Bob Dylan's early works are so deeply ingrained in the American consciousness, they've almost become the folk songs he was emulating. It's hard to imagine someone sitting down and actually writing "The Times They Are A-Changin'" after the title has become a part of the language, like it was handed down for generations.
But it's still got a very real copyright. So watch the latest from on-line Flash cartoonists JibJab, before Bob's lawyers do.
What else have I got here...
Two days in a row, John McCain references "Czechoslovakia," which is of course nestled between East Prussia and Austria-Hungary. No big deal, of course. It's Czechoslovakia. It's like going into Wisconsin.
-- President Bush, at a news conference earlier today, in comments not helpful to 71 year old John McCain.
Arbinder notes that if it's McCain-Mitt, the announcement may be sooner, as Romney is going to the Olympics. Ah, Beijing 2008, in the fine tradition of Berlin 1936.
About Me: Freelance journalist John Deeth has been featured in publications ranging from the Drudge Report to the Huffington Post. His past professional affiliations include WSUI radio (NPR) and Iowa Independent. Deeth and his trademark raspberry beret were a frequent presence on the 2007 Iowa caucus scene, and his expertise was cited by CSPAN and Rolling Stone.
Deeth is also a political activist in Johnson County and the Democratic Party, and ran for the Iowa legislature in 1996.
The John Deeth Blog, recently listed as one of the top state-level political blogs by the Washington Post, has been published since Dec. 31, 2002. John's writing interests include electoral politics in general and Iowa politics in particular, popular music and culture, and technology.
John lives in Iowa City, Iowa, with his wife Koni Steele, their sons Hayden and Ethan, and their cats. Their family also includes their daughter Jimiya and grandson Elias.
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