"Sin City"

Again, I typed the lyrics while listening, rather than copying it from a site. To hear the song itself go to http://www.MeredithBrooks.com and look for "Sin City".

"Sin City"
Meredith Brooks


In this town of pain,
You could be the lucky one,
Fate turns on a dime,

The only thing that will change,
Are the lights that make it brighter,
They replace the sun,

Out the door,
You get burned,
And there is no way back in,
You've got nothin',
Snake eyes the house always wins....

A Drowning man,
Does not the die suddenly,
You can feel the final warning,
And the black money follows,
Through the vains of the shallow,
Change the name to protect the guilty,
You'll never leave sin city,
Where you are king,

In this room of shame,
You could sink this town,
And breathe another day,

The mirror faces you,
You cannot look away,
Blood is on your hand,

The streets will be the same,
Under your feet like quicksand,
Touch the face,
Where a kiss of hope can last,

A drowning man,
Does not die suddenly,
You can feel the final warning,
And the black money follows,
Through the vains of the shallow,
Change the name to protect the guilty
You'll never leave Sin City,
Where You are King,

Oh ho ho...

Where you are king,

Oh ho ho....

A drowning man,
Does not die suddenly,
You can feel the final warning,
And the black money follows,
Through the vains,
Of the shallow,
Change the name,
To protect the guilty,

You'll never leave sin city,
Just one kiss,
From the shadow,
Will be the touch of an angel,
Just one kiss is all that you need,
If you'll never leave Sin City

You'll never leave Sin City
You'll never leave Sin City

Where you are king

http://www.MeredithBrooks.com

Bias? What Bias?

Recently I was having a debate with a friend of mine about which way the media leans. He claimed the news on television about Iraq was so dismal because Democrats control the media. First, let me just say, if you compare television news or cable news to let's say guardian.co.uk the news on television by comparison can be more accurately considered "rosy" than bad or dismal. So let's take a look at who owns what.

Here's a diagram of the corporations who own the "Ultra Concentrated" media:
http://www.mediachannel.org/ownership/chart.shtml

Here's "The Big Ten" diagramed by the news source called "The Nation"
http://www.thenation.com/special/bigten.html

So those are the corporations, does this anwer the question? No, because some people see Democrats and Liberals (& Progressives) as elitists and the rich who are disconnected with the rest of the country. Others see Republicans and Conservatives as having more control over the corporate media, than some countries have over their state controlled media [cough: Election fraud blackout, cough: Pentagon uses Psy-Ops on CNN]. Ahem, sorry about that, so to figure this out, let's see the faces behind the ownership of the media.

Right now, the best back up information I have for my case isn't very surprising, NewsMax and Fox News



A CNN Article says this about Richard Mellon Scaife, the head of NewsMax, "this much is undisputed: Richard Mellon Scaife is very rich and very partisan."
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/04/27/scaife.profile/

Then there's the "Fair and Balanced" Fox News.



Roger Eugene Ailes is the CEO of Fox News, so what's his resume?

* media adviser to Richard M. Nixon Presidential Campaign in 1967-68
* consultant in 1984 to Ronald Reagan
* George H. W. Bush's 1988 Presidential campaign
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ailes



Fox News is owned by NewsCorp (News Corporation) which is headed by (Keith) Rupert Murdoch

He is described on encyclopdia.com as "Combining sensationalist journalism (often reflective of his generally hawkish, strongly conservative political views) with aggressive promotion, Murdoch established a worldwide communications empire, the News Corporation..."

http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/m/murdochr1.asp

Okay, so the people who control the media are conservative, does that necessarily mean their political views will affect how they run business? Well, let me aswer this question with another question, have you ever head of the Sinclair Broadcasting Group?



If not, just watch a short Flash Movie from Take Back the Media called



http://web.takebackthemedia.com/geeklog/public_html/staticpages/index.php?page=20041013042650709

One Man Army

This is one of my favorite songs, one that I listened to often during the summer. I typed the lyrics here out while listening to the song (in other words, I didn't copy and paste).

Artists: Our Lady Peace
Title: "One Man Army"
Album: Happiness is Not A Fish That You Can Catch



Take these plastic people,

Read Their lips,

Now let it linger,

Is there anything that makes them sound sincere?

C'mon,

Tightly hold your hand, Take a deep breath, Give them the finger,

Are you worried that your thoughts are not quite clear?

[twitch]

Overlooked, unfit appearance,

I remember falling,
I remember marching,
Like a One Man Army,

Through the Blaze I know I'm coughing,
I believe in something,
I don't wanna remember falling,
For your Lies,

Unbutton your clothes,
Undress Your soul,
Show them your vigor,

Are those inhibitions easiest to fear?

C'mon,

Take this gasoline tin,
Head up high,
Walk like a winner,

Let the bare feet be the last sounds that they hear,

[twitch]

Overlooked, Unfit appearance,

I remember falling,
I remember marching,
Like a One Man Army,
Through the Blaze I know I'm Coughing
I believe in Something,
I don't wanna remember falling,
For Your Lies,

But I know I... know I

But uh I....

Falling,
I remember falling,
I remember marching,
Like a One Man Army,
Through the Blaze I know I'm coughing,
I believe in something,
I don't wanna remember falling,
I remember crawling,
Through the blaze I know I'm falling

I remember marching

I don't wanna remember falling

I don't wanna remember falling

For your Lies....