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Vote For Kodos: Lies, Damned Lies, & the News
Why is it that during elections cycles in which Republicans raise more funds than Democrats (as happened throughout the 1980s, '90s, and into the 2000s), our self-appointed tribunes spoke ad nauseam about "the corrupting influence of money on politics," but now that Senator Obama, having broken his solemn pledge to use only public funding during the general election, has purportedly raised more money than any other candidate in history (at least in nominal dollars, I have no idea about real dollars), the "objective" Fourth Estate speaks of naught but his "mass appeal" and "broad base of support"?

The Rebel Black Dot Songs of the Day
Reel Big Fish, "S.R. (the many versions of)" (live) from Our Live Album is Better Than Your Live Album, Disc 1: More Shtick Than You Can Shake a Stick At (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: "S.R." is a Reel Big Fish standard about the short-lived, highly regarded O.C. ska-punk band Suburban Rhythm, for whom a nascent R.B.F. opened in the early '90s. After a fairly standard, and thus completely awesome, rendition of "S.R.," front man, lead singer, guitarist, and honcho Aaron Barrett declares, "You know, something has always bugged me about that song. I think it's the fact that that is a terrible song."

Trumpter, backup singer, guitarist Scott Klopfenstein: "It might be that it's a terrible song."

Aaron Barrett: "It's just really stupid, the words are stupid..."

Trumpter John Christianson (?): "We should play a version that kicks more asses."

Aaron Barrett: "We should totally play a version that kicks more asses! What if it was like punk rock? What if it was punk rock? That would totally kick more ass. And maybe make it a better song, for everyone."

Scott Klopfenstein: "It's possible."

The Reel Big Fish then proceed to play truncated versions of "S.R." that conform to the following genres: punk rock, the blues, disco, country, garage rock, old school rap, death metal (Scott Klopfestein: "That's terrifying."), and emo.

The whole exercise lasts nine and a half glorious minutes (9:28).

Sonntag, 19 Oktober
"Weird Al" Yankovic, "Young, Dumb & Ugly" from Alapalooza (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: Just the title "Young, Dumb & Ugly" has always been reminded of Dean Wormer's line to Flounder in Animal House, "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son." Should the title be "Young, Dumb, & Ugly"? Methinks yea.

"We got three-day stubble
An' it spells trouble,
T-R-U-B-E-L."