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"Pro/Con"

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"Pro/Con" 2:39 “Pro/Con” is a song about the light & dark parts inside all of us. I shot the video in Culver City, CA on January 8, 2012 with the help of a lot of talented people, who are listed below. Please share with your friends and help spread the word... If you want more, you can visit http://mrnapkins.com, follow me on Twitter (@zachsherwin), and buy my album on iTunes. I'm a vegan Jew, so please don't take “flavor like provolone and prosciutto” too literally. Credits and lyrics: Beat by Upryz (http://upryz.com) Director/Director of Photography: Jacki Moonves Editor/Effects: Jon Berkas Production Designer: Sam Rhymes Sound: Pon Franco Gaffer: Chris Saulnier Special thanks: Rita Sherwin, Lloyd Ahlquist, Gabe Michael, Rafael Serrano, Flynn Adam, Marc Chester, Atul Singh, Nice Peter, Maker Studios, Alexis Brodey, Ian Brownell, and Heather Goldberg. “PRO/CON” What I want to provide is a bit of context Help you get with the program, bring you on board with the concept Positive vs. negative like a proton-electron contest I just hope that a verse this hot is not gonna make my palms sweat Rap professional comin' atcha from every angle like a protractor Flavor like provolone and prosciutto, written down or freestyled pro bono Rarely profane, not fuelled by propane, I would rather eat rappers to get my protein And I'd proclaim myself pretty proficient at procuring my preferred provisions Profoundly prolific, this MC is; proprietor of fire like Prometheus Ego's as big as my nose is, aka my prodigiously-proportioned proboscis Props to producers spinnin' those records, and b-boys spinnin' like propellers And all my graf writers with paint and propellant? I love 'em man! But on the other hand: Sometimes I lack confidence and as a consequence I can't concentrate My negative thoughts just congregate as I contemplate with consternation My constant content constipation. Writer's block is like confirmation that No concert connoisseur would consider me a star in his consummate-MC constellation. And there's no consolation for my contempt for me. Au contraire: I'm convinced that congested and confounded is what I'm condemned to be. I'm the opposite of conceited. I should have stopped and quit and conceded long ago I'm out of control and I need to confront these demons Everybody has pros and cons, happy and sad emoticons Offs, ons, yesses, nos, yins, yangs, cons, pros Each of us contains a proliferation of contradictions That conspire to promote a profusion of confusion and provoke conniption fits That leave us twitchin' and twisted and with emotional bruisin' Man I'm talking convulsions, also contortions, contusions But I'll proffer this proposal, and convey my conviction That being prone to inner conflict and contention is just the proverbial human condition There is no magic bullet, no projectile that can be conjured All we can do is proceed and continue, lace up our Pro-Keds and Converse No procrastination, gotta go hard like concrete, get proactive Concoct that projection, construct that prototype, make it happen I'm pro-creation, like I was the consequences of promiscuous Conjugal relations that are not protected by condoms, prophylactics, and contraceptives Wide-open palms protruding, proving I'm no con artist I meant every word, prologue to conclusion Title: “Pro/Con.” Artist: Napkins. [prolonged confetti] Submitted by: mrnapkins Regular Keywords: pros cons mc mr mister napkins comedy rap hip hop aggressive bee epic rap battles stephen hawking albert einstein Views: 1,808

HOW TO BE A PIMP

Added 01/28/12
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HOW TO BE A PIMP

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Sine Mora - "Normal vs. Insane Comparison" Gameplay Trailer (X...

