Posted on 01/19/2005 4:01:28 AM PST by Happy2BMe
WASHINGTON (AP) - You might say the Janet Jackson moment of President Bush's inaugural festivities came Tuesday at a youth concert with hundreds of preteen Hilary Duff fans in the audience.
No nudity was involved, but the Vince Neil-style profanity probably didn't win rock band Fuel any fans at the Federal Communications Commission, nor from the parents at the concert. Now the Pennsylvania band is just hoping the concert, "America's Future Rocks Today," wasn't aired live.
Borrowing a word from Motley Crue's Neil, the lead singer of Fuel proclaimed, "Welcome to the greatest ----ing country in the world." Brett Scallions followed with a quick apology of "excuse my language."
The FCC is investigating Neil's wish to band mate Tommy Lee for a "Happy ----ing New Year," which aired live on NBC on New Year's Eve.
The outburst was one of the most interesting moments of Tuesday's concert, hosted by Bush twins Jenna and Barbara, who were in the audience but did not come on stage.
Duff was the headliner at the half-full, D.C. Armory concert, which paid tribute to youth volunteerism and community service. Duff, who performed in a black sequin top, rolled-up jeans and sneakers, warmed up the crowd for the president and first lady Laura Bush.
"My call to you all is that as you enjoy the great freedoms of America and as you enjoy yourself at this inauguration, I hope you take away the lesson of helping somebody in need," said Bush, who arrived toward the end of the concert after Scallions' remark. "And when you do, it will not only make our country a better place, it will lift up your own spirit."
Other performers included 2003 "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard, pop singer JoJo and the band, 3 Doors Down. Also appearing were former football player Jason Sehorn, actor Stephen Baldwin, who rode a skateboard onto the stage, and "Access Hollywood's" Nancy O'Dell, who co-hosts the entertainment show with Billy Bush, whose father, Jonathan, is the brother of former President George H.W. Bush.
A crowd favorite, besides Duff, was singer-songwriter Ryan Cabrera, a Dallas native who whipped up the audience with his jams on the guitar and the drums. Cabrera, 20, said his last trip to Washington was in the seventh grade on a field trip. "I lost my contact lens in the Capitol," he told the audience, urging them to keep an eye out for it.
I knew the loonies would get flushed out.
Yeah, this thread is full of 'em.
What an amazing lineup! Rock and Roll!
/sarcasm
I agree! While the comment was crude, it was neither irreverent nor mean-spirited. I'm willing to give someone a pass for good-natured exuberance.
America F Yeah!
If you are proud of purposely shameful behavior, you have no honor.
Yup. All those corporations are coughing up all those shareholder dollars just because they are caught up in the exuberance of the moment. Yup. No influence peddlin' here...
But the Democrats do it too, so we shouldn't complain.
*snicker*
The guys in Fuel aren't hippies. From what I understand some of their stuff has a decidedly conservative bent.
Agreed. There are a lot of Freepers on this thread who prove the point that the South Park movie portrayed. According to them, Hillary Duff should have been wearing a burkha.
Name one freeper who requested she wear a burkah. We'll wait patiently while you find one.
No, Cheney wanted to communicate with Leahy and was limited to Leahy's level of comprehension.
What a joke. What a bunch of hypocrites.
This is not being prude to condemn a jerk who is supposed to be a role model and then comes out wearing an American Flag in spouting the 'F' word.
How cute.
You talking to me, needlebutt?
There were probably people dancing at this event. Are they going to be "offended" by that as well?
Let's put it this way: I'd much rather hear these young guys referring to us as the "greatest f***ing country" rather than what I have heard from many of my generation for the last forty years such as, "man, this country just f***s you over" as if they're entitled to more.
Amen to that. I can't wait to see how the usual suspects on that front react.
Another strawman.
Not a straw man. It is the truth.
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