Now imagine if we could get them to obsess over the big things. We could then call it news reporting or some such crazy thing.
But none of the people in these new videos are even doing the Harlem Shake! That's what I don't really get. Why is this a thing? Fucking kids.
Why is it am I more and more hating every single thing that comes out of New York City? Hell I don't even know if this dance originated in the neighborhood it is named after and I still hate NYC for it. This is the first time I am hearing about this meme. Why can't there be a meme where hot girls secretly tape themselves in public masturbating and squirting everywhere like that one chick that was doing it in a college library. THAT is the type of meme that actually produces something worthwhile.
So I just had this discussion with Parker surrounding these videos. I think people are getting hung up on the name. Baauer made a track which I'm almost certain never was supposed to have anything to do with the actual Harlem Shake. He's from Brooklyn, maybe he was hanging in Harlem one night, or did the Harlem Shake at a party joking around with people, but then he made a dope track sampling "do the harlem shake" and called it Harlem Shake. He's a trap/electro producer, not a pop star, I don't think the consideration of track title impact is as great, he named it after the sample. Cue some bros on the internet loving the song and the drop and making this video. Seeing the connection between the track title, sample and the dance itself, made some stupid dance to it. Since the dance is nothing like the actual dance, it has their own "twist" on it, they called it a remix. Given the viral nature of the internet, a few people found it hilarious, made their own, and in the course of a week it exploded. The connection to the original dance is in name alone, and the fact that people are dancing. Nothing more.
I understand the rules of the game. The problem IS the rules. Everything you said is true. The problem is we need to stop paying attention to the lipstick on the pig and ask how much quality bacon is actually there. The thing is, we shouldn't care if he was sweating, we shouldn't care if he had a fucking stutter or spoke with a lisp. We should be solely paying attention to what these guys are putting down on paper as possible actions that will make the greater majority of us happier. The problem is, everyone is trying to get scorecards out and say "My team won! Your team sucks!" instead of saying "What did this guy say? Is what he said (not how he said it) a better plan than what the other guy said?" That's where I'm saying we're fucked. Paying attention to the little shit is just a distraction. We're all getting distracted by this little stuff. We should want the best ideas executed well on paper for the best results. It shouldn't matter if they were given to me in HD Real3D or in a shitty powerpoint. The core question comes down to "Is it really their job to give rousing speeches? Or is it their job to come up with ideas or policies that make sense, helps out everyone and gets enacted?" I'd say the latter. Think about if this was a surgeon operating you or a loved one. Do you want the guy with the incredible bedside manner and a 50% mortality rate or the guy who has a shitty bedside manner, but 95% of his patients live? I'm going with the latter. We're putting too much emphasis on window dressing. AND NO, I'm not saying old boy had better or worse ideas. I'm just saying we keep paying attention to the shit that doesn't matter. I say the same thing in the TV threads when people nitpick on little shit that is all utterly besides the point.
Absolutely. But the problem is, how do you go about changing it? It's pretty much ingrained. Look at the Nixon - Kennedy debates. Unfortunately visual input goes a long way.
Hence why I'm giving serious consideration to doing a political blog. The amount of 'facts' that I have to dig around hard to find is appalling.
While I agree that there is entirely TOO much focus on the presentation, I do think it is important that the person in charge is charismatic and a good leader. Generally, that entails being able to stand in front of a crowd (or a camera, in this case) and command attention. It is one thing to have great ideas, but being able to communicate those effectively IS important, too. You could be the smartest man alive with the greatest ideas ever, but if you can't rally people to your cause, those ideas will be essentially useless. Effective communication should not be THE only factor, but I do think it should be AN important factor. The thing is, I agree with some of what Rubio said, but I was really distracted by the fact that he just looked... uncomfortable. Maybe he was sick? I don't know, I've seen him talk before and he wasn't that bad.
D26 and I dont agree on a lot politically, but he nailed it. Drinking the water isnt a big deal, but looking a like boob when you're trying to legitimize your point of view is. Im not a Republican, but I hope for their sake they start understanding form-over-function soon. Nothing Rubio said was unreasonable, but today no one cares. Its all about him taking a sip of his water. Nixon learned that lesson hard in the first televised debate with Kennedy. Ideas mean nothing in a society with such short attention spans, left or right. Its the same reason why people give a shit about Kim Kardashian more than whats going on with the LHC at CERN.
