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Do You Think Television is Destroying the Country?

May 5th, 2010 8 comments

Ever read the book Amusing Ourselves to Death? Basically it puts forth an argument that says TV makes the population, well, dumber.

TV masks entertainment as fact. TV isnt a medium to inform the citizentry as much as it is a way to entertain the citizenry. TV commercials convince you that you can solve your problems in 30 seconds.

Throughout American history, print media has been a means of starting public discourse. Common Sense, for example. The New York Times was the paper of record. Now people only want entertainment via the TV or the Internet. They tune out listening to their Ipods and can take their TV shows with them wherever they go. People are more passive. They accept what they are told. Like Iraq.

In the 1800s people actually read the Lincoln Douglass debates. They were that interested. Now people barely care about the content of a political debate. How the candidate looks on TV is more important than what they say.

TV makes us "dumber".

No, there are a lot of ways to gain knowledge and an intelligent individual would know that TV is not a wise choice. It is for entertainment

Lincoln Heights Season 4 Episode 1 – Part 2

April 29th, 2010 9 comments

The Sutton family leaves Lincoln Heights and live with Jenn’s father. Tay is still jealous about Nate. Charles tells Cassie that his mom wants him to live with her in Hawaii. While Cassie and Charles are driving, Two racist teens guys smash into Charles’s car on purpose. Then one of them makes a racists comment to Cassie and Charles begins beating up the guys, and Cassie tries to hold him. The police then come and arrest him and then release him. Eddie informs Cassie that the police wants to question her and Charles about Mac’s death and Charles and Cassie lie. Eddie finds a little girl in a crack house by herself and he brings to her the hospital. Jenn decides to let her stay at their house for the night. While everyone is asleep, the girl takes food, Tay’s insulin, drinks, some of Lizzie’s clothes and leaves. Tay wittnesses this, but doesn’t see her take the insulin. The next day Tay’s stomach doesn’t feel good and he thinks it’s because of Egg Rolls at the Chinese Resturant he works at. Lizzie is starting high school and has to share with middle schoolers because their school’s damages form the earthquake hasn’t been repaired. Charles hasn’t said anything about the money he found in The Sutton’s old house. Charles gets frustrated when Cassie suggests that they tell Eddie that Mac tried to kill them, but Charles says that may be but he still killed Mac by leaving him there and Eddie will have Cassie stop seeing Charles. Charles would probably be locked up for manslaughter doing 10 years minumium. He has her choose between him or her dad. Cassie refused to choose and Charles angrily walks away. Later Cassie visits Charles at his apartment and tells him she’s sorry. Charles says he’s sorry and she can tell the police anything, but Cassie doesn’t want Charles to go to jail. Cassie asked Charles what happened between him and Mac again and he tells her. When everybody from Lincoln Heights celebrate at the Sutton’s house for their success, Cassie tells Charles she isn’t going to say anything. Jenn’s father tells Eddie secretly that he isn’t going to pay the loan for the Sutton’s. Police then come to the house and tell Eddie that Mac’s death wasn’t an accident and Cassie and Charles were the last ones who saw him alive. They need to arrest both of them until they tell the truth. The episode ends with Eddie and Jenn looking scared when Cassie and Charles are unaware that the police are right behind them.

Duration : 0:8:55

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Lincoln Heights Season 4 Episode 1 – Part 4

