As summer nears its end in 2010 it seemed timely to offer a collage concerning some of the top stories in the news this summer. Well seasoned with liberal applications of music and satire as well as a few serious spoken word pieces which we hope will help in getting to the bottom of some of this news which the MSM seemed incapable of doing. Do we really wonder why anymore?
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Look out for the FCC unapproved language.
Commentary: Main Stream Media is Dead by Mike Papantonio (via Grit TV) (12:36 to 13:36) Ideology of No Social Democracy (edited) by Michael Parenti (via TUC) (19:50 to 25:06) Reckless & Wanton Conduct of Oil Corps. by L. Flanders & M. Papantonio (via Grit TV) (29:31 to 37:34) For the Interests of the Few by Michael Parenti (49:19 to 52:26)
Music (complete or excerpts): Small People by Harry Shearer Black Water (BP Version) by Steve Goodie & M. Spaff Sumsio God, Guns and Money part 2 by Brian Stoltz Crude Oil Song by Ivette Doss Terror Babies by Harry Shearer Putrid Minds by The Sons of Emperor Norton What Is Real by Brian Stoltz
FX or short supportive segments: Wink of Democracy by David Gilbert Welcome to the Disclaimer by Jello Biafra Oil Spill Parody - In Defense by Johnny Atkinson, producer Intro to Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me a Mercedes Bens by Janis Joplin Suedo Bush Press Conference from Seeing Red Radio WXOJ-LP 103.3 (SR080807Gasper) TIME announces new magazine for adults from Onion News Despondex News Release from Onion TV News Whiteboy Tea (a tea party planning session) from bcburrell The Future of Energy (Exon parity) from cheeksdown Twain, Norton, and the Professor by The Sons of Emperor Norton Smash the Corporate Oligarchy by The Sons of Emperor Norton
URLs of note: Harry Shearer http://www.harryshearer.com/news/le_show/ Whiteboy Tea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmnQ9WksH-E TUC Radio http://www.tucradio.org/new.html Grit TV http://www.grittv.org/ Onion News http://www.theonion.com/ Seeing Red Radio http://seeingredradio.org/ The Future of Energy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bBHKhesyYs
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