April 23, 2003
The Chicks, the Boss.
While I do not necessarily condone nudity to spice up a film, album cover, magazine cover, or, um, a blog, here's the naked truth (on the cover of Entertainment Weekly:
And here's Bruce Springsteen -- I was actually wondering whether he was the "famous rock and roller" that Tim Robbins was referring to -- on the Dixie Chicks, where he calls the radio boycott against them "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 freedom in Iraq, at the same time that some are trying to intimidate and punish people for using that same freedom here at home.Read his short statement on his website. Posted by the wily filipino at April 23, 2003 04:52 PM
Just as they have the freedom to express their views, we have the freedom to express what we think about their views. That's what makes America great, so they need to stop their whining.
Posted by: emmalyn on April 23, 2003 07:39 PMYour real name isn't Michelle Malkin, is it?
Posted by: the wily filipino on April 23, 2003 09:30 PMNo, but I'm a filipina as well. If you are in the limelight, famous, whatever you want to call it, you should expect that "Your Public" will either react positively or negatively to your ney saying...They have to ask themselves if that's a risk they are willing to take.
You're probably presuming I'm a republican and that I am for this war, no? Well I'm not. As an independant, I viewed their comment as just plain old stupid said at the wrong place and wrong time. Just as the Dixie Chicks are powerful in their careers, the American people are showing how powerful they can be...and the American people are just your normal, every day home bodies. I'm glad they voiced their opinion.
Thank you, have a great day.
Posted by: emmalyn on April 24, 2003 02:34 PM