<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:01:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>Bill Moyers</category><category>Politics</category><category>farm bill</category><category>subsidies</category><category>world hunger</category><title>disorderlymuse</title><description>essays, articles, reviews, opinion, prose &amp;amp; poetry</description><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>15</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-1876975298474580467</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-10T21:47:04.684-08:00</atom:updated><title></title><atom:summary type="text">http://beck.cnnbcvideo.com/?b=b|530501-Qk4JlHx&amp;fv=b|528420-UUXjjIx&amp;rc=bnf.fb.share</atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2010/03/httpbeck.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-4642268169947030561</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-03-10T21:42:04.853-08:00</atom:updated><title></title><atom:summary type="text"></atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2010/03/blog-post.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-5389451363357989976</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-10T19:46:40.683-07:00</atom:updated><title>Special Comment from MSNBC host of Countdown, Keith Olbermann...</title><atom:summary type="text">An Op-Ed Commentary by Keith Olbermann concerning the outburst of Congressman Joe Wilson of South Carolina during the President&#39;s Address to the Joint Session of Congress ....Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy</atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2009/09/special-comment-from-msnbc-host-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-4123242275168861487</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-23T20:16:43.072-08:00</atom:updated><title>Democracy Now!  Headlines and an in depth look at these stories ....</title><atom:summary type="text">Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Calls for Independent Counsel to Investigate Cheney and Rumsfeld for Violating Torture LawsDemocratic Congressman Jerrold Nadler of New York has urged Attorney General Michael Mukasey to appoint an independent counsel to investigate Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and other senior Bush administration officials for violations of </atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2008/12/democracy-now-headlines-and-in-depth.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-1328426098545859672</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-16T22:22:44.109-08:00</atom:updated><title>Big cars, Big Mess : The Suburbanite Conundrum - The Big Three Lie Down In Beds They Made With Our Help</title><atom:summary type="text">It seems remarkable how the landscape of America&#39;s highways have been so visibly transformed in such a short time.  Two years ago, I could barely count one sedan per ten SUV&#39;s or full size pickups; Now the exact opposite seems to be the case.  Not that I have been systematically counting automobiles on the highway, rather as a matter of observation I would notice and remark at the number of </atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2008/11/big-cars-big-mess-suburbanite-conundrum.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJNL3ySyX8DMhPBXecEixjsxoSa5Wd5qZE19j6tlkNVqvdxEkPLG0IuH2mlDxMUhnPw91ylFyL8eUF4ACW2-9MXpXkXboKYs7Y5YM8shvkxGqjrfV3DdMDMhn7nbdwBmqLkjVro_aBKM/s72-c/TorqueOmata3291.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-2319304866060604514</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-23T20:53:18.276-08:00</atom:updated><title>Democracy Now!  Select Broadcasts to be Embedded on DisorderlyMuse</title><atom:summary type="text">The following in quotations is From the Democracy Now! website Democracy Now! dot org The War and Peace Report:&quot;A national, daily, independent, award-winning news program, Democracy Now! airs on over 375 stations in North America. Pioneering the largest public media collaboration in the U.S., Democracy Now! is broadcast on Pacifica, community, and National Public Radio stations, public access </atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2008/11/democracy-now-select-broadcasts-to-be.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-7505960577420249375</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-15T21:08:45.961-08:00</atom:updated><title>Special Video Commentary from Countdown ...</title><atom:summary type="text">SPECIAL VIDEO EMBED:In spite of the many joyful successes of Nov. 4th and a willingness to reverse the  course our nation has taken over the past eight years, there was one issue where we as Americans fell woefully short -- and there is good cause to be deeply grieved.  For whatever reason, Amendment 2 passed in Florida by a 62% margin. Nowhere, have I seen a more strikingly poignant dissection </atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2008/11/special-video-commentary-from-countdown.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-1415040454649841346</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-08T22:04:30.080-08:00</atom:updated><title>America The Beautiful : Americans Bid Farewell to the Politics of Divide and Conquer through Fear</title><atom:summary type="text">While Wall Street is still trying to find its legs, a battered Uncle Sam is dusting himself off to once again proudly stand upright before the world. &#39;We are all Americans&#39; is once again the sentiment across the globe.  But this time, it is not a sympathetic expression of solidarity over a tragic event; rather it seems to have sprung from a heartfelt desire to see America succeed at her best.  </atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2008/11/america-beautiful-americans-bid.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyrjshQcF-28MvizjnnXqW3eG4hJqaj1nuDMUWKTVL78CdS-gLcfV3qLSWPuFF4LEnvCw0yq8J5noejEzWk26XDwFMk8LM7xihBKyK9Y6YKImZfVyDsEXDA3XmtRxHYy3qG1IG-ym4V4/s72-c/06worldreax2-337.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-4654728777855431939</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-29T20:28:09.827-07:00</atom:updated><title>Sen. Obama Brings Positive Message of Hope for America, Laying to Rest the Politics of Fear.