Theme Songs

From the Associated Press...

Everyone needs a soundtrack - even politicians.

The presidential candidates who addressed the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting Friday got to choose their tunes, and it was an eclectic mix that reflected personal favorites and not-so-subtle messages.

Some candidates requested two songs, one that blared as they approached the stage and another that played as they left the podium.

The selections:

John Edwards: "This Is Our Country" by John Mellencamp.

Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut: "Get Ready (Cause Here I Come)" by the Temptations and "Reach Out," also by the Temptations.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York: "Right Here, Right Now," by Jesus Jones and "Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio: "America the Beautiful"

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois decided against using any music in keeping with the somber tone he sought to convey. Wesley Clark, who hasn't indicated whether he will run, entered to Johnny Cash's "I Won't Back Down."

I'm not sure what the Dummycrats who spoke today used, but here are some more appropriate selections...

Hillary Clinton:

"Bitch Is Back" - Elton John
"Evil Woman"- E.L.O.
"Devil Woman" either the Marty Robbins version or Cliff Richard
"Alibis" - Sergio Mendes
"Bad Medicine" - Bon Jovi

Barack Obama:

"Half Breed" - Cher
"Black & White" - Three Dog Night
"Cult Of Personality" - Living Colour

John Edwards:

"Big Shot" - Billy Joel
"Farmer John" - Premiers
"Mr. Big Stuff" - Jean Knight
"Lawyers In Love" - Jackson Browne

Joe Biden:

"You Talk Too Much" - Joe Jones
"D.O.A." - Bloodrock
"Dang Me" - Roger Miller

Bill Richardson:

"Electric Avenue" - Eddy Grant
"Electric Blue" - Icehouse
"Neutron Dance" - Pointer Sisters

Tom Vilsack:

"Against All Odds" - Phil Collins
"Dark Horse" - George Harrison

Chris Dodd:

"Coward Of The County" - Kenny Rogers
"Dream On" - Aerosmith
"I Started A Joke" - Bee Gees
"Drownin' My Sorrows" - Connie Francis

Wesley Clark:

"One Tin Soldier" - Coven
"A Team" - Ssgt. Barry Sadler

Dennis Kucinich:

"Crazy" - Patsy Cline
"All I Need Is A Miracle" - Mike & The Mechanics

The Sound of Music

I jumped the gun on this.

Back on February 3, I offered my Theme Songs as a suggestion for Hellary (and all the then possible Dummycrat candidates).

For Hellary:

"Bitch Is Back" - Elton John
"Evil Woman"- E.L.O.
"Devil Woman" either the Marty Robbins version or Cliff Richard
"Alibis" - Sergio Mendes
"Bad Medicine" - Bon Jovi

I think any would be a fine choice and the scientific community is united in that fact.

I entered them all at HillaryClinton.com and you can too.

Bad Medicine

Doctor Obama told us we needed his prescription of the $787 Billion stimulus to keep unemployment from reaching higher than 8%.

The unemployment rate is currently 9.8%.

Now the good(?) Doctor tells us that his proposed health care overhaul would create jobs by making small business startups more affordable.

One small business owner says, I can say with great certainty that anyone that can't afford health insurance on his own doesn't have the seed money to start a new business...PERIOD!

It seems to me that we're killing the patient by trying to cure the disease and the scientific community is united in that fact.

My mother's oncologist says we have the ability, with chemotherapy and radiation, to eradicate cancer in anyone, it's just that the patient dies in the process.

We need to suspend Obama's license for excessive and inappropriate prescribing.

Movie Matinee

" The grandest thing I've ever seen are pictures on a movie screen....
The movies are great medicine thank you Thomas Edison
For giving us the best years of our lives."---The Statler Brothers

When Chris and I began dating, Friday & Saturday night's were movie nights. On occasion we'd see two.

As the quality of the product diminished and the cost increased, we found ourselves taking in matinees.

Hollyweird continued to turn out drivel and too many people were bringing their kids, so we'd wait for video.

It's an understatement to say we rarely go out to a movie.

However, we'd come across a couple of free movie tickets that had to be used before years end.

After an anguishing process, we decided on the noon showing of Night At The Museum at the nearby twelve plex.

The movie stars Ben Stiller and features Robin Williams, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney.

It was a cute movie, a little weak, but cute.

Chris didn't like Dick Van Dyke playing a bad guy, he wasn't overly bad.

I thought it was great to see Van Dyke (81) and Rooney (86) together, they don't make it seem like acting.

The movie takes place in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

By default, Chris and I went there on a cold, rainy day in the fall of 2004.

We had planned on a trip to the Central Park Zoo or the Bronx Zoo, maybe both.

I thought the museum was AWFUL!

Most of the exhibits were like the diorama of the gorilla (pictured), out of a time warp.

I love history, especially American history, and I have an expectation that when I go to the AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY that I won't be traveling off to Africa or Asia.

For my money the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History or the National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. are superior.

The Hall of Ocean Life, with the Blue Whale suspended from the ceiling, was probably the best part of the museum.

I wonder how many people will be planning trips to the museum because of the movie and how many kids, used to video game action, will be disappointed?