stop being mean to eachother

thats my job!!!

TELEVISON, 
THE DRUG OF THE NATION
Disposable Heroes of Hipocrisy

one nation under god has turned into
one nation under the influence of one drug
(chorus)
Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation

T.V., it satellite links
our united states of unconsciousness
apathetic therapeutic and extremely addictive
the methadone metronome pumping out
150 channels 24 hours a day
you can flip through all of them
and still there's nothing worth watching
T.V. is the reason why less than ten percent
of our nation reads books daily
why most people think Central America means Kansas
socialism means unamerican
and apartheid is a new headache remedy
absorbed in its world it's so hard to find us
it shapes our mind the most
maybe the mother of our nation
should remind us that we're sitting too close to...
(chorus)
Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation

T.V. is the stomping ground
for political candidates
where bears in the woods
are chased by grecian formula'd bald eagles
T.V. is mechanized politic's
remote control over the masses
co-sponsored by enironmentally safe gases
watch for the PBS special
it's the perpetuation of the two-party system
where image takes precedence over wisdom
where sound bite politics are served
to the fastfood culture
where straight teeth in your mouth
are more important than the words
that come out of it
race baiting is the way to get elected
Willie Horton or will he not get elected on...

Televison, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation

T.V., is it the reflector or the director
does it imitate us or do we imitate it
because a child watches 1500 murders
before he's twelve years old
and we wonder how we've created
a Jason generation that learns to laugh
rather than abhor the horror
T.V. is the plac where armchair generals
and quarterbacks can experience first hand
the excitement of video warfare
as the themesong is sung in the background
sugar sweet sitcoms that leave us with
a bad actor taste while pop stars metamorphosize
into soda pop stars you saw the video
you heard the soundtrack
well now go buy the soft drink
well, the only cola that I support
is a union C.O.L.A. (cost of living allowance) on...

Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation

back again, "new and improved"
we return to our irregularly programmed schedule
hidden cleverly between heavy breasted
beer and car commmercials
CNNESPNABCTNT but mostly B.S.
where oxymoronic language like
"virtually spotless" "fresh frozen"
light yet filling" and
"military intelligence" have become standard
T.V. is the place where phrases are redefined
like "recession" to "necessary downturn"
"crude oil" on a beach to "mousse"
"civilian death" to "collateral damages"
and being killed by your own army
is now called "friendly fire"
T.V. is the place where the pursuit of
happiness has become the pursuit of trivia
where toothpaste and cars
have become sex objects
where imagination is sucked out of children
by a cathode ray nipple
T.V. is the only wet nurse
that would create a cripple
on...
Television, the drug of the nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation

Comments:
lyrics: Michael Franti, 1991

Okay so it looks like I’m going to be stuck at home for a very very long timeeeeee. I show no signs of getting better at all. It’s really boring watching the clouds pass by outside your bedroom window every day while you could be having tons of fun at school. No the worst is when you realize that you’re screwed because someone closed the window shades on you and you can’t get up to open them…that’s when things get interesting. Therese the ceiling to look at…but what is actually really fun is trying to call Sarah or Marissa while they’re in school just to see which one of the two animal faces (dog or rat) actually forgets to turn her phone off!! I’m sorry I take that back… I think I have become slightly meaner in my weakened state. ::slaps self on wrist:: I’m sooo hungry but eating is no longer an option because of the excruciating pain that comes with swallowing. So for all of you who haven’t been touched by my plague….swallow away while you still can. If you are still reading at this point you actually may have worse cabin fever than I do. In that case I hope you have changed your last name to Mononucleosis as well. Okay that’s enough ranting for now…I’m going back to watching Clerks, for the millionthinahalf time. Peace out children.

Hokay so… ::spoken in Paul’s Austrian accent::….skiing was REALLY fun. Jason took a lesson with this old Austrian guy named Paul who apparently, at one point,  harbored a lot of hate towards Jason because he was “waiting for him”…okay getting jealous. I followed his lesson around and rumor has it that when you ski you have to “tuck your fanny”? Who would have known?! In other news, my cousin Sara ended up falling in love with Jason…close your eyes and pretend you’re Jason…now picture a nine year old laying flat on top of you while you’re trying to wakeup. Yes, the jealously was once again overwhelming. ::sigh:: I missed you guys on New Years Eve, but nothing compares seeing Jason ski out of control and into a fat woman on the lift line or having my mom offer Jason my dad’s faded blue underwear.

…Its sad to be back in school but good to have someone bring me soup when I’m sick. I think this was our first comprehendible xanga entry. That may be because Sarah and Marissa had no say in it. Oh and one last public announcement… Rat Face and Looking for Dogs smell and for some reason want to go to dentist camp. What an idea!