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Rick Perry, Jerry Sandusky and James Cameron - NTN #097

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Rick Perry, Jerry Sandusky and James Cameron - NTN #097

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Nearly The News #097 RICK PERRY: GETTING’ HIS HATE ON Cap News reports that despite widespread criticism of his campaign ad entitled "Strong," in which presidential contender Rick Perry said: "there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school,” Perry has vowed to continue alienating huge swaths of the population. "I will continue to horrify and disgust people until elected president," says the deranged gun-toting Governor, adding future ads will include lines such as… "There's something wrong in this country when blacks can marry white people but you can't beat one up without getting arrested." And "There's something wrong in this country when you have to get off a woman just because she says no, but if you go to church on Easter, President Obama will bludgeon you to death." http://www.crystalair.com/story.php?id=201112005 PROSECUTOR: IF HIS WIFE SAYS HE’S COOL, HE’S COOL Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky's wife Dottie has denied allegations that her husband sexually abused boys in their home, and prosecutors say that’s good enough for them. “We were gonna nail his ass to the wall,” says a source in the DA’s office. “But if a wife vouches for you, that pretty much closes the case.” CAMERON TO PLAINTIFF: YOUR MOVIE WASN’T GOOD ENOUGH TO RIP OFF James Cameron is firing back after a lawsuit claimed he ripped off the story for "Avatar" from an employee at his production company. Cameron says he was far too busy plagiarizing other movies to pay attention to his employee’s script. “Dear God,” said the Oscar winning director. “All I did was transcribe Pocahontas, Ferngully: the last rain forest and Dances with Wolves, stuck ‘em in space, made the dialogue crap and turned everyone blue. If that’s a crime, then I don’t live in Hollywood.”

60 Minutes: Another Good Reason to Occupy Foreclosed Homes?

Added 12/20/11
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60 Minutes: Another Good Reason to Occupy Foreclosed Homes?

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[Note: If you have any trouble viewing this video, try it on the 60 Minutes homepage here .] Yet another good reason to occupy homes: Foreclosure thieves have gone high tech. They know when evictions are occurring because they're posted online. And they will follow the sheriff. They're usually there that afternoon or that evening. Across America, recession-fueled foreclosures and plummeting home values have left countless properties abandoned and vulnerable to looting. As Scott Pelley reports in the above video, the problem has gotten so bad in Cleveland, Ohio, that county officials have demolished more than 1,000 homes this year - and plan to demolish 20,000 more - rather than let the blight spread and render nearby homes worthless. Jim Rokakis, a former county treasurer, explains why to 60 Minutes : > Jim Rokakis: We're looking at a neighborhood that has almost as many vacant houses awaiting demolition as there are houses with people living in them. We have one here. One here. One here. One there. Rokakis is leading the effort to tear down thousands of abandoned homes because they're rotting their neighborhoods from the inside out. It often starts, he told us, when a vacant house becomes an open house to thieves. Scott Pelley: It's a nice house from the roof to about here. And then down here it's been ripped to pieces. What's goin' on? Rokakis: Well this is typical because this is as high as they could reach without using ladders. They ripped off the aluminum siding, which you'll see on most of these houses. The aluminum and the vinyl siding comes off. It's getting' about a buck a pound. Pelley: Essentially foreclosure scavengers have been through here? Rokakis: The thieves have gone high tech. They know when evictions are occurring 'cause they're posted online. And they will follow the sheriff. They're usually there that afternoon or that evening. CBS reports that 11 million homeowners are said to be "underwater," or owing more than their house is worth. It's believed that even more neighborhoods would fall into ruin if it weren't for the people who refuse to walk away from their homes, even it might be best for them financially. Pelley speaks with Linda Bizzelle of Cleveland, who has refused to give up on her home: > Her house is worth 50,000, she owes a hundred. A financial planner might tell her to put something away for retirement rather than pay a mortgage that will never recover. Especially, since she lost her job in nursing last April. Pelley: What have you been cutting back on? Bizzelle: Sometimes food. I would go to the food bank in order to make up the difference, so that I wouldn't be completely hungry. Sometimes I wouldn't get my medications renewed and I would have difficulty with that because I really need my medications. I take medication for high blood pressure. And my doctor could always tell when I didn't take 'em and I said, "Oh no, you can't do that. No No." Pelley: You're living on unemployment right now? Bizzelle: Yes. Pelley: What about the next mortgage payment? Bizzelle: I'm gonna pray. That's the best I can do. I'm gonna pray that I find a job. More homeowners like Linda Bizelle in the program, and you can view the entire transcript online here.

