Media Virtually Mute on Charlie Daniels' Baghdad Visit

The Patriot Edition ^ | 5/7/06 | Billy Kess

[PatriotEdition]

Media Virtually Mute on Charlie Daniel's Baghdad Visit

It amazes me. When this jerkoff "Flea" from the Red Hot Chili Peppers stands up and bashes President Bush, it seems to make it to a lot of the major news organizations such as the Associated Press and others.

Neil Young, who I admire as a great musician and singer/songwriter, a guy who has given us rock and roll lovers so much great stuff, did indeed disappoint me with his latest anti-Bush tirade in his cd "Living with War" - and it also got a lot of internet-media attention. Again, Neil is a great artist, but as far as his latest stunt is concerned, I'll quote Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama"...

Well I hope Neil Young will remember... A southern man don't need him around, anyhow...

Also, Pearl Jam is getting a pat on the back from the liberal media with Eddie Vedder's recent anti-Bush whining.

And remember Sean Puffy P-ditty witty nitty Colmes - or whatever the hell he's calling himself this week - and his "Vote or Die" circus in 2004? Little known fact: P-ditty didn't even bother voting himself. But his fat-mouth was heard from all corners of the media that year.

Here's the latest from NEWSWEEK: Music: Sounding Off on Bush ... Yes sir, everyone who wants to see Bush impeached gets a lot of help from our leftwing media sources, don't they?

Now... on the other hand, we have Charlie Daniels - a Bush supporting conservative who was over in Baghdad on April 18th and performed before hundreds of cheering soldiers and civilians - and it was hardly noticed by the media.  

Now tell me something. If you really think that the Associated Press is not bias, I want you to check this out for yourself. Neil Young makes a cd calling for the impeachment of the President and Charlie Daniels - also a musical legend - goes to Baghdad to play for the troops. I think both stories are about equally relevant and should get roughly the same coverage, right?

Here are 2 links I made using the URLS for 2 different searches on AP/Yahoo News.

Here's a search using the words 'Neil Young Impeach'

And here's a search - same AP/Yahoo News search engine - using the words 'Charlie Daniels Baghdad'

AP had 23 stories glorifying Young's attack on the President, and (as of the time I am writing this) ZERO - ZILCH - NADA about Charlie Daniel's visit to the war zone to provide some relief to our men and women by giving them some musical entertainment. The Bush supporting American legend was even getting cheers from Iraqi civilians. They loved him. But AP didn't find it at all newsworthy.

 

[Revolting cat!]

Charlie Daniels' name is 'Charlie Daniels', not 'Charlie Daniel'! Mebbe the silence is better than such misspelling.

[freakboy]

A google news search turned up 6 stories:

http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-38,GGLD:en&q=charlie%20daniels%20baghdad&sa=N&tab=wn

[freakboy]

Sorry, here is the relevant link:

http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-38,GGLD:en&q=charlie%20daniels%20baghdad&sa=N&tab=wn

[PatriotEdition]

Yes... I did see that, too. A whole 6 stories... Now type in:

Neil Young Impeach

and you get 448 stories...

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=Neil+Young+Impeach

[Rebelbase]

That's because the Media types are long haired, hippy-type, pinko fags!

[PatriotEdition]

Oh I am sorry - I didn't mean to do that. Problem there is a typo that the spell-check doesn't pick up. I think the basic point is still there, though. Again, my apoligies to Mr. DanielS for that.

Billy

[freakboy]

I don't disagree with your point.

[OKIEDOC]

Charlie is one hell of a nice guy.

I don't think he is doing what he is doing for media attention.

GOOD MAN Charlie.

[Nathan Zachary]

I saw part of an interview with the 'red hot chili peppers".

Some of them can barely form a cohesive sentence, never mind a rational thought.
Yet these morons are the moonbat lefts spokespeople for international politics. Scary. It's no wonder young kids today are so stupid and unaware of what's going on in the world, these brainless wonders are filling their heads with their psychedelic world views via their lyrics.

[Flyer]

Another Charlie Daniels ping.

See, I think about ya all the time!

[TomasUSMC]

Dynomite Band and Dynamite American.

[Revolting cat!]

No disagreement with your point.

[weegee]

Is Neil Young a US citizen yet?

[Old Professer]

I can't ever get this straight, is Charlie the older brother, or is it Jack?

[Revolting cat!]

Neil Young, Chili Peppers, Flaming Lips, many others, nobody, not one of these "artistes" speaks of artistic ideas, concepts, as the '50s, '70s rockers once did or attempted to. Perhaps in the 3 chord post-art-rock world there aren't any, any more. (Tell that to Paul McCartney or Elvis Costello, though.) But their infantile, inarticulate, uninformed Hollywood marxism, if that's what it is, does get on one's nerves.

[TBall]

I like Charlie’s music, but does he get stoned in the morning and drunk in the afternoon or does he have his way with people selling dope with a tall tree and a short piece of rope?

