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Lifetime Democrat and far-left advocate Linda Ronstadt threw her support behind that party’s nominee Thursday, according to the singer’s agent. Ms Ronstadt donated her Top 40 hit “Poor, Poor Pitiful Me” to the campaign which immediately adopted it as its theme song. “The lyrics to Ms Ronstadt’s song perfectly embody what the Democrat party is all about,” said campaign spokesperson Simon bar Sinister. “The line ‘Woe, woe is me!; really speaks to all Americans,” he continued. These thoughts were echoed by The Chosen One himself, when he said, “‘Poor, poor pitiful us’ encapsulates all that is wrong with America. Sure,...

Bush-bashing for sport has never lacked fans in the blogosphere, but questioning the president's intelligence lately has gone mainstream. Joe Scarborough, former Republican congressman and host of MSNBC's "Scarborough Country," recently tossed his beanie into the ring, running a 10-minute segment titled: "Is Bush an 'Idiot'?" Scarborough wasn't calling Bush an idiot, mind you. He was just quoting that renowned American intellectual, Linda Ronstadt. Recently, Ronstadt had commented on the president's performance while attending an international summit of heads of state. No wait, my mistake, she made those comments to reporters and audiences while touring in Canada. But never mind....

Her worldwide album sales may have topped the 50 million mark, but home for singer Linda Ronstadt is anything but flashy. During the school year, she and her two children reside in a four-bedroom, two-bathroom Craftsman-style San Francisco duplex she bought a couple years ago for its "good light, good architecture and nice view of the bay." The multi-Grammy-winner -- who comes to the Rosemont Theatre March 25 for a special performance with the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra -- says she gravitates toward anything that's from the past -- specifically, before 1906. She has furnished her home with "a funny mixture...

Linda Ronstadt and Carole King will sing the praises of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry at an event in south Tucson.

OPEN LETTER TO BILL TIMMINS    To:  Bill Timmins,  president of Aladdin Casino and Hotel Las Vegas, NevadaJuly 20, 2004 Dear Mr. Timmins:           I understand from the news reports I've read that, after Linda Ronstadt, one of America's greatest singers, dedicated a song to me from your stage on Saturday night, you instructed your security guards to remove her from the Aladdin, which they did.            What country do you live in?  Last time I checked, Las Vegas is still in the United States.  And in the United States, we have something called ''The First Amendment.''  This constitutional right gives everyone...

http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/MERC-Jul-29-Thu- 2004/24375032.html Thursday, July 29, 2004 Copyright © Las Vegas Mercury Mercury World Report Bush announces capture of Ronstadt WASHINGTON--In a televised address Saturday, a visibly jubilant President Bush announced the capture of Linda Ronstadt, marking an end to an "era of terror that held freedom-loving Americans in its icy grip." After an intense, four-day search, the entertainer was discovered in a "spider hole" in northern Massachusetts, disoriented, unkempt and armed only with a small radio tuned to NPR. "The capture of this fugitive from justice is crucial to a free America," Bush said. "And now we need fear no...

Linda Ronstadr concerts are starting to fall like flies!"Singer Linda Ronstadt has canceled her September concerts, including two shows at Bass Hall, scheduled for Sept. 14-15, the venue announced Thursday." "It was Ms. Ronstadt's decision to cancel her September date," said Paul Beard, managing director of Bass Hall. "Our role was to accept that outcome and respond as we would to any other cancellation." Two other Ronstadt concerts in Fayetteville, Ark., scheduled for Sept. 17-18 at the Walton Performing Arts Center, were canceled as well. " Thanks to all who called or sent letters/email to her upcoming venues! We CAN...

Singer Linda Ronstadt has canceled her September concerts, including two shows at Bass Hall, scheduled for Sept. 14-15, the venue announced Thursday. "It was Ms. Ronstadt's decision to cancel her September date," said Paul Beard, managing director of Bass Hall. "Our role was to accept that outcome and respond as we would to any other cancellation." Two other Ronstadt concerts in Fayetteville, Ark., scheduled for Sept. 17-18 at the Walton Performing Arts Center, were canceled as well. The cancellations come on the heels of her July 17 concert in Las Vegas during which she championed filmmaker Michael Moore, whose new...

