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I also enjoyed their live show.

No. He labeled himself a 'doctor of gonzo journalism' but never actually earned a doctorate.

Well played.

We are proud to announce a very special late night performance. Dr. John will resurrect his Night Tripper persona for the first time in over three decades for his performance at Bonnaroo. Dr. John is universally celebrated as the living embodiment of the rich musical heritage exclusive to New Orleans. In the '60s, he developed the charismatic persona of Dr. John The Night Tripper. Adorned with voodoo charms and regalia, a legend was born with his breakthrough 1968 album Gris-gris, which established his unique blend of voodoo mysticism, funk, rhythm & blues, psychedelic rock, and Creole roots. The Night Tripper phase of Dr. John's career, featuring his unique fusion of Mardi Gras jubilation and spiritual mysticism marked, altered and broadened the scope of popular music forever. This special performance will be part of a New Orleans themed event that will also include Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk which features an all-star cast of some of the city's finest musicians. The Rebirth Brass Band will also join in, lending their celebratory brass band sound to what will be an unforgettable night. -bonnaroo e-mailing.

The libertarian goal is to have no income tax...but, obviously, this will probably never happen. But it is very possible to have much less of an income tax. Conservatives are supposed to be for a small govt, and thus less need for heavy taxation. Unfortunately there is no fiscal conservatism now so the working people are being brutally taxed. Yeah...what I want (low/no taxes for working class that desperatly needs the funds...some taxes, though not '50% or more', for the very wealthy) is a progressive idea, but with the libertarian/real conservative idea in mind. What we have right now is a system that enslaves the vast majority of Americans to corporations/govt control...not too much unlike Communism. I wonder if Ann Coulter will make the connection between Americans working to run the big govt and Communist people working to run their big govt. I doubt it.

To further illustrate my point about 'conservatism' is a quick excerpt from an essay on politics that I wrote... --- The concept of ‘conservatism’ as a political ideology in America had a core in something not particularly terrible or hateful, and if nothing else startlingly honest…but the bizarre miscreant green filled gulf between Barry Goldwater and George W. Bush is a hundred billion (yep, that was with a ‘b’ Mr. Reagan) miles wide. Goldwater was esteemed by even those colleagues with deepest of political disagreements for his inability to bullshit anyone or speak anything less than the truth of his mind. Today his revolution of conservativism has given way to a sick ugly breed of socialcons and elephantbudget liberal spenders. Leaders taking in pride in victory by theft in draining a nation of its money or a generation of its spirit. Today’s Republicans carry not the war scarred torch of the Goldwaters and Eisenhowers but the cowardice of Wizardhunting Lions. They are a tragically elected body who collectively see no fault in allowing an economy to fall to shambles then herd its young poor and jobless off to foreign lands to defend our nation for reasons lost in a dense mindless fog. When Goldwater spoke proudly in March of 1956, “I am a conservative”, he made a point in his intellectual bourbon fueled clarity to add that, “I am also a liberal, for I will never, either in private or public life, accept the terrifying philosophy that the dark shadows of regimentation and control must inevitably blot out the sunlight of freedom.” Somewhere in the span of not altogether too many years the new mindset sprouted and nurtured by Goldwater and his ilk had descended (to use the word ‘evolved’ would be sinful and might lead to my State-funded public deathbeating by thrown stones) into this neo-Neanderthal breed of paranoid hatebrained social ultraconservativism and mega liberal government power and spending. Dr. Hunter S. Thompson was right on rifle target with Nixon and his frightening words still ring ominously true today as we sit stunted beneath an Administration that so creepy accurately represents ‘that dark, venal, and incurably violent side of the American character’.

NO. A real conservative/libertarian taxation would be where low/middle class people pay next to zero taxes and the percentages grow higher as you get richer (but never too big). This kind of minimal taxation is possible when $50 billion (and up) isnt spent on fighting marijuana, when pointless wars arent waged, when pork isnt the national food, and tax cuts are not only given to the people that dont need them. In a pure libertarian society...there would be little or no taxes period. You really need to stop confusing 'conservatism' with what this current administration is doing bigolsmitty. Social conservatism is only one part of it...high taxes for the working class, gigantic govt, wars for profit, spying on Americans, etc is not 'conservativism'. What we are looking at here is something wholly different than was started by William F Buckley. This is a whole new genre of politics and I think I might stick with my label of 'dictatorial communism' for it.

Is Invader3k turning a new leaf?

Yes, I do get most of it back the next year in a refund...but that is only the federal income tax. It would be nice to have that money when I actually need it though (when bills are due) and not some lump sum in April. And for the newbie gimmick poster (justpassinby) - No, I dont want to keep this liberal policy that the Republicans are continuing. I want an actual conservative/libertarian taxation...I want to be paying less than 10% in taxes from my lower/middle class paycheck. I dont want to keep paying 25-30% just so people who already swim in pools of cash can get taxed less. With the power that this current government has and this ridiculous taxation...maybe the proper term for what this current government wants is 'dictatorial communism'. If Goldwater (had to say it, Smitty) were in the senate today hed be telling Bush to 'get out' just like with old Dick Nixon.

