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"Bush Should Have Died, Not Reagan": Morrissey (Washed-Up Pop Has-Been Opens Pie Hole)
Manchester Online ^
| 6/7/04
| Staff
Posted on 06/07/2004 12:58:56 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
MANCHESTER music legend Morrissey sparked controversy when he announced Ronald Reagan's death live on stage during a concert - and then declared he wished it was George Bush who had died instead.
Thousands of fans at Dublin Castle, in Ireland, cheered when the ex-Smiths frontman made the announcement that the former American president, who had battled with Alzheimer's Disease, had passed away.
And an even bigger cheer followed when Morrissey - who is no stranger to controversy - then said he wished it had been the current President, George W Bush, who had died.
Fan Tony Murray said: "He commented about the death of Ronald Reagan and when he wished that it was George W instead the crowd went wild."
The Dublin concert was the latest leg of Morrissey's European tour, which began at the M.E.N. Arena last month when the ever-popular performer made his first appearance in the city for 12 years.
He is due to appear at the Move festival at Old Trafford cricket ground next month.
A spokesman for Morrissey's record label, Sanctuary Records, said: "We do not have a recording of the gig, but as far as we can tell, Morrissey was just alerting the audience to the fact that Ronald Reagan had died.
"He then simply followed that up with his comment about George Bush, which was his own opinion. He is no stranger to controversy."
TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle; All
There is a link where you can submit your comments for anyone who is interested in responding to that immature little creep!
YOUR COMMENTS
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posted on
06/07/2004 1:00:37 PM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
3
posted on
06/07/2004 1:00:54 PM PDT
by
mhking
(Am I supposed to grovel and do hail Marys now?)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Who or what is "Morrisey"?
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posted on
06/07/2004 1:01:04 PM PDT
by
r9etb
To: r9etb
Apparently a Moby with a British accent.
5
posted on
06/07/2004 1:01:51 PM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(Retrosexual Vietnam veteran against John Kerry, proud to be a "crook" and a "liar.")
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
And Frankie Goes To Hollywood was heard to opine ... oh, who cares.
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posted on
06/07/2004 1:01:52 PM PDT
by
martin_fierro
("Meine liebe Pluskat....")
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
the ex-Smiths frontman Smiths? Who?
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posted on
06/07/2004 1:02:18 PM PDT
by
r9etb
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
I don't know who 'Morrissey' is, but I nominate him for the Kurt Cobain award...
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posted on
06/07/2004 1:02:22 PM PDT
by
Spok
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
God he is such a Huge Pussy, Guys come up on stage and Hug him throughout the show. IT'S SOOOOOOOOO GAY!
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posted on
06/07/2004 1:02:34 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
( It Puts The Lotion in the Basket or it gets the Hose Again........)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Who? I never heard of him.
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posted on
06/07/2004 1:03:05 PM PDT
by
Dan from Michigan
("Mr. Gorbachev - Tear down this wall" - Ronald Reagan - 1911-2004)
To: cmsgop
Guys come up on stage and Hug him throughout the show. IT'S SOOOOOOOOO GAY!'Nuff said.
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posted on
06/07/2004 1:03:08 PM PDT
by
mhking
(Am I supposed to grovel and do hail Marys now?)
To: r9etb; All
HE USED TO BE WITH THE POPULAR 80'S NEW WAVE BAND "THE SMITHS".
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posted on
06/07/2004 1:03:45 PM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
To: r9etb
Yeah, I agree.
Who the $@&# is Morrissey?!
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Meanwhile, over at the Adam Ant Center for Geopolitics....
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posted on
06/07/2004 1:04:11 PM PDT
by
martin_fierro
("Meine liebe Pluskat....")
To: r9etb
The British version of Moby
Comment #16 Removed by Moderator
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Morrissey is the founder of mope rock (with the Smiths), so it's fair to say that he should have lived up to his lyrics and killed himself years ago.
He's a freakazoid, a few years ago he was following "Friends" star Matt LeBlanc around, apparently he was "in love" with LeBlanc. Not that LeBlanc was at all interested.
One of their biggest albums was "Meat is Murder". So if you want to stick it to Morrissey, I'd suggest buying and cooking a nice thick steak tonight. Then you can visit his website and inform him that, in honor of his comments about Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, you ate a big chunk of cow.
To: r9etb
Smiths? Who?
garbage-y depressing "I'm cooler then you" supposed "music"
I think they had an album called "Meat is Murder"...that's all you really need to know about this idjit.
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posted on
06/07/2004 1:05:09 PM PDT
by
motzman
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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posted on
06/07/2004 1:05:25 PM PDT
by
veronica
(Viva la Reagan revolution...)
To: Dan from Michigan
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