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gezzam
SFN Regular
Australia
751 Posts |
 Posted - 04/22/2003 : 07:06:57
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You can't get more American than Bruce Springsteen..... from http://brucespringsteen.net/news/
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The Dixie Chicks have taken a big hit lately for exercising their basic right to express themselves, To me, they're terrific American artists expressing American values by using their American right to free speech. For them to be banished wholesale from radio stations, and even entire radio networks, for speaking out is un-American.
The pressure coming from the government and big business to enforce conformity of thought concerning the war and politics goes against everything that this country is about - namely freedom. Right now, we are supposedly fighting to create free speech in Iraq, at the same time that some are trying to intimidate and punish people for using that same right here at home.
I don't know what happens next, but I do want to add my voice to those who think that the Dixie Chicks are getting a raw deal, and an un-American one to boot. I send them my support.
Bruce Springsteen
All I wanna say is a big thumbs up to The Boss for showing some rational thought. I hope that there isn't a campaign to burn his CD's now.....
Edited to put the little thumbs up dude in....
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Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
Al Franken |
Edited by - gezzam on 04/22/2003 08:56:15
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 04/22/2003 : 08:36:59 [Permalink]
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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PhDreamer
SFN Regular
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2003 : 12:59:52 [Permalink]
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| Good for Bruce. I only wish both sides would show a little restraint in throwing about the phrase "un-American" or its equivalents. |
I believe that, as a species, human beings define their reality through suffering and misery.
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gezzam
SFN Regular
Australia
751 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2003 : 12:05:44 [Permalink]
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Dixie Chicks 'get death threats'
I put this here for two reasons. The story is relevent to the topic, and, well in all honesty.....
the cover ain't too shabby, huh boys.... 
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Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
Al Franken |
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