Cowboy Confessional

Guy Smith – writer, songwriter, political provocateur

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 [...]

Responsibility

Guy Smith | December 2, 2011

The best way to get on your feet is to get off of your back.

Andre’s Agitprop

Guy Smith | September 1, 2011

Some politicos are deft at the art of motivating their voting block, employing subtle messages and cleverly crafting concepts that propel thinking people into action.
Then there is Andre Carson.
Carson, the clumsy congressman from the evidentially former great state of Indiana, was out of his element while in Miami and stumping for more taxpayer financed jobs [...]

Weiner’s Wrangle

Guy Smith | June 2, 2011

Anthony Weiner was right when he quipped that the jokes about his tweeted crotch-shot would write themselves.
For those immune to stories about shady politicians – a redundant phrase – Weiner’s wiener saga has staying power, the type that only a conman could conjure.  What occurred was that a photograph of somebody’s underware covered erection was [...]

Less Moore

Guy Smith | May 11, 2011

Few people can stomach Michael Moore, and from his growing girth I suspect there is little he cannot.
That Moore occupies a rather large portion of my latest book, as well as floor space wherever he goes, derives from his indefatigable ability to be simultaneously bombastic, boorish and a blackguard.  Any honest assessment of Bowling for [...]