Tuesday, December 16, 2008
2008 Czar Bush
Posted by Charles Mudede on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Not too long ago, The Guardian asked twelve American artists "what impact did [Bush] have on the artistic life of his country?" One response, Gore Vidal's, was this:
Although all politicians tell lies, Bush has gone right round the bend as a liar and he'll be remembered for a great many of the lies, starting with weapons of mass destruction and going on and on. That's the only legacy. Oliver Stone, I gather, is doing father-and-son stories. I'm very fond of Oliver, but you don't need Freud when you're dealing with Caligula.
And now Caligula declares himself to be God...
Do not throw sandals at Caligula.
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I figured there would be lots of good punk rock during the Bush regime, like there was during the Reagan years. But there wasn't.
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I would have more respect for Caligua than Bush...oddly enough.
But the Senate sure has not changed much.
But the Senate sure has not changed much.
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I was hoping there would be lots of cool new music and art like when Reagan was in office.
But there, for the most part, hasn't been.
It's been deathly dull.
I mean, musically, it all blends together in Top 20 other than Katy Perry, most weeks, and sometimes Pink.
And art ... well, sorry, but this is depressing stuff I've been seeing.
Did everyone move to France?
But there, for the most part, hasn't been.
It's been deathly dull.
I mean, musically, it all blends together in Top 20 other than Katy Perry, most weeks, and sometimes Pink.
And art ... well, sorry, but this is depressing stuff I've been seeing.
Did everyone move to France?
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American top 40 music in the 80's was seldom any better than it is today. Media and technology has had more of an impact on modern American music than politics ever could.
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Great quote, Vidal, I love ya--but I'd like to hear something addressing the actual question of Artistic Life In Bush's America.
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Andy, how 'bout the rest of what he said in his little comments:
"Culture goes on. People go on writing novels even though the general public doesn't want to read them."
"Art is always needed in a country that doesn't much like it. Performance is all anybody cares about."
"Culture goes on. People go on writing novels even though the general public doesn't want to read them."
"Art is always needed in a country that doesn't much like it. Performance is all anybody cares about."
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