Posted on 01/21/2006 7:52:57 PM PST by Kaslin
Entertainer Harry Belafonte, one of the Bush administration's harshest critics, compared the Homeland Security Department to the Nazi Gestapo on Saturday and attacked the president as a liar.
"We've come to this dark time in which the new Gestapo of Homeland Security lurks here, where citizens are having their rights suspended," Belafonte said in a speech to the annual meeting of the Arts Presenters Members Conference.
"You can be arrested and not charged. You can be arrested and have no right to counsel," said Belafonte.
Belafonte's remarks on Saturday — part of a 45-minute speech on the role of the arts in a politically changing world — were greeted with a roaring standing ovation from an audience which included singer Peter Yarrow of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, and members of the arts community from several dozen countries.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
"And you know what I'm talkin' about!" comes to mind. :)
Hey Harry...Dayo, Daaaayo, daylight comes and you should find a new home.......
We need to advertise over and over that Hillary had an appearance with this fool....she has to be seen as concurring with his feelings...because we all know she does..
but, she won't say it...
BTW...there was an article off that one...that has Howard Dean calling Rove "unpatriotic"...so FINALLY, I have seen a quote of someone calling a politician "unpatriotic"...
they have been accusing the Bush Administration saying that to them...but, I have never, EVER seen a quote where they have.
He does need to shut his pie hole, but he can't entertain in my opinion. He's a has been.
Exactly!!
I believe he is suffereing from an organic brain disease.
Harry should crawl back to whatever third world island he slithered in from....
When I click on your link...I get some weird application...but no article...
""We've come to this dark time in which the new Gestapo of Homeland Security lurks here, where citizens are having their rights suspended,"
If you don't like it here, go back to where you came from, good-for-nothing!!
As opposed to the wonderful freedom that exists down in Chavez-onia, right you Commie?
,,,go stuff a banana
I'm puzzled? If Homeland Security is the New Gestapo, why is Harry Belafonte (not to mention the rest of the leftwing fever swamp) still walking around?
Harry Belafonte: Good for nuthing and at nuthing.
"WHAT IS THIS MAN DOING HERE!
"He does need to shut his pie hole, but he can't entertain in my opinion. He's a has been."
More like he never was. HB now just a crotchety old prating fool. Go kiss your Pig Pen pal Chavez....creep!
Republicans fought for freedom, and to end tyranny unlike the democrats, who fought against freedom and for tyranny in the civil war.
The republicans have to start fighting back with the truth!
I DARE just one of these kooks to prove that they, or anyone they know, has been adversly affected by the Patriot Act...or Homeland Security.
I don't even think he should stick to entertainment. Belefonte's bell has done lost it's ringer. ;)
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