Category Archives: Opinion

Moby checked in with fans on his official web site blog on Thursday (December 9), opining on the compromise on the extension of the Bush tax cuts and the estate tax this week, moves which the artist says prove “the Republicans work for the very rich and for corporations.” Moby writes:

It’s a shame, really, as the energy of the Tea Party, if directed organically and without the subsidization of the oil/insurance/defense companies could have possibly been a compelling force for smaller and more responsible government. But there’s a long tradition in Republican politics: tell the rubes whatever they want to hear while you’re campaigning, get elected, and go back to work for the big corporations who pay your salary. It’s really a shame that the millions of well intentioned americans who’ve bought into Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin and Roger Ailes’ misleading, incendiary speech have once again ended up solely electing congressmen and senators who will do all that they can to pass legislation as desired by corporate America.

There will be no real change. Corporate America will continue to own the politicians they’ve paid for. The deficit will continue to grow. Good programs will be cut and wasteful corporate largesse will be maintained. and the ‘grass roots’ Tea-Party members will continue to think that it’s merely a coincidence that their legislative agenda perfectly mirrors the legislative agenda of the corporations who have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the Republican party.

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Moby checked in with fans on his official web site journal on Wednesday (November 3), sharing his thoughts on why he thought the Democrats suffered a historic defeat at the polls the prior day. The artist blamed the economy, anonymous donors, racists and emotions. He writes:

More often than not the emotional party wins, the emotional movement gains power, and the emotional candidate wins. For example: in 2008 the Democrats were VERY emotional, and Barack Obama always seemed quite passionate about his beliefs and agenda. Let’s go back to 1980. 1980 Carter vs. Reagan. Reagan won, he was more emotional. 1984 Reagan vs. Mondale. Reagan won, he was more emotional. 1988 Bush Sr. vs. Dukakis. hard to tell, as they were both weird robots. 1992 Bush Sr. vs. Clinton. Clinton won, he was more emotional. 1996 Clinton vs. Dole. Clinton won, he was more emotional. 2000 Bush Jr vs Gore. Bush won, he was more emotional. 2004 Bush Jr vs Kerry. Bush won, he was more emotional. 2008 Obama vs. McCain. Obama won, he was more emotional (and the Republicans had trashed the country).

Generally the more emotional candidate/party/movement wins. 2010? Obama seems like a robot. Harry Reid has the emotional charisma of an old towel. And Nancy Pelosi seems like a stylish wax figure. And those are the public faces of the Democrats. The tea party and the Republicans might be ill-informed and incompetent and in the pocket of big business, but they are emotional.

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