tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post8957824696451544213..comments2024-03-27T23:28:20.274-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Takeaways from Wisconsin primaryagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-63029683784792016882016-04-08T18:04:58.614-04:002016-04-08T18:04:58.614-04:00The 70s was the best decade for Western popular mu...The 70s was the best decade for Western popular music in the 20th century, no question. So much variety and the bar was WAY high. Major innovations occurred almost every year. <br /><br />To my ear, pop punk is completely terrible. I HATED the whiny Blink 182/Green Day period. Hated it. Thankfully there was a lot of great underground stuff going on throughout the 90s. And some really good stuff in the electronic genre up to today. And hell, alt-country has produced a ton of really good and lasting music. The peak of the 70s won't be reached any time soon, but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot of great music out there.JVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-21261321125822908462016-04-08T17:32:44.099-04:002016-04-08T17:32:44.099-04:00There's a decent amount of alright songs made ...There's a decent amount of alright songs made from 1992-1995. Most stuff after '96 really blows. After '95 I only can really tolerate some of the pop punk of the time. At least it has some energy and spirit. The "modern" rock of the late 90's is as defanged, minimalist, and slow to rile as you can get. A sedative.<br /><br />Pop was getting pretty lame by 1991. But in the 1st half of the 80's, MTV and even mainstream pop radio kicked ass. The complexity of pop hits reached a peak in 1983 (another spike was '76). The late 70's-mid 80's were a fantastic time for pop, rock, and disco/R&B. Many artists wrote their own songs, solos were everywhere, vocals had a wide range. Complex tribal syncopation was used a lot. Lots of catchy and sometimes complex melodies too.Ferylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-36753195393410246752016-04-08T12:00:39.675-04:002016-04-08T12:00:39.675-04:00"1991 was of course the last year where genui...<i>"1991 was of course the last year where genuine classic must own rock albums got made."</i><br /><br />It all comes down to preference, but there have been plenty of timeless classics produced since 1991. I'm sure you will disagree here, but Radiohead's OK Computer from 1996 comes to mind.<br /><br /><i>"I can't wait 'til turning on a modern rock/pop station becomes a non-chore again."</i><br /><br />Radio was a chore to listen to in 1991, too. Mainstream radio has always sucked. Even the album formatted FM stations of the 70s had much lower ratings than the shitty ones. And really, who listens to radio these days? No need.JVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-80711371763744519222016-04-08T10:30:12.181-04:002016-04-08T10:30:12.181-04:00We really need Trump to win the nomination to insu...We really need Trump to win the nomination to insure Walker and his goonies who are destroying the state are thrown out of Wisconsin office. Walker is widely despised by the majority of WI who are not Republicans. It seems many independent minded Wisconsinites who were pumped up by the prospect of Trump winning lost confidence and either stayed home or crossed over to what WAS their 2nd choice Bernie Sanders when controversy about his stance on abortion and silly Twitter antics was blasted all over the media (largely out of context in a unfair manner). Yes, you could say earnest and well meaning, yet gullible. In a general election vs. Hillary I suspect he would do much better than the primary here, he'd have a chance. Vs. Sanders he wouldn't get enough of the crossover vote to win WI I suspect. <br /><br />I nearly voted Sanders myself due to doubts about Trump's tax plan (his weak point thus far) but didn't like Sanders plan much better (would likely cause the rich to flee the country) so I voted Trump based on his likely hood to keep the country safe and bring back jobs. Without those key points the rest is moot. James IIInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-41016969415258344432016-04-08T01:15:07.779-04:002016-04-08T01:15:07.779-04:00Don't mean to bring you down, Feryl, but even ...Don't mean to bring you down, Feryl, but even in 1990, Time Magazine was already running headlines like this:<br />http://content.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601900409,00.html<br /><br />Anyways, I'm looking forward to New York. That should reestablish Trump's momentum.<br />BioCultBeamDeltanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-263278845099884042016-04-07T21:47:07.439-04:002016-04-07T21:47:07.439-04:00Not to be too hard on Wisconsinites... they can re...Not to be too hard on Wisconsinites... they can redeem themselves if they primary out Paul Ryan by voting for Paul Nehlen in that Congressional district. He seems not just a generic Tea Party replacement, but one who focuses on populism and nationalism -- about as Trumpian as the Lutheran Belt can get.<br /><br />Looks like Governors in Wisconsin are not term-limited, so they need to primary out Walker in 2018 as well. (Gay-sich is term-limited in Ohio and out in 2018, thank God.)<br /><br />And after the Convention armageddon this summer, Reince Preibus will be too disgraced to continue as the head of the RNC.