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July 31, 2012

Any Musicians/Sound Editors Like This Idea?
— Ace

I really think the questions in Poland are so hysterically pathetic and whiny it would be a helpful thing, or at least a satisfying one, to get them out there.

So here's what I thought: A rhythm-and-drums techno sort of track, with the questions by the reporter looped in the mix. Like make the found dialogue part of the rhythm. Or the melody. Or whatnot. I don't do music.

Maybe finish and end with a brief snippet of Romney' speech, because he, presumably, sounds like an adult, and the contrast would be humorous.

I hardly need to inform you that press coverage will be about the Romney aide's "gaffe" and not about this obnoxious caterwauling by our intersex press corps. An entertaining little dance track could change that.

Posted by: Ace at 08:59 AM | Comments (92)
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1 Something like Autotune The News? That would be awesome. I don't do music either, but I KNOW we have some techie/music-y inclined 'rons and 'ronettes around here.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 31, 2012 09:02 AM (4df7R)

2 Do you pay? I know someone - who used to work for me - who could probably do this. He does a lot of moon lighting and such. I'm pretty sure he's conservative.

Posted by: just curious at July 31, 2012 09:03 AM (HOOye)

3 And contrast it with the way the press corps treats The One They Adore.

Posted by: TheLittlShiningMan at July 31, 2012 09:04 AM (PH+2B)

4 Nowadays you don't even need a musician or sound guy, just a dork with the software.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 31, 2012 09:04 AM (ZAYlH)

5 >>>Something like Autotune The News? well, there could be some autotune in there, near the end, but you'd want the naked sound of the questions for most of the song, because autotune would make them harmonious, which they are decidedly not. So, towards the end, when you're running out of ways to mix them, sure, autotune; but in the beginning, just this obnoxious human noise.

Posted by: ace at July 31, 2012 09:04 AM (115KO)

Kick Out the Jams

http://tinyurl.com/4xgohec

Posted by: Bad Brains with Henry Rollins at July 31, 2012 09:04 AM (+qVLK)

7 >>>Do you pay? ask dave in texas about that. no. I'm sure somewhere there's someone willing to volunteer.

Posted by: ace at July 31, 2012 09:05 AM (115KO)

8 Can we find the "dude you have no Koran" guy? Probably a liberal dbag, but man was that catchy.

Posted by: Lauren at July 31, 2012 09:05 AM (wsGWu)

9 damn....that might have been a pretenders link.

Posted by: garrett at July 31, 2012 09:06 AM (+qVLK)

10 Maybe finish and end with a brief snippet of Romney' speech, because he, presumably, sounds like an adult, and the contrast would be humorous.[/.i] ******* Ya there's something about this. Romney is the adult and the teenagers are embarrassing the hell out of us.

Posted by: tasker at July 31, 2012 09:07 AM (r2PLg)

>>>Do you pay?

Yes, but only a half-penny. He's quick.

Posted by: Millie the Whore at July 31, 2012 09:07 AM (+qVLK)

12 Something like Autotune The News?

Hah..

What abAAAout the PaaaAAAAaaaaAAaaaaalestinians.

Photoshop for sound?

Autoshop?

Posted by: eleven at July 31, 2012 09:09 AM (KXm42)

13 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable tyrant.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 31, 2012 09:11 AM (8y9MW)

14 A brilliant idea. Please link to the vids.

Posted by: maloderous at July 31, 2012 09:11 AM (ZEkLT)

15 Audio-mixing software is apparently not too pricy anymore. Just sayin'.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 31, 2012 09:11 AM (8y9MW)

16 Lets hope the Taiwanese cartoon news guys latch on to this one. Since they would ad the perspective of exchange instead of just the audio.

Posted by: Buzzsaw at July 31, 2012 09:11 AM (tf9Ne)

17 You could splice it so that -- Romney is talking about the global economy... What about the PALESTINEANS!?! Romney is talking about the missile shield.... What about the PALESTINEANS!!? Romney is talking about Polish history... What about the PALESTINEANS!!?

