One of my favorite old western movies was THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY with Clint Eastwood. It was one of a series of which were labeled "spaghetti westerns". Remember those? Today really isn't about westerns but it is about the good, the bad, and the ugly.
THE GOOD:
http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-teams-time-warner-fight-bullies-133536350.html;_ylt=An0DTVwyCvvueIduXKT7qeas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNsbTNoMDBxBHBrZwM4ZjUyOWEyZi04YmQ1LTNjMjYtOGIyZi02ZDZmZDUwM2U2ZGUEcG9zAzEEc2VjA1NlY3Rpb25MaXN0IEZQIFRlY2hub2xvZ3kEdmVyAzRlMmVlNTUwLWFjOGMtMTFlMC1iZmViLTI3MjgxYjhkMWVlMQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTFpNzk0NjhtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3
THE BAD
http://news.yahoo.com/orleans-cops-planted-weapons-made-witnesses-trial-235051033.html
THE UGLY
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/11/lori-klein-arizona-gun-control-reporter-giffords_n_894973.html?icid=main%7Chtmlws-sb-n%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk1%7C218652
Comment Away.
QUOTE FROM HISTORY:
Yesterday's quote was authored by Gloria Steinam. Today's quote was authored by an American singer, "Don't compromise yourself: You are all you've got." She was born in 1943 and died much to young in 1970. At the height of her career she was known as The Queen of Rock and Roll as well as The Queen of Psychedelic Soul. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her number 46 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004 and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Primarily a painter while still in school, she first began singing blues and folk music with friends. While at Thomas Jefferson High School, she stated that she was mostly shunned and was quoted as saying, "I was a misfit. I read, I painted, I didn't hate niggers." As a teen, she became overweight and her skin broke out so badly she was left with deep scars which required dermabrasion. Other kids at high school would routinely taunt her and call her names like "pig," "freak" or "creep." When she went to college at Texas the The campus newspaper The Daily Texan ran a profile of her that was headlined "She Dares To Be Different." The article began, "She goes barefooted when she feels like it, wears Levi's to class because they're more comfortable, and carries her Autoharp with her everywhere she goes so that in case she gets the urge to break into song it will be handy. TIME magazine called her "probably the most powerful singer to emerge from the white rock movement," and Richard Goldstein, in Vogue magazine, wrote that she was "the most staggering leading woman in rock... she slinks like tar, scowls like war... clutching the knees of a final stanza, begging it not to leave... She can sing the chic off any listener." Her extraordinary success as a pioneer in a male-dominated rock industry was unprecedented. She, along with Grace Slick of the Jefferson Airplane, opened opportunities into the rock music business for future female singers. Stevie Nicks commented that after seeing her perform, "I knew that a little bit of my destiny had changed. I would search to find that connection that I had seen between her and her audience. In a blink of an eye she changed my life." Do you have A LITTLE PIECE OF MY HEART? If so you can tell me who said today's quote.
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4 comments:
Well, bravo for anything that may help stop bullying. There's a lot of talk about it now--I wonder if it has helped change anything.
Disturbing story about the New Orleans police officers. Also disturbing about the state Senator who pointed a loaded "raspberry pink" gun at a reporter. She sounds like more than a gun nut, just a nut in general, not to mention stupid.
Like Pat, I'm also all in favor of anything to stop bullying. I know it's been around since the dawn of time, but it seems it's escalated in the past decade or so. If more kids understand it's "okay" to report being bullied (rather than afraid of being called a "squealer" or tattle tale), perhaps the issue can be reduced.
Police planting evidence and lying to protect their backs, after an incident in which they were obviously in the wrong, is really bad press for all the "good" cops who are out there, putting their lives on the line. We need to be able to believe in, respect and rely on our police officers.
As to the AZ senator - talk about bad press! The woman's actions were incredibly stupid, particularly for someone who considers herself on the side of gun activists and safe, legitimate use of guns. She's done more damage than good, with her silly ploy. Anyone familiar with guns and gun safety knows you Never, Ever, Ever point a gun at someone - loaded or unloaded - unless you have the intention of using it to defend yourself, your home or your family. Talk to any gun collector, target shooter, skeet shooter, responsible gun owner and they'll tell that's the first law and commandment.
Hi Pat
I am with you and DR with the social networks and the Internet has reached epidemic proportions and anything we can do to stop it or decrease it I'm in.
Unfortunately, the New Orleans police department isn't alone. The Rampart Division in your LA area had several officers convicted of actually murdering someone and planting the gun on others to get rid of gang members.
The Arizona senator is just to stupid for words.
Bill
Hi DR
Last first. When I read the Arizona senator story my first reaction was "didn't she have to take a gun safety class before she was able to buy a gun?" Every state requires you to take a gun safety class. She must have missed that day. She really did do a lot more harm for gun rights than good. Dumb.
Bullying has escalated and I attribute that to the Internet Social Networking sites.
The bad police stories hurt the good honest officers more than anything. And the sad thing is even if the good officers report bad behavior of the bad cops they risk their lives. The will be shunned and labeled. It really is a bad system.
Bill
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