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Kevin is an idiot
I have been interacting on FaceBook with a conservative named Kevin. On one level he seems to be an okay guy but on another, he comes off as a bit of an idiot. Why? Because to prove arguments, he suggests … Continue reading
NWO Packs it in
After a little better than two years, I’ve decided it’s time for New World Odor to fade into the sunset. I’d like to thank all of my friends and readers who offered support and shared opinions here. Continue reading
Posted in I deserve a break today, Soup du jour
Tagged blogging, New World Odor Signs Off, Paul Sonderman
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Kent State University, May 4, 1970
To observe the Kent State Shootings, I’m reposting an essay I wrote 2 years ago. The night of May 2, 1970 I was a 17 year-old high school senior, living about 40 minutes east of Kent, OH. One of my … Continue reading
Posted in 60s and 70s Music, Bad, Government, History, Human Behavior, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Offensive, politics, Right-Wing Haters, Scandal/Crime, Scum Bags, Soul-searching, Soup du jour
Tagged Democracy, GOP, hate, history, James Rhodes, Kent State, living, May 4 1970, Nixon, nonviolence, Ohio, politics, protest, public behavior, right-wing, ultra conservative, Vietnam
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Nonverbal communication on the House floor
A little nonverbal communication from Joe Crowley (D-NY) , who delivered a one-minute on the House floor. Thanks to Skewriter for posting this on her blog, November Fifth.
Friday Night Concert Clip: Glenn Hughes/Joe Bonomassa “Medusa”
Former child prodigy Joe Bonomassa cut his teeth on blues/rock, playing Stevie Ray Vaughn licks by age 7. B.B. King heard him early and was bowled over. By the time he was 12, Bonomassa was opening B.B. King shows, subsequently touring with Buddy Guy, Foreigner, Robert Cray, Stephen Stills, Joe Cocker, Gregg Allman and in 2009 played a stunner of a show at London’s Royal Albert Hall with special guest Eric Clapton. Continue reading
Posted in 60s and 70s Music, Blues, british, Entertainment, Friday Night Concert Clip, Hard Rock, Music, musicians, Performance, Singers, Soup du jour
Tagged "Medusa", B.B. Kimg, BC Communion, Black Country Communion, Black Sabbath, Blues, Blues Rock, Buddy Guy, Chad Smith, Dave Holland, Deep Purple, Derek Sherinian, Dream Theater, Eric Clapton, Foreigner, Friday Night Concert Clip, Gary Moore, Glenn Hughes, Greg Allman, Heavy rock, Jason Bonham, Joe Bonomassa, Joe Cocker, John Bonham, Mel Galley, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robert Cray, Royal Albert Hall, Stephen Stills, Stevie Ray Vaughn, TRapeze
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Priestly Pedophiles: The Devil didn’t make them do it, it was the ‘homos’
Catholic Priests accused of pedophilia were lured into their immoral acts by gays who now accuse them of deviant behavior. The victims weren’t victimized at all. In fact, they were the aggressors. _______________ Oh, and the reason the Catholic Church … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Donahue, Catholic Church, Human Behavior, Hurting, Institutionalized Hatred, politics, Religion, Right-Wing Haters, Scum Bags, Soul-searching
Tagged bigotry, gays, hate, homos, homosexuality, living, outrageous, pedophile priests, politics, prejudice, public behavior, religious right, right-wing, ultra conservative, values
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Despite Deep Cuts, Defense Spending Deepens
Many of us watched in disgust the ministrations of our lawmakers as they preened, lied, cried, threatened, insulted one another and worst of all, showed their unbridled contempt for America as conservatives promised to shut down its government. The Tea … Continue reading
Posted in Bad, Economy, Government, Human Behavior, Hurting, Hypocrites, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Offensive, politics, Ridiculous/Absurd, Scum Bags, Soup du jour, Trends that suck, World
Tagged Defense Spending, DOD, hopelessness, new thing, politics, poor, Poverty, right-wing, ultra conservative, USA Budget, values
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Poll: Nearly half of Mississippi Republicans would outlaw interracial marriage
Mississippi first etched itself into my psyche as a focal point of the American Civil Rights Movement, in which racist whites fought long and hard to thwart progress, seemingly denying the outcome of the American Civil War; terrorizing, murdering and blocking any and all effort to drag it, scratching and clawing into compliance with national law, including America’s founding documents. Continue reading
Posted in Bigots, History, Human Behavior, Hurting, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Offensive, oppression, politics, Race, Right-Wing Haters, Soup du jour, Trends that suck
Tagged African American, American Civil War, bigotry, Blues, Delta, delta blues, GOP, hate, hatred, interracial, life, living, Mississippi, mixed-race, politics, public behavior, public discourse, Race, religious right, right-wing, South, trends, ultra conservative, values, White people
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American Exceptionalism: Manifest Destiny for Shitbirds
National elitism is a crock of shit. We are no better than the best and no worse than the worst among us. The same is true across the planet. The thing about exceptionalism that few of its adherents recognize is that when one is truly exceptional, he or she need not announce it to the rest of the world. Continue reading
Posted in Belonging, Bigots, Education, Fox Lies, Fox News, Fux News, Human Behavior, Hurting, Hypocrites, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Offensive, Philosophy, politics, Ridiculous/Absurd, Right-Wing Haters, World
Tagged "American Dream", American Exceptionalism, bigotry, Democracy, GOP, hate, Imperial hubris, lies, life, Manifest Destiny, National elitism, politics, prejudice, public discourse, right-wing, ultra conservative, values
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Friday Night Concert Clip: Clark Terry, “Mumbles,” etc.
I love rock music. Raised on symphonic, classical and big band, my musical rebellion was fueled by rock. Like most of my generation, upon reaching my teens, I eschewed “serious” music for the sorcery of simpler composition; loud, amplified guitars, … Continue reading
Posted in acoustic music, Artists, beauty, Entertainment, Festival, Friday Night Concert Clip, international, Jazz, Music, musicians, NPR, Performance, Soup du jour
Tagged "Just Squeeze Me", "Mumbles", Clark Terry, Entertainment, Friday Night Concert Clip, Henry "Sweets" Edison, Jazz, life, living, Music, music art
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