Posted by: tasker at July 31, 2012 09:12 AM (r2PLg)

Most DVD or video editing software has a music editing component to it these days. I've got Nero and it's got a music mixer. I just .... REALLY suck at using it.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 31, 2012 09:13 AM (4df7R)

19 Can you input news clips into.songify?

Posted by: Lauren at July 31, 2012 09:14 AM (wsGWu)

>>>What about the PALESTINEANS!!?

I don't serve them.

There's a petting zoo down the road for them.

Posted by: Millie the Whore at July 31, 2012 09:15 AM (+qVLK)

21 And contrast it with the way the press corps treats The One They Adore.

Posted by: TheLittlShiningMan at July 31, 2012 01:04 PM (PH+2B)

Barry: Uhhhhhh...that's press corpse

Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 31, 2012 09:16 AM (1Jaio)

22 The unemployment rate, the housing market- >>What about the Palestinians!?<<

Posted by: tasker at July 31, 2012 09:17 AM (r2PLg)

23 Ya--the way she screams it had me spelling it all for crap.

Posted by: tasker at July 31, 2012 09:18 AM (r2PLg)

24 There's intersex going on?

Posted by: Cicero at July 31, 2012 09:19 AM (QKKT0)

25 Audacity. Free and open source audio mixing software.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net

Posted by: David, infamous sockpuppet troll at July 31, 2012 09:20 AM (pcnpf)

26 Or I dunno, autotune those bitches.

Posted by: joeindc44 says choom on fuckers at July 31, 2012 09:20 AM (QxSug)

27 A blog that uses the word caterwauling correctly! It keeps me coming back.

Posted by: dfbaskwill at July 31, 2012 09:21 AM (71LDo)

An entertaining little dance track could change that.

Heh. My first thought was remix this bitch baby.

Posted by: alexthechick SMOD. Our only hope. at July 31, 2012 09:22 AM (VtjlW)

Anna Puma had it perfect in the last thread....

End with THIS! http://tinyurl.com/4yckndm

Posted by: Romeo13 at July 31, 2012 09:22 AM (lZBBB)

Romney Rolled.

Posted by: dananjcon at July 31, 2012 09:23 AM (eavT+)

31 @BloombergNews
Facebook stock drops 5.6% to record low over growth concerns | http://bloom.bg/Pjchq5

HA-HAW!

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at July 31, 2012 09:24 AM (5FvTK)

32 Whoever does the mash-up please include some London Boys imagery.

Posted by: kallisto at July 31, 2012 09:25 AM (jm/9g)

33 Any links to the audio/video? Not sure what you are referring to - no TV...

Posted by: Jon Baer at July 31, 2012 09:26 AM (mnl85)

34 ??? How can you tell the North Korean girls from the boys?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 31, 2012 09:26 AM (05RcU)

35 Someone needs to do this and do it to a "recycled" Gorky Park song.

Posted by: reason at July 31, 2012 09:27 AM (W2YA6)

36 May I suggest a Hammond Organ for the introduction?

Posted by: Clemenza at July 31, 2012 09:27 AM (jlQ7t)

37 Whaaat about the Paaaalastiiiiiiiiiniaaaaaaaaans?

Posted by: Lickspittle "Journalist" at July 31, 2012 09:27 AM (+XVQe)

38 Polka.

Posted by: 13times at July 31, 2012 09:27 AM (h6XiD)

I made a video using John E's Newsweek Obama the Wimp Factor. LUN or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MExdF4EQf3U

Posted by: Granny Jan and Jihad Kitty at July 31, 2012 09:27 AM (TS26e)

40 Anna Puma had it perfect in the last thread.... End with THIS! http://tinyurl.com/4yckndm Posted by: Romeo13 at July 31, 2012 01:22 PM (lZBBB) ***************** That needs to get above the fold someplace. The contrast--even a three year old would get the point. (It loads weird for me--kept dropping out--but the point is pretty easy to get even with that problem.)

