Mickey Z
Cool Observer
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Chomsky's job
it is depressing but dirt is the solution.
and it is scottish election day and despite all the scaremongering
and a huge media drive to get us to think we should not have our own independence it is going to
be close between the pro-independence and the pro-union parties (thats pro-union with england, not pro trade union. typically the pro-english union parties are anti-trade union - at least since bLIAR took over labour)i am not in favour of one party or another, but here is what i think. the poster is a � ��� ��� ion poster (scaremongering) which someone had a couple of words to add to…
Posted by michael on from scotland 05/03 at 05:49 AMand whoever did that to that sign gets my vote
Posted by michael on from scotland 05/03 at 05:50 AMlast point on that…
A PARCEL OF ROGUES IN A NATION - by ROBERT BURNS
Original Scots (translation underneath)
1.
Fareweel to a’ our Scottish fame,
Fareweel our ancient glory!
Fareweel ev’n to the Scottish name.
Sae famed in martial story!
Now Sark rins over Salway sands,
An’ Tweed rins to the ocean,
To mark where England’s province stands –
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!
2.
What force or guile could not subdue
Thro’ many warlike ages
Is wrought now by a coward few
For hireling traitor’s wages.
The English steel we could disdain,
Secure in valour’s station;
But English gold has been our bane –
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!
3.
O, would, or I had seen the day
That Treason thus could sell us,
My auld grey head had lien in clay
Wi’ Bruce and loyal Wallace!
But pith and power, till my last hour
I’ll mak this declaration :-
‘We’re bought and sold for English gold’–
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!Translation
Farewell to all our Scottish fame,
Farewell our ancient glory!
Farewell even to the Scottish name.
So famed in martial story!
Now Sark runs over Salway sands,
And Tweed runs to the ocean,
To mark where England’s province stands -
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!What force or guile could not subdue
Through many warlike ages
Is wrought now by a coward few
For hireling traitor’s wages.
The English steel we could disdain,
Secure in valour’s station;
But English gold has been our bane -
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!O, would, or I had seen the day
That Treason thus could sell us,
My old grey head had lain in clay (be buried)
With Bruce and loyal Wallace!
But pith and power, till my last hour
I will make this declaration :-
‘We are bought and sold for English gold’-
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!Posted by michael on from scotland 05/03 at 06:01 AMmorning michael…
Yeah, Chomsky’s not spreading “The Good News.”
By the way, I watched Mean Streets all the way through for the first time last weekend, great movie.
Posted by JOS on from Chicago 05/03 at 10:04 AMThis actually does kinda cheer me up:
Segolene putting the boot!!! Any chance we can find that debate on youtube?
Posted by James on from work 05/03 at 10:27 AMHey there, James.
I wonder if we can find any of these skirmishes on YouTube as weel:
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070503/D8OST94O0.html
Posted by JOS on from Chicago 05/03 at 10:54 AMwell
Posted by JOS on from Chicago 05/03 at 10:54 AMHello Expendables...from a sunny, warm Astoria.
Love the billboard, Michael.
JOS: I guess you now know what a “mook” is.
James and JOS: This is the only You Tube skirmish I have for you at the moment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI1RH1VhlYIPosted by Mickey Z. on from Astoria 05/03 at 11:05 AM“A mook?…What’s a mook?”
Posted by JOS on from Chicago 05/03 at 11:29 AMon problem solving and depression:
http://tinyurl.com/2dwplvPosted by Frances on from bc 05/03 at 11:32 AMThat zebra totally rules, but now I wonder if there was any biting during the Sarkozy/Royal battle royale.
Posted by James on from work 05/03 at 11:36 AMThanks for the helpful video, Frances.
Mook:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmrQ70gJUJIPosted by Mickey Z. on from Astoria 05/03 at 11:49 AMCan’t even think of what to say about this one… Chomsky might not approve:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn15j-Ypc4&NR=1
Posted by James on from work 05/03 at 12:00 PMJOS, are you going through this these days too?
