In the Bush
Guy Smith | January 29, 2008
Bush’s State of the Union speech was such an intellectual masturbatory affair that I’m surprised he got applause and not money shots.
Clinton Curtains?
Guy Smith | January 28, 2008
According to the Chinese, 2008 is the year of the rat. And by this time Hillary Clinton is smelling one.
It is not shaping up to be a good month for the Hill-Billy Klan. Aside from getting an old fashioned ass-whumpin’ down south (you know, that area she once lived), it appears that every [...]
Race, races, racism
Guy Smith | January 26, 2008
It has been a busy week, and I’ve been racing around while the political world appears to be racing to chase races and accusing racists motivations.
Say that ten times rapidly!
You will forgive me for pressing my tongue firmly into a cheek (though whose cheek I’ll leave undisclosed). Being raised color blind I find political [...]
Cheesehead Insanity
Guy Smith | January 20, 2008
I have encountered every conceivable form of insanity cataloged by the American Psychiatric Association. And that was just by meeting my congressman.
But I discovered a new one, which I’ll politely classify as Cheeseheaditus. If no other aspect of American culture scares the rest of the world into quivering incontinence, then this should.
There is [...]
A New Song about Rodeos, Whiskey and Love
Guy Smith | January 11, 2008
A hacked out a new song this week — a love ballad about broken people in and around the rodeo circuit. Imagine like Tom Waits banging Conway Twitty.
It is called Eli’s, and there is a very rough sketch demo track online.
There is a minor lesson in song construction here (though this tune is [...]