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Posted on 08/05/2004 10:02:43 AM PDT by Dubya
Geo Soros and moveon.org strike again.
Is there ANY plan by pro-Bush bands to counter this with concerts as well?
Yeah, they "banded together" to raise $2 million for the sons and daughters of those who are killed in batter, not to rip on John Kerry.
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Folks...how do you fight this!!!
These concerts will backfire in their face. People already think pop-stars have too much influence on our society. We don't need them telling us who to vote for too. I expect a major revolt, and like the Wellstone funeral in 2002 it will help the Republicans because these artists have gone too far and people will vote against that, by voting for Bush.
If you wany singers to shut-up and sing then Vote for Bush.
$75 to see has-been's and nobody's? Even if politics wasn't involved I wouldn't spend 1/2 that to see any of those artists. The only one that even looks good is Pearl Jam--I'd go see their show for $25, maybe $30.
OK...yesterday, Jimmy Buffet's name was thrown into this mix. Is this still the case? God I hope not.
"...those who are killed in batter,..."
Deep fried???
BaCk from the dead?
I'm hoping for 23 things to happen here: 1) This "Rock The Vote" event is a failure 2) Bush wins in a landslide and 3)These leftist a**holes lose all their money and have to beg for bread.
Declare them to all be satan-spawned, demon scum, and require mandatory usage of ear plugs within 5 miles of every concert.
Oops, my insert key was on. It should be 3 things.
I posted this on another thread.... But I sent this letter out to record companies today.
Yesterday, I took 19 cd’s of Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffet, and James Taylor to a used cd store and sold them. We have a collection of over 200 different ones, so I may be going back if I have anymore of those who speak out in this concert against President Bush or any concert for that matter. I was given $38.00 (of which I originally spent $255.00) and I sent it to the RNC. Before when Natalie Maines, of the Dixie Chicks spoke out her views I sent my cd's to her record company. But this time, I did not want to spend any more of my hard earned money mailing them back. I am sick and tired of the artist who will just not shut up and sing. I am tired of the smear campaign they are involved in against President Bush, and most of all during this time we are at war. They are aiding the enemy in their hate and rage. My husband and I have spent many hundreds of dollars going to the above concerts many times and I will NEVER listen to another one of their songs again. After our last Willie concert, he was so stoned he could not remember the words to Beer for my Horse, that should have taught us something!
I am upset and will use my ability as a consumer to not support them. Yes, they have a right to speak their mind, and they have over and over. We have our right as a consumer to not support them and their beliefs. We have men and women who are in harms way and the more these types of hate concerts go on the more it aids the people who want to destroy us. The real heroes in my mind are our military and their families.
I am one person, but I know many who feel the same way I do. You might wonder why Fox News ratings are so high. It is because they give a fair and balanced reporting instead of NBC, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, CNN, and almost all newspapers biased view. We are a split country and I fully support President Bush, no matter how many of the so called Elitist is using their fame to flame him.
You all are forgetting who pays part of your bills. I know that James Taylor has royalties and is ok for life, but he lost one of his big fans, in me. His decision to go out on this 30 something concert, in swing states during October, has sent me away from him and all the others for good. I also have had to stop going to movies with stars that are so public in their hate and anger against President Bush and my conservative values.
Thank God, we have XM radio now and we can choose our stations and what music we listen to while traveling in our car. Because when they play any of the blabbing anti- American artist songs, (YES, I said anti- American) artist, we will flip the channel.
Isn't America Great? We have a choice to not buy or go see their concerts or movies. If and when it hurts their pocket books, maybe they will realize who they have alienated by being so bluntly public in their political views. You all can have the Michael Moore’s and propaganda of the world. I will take President Bush and his family along with our values as my agenda.
God Bless America- and God Bless President Bush, his family and his cabinet.
So is this a "swing-state" tour?
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