<br /><br />And with the loss of Speaker of the House, Gov of Wisconsin, and head of RNC, so long to the reign of Midwestern cuckservatism.<br /><br />I can understand Wisconsinites being too cucked to vote Trump over Cruz, but they ought to at least be able to uncuck their own state where local figures would be the face of change.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-78103949885818113582016-04-07T20:47:01.159-04:002016-04-07T20:47:01.159-04:001991 was of course the last year where genuine cla...1991 was of course the last year where genuine classic must own rock albums got made. Yeah, off topic, what better way to prove that things went in the shitter after 1991. In metal/hard rock alone, we had: Metallica S/T, P. Jam's Ten, Nirvana's Nevermind, GNR's double album, and a good Soundgarden album. I can't wait 'til turning on a modern rock/pop station becomes a non-chore again.Ferylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-53908913620155411852016-04-07T20:39:11.595-04:002016-04-07T20:39:11.595-04:00I think it's been established that we detest t...I think it's been established that we detest thouroughly what's become of us since 1991.<br /><br />http://dailyhowler.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-tribe-in-mirror-sarandon-and-new.html<br /><br />"At least since 1992, we've been struck by the dumbness and heartlessness it takes to judge adult candidates on the basis of things they said and did when they were 15 years old—or, in the case of one major profile of Candidate Gore, when they were already very annoying at the age of 6."<br /><br />It's interesting to me when people who have no conscious grasp of cocooning cycles (more or less the entire Earth notwithstanding the followers of this website) pick up on something not being quite right for a while at this point. Maybe a sign that people (usually the less conformist gender) are getting sick of cocooning.<br /><br />And we're more shallow and less empathetic in cocooning cycles. We're supposed to hold middle aged adults to the fire if they said or did something dumb as a kid?Ferylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-34699117896855946812016-04-07T20:26:49.349-04:002016-04-07T20:26:49.349-04:00The people who support Cruz belong to either wing ...The people who support Cruz belong to either wing of the old Republican Party -- Cultural Right or corporate globalist.<br /><br />These people didn't vanish into thin air just because Trump came along. And they'll be dragged out of the political sphere kicking and screaming -- one because they think the apocalypse will hasten unless Cruz gets the nom, the other because they want Wall Street control over the whole world.<br /><br />We're beating their asses so far, and it looks to continue. You couldn't have expected a re-alignment with no opposition.<br /><br />The only thing left to do is further marginalize them in any way possible.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-52110463101998675332016-04-07T20:17:23.616-04:002016-04-07T20:17:23.616-04:00If we can't get Trump or Sanders, stick a fork...If we can't get Trump or Sanders, stick a fork in America. How the hell do so many people not recognize Cruz for the card carrying sociopath that he is? As time's gone by he's co-opted Trump's economic and immigrant schtick with MSM not bothering to explore Cruz's past support for the globalist she-bang. While we get endless analysis of Trump and his voters, what about the 1/5 of Americans who went for Cruz thus far? What do they see in him? I'd chalk some of it up to Jesus nuttery, but Wisconsin isn't a hot bed for that kind of thing. <br /><br />I hope the Lutheran belt is happy. Obstructing a champion for not affecting the faux restraint (in reality it conceals moralistic judgement of those whose presentation threatens calm sobriety) the area cherishes. And the media is spreading more BS about Wisconsin being a conservative redoubt. It ain't the slightest thing. The Lutheran belt is very liberal/Scandinavian in it's nature. Which includes being peaceful, trusting, and not sticking out to much. Merely having Republicans do well in recent WI elections is meaningless. The rhetoric of upper Midwestern Republicans is incredibly dainty and faux modest. Keep in mind that MN and WI consistently have voted for the Dem president since the mid 70's (with the exception of WI going for Reagan twice).<br /><br />Are people really that gullible? Stopping the big meanie is so important that we should favor an Ivy leaguer Bush crony lawyer with tenuous roots in America. Really? And Cruz even parallels Obama. The still young son of immigrant strivers with very little accomplishments (which doesn't stop Trump haters from bashing Trump's business practices).<br /><br />Early on I was elated by Trump's relative and unpredicted success. But as Cruz becomes more exposed and creepy, we ought to see Trump gaining at his expense. Is a Chris Matthews instigated abortion fiasco really enough to distract people from the slimebag? By the way, the media of course did not put the abortion thing into context, if you listen to the whole conversation Chris keeps poking and interrupting Trump until Chris gets the desired unappealing remark from Trump.