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Will watch when convenient, but not appointment television like a lot of the World Cup.

It's either an Old English word or a Star Wars reference.

Certainly woth revisiting. One of the classics.

Both began as entertainers. Maher as a comedian, Rush as a broadcaster (FM DJ, entertainment, not news or punditry). Both now view themselves as shapers of the national opinion. Both try to entertain, but more importantly, shape the opinion of their audience. When they began to understand (or overestimate their own importance) is when I stopped caring about either.

Sometimes wives have better judgment.

Damn, Beltmann, that's so sad! With your eloquence, you'd do better than Barrett. How much of this vote was due to him as an alternative to Walker?

One more point. I used to enjoy both. Limbaugh was very, very funny and kind of iconoclastic in the late 80s and early 90s. It was only after Clinton was elected and Limbaugh saw himself as the voice of the opposition that he really turned to complete obnoxiousness. Maher was good on Politically Incorrect, but also began to take himself too seriously.

Pretty much. Condescending, can't stand being criticized, smarmy. Just because you agree with one of them doesn't make their style any different. Jon Stewart is liberal, but gets lots of conservatives on his show because he treats them with the respect they deserve (meaning very little, in some instances). There's probably a conservative equivalent to Stewart that I cannot think of right now. Limbaugh and Maher are -- for lack of a better term -- wingnuts. They yell, scream, belittle. Obviously, they aren't always equally obnoxious and Rush would probably score higher on the dishonesty

Fair enough.

Neither would Rush, or Bill Maher. I disdain both. The 2nd half of that sentence is maybe your most offensive statement yet, albeit not intentionally.

Please realize that many, many people do not pay for music. Whether illegal downloading, copying CDs, or just using Spotify, etc. I suppose Wilco could charge $270 for concert tix like Neil Young. I'll take a Sprint commercial and $40 tickets.

Hateful, divisive rhetoric. People who disagree with me are assholes? The truth is, I dislike glorifying ALL public school teachers as much as I hate demonizing all of us. I've worked with too many who give ammunition to our critics. Most teachers I work with work long hours, are committed to all of their students, and never rest on their laurels. However, there are more than a few teaching the same lessons they were teaching 25 years ago, Like most professions there are excellent, mediocre, and crappy. The NEA hasn't helped their cause. A union's job is to protect all their members, an

If the market will bear it, so be it. Just seems absolutely amazing to me that people choose to part with that much money for a 2 hour show. Esp. in an arena.

I hope it's worth it. Saw 'em in 91, I think. Probably $25-$30??

Poverty=Purity, eh? The music industry is less profitable than ever, except for the absolute lowest common denominator. I'd rather have Wilco music in a commercial than not at all. Right now, that's a false choice, but that's the direction the industry is moving. It's not 1985 any more.

Beltmann makes a great case against Walker and demonstrates how his policies really affect decent people, then ih8music follows it up with rhetoric on par with Rush Limbaugh. Very disappointing. Help me out here, didn't a court strike down the collective bargaining limitations?

Just check that thread about upcoming concert schedules. I don't mind an artist charging what they think the market will bear, and if venues fill up with tickets worth hundreds of dollars, that's just fine, but I think twice at $50 ticket prices let alone 5X that.

$270?? That's freakin' crazy. Neil ought to fellate you for that price.

Pretty cool vids and pix.

Definitely one of his better solo efforts.

Rockin' and Romance (from which Vincent Van Gogh is taken) is probably the most underrated piece of indie rock in existence, IMO.

I was.

Let's be clear. You're mad at him for doing nothing. Comparing him to Chamberlain. But have no ideas to offer. None. Brilliant analysis.

Will the real Francisco Liriano please stand up?

Just got back from Alejandro Escovedo. Pure rock, that man!