When R.E.M. first recorded “Radio Free Europe” it was hard to even comprehend what Michael Stipe was actually singing. Just listen to the “Hib-Tone” recording that opens the Eponymous album. According to Cary O’Dell’s essay that accompanies the song’s entrance into the Library of Congress, “Lead singer Michael Stipe later admitted that, for the Hib-Tone … Continue reading “Calling Out In Transit” – Radio Free CDC
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DPI, 1984, Oceania, and Mark Johnson’s Big Brother – Another Communications Coup in North Carolina
From Orwell’s 1984: “And so it was with every class of recorded fact, great or small. Everything faded away into a shadow-world in which, finally, even the date of the year had become uncertain.” (Book 1). News today that state superintendent Mark Johnson halted key “listserv” communications from the Department of Public Instruction may not … Continue reading DPI, 1984, Oceania, and Mark Johnson’s Big Brother – Another Communications Coup in North Carolina
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Truth Will Out – The Reality of Fake News and The Need To Support Public Schools
“Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. “ - George Orwell “…, and the truth will set you free.” – Jesus, John 8:32 “This above all: to thine own self be true.” - Polonius, Hamlet, I, iii In a society that … Continue reading Truth Will Out – The Reality of Fake News and The Need To Support Public Schools
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Willful Ignorance Is Not Bliss, But Rather Mean – McCrory’s Orwellian Contradiction
News that Gov. McCrory’s office asked public school leaders this past summer to find ways to cut their budget by as much as 2 percent should come as a surprise in an election year where he has touted his commitment to public education and a creation of a surplus in our current budget. But it … Continue reading Willful Ignorance Is Not Bliss, But Rather Mean – McCrory’s Orwellian Contradiction
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Gov. McCrory’s Orwellian Freudian Slip
When Pat McCrory began his second gubernatorial election campaign, Charlotte Magazine ran a feature article in its April, 2013 issue entitled “Pat McCrory is the Right’s Man for the Job”. In it, Michael Cooper quoted, “He’s a fan of George Orwell’s 1984.” In a WRAL profile from January 14, 2008 (McCrory’s first campaign run for … Continue reading Gov. McCrory’s Orwellian Freudian Slip
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