tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56268550669802104892024-02-08T09:43:08.309-08:00Read My EgoExploring the meta-linear development of language, media and Self.Read My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-27359776985002379052009-04-12T07:49:00.000-07:002009-04-12T07:54:37.423-07:00My Ego from the Archives: The Light In-Front of the TunnelThe following essay, "The Light in Front of the Tunnel," was written by My Ego in 2002. The essay is dedicated to the essential nature of the Apocalyptic thinking. Happy Easter...<br /><br /><a href="http://learnedevolution.com/END.pdf">Download The Light in Front of the Tunnel</a>.<br /><br />~mIeRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-39365546563159013832009-03-09T06:26:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:18:52.624-07:00Winning is A Losing StrategyMy Ego is competitive... perhaps a bit too competitive at times. And while My Ego certainly loves to win, the end goal is <span style="font-style: italic;">always</span> to grow stronger and wiser as a player.<br /><br />As described by game theory philosopher <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_P._Carse">James Carse</a>, there are (at least) two types of players: finite players, and the infinite players. The former plays the game to win, the latter plays for the continuance of the game, or, "finite players play within boundaries; infinite players play <span style="font-style: italic;">with</span> boundaries."<br /><br />When My Ego goes for a game of tennis, My Ego wants the best possible opponent to play with. Doing so greatly raises My Ego's game, helping to take it to the next level, and creating <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x61on6_federer-vs-nadal-wimbledon-2008_sport">a more intense match</a>, where both sides are playing their best. When watching sports, My Ego rarely roots for one team or another, in favor of seeing a great game. While one player may lose, the crowd wins when the game is played with the utmost talent, respect, and tense competition.<br /><br />So for My Ego to hear the respected leader of the GOP, <a href="http://newsone.blackplanet.com/elections/top-10-racist-limbaugh-quotes/">Rush Limbaugh</a>, exclaim that he "wishes for Obama to lose," My Ego can only laugh out loud at the utter futility of such a statement, as once again the reductionist, ignorant philosophy-manifest by Rush's "base" proves the Republicans <span style="font-style: italic;">have yet to realize why they lost the election so badly</span> to an inexperienced young bi-racial man. This attitude typifies the "play to win" philosophy of the finite player, the player who will win at any cost... including the cost of the utter downfall of our country.<br /><br />It's time for an Infinite Republican to STAND UP and TAKE CONTROL of the party, yet playing by the rules of infinite play, or, <span style="font-style: italic;">with</span> the rules. An intelligent, forward thinking Republican who renounces intolerance and hatred in the same breath as providing Integrally-minded, fiscally conservative solutions to the immense problems we face. Yes, Republicans can be Integral, too.<br /><br />To be clear: My Ego WANTS an amazing Republican to step up and lead the party out of the morass of hate it is currently consumed within. My Ego certainly doesn't want the downfall or failure of the Republicans, rather, for them to play at their highest potential<span style="font-style: italic;"> at all times</span>. This way, the crowd--or the world--will win. <br /><br />What a game it would be!<br /><br />~mIeRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-15540673386805850702009-03-02T16:50:00.001-08:002009-03-02T16:55:19.857-08:00Are You Even Really Out ThereOk people.<br /><br />My Ego needs to be FED. Do you even want My Ego here? Is there a point to continue this blog? Rarely are there ever comments (love you Ana), or what My Ego wishes were thoughtful, ongoing meanderings with the blogosphere at large. This takes much of the wind out of My Ego's sails, people. <br /><br />If you actually care, leave a comment... If you don't, the Ego will be archived soon. <br /><br />You know how My Ego loves a good ultimatum to motivate. <br /><br />~mIeRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-12568195167782390982009-02-05T15:35:00.000-08:002009-02-06T16:44:54.963-08:00Meet the First Integral PresidentWhen My Ego thinks of Barack Obama, My Ego does not think of the first black president.<br /><br />Barack Obama is the first <a href="http://www.holons-news.com/free/whatisintegral.pdf"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">integral</span></a> president in history. Integral, in short, is a model of living that seeks to <span style="font-style: italic;">integrate</span> the positive (while facing the negative) elements of <a href="http://www.integralworldgovernment.org/images/spiralFig1_450.jpg">all stages and levels</a> of consciousness, that unfold in all human beings, across all cultures and societies.