http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/book ... ohn.1.html
What happened when Irving Berlin pissed off Woody Guthrie.
Take that Irving Berlin
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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Take that Irving Berlin
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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Bob Juch
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Re: Take that Irving Berlin
The Republican version is: "This land was your land, but now it's my land."
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
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franktangredi
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Re: Take that Irving Berlin
That was a win/win. We ended up with TWO timeless classics.themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/book ... ohn.1.html
What happened when Irving Berlin pissed off Woody Guthrie.
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BackInTex
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Re: Take that Irving Berlin
Got that a little backwards.Bob Juch wrote:The Republican version is: "This land was your land, but now it's my land."
..what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? let them take arms.
~~ Thomas Jefferson
War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
-- Benjamin Franklin (maybe)
~~ Thomas Jefferson
War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
-- Benjamin Franklin (maybe)
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tlynn78
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Re: Take that Irving Berlin
BackInTex wrote:Got that a little backwards.Bob Juch wrote:The Republican version is: "This land was your land, but now it's my land."
Yeah, Bob's version is a bit different, as well.
When reality requires approval, control replaces truth.
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. -Thomas Paine
You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality. -Ayn Rand
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead. -Thomas Paine
You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality. -Ayn Rand
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire
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elwoodblues
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Re: Take that Irving Berlin
"These jobs were your jobs, but now they're India's..."BackInTex wrote:Got that a little backwards.Bob Juch wrote:The Republican version is: "This land was your land, but now it's my land."