Cowboy Confessional

Guy Smith – writer, songwriter, political provocateur

Lady’s Night

Guy Smith | August 31, 2008

Wednesday presents an over-the-top moment in presidential pistillate propaganda.
As noted before, the GOP is bringing a couple of self-made Silicon Valley sisters to add feminine fervency to the Republican convention. By design, having the female face of the Elephant Party presented by Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina — a couple of double tough gals [...]

Palin Comparison

Guy Smith | August 29, 2008

My Republican and conservative friends are now actively promoting Bob Barr, which is odd because yesterday they maintained Barr was Satan’s older brother.
Today McCain selected Sarah Palin as his running mate. A brief investigation into Palin indicates that she is what Republican’s refer to as a “solid conservative”, something cannot say about McCain. [...]

Obama Mentor

Guy Smith | August 24, 2008

The web is steaming today with collaborative investigations into an Obama “mentor”. The news is disturbing enough to the point that I had to update the Reasons to Vote Against Obama page.
Of course I need to add the Joe Biden nugget to that page as well. Obama and Joe — OJ. [...]

Silicon Politics

Guy Smith | August 21, 2008

Hillary and Obama’s bad day is coming at the GOP convention, and it has nothing to do with John McCain.
Down the road in Silicon Valley (yes, this ex-cowboy lives just north of the Land of the Geeks) the libertarian mindset is in full swing. The tech industry is largely unregulated and thus thrives while [...]

Heartbreak Update

Guy Smith | August 20, 2008

I have been doing an obnoxious amount or recording lately, and songs dealing mainly with bad love. This includes a fresh version of One Heartbreak Away From the Grave.
An interesting process occurs during recoding blues tunes. Before hitting the studio, your head hears a very complex arrangement with all manner of screaming guitars, [...]