See, by all accounts, Rubio killed it at the RNC. So this wasn't a nobody with his first taste of the spotlight. He handled himself well in the after math of "Watergate" (See what I did there!), but it won't matter. And for that matter, it was kind of bush league for Wolf Blitzer to make some stupid "uh oh" over the top of it. Politics has become theater far and above the actual issues and its terrifying.
You can't expect anyone who works for a 24 hour news network to act with any kind of dignity or respect. Honestly, all of them are just complete shit, and most of the "reporters" and pundits are there to say whatever outrageous shit they can to get themselves ratings and youtube hits. That "uh oh," while unprofessional, is going to get Blitzer some publicity and that video some youtube hits, which is all the networks care about anymore. Ratings are significantly more important than facts. The bright side (for Rubio) is that the next Presidential election is four years away, which is enough time for people to forget and for him to make a few speeches to MAKE people forget. I also agree politics is far too much theater. However, that said, effective communication is extremely important, and Rubio just wasn't very effective last night.
Screw that. Dan Quayle will gladly tell you that people NEVER forget. He needs to immediately get in front of this. If SNL would let him, he should go right out and do a parody of himself, where he stops to drink water, has to reach off camera for a beer, or does a skit with Jay Leno or something. They could play the first clip that actually aired, then do something like "Here's what was really happening." cut to a shot from behind, that shows "Obama" holding the water just out of frame, but then backing away as Rubio reached for it or something. His only shot of not being mocked forever is to self-mock as soon a possible.
Well yes, I don't want my political leader that has to talk to other political leaders to not be able to communicate. The other part of this overreaction/obsessing is looking at things in a vaccum. Rubio can give a speech, but he just gave one before that in Spanish and was thirsty, needed a drink. You've seen him speak before and it wasn't like this. Give the man (and anyone) a break. That's all. And I agree with MoreCowbell, yes they aren't even doing the Harlem Shake in most of those videos, but there are like 10 white people in the world who could do it in the first place. I think I'm happier they're not even trying to do it. I'm just wholeheartedly taking the videos as fun and enjoying the concept. I love the ones where everyone decides they're either dancing OR they're going to do one repetitive motion (like the guy punching the inflatable orange giraffe). In conclusion, this is WAY better than fucking planking. One MORE thing. Still getting reps about the shorts, flip-flops thing. I have no problem with shorts. I really never wear then no matter if it is hot as balls. I have no problem with a nice pair of shorts. It's just the man feet constantly being in my face. I live in Chicago where it is a tundra half the year, so when the summer comes around, the city basically gets naked. WAY more naked than I'm comfortable with. Its been anywhere from 2 to 40 degrees these last two months. It gets to 50 and a certain type of people (see: white) are busting out shorts and flipflops. I literally saw people walking around in shorts, flip-flops, t-shirts, but still wearing gloves. I just don't even know what to say about it anymore.
"Heart Attack Grill's top patron dies of heart attack" http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2013/02/13...-dies-of-a-heart-attack/?hpt=ea_mid&hpt=hp_c2 didn't see that coming
So, it's Wednesday, at 2:00 in the afternnoon. I'm so drunk. One of my buddies is goiung Marine Security Guard, and Top got us all wasted. DAY DRINKING MOFUCKAS
Bahahaha, our new deck NCO thought it was a good idea to search drawers on room inspections. We showed her; we got a shitload of cougar porn magzines and put it in said drawers for her to find. Now the squardon thinks our unit is a bunch of granny-fcukers, but she doesn't tear our drawers apart anymore. Wooooorth it! Speaking of which, last week I got groped by a 55 yearold woman in front of her daughter. I WTF'd, and her response was "HE WAS ASKING FOR IT." Her daughter was really embarrassed.
1. It is cocktail time. Got some rye, got some milk. Milk Punch, mother bitches. So here is a bear with a beer keg. 2. Deep Purple tune with Glenn Hughes singing is funky as fuck.