The Right only feels this way when the singer isn't supporting
Republicans. Lee Greenwood doesn't get the shut up and sing
treatment. Ted Nugent doesn't get the shut up and sing treatment.
Nor does Gloria Estefan, Amy Grant, Frank Sinatra Jr., Pat Boone,
Ricky Martin, Michael W. Smith, Jessica Simpson, Jose Feliciano, Jaci
Velasquez, Emilio Navaira (Tejano), Donnie McClurkin, Chubby Checker,
Johnny Mathis, Pat DiMizio, Jon Secada, Harry Wayne Casey (KC & the
Sunshine Band), Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond, Gracie Rosenburger, Andre
3000, Mike Love (Beach Boys), Van Cliburn, Mike Curb, Don McLean,
Dean Torrence, John Popper, Frankie Avalon, Wendy Moten, Johnny Lang,
Doris Day, Wayne Newton, or Britney Spears.
They're all about attempting to silence criticism of the disasterous
Bush Years. Good luck with that.
On Oct 6, 2008, at 5:05 PM, Jack Pitzer wrote:
> 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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