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Milton Friedman’s Brilliance
Folks–
Occasionally I’ve commented on a few of your websites, in response to conjecture and political opinion pieces on government economics, welfare, and socialism. I’m not going to name names; most of ya’ll are blogging friends, and you already know who you are. Most of you already know where I stand, as I don’t hide it very well…
I don’t pretend to hide it either.
To our other silent but loyal readers: It doesn’t matter what I say on someone else’s blog, whether agreeing or disagreeing, venting, castigating, or just having fun. It’s my opinion, and it’s very very true.
I stand by my worms.
Although I’ve posted Utoobage links to Milton Friedman before, I hadn’t seen this one until tonight. It’s not a stretch of the imagination that eventually the videos of Friedman’s astute simple logic may soon be banned as “hate speech.”
Note that he rarely referred to his notes, and didn’t need a teleprompter to convey his ideas. He didn’t need them because he described simple basic truths backed up with historical fact.
Drop your preconceived notions at the door, and listen to what Friedman said, especially as it pertains to our present circumstances. He spoke volumes of logic in this interview with Richard Heffner of Rutgers University on “Open Mind,” a program that aired in 1975:
Friedman was a prescient genius. Full transcript below the break.
Bouncy
5.0 4.7earthquake about 8:40pm, near L.A. The cat went spastic, which is the cat’s job. On the other hand, I just clicked on another link for a future post.
Arrrgh.
Folks–
No, that’s not pirate-ese. My home computer is ill, running dreadfully slow after installing the latest Microdork update. I’m guessing that for some reason it didn’t install completely. I reverted to two different system checkpoints with no luck last night.
Posting will be sporadic until I get the baboso up and running again.
–Bunk
Mad Rectangular Prism Hornets
YouTomb is a MIT project that tracks deleted YouTube videos and lists the companies that deleted them. [Via Cool Aggregator.]
The Godfather. Script here.
“Are we there yet?” [Via Woosk.]
Manual of Traffic Signs: W16 Series.
Blatent advertisment:
Need a sexy voice for ads? Check out Mrs. Strutts’ ex-sister-in-law’s website.
Speaking of voices, Paul Harvey is an American treasure. I wasn’t aware that he was still broadcasting until Strider found these links.
Very cool collection of photos of ospreys fishing here.
Wanna play with a spider? Go on and click.
Crooked Brains has lots of cool zippers.
Proud of your handwriting? Turn it into a Font! [via RGF.]
Mira a Pegajoso Mapaches. Es un sitio web excelente.
Mad Rectangular Prism Hornets. Greatest phrase ever coined.
Oh.
[Image from here.]
G’DAY!
[IMPORTANT UPDATE! We cordially welcome a NEW and IMPROVED addition to the highly esteemed blog team here at Tacky Raccoons. Put your hands and feet together, and give it up for Aussie Phil Cordery!
Phil and I have been stealing cross-referencing each other’s posts for some time now, and I axed him if he’d be willing to toss one in occasionally. Of course, this may be his first and last post here, but that’s entirely up to him. Don’t forget to check out his blog, Phil’s Phun. It’s excellent. –Bunk]
Saturday Matinee: Hambone, Jeff, Doc, Sonny & Terry
Hambone is the traditional folk music consisting of rhythms produced by slapping oneself and making noises without singing. It traces its history to the pre-civil war South, and was probably introduced by west african slaves. Regardless of your musical tastes, Hambone is harder than it looks. Try it yousef and you’ll see.
The Hambone Brothers showed up occasionally on the long running TV show, “HeeHaw.” The guy on the left was cool, but the guy on the right always creeped me out.
[Presurfer reminded me about ’em. Honest.]
Jeff Holt does Hambone with the always amazing Doc Watson.
Holt and Watson doing “Soldier’s Joy” and “Ragtime Annie.”
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, with Pete Seeger on banjo. Terry’s breath control and “whoopin'” on harmonica was directly related to Hambone, if you didn’t notice. (Unless I’m mistaken, Sonny and Brownie also had a small cameo on the first Blues Brothers movie.)
And finally, a public service announcement from Plaxico Burress.
[Found here.]
Where’s Waldork?
[Image from here.]
Saturday Matinee – Drums: JCB, CW, TB, GK, BR & MR
Jimmy Carl Black 1938-2008
“Lonesome Cowboy Burt” was “Harder Than Your Husband (to get along with).” Where’s my waitress?
He was one talented Mother drummer.
Speaking of Zappa’s drummers, here’s a beat-off between Chad Wackerman and Terry Bozzio, with a couple of absolutely ridiculous drum sets.
Don’t like them? Here’s Gene Krupa vs. Buddy Rich.
Don’t like them? Here’s Marky Ramone to explain it all.
Don’t like Marky Ramone?
Eh.
Tacky Raccoons 