<br /><br />Less inclusive stages of consciousness are myopic in perspective, seeing all of reality as being of one, and only one "real" reality. For instance, from the <span style="font-style: italic;">traditional</span> perspective (using the graph from the all stages and level link above), you either believe in the God I believe in, or you don't know the Truth. There is one and only one interpretation, either with it, or against it. From the <span style="font-style: italic;">modernist/rationalist</span> perspective, if it can't be proven with logic, science, and math, then it certainly isn't real. From the post-modern consciousness, all is equal, nothing is better or higher than anything else, and believing otherwise is a mere illusion.<br /><br />Surely My Ego is over-generalizing here, as if there were a choice in this limited, short-attension span format.<br /><br />Now, the Integral consciousness differs from those stages that precede it specifically in that it's ever-present objective is to <span style="font-style: italic;">balance the simultaneous truths at all levels</span> of the spiral of conscious development. Rather than requiring all humans to operate at this and only this level, the goal is now to foster the health and positive sides of each level, regardless of how limited in awareness.<br /><br />Yesterday morning, February 5, 2009, President Obama gave what could be the most defining speech in history that was a thorough, awe-inspiring creed of the Integral perspective, given on the topic of faith--really,<a href="http://isc.integralinstitute.org/"> Integral spirituality and faith</a>. My Ego's words pale in comparison, so without further ado, watch the entire speech to see what the Integral consciousness manifest sounds like. Enjoy... ~mIe<br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/U7l5Y4HvHz4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/U7l5Y4HvHz4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Read My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-70082364909793210782009-01-26T13:08:00.000-08:002009-01-26T13:12:44.946-08:00WTF is a DANCE PARTY.<object height="344" width="425"><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://youtube.com/eclecticmethod">video remix</a><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d7HD3pQWM0Q&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d7HD3pQWM0Q&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Read My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-13131341096403445222009-01-18T10:12:00.000-08:002009-01-18T10:40:02.721-08:00Make them FamousOn the 2008 campaign trail, we saw John McCain, in regards to spenders of pork projects, resuscitate Ronald Regan's call to "make them famous" for their unnecessary spending. While My Ego is not opposed to calling out those who cause harm, My Ego believes now is certainly the time for famous making, yet of a different variety. <br /><br />My Ego finds no fault with the idea of celebrity in and of itself--the challenge is to redefine celebrities as those who challenge our dying ways of being the most, those who's intellect is as sharp as their Armani suits, and those who lift us to be our better selves, and not let us fall into the shadows. Celebrity isn't the problem; who we look at as celebrity and how we use their influence is.<br /><br />Imagine a world where our leading scientists were lauded as rock stars; where historians were idolized on TMZ, where philosophers were no longer seen as dusty old men, rather the keepers of expanding and encompassing value systems that are being debated by text-messaging teenagers. <br /><br />Imagine TED talks being held as a part of Bonnaroo, where Eaves Behar jammed on the 100$ laptop with Wilco, and Jeff Han VJ'd for NIN with his touch screen technology. Think of William McDonough dating Jennifer Aniston, and Malcome Gladwell surrounded by a swarm of press following him everywhere he went.<br /><br />Some say My Ego is just a dreamer...<br /><br />~mIeRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-5385805022529029962009-01-08T06:38:00.000-08:002009-01-08T06:43:11.690-08:00Gamechanger Alert :: YouTube HDYouTube now offeres the ability to load and play HD resolution video. This is a quite a game changer, and the biggest issue with YouTube has been the utterly lack-luster render quality of their video. The high quality was an underwhelming step, but the HD vid looks just amazing.