Posted by: tasker at July 31, 2012 09:27 AM (r2PLg)

41 I don't ever remember ace asking is to do a musical number for him and Rubio before... Must be getting serious.

Posted by: Truman North, iPhone cultist at July 31, 2012 09:28 AM (VTvSo)

42 Bro, the media's gotta go.

Posted by: Fritz at July 31, 2012 09:28 AM (/ZZCn)

43 @41 and nobody asked you too give away Alaskan Islands without a vote.

Posted by: Clemenza at July 31, 2012 09:29 AM (jlQ7t)

44 where's BackwardsBoy when he could be useful?

Posted by: Soothsayer at July 31, 2012 09:29 AM (RnfGE)

Hey, I just met you.

And this is crazy.

But here's my number.

WHAT ABOUT THE PALESTINIANS?!!?!!?

Posted by: reason at July 31, 2012 09:30 AM (W2YA6)

46 "What about the PALESTINEANS!!?"

After hearing that for the last 50 years or so, you come to a point where you need to start ignoring it.

Posted by: Dang at July 31, 2012 09:31 AM (Ky1+e)

47 Must resist Miku Miku Dance ideas.....

Posted by: Anna Puma at July 31, 2012 09:31 AM (+SmuD)

We've come a long, long way together,

Through the hard times, and the good.

But those Palestinians, baby...

Will you praise them like you should?

Posted by: Fatboy CNN at July 31, 2012 09:32 AM (W2YA6)

49 The press should start doing "mic checks" like the Occutards.

Posted by: passably affable at July 31, 2012 09:32 AM (jhSOd)

50 The bro's gotta go!!

Posted by: Sponge at July 31, 2012 09:32 AM (ExqqC)

51 @ 33 Jon Baer: The video is the subject of the post immediately before this one.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 31, 2012 09:33 AM (4df7R)

Here's your track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxMhuoJQK-E

From Oakenfold's 1999 Essential Mix live @ Space, in Ibiza.

Posted by: ATaLien at July 31, 2012 09:33 AM (2p0vz)

53 Hide yo kids!

Hide yo wife!

Hide yo kids!

Hide yo wife!

Posted by: EC at July 31, 2012 09:34 AM (GQ8sn)

54 Just saw the AoS photoshopped Newsweek cover over at Moonbattery. Great!

Posted by: Barky the Kenyan at July 31, 2012 09:34 AM (izA2D)

55 Don't hate me because I love techno.

Posted by: ATaLien at July 31, 2012 09:34 AM (2p0vz)

56 "What about the PALESTINIANS!!?" "I'll answer your question by visiting the site of the Munich Olympics."

Posted by: t-bird at July 31, 2012 09:35 AM (FcR7P)

57 Our local noon news is reporting this as another Romney gaffe. Can't wait for the morning peoples' view. They're pretty conservative in their reporting. The male anchor doesn't mince any words.

Posted by: Soona at July 31, 2012 09:35 AM (Nc+Tb)

58 Honey badger doesn't care about the Palestinians.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 31, 2012 09:36 AM (ZAYlH)

59 Don't hate me because I love techno.

Posted by: ATaLien at July 31, 2012 01:34 PM (2p0vz)

Nothing wrong with techno.

At least... in small doses. And sans gyrating masses of unwashed Eurotrash.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 31, 2012 09:36 AM (4df7R)

From Oakenfold's 1999 Essential Mix live @ Space, in Ibiza

I was thinking more some Tiesto - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EaE0_gQLw0

You can put in the holy site over the strings.

Posted by: alexthechick SMOD. Our only hope. at July 31, 2012 09:37 AM (VtjlW)

61 gawd if Romney fires Gorka over this... I'm off to find Gorka's resume. I'm betting he's ex-military. Do you have to be ex-military to get this shit? That you have some respect for the fallen? The media needs to be bitch slapped sideways with that video that Anna Puma linked.

Posted by: tasker at July 31, 2012 09:38 AM (r2PLg)

62 Techno would be a good choice. I hear it's what all the kids listen to these days.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 31, 2012 09:38 AM (ZAYlH)

39....Posted by: Granny Jan and Jihad Kitty at July 31, 2012 01:27 PM (TS26e)

You do great work, Granny Jan.

