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Michael Bolton: ‘I Would Walk Across The Country’ To Get Hillary in Office (Can anyone pass me a vomit bag?)

Almost lost in all the furor over the former country music group the Dixie Chicks' domination of the Grammy Awards was another major development. The knee-jerk vote by liberal Grammy members wanting to send the White House and Nashville and country radio a large middle finger about the alleged persecution and martyrdom of the trio also effectively poisoned the well for other deserving artists in the five categories the Chicks swept. In essence, all of the other nominees for album of the year, record of the year, song of the year, country album and country duo or group performance never...

President Kennedy once said that "In serving his vision of the truth, the artist best serves his nation." I am proud to be a part of a community of artists and filmmakers who have shown their activism and social consciousness through their work; a group that is committed to examining our world and revealing the truth. Sure, the entertainment industry is not perfect. With every groundbreaking, courageous film that is produced, there are also films made that contribute little to the betterment of society. But, more often than not, we are a group that is ahead of the national conversation....

Well, folks, it's not just the Palestinian Authority that is in the business of indoctrinating young people through vile martyrdom videos. Now, the artist formerly known as Prince has jumped into the murder-promoting, terror-sympathizing act. I just finished watching "Cinnamon Girl," which can be viewed online here. (Warning: You need to download AOL's media playback software to watch the video). There's news coverage of this female suicide bomber video here. Excerpt: It’s a chilling social statement from a musician better known for talking sexy: Prince’s video for the song “Cinnamon Girl” depicts an Arab-American girl detonating herself in a crowded...

FRREP THIS POLL!!! http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn//cmt_insider/84994/episode.jhtml Would You Buy Another Dixie Chicks' CD? The talented trio from Texas is heading back to the spotlight this fall to participate in a series of political concerts. CMT Insider will talk with some industry experts to find out if they think the Chicks will be able make a strong comeback, but we want to know what you think. Would you buy their CDs in the future? Voice your opinion in CMT Insider's poll.

Streisand's Election Version of 'People' Fri Jun 25, 4:02 AM ET By The Associated Press Barbra Streisand sang a special 2004 election version of her hit "People" at a Thursday night fund-raising concert for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites). Here are the lyrics: People I mean G-O-People Who'd believe there's such people in the world Bush sees a Lotta Condoleeza They're dividing the planet's oil According to Richard "Poil" And they're all just trainees Of Cheney's Now Rumsfeld We must get rid of Rumsfeld He's the spookiest person in the world As for Powell He's neither...