Yearly Archives: 2012
Humorousness- Rocking out to politics
One of the fun things you may have missed during the last election was a group called the Gregory Brothers (Evan, Michael, Gregory, and Sarah, the “girliest brother”) and their work “songifying” the news. They use Auto-Tune, software originally designed … Continue reading
Popcorn- Carl Wolfson is coming back
It hurt losing KPOJ. It hurt losing Thom and Ed. It hurt losing Randi, Norm, Mike, and all the rest of the voices in the Progressive choir. But what hurt most was losing our local beacon of rationality, Carl Wolfson. … Continue reading
Popcorn- Unicorn habitat in North Korea
North Koreans don’t have food, they don’t have an economy, they don’t have a functioning government, but they do have one thing no one else does… unicorns. North Korean archaeologists recently confirmed (actually re-confirmed, in case there was any doubt) … Continue reading
Popcorn- Know your place in the Universe
Fans of the “Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy” series will remember a powerful image… the ultimate punishment was to be locked in a room where you would be exposed to the whole grandeur of the universe, and then, in the … Continue reading
Popcorn- Who Doesn’t Pay Taxes
The debate over the Fiscal Cliff is looming, and Repubs are having aneurysms about returning to Clinton-era tax rates. As they babble on about a few percentage points in here and there, there’s a big pot of people who are … Continue reading
News To Make You Furious- Media Consolidation means Opinion Consolidation
The KPOJ fiasco has raised fundamental questions of how alternative points of view can flourish in a free market. If (as the company line goes) a radio format is losing money, is there any obligation to provide a forum for … Continue reading
Tom’s Election Night Bash Speech
(delivered by Tom Dwyer at the 2nd Quadrennial Election Night Bash, Historic Bob White Theatre, Nov 6, 2012) Good evening everyone, I’m Tom Dwyer and welcome to the Election Night BASH! Before anything else, I’d like to extend a very … Continue reading
The KPOJ Debacle Page
READ ALL ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF XRAY.FM, the successor to KPOJ, RIGHT HERE! Update 11/21/13- All Oregon radio stations, including KPOJ, are up for license renewal this year. We created a petition to deny KPOJ’s renewal, and will send … Continue reading
House Cleaning
I’m Tom Dwyer, Now that four more years with President Obama has been secured we need to get to work. Good honest work…. house cleaning kind of work…. literally… we need to clean the obstruction from the House … Continue reading
Election Night Bash Thank You
I’m Tom Dwyer, A major post Citizens United election is over and the Kenyan Muslim Socialist toppled the “well oiled weathervane”. I’d like to extend a heart felt thank you to everyone who attended our Election night bash. … Continue reading