Why do I persist in writing each day? I don't know. I seriously thought about "bailing" on tonight's entry. Would Eddie write a note saying, "what, no blog today?" I feel this is getting to be a chore, rather than something of an inspiration.
I was happy with the class today. You all settled down and completed the reading which was great to behold. You also seemed interested in the videos. The Jon Stewart video was funny and very truthful in terms of the ridiculous lengths that campaigns (and interest groups) go to in order to "smear" the other candidate. Rather than stating what a candidate stands for, it's much easier to tear one's opponent down....
The "60 Minutes" segment on the drug lobby was disheartening. It's amazing what big money can do in order to muzzle reform or to stand in the way of something like providing affordable pharmaceuticals to senior citizens. Some of the same big money and lobbying is behind the attempt to defeat meaningful health care reform. To be very clear. This is not a problem for which one party can be blamed. Both Republicans and Democrats are equally guilty of receiving vast amounts of money from lobbyists and are therefore, significantly influenced. To get a better sense of this, go to: http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00007360 I linked you to Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Speaker of the House. Check out her top donors. What do you think of this?
Anyway, tomorrow we will quiz on Subato, listen to my lecture and then possibly watch a video clip.
See you tomorrow.
Bit confused about the link... = /
ReplyDeleteDon't write if you feel like it's a chore! Feel inspired to write. If there's nothing inspiring you at the moment, just put down what the homework is or something. Don't feel obligated to force yourself = )