Which Side Are You On by Florence Reece

As usual my favorite version is sung by Pete Seeger.
In 1931 coal miners in Harlan County went on strike. The mine owners hired thugs to beat, jail or kill the miners. Unions are disappearing fast in this country with Reagan being the one to lead the charge. I tried coal mining for a short spell when I was discharged from Fort Campbell Ky. I actually worked in a mine not far from Harlan County. I didn't want to be a coal miner, just wanted the experience to put my body in what my mouth was saying. Very hard living.

COME YE OF THE UNIVERSE AND ATTEND YOUR MASTER DONUT...

"I come here not as an American but as a Citizen of The World," Obama told the crowd in Berlin, according to news reports.

"I also come to you as a German donut," he averred with conviction, several interpreters have reported.

Of the sad truths that no news reporter will acknowledge, Muslims have overrun Germany and France in massive waves. Their numbers are so great that French citizens are being tried before crime tribunals for saying no more than, "These people are destroying our country." (See files of Bridget Bardot trial.)

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The next president will have limited levers available for fixing the economy. Interest rates are already artificially low, despite the fact that we have consumer, business, and governmental debt of over $31,758,400,000,000 outstanding in our economy, a 75% increase over the course of the Bush administration. Our balance of payments with the rest of the world remains badly negative, over $700 billion in 2007 and running at close to that rate in 2008, despite the crash of the dollar against almost all other currencies. The collapse of the Ponzi schemes of subprime mortgage lending and wild consumer credit are removing a huge artificial stimulus from the economy. The government has tried shipping out cash to taxpayers with little effect, and the federal deficit of over $9.5 trillion (some $31,666 for every man, woman and child in America) makes it difficult to deficit spend. Meanwhile, between now and 2040 the retirement of the baby boom generation will put impossible strains on Social Security and Medicare (which are unfunded and therefore must be supported by a shrinking work force), and private pensions are unhealthy. We desperately need the economy to grow quickly, but the government has used up all of its traditional stimulus tools.

Marat/Sade by Judy Collins

The song was taken from the play which was an existential romp into the life and execution of Jean Paul Marat with some dialog between Marat and the Marquis De Sade thrown in for good measure. Taking place in the late 1700s it could fit in today quite nicely. Unfortunately.
Like the last several songs, this one is timely as well and could apply to our current governmental crisis and the uber rich which have profited greatly during the past 8 years with the greatest rise in millionaires and billionaires the world has ever seen. All while the middle class is being systematically neutered and made impotent and the poor are just ignored.

Eve of Destruction by P.J. Sloan

Written in 1965 by P.J. Sloan but Barry McGuire really made the song. Could have been written yesterday.
A one hit wonder that is as timely today as it was when it was first written.
Barry added the line about "old enough to kill, but not for votin'" cause at the time the voting age was 21 yet the old chicken hawks and war mongers could send you to die, but you couldn't vote. This song was an anthem of sorts and helped to lower the voting age to 18.

The case loads in Los Angeles county, has much to do with our open border, Sanctuary city' laws and Special order 40. It no longer protects citizens from iillegal alien crime. Death is on the streets and highways daily, that's why law abiding citizens stay behind locked doors. The mayor needs to be recalled and all other pro-illegal alien city administrators, who have made a mockery of our laws. The federal SAVE ACT (H.R.4088) if enacted goes after the predatory business, so that the pouring of poor illegal aliens will terminate at the original planned fence. American taxpayers carry the enormous burden of supporting financially people who broke our laws.

I"m Changing My Name To Chrysler Written by Tom Paxton

Arlo sings my favorite version of this song. Unfortunately, with the many bailouts of the high and the mighty recently by the government, this song is as pertinent today as it was 30 yrs. ago. Corporate welfare = Okay.
Human welfare = Not so okay.

Oh the price of gold is rising out of sight
And the dollar is in sorry shape tonight

California Stars Coast Announce Tryouts
The California Stars Coast Girls Fast Pitch Softball Association
will have tryouts for the 2008-2009 season.
The following is the tryout schedule:
August 16, 2008
Colony Park Softball Fields, 5599 Traffic Way, Atascadero, CA
12U 12 PM
14U 10 AM
16U 10 AM
August 24, 2008
Hagerman Softball Complex, 3300 Skyway Drive, Santa Maria, CA
12U, 14U and 16U 12 PM

Originally written by Nick Lowe and, notably, covered by Elvis Costello & The Attractions, this song seems perfectly appropriate given the trying times in which we are living. To me, this song is the perfect plea for a little human decency. It cuts through the cynicism that has become so popular these days and asks us all a simple question to which we should all know the answer. Read on for the lyrics.