<br /><br />The first video My Ego watched in YouTube HD was a stunning stop motion commercial for Brussel's-based Electrabel. My Ego isn't a huge fan of promoting commercials, but simply can't help it on this one...<br /><br />My Ego really misses RESFEST...<br /><br /><br /><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L5Nu8bo2d-o&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L5Nu8bo2d-o&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="295" width="480"></embed></object>~mIeRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-56038863753572257642009-01-06T05:59:00.000-08:002009-01-08T06:38:25.253-08:00Where is the Meta-Media Channel?My Ego is enjoying some coffee and cereal, with a tangerine soon to come. CNN buzzes in the background, as seems to be the normal morning routine now that My Ego has cable--for better or worse.<br /><br />A particular story caught My Ego's eye, the concept of which seems to be a recurring theme across the news networks. This theme: covering the media's a/effects on our culture. In this case, the "media" is covering the effects of the media's influence on the Obama girls.<br /><br />If My Ego had many millions of dollars, My Ego would most certainly launch the Meta-Media channel, which, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, would cover the effects the media has on the media in covering the media's effects on culture. It would be something of a constant Daily Show, but without the humor--at least not purposeful humor.<br /><br />The vision is a real-time "media literacy" channel that takes each worthy story, and shows how each relevant major and indie media outlet filters the story, and focuses on the difference between them. <br /><br />~mIeRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-41035270472934910202008-12-30T16:00:00.000-08:002008-12-30T16:01:09.599-08:00Itis a bar of soap.Read My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-19498065278410887852008-12-30T09:42:00.000-08:002008-12-30T15:39:10.736-08:00Why the "I" in pIece?A few fellow Egos have asked My Ego what the capital "I" is to represent in the pIece Now post. My Ego tries to not reveal such hidden meanings, allow readers to grapple with the meaning of meanings. While the interpretations that each reader may project onto My Ego's intended meaning also hold true, My Ego certainly can explain My Ego's Ego.<br /><br />In all the shards of glass, I is (t)here. I, friends, is you is I. No matter your political slant, skin color, gender, sexual orientation, love of hate or Rick Warren--the broken glass at our feet is a mess we are all responsible for. To place blame at this point would be to fundamentally misinterpret time's ever-present unfolding, Now.<br /><br />There is no other way to create the Integral stained glass mosaic without first seeing I in <span style="font-style: italic;">every</span> pIece, taking responsibility for each, and finding the most effective and efficient means of gluing them together.<br /><br />I is in every pIece.*<br /><br />*Please don't confuse I with My Ego. They [are/not] the same.Read My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-10539867674459877382008-12-28T07:58:00.000-08:002008-12-28T10:37:15.841-08:00pIece NowThe Glass House of America has been shattered. My Ego will not waste words on the building of the glass house, or how it became broken. The undeniable fact is that the house has been shattered to pieces, which now lay in smoldering, colored piles across the country, as glass dust particles spread throughout the world via the winds of cyclic change.<br /><br />The shards now cutting our bare feed leave us with two distinct options: keep walking on them until we bleed to death, or find ways to take the pieces; big and small, colorful and black and white, with every nuance of opacity, and glue them back together into a stained-glass mosaic structure of beIng like nothing before.<br /><br />While many will fearfully run around yelling to the heavens with a fist full of glass, throwing shards at those with different types and colors of glass trying to get one last cut into the Other, there will be those of us collecting the pieces for imminent use. The key to our new Now is in developing many new types of glue with which to build the new stained glass mosaic. Some of the glue will dry hard as a rock, while some will be porous and allow light and subtle substance to shine through. We'll focus on the glue, and we'll find the right glue for the right glass.