Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 01:08:33 -0400
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From: drblt@drblt.com
Message: I have just released the following CD independently of any of these big record companies and I\'d like to encourage other artists to do the same:

You may have heard about Bruce Springsteen's efforts to bring down the president with a series of concerts. Well, I'm "the other Bruce,” Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen, aka, Dr. B.L.T. Obviously, though I'm trying to use my music to support the president, I'm the underdog. Nevertheless, that's not about to stop me. If you haven't heard about my new, critically-acclaimed, pro-Bush CD,
Right-wingers Need Love Too, I\'d encourage you to visit my website, where you can also download the nationally-aired FahrenHYPE 9/11, and my latest tune, all about the CBS scandal, The Rather Matter. Here\'s the link to my website:

www.drblt.com

Right-wingers Need Love Too recently received an overall favorable review by the co-editor of the Intellectual Conservative that you\'re welcome to read via this link:

www.intellectualconservative.com/article3813.html

(or, simply Google: Intellectual Conservative)

Furthermore, according to the Chairman of the New York College Republican State Committee, songs from my Right-wingers Need Love Too CD are being played by Bush supporters at \"I Love GWB\" rallies outside of Hillary and Michael Moore speaking events, and they are making a lot of Hillary and Moore supporters upset.

Please check out the details on my website and spread the word about the CD and the free downloads!!!
Go Bush!!!!

Bruce L. Thiessen, Ph.D.,
(661) 633-5110 X 283 (work)
(661) 588-5537 (home)

"Intellectual Conservative"

Now that, my friends, is an excellent example of an oxymoron.

at murderswitch.

Hey, as long as this guy is independent of any of the record labels I gotta support his efforts regardless of his politics.

Shmoo, of Electric Gypsy
Support Local and Independent Music!

Sounds more like bollock ticks to me. But still...

On my Dr. BLT...could you hold the tomato? I like the bacon and lettuce though...

I kid the Dr. BLT...seriously, welcome and I did visit the website, and to be fair, I intend to give him a link in a blog entry, a good one, not sarcastic. I think all points of view should be heard and judged on the merits.

I would make a suggestion, purely from a web design standpoint, since I've done a LOT of sites. I guess he is trying to carry the colors of a BLT, i.e. bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich as his color theme, e.g. brown, lettuce green, and a tomato red/orange, but Bruce, it's not that easy on the eyes and your entry point (DSL/Dialup) is not that legible, though I guess that faded deal is some sort of art nouveau deal...dunno.

I would also suggest choosing a differnt picture of yourself..perhaps a smiling 3/4 shot.

Since my undergrad degree is in Psychology and I was briefly in a Masters program in psych before I decided that was a waste of my time and withdrew, I do feel a certain kinship.

At least Bruce (drblt) is doing something (even if I think he is dead wrong) and I applaud him for it.

Welcome and thanks for being a part of our effort Bruce!

Best of luck..and best wishes...

~The One, the Only, the CodeWarrior

Note to BLT...
try this picture ( smile )
http://images2.dmusic.com/users/c/o/d/codewarrior/34434.jpg

Link added in my blog asking folks to check out his site....
http://codewarriorz.blogspot.com

It's the "accidentally discovered website of the day" for today.

Dr BLT should add this news article to his website.

Not only is Mr. Bush trying hard to love Missy Johnson
"You know, it's hard work to try to love her as best as I can, knowing full well that the decision I made caused her loved one to be in harm's way."

but apparently, he feels OB-GYNs are being stifled by lawsuits, keeping THEM from sharin' some of their sweet , sweet lovin'...

see this from yahoo...
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040907/od_nm/odd_bush_dc
"At a rally of cheering supporters in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Bush made his usual pitch for limiting "frivolous lawsuits" that he said drive up the cost of health care and run doctors out of business.


But then he added, "We've got an issue in America. Too many good docs are getting out of business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."

PRACTICE THEIR LOVE WITH WOMEN ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY?????
WTF????

I KNEW I should have subspecialized in Gynecology...they get to share all the lovin'.....
LOL

It makes me wonder...what the hell do the OB-GYNs he knows really practice? Medicine...or sharing that sweet , sweet lovin' with women all across the country...