Microsoft To Make TV and Free 3DS WiFI - Press Pause Daily

Added 12/15/11
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Microsoft To Make TV and Free 3DS WiFI - Press Pause Daily

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Microsoft is looking to start creating television content for Xbox Live and you'll be to get free WiFi at some airports during your holiday travels. SHOW NOTES: Story 1: According to a story on Bloomberg, Microsoft is looking to hire a TV executive to help the company produce original television content for the Xbox 360. As stated in the story, the company has apparently approached two former NBC executives: Marc Graboff and Jeff Gaspin. Gaspin was the head of NBC Universal Entertainment, but stepped down after the merger with Comcast, and Graboff is currently president of West Coast business operations, but recently announced plans to leave. We all know that Microsoft is really fighting to become the king of your living room, and creating original programming would be a good way for them to stand out above the PS3, as well as Google TV, and the like. Hey, if they can come up with some good programming, I’m in. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-09/microsoft-said-to-seek-tv-executive-to-develop-shows-for-xbox-live-service.html Story 2: So, Christmas will soon be upon us, and that means that a lot of people will be travelling to see their loved ones. And, or course, that usually means a lot of time waiting at the airport. Well if you own a 3DS, then you got no worries. A recent system update to Nintendo’s handheld added free wifi access to all airport hotspots from service provider Boingo. the company operates hotspots in 42 airports across North America, and the company thought that with the load of families travelling this holiday season, it just made sense. Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business development Colby Goff said “With the holiday season approaching, more leisure travelers and families with children will fill our airports and have access to our hotspots.” Which is probably code for “If you want your kid to shut up when your flight gets delayed, let ‘em play a game.” Works for me. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111208005296/en/Boingo-Nintendo-Team-Connect-Nintendo-3DS-Users That will do it for your daily dose of Press Pause. You can always find all our episodes over at presspause.mevio.com . You can also check them out over at our Youtube channel: youtube.com/presspausemevio .

Make Your Own Games and Final Fantasy On Your Phone - Press Pa...

Added 12/05/11
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Make Your Own Games and Final Fantasy On Your Phone - Press Pause Daily

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Make your own games, then make em profitable and Final Fantasy the mobile game? SHOW NOTES: Story 1: Want to make your own game and on top of that..make money from it? Well here are two programs that will help you out on that front. First up we have Game Salad. A mac based drag and drop game creation tool that lets you make games in a more visual way (rather than having to use all that programming language bizness). With Game Salad you can make games for Mac, iOS, and Android. With Kiip (spelled with two i’s) is a real world awards program for in game achievements. You get deals on real world items by unlocking achievements in certain games. How does this fit together with Game Salad you may ask? Well future iterations of Game Salad will integrate Kiip into the mix. Allowing you the developer of your new ‘super adventures hot dog man RPG’ to make some cash without those pesky banner ads. Oh, and don’t steal my idea for Super Adventures of Hot Dog Man RPG...that’s mine and it’s pure gold. http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/225376/make-your-own-games-and-make-money-with-them-with-kiip-and-gamesalad/ Story 2: Mobage and Square Enix announced a new social based title they’re working on at a Japanese press conference. It’s called Final Fantasy Brigade and is said to have more old school 2D type battles and cutsy style artwork. Cutsy? Is that a word? Word on the street is that you’ll be able to travel the world, find jobs, battle friends and even spot an airship or two. Japan will get a closed beta later this month and a web version is also said to be in the works. Hey .. I still am waiting for them to make good on the promise of a Rifts MMO. Seeing as how that wont happen .. ill take a Final Fantasy based MMO. I mean .. i like cutsy. http://www.destructoid.com/final-fantasy-brigade-a-new-social-game-from-square-enix-217064.phtml That will do it for your daily dose of press pause, be sure to check out our live discussion show at twitch.tv/presspause tomorrow at 12 pm pacific. You can also find fully edited episodes over at our Youtube channel: youtube.com/presspausemevio .

