An Apology and a Few Thoughts

In thinking over the posts from the past couple of months it has occurred to your faithful correspondent that the has violated his word about not discussing politics. Much too much of this space has been taken up with politics and such.

But the weight of the world sometimes crushes upon one's shoulders to the point that one violates one's promises without realizing it. The current antics of the Mohammedans and Mexificornicans overwhelms the dikes here at Bloody Nib Manor. Your faithful correspondent hardily apologizes for this breach.

So let us look at the state of popular culture.

The alleged singer named Madonna this week opened a tour in Los Angeles at the old Great Western Forum. Perhaps the operative word is old. Miss Madonna seems to have decided that, at the age of forty-eight, she is still in the business of trying to shock people. During her set she did a bit where she crucifies herself ib a disco mirrored cross as a statement of something. Then she goes on to dry hump the leg of a gay male dancer, and then so on and so forth -- the usual Madonna nonsense with yoga and gay bath house posing.

This is the same woman who claims to be an adherent of Kabbhala (or however it's spelled), claims to be a good mother despite the fact that she is one of the pioneers of slut culture, and tries to speak with an upper class English accent despite the fact that she was born and raise in Detroit. what Madonna seems to be is an example of cultural confusion. She's middle-aged and tries to shock. Her confidence in her talent as a singer seems to be lacking because she doesn't rely on her voice alone. Perhaps this is because she's not really a very good singer. Her philosophy seems to be that if she can't pull in the bucks by her singing she can pull in the bucks by attracting those who revel in her offence to the general culture.

On the other hand, we have the Colombian singer, Shakira. Shakira is, facially, not a particularly attractive woman. She is rather plain, though she has interesting hair.. But the woman has a voice. She's trying to crossover into the American market with her song "Hips Don't Lie." She has a good voice and good phrasing, though the lyrics of the song are rather inane. But aren't most pop songs inane when one examines them? We've also seen the video of the song and it is evident that the woman has the moves that Madonna (or Michael Jackson, for that matter) wishes she had. Jackson brought the world the "robot", Madonna brought the world the "poser." Shakira has the real moves.

But one often longs for the days with Peggy Lee and Julie London were able to hold an audience in thrall with their voices and strapless gowns while standing in front of microphones.

Bienvenidos, Amigos!

This past week the United States Senate has been debating and discussing "illegal immigration reform."

As usual Clown Alley has been clueless. The current proposition has the potential of increasing the population of the United States by from 70 million to 100 million people by immigration and birth to immigrants in the next 20 years. Meanwhile Presidente Bush plays the nut to Vicente Fox's screw.

If you can get hold of it, watch a video or DVD of the Wild Bunch starring William Holden. You'll see the consequences of the President's and the Senate's philosophy. Yanks may not be angels, especially to their own, but once the Latin American wave engulfs the American Southwest you'll find yourself wishing that you had a water cooled machine gun to bring the old Republic back to what it was.

And speaking of William Holden, check out Network. Then ask yourself, "Was it a warning satire of television news, or was it a model for what television has become?"

All we know here at Nib Manor is that we're mad as hell.

Mohammedans and You

A couple of interesting items have crossed the threshold here at Bloody Nib Manor. Each of them have to do with the "religion of peace."
We here at the Manor are rock ribbed Protestants. We have theological problems with Rome. But we usually agree with the moral stance that the Vatican takes. Apparently Benedict is asleep at the wheel concerning what the franchises are up to: Dhimmi Watch: Belgium: "Where once stood a shrine to Our Blessed Lady, now sta

Meanwhile, Archbishop George Pell has a few things to say about Islam and the Koran that are sure to put him on the Mohammedans' greatest hits parade: Pell challenges Islam - o ye, of little tolerant faith - National - smh.com.au The Archbishop of Canterbury is so blind to the threat that Islam poses to the UK and England that he spends his time playing junior druid and all-encompassing Christian cleric. Aussies may be considered crude by Europeans and the British liberal, but at least Pell knows a wart when he sees it.

A new addition to the Bloody Nib list of links: Western Resistance. The US faces a threat to its culture and life from both the South and from the East. And by the East I don't mean Japan. I mean Eurarbia.

