Ahhh now that is frightening!
I guess Justified Right also did not enjoy Hair (a musical about the
Vietname War, free love, etc) this summer.... And I hope he does not
watch SNL... Stay away from the MET museum because you will see
poltics thorughout the ages in there.
Music wise, I would say stick with Spear's new album, probably not
much politics in there!
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> What if Bill O'Reilly or Keith Olberman decided to start a music
career?
> Would people be crying "shut up and spin"?
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "fancypaaantz" <fancypaaantz@>
wrote:
> >
> > Ok, so your position is:
> >
> > Bruce, you have the right to speak, but shut up because I don't
like
> > what you have to say. You are a musician so stick to
entertaining me
> > with no mention of politics.
> >
> > Kind of a useless position, but you are correct that you have
> > a "right" to say that.
> >
> > Music has always been a a conduit for political speech, think
back
> > to the songs around the time of the Vietnam war. The same is
true
> > about art, theater, comedy, books, movies.... Go back and
> > read "Waiting for Lefty" a play about trying to unionize during
the
> > depression and being accused of being a commie. The examples are
> > endless-- art and poltics are intertwined. I dare say that many
of
> > these forms of speech are often the most moving and powerful
forms
> > of POLITICAL speech, and the most protected by the First
Amendment.
> >
> > So, yes you have the right to say that entertainers, artists,
etc
> > should divorce themselves from politics, but that is a silly
> > position, is it not? And something that will never happen.
> >
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright"
> > <justifiedright@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Why do people like you assert that folks like Ms. Lallo and me
are
> > > attacking Springsteen's "right" to speak?
> > >
> > > We aren't. We are speaking too.
> > >
> > > We're sayhing, "Shut up and Sing."
> > >
> > > By disagreeing with me, should I say you are attacking
me "right
> > to
> > > speak?"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "fancypaaantz"
<fancypaaantz@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I honestly don't understand what the big deal is.
Celebrities
> > have
> > > a
> > > > right, like everyone else, to endorse a candidate. And they
also
> > > > have a right to show up at political rallies and speak their
> > mind.
> > > > If you do not want to listen, don't listen. Don't go to
their
> > > > concerts, rallies, change the channel or station etc.
> > > >
> > > > I think what people are really upset about is that an
> > entertainer
> > > > that they like disagrees with them about politics. Well,
tough.
> > And
> > > > that their celebrity status gives them a bigger voice than
> > yours.
> > > > That's just life. There are people I hate to listen to as
well,
> > but
> > > > I can't say that they should not have a right to speak
because I
> > > > disagree with them!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright"
> > > > <justifiedright@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Entertainers too political
> > > > > October 9, 2008
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > This is just a short shout-out to all the musicians out
there
> > who
> > > > > have determined they are the utmost authority for doling
out
> > > > > political advice: Shut up and sing!
> > > > >
> > > > > Where do these artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Billy
Joel,
> > Jon
> > > > Bon
> > > > > Jovi and John Mellencamp get the idea they can tell me who
to
> > > vote
> > > > > for?
> > > > >
> > > > > They sit in their lofty mansions in Rumson, Colts Neck,
> > > Middletown
> > > > > and Long Island and proceed to tell us the economy is bad.
How
> > do
> > > > > they know? Is it because we no longer can afford to pay
the
> > $100
> > > > to
> > > > > $500 per ticket to see them? Oh, that's right, maybe their
> > > wallets
> > > > > are hurting because of this. Somehow, I don't think their
> > wallets
> > > > are
> > > > > hurting as much as mine.
> > > > >
> > > > > I used to be a big fan of all the above. I can remember
> > > > Springsteen
> > > > > going ballistic when Ronald Reagan used his name in a
speech.
> > He
> > > > said
> > > > > he didn't want to get "political." Why is it OK now?
> > > > >
> > > > > I realize I'm a small fish in their arsenal of "money"
(oh, I
> > > mean
> > > > > fans), but I no longer listen to any of these artists.
Back in
> > > the
> > > > > day, their music made me forget, made me dream and soothed
my
> > > > anxious
> > > > > state. Now, they are no better than evangelists who beg
for
> > money
> > > > in
> > > > > the name of God and commit all kinds of ungodly acts.
Well, I
> > > > don't
> > > > > have to listen to them. I can change the channel when they
are
> > > > > preaching.
> > > > >
> > > > > It's bad enough we have to listen to the politicos on
CNBC,
> > Fox
> > > > and
> > > > > so forth, but at least that is their job. Politicking is
not
> > the
> > > > job
> > > > > of these artists their job is to entertain, and I am no
> > longer
> > > > > entertained.
> > > > >
> > > > > Vikki Lallo
> > > > >
> > > > > TOMS RIVER
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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