Love your videos!

Posted by: wheatie at July 31, 2012 09:39 AM (mtRB0)

64 look up TRONOVITCH on youtube. that guy is the king at doing stuff like this. Who knows, maybe he's a moron.

Posted by: yinzer at July 31, 2012 09:39 AM (/Mla1)

65 A Republican has to run against two opponents - the Democrat and the Press. And no, I'm not repeating myself, while they only have one candidate, those two have separate budgets and more than twice as many staff to throw at the problem. I wish the MFM would *at least* admit they're not neutral.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 31, 2012 09:39 AM (bxiXv)

66 17 I like it. That would be a great visual too.

Posted by: no good deed at July 31, 2012 09:40 AM (mjR67)

We should form a PAC that explicity endorses these moments of candor.

BadgerPAC!

Posted by: reason at July 31, 2012 09:40 AM (W2YA6)

68 Holy crap even Bill Kristol gets it. (via that place that will not be linked.) Not so Bill Kristol: The media's all atwitter about yet another "gaffe" that will allegedly mar the Romney trip. Au contraire: The trip will prove to have been a big successÂ—unless the Romney campaign succumbs to the media narrative and becomes defensive and apologetic. ... A good start would be for Mitt Romney to walk off the plane in Boston arm-in-arm with Rick Gorka, showing solidarity with his aide who tried to insist on respect for their Polish hosts at a solemn memorial site, and who had the wit to tell the press corps what to do.

Posted by: tasker at July 31, 2012 09:40 AM (r2PLg)

61 gawd if Romney fires Gorka over this...

If he does.....then there is no hope for him.

Posted by: wheatie at July 31, 2012 09:42 AM (mtRB0)

70 @70 - OH YESH!

Posted by: reason at July 31, 2012 09:43 AM (W2YA6)

71 Gee the Women's Gymnastic Team Competition final was today and low and behold it was not where to be seen LIVE on NBC. But in the age of the Internet I am sure no one will find out who won?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 31, 2012 09:43 AM (05RcU)

72 Mitt Romney has wrapped up a six-day foreign trip that was marked by a number of perceived missteps, especially in London and Jerusalem. On Tuesday, his travelling press secretary, Rick Gorka, lost his cool with reporters who tried to question the candidate after he visited a war memorial in the Polish capital Warsaw. The press secretary apologised soon afterwards to correspondents. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19069341

Posted by: tasker at July 31, 2012 09:44 AM (r2PLg)

Rhythm and drums techno? Like Miami Sound Machine?

Posted by: @huffpeter at July 31, 2012 09:44 AM (NHNJt)

Or if you want something less frantic and tribal sounding:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN1wVToCNSk

That's the opening track from Digweed's Live in Cordoba CD, which is phenominal.

Posted by: ATaLien at July 31, 2012 09:44 AM (2p0vz)

Concerned Euro Musicians speak out:

http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3qatyq/

Posted by: kallisto at July 31, 2012 09:45 AM (jm/9g)

"Lost his cool."

With all due respect (hurr!), I think Gorka seemed to keep his composure remarkably well...

Posted by: reason at July 31, 2012 09:45 AM (W2YA6)

@73

I hope it was one of those fake apologies, like the liberals love to dish out.

....."I'm so sorry if you were offended..."

Posted by: wheatie at July 31, 2012 09:46 AM (mtRB0)

@60

Tiesto was always a little too Eurotrancy for me. But I can see what you mean in context.

Posted by: ATaLien at July 31, 2012 09:47 AM (2p0vz)

79 I said before and I'll say it again, Romney needs Newt to handle the press for him. As it turns out, people thought Newt had (way) too many negatives to be President - but they LOVED how he handled the press. The man has a stainless steel pimp hand.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 31, 2012 09:47 AM (bxiXv)

80 The press secretary apologised soon afterwards to correspondents. >>

I'm sorry that you forced me to use an unsavory phrase while pointing out how inconsiderate and unprofessional you were acting. But the fact I took it as personally insulting the way you insulted the people of Poland I guess I just lost my composure.