Friends believe outburst triggered by chronic disease Linda Ronstadt suffers from a chronic, debilitating disease -- and friends believe it triggered her bizarre headline-making meltdown in Las Vegas. Irate fans stormed out of her July 17 performance at the Aladdin hotel when she lashed out at President Bush during her concert -- but they didn't know she suffers from Hashimoto's disease, which medical experts say can lead to extreme behavior. The singer -- whose hits include "You're No Good," "Blue Bayou" and "It's So Easy" -- was diagnosed with the chronic thyroid disorder in 1997. SYMPTOMS Symptoms can range from...

HOLLYWOOD VS. AMERICA1st Linda Ronstadt, now Don Henley booed'We used to be able to have civil debate in this country. Not anymore' Posted: August 3, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Don Henley Singer Don Henley was booed at a concert in Orange County, Calif., after mentioning his friendship with Linda Ronstadt, who gained national attention after alienating much of her audience with a song dedication to leftist filmmaker Michael Moore. At the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Thursday Henley made several political comments between songs, according to a report in the Orange County Register. One comment began: "Given what...

COSTA MESA – Singer Don Henley drew a chorus of boos from fans at the Pacific Amphitheatre after he made several political comments between songs during his concert Thursday night, becoming the latest performer to elicit such a negative reaction ... Henley, referring to that incident Thursday night, began a sentence with, "Given what my good friend Linda Ronstadt ," but was silenced as the amphitheatre erupted in boos. He responded: "Whoops - Orange County," adding, "We used to be able to have civil debate in this country Not anymore." ... Henley then suggested his next song could be a...

Thank you for sharing your views on politics from the stage. We couldn't agree more. When we hired Ms. Ronstadt many months ago, we had no inkling of her political views or that she would use our stage to voice them to our patrons. Certainly Ms. Ronstadt's political views are not a reflection of our own. We absolutely support our brave service men and women overseas and veterans of past conflicts; in fact my own father served our country during WWII and, while he was not in combat, my husband served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. As...

Sometimes, a birthday is no cause for celebration, writes Belinda Keir. I didn't set out to feel sorry for Linda Ronstadt that morning. Ten days or so ago it was her birthday - her 58th birthday in fact. And how do I know? Because some smart alec on the radio kept telling us so all morning - "... and today is Linda Ronstadt's 58th birthday". Before he went to the news he asked what the big hit of 1972 was, and after he gave the answer and played the song he rubbed it in some more that poor Linda was...

July 25, 2004 -- LOOK into Linda Ronstadt's famous brown eyes. She represents the face of the Hollyweird Left: puffy, petulant, and more self-absorbed than my diapered 8-month-old baby after a bottle of warm milk and a nap. Given her own infantile behavior, a diaper, warm milk and nap may be just the things Ronstadt needs. Last weekend, the 58-year-old diva disdainfully took the stage in Las Vegas ("It's such a strange, weird place," she complained) for a gig at the Aladdin hotel. Since the start of her tour, she has dedicated the Eagles' song "Desperado" to left-wing filmmaker Michael...

July 24, 2004 -- Linda Ronstadt once again sang the praises of "Fahrenheit 9/11" filmmaker Michael Moore during a concert — and again some angry fans headed for the exits. In California on Thursday, the singer ended a performance in Livermore as she had done last Saturday in Las Vegas — with an encore dedication of the song "Desperado" to Moore. It won cheers, some boos and a few cries of "traitor," the Contra Costa Times reported yesterday. About 100 concertgoers left early, the newspaper said.

Thought I would give a go at song lyrics. Here is an unofficial tribute to my favorite singer and filmmaker duo, Ronstadt and Moore! Desperation Desperation, makes you lose all your senses You’ve been filming deceptions, for so long now You tell some big ones I know you’ve got dim backin’ making films that are slackin’ To hurt Bush somehow Your film is propaganda boy Disinformation is your fable Cause the truth don’t seem to reach your goals Now It seems to me some fine facts Have been hiding upon your table That you cannot bring yourself to show Desperation,...

