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  • Country Joe McDonald hits sour note with Veterans Day organizers

    10/19/2005 7:55:54 AM PDT · by SmithL · 7 replies · 598+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 10/19/5 | Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross
    The sticky subject of the Iraq war has prompted Country Joe McDonald and fellow organizers to pull the plug on Berkeley's annual Veterans Day observance -- at least for now. After much debate, organizers just couldn't agree on whether to allow a parent from the anti-war Gold Star Families for Peace to speak. "It's ironic, to say the least, that this has happened in Berkeley,'' said Country Joe, whose anti-Vietnam War anthem, "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag,'' made famous the question: "One, two, three -- what are we fighting for?'' Now, one might think any veterans event would have a rough time getting...