VIDEO: Indies & the Health Care Reform Riot & Wingnuts

Get a grip.

If you're like me, you're objectively watching the Health Reform circus on the TV and down the street at townhalls about as UNcivil as you could expect from American adults.

I am Indie and Centrist and I'm keenly aware of the difference between ignorant mob tactics and an honest debate.

DRAMA QUEENS.

So, first of all, all you Wing Nuts sit down. Ready? Right or Left, raise your hand if you have something to say. Right or Left, when called upon, share your very best idea. Offer a solution, not fear-mongering and sheer lunacy. Otherwise, we'll be handing out 'Drama-Queen' namecards and we'll assign you to 'time-out'.

This debate is about compassion. Those without should leave the discussion to those who understand the complexity of the issue at hand. Heckling the terminally ill or booing in a public forum makes you a supreme douche-bag.

Below a video journalist pegs the topic for Political Indies...

Can there be any room for a centrist at a health care reform town hall meeting

Is there space for a centrists and Indies in this Health Care debate? And where is the Small Business lobby? Get a grip, ya'll.

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(VIDEO) Have Web Will Hulu -- Welcome to Micro Cinema: "The Hawaiians"

So, I wanted to watch a movie last night from the comfort of my home.

Despite cable's ON-DEMAND attempts, seems cable is failing our sense of innovation adventure.

See, last night there was nothing listed on cable, basic cable, my IFC/Sundance combo or even the FlixE movie channel to pique my interest. And alternatively, an evening of YouTube searching would have been less passive than I desired, so I jumped back on Hulu.

It'd been a month or so since I looked at Hulu and Joost.

Hulu offerred a full-viewing of the classic Charlton Heston flick "The Hawaiians". Hulu allows you to put all movies, tv shows, and news clips in a queue and actually remembers where you pause the movie.

Enough about online video... passively enjoy the 1970 "The Hawaiians", a continuation of James A. Michener's epic novel, "Hawaii"...



Don't forget the pop-corn,
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seanrox

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(VIDEO) Layout -- Secrets of Comic Art

From the artist of the 1980s-era "The Watchmen" comic book series... Another study in visual storytelling through structural inspiration... not to mention the ethics of hero-dom :



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The Education is Falling (VIDEO)

Seems we're finally coming to terms with the fact that our education system hardly teaches us to effectively enter the "job market", whether crashed or not. Below is a poignant, well-written spot promoting Kaplan. Enjoy...



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VIDEO: Obama's Closing Argument

I believe I was sitting facing my brand new PC connecting to a local BBS in Cocoa Beach, Florida... as any good Republican Air Force geek... reading via an early newsgroup about this guy at Harvard was the first black President of the Harvard Law Review. I wouldn't have made much of it, until I read his name upon the screen:

Barack Obama

At one year before the Web was born, I thought... sheesh, it's gonna be tough with that name. I forgot about the guy until he spoke at the 2004 Democratic Convention, twelve years later. Not only did I remember his name, now there was a face and a speech... and a vision.

Today, 6 days before the election day, after the many months of petty attacks by petty partisans, Barack Obama is poised. He has one last message before we find ourselves before the ballot. The story he captured and remembered was ours. He simply hopes to be "The Enabler"...



27 minutes later, sounds like the guy might just be a little good for us all?

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seanrox

VIDEO: Get Your War On: The Surge

New installment on the smart-ass newgen comic... "The Surge" episode:



Enjoy!
seanrox

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VIDEO: "The Last Lecture" is Brillance.

Being the video clip junkie I am, I've seen some fantastic lectures by some of the most brilliant professors, thinkers and artists. Today, "Abe" from the new Columbus, Georgia social network, IntownColumbus.com shared the video below.

Sit back and watch one hour and 16 minutes of Randy Pausch, professor at Carnegie Mellon University give his last lecture 6 months before his anticipated passing. It may just inspire you...




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NewGen Comic Strip: Get Your War On

Clever, sharp and beholden to only truths... and a smirk.

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VIDEO: Remembering Jellyfish

Hundreds of thousands of ALT-Rock fans of the early 1990s were lured into fan hood by two delicious records by Jellyfish, the most brilliant of rock derivatives in both lyric and composition.

Today, I ran across an article by Peter Lee that best pinpoints the artistic importance of Jellyfish in time and legacy better than any other article I've discovered. Read on:

Jellyfish: The legacy of power pop's golden boys
by Peter Lee

I was fortunate enough to sneak into the Denver June 1991 show as they opened for headliner rookie -- The Black Crowes. Their performance was unbelievable to hear.

And below is "The King is Half Undressed" video which started it all for me:


And below is a video from the tour... the Jellyfish harmonies join The Crowes on "Seein' Things" -- idyllic collaboration... it may take Johnny, Rich and Chris to ask Jellyfish to reform for a tour for a new generation to hear "PowerPop's Golden Boys" play live again.




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seanrox

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Inside Scalia's Chi

Supreme Court Justices are the rarest of people. Even rarer, 30 minutes look inside a person's refined thought process... enjoy!

Inside Justice Scalia's Chi (PART ONE)


Inside Justice Scalia's Chi (PART TWO)


Thanks to Leslie Stahl and 60 Minutes.

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VIDEO: Yes, We Can.

As a military family, as a Boy-and-eventually-an Eagle Scout, as an Airman in the United States Air Force, and someone who saw the impossible happen before my eyes while working with both NASA and the dot-com boom, NOBODY has said the "right words" to honestly inspire Americans in more than a generation.

To all those in our lives that tell us we "can't do something" -- Yes We Can.




Anything less is politics as usual.

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