For many months, denizens of this blog have mocked my crusade against exposure to Barry Manilow songs (Friends Don’t Let Friends Listen to Manilow). Now, the New Zealand city of Christchurch is going to play Manilow songs to drive off teenagers from a mall area.
Central City Business Association manager Paul Lonsdale: “The intention is to change the environment in a positive way … so nobody feels threatened or intimidated. I did not say Barry Manilow is a weapon of mass destruction.”
He obviously has never listened to Copacabana (at the copa) or I Write the Songs.
Obviously, the Eighth Amendment cannot apply to New Zealand but I am personally prepared to take the case of these teens to the World Court. Even the John Yoo memos rule out the use of Manilow interrogation techniques.
These teens must be prepared for the worst:
What’s a nice boy like me
Doin’ in a place that never closes?
I can hardly hear ya’
Holy moses Lookin’ so sad
For the full story, click here.
horace,
please consider a vasectomy.
seriously.
THE CONSTITUTION WON TODAY!
Democrats Pull D.C. Voting Rights Act
Updated 03/03/2009 ET
The patently unconstitutional bill to give the District of Columbia a voting representative in the House of Representatives was pulled off the House calendar because — according to one House Republican leadership source — they feared that the so-called Blue Dog Democrats would not support it.
The bill was patently unconstitutional because under Article 1, Section 2, only states have representatives, and D.C. isn’t a state. (That idea is reinforced by the XXIII Amendment, under which D.C. voters are allowed to vote in presidential elections, and thus appoint electors to the Electoral College, “…equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State….”)
The Blue Dogs, a group of supposedly conservative Dems who have usually marched to Speaker Pelosi’s drum, were fearful that the National Rifle Association would “score” — i.e., use the vote to determine its annual rating of gun-friendly (and unfriendly) members the vote on the rule to bring the matter to the House floor.
That same source told HUMAN EVENTS that the rule would have precluded consideration of an amendment — similar to that approved in the Senate last week — to preserve D.C. residents’ gun rights.
House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) released the following statement a few moments ago after the Democratic Leadership pulled the D.C. Voting Rights Act from this week’s House floor schedule:
“The Democratic leadership repeatedly has made promises for a return to ‘regular order’ in the House, but this is added proof of just how hollow that promise has become. By maneuvering to deny Second Amendment rights to residents of our nation’s capital, Democratic leaders have made it clear that ‘regular order’ and the will of the American people will be respected only when it serves their interests. Americans expect more out of their leaders in Washington than this, and it’s time for both parties to work together to restore people’s trust in their Congress.”
Congratulations to the NRA for holding the Blue Dogs’ paws to the fire.
Mr. Turley,
I saw you on Countdown tonight.
Please stop shaking your head as if you are nodding that you are in agreement with yourself after most every statement you make.
Not only does it make you look ridiculous, your jowels bounce!
Also, you look like you need some sleep – pardon me – a lot of sleep.
Gyges,
Don’t hate me for this but I was just overexposed to Brahms and I must say he’s the BM of classical music!
Everyone knows that typing in ALL CAPS makes a comment that much more hard-hitting and relevant.
Xenu,
The one above has profaned BM. Deal with him harshly.
X-day. I’ve got a feeling this year is going to be the one. Happy Invasion! Enjoy the Bozo Cult! (insert your own joke here)
And Seamus,
Would a guy named Bob ever kid you about slack?
Seamus,
Save it for July 5th.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Day_(Church_of_the_SubGenius)
All I can say is that anyone who grew up with BM should be praying to the diety of their choice for a steady hand to shoot whatever type of “music box” is playing them in the nursing home. Nursing homes always want to play music from your youth. If ever there was a time for concealed carry this would be it!
Seamus:
Osama and I are way ahead of Xenu!
You’ve been warned for the last time, no more mocking of the Manilow. Bombardment of your punny panet begins at 01:00. End communication. Xenu
This story should make us all renew our sense of gratitude for the Eighth Amendment.
Jill, I’ll look for that on an episode of “worst jobs.” Wow.
LOL David!
I found this little gem on the google:
“How does Barry Manilow embody the gestalt of the anti-anti-utopian generation? How is Barbara Streisand informed by the principles of this …”
I have always maintained that post modernism is a jobs program for the wealthy. At least the person who wrote the above had to suffer for their paycheck!
Barry M. is banned in tora bora, we cannot have that type of decadent western music corrupt our youth. No, No, No.
I can say quite a few people have lost their heads listening to Mr. M.
On second thought, music…
“makes you dance
And gives you spirit to take a chance,
And …Music fills your heart,
And that’s a real fine place to start.”
What a great message to send to teens!
In criminal law, however, you always have to consider the unintended consequences: This may scare them off or scare them straight, but it might also trigger multiple five state killing sprees, sort of like that scene in A Clockwork Orange.
Alternate with Bill Joel.
JT,
You remind me of a music theory professor I had. He choose all his musical examples based on how likely they were to get stuck in our heads.
the humanity.