</title><atom:summary type="text">Shortly after the airing of Sen. Obama’s much talked about political message, which has widely been heralded as the most expensive campaign ad ever produced by a major party candidate, the campaign of Republican nominee John McCain released a short statement, saying: “As anyone who has bought anything from an infomercial knows, the sales job is always better than the product. Buyer beware.”The </atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2008/10/sen-obama-brings-positive-message-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63T_2qPk_xC_ZPD9dNANRrrB9WXlH7H7w_hi-jwDqaNYbJf4L8JVxJGTDfacDJ-NkWjCBKBshEVJmYj_bwkKJGlRwYUUqfveU2XLMnm2kKJd8uJSbkyRvpsFvU883JMHVDeBUbaQMOpo/s72-c/2039_1224898327.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-5146047351259935159</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-26T11:47:32.664-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Bill Moyers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">farm bill</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Politics</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">subsidies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">world hunger</category><title>BREAKING BREAD: WASHINGTON MAY BE EXACERBATING THE TURBULENT RISE IN PRICES OF FOOD STAPLES AND COMMODITIES WORLDWIDE.</title><atom:summary type="text">This story has been breaking for nearly a year now.  It was first brought to my attention by a series of articles which appeared on Bill Moyers Journal during the spring of this year.  In many ways the story of what has been referred to as a “Perfect Storm” brewing around world food shortages and hunger has, during the intervening months, been largely overshadowed by the titanic specter of the </atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2008/10/breaking-bread-washington-may-be.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6OtJMLOPqF4o-A5knuwtFpEz2WatDmXMJA4VtDQ8BlWoHSds5wOBqypP3YV3Fs8zDKao20wg64YpWnmDEr-G0Gnb6wTNNNqhFuCszPxB62gNzt7vc06uO0ZqIGUASlQ1C0UBNdT0OH4/s72-c/3341517.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-4956873610610001947</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-19T20:09:44.764-07:00</atom:updated><title>Kicking off the boots:  The latest of Bob Dylan&#39;s Bootleg Series</title><atom:summary type="text">The latest installment, volume 8, of Bob Dylan&#39;s Bootleg series has arrived.  &quot;Tell Tale Signs&quot; is a collection of outtakes and previously unreleased gems from studio and live recordings made during Dylan&#39;s quote, unquote self-resurrection of -- say the last fifteen years.  I&#39;ll make no bones about it, until &quot;Love and Theft&quot;, I had largely regarded Dylan as some relic of some bygone era belonging</atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2008/10/kicking-off-boots-latest-of-bob-dylans.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblc_F9uSDqaMlhMqTt1_VPG3W7evrsRWaCjs1Jvc76tAxJ0Uuxyo6vsYWwP1U6ympyjBTmG_4Y45DrnfdB1SVsnR61XyBiRQt_sRISn1KVTGywnVGCixRZuxnQY3TtBVIgJ9BbElBWMM/s72-c/dylan_pic_8.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-5418820140159190346</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-09T19:47:57.316-07:00</atom:updated><title>Old Crow Medicine Show have done it again.... but not in quite the same way</title><atom:summary type="text">I&#39;ve been following this band for some time now.  Their latest release , &quot;Tennessee Pusher&quot; is in stores now.  The band is Old Crow Medicine Show, and if they&#39;ve walked a long highway from the disappointment of a gritty and inhospitable Nashville to the sidewalks of some lackluster town in North Carolina they&#39;ve solidified their huckster ways on their own terms.  The road was stark, and lones0me,</atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2008/10/theyve-done-it-again-but-not-in-quite.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-5554595342420865442</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-05T20:19:59.226-07:00</atom:updated><title>No punditry can suffice</title><atom:summary type="text">My blog on myspace.com features several political articles and essays, many of which I may move here in the near future.  But, I just can&#39;t resist resting for a bit in the repose of the  irreverent satire concerning last week&#39;s debate:&lt;!--[if IE]&gt;&lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if !IE]&gt;--&gt;&lt;!--&lt;![endif]--&gt;</atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2008/10/no-punditry-could-suffice.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-1623272455295861452</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-05T15:19:01.909-07:00</atom:updated><title>Grotesque Verse</title><atom:summary type="text">shot wheel smack boulder solar tranceloudly.this is the stratospheric inheritance --an elvis song in minor key,transfiguration bullet, stay the run tide turned insidea muse.If the elephant is sleeping, she lilts to this side-- and that.That is elegance and fortitude.A great big house, for an enterprising mouse,it smokes weed, fat with a pink nose, and ink stained forepaws.If jokes are the mocking</atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2008/10/grotesque-verse.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740322631688828148.post-8500371610337616593</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-05T17:45:47.654-07:00</atom:updated><title>for love of songs and an unsung songstress ...</title><atom:summary type="text">Okay, so we all know Chuck E was in love; or something like that.  It was quirky in its lyrical undulations --  a snappy tune for sure -- and Rickie Lee Jones&#39; 1979 debut album seemed (at the time) as unassuming as it would be relatively unheralded.  With a crisp and overly-tightly polished production, the debut record seemed to suggest that the established record industry was sure it could pluck</atom:summary><link>http://disorderlymuse.blogspot.com/2008/10/test-blog.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sylan Ozene)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>