[ZULU]

The major media are run by a bunch of neo-Bolsheviks. Their dirty little secret was revealed years ago and nothing like this should surprise anyone.

If you want the real news, you need to rely on talk radio, the internet, webgroups like this one, and VERY selective reading of ANY sources in the mainstream media.

Want a good laugh?

Check out one of the more recent issues of "TIME" magazine where they ran an article on "good" senators. Make sure you have a barf bag handy - maybe two - you'll need them.

[PatriotEdition]

That is true... I was born in 1971, but I am an avid music fan (particularly rock and roll) and I know much about music history.

The artists of today want to recapture that anti-war magic that was the late 60's - early 70's, but they just can't seem to do it. I heard Neil's latest cd and the power just isn't there.

Not that I would agree with the concepts behind the old songs, but they were much more powerful those days. Songs like "Eve of Destruction", "Fortunate One", and even Neil Young's "Ohio" were much better than the recent trash that Neil just put out.

[Welsh Rabbit]

I bet they even have commie flags tacked up on the wall inside their garage...

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Thanks for reminding me to add another Charlie Daniels CD to my collection. :)

[photodawg]

Charlie is one hell of a nice guy.

I don't think he is doing what he is doing for media attention.
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Not the point.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"Some of them can barely form a cohesive sentence, never mind a rational thought."

And one never knows when they're invited to a 'Black Tie Event' if they'll show up in their underwear...and only their underwear. ;)

Those Peppers seriously need to be in the "Shut Up and Sing" category. I mean, they've tickled my eardrums a time or two over the years, but let's get real.

There is some serious chit going down, and if you're too stoned to realize it, you're just so much excess baggage. ;)

[PGalt]

BTTT

[cookcounty]

How would they know he was there if he didn't stay at the Palestine Hotel????

[FairOpinion]

After your post, I went searching, and found this article and posted it:

Price: Troops' Morale In Iraq Is High

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1628408/posts


It's from CBS, but I agree these articles were not played up in TV and the MSM, as bad news are.

[FreedomPoster]

I bet they've all got Commie flags, tacked up on the walls inside of their garages.

[FreedomPoster]

Dang, I should've looked first/known I wasn't going to be first.

[Welsh Rabbit]

Hilarious song. I recently heard it again for the first time since I was a little kid (Dad was a huge fan). I was too young then to get most the humor, but now I can appreciate it; "Would you believe this man has gone as far
As tearing Wallace stickers off the bumpers of cars.
And he voted for George McGovern for President." LOL!

[TBP]

So what else is new? Charlie is a supporter of our strong action against terrorism. That doesn't fit the liberal media template.

[lmr]

I love that song 'Wichita Jail' namely because he talks about my hometown in it.

[RussP]

"Neil Young, who I admire as a great musician and singer/songwriter"

I'm a (former and still occasional) classic rocker, but I can't think of anything memorable from Neil Young. "Southern Man" or whatever it was called did nothing for me (other than make me change the channel). I am baffled as to why anyone cares what this zero thinks or sings.

[winged1]

Charlie Daniels is a gentleman - a 100% standup practicing Christian that puts his considerable money where his considerable mouth is. The "short rope from a tall tree" comment came from an address to the Tennessee general assembly when he was asked to head up a child abuse program. He should be in politics but he would be a skyline target moreso than any conservative for his blunt responses to liberal idiocy. Even without being a fellow fiddler I would still raise him to the status of Prophet. His tongue strikes as hard as Jesus's whip in the temple. And it should......Rail on Charlie and cross those sands again.

As for Neil Young - his phrasing and lyrics were always weak and whatever year it is he'll always be a part of the "me" generation. What a wimp.

[Blind Eye Jones]

Neil Young has lost it once again... Mr. Helpless, helpless helpless is helped on board the Bush Bashing Express by the MSM. The man is feckless. He should earn his media stripes exposure: stand on a SUV and do a back flip into Jimi Hendrix's grave.

I mean, how can Greenday top that one!

[TechnicalEcstacy]

I'm a little off point here, but I seem to remeber Neil Young being pro War on Terror, well after 9/11. I remember being a bit surprised by some of his statments at that time. I guess he rolled with the tide the other way.

[PatriotEdition]

Yes he was. He came out with the song "Let's Roll" in tribute to the brave souls on flight 93 and to voice his support for the war on terror.

No one has the answer, but one this is true, you got to turn on evil, when it's coming after you. You got to face it down, and when it tries to hide, you got to go in after it, and never be denied. Time's running out. Let's roll!

Actually, not many people saw this side of Neil Young because once again, the media was too busy focusing on the anti-war protests in Washington DC around that time. Neil wouldn't get much press coverage until a few years later when he composes "Let's Impeach the President"...

Billy Kess

[Humidston]

Ya know what?

You're a PEACH! :-)

[willyboyishere]

Only one out of 4 or 5 times did he put the apostrophe in the wrong place.