Amy Winehouse - Me and Mr. Jones

When she's on, she's on.

I'm still looking at what's happening in north Africa and the Middle East and can't believe it. The last administration (and to a degree to current one as well) had a firm belief in revolution via the barrel of a gun. During those days I heard the classic (often false) American line that if people wanted change, they had to rise up on their own. Of course, that's not quite the way it happened in our own country though too few like to admit it. There was a small, irrelevant country with a little known musician who helped finance the Americans as well as send a few troops and a few people in a few boats who played a minor roll in the victory at Yorktown. I mean really. What's the big deal about blocking reinforcements for one of the strongest world power armies of the time?

So here we actually see people rising on their own, being murdered by tyrannical government leaders yet somehow we aren't seeing a firm stance by our government against the tyrants. We even have some clowns on the far right who are upset with the uprisings. I certainly hope that there's a lot more going on behind the scenes to help these amazing people. The people who are risking their life need to be supported much more. Tying bread to the head or wearing a tin pot is all many have for protection. What an amazing time. It's like a modern 1848 for the Middle East and Africa.