Police Mercenaries: Privatizing Liberty

Added 11/18/11
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Police Mercenaries: Privatizing Liberty

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As Mayor Bloomberg's forces swooped down on Occupy Wall Street, news reports described the " hundreds of police and private security guards " who had re-taken Zuccotti Park. Those private guards were used against public citizens who had been exercising their civil liberties in a public area. That's not just wrong. It's unAmerican. This incident holds an important lesson for anyone who loves our freedoms: When something public is made private, our liberties are privatized too. And privatized liberty isn't liberty at all. Privatizing Liberty Zuccotti Park. New Yorkers knew it as Liberty Plaza Park for nearly half a century. Like other sites in New York, the plaza was created through an agreement between the city and a private company, United States Steel, that wanted to erect a building that exceeded the city's height limits. So the city made them a deal: You can take up more than your share of the public skyline, but in return you have to give the city some open space at ground level. This wasn't a gift. It was a fair exchange between two parties, a private corporation and the people of New York. The people gave up a chunk of their skyline and the owner agreed to provide an open - and, by agreement, fully public - space in return. New York City makes these deals fairly often. The plazas created by these agreements are called "privately owned public spaces," or "POPS," and the city has lots of them. The Mayor may want to read that phrase again: It doesn't say "privately owned private spaces." Both the owner and the city are obligated to keep them for public use, in the public sphere, with all the laws and freedoms that apply to public space. The park's current owner, Brookfield Properties, rebuilt the park with private donations after it was damaged in the 9/11 attacks. With Mayor Bloomberg's permission, they also overstepped tradition and the bounds of propriety by renaming the park - not for the thousands of innocent people who died that day, but for their own chairman. The symbolism is perfect:They replaced a treasured word for freedom with the name of a rich guy who'd done nothing to create the park. With the Mayor's blessing, they literally privatized the word "liberty." Like I said, perfect. Tragic, but perfect. Private Dicks Brookfield overstepped its bounds when its CEO sent the mayor a letter saying that the Occupation "violates the law, violates the rules of the Park, deprives the community of its rights of quiet enjoyment to the Park, and creates health and public safety issues." Those aren't decisions a private company, even an owner, should make about a public space. They are judgments an elected official makes on behalf of a free citizenry. This week Bloomberg and Brookfield have used the park's semi-private status as an excuse to invade a public space with a private security force. Whoever these guys were - besides rude and uncivil - they served as a kind of Blackwater militia, but targeting New Yorkers instead of Iraqis. (At least Brookfield says it fired the guard who called a citizen a " faggot .") When it comes to privatization, it seems the Mayor has boundary issues. He has repeatedly used the park's private ownership status to claim, that the public has fewer rights there than it does in other public spaces. That's false. But then, that's the problem with "public/private partnerships." The "public" partner always gets rolled the public one. But then, that's how these people are. Give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile. The lesson of Zuccotti Park is: Never give them an inch. Thin Blue Line, Thick Green Wallets News reports made noted the presence of two different groups, New York City police officers and private security guards, but in some ways that's become a distinction without a difference. The NYPD is frequently rented by the same Wall Street banks that broke the law, crashed the economy and got away with it. As Pam Martens reported in Counterpunch, Rudy Giuliani created an operation called the "Paid Detail" unit that turns New York's Finest into a "rent-a-cop" service for anyone with the money to pay for it. And who has more money in New York than the banks? As Martens reports, companies like Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, and the New York Stock Exchange have rented the Thin Blue Line with the cash from their Thick Green Wallets. Even after the Stock Exchange was found to have illegally taken over public streets and walkways and "created a public nuisance," nobody was fined or arrested. But then, it must be hard for a cop to arrest anybody that he sometimes has to address as "boss." Maybe that's one of the reasons why a retired Philadelphia police officer, Capt. Ray Lewis, was willing to be handcuffed and arrested by fellow officers during the protest. Capt. Lewis called their rationale for arresting him a ' farce ' and promised to return. (photo by permission of the photographer, Lauren Thorpe) New York isn't the only city that rents out its police force. But the financial capital of the nation bears moral and civic responsibilities that Mayors Guiliani and Bloomberg have disrespected and violated. The photograph of Capt. Lewis is like an image of law enforcement's honor, handcuffed by the mercenary instincts of Gracie Mansion's two most recent occupants. Checkbook Democracy But then, why would Michael Bloomberg be expected to understand that privatization is undemocratic? He "privatized" the electoral process, one of our most sacred democratic institutions, by buying himself the mayoralty. And he spent unprecedented levels of campaign cash from his personal billions to do it. Then, when he didn't like the term limits that the people of New York had decreed for their mayor - well, he "privatized" that too. But this isn't really about Michael Bloomberg. Despite his reputation for healthy self-regard, even the billionaire mayor is only a symptom of a much larger problem. Rich people have been buying elections for so long that it's become the newest form of self-indulgence, conveying even more status than a Citation jet or a private island. Public office is the newest must-have item for the excessively vain and excessive well-to-do, a kind of vanity press for the self-published authors of their own meritless political careers. Bloomberg is merely the today's most conspicuous, extravagant, and fiscally irresponsible member of an increasingly ordinary club. You don't have to be a billionaire to run for office these days, of course. But if you're not you'll spend most of your time begging them for money. No wonder the 1% call all the shots in government. They own it. I've always thought it would be a good idea if elected officials wore the insignia of the corporations that sponsor them, the way race car drivers do. Sold American Republicans want to privatize Social Security and Medicare. The Bush and Obama Administrations have privatized law enforcement on Wall Street by asking banks to police themselves. And during the devastating San Diego fires, residents learned that AIG had created a private fire department that saved the homes of its clients while other nearby houses burned. Privatized police. Privatized fire departments. Privatized prisons. Privatized armies of Halliburton and Blackwater soldiers. When for-profit companies perform government functions, they'll do it in a way that makes them money. That's not hard to understand, but our "leaders" keep doing it anyway. Why? Because they've privatized their consciences, too.

