Parody song

Word sung to Ghost Riders in the Sky
with apologies to Johnny Cash and others

Ghost Writer for This Guy

An old donk went polling about one dark and windy day
Upon a bridge he pondered as he spun along his game
When all at once the winning word of slogan he foresaw
A-rising through a dimming hope and change the poll's outcome

His vision was still on fire when his news got off the reel
The word needs black man bright and clean give breath to the deal
A bolt of fear went through him as he thought about the guy
For he knew the writer had not skill and needs a better try

Barry, oh nooo
Barry, oy vaaaaay
Ghost writer for this guy

His face's dark, his speeches un slurred, their hearts beat pitty pat
He's writing hard to catch those words, but he ain't found them yet
'Cause they've got to tell these folks 'bout a story of their guy
A slogan caught fire
As their chests heave an adoring sigh


As the One wrote about himself he heard one yell 'all the same'
If you want to save your poll from Hell writing bout hope n change
Then donkeys change your game today or with us you will fry
Trying to catch the Devil pubs, with our endless lies

Barry, oh noooo
Barry, oy vaaaaay

Ghost writer for this guy
Ghost writer for this guy
Ghost writer for this guy

Did Ayers write Obama's books?

Little known Grand Funk related stuff

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When I was younger, I took a bit of grief about being a Grand Funk fan.  There's a lot of Grank Funk on YouTube.  Evidently, they are still popular.  That may cause certain people to roll their eyes, as Grand Funk got a lot of bad press back then.  This may have been a gimmick, as their manager is quoted to have said that there was no such thing as bad publicity.  All of the bad publicity may have helped to make them popular with the rebellious youth of the day.  It also may have made them a bit underrated, in my opinion.

Anyway, not having much in the way of ideas for posting, I started browsing some Grand Funk stuff on Youtube.  I found some stuff I haven't seen before, and thought I'd link it up here.

The first here is from the pre Grand Funk days when Mark Farner, the front man of the group, who at the time of this recording was with a group called The Pack.  This song here is similar to the Locomotion, which was one of Grand Funk's most popular songs,  making it all the way to number one in 1974.  This particular song, which is a bit different, but similar in that it is a dance song,  is called Widetrackin'.  I could be wrong, but that almost has to be Farner doing the vocals.  Farner's voice is much more laid  back in this song, but it is clear to me that it is him.

The next song is a cover of Jimi Hendrix' Fire.  It is also a Pack recording done way back in 1968.  Grand Funk got started in 1969, if memory serves.

Farner did another cover of a Christian song called Isn't it Amazing?  This recording was in 1989.

Just after Grand Funk broke up, Farner went solo and here's a song off one of the two albums in the late seventies.  It is called He Sent Me You.  This live performance of that song was recorded in 1988.

Recovery? Just 16 States Have Gained Jobs Under Obama

investors.com  h/t Instapundit

quote:

IBD also compared state job growth with business friendliness. States that rank highest on this measure — which typically focuses on tax rates, regulations, tort reform and the size of the state government — have experienced faster job growth rates than those ranking lowest.

Comment:

California scores poorly in business friendliness, Texas scores highly.  The jobs numbers correlate perfectly.

Nuff said.

Evening Wrap

Bringing that back today, but maybe for the day only.  I want to make an all around post about random topics.

First of all, the topic today was lying, more or less.  This led me to some thoughts about the duality of man.  On the one hand, people want to believe things.  On the other hand, people lie a lot.  I see those as opposites, a type of duality.  It also gives people the incentive to lie because people will believe the lies.  If people didn't believe lies, there would be no incentive to tell lies.  You have to be able to trust people in order to function, but that trust can be violated.  Not such a happy thought.

Moving on to a different topic, which I covered yesterday, which was the LFTR technology.  Something came out of that that could be the fly in the ointment for LFTRs.  That is, it may be at least theoretically possible to use this technology to make bombs.  So, I spent a little time on that.  This is one of those cases in which you have to decide whether to trust the source not to trust the source.  Up to this time, I figured that I would believe Sorensen when he says that there's little risk.  After what I saw yesterday, a little disquieting feeling has come into the picture.  I can't dispel it completely by studying it, so basically you just have to make a gut call on it.  Nothing in life is obtained without risk.  This just may be a slight risk that would have to be endured if LFTR technology is going to be implemented.  Unfortunately, we are living in a risk averse society these days.

Next topic is about SpaceX.  Actually, it is more about space in general.  As you may know by now, the Falcon 9 didn't launch as expected.  You may also know that the problem appears to be a faulty check valve, which could be repaired easily and another attempt can be made on early Tuesday.  But that's no biggie.  The big thing is in the way this thing is being perceived.  Since we are such a risk averse society, anything that looks like a failure is going to be bringing a lot of handwringing and knashing of teeth.  But why should it?  If people had this attitude about cars and planes, we'd all still be in the horse and buggy era.  If you leave it up to the deep ecologists, we just may end up there.  No risk, no reward.

Another thought about space is that I get the feeling that the Apollo Era wasn't all that it was cracked up to be.  The result of the program was that people think that space flight is always going to be too dangerous and too expensive.  Politicians seem to think that way too, relegating space to the "bread and circus" mode it now labors under.  But the Apollo Era should have led to space colonization.  The fact that it didn't indicates to me that something has gone very wrong even though the program appeared to be a great success.  The bad thing about it all is that nobody seems to understand the great opportunity that space offers.  Many of the problems that people seem to be so worried about could be greatly mitigated if there was a serious program to colonize space.  But I've covered that on numerous posts.  All that I can add here is what a shame.

Jig's Up, Cherokee Liz

IBD Editorial, Posted 05/18/2012 07:00 PM ET h/t Free Republic

quote:

There's no truth whatever to Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren's claim to Indian ancestry. She's been proved a fraud. Time for her to fess up and end this charade.

Comment:

Wanna bet that she'll do that?  The dishonesty is really brazen these days.  Getting caught in a lie won't shame these people.  She'll probably claim a smear!

The truth is a slippery thing, especially if someone is lying to you

Lie spotting, Pamela Meyer Ted talk, h/t Ace

Does this woman look honest to you?  Find out how you can tell.  ( Assuming she's telling the truth, of course)

Ghost riders in the sky - Johnny Cash - Full Song

Uploaded by justicejayant on Jul 27, 2008

An idea for a parody song comes to mind...

Obama used a ghost writer, so replace "ghost riders in the sky" with "ghost writers with this guy"

Nah!  It makes Obama look better than he deserves.