On Mon, Sep 8, 2003 10:30 pm, Blind Joni wrote:
I do think we can hold the administration accountable for so
transparently taking ALL of our money, and then some, and handing it
out to a small group of friends.

I think we could all go along with better acountability.
I work with a lot of young rap artists from 2nd generation welfare
families
and
I often wonder who's brilliant idea it was to encourage the lifestyle I
come
in
contact with daily..short sited, greedy, impatient, disloyal,
irresponsible,
undependable, violent liars with children from multiple partners..talk
about
frustrating and hopeless. I guess it all goes back into the economy in
some
way.

Wasn't that the CIA operation Overlord, under Director John Deutch, that
was caught selling drugs in South Central LA? Combined with the Media
Images of Success being Shallow Materialism, and Foolish male Bravado.

There was some Rap band a few years ago that were rapping on top of
"Everyday People" by Sly and teh Family Stone, and the lyrics were about
taking someone out cause they disrespected the singer.

Looking at teh original song to the 90s version, really shows the shift in
ideals.