Posted on 07/15/2009 6:08:54 AM PDT by LottieDah
David Beckham is to blame for the war in Iraq, because he didn't use his superstar status to rally against it - according to Scottish rocker John McClure.
In a bizarre rant, the Reverend & The Makers singer insists superstars have a responsibility to use their fame for good, and he's convinced the British government would have backed out of the war if the likes of Beckham had rallied public support against conflict.
He tells British newspaper the Daily Mirror, "If David Beckham had of spoken out about Iraq it wouldn't have happened, I honestly believe that hand on heart, or Britain certainly wouldn't have got involved. Beckham's cultural gravitas was as such in that period that if he'd have gone, 'I don't want this war in Iraq, it's an awful thing, we should not do it', it wouldn't have happened, the public would've gone mad against it.
"But because he kept his gob shut, and everybody else did, it happened, we sleepwalked our way there."
Who is this dumbass? I mean seriously, I’ve never heard of him.
I blame Sheryl Crow. If she would have spent more time convincing us the war was wrong instead of how to use one sheet of toilet paper, I think it all could have been prevented.
I have never heard of him either...He is probably another one of those pompous asses who actually believes all the hype that surround celebrities. Next thing you know he will be asking why Beckham hasn’t cured cancer yet.
“If David Beckham had of spoken out about Iraq....”
^^^^
Had “of” spoken? Articulate fellow, isn’t he?
Or does the blame go to the writer of the piece?
With hand on heart?
Hoot man...who?
YOu post photos of him and not the wife?
If what John McClure says is true, then millions of iraqis who now enjoy some semblance of freedom and democracy (instead of complete tyranny) can now thank not only the armed forces of the U.S., U.K., Australia, Poland and others, but David Beckham as well.
That's up to you to do! :-) (in case you are wondering, I am a female!)
I kinda assumed you were female - just teasing a bit! :-)
:-) You never know, though - do you?
I’d help, but can’t really find any good looking pics from before she turned into a plastic skank bimbo.
She’s in the first picture, but she turned sideways so you can’t see her.
I'm at a loss for words.
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