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Ozzy's True Stripes
Reason.com ^ | May 7 2002 | Sara Rimensnyder

Posted on 05/07/2002 1:09:42 PM PDT by Senator Pardek

After this weekend, we all have new reason to worship Ozzy Osbourne. While hamming it up as one of the stars of the annual glitzfest known as the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, the heavy metal papa was asked what message he wanted to pass on to the president.

Some of Hollywood's beautiful people, puffed up with self-importance (among other things), would have felt the need to twitter portentously about their current cause celèbre.

Not Ozzy. He's his own cause celèbre, and all he wants is dual-citizenship. " I want to be American," he called out. "America is the coolest place on the face of the Earth. You've got freedom of speech. You've got McDonald's."

Clearly, Osbourne's already an American at heart: Only a true Yankee spirit could be at once so patriotic and so gloriously self-interested. Of course, this being the outspoken, opinionated U.S.A., not everyone agrees. Lynne Cheney reportedly joined the short list of naysayers after the dinner. "He's hardly someone we should be applauding... not a role model, I am rather embarrassed."

Ozzy's not. Nor should he be.



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1 posted on 05/07/2002 1:09:42 PM PDT by Senator Pardek
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To: Senator Pardek
Let's keep in mind Ed Sullivan got great ratings showing roller-skating, cigar-smoking chimpanzees...

and almost no-one can look away from a train-wreck!!

2 posted on 05/07/2002 1:13:32 PM PDT by Nitro
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To: Nitro
Let's keep in mind Ed Sullivan got great ratings showing roller-skating, cigar-smoking chimpanzees... and almost no-one can look away from a train-wreck!!
That's the only reason I watched an hour or so of the appallingly bad (even by TV standards) NBC circle jerk Sunday night.
3 posted on 05/07/2002 1:16:42 PM PDT by drjimmy
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To: Senator Pardek
When I think of what Osborn represents to today's youth, I shudder to think President Bush actually said, "My mother loves your stuff." Every other word out of Osbourns mouth is bleeped. He practically had to be carried out of the dinner the other night he was so loaded. He was passing out on his feet as his wife and aides got him into the limo. Is this the "stuff" Bush should be commenting on lightly? I know a lot of you think I'm a habitual Bush basher, but this is very sad indeed.
4 posted on 05/07/2002 1:17:54 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: DoughtyOne
I'm pretty sure Bush's remark was what they call a "joke." That happens frequently at the Correspondents' Dinner, I'm led to understand.
5 posted on 05/07/2002 1:18:56 PM PDT by Xenalyte
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To: Senator Pardek
Love your keywords...you might add "The Alamo", next time.
6 posted on 05/07/2002 1:19:14 PM PDT by rwfok
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To: Senator Pardek
Well, if I didn't know better I'd suspect that he uses drugs or something...
7 posted on 05/07/2002 1:20:18 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Xenalyte
That happens frequently at the Correspondents' Dinner, I'm led to understand

Which happens? - the joking? - or the being carried to the limo? lol.

8 posted on 05/07/2002 1:21:15 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Senator Pardek
Its ironic that terrorist-sympathizing/supporting foreign students can basically get a perpetual visa, but the government might not renew Ozzy's family's visas.
9 posted on 05/07/2002 1:21:26 PM PDT by FreeTally
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To: Xenalyte
You mean Barney the dog DIDN'T eat the list of undisclosed locations, making it impossible to find Dick Cheney that day? I'm shocked! =:o)
10 posted on 05/07/2002 1:22:09 PM PDT by Poohbah
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To: Billthedrill
Well, if I didn't know better I'd suspect that he uses drugs or something...

Nah, GW says he only did it in college.

11 posted on 05/07/2002 1:22:29 PM PDT by FreeTally
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To: drjimmy
I was otherwise occupied Sunday but I must confess that I semi-regularly watch CBS on Monday nights...

"King of Queens," "Yes Dear," "Everybody Loves Raymond" (I only watch this one for Peter Boyle) and "Becker!!"

I also watched a bit of the "Honeymooners" special but just the clips, I clicked away for the self-congratulatory commentary!!

Other than that I scrupulously avoid all network television!!

12 posted on 05/07/2002 1:24:04 PM PDT by Nitro
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To: drjimmy
I liked the plate spinners, waiting for a plate to fall and break.
13 posted on 05/07/2002 1:24:08 PM PDT by Kermit
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To: Senator Pardek
What's the point of making every other word a link? Is anyone really going to click on all those links? Who on earth has the time?
14 posted on 05/07/2002 1:25:18 PM PDT by Risky Schemer
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To: Poohbah
Well, they say inside every successful joke is a kernel of truth. So I'm betting Barney at least ate the slip of paper with Cheney's cell-phone number on it.
15 posted on 05/07/2002 1:25:50 PM PDT by Xenalyte
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To: DoughtyOne
I know a lot of you think I'm a habitual Bush basher...

You are correct in your assumption.

16 posted on 05/07/2002 1:26:07 PM PDT by Cable225
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To: Kermit
Senor Wences was my fave.
17 posted on 05/07/2002 1:27:04 PM PDT by caddie
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To: caddie
I prefered Topo Gigo.
18 posted on 05/07/2002 1:31:21 PM PDT by rwfok
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To: Xenalyte; Cable225; Poohbah
Evidently you guys missed the video of this event. Bush's remarks delighted Osbourn who stood on his chair and blew kisses at Bush, receiving what amounted to rounds of applause from the audience. Your interpretation of this could be that Bush recieved the applause. The next morning more than one newspaper article refered to Osbourn as overshaddowing the President by his attendence.

Do you still contend recognizing Osbourn was a good idea?

19 posted on 05/07/2002 1:31:22 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: DoughtyOne
figured I would see you here, never miss an oppurtunity to bash the OZ Man do ya?
20 posted on 05/07/2002 1:32:03 PM PDT by Delbert
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