<br /><br />Worth noting is that only around 13% of Wis. GOP voters said they'd be excited by Cruz winning. These gutless voters who don't vote for someone as much as against someone can go walk into traffic for all I care. They're steering us toward a busted convention. Without Trump, it's either creepy Ted (who'll only get the vote of a not right in the head overrated group of Jesus whackos and survivalist ammo stockpilers) or an establishment puppet who'll alienate all but a fair amount of Yuppie sell-out RINOS. Clinton would win by a decent margin or Sanders would run and slaughter the Republican.Ferylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-80494079856598547472016-04-07T12:24:19.951-04:002016-04-07T12:24:19.951-04:00Some analysis, not sure how accurate http://www.un...Some analysis, not sure how accurate http://www.unz.com/isteve/wisconsin-postmortem/Marcusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-87748812999132579022016-04-07T09:55:57.575-04:002016-04-07T09:55:57.575-04:00The EU is more like an empire (held together by so...The EU is more like an empire (held together by soft power), maybe this was inevitable because the massive disparities between the various countries make it impossible to be a truly voluntary union. It certainly doesn't view the northern Europeans as anything other than gullible beasts of burden.Marcusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-57298641466451295122016-04-07T03:07:48.902-04:002016-04-07T03:07:48.902-04:00"What is the European Union, then, if it isn&..."What is the European Union, then, if it isn't a "larger government.""<br /><br />Not one that can defend the borders, or that ever has.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-60089735972735702632016-04-07T01:32:05.545-04:002016-04-07T01:32:05.545-04:00What is the European Union, then, if it isn't ...What is the European Union, then, if it isn't a "larger government."BioCultBeamDeltanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-35726011009734178362016-04-07T00:43:41.159-04:002016-04-07T00:43:41.159-04:00Wisconsin was better than Minnesota, at least. Whe...Wisconsin was better than Minnesota, at least. Whether b/c it's east of the Mississippi, has more of a manufacturing base (historically), or has more western/southern Germans (Catholic) and not quite so many Scandis.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-62708741871503915632016-04-06T21:48:11.713-04:002016-04-06T21:48:11.713-04:00Derrick, treat yourself to a (Trump) steak with bu...Derrick, treat yourself to a (Trump) steak with butter. Your brain is deprived of neurotransmitters.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-42550231160314870512016-04-06T21:46:52.463-04:002016-04-06T21:46:52.463-04:00"What happened to the warrior who came out sw..."What happened to the warrior who came out swinging last summer?"<br /><br />Check out his explosive rally in Bethpage NY tonight.<br /><br />No more "acting Presidential" for politics-as-theater Prairie cucks!agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-87329609492573345892016-04-06T21:35:32.862-04:002016-04-06T21:35:32.862-04:00"the Germanic plains/midwest folk: they'r..."the Germanic plains/midwest folk: they're earnest, but gullible in the extreme; easy prey for shyster Cruz."<br /><br />At least they've got the rest of the country, back East, that can protect them. Right now, we have a weak federal government ("limited government"), so they're left wide open to be taken advantage of.<br /><br />But once we get a strong government again, we can enforce the border, deport the illegals, end sanctuary cities, and keep out the Muslim migration.<br /><br />Back in Europe, they don't have any larger government that can or will protect the Nordic societies. At least here, they're just some tiny little Scandi pocket that can be protected by a strong national government.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-86947615851155607622016-04-06T21:28:23.259-04:002016-04-06T21:28:23.259-04:00I don't see much role of fraud in the final re...I don't see much role of fraud in the final results -- else Trump would not have won NH, SC, and NV by big margins, especially SC where he took 100% of the delegates. Or Florida, taking all 99.<br /><br />I'm sure there's fraud going on everywhere, but not enough to affect the final results much. Presenting evidence of fraud could be useful if he needs to unseat a handful of Cruz delegates here and a handful there, but it doesn't affect the big picture.<br /><br />Also not worth pushing because it demoralizes people unnecessarily, and puts them in a conspiracy theory mindset.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-79378988412880004982016-04-06T20:55:29.252-04:002016-04-06T20:55:29.252-04:00Marcus,
