rove believes he is in legal jeopardy

Karl Rove has described his three and a half hour meeting with a grand jury as grueling, and is more worried about being prosecuted than ever, MSNBC is reporting.

RAW STORY has also learned that an MSNBC report tonight revealed that one of Rove's lawyers said the presidential adviser described his fifth grand jury appearance as "hell." MSNBC's David Shuster appeared live on Keith Olbermann's 8pm show this evening and stated that Rove was surprised by the tone of the questions as well as the length of time he was required to testify.

Shuster agreed with Olbermann that it was "easy to imagine" that Rove's legal situation was the cause of his recent reduction of responsibilities. However, he added, "I don't see there's any chance that Karl Rove's going to resign, barring an indictment."

The three and a half hour duration is considered highly unusual for a fifth appearance before a grand jury, Shuster reported. Also not boding well for Rove is the fact that the grand jury plans to meet tomorrow. Some are speculating that an indictment for Rove may be handed up tomorrow, though others have claimed such a fast turnaround time is unlikely.

One MSNBC commentator claimed that the fifth appearance also ties the record held by Betty Currie, former President Bill Clinton's personal secretary.

Posted by mardenhill 4/27/2006 09:05:00 PM 0 comments    

Something Wicked This Way Comes

I just turned on Woxy Vintage and the 2nd song in happened to be the Crash Test Dummies "mmm,mmm,mmm,mmm". It freaked me out seeing that I just made fun of it in my previous post as being one of the worst songs of the 90s. I can't remember the last time I heard that song, just 12 hours after mocking it, they play it. Either Woxy programmers are reading my blog or there is some vengeful bad music spirit out there haunting me.........

Posted by mardenhill 4/27/2006 09:00:00 AM 2 comments    

Here We Go Again........
Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Wow, I don't know whats worse, Courtney Love putting out another solo her working with Linda Perry. "Hey, what's going on" was probably the worst song of the 90s, well it was tied with mmbop and mmm,mmm,mmm (Crash Test Dummies). Courtney was at her peak when Kurt Cobain wrote her stuff and she would just sing. Billy Corgan wrote her next record which had a couple good songs but left to her own devices we ended up with America's Sweetheart. Courtney is far from the queen of rock n roll, if you were to crown a person it would probably be Patti Smith or PJ Harvey.
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Courtney Love's 'rehab was really good'

Co-songwriter reveals album progress

Courtney Love is currently hard at work on her next album after hooking up with songwriter Linda Perry.

Perry - the former 4 Non Blondes singer and the person behind songs by Christina Aguilera and Pink - has vowed to bring back the singer from what she described as her "crap-ass" last record, 2004's 'America's Sweetheart'.

"My dedication right now is to bring back the queen of rock and roll, and that's Courtney Love," she said. "That woman is brilliant, and I can't allow myself as a music lover and someone who really respects that artist to go down with 'America's Sweetheart'. That record sucked. She knows it. The world knows it. It was a horrible, crap-ass record."

Despite being in the early stages of working together, Perry has told MTV News that things are going well so far.

"She's really focused, pleasure to be around, looks great, sounds great, really great ideas, great songs she's written ... so rehab was really good," she joked. "My job now is to make that ([/a]Courtney Love[/a]) rock and roll record that everybody's gonna love."

Posted by mardenhill 4/26/2006 08:38:00 PM 2 comments    

Happy 1000

Just 1000 more days til January 20th, when a new president takes over and Bush is out of office. I've got the Champagne chilled and ready to go......

Posted by mardenhill 4/26/2006 08:32:00 PM 5 comments    

Rove to Testify Again in CIA Leak Case

Well, well, well Rove is back again in front of the Grand Jury for the 5th time to clear up some loose ends on the Valerie Plame case. Could this mean that Rove may be indicted soon? It would be nice to see him go down before he starts his carpet bombing of all dems for the November election. Rove's back is against the wall, he is a trapped wild animal and will strike out against anyone and everyone. This is why the dems need to be ready for the swiftboating to start and to beat him to the punch. With an indictment hanging over his head, Rove may be neutured but he also may be more dangerous. I have a feeling the 2006 election cycle will be the nastiest on record, losing 1 or both houses will spell defeat for Bush. Stay tuned, I will keep u updated on the latest twists and turns on Rovegate.

