Comments on: A Texan & His iPod http://rift.org/1128/2005/12/a-texan-his-ipod/ Adam Preble's Weblog Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:03:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Vince http://rift.org/1128/2005/12/a-texan-his-ipod/#comment-1009 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:40:53 +0000 http://rift.org/1128/2005/12/a-texan-his-ipod/#comment-1009 <p>Ah, Bush tends to be a hot button for almost everyone, in one direction or the other. I probably would have made a similar comment, honestly. You either adore the man and his policy or your hate him with fire. Mention "George Bush" and you'll pull those strings, regardless of context.</p> <p>Ah, anyways, I find it interesting that people are surprised that media figures have such mundane facets. Hey, look, <a href="http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=11875" rel="nofollow">the queen listens to music on an iPod just like mine</a>! This made international news, but I have no idea why. Why does this surprise anyone? Was everyone under the assumption that the media elite use something else when listening to music on the go? Maybe people thought the queen has a traveling band that follows her, playing on request? Is it interesting because it makes her more human, more like us, more like someone we can relate to? News update: The Queen of England also uses a toilet much like her subjects do. Mind you, it is a <a href="http://www.howoriginal.net/In_the_Toilet/keith_swecker.htm" rel="nofollow">very special toilet</a>, but that is for another time...</p> Ah, Bush tends to be a hot button for almost everyone, in one direction or the other. I probably would have made a similar comment, honestly. You either adore the man and his policy or your hate him with fire. Mention “George Bush” and you’ll pull those strings, regardless of context.

Ah, anyways, I find it interesting that people are surprised that media figures have such mundane facets. Hey, look, the queen listens to music on an iPod just like mine! This made international news, but I have no idea why. Why does this surprise anyone? Was everyone under the assumption that the media elite use something else when listening to music on the go? Maybe people thought the queen has a traveling band that follows her, playing on request? Is it interesting because it makes her more human, more like us, more like someone we can relate to? News update: The Queen of England also uses a toilet much like her subjects do. Mind you, it is a very special toilet, but that is for another time…

]]> by: Adam http://rift.org/1128/2005/12/a-texan-his-ipod/#comment-1005 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:27:32 +0000 http://rift.org/1128/2005/12/a-texan-his-ipod/#comment-1005 <p>Joe, my friend of 18 years: Every time you comment I'm torn between moderating your asshole comments away so that others can enjoy my blog in peace, and letting them remain so that everybody can learn more about you.</p> Joe, my friend of 18 years: Every time you comment I’m torn between moderating your asshole comments away so that others can enjoy my blog in peace, and letting them remain so that everybody can learn more about you.

]]> by: Joe http://rift.org/1128/2005/12/a-texan-his-ipod/#comment-1004 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:23:13 +0000 http://rift.org/1128/2005/12/a-texan-his-ipod/#comment-1004 <p>oh and one more i forgot HEALTH INSURANCE</p> oh and one more i forgot HEALTH INSURANCE

]]> by: Joe http://rift.org/1128/2005/12/a-texan-his-ipod/#comment-1003 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:20:51 +0000 http://rift.org/1128/2005/12/a-texan-his-ipod/#comment-1003 <p>INstead of Dancing and playing with his Ipod He should concentrate on fixing IRAQ, economy, capital gains taxes, etc etc etc.</p> INstead of Dancing and playing with his Ipod He should concentrate on fixing IRAQ, economy, capital gains taxes, etc etc etc.

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