Tom Petty on Past Confederate Flag Use: 'It Was Downright Stupid'

rollingstone.com ^ | 7/14/2015 | Andy Greene

[rktman]

"[The flag] shouldn't represent us in any way," Petty says. "We should be more concerned with why the police are killing black men for no reason"

[Rinnwald]

Public repentance is a cornerstone of Cultural Marxism.

Who says it’s not a religion?

[Rastus]

Oh, he is. He was doing a Sirius XM town hall and talking about the 1%, about the wonders of Obama, and how “the people who get Christ wrong are the Christians.” He’s a typically lefty stooge. It’s too bad because he has a wonderful song on his latest album, but when he revealed his “1%er” song on the same album, my interest faded.

[Pearls Before Swine]

...because I always look to second tier rock stars for my political and philosophical guidance...

[ifinnegan]

Headline should be Petty admits he is stupid.

[navyguy]

“We should be more concerned with why the police are killing black men for no reason”

The Stupid is strong with this one...

[HiTech RedNeck]

But has Skynyrd backed off that since? This sounds like a valid distinction to make. Being a good “redneck” doesn’t need to — in fact should not — mean being an ahole.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Saying Stupid Things is Part Of The Penance

[Milton Miteybad]

Rock stars...is there anything that they don’t know? [/Homer Simpson]

[HiTech RedNeck]

Bikers?

[skeeter]

Well, there's another icon who's progressive bones get tossed in the trash heap of irrelevant leftwing has-beens.

[T-Bone Texan]

Tom has been Hypnotized by leftist propaganda.

I will not be buying his latest album.

[IYAS9YAS]

Well, I did back down
Yes I did back down
You can’t make me wave that flag anymore
Cuz I did back down

I won’t stand my ground
Will be turned around
And I’ll keep this money I’ve already made
Didn’t stand my ground

And I will back down
(I will back down)
Hey baby, I’m so PC, no doubt
(I will back down)
Hey I won’t stand my ground
And I will back down
Well I’m wrong, that’s right
I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin’ me around
I’ll not stand my ground
And I will back down
(I will back down)
Hey baby, I’m so PC, no doubt
(I will back down)
Hey I won’t stand my ground
(I will back down)
Hey baby, I’m so PC, no doubt
(I will back down)
Hey I will back down
(I will back down)
Hey, baby, I’m so PC, no doubt
(I will back down)
I won’t stand my ground
And I will back down
Yes I will back down

[The_Media_never_lie]

He should just go away.

[chajin]

Can Mr. Petty please give example to back up his statements?

He can't back up, but he won't back down.

[smokingfrog]

meh

[Slings and Arrows]

Tom Petty, Dixie Chicks. Dixie Chicks, Tom Petty. Y’all should have a lot to talk about.

[KGeorge]

I loved Tom Petty till he took up with George Harrison. I’m not surpprised, I guess.
So WTH was up with him ;-) exploiting the Confederate Battle Flag, I wonder? Ahole.

[Arm_Bears]

Never much cared for Tom Petty.

Still don’t.

Putz.

[Fiji Hill]

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers? Hope they're not the same as these Heartbreakers

[KevinB]

The stupid, it hurts (and I’m a big TP fan). These idiots say this stuff because they think it makes them look cool and enlightened. I have to go take a shower now after visiting the Rolling Stone website.