Posted by mardenhill 4/26/2006 12:21:00 PM 0 comments    

I know Its Only Game 3 But......

Damn them Redwings, they lost last nite in OT. When I went to bed they were down 3-1 so I was prepared for a defeat but not an OT one. At that point when they tie it up and reach OT the victory should be ours.

Its still early, only game 3 but the wings may be cursed with the winning of the President's trophy and losing early in the playoffs.

The 1st period last nite was spent in the penalty box, anything from 5 on 4, 5 on 3, 4 on 4 you name it, the configuration was there. I hope the wings can pull this off because I have big plans for 2 parades this summer, the Redwings and the Pistons. With both teams winning, it will keep Detroit on the national radar for another year. We are still riding the wave from the Superbowl, lets keep it going.......

Posted by mardenhill 4/26/2006 08:56:00 AM 1 comments    

Hey Buddy, Can I Borrow 3 Grand?
Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Yesterday Apple released its 17 inch macbook pro, its only $2800. Tack on applecase and u are at 3 grand. Yes its a great laptop but I think the pricetag is a bit high. Apple is phasing out the ibook and replacing them with the macbook, for those of you looking for a new laptop these should be perfect for you. They will be on the intel chip, not sure if they will be duo core or not, no specs are out on them. I think they will be out in the next couple months, just in time for the back to school rush.


As rumored, Apple announced the 17" MacBook Pro today at the NAB conference.

The new 17-inch MacBook Pro features a stunning aluminum enclosure just one inch thin, weighs only 6.8 pounds, includes a built-in iSight™ video camera for video conferencing on-the-go, and the breakthrough Front Row media experience with Apple Remote. The new 17-inch MacBook Pro also features a MagSafe™ Power Adapter, invented by Apple especially for mobile users.

Posted by mardenhill 4/25/2006 08:35:00 AM 3 comments    

Way To Go Mick
Monday, April 24, 2006

Even with his grandma arms, Mick socks it to Dubya.....
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Mick beats George to suite

The hotel last night admitted US secret service agents vetted the accommodation — and confirmed that Bush would no longer be staying there.

An American Embassy official refused to say where he was now staying for “security reasons”.

Mick takes a swipe at Bush, 59, on the latest Stones album A Bigger Bang, savaging his Iraq War policy.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006180696,00.html

Posted by mardenhill 4/24/2006 09:52:00 AM 2 comments    

Babyshambles Vs Dirty Pretty Things
Sunday, April 23, 2006

Its Carl's turn now to release a cd that sounds just like the Libertines. Carl and another guy from the band formed Dirty Pretty Things who will release their debut cd in a couple weeks. Pete (the drug addict) released Babyshambles earlier this year to little fanfare stateside. I doubt Carl's cd will do much better but both will be big sellers across the pond. The Libertines had their moment in the sun, their debut cd was full of sex, alcohol, drugs and a lot of the Clash. Their followup had Carl taking the lead since Pete couldn't stay clean. Pete left the band, bounced in and out of rehab and found himself arrested 3x in one day. Not sure how someone does that but I think the loser should be locked up not influencing young british punks with his drug addict lifestyle. I don't want Pete to OD, he will become a martyr. Instead I would love to see him rot in jail for the rest of his life. We all knew Kurt Cobain was addicted to heroin but he didnt run around getting arrested and missing shows.

I have heard a few tracks from Dirty Pretty Things, they are not bad but you would think you were listening to the Libertines. Same as the Babyshambles but that cd is more sloppy you can tell they were all strung out recording it. Seeing that the British music scene has been lacking as of late, we are left to follow the lives of a 2nd rate band and its fighting members.

