[rlmorel]

I generally try to segregate my politics and my entertainment (music, movies, etc.)

But there are a few "entertainers" who will not get my money. Barbara Streisand. Jane Fonda. Susan Sarandan. Sean Penn. And so on.

I went to see Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) recently. It was great, until about halfway through the show, when the whole thing took a political turn, and became a huge anti-war, anti-republican anti-Bush tirade.

I sat there, sitting on my hands, steaming like hell. At one point, I just burst out in replay to a lengthy, sappy diatribe (about the "innocent Lebanese" "we" were killing...) "Maybe someone should ask the Israelies how innocent some of those Lebanese were!"

At another time, they bought out a giant helium Macy's Parade size pink pig with "Fuck Bush" written on it, and "VOTE DEMOCRAT IN NOVEMBER" on one side, and on the other side it said "KAFKA RULES". They paraded this around the crowd, then released it into the air (open air theater)

I was so effing mad and wanted to leave, but I didn't want to ruin it for all the people around me who I had gone to the show with.

Afterwards, I thought "What should my expectations have been?" Surely, if I had known anything about Roger Waters, I should have fully expected it (I didn't...I just liked the music of Pink Floyd, never delved into the political aspect of their music such as The Wall, Animals and Wish You Were Here. I simply liked the music.)

And truth be told, I always felt that the music in The Wall could be more easily and appropriately applied to the Liberals.

Anyway, I ended up blaming myself in the end for being ignorant. After all, who could be upset at going to a strip club and seeing naked women inside?

[George Smiley]

After all, who could be upset at going to a strip club and seeing naked women inside?

In other words, you were shocked, shocked!

[rightazrain]

"But there are a few "entertainers" who will not get my money. Barbara Streisand. Jane Fonda. Susan Sarandan. Sean Penn. And so on.

I caught Susan Sarandon on TV yesterday as a hired spokesman for Macey's.

Buh-Bye, Macey's!!

[pepperdog]

Strange you should mention a concert in conjunction with bashing of the President and political utterances. Just yesterday I talked with a liberal family member who is strangely street smart but politically extremely dumb. She had been to a concert and was gushing about how great it was, she said I would have enjoyed it and then demurred as it might have been a bit to political for me. I've always wondered where she got her illogical political leanings and I've seldom had a conversation with her that didn't include her making some reference to rock music. Could it be??? Inquiring minds would really like to know.

[Tribune7]

They paraded this around the crowd, then released it into the air (open air theater)

But what about the environment?

And maybe he could have started a nuclear war like that German chick did in the 80s.