Just got a mail from the BS maestro – and the closest thing to ‘family’ I’ve got on this rock – Tobias Tinker. Normally, Senior T is content to share his cross-Europe travel exploits, the contents of his DVD player, or his patented techniques for making superior fishbone latte art. How can you NOT love this man, folks? 😉
But yesterday saw him dipping his cyber tootsies in the political end of the surf, yielding a mix of material on ol’ W and the neocon cronies. I’m feeling lazy this morning, so I’ll basically cut and paste here:
“Hey man…spent a little while surfing to try to understand what’s going on these days as I felt a bit out of touch. Here’s a random sampling – as usual, no doubt little or none of this will be new to you, but perhaps some fodder for blog links. First, a nice chipper introduction, to get an initial perspective, click this bad boy. (B – and you know at Broken Saints we LOVE fascists. Can’t get enough of ’em with toast and jam!)
For the intellectually-inclined, a typically long-winded but also typically lucid essay on the current hot-ticket item, the Attack on the Independenct Judiciary, what it really means, and why it is so VERY, VERY important… by your favorite ex-president-in-exile and mine, Al Gore. (B – hey, we couldn’t having this whole ‘internet exchange’ thing without him! :P). And since we need some comic relief after that, here’s a light-hearted look at who’s calling at least some of the shots. (B – makes me feel dirty and happy all at once!)
Returning to a serious vein, just to remind us that They don’t really give a Rat’s Ass who’s paying the Big Price for what They Want…watch this. This one’s harsh. Still crying and shaking. Fucking hell. The impotence and rage don’t really go away, do they? Just sitting there… (B – bring it home, Mr Cash…bring it home 🙁 )
And by way of a nice tight wrap-up for those just getting started in their understanding of what exactly is at stake for the long term – here. (B – I’ve seen this in higher res somewhere else, but it’s totally worth a watch if you haven’t scoped it yet. Cool AND chilling.)”
My Cousin. Composer. Connoisseur. Canuck. And now he’s finally joined me in the swelling ranks of ‘Conspiracy Theorists’. I said it before, and I’ll say it again…how can you not LOVE THIS MAN?!?!?!