tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post4101175145570949634..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: The Pageant of HistoryMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-89539151198098535092007-11-05T11:10:00.000-06:002007-11-05T11:10:00.000-06:00LISTING RIGHT AND LISTING LEFTSince Reagan came to...LISTING RIGHT AND LISTING LEFT<BR/><BR/>Since Reagan came to power with<BR/>Nostalgia in his eyes,<BR/>Claiming to be a watchsmith<BR/>Time turned backward for a prize;<BR/><BR/>So the illusion has been purchased<BR/>With fiscal sleight-of-hand,<BR/>As hither thither us but lurchest,<BR/>Our Father in command.<BR/><BR/>Selling arms to the terrorists<BR/>While acting boldly tough--<BR/>The fruits of laziness one lists,<BR/>The times ahead look rough.<BR/><BR/>The trends have only gotten worse<BR/>Continued that same vein,<BR/>Not that we have a certain course<BR/>Or other than insane.<BR/><BR/>With Reagan so began the slide<BR/>Of dollar down and down--<BR/>Economists (within their pride)<BR/>Said: thus fortune is grown.<BR/><BR/>But "trading on one´s capital"<BR/>Of goodwill is not wise,<BR/>Stated aim epigraphical,<BR/>And so the lay now lies.<BR/><BR/>With laziness revered, and further<BR/>"Teflon" excuse allowed,<BR/>Of dreadful heirs became the birther<BR/>This Reaganomic fraud.<BR/><BR/>The ball was punted to a much<BR/>Less sweet, more sinister<BR/>Cabal that has been out of touch<BR/>As it administer--<BR/><BR/>Pejorative this generation<BR/>As "gets what it deserves,"<BR/>(So Shaw said) hollow veneration<BR/>Too speedy at the curves.<BR/><BR/>Rest Reagan in the past obscure<BR/>And thou protect, O Father,<BR/>Good souls through trials they must endure:<BR/>For now the clouds foregather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-5435951917960305202006-11-28T13:57:00.000-06:002006-11-28T13:57:00.000-06:00David Greene's 'Reporter's Notebook', silly docume...David Greene's 'Reporter's Notebook', silly document that it is, serves as yet another textbook in the very successful program of dumbing down the American society. It is also a perfect fit for NPR listeners, whose gullibility is masked by the illusion that they are listening to something of value. Thus, the feeling that, if you're listening to this NPR slop, you're 'getting something done' that might be progressive, or right-thinking, or... something... The obfuscation of truth is of course mandatory in the process of establishing authoritarian control, and dumbing down is about the most cuddly way to achieve it.Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.com