John Mellencamp Goes "Jena" Race-Baiter

Bob Parks: Black & Right ^ | 10/6/07 | Bob Parks

[bocopar]

"Oh, oh, oh Jena, take your nooses down."

Let's see who accuses me of misinterpreting this....

Initially five of the "Jena Six" teens were charged with attempted 2nd degree murder, to be tried as adults by an all-white jury.

As we've covered this "all-white jury" thing here, it's plainly obvious that Mr. Mellencamp is starved for relevance and attention. He clearly hasn't kept up on the facts of this case, but when it comes to the entertainment royalty, facts are for some gopher to look up if necessary.

This appears to be a lame song and a lame attempt to interject himself into an incident of which he's using lame facts. As he is cognizant enough to say he's not indicting the town of Jena (despite the inflammatory imagery), maybe he should have avoided the lame disclaimer and considered changing the name of the song...?

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

yonnie kooger is going into hip-hop now?

[Jaysun]

John Cougar is an ass. Always has been, always will be.

[robomatik]

mellencamp is like the stones in my mind. he/they made some great music way back when, but now, they use politics to gain headlines.

[Porterville]

I scooped my dogs crap up with his cds and threw them away along time ago.

Typical rich liberal, out of touch with the common man, out of touch with hard working salt of the earth types.

He doesn’t even know the meaning of his own poetry because he is a lying socialist, doing anything to make a buck.

[Arkinsaw]

Neil Young did it better....but nobody needs him around anyhow.

[j_k_l]

since ripping off Disney....

"R-O-C-K in the U-S-A"

"M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E"

The hits have been hard to come by.

[cquiggy]

John who? Mellancamp should try to remember the last time he got anywhere near a hit record. I think it was when they were still called records or lps. You remember vinyl. It was also way back when he was known as John Cougar. What an ass.

[Kirkwood]

Most people are totally clueless about the facts behind the Jena 6 case. If they hear al sharpton or jesse jackson is involved, that’s all the clueless need to know before they hop on board.

[Altura Ct.]

If you feel so inclined leave a message on his BB. You have to register to post.

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[phormer phrog phlyer]

I don’t know much about this song (currently having fun in the IZ). In a former life I used to fly him around, a skittish flyer, he seemed to think that we went looking for bad weather to fly into. We did not look forward to flying him.

[Vaquero]

Johnny Couger @$$aholla.

[AwesomePossum]

John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, The Dixie Chicks, Barry Manilow, Neil Young, Elton John, and a host of other entertainers are ill-informed about so many things..............they can make very good music................but, desperately ignorant of the truth sometimes.........

Lucky for them, there are plenty of ill-informed followers out there........

[Landru]

First it was a washed up Barry Manilow a coupe weeks ago bemoaning the right.
Next (& w. sagging sales his inspiration?) the Runt-Boss Shamestein starts his shtick. Now, "The Little Bastard" Mellencamp shows up.

Hmmmmm, is there a pattern here among yesterdays losers?
Perhaps poor advise from the very same clowns responsible for running the entire music industry clear into the ground?

...could be, might be. ;^)

[Tzimisce]

Not all black people are violent, but all whites are racist.

Nice to see he’s so open minded....

[reg45]

Little Johnny has been smoking too much “Small Town” weed.

[Pablo64]

And people should care about Mellonhead’s whiney-ass opinion because....???

[Kimmers]

How can someone that lives in Bloomington IN possibly understand or could relate to the Jena situation?

Silly me,entertainers are experts on everything....

[BOBTHENAILER]

I didn’t read the article, but is this:

JUST A LITTLE DITTY, BOUT HOW IGNORANT I AM

[Kimmers]

Here is another “great” song by Mellenkamp

TO WASHINGTON
Eight years of peace and prosperity
Scandal in the White House
An election is what we need
From coast-to-coast to Washington

So America voted on a president
No one kept count
On how the election went
From Florida to Washington

&*!damn, said one side
And the other said the same
Both looked pretty guilty
But no one took the blame
From coast-to-coast to Washington

So a new man in the White House
With a familiar name
Said he had some fresh ideas
But it’s worse now since he came
From Texas to Washington

And he wants to fight with many
And he says it’s not for oil
He sent out the National Guard
To police the world
From Baghdad to Washington

What is the thought process
To take a humans life
What would be the reason
To think that this is right
From heaven to Washington
From Jesus Christ to Washington