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2012 New Year's Video Retrospective on 2011

Submitted by charliehiphop on Sun, 2012-01-01 00:56
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Top Ten Country Lyrics of All Time

Submitted by charliehiphop on Sat, 2011-11-26 10:29

As a bit of a poet, two types of music that really turn me on are hip-hop and country. Yeah, it sounds weird, but those two types of music are freakin' lyrically awesome. Folk is good too but it's kind of preachy and pretentious. Rock lyrics tend toward the stupid with a few shining stars. With (good) hip-hop you get the real deal, unvarnished, from urban America. With (good) country, you get the real deal from rural America. Hip-hop kicks percussive rhymes in funky-ass or sinister beats, country croons its truth in sweet melody. Read it all

Fight Tips for Occupy, Round Two

Submitted by charliehiphop on Tue, 2011-11-22 20:21

Jay-Z Tee: Jay-Z's TeeJay-Z's TeeOccupy Wall Street (and the rest of the world) has no bigger supporter than me Read it all

Penn State Football Scandal Highlights Much Larger Problem

Submitted by charliehiphop on Sat, 2011-11-12 09:09

I don't feel the least bit sorry for Joe Paterno.

Football is a lot of fun. The violent tendencies of young men can express themselves in a healthy competition in which 22 men try to push an inflated pigskin up and down a field. But that's all it is: a game, ultimately meaningless. At any level from touch football in the park to Pop Warner to high school, college, and pro, it's just a game. Read it all

Why are pundits so ass-stupid?

Submitted by charliehiphop on Sat, 2011-10-15 23:22

I was watching some blowhard pundit on some blowhard propaganda outlet masquerading as a cable "news channel" this morning, and the guy said something so infuriatingly dumb, so astonishingly out of touch, so... words fail... that I just had to blog about it. Before I get to what the guy actually said, let me give some background on why the pundits are such buffoons. Read it all

Why do people hate hippies?

Submitted by charliehiphop on Thu, 2011-10-13 11:33

(Flailing arm wildly)

Oooh! That's an easy one! Me me me me -- call on me!

People hate hippies because they're jealous. It's that simple.

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Occupy the Planet Vectors of Change: Economics

Submitted by charliehiphop on Sun, 2011-10-02 10:09

Poverty Planet: Protest Sign: Truth.Poverty Planet: Protest Sign: Truth.So Occupy Wall Street continues to gain steam, and this is great news! The Powers that Be are forced to take notice. Read it all

Occupy Wall Street -- Dirty Hippies Just Like Jesus

Submitted by charliehiphop on Wed, 2011-09-28 20:44

Jefferson Quote Protest Sign: Sign at Occupy Wall Street, San FranciscoJefferson Quote Protest Sign: Sign at Occupy Wall Street, San FranciscoThe Occupy Wall Street protest is percolating nicely. Read it all

Market Volatility Portends Dooooom!

Submitted by charliehiphop on Thu, 2011-08-18 21:43

Recent volatility in the stock markets signals a crash. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns, but every major market meltdown in the history of the world has been preceded by a period of volatility. The wild swings of the last couple of weeks are unprecedented: down 600 one day, up 400 the next, down 300 the next, up 500 the next, and so on. Read it all

Dollar Bubble Finally Pops

Submitted by charliehiphop on Mon, 2011-08-08 21:27

If you think the London riots are bad, just wait.

Look, I don't want to scare anybody. I've been warning about the dollar bubble for a few years now. Now that the credit rating of the United States of America is less than perfect, well... it has come to pass. The dollar is screwed. So is the euro and every other "hard" currency. The jig is up. Read it all