He's always been political, whether it's blatantly, or subtly.
Once again, he only speaks to the audience that chooses to listen to him, just
like Howard
Stern. If you don't like Bruce, you tune away and listen to something else.
It's that simple.
I can't honestly see how him speaking out against radio stations makes him a
hypocrite, at
least as you've described it below. You're just not presenting a good argument.
He's not
bigger then the radio stations. He doesn't own radio.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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" <hinge98@> 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
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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