If this was the apology I'm OK with it.

Posted by: Buzzsaw at July 31, 2012 09:51 AM (tf9Ne)

81 With all due respect (hurr!), I think Gorka seemed to keep his composure remarkably well...

Posted by: reason at July 31, 2012 01:45 PM (W2YA6)

I've worked in various jobs where I had to deal with the general public on the phone. As such, I've had to put up with a lot of angry people calling complain about this and that, to berate me for things that my company did that I had nothing to do with, etc. For the most part you grin and bear it and try to keep from escalating the situation. 9 times out 10 it works; all the person usually needs is someone who will actually listen and try to resolve the problem.

But you know what? There are times when one of those people on the phone just becomes too abusive for any kind of rational action. He or she doesn't want to resolve a situation; they just want to yell. That's when you say, "Sir/Madam, if you continue to address me with that tone I'll end this call." I don't care what a person is paid -- no one should have to sit there for twenty minutes with some deadbeat asshole calling them a c*nt because of some bill he has to pay. If they don't knock it off, you hang up the phone.

That's what Gorka did here. He hung up the phone.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 31, 2012 09:51 AM (4df7R)

80 I said before and I'll say it again, Romney needs Newt to handle the press for him. ....

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 31, 2012 01:47 PM (bxiXv)

---------------

That would be fun, for sure.

But the potential would be large, for Newt to go off the reservation and give the media douche-nozzles some additional material to work with.

Posted by: wheatie at July 31, 2012 09:52 AM (mtRB0)

83 It's so damn backwards. The NYT and CNN should be apologizing to the Polish people for the disrespectful, immature behavior of their reporters . Instead the media is blitzing the nation with this image--when they should be embarrassed to high hell--because they think they have a Romney--"gotcha" moment. And to top it all of Gorka is apologizing to them. Someone should ask the State Department if we've apologized to the Poles for the bad behavior of the NYT and CNN reporter.

Posted by: tasker at July 31, 2012 09:53 AM (r2PLg)

84 But the potential would be large, for Newt to go off the reservation and give the media douche-nozzles some additional material to work with. Posted by: wheatie at July 31, 2012 01:52 PM (mtRB0) They bring their own material. We should not even give a shit about "gaffes" unless they're enormous, because NO MATTER WHAT we do, short of switching parties, nothing will satisfy the MFM.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 31, 2012 09:57 AM (bxiXv)

85 Geek out moment: Gorka should have given a Sheridan apology. On the TV show Babylon 5, character John Sheridan had ordered the destruction of a ship from a (barely) allied navy when it fired on his space station. He was ordered to make an official apology but told he could choose his own words. "I apologize. I'm .. sorry. I'm sorry we had to defend ourselves against an unwarranted attack. I'm sorry that your crew was stupid enough to fire on a station filled with a quarter million civilians, including your own people. And I'm sorry I waited as long as I did before I blew them all straight to hell."

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 31, 2012 10:01 AM (bxiXv)

86 Damn sock fail. First time, too.

Posted by: Tim the Enchanter at July 31, 2012 10:16 AM (izA2D)

87 What would be great is to sync this with the old Domino's Techno Chicken commercial.

Posted by: Tim the Enchanter at July 31, 2012 10:18 AM (izA2D)

88 First effort is done, ace. Check your in-box.

Posted by: ChampionCapua at July 31, 2012 10:28 AM (Qqbfo)

89 http://tinyurl.com/dxoufhe

Teh Funny at AD.

Posted by: sTevo at July 31, 2012 10:31 AM (ZadCi)

RE: Apologizing, I think it would be pretty good entertainment if Gorka went on to apologize to the Poles on behalf of the MFM.

Dear MFM - I'm sorry I swore at you. My mother taught me better manners.

Dear Poland - I'm sorry that the media followed us around like that. I honestly thought their mothers had taught them better manners.