[TXBlair]

...But (the Bush years) were extremely difficult years for any artist to express themselves truthfully because the odds were stacked against them. Anytime they made any political statement, the hard right was on them like flies on poop. It was insulting to artists’ dignity not to have the freedom of speech this country is so highly regarded for.

Really? I could have sworn there was an awful lot of anti-Bush "artistic expression" spewing from the piehole of many an entertainer. Aside from the Dixie Chicks (who were morons for ticking off their country fanbase), none really faced any repercussions. Poor, wounded Coverdale is rewriting history. Who even knew he was still alive?

[TNCMAXQ]

The hard right was on anyone who disagreed with Bush. Un huh. And how did this silence them? They make it sound as if they somehow ended up in prisons or re-education camps. You just know though if the left tries to do that to us, these voices for “free expression” would go right along with it.