April 17th, 2010 6 comments

The Sutton family leaves Lincoln Heights and live with Jenn’s father. Tay is still jealous about Nate. Charles tells Cassie that his mom wants him to live with her in Hawaii. While Cassie and Charles are driving, Two racist teens guys smash into Charles’s car on purpose. Then one of them makes a racists comment to Cassie and Charles begins beating up the guys, and Cassie tries to hold him. The police then come and arrest him and then release him. Eddie informs Cassie that the police wants to question her and Charles about Mac’s death and Charles and Cassie lie. Eddie finds a little girl in a crack house by herself and he brings to her the hospital. Jenn decides to let her stay at their house for the night. While everyone is asleep, the girl takes food, Tay’s insulin, drinks, some of Lizzie’s clothes and leaves. Tay wittnesses this, but doesn’t see her take the insulin. The next day Tay’s stomach doesn’t feel good and he thinks it’s because of Egg Rolls at the Chinese Resturant he works at. Lizzie is starting high school and has to share with middle schoolers because their school’s damages form the earthquake hasn’t been repaired. Charles hasn’t said anything about the money he found in The Sutton’s old house. Charles gets frustrated when Cassie suggests that they tell Eddie that Mac tried to kill them, but Charles says that may be but he still killed Mac by leaving him there and Eddie will have Cassie stop seeing Charles. Charles would probably be locked up for manslaughter doing 10 years minumium. He has her choose between him or her dad. Cassie refused to choose and Charles angrily walks away. Later Cassie visits Charles at his apartment and tells him she’s sorry. Charles says he’s sorry and she can tell the police anything, but Cassie doesn’t want Charles to go to jail. Cassie asked Charles what happened between him and Mac again and he tells her. When everybody from Lincoln Heights celebrate at the Sutton’s house for their success, Cassie tells Charles she isn’t going to say anything. Jenn’s father tells Eddie secretly that he isn’t going to pay the loan for the Sutton’s. Police then come to the house and tell Eddie that Mac’s death wasn’t an accident and Cassie and Charles were the last ones who saw him alive. They need to arrest both of them until they tell the truth. The episode ends with Eddie and Jenn looking scared when Cassie and Charles are unaware that the police are right behind them.

Duration : 0:9:42

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Lincoln Heights Season 4 Episode 1 – Part 5

April 7th, 2010 15 comments

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The Sutton family leaves Lincoln Heights and live with Jenn’s father. Tay is still jealous about Nate. Charles tells Cassie that his mom wants him to live with her in Hawaii. While Cassie and Charles are driving, Two racist teens guys smash into Charles’s car on purpose. Then one of them makes a racists comment to Cassie and Charles begins beating up the guys, and Cassie tries to hold him. The police then come and arrest him and then release him. Eddie informs Cassie that the police wants to question her and Charles about Mac’s death and Charles and Cassie lie. Eddie finds a little girl in a crack house by herself and he brings to her the hospital. Jenn decides to let her stay at their house for the night. While everyone is asleep, the girl takes food, Tay’s insulin, drinks, some of Lizzie’s clothes and leaves. Tay wittnesses this, but doesn’t see her take the insulin. The next day Tay’s stomach doesn’t feel good and he thinks it’s because of Egg Rolls at the Chinese Resturant he works at. Lizzie is starting high school and has to share with middle schoolers because their school’s damages form the earthquake hasn’t been repaired. Charles hasn’t said anything about the money he found in The Sutton’s old house. Charles gets frustrated when Cassie suggests that they tell Eddie that Mac tried to kill them, but Charles says that may be but he still killed Mac by leaving him there and Eddie will have Cassie stop seeing Charles. Charles would probably be locked up for manslaughter doing 10 years minumium. He has her choose between him or her dad. Cassie refused to choose and Charles angrily walks away. Later Cassie visits Charles at his apartment and tells him she’s sorry. Charles says he’s sorry and she can tell the police anything, but Cassie doesn’t want Charles to go to jail. Cassie asked Charles what happened between him and Mac again and he tells her. When everybody from Lincoln Heights celebrate at the Sutton’s house for their success, Cassie tells Charles she isn’t going to say anything. Jenn’s father tells Eddie secretly that he isn’t going to pay the loan for the Sutton’s. Police then come to the house and tell Eddie that Mac’s death wasn’t an accident and Cassie and Charles were the last ones who saw him alive. They need to arrest both of them until they tell the truth. The episode ends with Eddie and Jenn looking scared when Cassie and Charles are unaware that the police are right behind them.

