Posted on 11/19/2021 12:04:45 PM PST by nickcarraway
The Eric Clapton we loved, whose new album is as good as anything he’s ever done, is dead to us, basically.
Clapton has doubled down on his anti-vaccine madness and thrown in with Robert K. Kennedy, Jr. Kennedy, a misery to his family– they’ve all criticized him– maintains a loud anti-vaccine campaign himself.
Despite suffering from Parkinson’s Disease, Kennedy is anti-public health. His dead uncle, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who fought for decades for universal health insurance, must be throwing up in heaven.
Clapton has now allowed himself to be interviewed by Kennedy and featured on his website. Clapton tells Kennedy that criticism of what he’s doing is falling on deaf ears:
“In fact, I felt more support as a result of this than I ever did before about anything — and I was always quite private about my beliefs and concerns, but the minute I got public with this and just told the truth — my truth, I suppose you could say — I could see really clearly what was real, genuine enthusiasm and relief and comfort from people that were feeling the same way.”
Luckily, Clapton’s family does not agree with his position, which has included recording anti-vax, anti-lockdown music with Van Morrison, declaring that he won’t play venues with vaccine mandates, and receiving a very negative report from Rolling Stone, which used to idolize him.
He tells Kennedy, who I’m convinced has an undiagnosed brain tumor: “I’ve got teenage girls and an older girl who’s in her thirties, and they’ve all had to kind of give me leeway because I haven’t been able to convince any of them. I think my wife is now seeing it the same way as me, but most of them, they’ve always thought I’m a crackpot anyway, because I do things that are extremely unusual on any kind of level.”
So, it’s over. I loved Clapton’s music. “Layla” is very special to me. But people crack as they get older. Eric Clapton had a hideous drug problem. Who knows how this has affected him? But what he’s doing now is beyond the pale. As for Kennedy, please, don’t get me started.
Who is Robert K. Kennedy Jr?
Am I really reading this, on FR?
Did you forget your /sarc tag??
RFK Jr. Is a national hero. Clapton shows real bravery, intelligence, and passion. What I have learned about vaccines in general from RFK Jr. has stunned me. The FACTS are mind-blowing... And the drug company sponsored media will do ANYTHING to keep them from you. The insanity is highlighted by this quip:
“The media are attacking horse medicines and telling us to inject non-medicines that aren’t even tested on animals.”
Oh, there are demands. My friend went into the pharmacy for some reason, and the person there harangued him into getting the flu shot he adamantly didn’t want to. And he’s a physician.
I pray that they are.
Perfect!
I like Clapton, but he, like loose bedspring, is over-played and over-rated. They actually played Sea of Joy today on my local radio station today! Should’ve quit while he was ahead. Layla sucks!
Roger Friedman.
The doof who, at one time, worked for FoxNews as a ‘movie and gossippy commentator’.
Large. Lefty.
Maybe we should start a cheer of “Let’s Go Clapton” as a nice way of saying FU Fauci .
Clapton was genuinely injured by the vaccine and thought it had ended his career - you’d think his family would be glad he’s OK.
I’m tired of these people who have minimal vaccine side effects brushing off serious injuries as if it’s nothing - it’s akin to the “Everybody needs to take a beating” quote from the Rittenhouse trial.
Roger Friedman - never heard of him like millions of other sane Americans haven’t, and nobody cares. That is his legacy.
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