Posted on 01/13/2005 3:00:15 AM PST by kattracks
(CNSNews.com) - Rock artist Kid Rock will not perform at the youth concert for the presidential inauguration, and conservatives are applauding the news because of outrage at the content of his lyrics."We have been informed that Kid Rock will not perform," said Donald E. Wildmon, chairman of the American Family Association.
According to Wildmon, over 100,000 people called and e-mailed the Presidential Inauguration Committee to voice their concerns over news that Kid Rock was invited to perform.
Wildmon said Kid Rock's lyrics focus on recreational sex and send a message of female sexual exploitation, both of which contradict the values of voters who support the president.
The rock artist also appeared in a porn film in 2000, the AFA noted.
Oh, I agree, truly. I'm just hoping against hope that they start thinking about something other than themselves for half a second. If they really feel the way they do, and refuse to compromise with the other 80% of the GOP, my personal opinion is that they ought to form their own party, vice trying to make all other conservatives fit their mold. If they're really as powerful as they claim to be, then they should have no problem raising the funds and getting the spokespeople they need. And we're happy because we aren't considered to be of the same mind as them, and dragged down with them.
FWIW. All I mean is, if they are willing to step outside themselves for a minute, they could see that a little compromise isn't going to hurt them at all...and that they can't control everyone around them, as much as they may feel entitled to.
Do you like Laura Ingrahm?
Interestingly your argument greatly parrallels Michael Moore's buck-up letter after the dem loss relating to how the young will bring their ideas forth etc...
No liberal leftist could have said it better.
The bigotry and close mindedness you present is no different than that of the left.
Don't worry, when Hillary is elected, you can go back to doing what you do best: bashing conservatives.
I think this is well said and agree to some degree. But, actually, we all are in this position and act on it all the time. If this were true we couldn;t choose to criticize the dems or anyone.
There is room enough for all of us under "the big tent", and I see no rhyme or reason in name calling and jockying for power and position.
Yes. My reaction is that I see a huge hostility toward WND and Wildman and a stereotyped groups of "fanatics" that is exactly what you describe here.
For example, WND merits criticism, as does anything, but they were there in the trenches and have had a significant effect in helping the Republicans gain majorities and checking liberal power.
I think the people vociferous on these threads are doing exactly what you lament -- not the other way around.
I see hysteria in the denunciations of WND and on this topic.
I'm actually glad they have Wildmon as a scapegoat. They can just resort to the politics of personal destruction and attack the messenger. No logic required. Just smear and slime.
If you are incapable of basic comprehension skills, then why tell the whole world?
Those traits have been the most frightening observations on these Kid Rock threads.
I'm especially disappointed in the folks who ought to know better.
Worth the re-citation for parroting the mantra of the Hollywood's Godless elitist left.
Hey Robby -- Do you cower and cringe at the sight of a crucifix and dawn? BOO!
The problem with all of this is that people are attacking each other personally with all of this...we don't need the Dems for that anymore, it seems. We're too busy bashing each other to try to come up with a reasonable compromise that makes everyone happy, if not entirely satisfied. But that's what compromise IS, and unfortunately, a lot of people that "our little group" have a beef with is the fact that so many of them appear to want all or nothing, and we appear the same way. Everyone is just digging in and fighting back.
IMO, it's wasted energy we should be using to kick the stuffing out of the Democrats!! Those are the folks that need to be taken to task for imposing their will through judicial activism and other sneaky methods to promote their agendas. They know by now that they can't win in the court of public opinion, so they're doing end runs around the Constitution, and state laws to accomplish their aims. It seems in some ways that a lot of people on our side of the fence (conservatives) are advocating the same approach, which I think is unwise in the extreme, and appears hypocritical. I love our country, and I don't want ANYONE to pervert the process to achieve what they want, no matter how noble it may be. I'm sure the Dems think what they want is noble, too.
*shudder*
FWIW. All I mean is, if they are willing to step outside themselves for a minute, they could see...
Folks, now you've seen it with your own eyes.
The 'Kid Rock' thread finally reaching it's zenith of hostility and outright hatred.
Is there really a moral equivocation between "the religious extremists [aka Islamic terrorists] from the middle east," and "THEIR extremism, [aka the so-called "authoritarianistic religious divine right"].
Am I misconstruing this post as a thinly veiled threat of war against our own?
I don't think so.
"The true battle will be between modern civilization and anti-modernists; between those who believe in the primacy of the individual and those who believe that human beings owe their allegiance and identity to a higher authority; between those who give priority to life in this world and those who believe that human life is mere preparation for an existence beyond life; between those who believe in science, reason, and logic and those who believe that truth is revealed through Scripture and religious dogma. Terrorism will disrupt and destroy lives. But terrorism itself is not the greatest danger we face."Hey Robert_Paulson2, it's not nice to threaten to kill your fellow freepers, but if you and your gang of junkies, pimps and whores wants a fight, Bring it on.“Democrats should call all this for what it is – a clear and present danger to religious liberty in America,” Reich writes. “For more than 300 years, the liberal tradition has sought to free people from the tyranny of religious doctrines that would otherwise be imposed on them. Today’s evangelical right detests that tradition and seeks nothing short of a state-sponsored religion. But maintaining the separation of church and state is a necessary precondition of liberty.” - Robert Reich
"Terrorism will disrupt and destroy lives. But terrorism itself is not the greatest danger we face...
"“For more than 300 years, the liberal tradition has sought to free people from the tyranny of religious doctrines that would otherwise be imposed on them. Today’s evangelical right detests that tradition and seeks nothing short of a state-sponsored religion. But maintaining the separation of church and state is a necessary precondition of liberty.” - Robert Reich
I'd say the words of a weaselly, liberal, leftist worm -- Robert Reich -- sound eerily similar to what a certain Freeper tried to say.
I'd also say a certain Freeper is going to wind up on the losing end of that battle if he wants to ride shotgun with Robert Reich and his Big Lie.
"...but if you and your gang of junkies, pimps, and whores wants a fight, Bring it on."
What makes one a junkie, pimp, and/or whore, TJ? Being someone who listens to Kid Rock? Not being a Christian? Being a Christian, but not being a theo-con? Being someone who doesn't like being told what to do or who to listen to?
Just curious.
People who think prostitution should be legal have the mentality of a lowly pimp.
Are you in argreement with Post #392?
And what to you think of the last paragraph?
I see. Thanks.
And junkies? What makes one a junkie?
Well, F16, as one of the "leave me alone, damnit!" crowd I don't want any manner of social engineering from either the left or the right - and I certainly don't want it coming from the federal government. One of my favorite political quotes is "Tax me a dollar a week for defense, and leave me the hell alone."
That being said, though I do have some concerns with the theo-cons, I do not liken them to the Islamaniacs. I just wish the theo-cons would understand that not everyone believes as they do: Not every American Patriot is a Christian. Not every American Patriot wants Big Brother telling us what to think, who to listen to, what to watch, etc. Regardless, I wish the theo-cons no harm, just a dash of intellectual maturity and understanding of political realism.
To my way of thinking, conservatism means less governmental regulation in all areas of life. Does that make me un-American? Does that make me less patriotic?
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