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New Blacklist: Meatloaf 'Banned' For Being Republican
Breitbart ^ | 3/9/12 | John Nolte

Posted on 03/09/2012 1:05:17 PM PST by Nachum

Those of us who understand how the New Blacklist works aren't at all surprised to hear Meatloaf's claim that after being outed as a Republican he now has fewer media outlets interested in helping him to promote his work.

But it's the reaction of the Esquire writer that's most interesting:

MEATLOAF: I'm not dealing with those subjects. Hell in a Handbasket is not dealing with the political nature of the country. It's dealing with the humanity and the compassion of the world. I can give you an example — I've been banned from two TV shows.

ESQUIRE: For what?

ML: Because USA Today has me listed as a Republican.

ESQ: And the shows don't want Republican guests?

ML: Yeah. I've heard those stories, but I didn't really believe they'd do that.

ESQ: So the real issue you're getting at on the album is a lack of humanity and compassion in the world?

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


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To: tnlibertarian

Excellent!


61 posted on 03/09/2012 6:44:11 PM PST by Blue Collar Christian (Let's roll on this gunwalking thing already! NRA <BCC><)
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To: cayuga

that’s your right, of course.

Not the decision I would make. And I make it with both eyes open. I am certainly not buying into an “Obama scare tactic.” I doubt he wants me to vote for Mitt in November.


62 posted on 03/09/2012 7:24:53 PM PST by Persevero (Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
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To: JimRed

Remember the ABC cartoon series that Mike Judge created and labeled as conservative’? Didn’t work. You can only educate and preach our cause ONLY if you pretend it’s just one of the shows.

Another example is 24. Word of mouth spread about the right-wing angle of the show but dipped when the creator made an interview about his love for Reagan.


63 posted on 03/09/2012 7:52:20 PM PST by max americana
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To: donna

Very. Good. Question.

I’ve often, wondered the same thing.

Rush Limbaugh, for example.


64 posted on 03/09/2012 7:53:32 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network ("The door is open" PALIN 2012)
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To: donna; fieldmarshaldj
Why doesn’t one conservative own a cable channel? I’d watch it.

Look up National Empowerment Television or N.E.T. as it was called and read it's history. It has been tried and was done during the Clinton scandals. Paul Weyrich ran the network and it was strictly conservative format. Problem was back then you just about had too have a C-Band {the old 10' satellite dish} system to receive it.

Weyrich stepped on some toes including sounding the alarm about Trent Lott's failures as SML. The shows had host like Bill Lind, Janet Parshall, Major Garrett, Michael Reagan, Alan Keyes, John Lofton, and a lot of other great conservatives. It was the ideal conservative network. I still have some of the old shows on VHS.

The network as I understand it ran into some shortage of funding issues so the board outed Weyrich from control and went to a moderate format. The shows were then "On the right side" with Armstrong Williams and Ellen Ratner get the picture? The new network name was called America's Voice. Bob Beckell was even on it.

Yea I wish a good conservative would start a network also. You can look for establishment DC in both parties too use all means available too them to get it shut down though.

65 posted on 03/09/2012 8:15:41 PM PST by cva66snipe (Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?)
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To: LS

Wow... that must have been quite a sight. I’ve communicated with a few FB FOA’s and some are quite concerned about what goes on their public FB pages..

Shameful that in our country, someone living an honorable, law-abiding life would have to live that way to avoid being fired and shunned.

Hope you’re well...


66 posted on 03/09/2012 8:46:03 PM PST by bootless (Never Forget. Never Again. (PursuingLiberty.com))
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To: Gene Eric
Ironically, it’s Conservatives that stand up for Speech more so than the Left.

You're right - it's strange.

67 posted on 03/09/2012 8:48:24 PM PST by GOPJ (Democrat-Media Complex - buried stories and distorted facts... freeper 'andrew' Breitbart)
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To: Grizzled Bear

Since “Bat Out Of Hell” is still one of the top selling albums of all time, I’m sure he’ll be crying all the way to the bank.

[he just released a new album, BTW]


68 posted on 03/09/2012 8:50:05 PM PST by Salamander (You don't know what's going on inside of me. You don't wanna know what's running through my mind)
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To: Gene Eric
Ironically, it’s Conservatives that stand up for Speech more so than the Left.

Liberals are terrified of the diversity of ideas. They've become the oppressive Establishment they supposedly fight. Creepy.

69 posted on 03/09/2012 8:53:38 PM PST by GOPJ (Democrat-Media Complex - buried stories and distorted facts... freeper 'andrew' Breitbart)
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To: GOPJ

Creepy indeed. It’s the Left’s strident disregard of Liberties that reminds us of the totalitarian and fascist regimes belonging to the likes of Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Mussolini, etc.


70 posted on 03/09/2012 9:31:57 PM PST by Gene Eric (Newt/Sarah 2012)
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To: Gene Eric
Maybe we're missing the obvious... Some Jews got out of Germany before the real horrors started... most thought the Germans just had a 'strident disregard of Liberties' - but that it would pass - never get as bad as it got...

Sometimes I look at what liberal elites are doing and feel concern... other times it's like 'they can't be THAT bad - it'll pass ...

71 posted on 03/10/2012 6:56:51 AM PST by GOPJ (Democrat-Media Complex - buried stories and distorted facts... freeper 'andrew' Breitbart)
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To: Fu-fu2
It’s JR’s site and he can allow whoever he wants to post on here. I think lately about 20-25% on here are libs in disguise. Too many newbs saying things that don’t sound conservative to me. (Even after zotting Romney supporters.) They need to be zotted too, IMO.

One day all of the Islamic Shi'ites managed to kill all of the Sunnis. They spent 15 minutes firing striaght up into the air to celebrate, then a complete silence fell over them. They stood, looked around at each other and realized some of them wore the traditional garb and some a different style. And so the two groups began to kill each other until one group had destroyed the other. And then, as the spoke about their victory some realized they had slightly different views yet still. And so they started killing each other Ad nauseam and on it and it goes ...

By the time you keepers of truth and deciders of who is a true conservate are done with this site they'll be none left. You will talk amoung yourselves, to yourselves, and accomplish nothing. But the good news is the money drives will cease as they will be able to run the FR on a Coleco. I've been a member since 1988, check my profile, no johny come lately here.
72 posted on 03/10/2012 9:58:05 AM PST by Scythian
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To: Scythian

True dat. My point was if zotting Romney supporters was supposed to uphold conservatism, then there were alot of lib ciphers that were missed in the process.


73 posted on 03/10/2012 12:53:18 PM PST by Fu-fu2
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To: Hoffer Rand

“I’ve always liked Meatloaf’s music.”

The good stuff is Jim Steinman’s music. Saw the “Dream Engine” in ‘69 and been a fan ever since. Meatloaf is Jim’s Tinkerbell.

http://www.jimsteinman.com/dreamengine/dream_engine.htm


74 posted on 03/18/2012 2:04:08 PM PDT by Peet (Cogito ergo dubito.)
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