Learn the Words, Yanqui! You'll Be Singing It

In the late 1800s/early 1900s a song was written that was sung by members of the old Industrial Workers of the World. Do not confuse the old I.W.W. with the modern I.W.W. The old crowd was a real union with socialistic leanings and they died back in the 1940s in Akron, Ohio when they couldn't manage to renew their agreement with one of the big tire companies. The new bunch has a few union contracts with coffee houses and small bookstores and is a stone Trotskyist organization. They've forgotten the idea of One Big Union in favor of waving banners at every damn march they can scrape up bus fare to.

The old I.W.W. was a singing union. They even had a song book that was issued to its members. One of the songs was "I Dreamed of Joe Hill Last Night." Joan Baez made a recording of the song back in the bad old 1960s when people thought that music could change the world.

But the song to which your faithful correspondent wishes to address is "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum." The song ws popular during the early part of the 20th century among working men and women. During the Depression when jobs were scarce the song became popular again. Al Jolsen recorded a version of it and starred in a motion picture based on the theme of the song. The song was recorded several times in the 1940s and it wasn't unusual to hear men humming it during the 50s and 60s as they mowed their lawns or painted their houses.

It wasn't until yours was forty years old that he found out that the melody was based on the Christian song, "Thine the Glory." The I.W.W. lyrics had supplanted the original words. ... It is time that we all learn the lyrics to the working man's song because, if El Presidente Jorge Bush and our "revered Congress" does not address the issue of Illegal immigration and the outsourcing of jobs, more of us will be living the song than we want to believe. Just ask any guy who used to make a good living as a drywall hanger, carpenter, engineer or software developer. Many of these jobs have gone to illegal aliens or have been outsourced to India. Here are the first two verses and the chorus:
Why don't you work like other men do?
How the hell can I work when there's no work to do?
Hallelujah, I'm a bum,
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout,
To revive us again.
Oh, I love my boss, and my boss loves me,
And that is the reason that I'm so hungry.
Hallelujah, I'm a bum,
Hallelujah, bum again!
Hallelujah, give us a handout,
To revive us again.

So, unless your name is Bill Gates or Donald Trump, you'll be singing the song even if you don't realize it.

Men in Hats (Not)

There is a time and place and person for every hat. The photo to the right is an example of the wrong person wearing the wrong hat at the wrong time.

Of course, we all recognize the photo as a shot from Brigit Jones' Diary starring Rene Zellwinger. And the joke of the scene is that Miss Jones was doing something she had no business doing to get a television story.

But, as you can see, Miss Jones has no business wearing the fireman's helmet.

When you wear a hat make sure of two things. First that it fits. Second that it fits the occasion.

We Ain't So Smart No More

Your faithful correspondent has come to the conclusion that at the age of 53 he is a relic of America past. In fact, he has come to the conclusion that he is, perhaps, one of the last Americans.

Despite an attack on the nation in 2001 and the slow motion invasion of the Southwest from Mexico, our betters have held that the U.S. is some sort of big old love-in and that no one is bad except the U.S. and the Christian faith. And that those who lock their wives up in the storage room until it is time for a little roll in the hay, or who think that modern plumbing is some sort of magical act maintained by prayers to the Virgin of Guadalupe are due equal honor and respect as those who built, and are building, the Republic.

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams probably never saw a Mohammedan personally. But they knew the men and they knew the score:Dhimmi Watch: Fitzgerald: Jefferson, the Adamses, and making sense. Our modern leaders not only allow the thin end of the wedge to be inserted. They give the enemy the hammer with which to pound it home.

We here at Bloody Nib Manor have always been leery of Darwinian evolution, but that doesn't mean that we don't believe in de-evolution. The evidence is in Washington, D.C.

Links galore!

This past Monday, in the shire where Bloody Nib Manor is located, there was a combination boycott/demonstration that was participated in by illegal immigrants demanding amnesty for their invasion of the US.

We don't know what it was like in the rest of the nation, but here it was a great thing. The freeways were clear. It was quiet. The hospital emergency rooms were almost empty. Imagine a day without illegal immigrants and you'll imagine a day of peace and quiet.

John Derbyshire has a few things to say about the boycott on Radio Derb: Radio Derb on National Review Online . Click on whatever sound system your computer has and be prepared to listen for about 20 minutes.

Doug McIntyre has written an apology for having voted for George Bush: TalkRadio 790 KABC-AM - Los Angeles Click on the line that reads, Doug's Apology.

And finally, for a laugh, here's a musical link: IFILM - Viral Video: Crazy Korean Girls - We have no idea of what they are singing about, but they sure are energetic.