<br /><br />There will still, and always, be those throwing the shards at each other, but their fists will eventually grow too bloody to have any real effect. Meanwhile, when the mosaic first starts to come together, we'll be too close to it for it to make any sense. We'll see only colors and pieces, and of course the glue. Yet, as we continue to pIece the artwork together, we'll slowly step away from the window, and we'll begin to see Shapes. Forms. Characters. Narratives. Stories. Forms based on reciprocity. Characters who's motives transcend to the greater good, while including our selves in doing so. Narratives that prove the values of both/and over the division of either/or. Stories that include other's narratives, different culture's characters, yet... the same Universal Forms.<br /><br />Let us not forget that this is indeed still a window-Being; a substantive surface that allows light to pass through it in both directions. There will always be a window between isIng and the Light, yet it's up to those putting the pieces back together to shape a new window to refract the Light so shed as far and wide as possible.<br /><br />We are the leaders of the Integral generation. We are those willing to tell a new story by pIecing the old ones together in our inclusive, ever-evolving image.<br /><br />It's time, frienemies, to pIece Now.<br /><br />~mIeRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-52967372956270539922008-12-25T09:23:00.000-08:002008-12-25T10:31:54.725-08:00Naive Irony8 years ago, a new century arrived with an ever-increasing set of dichotomies, further dividing our country into the polarized camps that seem to come so easily to us. Meanwhile, the small but rising group of Integrators danced between the two, looking for any ground of mutual respect with which to grow a new system of values based on reciprocal development.<br /><br />In the new millennium, My Ego has lost count of the number of times My Ego has been accused of being "naive" in the face of said polarity. Soon after the attacks of 9/11, My Ego repeatedly called for a new energy economy based on independence from foreign oil and creation of a new energy economy based on sustainable principles. Using the "energy" gained from 9/11 to our advantage, there was never a better time to come together and re-purpose that energy into... new energy. <br /><br />My Ego even began developing the foundation for the business My Ego runs to this day, with the mission statement "Developing Sustainability Through Creativity." My Ego based this decision on a predicted rise in "green" marketing and an infusion of capital into the green movement. My Ego can't keep track of the number of times My Ego was accused of being young and naive, laughed at for being overly idealistic and that one day, My Ego would "understand how things really are." Naive, indeed.<br /><br />Looking back, it seems a cliche argument, yet My Ego fought hard against the Iraq war from day one. Let's be clear: My Ego was not "anti-war", in fact My Ego argued at the time for the proliferation of strategic dis-integration of fundamentalist networks in Afghanistan and Pakistan, through military and information warfare. My Ego called out the utter lack of respectable rationale for the Iraq invasion, the lack of any real evidence for invading outside of adding fuel to the flames of the Military Industrial Complex... surely, My Ego was the naive, unseasoned judge of international politics.<br /><br />The list could go on and on, but let's skip to the grand finale of this thesis.<br /><br />The greatest of My Ego's naive insight of them all... support of our president elect, Barack Obama. The day after the DNC convention in 2004, My Ego sent an email out to friends and family, and will never forget bringing to work the same message: the man who gave the keynote address would be the next president of the United States. The redicule and laughter received can not be understated; for four years My Ego stood hard and fast against this claim. No way a black man could ever be president against the vitriol of Palin's America, none the less the primary against the Clinton machine. <br /><br />And now, the crux of the post, and the twisted questions that stands before My Ego. Despite the actual outcomes of the examples given, the fact My Ego still supports the president elect further proves My Ego's naivite, so the argument goes. <br /><br />Thus, despite the fact that My Ego has been vindicated as spot-on for many of the most fundamental issues of the new millenium, despite that My Ego has proven to the nay-sayers that the impossible is possible, that hope can prevail over fear, that inclusion can win over diviseness, My Ego is still accused of being naieve. "You'll see," say the self-fulfilling prophetic ignoramists.<br /><br />What exactly will it take to be respected as a human being making focused, calculated and honest decisions that seek to include the finer points of both sides of the argument, without detracting from commonality of either? Will that day ever come? <br /><br />Time, in it's enduring ever-presence, will tell...Read My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-34275270608726576232008-09-28T15:29:00.001-07:002008-09-28T15:34:07.297-07:00Debate #1: Read My Ego's ReviewIn the form of a letter to My Ego's college rhetoric/debate professor. My Ego was a Rhetoric major, afterall...