I’ve always been a big fan of mashups. But this one steals the show. It’s a mashup of a bunch of popular songs from 2009. As you’re listening, it almost makes you think that 2009 was a good year. Then you remember it wasn’t, and that you’re glad it’s over. Still, it’s a good recap of the last year. If you want to download it for free, click here. Or you can watch the video:
Wow, Ke$ha. Pretty bad ass, if you ask me. Where'd you learn those sick hand gestures?
Ok, so three things that are begging to be pointed out with this one:
1) First of all, Ke$ha, spelled with a $ sign and everything, is a freckled, blonde, white girl. Really? Reeaaallly?
2) Although it’s usually never a good idea, let’s dive into some of the lyrics; I think they’re worth a second look:
“Before I leave brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack.”
My question to you: How many girls do you know who actually enjoy sipping Jack Daniels, much less drinking so much of it as to “brush their teeth” with it on a recurring basis, becoming the opening line of their first single? Really, now.
3) Another lyrical dissection, though it truly pains me:
“We kick ‘em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger.”
I guess that following a good "teeth brushing" of Jack, this might look attractive. Though even that seems to be a stretch...
Strike three, Ke$ha. Need I remind you what Mick Jagger looks like? Not since the 1980s has Mick Jagger been trumpeted as a man of superior looks. Just because it rhymes with swagger, don’t make it right.
I first heard it played by the Pernikoff Brothers at Stanford CoHo (and they did a great job!), and when it came up on my Jack Johnson playlist on Pandora, I decided to download it.
Taking a middle of the road approach to the news doesn’t mean that you present a topic and have two unqualified people from each side scream at each other for five minutes with limited interruption by the anchor. That approach is something closer to having someone else do your job for you.
Just because CNN divulged itself from taking a political side doesn’t mean it should have divulged itself from journalism, which seems to be their approach. There will always be two sides (or three or four) to every news story, but just because there are doesn’t mean that each side merits the same amount of air time.
It is the journalists’ responsibility to investigate and present the facts behind a story. At that point, if the story merits a partisan response, only then should outside input be included. And the partisan responses should be included in a moderated fashion; no one gains anything when commentators are given a soap box to spew talking points, unchecked by the facts. If a journalists wishes to include outside remarks, they should be responsible enough to hold these commentators to the truth. It’s one thing to have someone else do your work for you; it’s another thing to ask an unqualified partisan to do your work for you.
I stopped watching CNN not because it became too middle-of-the-road but because they were so concentrated and obsessed with that middle that they failed to present the story effectively and truthfully. More on CNN Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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