Posted by mardenhill 4/23/2006 06:51:00 PM 1 comments    

Liberal Vs Conservative Blogs
Friday, April 21, 2006

Here are some screenshots of numbers to some of the hottest blogs on the internet. The 1st one is Daily Kos with over 340 million visits. Kos is a liberal site with a very large online community. Kos also wrote a book "Crashing The Gates" with the creater of MYDD another liberal blog. The 2nd picture is a shot of Michelle Malkin a conservative Ann Coulter wannabe, one of the biggest conservative blogs out there. Michelle has had over 40 million but nowhere close to Daily Kos. Kos has been around longer but when you look at daily stats, Kos beats Michelle hands down. The 3rd is my blog, I am almost up to 2000 which is a good start and I hope by the end of the year I will be topping 1 million. Ok realistically, 5000.

The dems have taken the blogs and used them to our advantage, we have more sites and more viewers. This is important when it comes to spreading the message and framing the issues. The democratic leadership needs to take the blogs into consideration and use them to their advantage.

Posted by mardenhill 4/21/2006 05:54:00 PM 0 comments    

Could This Be Rove's Fate?

Ok, its a doctored photo but a good one that may be coming true in the near future. It would make sense as to why Rove was demoted the other day. Well that had to do with his pathetic attempt at trying policy and also to get the heat off of Rumsfeld. Fitz may suprise us with an indictment, if so that will clip Rove's wings a bit during the 2006 election cycle. The only thing we will have to worry about is how dirty Rove and co will go to maintain control. The dems better be ready, they have been warned and better fight each and every swiftboat attack.




MSNBC’s Shuster: Signs Point To Rove Indictment

Last night, MSNBC’s David Shuster took a look at recent court filings by special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald and suggests that Karl Rove is likely to be indicted. Watch it:

Three key points made by Shuster:

Posted by mardenhill 4/21/2006 02:41:00 PM 0 comments    

And To Think I Thought We Were Finally Done With Them

Sorry Billy you are just a loser, hell a zero, you formed Zwan which was pathetic and your solo cd was even worse. On the day you released your solo you talked about getting the Pumpkins back together, no wonder sales tanked. You had you day in the sun but your bald head and whiny voice have no place in 2006. You didn't breakup and get the band back together, in order for it to be proper it has to be no less than 10 years. So don't call it a comeback.......

Smashing Pumpkins get to work on new album

The reformed rockers are officially back

The newly reformed Smashing Pumpkins have begun work on a new album.

The band are currently writing the follow-up to 2000's 'MACHINA/The Machines Of God', and will begin recording shortly.

A statement on the band's website reads: "It's official, the Smashing Pumpkins are currently writing songs for their upcoming album, their first since 2000. No release date has been set, but the band plans to begin recording this summer."

Singer Billy Corgan had made no secret of the fact he wants to reform his old. Last year on his webpage, he hinted reformation plans were coming along.

"The surprise I have in store for you all will be announced soon enough," he said. "Hold on to your horses. After all, good things surely come to those who wait....Don't you just love the suspense?"

Corgan remains friends with former Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlain, and is also in contact with the band's second bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur, having collaborated with her on her forthcoming second solo album. There is still no confirmation as to what line-up of the band Corgan has got together.

The first rumours of the band reforming came when the singer took out an advert in the local Chicago Tribune newspaper where he said "his heart" remains with his old band.

He wrote: "When I played the final Smashing Pumpkins show on the night of December 2, 2000, I walked off the stage believing that I was forever leaving a piece of my life behind. I naively tried to start a new band, but found that my heart wasn't in it. I moved away to pursue a love that I once had but got lost. So I moved back home to heal what was broken in me, and to my surprise I found what I was looking or. I found that my heart is in Chicago, and that my heart is in the Smashing Pumpkins.

