Posted on 09/20/2011 4:14:05 AM PDT by iowamark
American icon Tony Bennett took to the airwaves at Sirius Radio to promote his new album, “Duets II,” but it’s what he said about war, peace, terrorism, and who was to blame for the Sept. 11 terror attacks that could get people talking.
Sitting down with Howard Stern on Monday, the 85-year-old singer dodged questions about his sex life and prior drug use. He did so with a laugh, but matters about the U.S. military and 9/11 were fair game, and on these topics the Grammy winner held little back...
“I’m anti-war,” he said. “It’s the lowest form of human behavior.”
Drafted by the U.S. Army in November 1944, Bennett served as an infantryman in Europe, moving across France, and later into Germany.
“The Germans were frightened. We were frightened. Nobody wanted to kill anybody when we were on the line, but the weapons were so strong that it overcame us and everybody else.”...
Bennett, 65 years after leaving his military life behind, has sold over 50 million albums and developed definite opinions about other wars involving the United States...
Stern then asked Bennett about how America should deal with terrorists, specifically those responsible for the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.
“But who are the terrorists? Are we the terrorists or are they the terrorists? Two wrongs don’t make a right,” Bennett said.
In a soft-spoken voice, the singer disagreed with Stern’s premise that 9/11 terrorists’ actions led to U.S. military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“They flew the plane in, but we caused it,” Bennett responded. “Because we were bombing them and they told us to stop.”
Following seconds of silence, Stern said that his guest was “making some good points.”
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Singers should stick to singing. Most of them sound like idiots when they make political comments.
Senility is a terrible thing.
He left his heart in San Francisco.
Bump
The Germans were frightened. We were frightened. Nobody wanted to kill anybody when we were on the line, but the weapons were so strong that it overcame us and everybody else.”...
Don’t you just hate it when that happens! People are just innocently sitting their and these darn weapons overcome us and make us KILL! /Sarcasm
Worse even than SUVs.
Headline should read:
Tony Benntt wonders “who are the real terrorists”... U.S. or Al Queda?
I think he left his brain there, too.
I haven’t had any use for Bennett since he showed up at all the lefty candidates fund raisers these past few years. When he comes on the radio, I turn him off. Would be nice if these jerks stuck to their talent. What’s that old saying? Shut up and sing.
He is starting to sound just like Appeasement Paul and his band of surrender monkeys.
Probably his virginity as well.
In the words of Laura Ingraham: “Shut up and sing”
On 2nd thought, don’t sing either.
“I’m anti-war,” he said. “It’s the lowest form of human behavior.”
You sir are an IDIOT...
So my father and tens of thousands of other soldiers who fought and many died to free Europe an liberate the Jews were practicing the lowest form of human behavior??
Rule #1: If you’re an 85 year old celebrity, you don’t go on the Howard Stern show.
The lowest form of human behavior is to live in freedom and liberty and denounce those that died to provide it for you..
Bennett is a talented guy, but his politics have always been pure moonbat.
Take your walker and drool someplace else you has been
I supposed all those women stoned to death for being raped are responsible for their crimes as well.
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