McCarthyizm http://mccarthyizm.com Wed, 09 May 2012 13:22:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A Hard Rock’s Night http://mccarthyizm.com/a-hard-rocks-night http://mccarthyizm.com/a-hard-rocks-night#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 03:31:55 +0000 Joe http://mccarthyizm.com/?p=46 The good folks of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame asked us to contribute a song for their latest compilation CD so we were happy to offer “Bartender Again”. Now the CD release party is upon us: Wednesday May 9th, 7pm at the Hard Rock Cafe in Niagara Falls, NY. McCarthyizm will also pitch in a live set including “Bartender”. “Drinks for all my fffriends!”

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This Saturday Night April 28th @ 930

 

See You There!

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 Mail this post ]]> http://mccarthyizm.com/test-post/feed 0 Union Maid http://mccarthyizm.com/union-maid http://mccarthyizm.com/union-maid#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:37:29 +0000 Paul http://mccarthyizm.com/?p=40 We were discussing what was happening in Wisconsin over a pint after Saturday’s show. We noted that Woody Guthrie needed to come along & stir things up. It was quickly decided that, since Woody is long gone, we’d dust off & update the classic “Union Maid.”

The next day Joe wrote some updated verses & we recorded a quick sloppy heartfelt tune. Hope you like it. Pass it on.

Also keep in mind that not everyone in our band is currently in a union, nor do we fully agree with some unions that have been unwilling to budge at all on certain issues like 100% paid health care and unsustainable defined benefit pension plans. However we recognize that this issue is bigger than a just one state trying to balance their budget, and this is why:

1) Public workers unions did not CAUSE the budget crises in Wisconsin or any other state.

2) Like all states, Wisconsin’s tax revenues are down due in part to the colossal fraud caused by Wall Street millionaires who not only devised crappy investment portfolios and sold them as legitimate instruments, but ALSO purchased insurance which in effect was a bet that those investments would fail – because they KNEW they would fail. Not one these insiders has been prosecuted.

3) It has also been reported that Wisconsin actually had a healthy SURPLUS before Governor Walker pushed thru big corporate tax breaks. That put the budget in the red and gave Walker “justification” to go after the unions.

4) The union DID in fact give in to all demands for concessions that Walker asked for, so why take away their ability to bargain in the future and change the rules on how the union collects dues? This is an obvious power grab in these vulnerable economic times.

5) Remember also the fact that the Supreme Court has ruled that corporations can no longer be banned from directly making contributions to political campaigns!

6) Now picture this country with more power than ever in the hands of corporations and even less in the hands of everyday workers.

THAT is why is the most important economic and political issue in the news today and why people need to realize what this could mean in the future. “That really scares me, so I’m sticking to the union!”

 

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

 Mail this post ]]> http://mccarthyizm.com/union-maid/feed 0 Welcome to the new McCarthyizm.com! http://mccarthyizm.com/welcome-to-the-new-mccarthyizm-com http://mccarthyizm.com/welcome-to-the-new-mccarthyizm-com#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:35:29 +0000 Paul http://mccarthyizm.com/?p=38 Wow. It’s been a long time coming, but the new site is finally live.

We may have been out of touch for a little while, but that doesn’t mean we’ve been slacking! Here are some updates on what’s been going on behind the scenes here at McCarthyizm HQ:

  • This here new site of ours. It’s a work in progress, but we hope you like it. Our goal: frequent updates, clear navigation, good times, world domination.
  • Our Twitter page is live! Check it out here.
  • Our Facebook Band page. Check it out here. If you haven’t already, please “Like” us and spread the word!
  • New Merch: the store link should be up soon (“Merch on the main menu). Also, when you come to our shows we’ll have all sorts of cool schwag for ya!
  • Drumroll please…new music!

Yup, we’re finally putting the finishing touches on our upcoming release. We first hit “Record” back in 2005. It’s been a long time coming, but we truly feel the wait is worth it. We’ll have more details on that VERY soon. But for now, please mark March 26 in your calendar…that’s when we’ll be officially releasing the CD. Please come out and help us celebrate at Nietzsche’s. Check out our calendar for more details.

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