Police Mercenaries: Privatizing Liberty

Added 11/18/11
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Police Mercenaries: Privatizing Liberty

[LESS INFO] 3 VIEWS | ADDED 22:00:46 11/18/11
As Mayor Bloomberg's forces swooped down on Occupy Wall Street, news reports described the " hundreds of police and private security guards " who had re-taken Zuccotti Park. Those private guards were used against public citizens who had been exercising their civil liberties in a public area. That's not just wrong. It's unAmerican. This incident holds an important lesson for anyone who loves our freedoms: When something public is made private, our liberties are privatized too. And privatized liberty isn't liberty at all. Privatizing Liberty Zuccotti Park. New Yorkers knew it as Liberty Plaza Park for nearly half a century. Like other sites in New York, the plaza was created through an agreement between the city and a private company, United States Steel, that wanted to erect a building that exceeded the city's height limits. So the city made them a deal: You can take up more than your share of the public skyline, but in return you have to give the city some open space at ground level. This wasn't a gift. It was a fair exchange between two parties, a private corporation and the people of New York. The people gave up a chunk of their skyline and the owner agreed to provide an open - and, by agreement, fully public - space in return. New York City makes these deals fairly often. The plazas created by these agreements are called "privately owned public spaces," or "POPS," and the city has lots of them. The Mayor may want to read that phrase again: It doesn't say "privately owned private spaces." Both the owner and the city are obligated to keep them for public use, in the public sphere, with all the laws and freedoms that apply to public space. The park's current owner, Brookfield Properties, rebuilt the park with private donations after it was damaged in the 9/11 attacks. With Mayor Bloomberg's permission, they also overstepped tradition and the bounds of propriety by renaming the park - not for the thousands of innocent people who died that day, but for their own chairman. The symbolism is perfect:They replaced a treasured word for freedom with the name of a rich guy who'd done nothing to create the park. With the Mayor's blessing, they literally privatized the word "liberty." Like I said, perfect. Tragic, but perfect. Private Dicks Brookfield overstepped its bounds when its CEO sent the mayor a letter saying that the Occupation "violates the law, violates the rules of the Park, deprives the community of its rights of quiet enjoyment to the Park, and creates health and public safety issues." Those aren't decisions a private company, even an owner, should make about a public space. They are judgments an elected official makes on behalf of a free citizenry. This week Bloomberg and Brookfield have used the park's semi-private status as an excuse to invade a public space with a private security force. Whoever these guys were - besides rude and uncivil - they served as a kind of Blackwater militia, but targeting New Yorkers instead of Iraqis. (At least Brookfield says it fired the guard who called a citizen a " faggot .") When it comes to privatization, it seems the Mayor has boundary issues. He has repeatedly used the park's private ownership status to claim, that the public has fewer rights there than it does in other public spaces. That's false. But then, that's the problem with "public/private partnerships." The "public" partner always gets rolled the public one. But then, that's how these people are. Give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile. The lesson of Zuccotti Park is: Never give them an inch. Thin Blue Line, Thick Green Wallets News reports made noted the presence of two different