{"id":1704,"date":"2011-04-20T10:55:37","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T15:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2012-04-03T17:50:33","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T22:50:33","slug":"politics-and-cell-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/politics-and-cell-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"Politics and Cell Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"

I always say, “none of my songs are political. I just write about every day stuff.” My friend Judy called me on this recently and said, “lots of your songs are political. You just don’t think you’re obvious about it.” I guess she’s right. Politics <\/a>doesn’t have to be about government. It applies to any human interaction. For example, a city that favors growth over farming. Arrogant drivers. Or the antics of us so-called higher primates when we get our hands on a cell phone. Sometimes you just wrap that stuff in humor to get away with commentary about it. Case in point:<\/p>\n