I want him to shut up because he does not deserve a wide audience on politics. He gets the wide audience on music, then abuses that by switching over.
Also - he is a hypocrite. He is bigger than us, so he gets to speak to that wide audience. The radio stations are bigger than the Dixie Chicks, and he was livid that they would speak by boycotting them. You seem to be a fair guy Jack. You have to admit Bruce was a hypocrite for crying foul against the radio station owners. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But why? Do you even know what he's saying? > Do you want him to shut up just because he may be saying something you disagree with? > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" <justifiedright@> wrote: > > > > You should speak out. Bruce should shut up and sing. > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote: > > > > > > I can see a parallel here between me trying to moderate this group > > to this Bruce discussion > > > as it relates to what you call "microphone abuse" > > > I knew that when I posted what I said below it would make me look > > like a hypocrite. > > > When you go see a Bruce show, you aren't going to hear him > > pontificate for 3 hours about > > > politics. He may sprinkle his show with some of it, but you also > > get classic songs and lot's > > > of great live rock and roll. Same with his recordings. It's not > > all politics. > > > Don't you think many of us here in America are upset with what's > > going on in our country? > > > To not speak out is just being wimpy and equates to hiding your > > head in the sand. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" > > <justifiedright@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Also, if somebody said to you "Hey Tommy - SHUT UP AND > > PRACTICE > > > > >LAW!!" I'd defend > > > > > you also. We all have the right to voice our opinions. > > > > > It's just like the way people used to get angry about Howard > > Stern. > > > > >You have a > > > > > choice...listen, or tune away. > > > > > > > > The difference is that Bruce and others like him > > commit "microphone > > > > abuse." > > > > > > > > There are people on this board that study and follow politics > > more > > > > closely than he does. The problems is we can't gather a wide > > audience. > > > > > > > > Bruce gets a wide audience for a different reason - music. Then > > he > > > > abuses that by talking politics, not music. He has nothing more > > > > important to say than anyone else, but abuses his postion to get > > his > > > > thoughts stated widely. > > > > > > > > He's also a hypocrite. He was very critical of radio station > > owners > > > > who boycotted Dixie Chicks. Don't radio station owners have > > free > > > > speech rights? You can always change the station, right? > > > > > > > > Don't > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/