groups, New York City police officers and private security guards, but in some ways that's become a distinction without a difference. The NYPD is frequently rented by the same Wall Street banks that broke the law, crashed the economy and got away with it. As Pam Martens reported in Counterpunch, Rudy Giuliani created an operation called the "Paid Detail" unit that turns New York's Finest into a "rent-a-cop" service for anyone with the money to pay for it. And who has more money in New York than the banks? As Martens reports, companies like Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, and the New York Stock Exchange have rented the Thin Blue Line with the cash from their Thick Green Wallets. Even after the Stock Exchange was found to have illegally taken over public streets and walkways and "created a public nuisance," nobody was fined or arrested. But then, it must be hard for a cop to arrest anybody that he sometimes has to address as "boss." Maybe that's one of the reasons why a retired Philadelphia police officer, Capt. Ray Lewis, was willing to be handcuffed and arrested by fellow officers during the protest. Capt. Lewis called their rationale for arresting him a ' farce ' and promised to return. (photo by permission of the photographer, Lauren Thorpe) New York isn't the only city that rents out its police force. But the financial capital of the nation bears moral and civic responsibilities that Mayors Guiliani and Bloomberg have disrespected and violated. The photograph of Capt. Lewis is like an image of law enforcement's honor, handcuffed by the mercenary instincts of Gracie Mansion's two most recent occupants. Checkbook Democracy But then, why would Michael Bloomberg be expected to understand that privatization is undemocratic? He "privatized" the electoral process, one of our most sacred democratic institutions, by buying himself the mayoralty. And he spent unprecedented levels of campaign cash from his personal billions to do it. Then, when he didn't like the term limits that the people of New York had decreed for their mayor - well, he "privatized" that too. But this isn't really about Michael Bloomberg. Despite his reputation for healthy self-regard, even the billionaire mayor is only a symptom of a much larger problem. Rich people have been buying elections for so long that it's become the newest form of self-indulgence, conveying even more status than a Citation jet or a private island. Public office is the newest must-have item for the excessively vain and excessive well-to-do, a kind of vanity press for the self-published authors of their own meritless political careers. Bloomberg is merely the today's most conspicuous, extravagant, and fiscally irresponsible member of an increasingly ordinary club. You don't have to be a billionaire to run for office these days, of course. But if you're not you'll spend most of your time begging them for money. No wonder the 1% call all the shots in government. They own it. I've always thought it would be a good idea if elected officials wore the insignia of the corporations that sponsor them, the way race car drivers do. Sold American Republicans want to privatize Social Security and Medicare. The Bush and Obama Administrations have privatized law enforcement on Wall Street by asking banks to police themselves. And during the devastating San Diego fires, residents learned that AIG had created a private fire department that saved the homes of its clients while other nearby houses burned. Privatized police. Privatized fire departments. Privatized prisons. Privatized armies of Halliburton and Blackwater soldiers. When for-profit companies perform government functions, they'll do it in a way that makes them money. That's not hard to understand, but our "leaders" keep doing it anyway. Why? Because they've privatized their consciences, too.