Matt Marks Music

I think we all know who he is talking about…

Finally, a get-out-the-vote video I can get on board with.

Two rich entrepreneurs. Each own a basketball team. Both have recently decided to use their powers toward causes in which they believe. One is an inspirational endeavor for the very well-being of this country. The other is a bat-shit insane exercise in misguided futility. See if you can tell which is which: Mark Cuban [owner [...]

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Anil Dash on the dangers of deliberately obscured semantics on the campaign trail: Put simply, if Palin says “Barack Obama consorts with terrorists”, she is making the assertion that he supports acts of violence against American citizens and the media will refute this obviously false assertion. If, instead, Palin says he “pals around with terrorists”, [...]

MTV launches amazing new video site. Tons of videos. No Kate Bush though… WALL-E for Best Picture? Hell yeah. Gerard Damiano, director of Deep Throat, The Devil in Mrs. Jones, and many others died on Saturday. Goodnight sweet prince. Obama spokesman Bill Burton is one cool cucumber. I’d have started shrieking like a disorderly child [...]

Ok, just a couple things on the whole “Spreading the Wealth” idea that seems to be the failed McCain tactic of the week: 1. Unless you are in favor of eliminating taxes all together, you are in favor of “Spreading the Wealth”. 2. The main opponents of “Spreading the Wealth” are the red states, which [...]

My favorite new meme.

I’ve seen some Facebook friends I know from my early days playing classical music around L.A., joining groups like “Protect Marriage – Vote Yes on Prop 8!”. It boggles my mind. You’re a classical musician. You are surrounded by gay people. Do you really want to deny your colleagues and supposed friends a basic human [...]

(video embed) I find this infinitely more inspiring than any patriotic McCain ad or Obama song. Confront intolerance, disable it with logic, and sent the purveyors walking away in shame. Good stuff. If only there were more people like this at these Republican rallies confronting the lunatics.