Friday, January 22nd, 2010
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"Society sees drug ballads as nice, pleasant, inconsequential and harmless, but they are the opposite."
-Oscar Martin Arce, of Mexico's ruling National Action Party, on a government proposal which will send the singers of narcocorridos-ballads glorifying the drug trade-to jail for up to three years.

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jolie (#16)

Back when Mark Wahlberg was Marky Mark
This is how we used to make the party start

atipofthehat (#797)

There was already a Law & Order about this. DUH-duh.

HiredGoons (#603)

Peter Frampton is so fucked.

Rod T (#33)

Eric Clapton

HiredGoons (#603)

Yeah, whatever.

kneetoe (#1,881)

Just glad Johnny Cash didn't live to see this day.

Flashman (#418)

Just the good ol' boys…

LondonLee (#922)

There goes Lou Reed's next Mexican tour.

saythatscool (#101)

Breaking Bad had one this season.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxYrjWMvmdg
Twas awesome

saythatscool (#101)

Also Mini Daddy needs to get in on this shit while it's still legal.

iplaudius (#1,066)

Or you could, you know, go after the drug lords.

HiredGoons (#603)

You mean The Government? Nah.

Art Yucko (#1,321)

"You go after the drug trade? You get drug lords and corrupt officials. …But if you follow the SINGERS!… whooooo knows where it will take you!"
- Mexican Lester Freamon, "El Cable", 2002

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