<br /><br /><br />Dr K-<br /><br />I [MY EGO] agree with you that McCain showed stronger ethos in his prowess in foreign policy, and overall won on points. Yet, as you say, his body language was quite unsettling, and I'm [MY EGO] afraid his claims for 'reaching across the aisle' come off quite contradictory when he clearly holds contempt for Obama and the dems.<br /><br />I [MY EGO] can't say I [MY EGO] agree with you on the "I agree" soundbite. This only further proves that Obama has the capacity to see simultaneous existing truths that compose a greater context. If the McCain camp makes a commercial using them, the Obama camp can respond with this message, and show clip after clip of their spiteful, angry opponent. <br /><br />Obama continues to show he is as "presidential" a candidate I've [MY EGO] ever seen, but I [MY EGO] do think there is lots of room for improvement. Specifically, I [MY EGO] think he needs to focus more on individual, emotionally-charged words. He emphasizes the point he makes with a well-crafted sentence. He needs to find the important words, hone in, stress them, repeat them passionately. The best example of this was when he was talking about how McCain won't meet with the predident of Spain... "I mean, SPAIN!". More of that impassioned focus on single words... not that the Spain example is substantively what I mean, but it has the passion side.<br /><br />Also, I [MY EGO] can't believe Obama isn't going at McCain harder on the facts of the surge. There is mounting evidence that the surge came after the Shia sectarian violence and ethnic cleansing had already wiped out much of the Sunni population, especially in Baghdad.<br /><br /><a href="http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Satellite_images_show_ethnic_cleansing_source_0919.html">Ethnic cleansing the real cause</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/07/AR2008090701847.html">Strategic missions led to reduction in violence pre-surge.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jedreport.com/2008/07/did-mccain-hedg.html">McCain disagreed with the surge</a>.<br /><br /><br />Just the evidence in those three stories alone should be top focus of Obama. The surge is all McCain has.<br /><br />That's where I'm [MY EGO] at. Make me a pundit! ; )<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />My Ego<br /><br /><br /><br />Hi [MY EGO'S REAL NAME],<br /><br /> I have been in Chicago working with Greek TV on a documentary on the campaign. I did not have time to do any commentary on radio or TV, but will give a talk on the conventions here on October 23. In terms of authoritativeness, it appeared to me that McCain showed great knowledge on foreign affairs, and Obama made the "soundbite" mistake of agreeing with him on 8 occasions. Those will be pulled together into an ad, count on it. In terms of communication, McCain made the mistake of not looking at Obama, thus giving the impression that he was either nervous or rude, neither very good nonverbal messages. This is the same behavior that hurt Gore in 2000 and Bush in 2004, and because the public and the media will slowly begin to focus less on issues and more on communicativeness, Obama wins the debate. That's my take. How about you?<br /><br />KRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-77598521448453690642008-09-13T11:02:00.000-07:002008-09-13T11:21:55.997-07:00Hollywood Script Brief: Hockey MomFeature Film Brief<br />by My Ego<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Hockey Mom<br /><br /></span>In a world dominated by men in power, the unthinkable becomes a reality after a bat-shit crazy old Vietnam POW survivor makes a brash, politically dazzling move by bringing a self proclaimed "Hockey Mom" PTA leader onto his presidential ticket as VP.<br /><br />Small town hockey moms rejoice, while the incredibly condescending, clueless mom of 5 solicits health care advice from her pregnant 17 year old daughter. She consults her fisherman-husband, who's boat trolls the seas east of Russia, for foreign policy advice as Putin lines up nuclear missiles along the Poland border. American Idol winners are installed in cabinet positions, while America's Biggest Loser 2008 becomes head of the FDA. <br /><br />Meanwhile, the Democratic candidate and now jailed traitor, Senator Muhammad Osama Ahmadinejad looks on from his Guantanimo jail cell in peril as Hockey Mom is foreced to make the ultimate decision of all: whether to have her youngest daughter, now 11, abort the incestual love-child born out of wedlock with her Downs Syndrom boy, age 7.Read