Yes, we can.

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Leo just got tired of the ugliness that was becoming the LoT in terms of tone and nastiness (understanding he was a contributor to said tone and nastiness) so he left for a while and in his place is cautious Leo who treads lightly.

My name's not Leo, but I am a Leo, and I decided that (aside from replying to any appalling misquotes or spying any glaringly obvious opportunities to zing) I am also going to refrain from anything that clutters our cool. We're friends, I like that, and I don't want to try to solve the world's problems at the cost of any friendships. We're not going to solve anything at this rate- we're just pissing each other off and it's not worth it to me. The cynical part of this usually optimistic soul knows that the main players in this game are largely apolitical and oh, so willing to sell their little souls for their greater good. Why should we tear into each other on principals that we wish they would stand on? Let's all just get a large bucket of popcorn and let the jackals have at each other. I also plan on having a few of these- it seems to dull the pain:

[Tom]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

cautious Leo who treads lightly.

That sounds like a Little Golden Book about a lion.

[Ghoulish Delight]

That's cool. I think you can understand why we were suspicious. I mean, I'm still not ruling out body snatchers.

[scaeagles]

Read post 202 in the RNC thread. He's trying to return, it looks like.

[BarTopDancer]

How's it feel to be a small fish in a big pond?

[CoasterMatt]

I'd love to see the LoT Political threads "covered" by Bill O'Reilly - I know the theme song already (NSFW)

[mousepod]

Too tired to do a long post here.... but I will say that the idea that anyone can use any song for anything as long as they pay the "fee" is incorrect. Trust me on that one.

[scaeagles]

I know the Limbaugh had some sort of battle with the artist who wrote his shows opening theme. I don't know much except that he still uses it. Perhaps he offered some form of extra monetary incentive. No - wait. I think because he was on the radio and he pays the standard radio fees to use music of whomever he was allowed to keep using it. Perhaps there is a distinction in rules between radio and public use.

[Tenigma]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I know the Limbaugh had some sort of battle with the artist who wrote his shows opening theme. I don't know much except that he still uses it.

If it's that "[I went] Back to Ohio" song, it's by Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders. I have *no* idea what their political leanings are... if they were new today they would probably fall under some kind of Goth category but they were New Wave back in the 1980s... I was just surprised when she had a kid that she said some really weird stuff... about how women's bodies are designed to make babies and that if women don't get pregnant by a certain age it makes them go into depression or something.

The "Ohio" song is that strong rhythmic tune that I associate with Rush.

As an aside, I remember Alex and I were on a cross-country road trip a few years ago when I had the radio set to a country music station (because in some of the backwaters it's country or Latin accordion salsa music and I MUCH prefer country, thankyouverymuch). Martina McBride came on with "Let Freedom Ring" and just as she started singing the chorus, Alex started singing along... because it was the one line he was familiar with from the Hannity show. rofl. OK I probably just embarassed him.

[Not Afraid]

My, we're all up early talking politics.