Pretty Lies

by Conor Friedersdorf

This song is making the rounds. 

Insofar as it's a couple of guys with guitars trying to add their voices to the national conversation I applaud their initiative, though I'd prefer if Americans cut out this nonsense where showing oneself to have been insulted is a propaganda tactic. Implicitly signaling to celebrities that their most inane political analysis matters is a foolhardy move.

Especially unfortunate is invoking a celebrity who says the Tea Party Movement doesn't ...