My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-82471865509510607462008-09-05T08:11:00.000-07:002008-09-05T08:13:04.780-07:00RNC Strategic Tag Cloud for 2008 Presidential Campaignsexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism nigger sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexism sexismRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-18010796761850917842008-09-01T11:04:00.000-07:002008-09-01T11:39:48.304-07:00The Most Important Experience of All: Media Hype Overload<object height="300" width="400"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1552966&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"> <embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1552966&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/1552966?pg=embed&sec=1552966">EclecticMethod's Media Hype Overload</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/eclecticmethod?pg=embed&sec=1552966">Eclectic Method</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/?pg=embed&sec=1552966">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />We all now know the <a href="http://www.theseventen.com/2008/08/palin-standard-obama-palin-experience.html">contrasts in experience between Obama and Palin</a>, as they have been hashed over in the media quite a bit in the past few days.<br /><br />However, My Ego has seen no mention of what My Ego considers the most important experience of all: Media Vetting, and how each candidate deals with it. My Ego isn't making a case for either candidate, rather pointing out the lack of coverage and analysis, of what My Ego believes to be the most important type of experience now needed to be president.<br /><br />We've now had the past 20 months of "vetting" Mr. Obama, who has stood in the bright spotlight off media onslaught that has come his way. Between Reverend Wright, Ayers, Rezco, his whitey-hating wife, and all the rest, we've seen how Obama has handled the big media machine on a daily basis. Political or executive experience aside, this is the very experience that is most needed, for better or worse (likely worse), when it comes to 21st century politics.<br /><br />Within a mere 72 hours, we say Mrs. Palin only getting the first glimpses of what she'll soon face; between her <a href="http://www.blogger.com/My%20Ego%20isn%27t%20making%20a%20case%20for%20either%20candidate,%20rather%20pointing%20out%20the%20lack%20of%20coverage,%20or%20perhaps%20meta-coverage,%20of%20what%20My%20Ego%20believes%20to%20be%20the%20most%20important%20type%20of%20experience%20now%20needed%20to%20be%20president.">17 year-old daughter's pregnancy</a>, to the questioning of her mothering of the four month old Down Syndrome baby, to the brother-in-law firing scandle, we've only just begun to see how Mrs. Palin will handle what will only be more and more attention over the next eight weeks.Read My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-77836781558481613832008-08-29T07:25:00.001-07:002008-08-29T08:02:55.633-07:00Barack Obama: The Tiger Woods of Michael JordanAs evidenced by last night's sweeping oratory in front of <a href="http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/08/large_delivers.jpg">85,000 screaming fans</a>, it has never been more clear that in the context of <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/60325/michael_jordan_the_greatest_athlete.html">Michael Jordan</a>, no one is more <a href="http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1834957,00.html">Tiger Woods-like</a> than Barack Obama.<br /><br />Obama was <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXdZOjcPUUk">swooshing rhetorical three-pointers</a> with the ease, grace and intensity of Woods staring down a putt on the 72 hole at the Masters. The ultimate test of true greatness is how a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBseRlgoSLc">Michael Jordan steps up to the line</a> in moments of the highest pressure; Obama once again proved that such high-pressure situations are where he shines most, as he and the Democrats won the playoffs, now invigorated for the Finals in November.<br /><br />"We haven't seen a Michael Jordan give a speech like this since my big brother nailed that half-court, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVfXxSXRlos">at-the-buzzer allegory at the LA Coliseum</a> in 1960," said a tearful Senator (D) Ted Kennedy shortly after the speech.