Posted on 09/08/2005 11:28:33 AM PDT by schaketo
I never said his freedom of speech was being infringed upon. What I said is that many people would look at it that way if the NFL told him he was uninvited. Not to mention the financial nightmare of breaking a contract.
The man has already said he was just going to do his music, so why would you have to worry about his spouting off? And if just seeing him bothers you, change the channel. Or is your remote broken? There are, unfortunately, people in this country that either agree with him, or don't really care what he has to say, but still want to see him perform. What about their "right" to be entertained as promised in the promos?
i was sent FREE Tix to this event... i sent them back.... the event was to begin around 1:30pm PST....as of 5:21 PST... they still couldnt give all the tix away. ROFLMFAO!
kanye is a manufactured success. you put enough money behind an artist in promotion, you will see returns.
Tonight begins my official boycott of the NFL. Not that they care. Middle aged white guys is no longer the league's target demographic, Rolling Stones notwithstanding.
He has a song called "Jesus Walks." But then, inevitably, he raps about wanting a girl to strip.
That's probably because you don't listen to crap idiot music.
Never said you didn't.
My timing is generally impeccable and I get to my seats about five minutes to kickoff. I never watch a preshow.
It appears he was loudly booed by the Pat fans for the entire length of his performance. It was remote but the reaction was swift and LOUD! My faith in football and the fanbase is restored.
good luck... pepsi is owned by unilever who owns lipton tea who sponsors another abnoxious gorup, the dixie cowards, who also owns slim fast.. who sponsors yet another loud mouth, whoopi goldberg... i think they go out of their way to sponsor anti-bush idiots.
Yup - here's the response I received from Pepsi's consumer relations dept.
Thank you for your email regarding Kanye West and his remarks during a
recent televised benefit concert in New York.
The catastrophic events surrounding our country's worst natural disaster
in living memory have imposed a severe strain not only on those directly
involved, but also those watching from afar. It's not surprising that
emotions have run high in the immediate days following.
Many questions have arisen in the days since Hurricane Katrina struck the
Gulf Coast. President Bush has said himself that the nation's response
has been "unacceptable" and that we need to find out what went right and
what went wrong.
This has become a challenging and frustrating time for everyone, and
during the benefit, Mr. West made an emotional, impulsive statement. Now
he's focusing his energy on helping the affected citizens recover and
rebuild after this national disaster. Among other things, he plans to
visit the area to personally assist the people who have been affected by
Katrina.
At Pepsi, we're doing what we can, too. We are dedicated to working
directly with relief organizations and government agencies to provide
monetary assistance and food and beverage donations to people in need.
We fully appreciate your feelings in this matter and the sincerity with
which they have been expressed. The destruction wrought by Hurricane
Katrina and its aftermath will be subjected to serious debate for some
time to come and, in time, will be assessed with less passion and more
reflection.
In the meantime, the victims of this tragedy have to receive support and
care. That will require an extraordinary national commitment and we will
need to continue to do whatever we can to help.
Again, we thank you for taking the time to express your opinion and wish
that you will continue to do so.
With best regards,
Suzanne Gooley
Consumer Relations Representative
consumerrelations@cr.pepsi.com
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