NO WONDER the med mal insurance rates for OB-GYNs is so high...they must be doing so much travellin' all across the country!

Heavens to magatroid, its preposterous even

Kinda puts that "make love not war" slogan into perspective...

Maybe Georgie should do more lovin' with that robot Laura he's married to, and worry less about working hard to love Missy Johnson, and be less concerned that some OB-GYNs might get stifled on sharing some lovin' with patients because they might get sued.

Again, listening to Bush talk is like watching a drunk man try to cross an icy street...you know he's gonna (Freudian) slip, you just don't know when or how bad it will be.

Giving Bush a microphone is like giving a man with severe palsy a straight razor to shave with....

You know it's not safe, and you know the outcome won't be pretty.

C'mon, Code. Tell us how you REALLY feel about Bush.

I think I just might vote for him....

TO BE DE-SELECTED!

Anybody know how high the divorce rate is for OB/GYNs?

Must be high with them practicing their love with women all across the country...but then came those pesky lawsuits Bush is whining about...so maybe they went down a bit.

Mroop put up this link a few days ago. Floridians should appreciate this: http://wearabledissent.com/101/floridavote.html

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CYD/is_8_37/ai_85591446
Department chairs in ob-gyn
""Department chairs today have to behave more like chief executive officers of corporations than physicians. Department chairs in ob.gyn. are managing businesses that take in and spend tens of millions of dollars annually--and there's a great deal of stress associated with this role," he said.

Burnout has been extensively studied by industrial psychologists. Symptoms include insomnia, fatigue, headaches, and deteriorating personal relationships. The medical consequences of burnout include increased rates of hypertension, depression, acute MI, alcoholism, drug abuse, and colitis. Increased divorce rates and job turnover are among the social consequences."

Is this the kind of "practicing their love with women across the country" Bush was promoting, and saying lawsuits are interfering with?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002035711_momah15m.html
Gynecologist facing sex and fraud charges

http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/barry.html
"The widespread nature of custodial sexual misconduct has been documented recently in investigative reports conducted by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch. Women's advocates were particularly disturbed by instances of sexual misconduct by medical personnel, who are in a special trust relationship with their patients."
===========SNIP=============
How dare these pesky lawyers interfere with the caring OB-GYNs just wanting to "practice their love" with women patients...RIGHT GEORGE?

The Hippocratic oath frowns on OB-GYNs "practicing their love" with female patients "across the country"...
http://www.med.howard.edu/ethics/handouts/hippocrates_oath.htm
" ... Into whatever houses I enter, I will go into them for the benefit of the sick, and will abstain from every voluntary act of mischief and corruption; and, further from the seduction of females or males, of freemen and slaves."

Apparently, the new message Bush and his toadies are handing out...is the answer to things...is handing out a bunch of sweet , sweet lovin'...
His main man in the Supreme Court says sexual orgies are the answer to social tension...then Bush talks about working hard to love Missy Johnson, and now he says med malpractice lawyers are bad because they are stopping OB-GYNs from practicing their love with women across the country....

Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam needs to get on the bandwagon and record a song like this...
GIMME FOUR MORE YEARS OF SOME OF THE SWEET, SWEET PROMISCUOUS REPUBLICAN LOVIN'

Maybe Toby Keith will record that one!
LOL.....

Too bad some musicians think they're gods gift to the world (i.e. Springsteen) when in reality nobody cares about their political opinions and everyone wishes they'd shut up and play music.

See the actual video and the reaction of the newscaster to Bush sayig this here...
http://bordergatewayprotocol.net/jon/humor/video/obgyn.wmv

Actually sherminator -- that statement would apply to you.

Like what, Sherm? Born in the USA? Or maybe his version of Edwin Starr's "War"? Did you like Lennon's "Revolution" or was it too political for you? How about "Imagine" or "Give Peace a Chance"? Any of those strike a chord or all they all too political?

Maybe you're a U2 fan, except for things like "Sunday, Bloody Sunday", eh? Black Sabbath and their "War Pigs" put you off?

Then there is that left-wing John Fogerty with "Fortunate Son." This must have left you out of the CCR fans, if you are even old enough.