<br /><br />It goes without saying that Obama's moment in Denver was one that shatters all prior precedent for a Michael Jordan, by showcasing the junior senator's ability to unify his team by opening the evening by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRyrG3wg53w">passing the ball</a> to his own Scotty Pippen, senator Hillary Rodam Clinton, who led the team to the final game of the series after <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeFMZ7fpGHY">a career performance</a> of her own on Tuesday. <br /><br />Despite the glowing reviews and mind-numbing post-game assessments of the mainstream media, the McCain team dismissed Obama's Tiger Woodsness as a thin, plastic facade that is not ready to lead the nation in a time of war. "After the Nike endorsements, the celebrity parties and rock-star performances, there isn't much about Obama's Michael Jordan that can even compare to Tiger Woods," said McCain chief of staff Mark Salter.<br /><br />The Republican playoffs end next week, where McCain is the odds-on favorite to take the crown as the <a href="http://golf.about.com/od/golfersmen/p/ben_hogan.htm">Ben Hogan</a> of <a href="http://www.nba.com/history/players/pettit_summary.html">Bob Pettit</a>.Read My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-22679345247904102962008-08-20T08:24:00.000-07:002008-08-20T08:26:45.766-07:00Why There is No Hope For America, in Three Easy LinksDear All with IQ's above 100,<br /><br />Get your passports ready...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/95109/how_anti-intellectualism_is_destroying_america/">First this.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2TaGxB1n-U">Then this.</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2TaGxB1n-U">.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12651.html">And, finally, this...</a><br /><br />Sigh..<br /><br />~mIeRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-68737133186580211842008-07-11T06:39:00.000-07:002008-07-11T06:54:41.933-07:00McCain: Stand-In CandidateWhat's all the fuss, <a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/02/16/john-mccain-and-my-friends/">my friends</a>?<br /><br />Do you really think <a href="http://vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1566">John McCain</a> is the ACTUAL candidate for the GOP, my friends??<br /><br />My friends, listen up: <a href="http://thehill.com/op-eds/will-the-real-john-mccain-please-stand-up-2008-07-09.html">John McCain is a stand-in</a>. It's only a matter of time, my friends, before he withdraws from the race, for whatever reason that best serves the party. Perhaps it will be health risks <a href="http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/">due to old age,</a> or the growing anxiety over his lack of "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/us/politics/28mccain.html?pagewanted=print">natural born</a>" status and an American citizen. Perhaps they'll slip a little pill into his Quaker Oats, my friends.<br /><br />And you know, my friends, whoever will replace him will be the slickest, most party-line Reganite this side of the Pacific. And you know they are <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=IwvoTDoO9Hg">training this guy like Ivan Drago</a> in Rocky IV. Perhaps it's good old Mitt, he sure looks the part, but he'll surely need to convert to Baptist, my friends. <br /><br />The fact remains, my friends. John McCain will NOT be the Republican nominee for President of the United States.<br /><br />Don't say My Ego didn't warn you...<br /><br />~mIeRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-9797810139030445652008-05-20T08:21:00.000-07:002008-05-20T08:25:25.304-07:00How My Ego DiesMy Ego had a premonition today while walking in the cold rain down Graham Ave. It is written that My Ego will cease to exist in one of two ways:<br /><br />The first is My Ego's body being struck by a car, while the driver is tapping away on his iPhone.<br /><br />The second is My Ego's body being struck by a car, while My Ego is tapping away on My Ego's iPhone.<br /><br /><br />Thus, skip the autopsy. You heard it here first...<br /><br />~mIeRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-4919033370625545812008-05-11T16:08:00.000-07:002008-05-11T16:13:14.189-07:00Bob Marley Video Remix By Eclectic MethodAudio-Video renegade remix trio <a href="http://eclecticmethod.imeem.com/video">ECLECTIC METHOD</a> are at it again, with their final official vMix on IMEEM, closing off a four-video promotion with none of than <a href="http://www.imeem.com/eclecticmethod/video/rBQX1A4V/bob_marley_remixed_by_eclectic_method_bob_marley_eclecti/">the Legend, Bob Marley</a>. <div><br /></div><div>Enjoy...</div><div><br /></div><div>~mIe</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><object width="400" height="345"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/v/YyCp0HHJ-1/aus=false/pv=2"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/v/YyCp0HHJ-1/aus=false/pv=2" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="345" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object>Read My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-62493310430502963852008-05-09T08:39:00.000-07:002008-05-09T08:51:50.074-07:00Why the Wait?Hi Hillary-<br /><br />How are you? How's it going? Seems to me you're awfully patient... What are you waiting for, exactly? At what point is it you plan to drop out of the race?