Ballad Honors Taliban John

www.foxnews.com ^ | 07/21/02

[Marauder]

My "Steve Earle collection" consists of a single CD which I bought some years ago in a pawn shop, and I didn't particularly enjoy it.
In fact, the only tune he's ever done that I did like was his first big one, "Guitar Town," which was the reason I bought this one.
It is time to throw that one CD away; he's in the same area of my music preference as Barbra Streisand, as of now.

[Illbay]

I believe Earle is from Austin, TX. 'Nuff said.

[Jhoffa_]

Great move.. While I suspect your average country music fan doesn't care squat about the palestinian/israel conflict (they probably just call them all arabs and couldn't care less) they are probably bright enough to catch him making snide remarks about America.

[Jhoffa_]

?

[gilor]

Well you can't expect too much from a filthy junkie. Prayin' for this piece of sh!t to OD.

[Kerberos]

"I'm thinkin' this will have a very negative effect. "

Unfortunately in the entertainment business bad PR is better than no PR.

[PJeffQ]

Illbay is anti- anything Southern...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Its the Age of Clinton.

[Jhoffa_]

I thought he was anti-everything, period..

(But I do kind of agree with him about Texas though.. and, yes.. I am ducking)

[weikel]

It could be satirical?

[dighton]

He will propably sell 2 copies.

He'll sell dozens to lewrockwell.com.

[gilor]

This guy may be from Austin, but I can only hope he runs into some Real Texans someday in a nice dark alley.

WoooHooo!

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Actually I think the Austin comment was about the fact that Austin is the Berkley of Texas.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

I wish you were right but with 40% of America being hard core leftists I think the "in crowd" of liberals will buy it as an "in your face" gesture.

I could be wrong but I think Earle has always had a pretty right wing fan base, including a lot of vets and Freepers...none of whom will support him after this.

This new album might get a "bump" from the left over this but then I predict his career is over in the US. He'll be lucky to play coffeehouses in Ithaca NY.

[Chad Fairbanks]

He has to come home from Europe first... which brings up another point... anyone ever notice how, whenever some artist/movie star/author/musician does/says/releases something anti-american, they are always in Europe when it's reported????? What cowards...

[another cricket]

"Goodbye, Earle..."

Rats! You beat me to it.

Ain't it dark/wrapped up in that tarp Earle

a.cricket

[gilor]

It could be satirical?

Doubt it.

[Jhoffa_]

Austin is the Berkley of Texas.

ahhh.. we need a similar "escape from NY" type scenario to contain our liberals here.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Maybe we can prevail upon Doug From Upland to run with this? ;0)

[Illbay]

You're right, but the response from PJeffQ is interesting because it illustrates what I've said time and time again: Those with an agenda filter EVERYTHING through the Template of that agenda.