"For a year now I have walked around with a secret, a secret I chose to keep. But now I want you to be among the first to know that I have made plans to renew and revive the Smashing Pumpkins. I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams. In this desire I feel I have come home again."

Posted by mardenhill 4/21/2006 08:43:00 AM 0 comments    

Magic 8 Ball Sez....
Thursday, April 20, 2006

The price of full service high octane gas reaches $4.049 dollars per gallon Thursday, April 20, 2006, at a gas station in Beverly Hills, Calif. Oil prices held steady near record highs Thursday after weekly data showed a drop in U.S. gasoline stocks, raising worries that refiners don't have an adequate inventory cushion ahead of the peak summer driving season. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Ok This is Beverly Hills, CA but its just a dollar and a few cents off from MI. I just got gas for $2.86, I passed one station at $2.95 and I don't see it going down much. I am glad that it only takes 13.2 gallons to fill up my car, I don't know what I would do if I had a 22 gallon tank. Welcome to the future, I bet people are wishing Al Gore was in office. He at least cares about the environment and would have pushed our country into renewables and other environmentally friendly living 6 years ago.

Posted by mardenhill 4/20/2006 09:53:00 PM 1 comments    

Talk About A Party In A Can

Posted by mardenhill 4/20/2006 05:02:00 PM 3 comments    

A Few More Gone
Wednesday, April 19, 2006

A few more gone but still not enough. Today Scott McClellan, pictured right resigned as the admin's press secretary. Scott probably had the hardest job in the country, day in and day out he had to lie to the press over and over. He had to spin, stonewall and at times accuse the media for actually doing their job. Scott will be missed, he was a great punching bag but he also became the face of a failed president and administration. He did not want to go but was forced out, I hope good ole Scotty is harbering bad feelings and will dish in the next few months. I know it will never happen but one can wish.

The 2nd to go today was Karl Rove, he didn't resign he just lost his position as policy advisor. He will be focusing on the 2006 campaign where he is the most dangerous which scares me. Karl oversaw some of the most disasterous policy campaigns of Bush's years in office. Social Security and Katrina are just a few of the big ones. This isn't Rove's strong point, he excels in the heat of battle where he can swiftboat the opposition. I just hope the dems are ready for Rove because his back is against the wall this november. We may get lucky and Fitz may throw out an indictment for Plamegate taking him out of the game but we can't count on that for sure. Rumsfeld, Cheney and Condi are still on board so all this shakeup amounts to a bit of window dressing. This won't help Bush in the polls because he continues to ignore the real issues why no one likes him anymore.

Posted by mardenhill 4/19/2006 09:46:00 PM 1 comments    

Detroit Tigers
Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Yesterday I went to the Detroit Tigers game, the weather was great but can't say the same for the team. They lost to the Cleveland Indians 10-2 but no big deal, everyone here in MI are used it. We look at the Tigers as an excuse to go hang out downtown and drink beer, thats all. It was about 1/4 full yesterday, I was suprised for it being a Monday and a 1:05pm game.

Posted by mardenhill 4/18/2006 03:06:00 PM 2 comments    

Give It Up To eMusic

I just discovered this today and its some pretty big news. eMusic now has the british music label V2 music on their site. Some of the bands on V2 include, Stereophonics, Elbow, Josh Ritter, Underworld, Grandaddy, Brenadan Benson, Black Crows and The Crystal Method. These are some pretty big names and while I was browsing thru some of the artists I discovered EPs and singles. I found 5 tracks on Brendan Benson I can get that were all included on singles and not on the full length. I don't have to buy the whole single either, I can grab the b-side by itself. Same for the Stereophonics and Elbow.

I just got the new South cd "Adventures In The Underground Journey To The Stars", its very good you should check it out. Its less atmospheric and wall of sound and more straight forward rock. I love listening to the song "Paint The Silence" but you can't just make record after record sounding like that. They have done a good job carving out a space in the brit rock world and I hope they continue on for years to come.

Posted by mardenhill 4/18/2006 12:02:00 PM 0 comments