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Duration : 0:8:12

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Lincoln Heights Season 4 Episode 1 – Part 3

April 4th, 2010 9 comments

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The Sutton family leaves Lincoln Heights and live with Jenn’s father. Tay is still jealous about Nate. Charles tells Cassie that his mom wants him to live with her in Hawaii. While Cassie and Charles are driving, Two racist teens guys smash into Charles’s car on purpose. Then one of them makes a racists comment to Cassie and Charles begins beating up the guys, and Cassie tries to hold him. The police then come and arrest him and then release him. Eddie informs Cassie that the police wants to question her and Charles about Mac’s death and Charles and Cassie lie. Eddie finds a little girl in a crack house by herself and he brings to her the hospital. Jenn decides to let her stay at their house for the night. While everyone is asleep, the girl takes food, Tay’s insulin, drinks, some of Lizzie’s clothes and leaves. Tay wittnesses this, but doesn’t see her take the insulin. The next day Tay’s stomach doesn’t feel good and he thinks it’s because of Egg Rolls at the Chinese Resturant he works at. Lizzie is starting high school and has to share with middle schoolers because their school’s damages form the earthquake hasn’t been repaired. Charles hasn’t said anything about the money he found in The Sutton’s old house. Charles gets frustrated when Cassie suggests that they tell Eddie that Mac tried to kill them, but Charles says that may be but he still killed Mac by leaving him there and Eddie will have Cassie stop seeing Charles. Charles would probably be locked up for manslaughter doing 10 years minumium. He has her choose between him or her dad. Cassie refused to choose and Charles angrily walks away. Later Cassie visits Charles at his apartment and tells him she’s sorry. Charles says he’s sorry and she can tell the police anything, but Cassie doesn’t want Charles to go to jail. Cassie asked Charles what happened between him and Mac again and he tells her. When everybody from Lincoln Heights celebrate at the Sutton’s house for their success, Cassie tells Charles she isn’t going to say anything. Jenn’s father tells Eddie secretly that he isn’t going to pay the loan for the Sutton’s. Police then come to the house and tell Eddie that Mac’s death wasn’t an accident and Cassie and Charles were the last ones who saw him alive. They need to arrest both of them until they tell the truth. The episode ends with Eddie and Jenn looking scared when Cassie and Charles are unaware that the police are right behind them.

IGNORE BELOW 🙂

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Duration : 0:9:6

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Johnny Horton –Young Abe Lincoln (Make A Tall, Tall Man)

February 19th, 2010 17 comments

Counry Singer Johnny Horton singing about who might be the nation’s greatest president.

Johnny Horton had several top ten songs in the late 50’s and early 60’s and was on the verge of becoming one of the top stars of the 60’s when he met with tragedy.

He was born John Gale Horton in Los Angeles in 1925. He was raised in Tyler, Texas. Horton worked in the fishing industry in Alaska and California, and attended Seattle University. He worked for a while as a carpenter, and played basketball at Baylor University. He worked at a local radio station in East Texas and at the Hometown Jamboree in California. He did some recording with little success for the Abbott, Mercury, and Dot labels and picked up the nickname the Singing Fisherman. Horton became a regular on the Louisiana Hayride.

Johnny married Billie Jean Jones, the widow of country music legend Hank Williams. He sang country songs and signed a recording contract with Columbia, where he would achieve his greatest success. Some of his first hits included Honky Tonk Man, I’m A One-Woman Man in 1956, Coming Home in 1957 and All Grown Up in 1958. He topped the country charts in 1959 with When It’s Springtime In Alaska.

Johnny Horton then began to record a series of saga songs that crossed over to the pop charts. He covered Jimmy Driftwood’s The Battle Of New Orleans in 1959. The song topped the country charts and it reached number one on the pop charts, where it remained for a solid six weeks. The song was a tribute to the final battle of the War of 1812. He also recorded Sink The Bismarck in 1960, a song that was suggested by the film of the same title; it went top ten country and pop. Johnny Horton was a star. He sang the title song for the John Wayne movie North To Alaska and it too made the top ten in both charts during the same year.

On November 5, 1960, while North To Alaska was still climbing the charts, Horton was killed in an automobile accident in Milano, Texas following an appearance at the Skyliner in Austin. Following Horton’s death some of his earlier hit songs made the charts once again. Albums of his recordings were compiled and issued in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, and they are still selling.

His biography was published in 1983 under the title Your Singing Fisherman, but it is very hard to find.

Duration : 0:1:58

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