Amnesty International, Concert for Bangladesh, Farm Aid, Concert for New York -- damn political activists, trying to do something, raise awareness and make you think.

So which music is it that they're supposed to play again?

Just a shameless promotion here... but today, I hit over 1000 posts at my blog, and I took the occasion to thank a lot of you guys..so, if you want...check out
http://codewarriorz.blogspot.com

Sorry to be off topic, but I wanted to thank lots of you guys personally.

I like that new hit by The Real Slim Cheney...
"Let them OB-GYN docs practice their lovin' on women across the country"...(Short title is Bush's Serenade)

blogspot is messing up right now...so check back later for the thank you blog entry...lol...it WOULD mess up NOW

I meant making political statements. Sorry, if celeberties are influential in your decision making process, than more power to you. That's what I meant to say.

Carla, if you wanted me to shut up and play music then why the fuck didn't you tell me?

Anyone, even celebraties, who wish to make political statements should be allowed to be influential in your decision making process if you care to listen to them. If you don't want to listen to them, that is your choice. You can always change the channel.

Celebrities shouldn't influence you decision making process. But sometimes, songs like "Ohio" by CSN and "Peaceful World" by John Mellencamp can make you think about what's going on outside what any "Candidate" might be speaking.

Anyone who votes for a candidate because Britney Spears says so, is an idiot and ought to have their right to vote revoked, but if Britney Spears were to write a song about how devasting war is (I know, never going to happen), and it caused you to think about your decision on whom to vote for, and why, then why shouldn't it?

No one should ever vote a certain way because Bruce Springsteen says so. But if his songs cause you to think about how to vote, that's the kind of influence our country could use a little bit more of.

"cause you to think about"
...hmm, I thought that was the definition of "influence"

...or "induce".

My point was never about their music. That's what musicians are for, and good music is always about something. I was thinking more along the lines of the Dixie Chicks going overseas and spouting their mouths off. They can do it if they want, but too many people care about what celeberties think. Janneane Garafalo comes to mind. Just shut up for 5 minutes, nobody cares.

And that leads us to the obvious conclusion, that I think I'm god's gift to the world (not them somehow).

But seriously...

Many songs capture the truth of the human species at a particular place and time far better than the empty rhetoric spewed forth in quest of political power. The songs have more substance, offer more depth and will live far beyond their original topic.

I love political songs.. some of the ones written in the Vietnam era are among the best.

"I was thinking more along the lines of the Dixie Chicks going overseas and spouting their mouths off."

Your freedom to say nasty things about them is the same freedom that allowed them to express their feelings, right or wrong. It is the essence of American democracy.

I agree. I don't want to take away their rights. Maybe nobody else understands. Am I the only person that wants celeberties to stop thinking they're important? I hate it when celeberties are interviewed on the "news" about their political opinions (or when celeberties get voted into office). America is obsessed. I'm not talking about their rights, I'm talking about them understanding that they're not special. That's all I meant.

And I'm not trying to pummel you, Sherm, but consider this... Most "famous" performers see much more of the country and the world than you or I ever will. Their opinions are just as viable, if not more than yours or mine.

I'm sure some of them do have viable opinions. And I know you're not trying to pummel me (just carla), I can carry on a conversation

The line was crossed a long time ago. If celeberties with viable opinions were interviewed, then there wouldn't be a problem. It gets to the point where seeing "Stop Bush" tours and celeberties thinking the whole country is just waiting to rally around them makes me want to lose my lunch. Even if 1 tour or opinion in a million is actually viable.

"I'm talking about them understanding that they're not special. That's all I meant."

The inescapable truth is that some of them ARE special, allowing them to reach more people, deliver a stronger message.

So who is qualified to deliver to us the cold honest truth? Where in the current firestorm of the most devisive, nastiest campaign I have seen in my lifetime is the voice that we are supposed to heed?

The media? The politicians themselves? Their spin doctors? Loonie lefties or religious righties? Who are these people? Who are you?

But I know who The Boss is. Been listening to him for 30 years. Trust him more than Bush or Kerry.

Musically...

I wish I knew who to look to for the truth. I know it isn't celeberties. Some of them maybe.. just like some everyday people.. maybe. It's the vast minority.