Posted on 07/27/2010 10:54:10 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Elton John didn't mince words in slamming his fellow musicians for boycotting Arizona over the controversial SB 1070 immigration law. From the stage at his sold-out Tucson Arena concert Thursday night, John savored a few choice, not-so-family-friendly words:
"We are all very pleased to be playing in Arizona. I have read that some of the artists won't come here. They are (expletive)wits! Let's face it: I still play in California, and as a gay man I have no legal rights whatsoever. So what's the (expletive) with these people?"
John has never been one to cave into political pressure from his musical colleagues. He ignored an artist boycott of Israel in June over the flotilla fiasco and played a show in Tel Aviv. He also played Rush Limbaugh's latest wedding reception in early June, which drew the ire of gays and lesbians. Limbaugh is vehemently anti-gay marriage; John is married to his longtime partner David Furnish
Surprising.He’s the last one earth I’d expect to support (or even to tolerate) the new law.
Sir Elton knows that Conservatives buy ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ also.
Bwhahaha! I haven't laughed at post that hard for a little while. I'm so using that later.
RE: “John is married to his longtime partner David Furnish”
Rush said that is a flat out lie.
I believe they are not MARRIED but had a CIVIL CEREMONY formalizing their “partnership”. They did not call it a wedding but a “civil partnership”.
See here :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4546670.stm
Elton John paid his first ever visit to my town. I boycotted him.
Thanks for proving me right about you.
“The fascist will just claim RUSH brainwashed him”
Yeah, man, you ever hear “2112” played backwards? That’s some freaky-ass stuff!
Oops, wrong Rush. ;)
LOL!!
And Charlie Daniels says it's wabbit season!
Does Charlie Daniels hunt wabbits?
Rush is vehemently gay marriage? Odd, I’ve never heard him mention it... maybe he has but I missed it.
As a matter of fact Elton John is not in favor of it either. He says a legal document works just fine.
Not if he lives in the zoo!!
Zing, could not help myself!
Looks like being friends with Rush has knocked some sense into him
I thought it was nice of him to visit rush when he had his heart attack in the hotel
He makes a great point!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALL GAYS SHOULD BOYCOTT CALIFORNIA!!!
No more Hollywood movies
Why shoot the messenger, people? Arizona needs all the help it can get.
sw
I think what Great Britian has is domestic partnership and that is what they have.It is our media who have seized on the word marriage.
if elton’s male mate, transexualizes, wouldn’t that solve his marriage problems...
will he still be gay.
will he still be able to sing.
enquiring minds want to know.
teeman
““John is married to his longtime partner David Furnish”
Rush said that is a flat out lie.”
So does Wikipedia...
“He met his Canadian-born partner David Furnish, a former advertising executive and now film maker, in 1993. On 21 December 2005, they entered into a civil partnership.”
In fact Elton John himself is not in favor of gay marriage. Here’s what he has said on the subject:
““What is wrong with Proposition 8 is that they went for marriage. Marriage is going to put a lot of people off, the word marriage… I don’t want to be married. I’m very happy with a civil partnership. If gay people want to get married, or get together, they should have a civil partnership… You get the same equal rights that we do when we have a civil partnership. Heterosexual people get married. We can have civil partnerships.” – Elton John
Politics, being a blood sport, is best left to the politicans. Smart move Elton.
I agree, but then, he's seen what immigration has wrought in old Blighty.
AWESOME!
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