That was some good stuff.

I wouldnt classify this movement/administration as 'conservative'...more like 'rednecks with lots of money'.

If, say, William Buckley were President...those things would have never happened. Im not saying hed be a great President or anything but his kind of conservative would have never initiated the same huge mistakes as this current administration. Also, on another note - About these Bush 'tax cuts'...I work in a factory and earn less than $20,000 a year and my weekly taxation is a little over 25%. The times are pretty bad for anyone not very wealthy, yet there are still pliable/moronic folk who voted Bush in '04 for issues like guns, gays, goddamwomensrights and ignored their own financial problems.

Why was the room full of married people empty? There wasnt a 'single' person in it.

I did not mean LBJ was a 'bad politian' as far as playing the game went. He was very shrewd, very successful, and remarkably deplorable as a man. He was extremely dirty in politics...but this was how he filled the most extensive resume in 20th century America. Also, for the record, I dont want to imply that WG Harding was among the greatest presidents ever or anything...lower half for sure, but not bottom5 worst. He would be in the top5 presidents to drunk with though.

Highly entertaining folk.

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Don West was not available for comment.

Rakim - Baltimore, June 14 Bonnaroo June 16-18 Pearl Jam/Tom Petty/Summerfest - Late June/Early July The Roots/Talib Kweli/Pharcyde - Milwaukee Jul28 Might make it to Sounds of the Underground or somethin else CSNY - Milwaukee Sept 6

'justpassinby' is giving off a real Gimmick vibe.

HBO Sports reported today that 875,000 pay-per-view buys and $43.8 million in pay-per-view revenue was generated from last Saturday’s super welterweight title fight featuring Oscar De La Hoya and Ricardo Mayorga at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The fight was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Don King Productions. The MGM Grand Hotel & Casino was the host site. The 875,000 buys consisted of 475,000 buys from cable systems and 400,000 buys from satellite homes throughout the 50 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. The pay-per-view performance of Mayorga vs. De La Hoya is the best performing pay-per-view event since De La Hoya last fought 20 months ago. His September 2004 showdown with middleweight legend Bernard Hopkins produced one million pay-per-view buys and $56 million in revenue. -fightnews.com A DLH-PBF fight would definitly top a million buys.

Buckley's looking pretty rough in that photo.

Feingold is already showing frustration with his party...on a recent C-span speech I saw he was really graying & balding on top. He will probably either a)Get beaten for the nomination by some party hack ala Gene/Hube, b)Get McGoverned, or c)Get shot. Nonetheless I will be supporting him as far as it goes. I do disagree with some of his ideas but hes got the most integrity of any polititian since...that one dude from Phoenix who blew up blond girls.

Easy, and I dont have to leave the state...Ed Gein & Jeff Dahmer. I didnt say he wasnt the worst American polititian ever. I would say that LBJ (as President) and Strom Thurmond were worse polititians than Senator Joe. Nixon was just as bad with the red-hunting (Alger Hiss was correct, but 'Pink Lady' Gahagan was embarassing). McCarthy made some good points and 'meant well' but his personality was his downfall as it led to his severe drinking problem (which in turn led to his public outbursts) that quickly killed him. He was fairly popular amongst his colleagues, including friendships with the Kennedy brothers.

Heh...the Brownbackamania that I am insitigating is merely a joke. Hes the most comical of the candidates. I really enjoy how he cant come to grips with his problem of if the Bible is 100% right (thus proving to him that gays are bad) then how can he be so adamant about civil rights/African American issues (since the Bible wholeheartedly condones slavery far more clearly than it admonishes homosexuality). Being the golden boy of the Christian right just lines him up for hilarity, imo. I did see him on C-span yesterday speaking out in favor of some stem cell research (where the cells are used from the living/sick person) yesterday though, that was rather interesting. He seems like a decent guy and all, but hes way too close to old Phelps with the homophobia. Feingold on the other hand, hes my boy.

High school history textbooks have an obligation to get as much information of a large time frame condensced into one book. That would be problem number 1 - It is already going to leave out important information since there simply wont be room. History textbooks also tend to have a very revisionist viewpoint on everything from the Revolution to Native Americans to Slavery to the 20th century. This is where the Warren Harding problem occurs as its really easy to say he was the worst president ever because some members of his cabinet were terrible (though that is not usually held against LBJ, etc in their biographical snippets), he had a shortened term, and he was president in the time between World Wars. It is apparently not as bad for James Buchanon to have actually led us to Civil War, but Harding can get blame for WW2 and the Depression (even though there were 3 presidents to come before the War, and Harding was president at a time of prosperity.) Basically, it is the same as blaming Bill Clinton for 9-11 and the GWB recession, since he was the guy in charge beforehand. Plus, like Harding, Clinton was a womanizer...and Toni Morrisson said he was the first Black President! I seriously suggest reading as many good biographies and histories of as many people and events as possible. Look up primary source documents whenever possible. Develop reasoned opinions of your own. Otherwise, you start blaming Harding for the Depression & WW2 and thinking things like 'Joe McCarthy was the worst American to ever live'.