Cowboy Confessional

Guy Smith – writer, songwriter, political provocateur

Obama Budget

Guy Smith | January 31, 2012

Worsening economic news can only mean a worsening level of propaganda.
This is where MSNBC enters the picture.
The Congressional budget Office (CBO) today announced that the U.S. economy will go from tragic to worse, echoing sentiments of a double-dip depression. Barring miracles that would make the Second Coming look second rate, America’s jobless rate will rise [...]

Discount FDR

Guy Smith | January 3, 2012

Barack Obama is a discount FDR, and Roosevelt was no prize to begin with.
Many men mistreat their women by trying to fix whatever problems they have, whereas women generally prefer that men listen, then fix problems on their own terms. Such is the nature of The People and government, where certain elected footmen mistakenly take [...]

Mistaken Mobs

Guy Smith | December 19, 2011

Seth Godin, the homeliest man since Henry Waxman, presents never-ending and hyper intelligent insights into what works and what doesn’t. Waxman has yet been spotted saying anything intelligent, which demonstrates that the traits of diminished physical beauty and smarts are not linked.
One recent Godin missive accurately dissected the difference between failure and mistakes, where failures [...]

Unity

Guy Smith | November 28, 2011

We are the 100%.
Politics, like any other marketing snowjob, is about segmentation – dividing the market into small, manageable groups that have common traits. Politicians, who are highly corrupt marketers, love segmenting their constituents and selling to different groups differently. When politicians cannot adeptly cajole diverse groups with contradictory messages, they commit monogamy with the [...]

Fiscal Infidelity

Guy Smith | November 21, 2011

One would think free hair cuts might be a popular offer, except perhaps to bald fellows taking offense to the lack of value received.
It appears that America may be on the brink of such an event, one where (nearly) everyone receiving Uncle Sugar’s lucre will take a cut. Earlier this year, in a desperate attempt [...]