Tom, this may be the most lame argument I've ever heard you make.
If I'm to understand correctly, because you are so learned in
politics you can create your own blog, write here and in the TCN and
try to sell your POV everywhere you can. But because Bruce is so
much more famous and has spent so much less time in your opinion
understanding politics (you must know him well to have that insider
knowledge into the time he spends thinking about politics) he should
not have the same rights you do? Don't buy his album. That's how
you can express your displeasure with his opinions. But don't tell
him or anyone else they don't have the right to express their
opinions, wherever and whenever they so choose. In fact, you have
defended that very right on this board on several occassions. So in
your view famous people don't get the same rights as everyone else?
What law school did they teach that at?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
> > >
> >
>
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