Posted by James on from work 05/03 at 04:25 PMmy time was when daredevil came out and totally disappointed me. after that, I lost all hope in comic book movies. then, Sin City came out. I never read the comics, but I loved most of that movie...it really gave me a comic book feel. 300, despite the racism, was another move that gave me a comic book feel. If only those directors and technology people could redo daredevil, ghostrider, fantastic four and spiderman.
The new Batman is good...in my opinion.
Posted by JOS on from Chicago 05/03 at 04:32 PMDid you really think SM 1 and 2 were so bad? I guess it depends how you look at it… they were still awesome compared to DD, FF let alone Hulk or Punisher, and well I wasn’t even motivated to see GR.
I’ll find out next week about SM3… and yeah, I have high hopes for the Batman sequel.
Man, Chomsky would SO not approve of this conversation.
Posted by James on from work 05/03 at 04:39 PMI’m waiting for the movie version of the Chomsky comic book:
http://tinyurl.com/36vx3hPosted by Mickey Z. on from Astoria 05/03 at 05:03 PMI found a Chomsky comic book over here:
http://tinyurl.com/2l2f5fI’m liking it.....
Posted by frances on from bc 05/03 at 06:12 PMDepressing indeed, Mickey! As is Chomsky’s book ‘Failed States’, but I enjoyed reading it nevertheless.
Hi, Michael (like both the ‘altered’ billboard and the poem), JOS, James (the Segolene/Sarkozy article cheers me up as well) and frances. I tend to be slightly depressed at times, so I’ll click on the depression link next.
It is sunny and warm in Astoria but has been very wet in Daylesford and is still damp although the rain has stopped.
Au revoir, mes chers expendables.
Posted by Helga Fremlin on from Daylesford, Australia 05/03 at 06:14 PMAs long as we’re doing rimshots, we all missed a big one yesterday:
Impeachment won’t change Dick.
Posted by Keir on from the hague 05/03 at 06:18 PM...but it does wonders for bush.
Posted by Mickey Z. on from Astoria 05/03 at 06:21 PMBtw, Frances, those comics rock.
Hi Helga..
Posted by Mickey Z. on from Astoria 05/03 at 06:22 PMAnother great post, Mickey and hello everyone. Wish I could say more than this but gotta run.
Cheers.
Posted by Ehtesham on from Canada 05/03 at 07:46 PMas far as our election is going it is still very close but the two most interesting things going on are major ####-ups with the new voting system and the fact that a young independence activist is currently claiming he was punched by labour MSP (member of Scottish Parliament)
also, a guy stood behind our arse of a supposed leader with a “no trident replacement” sign which looked quite good. will post photos tomorrow if anyone is interested.
Posted by michael on from scotland 05/03 at 08:02 PMand some guy smashed up some ballot boxes with a golf club.
if there are any nra people reading i would just like to say in solidarity that its not golf glubs that damage ballot boxes, its people
Posted by michael on from scotland 05/03 at 08:07 PMdepression waxing poetic:
On the Fortuitous Poverty of Memory
By Renato Redentor ConstantinoAn opening benediction:
Hallowed Homeland, great Fatherland,
Bless the star-spangled armada massing today in the Persian Gulf.
Bless the gallant, nuclear-powered cavalry.
They have come once more near the place of the malefactors called Iranians to punish purveyors of fell deeds.Glorious, indispensable nation,
Bless your cruisers, destroyers, and submarines.
Part the sea for the steel raiment of the USS Nimitz, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier battle groups.
Purify your soldiers so they may do the bidding of the red, white and Bush.
Bring them to temptation but lead them away from the epiphany of remembrance.
The men do not care to remember,
And the women would rather forget,
And the innocent bombs, they know not what they do.The rest of the article is at tomdispatch.com
Posted by frances on from bc, canada 05/03 at 08:12 PMHope everyone had fun today because tomorrow will surely mark a return to depression, pessimism, and all that.
Posted by Mickey Z. on from Astoria 05/03 at 08:47 PMHi Mickey .. a day later. Hope there is at least a reasonably satisfactory ending to your and your parents’ troubles.
Here is a piece on Sarkozy from CounterPunch (following on from James #5):
http://www.counterpunch.org/johnstone04302007.htmlPosted by Helga Fremlin on from Daylesford, Australia 05/04 at 05:31 PM
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