Paul McCartney: a victim of his own gibberish

Canada Free Press ^ | Sunday, February 26, 2006 | Tom Deweese

[Anne_Conn]

I love the Beatles' music. My respect for individual members of the legendary band end there. Paul McCartney has spent a lifetime making incredible music while uttering pure gibberish on issues that matter. It seems that if he can’t put a rhyme and a tune to it, his brain turns to mush.

[dfwgator]

Pot is a helluva drug.

[holymoly]

his brain turns to mush.

"Turns" to mush?

Like most leftist-liberals, his brain has always been mush.

[darkwing104]

The same idiot principle applies for most "Entertainers"

[dfwgator]

"Rock stars - is there anything they don't know?"

[Siena Dreaming]

Well, at least he spoke out for Bush in the WOT in the early days.

Don't know where he stands now.

[DoughtyOne]

So is a position on one of these little power grabing commissions.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

A sheep farm 70 miles outside of London? Something tells me he isn't in it for the wool.

[dfwgator]

He supported Kerry in the last election, so much for that.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The "cute" Beatle has always been overrated, IMO. George Harrison was the true backbone of the group.

[darkwing104]

"Rock stars - is there anything they don't know?"

Alice Cooper had it right when he said this...

"If you are listening to a rock star in order to get your voting information on who to vote for, you are a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. "

[dfwgator]

LOL, I loved the scene in Wayne's World where Alice was giving Wayne the complete history of Milwaukee.

[ThreePuttinDude]

It's rather humorous looking back to the 60's and remembering
what the perception of those Rock stars were in our minds.
Beatles, Rolling Stones, Who, Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, the Doors etc.
were looked on as radical anti-everything, bordering on renegade.

But they were the cool dudes, they had all the groupies hanging
around, gave all the great parties, so we thought at the time.

I cant help my regrets, that I was part of that whole mind set.
I have a cousin that is still living the Jerry Garcia lifestyle,
right down to the beard, @ the ripe age of 59.

Now thanks to John Kerry, Tom Hayden, Jesse Jackson, and the rest
we are reaping the benefits of the 60's Hippie bullshit in an exalted
fashion. Bono getting an invite by "W", now sir Paul being knighted
and assuming the aire of knowledge on anything global.

I just had to rant a little on that one, it's been buggin' me for
awhile. Had to get it off my chest. This was the first thread I've seen
for some time that sparked the thought.

[scott says]

George has always been my fave as well.
I do love McCartney's music but have always thought he was a jerk. Still enjoy his performances but cringe when I hear about his personal life and his views on things.

[Emmett McCarthy]

What other culture has looked to jugglers, clowns and minstrels for cultural and geopolitical advice?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

My favorite Wayne's World moment is when Wayne asked Garth did he thought that Bugs Bunny was hot when he always dressed as a girl.

[Rakkasan1]

I hunt seals with landmines.

[HungarianGypsy]

You really should listen to Alice's radio show. When he gets into a bit of a monologue it's interesting. Last one I heard was right before President's Day. He was talking about thr stupidity of getting drunk -- from experience. "But, if you like to throw up -- "

[Hildy]

It is a strange phenomenon that when performers reach a certain level, they truly believe that they're opinions about political matters should be heard. Take Brad Pitt. In 1997, he said this in TIME Magazine.

"You shouldn't speak until you know what you're talking about. That's why I get uncomfortable with interviews. Reporters ask me what I feel China should do about Tibet. Who cares what I think China should do? I'm a f---ing actor! They hand me a script. I act. I'm here for entertainment, basically, when you whittle everything away. I'm a grown man who puts on makeup."

Now, he campaigns for candidates and goes to economic forums in Switzerland. I think when actors get paid so much they truly start believing that they're really special, and that everything they say must be special...why else would people want to know everything about their lives and why else would photographers chase them down 24/7. Why else do we treat them like we do. We create these monsters.

[Hildy]

It is a strange phenomenon that when performers reach a certain level, they truly believe that they're opinions about political matters should be heard. Take Brad Pitt. In 1997, he said this in TIME Magazine.

"You shouldn't speak until you know what you're talking about. That's why I get uncomfortable with interviews. Reporters ask me what I feel China should do about Tibet. Who cares what I think China should do? I'm a f---ing actor! They hand me a script. I act. I'm here for entertainment, basically, when you whittle everything away. I'm a grown man who puts on makeup."

Now, he campaigns for candidates and goes to economic forums in Switzerland. I think when actors get paid so much they truly start believing that they're really special, and that everything they say must be special...why else would people want to know everything about their lives and why else would photographers chase them down 24/7. Why else do we treat them like we do. We create these monsters.