Postville, IA. My dad's side of the f...Marcus,<br /><br />Postville, IA. My dad's side of the family originated from just one county over from there. And you are absolutely correct; I experience it at every family gathering. Fortunately I have some Appalachian blood from my mom's side to balance things out.Jokah Macphersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185675633464395897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-23959449083225979982016-04-06T19:13:36.386-04:002016-04-06T19:13:36.386-04:00"Since the early 90's the real backbone o..."Since the early 90's the real backbone of America (earthy white guys) has learned to self-muzzle in the name of keeping the peace. Even as blacks, homos, immigrants, and useful idiot white liberals trash everything. Without the internet, we'd be at USSR levels of polite fiction. It pains me to say it, but the internet might've actually backfired to some degree. It serves as a release valve. Without this release we might've raised a lot more hell instead of consoling each other as things slipped further away."<br /><br />Loved this piece. Wise words and most likely true I'm afraid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-5093407783416804882016-04-06T16:18:45.762-04:002016-04-06T16:18:45.762-04:00From: http://unitedmediapublishing.com/report-trum...From: http://unitedmediapublishing.com/report-trump-supporters-wisconsin-see-votes-switched-cruz/<br /><br />"THEY NEED POLL WATCHERS NOW, VIED YOUIR VOTE AND ANYTHING FUNNY, VID THE PARKINGLOT IF YOU SEE ANY BUSSES OR VANS. IF YOU FIND A MACHINE THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING TELL THEM ABOUT IT AND MAKE SURE THEY TAKE IT OFF LINE OR ASK FOR A PAPER BALLOT. Remember please report and Video anything shady or any election fraud taking place by the Cruz Camp. Report and document to the Trump camp office at 414-369-4010 and Milwaukee county sheriff if you see any identity theft, or voter fraud. Good Luck & God Bless, Lets Take back our Country!!! Trump Troops, See anything shady with the Cruz people Then remind them that identity theft identity impersonation (Especially if having a fake or altered identity) to deceive your identity from Voting to boarding a Bus, train or Plain is a Federal Felony. Just to use it for that that deceptive purpose especially Voter Fraud. Homeland Security and federal task force find illegal usage of such identifications from social security cards to drivers licenses It’s not only a felony to use them in a deceptive way like boarding a train or airplane and to commit voter fraud. Trump Troops stick around the polling areas to make sure Lying Ted’s Nose does not grow any longer."<br /><br />There you have it. I guess a quality "ground game" is having vans, buses, and planes shuttling repeat voters from one precinct to another. Wisc. is an open state, too. The GOP went to great lengths to steal this one. Somebody points out that S. Walker has a history of dubious election tactics too.<br /><br />Computer voting is a joke. Yes, paper ballots can be corrupted by at least it's harder. With computers, all you need to do is change a bit of code. Votes can be invalidated immediately without a trace. And there's been very little accountability of rigged computer voting since it would embarrass and possibly bankrupt the companies involved (said companies are usually run by powerful people). A wealthy Rubio supporter accused Microsoft of tampering in Iowa. Ferylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-17098586721561468902016-04-06T15:56:57.490-04:002016-04-06T15:56:57.490-04:00One thing that's been getting on my nerves is ...One thing that's been getting on my nerves is the whole "ground game" thing. What the hell does that even mean? Is that a charitable way of saying that henchmen are marauding about trying to rig elections? Honestly, I've never heard one explanation as to what "ground game" means.<br /><br />The media and GOP are desperately using euphemisms and sophistry to hide the corruption and chicanery. <br /><br />By the way, in Cruz land some dolts are saying that Trump is cheating and also that Trump "get's too much media coverage" (yet they tellingly don't specify whether it's positive or negative).Ferylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-54873723985409876652016-04-06T15:46:56.152-04:002016-04-06T15:46:56.152-04:00https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CfTIcEkUEAAjWFE.jpg
A...https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CfTIcEkUEAAjWFE.jpg<br /><br />An Eau Claire exit poll had Trump at 57% (!). <br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/wisconsin<br />Trump ended up with 37.8% officially. Has Cruz underperformed to a similar level anywhere?<br /><br />Is Trump's campaign and Trump himself waning? The media and the GOP have been relentlessly hammering away at him for months. "Trump" has become a trigger word for cucks, culture war twits, and Millennials. I sense that unless you're in a heavily Scots Irish area or a Mexican border state, it's unpleasant at best and dangerous at worst to admit being a Trump supporter.<br /><br />Since the early 90's the real backbone of America (earthy white guys) has learned to self-muzzle in the name of keeping the peace. Even as blacks, homos, immigrants, and useful idiot white liberals trash everything. Without the internet, we'd be at USSR levels of polite fiction. It pains me to say it, but the internet might've actually backfired to some degree. It serves as a release valve. Without this release we might've raised a lot more hell instead of consoling each other as things slipped further away.Ferylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-70599194078105021812016-04-06T15:41:19.473-04:002016-04-06T15:41:19.473-04:00It wouldn't surprise me if the very eastern pa...It wouldn't surprise me if the very eastern parts of Texas (where the original Southern settler stock predominates) were "stolen" from Trump. West of that you have a lot of transplants and some of the worst "striver" types in the country, it's Joel Olsteen/John Hagee territory. The Texanization of the South proper has been a scourge over the past few decades.Marcusnoreply@blogger.com