Tommy,
The idea that Bruce was wrong on the radio station issue is up to
you. For me, he was dead on. The boycott was led by Clear Channel -
not individual radio station owners. Clear Channel owned the main
stations in just about every market in the country so no you really
couldn't just change the channel. He was going after the BIG PICTURE
of corporate ownership of radio rather than just the BIG PICTURE of
censorship. This wasn't censorship on a local level, it was showing
how a huge corporation could censor the entire country.
Bruce was right.
On Oct 5, 2007, at 9:31 AM, justifiedright 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" <[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
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