<br /><br />Pertinent questions indeed, folks. Yet what really is she waiting for?<br /><br />Call My Ego crazy, but it seems there is a new answer emerging in My Ego's Ego. What if, just what if, she is waiting for someone to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmc2EzkRDkI">take out</a> her opponent? When My Ego says "take out," My Ego does not speak of Chinese food.<br /><br />Surely as this thing progresses, those very same working-class white folk that Mrs. Clinton <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20080508/1a_bottomstrip08_dom.art.htm">so adores</a> are increasingly liable to take destiny into their own hands, and rid the world of this dark-skinned, big-eared nuisance that is stealing all the attention. The sad thing is, My Ego wouldn't put it past her.<br /><br />So, Mrs. Clinton... just how low will you go??<br /><br />~mIeRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-83243017264437548832008-04-29T15:28:00.001-07:002008-04-29T15:29:55.772-07:00What if?Just what if??<br /><br />There was no what???<br /><br />Then _________????Read My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-72322617855479755092008-04-28T16:32:00.000-07:002008-04-28T17:11:23.880-07:00It Ain't Easy Being ElitistLet's face it. We elitists are having a really hard time as of late defending the honor and ceaseless reverence we so deserve.<br /><br />Do you think it's easy having to drive a <a href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/60-toyota-prius/">Prius </a>around all day? Always being in fear of <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-garage29mar29,0,6250402.story">running over innocent blind people</a> because our cars are so whisper quiet as compared with your rusty old Ford truck? So you have <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=72e71147-ff13-4891-9c65-fd6c7de8fe16">John Melloncamp singing this is your country</a>, well that's just great. My Ego has arrived to tell you this is certainly NOT your country, Christian ideologues.<br /><br />Look, middle America--<a href="http://www.alternet.org/environment/24821">Whole Foods ain't cheap</a>, but who would you ever look up to if it weren't for us? My Ego has never heard of a rich, elite celebrity dreaming to be an obese <a href="http://www.somethingawful.com/d/comedy-goldmine/disgusting-sights-walmart.php">employee of Wallmart</a>, have you? And, have you ever even <span style="font-style: italic;">tried</span> a latte? Let My Ego tell you: they're truly <span style="font-style: italic;">delicious</span>. Especially with shade grown beans, ground and roasted fresh with a dash of soy milk, and served in a bio-degradable cup.<br /><br />Let me make My Ego clear: this country was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Declaration_independence.jpg">founded upon</a>, developed by, and lead by elitists since day one. It's perfectly understood that those of you stuck between the US coasts feel compelled to take claim to being the only "real" Americans, but we won't let your jealousy and <a href="http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2008/04/clinton_obama_elitist.html">simple-minded projections</a> stop us from continuing the work that makes you love/hate us so deeply.<br /><br />Don't worry, despite the fact that you continue to look down on (a hard thing to do from below, agreed) us, we'll still make your movies, influence your culture, design your clothes, produce the music you love, and continue to further the internet and media tools that make your life worth living. Don't hate us because we're reducing our carbon footprint while make your second trip today to McDonald's in your gas guzzling SUV.<br /><br />It's time to take a stand, elitists. We can not let this discrimination continue any longer, and must fight back against <a href="http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/rni/lowres/rnin294l.jpg">the fat slobs</a> who are trying to take credit for being more patriotic and more American than we are.<br /><br />Elitists love America, too. The difference is we can use our college (masters, even) education to logically prove so... if you could only understand what logic is and why we need it.<br /><br />~mIeRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626855066980210489.post-40572817201257654732008-03-30T14:45:00.000-07:002008-03-30T14:46:31.259-07:00With All Due Respect...I think you're a fucking idiot.<br /><br />~mIeRead My Egohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260458649337118915noreply@blogger.com2