Republicans Must Stop Drinking the Koolaid
There’s a little story floating around the net in regards to the songs that the GOP had decided to play at their little convention. Namely, the use of Heart’s “Barracuda” to introduce Sarah Palin. The Wilson sisters had sent a cease and desist letter to the GOP requesting that they stop using their song. However, as we all know, Republicans are above the law and they used the song anyway. Here is a statement issued by Heart:
“Sarah Palin’s views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women. We ask that our song ‘Barracuda’ no longer be used to promote her image. The song ‘Barracuda’ was written in the late 70s as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, particularly for women. (The ‘barracuda’ represented the business.) While Heart did not and would not authorize the use of their song at the RNC, there’s irony in Republican strategists’ choice to make use of it there.”
This is not an isolated event either. They also used a song by Van Halen without permission and Jackson Browne is currently suing John McCain and the Ohio Republican party for using “Running On Empty” in one of their ads.
What kills me about this story are the right winger comments. Some of them are priceless.
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Obama’s DNC Speech
I finally got the opportunity to listen to Senator Obama’s acceptance speech in Denver. He is a magnificent orator. The comparisons to John F. Kennedy are certainly merited.
In his speech, Senator Obama gave me the sense that he understands what the majority of American people are gong through. He gets it. He is in touch with reality. And he understands that the current reality isn’t all roses and puppy dogs. The current reality is, simply put, pretty damn shitty.
Senator McCain, on the other hand, does not get it. He does not have a grasp on reality. He even admits to not having much knowledge on the workings of our economy. He is of the old school politics. The good ole’ boy network. And he has no sense of the struggles of the average American.
I am through with suffering under a president who is out of touch with reality. I am done with being governed by rich, old men who are clueless. I am ready for change. I am ready for hope. I am ready to begin believing that my country can once again be strong. I am ready to hold my head up high and say that I am an American.
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My Pick for POTUS 2008!
After much soul searching, I have decided that I can no longer support Barack Obama for President. My new candidate is, well, take a look for yourself…
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A New Look For SeVen
I finally got sick and tired of the old site design. There were some buglets that I just couldn’t figure out how to get rid of. So I scrapped the whole thing and came up with this instead.
What ya think?
It’s still a work in progress. And probably when I think it’s done, I’ll be sick of this too. 
New Web-Site Fills On-line Void in Steamboat Springs
For whatever reason, after the ski season ended, Ski Corp took down their online forum. This was a pretty active discussion forum with users from all over the globe contributing. Now it is gone.
Today the Steamboat Pilot changed their registration policy for readers to submit comments on their online news site. They now require that you register using your first and last name, daytime phone number, e-mail address, birth date, gender and zip code. In order for your registration to be accepted you will have to sit by the phone and wait for someone from the Pilot to call you and verify that you are who you say you are.
Fuck that.
Now we have The Steamboat Forum. A new place to discuss matters of great importance (like what your favorite beer is).
