But the fact remains, that this was an Obama political rally.
I sincerely doubt that anybody in attendence thought "shut up and sing" for
even a
heartbeat. And since when did a few comments at a concert, a rally, or anywhere
become
"ranting"
Bruce sings about political issues, so why can he also talk about them?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "arcman210" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "sandpiper15" <sandpiper15@>
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "arcman210" <acme87rangers@>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I paid to go see him perform his music, not lecture me on
> > > how to vote.
> >
> > You can still wield the power of the purse, no? If you know going in
> > that there's a good chance Bruce might spend a significant portion of
> > the show talking politics, and you don't want to hear that, why buy
> the
> > ticket? Imagine how many early Lenny Bruce fans stopped paying to see
> > his gigs becuase he spent most of his later shows reading court
> > transcripts instead of telling jokes.
> >
>
> I still want to see him perform, and I'll go see the show regardless of
> whether or not he talks politics... and still enjoy most of it. But
> when he starts ranting about politics, I would have more respect for
> him as a person if he respected the fact that all people don't have the
> same opinions as he does.
>
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