Planet Hollywood's star cash error Bruce Willis and Demi Moore were among the backers Troubled restaurant chain Planet Hollywood wrote off $5m (£3.2m) of loans to celebrities because its founders were more worried about being friends with the stars than the company's financial problems, a report has said. The high-profile themed restaurant became a worldwide chain after being launched with backing from stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore and Sylvester Stallone. But its founders, Robert Earl and Keith Barrish, have been criticised for their links with stars as their company tries to escape bankruptcy, owing $20m (£13m) to...

COURTNEY LOVE, the rock star, recently discovered that she has been paying her dog walker $100,000 a year. Another member of her staff, she thinks, charged a BMW to her credit card. Largely because of the wasting effect drugs have had on a brain with not a lot of spare ballast, Ms Love is falling apart like a speeding bicycle with all of the bolts missing. At a press conference held in the public toilets of the courthouse where she showed up five hours late for a hearing, she told reporters: “Mrs Consuela was the pet name for his genitals.”...

LIVERMORE - Linda Ronstadt's political message sent close to a hundred concert-goers home early Thursday evening. What had been a mellow evening at Wente Vineyards, with the crowd even serenading her with "Happy Birthday" at one point, turned into a rush for the exits by some fans angry by her encore tribute to filmmaker Michael Moore. "She just had to do it," one fan steamed as he headed for the parking lot. "It was good until the end," another yelled to TV crews waiting outside the concert. "She's getting out of line; it's ridiculous," said Cindy Williams of Livermore, as...

LINDA RONSTADT is doing a fine job of destroying what is left of her fan base. Last Saturday the owner of the Aladdin hotel and casino in Las Vegas had her escorted off the property after a large chunk of the crowd became enraged when she praised Michael Moore and dedicated the Eagles song “Desperado” to him. After fans booed, defaced her posters and demanded their money back, Ronstadt attempted to justify her blunder with the customary blather about wanting to raise political awareness. “This is an election year,” she told the Los Angeles Times after the event. “I want...

Just days after getting booted from the Aladdin Hotel Casino for praising Moore as "patriot" and dedicating her encore song, "Desperado," to him, Ronstadt is already entertaining offers of a comeback. On Wednesday, one of the prospective new owners of the Aladdin, Robert Earl, issued a statement of support for Ronstadt. "We respect artists' creativity and support their rights to express themselves," Earl said. "We were very sorry to hear about the unfortunate circumstances of this past Saturday night and want to make it clear that Planet Hollywood has never, in our 13 year history, restricted any artists' right to...

The Punch Line "It's a real conflict for me when I go to a concert and find out somebody in the audience is a Republican or fundamental Christian. It can cloud my enjoyment. I'd rather not know." -- Ronstadt, in a San Diego Union-Tribune interview.

One of the partners buying the Aladdin hotel-casino says singer Linda Ronstadt would be welcomed back to the property when he takes over. Ronstadt was kicked out over the weekend by current management for praising filmmaker Michael Moore. But Planet Hollywood CEO Robert Earl says he'd like to see them both on stage. Earl wants to take Moore up on his offer to join Ronstadt and sing "America the Beautiful." Earl's management team could take control of the bankrupt casino as early as September. Current Aladdin President Bill Timmins had Ronstadt escorted off the property after she called Moore a...

LAS VEGAS - One of the partners buying the Aladdin hotel-casino said singer Linda Ronstadt (news) would be welcomed back to the property after the performer was kicked out over the weekend by current management for praising filmmaker Michael Moore. Planet Hollywood CEO Robert Earl of Orlando, Fla., said he'd like to take Moore up on the filmmaker's offer to join Ronstadt on Aladdin's stage and sing "America the Beautiful" when Earl's management team takes control of the bankrupt casino, as early as September. "We respect artists' creativity and support their rights to express themselves," Earl said in a statement...

Thanks to negotiations today (July 21) between the Recording Artists Coalition (RAC) and the prospective new owners of Las Vegas's Alladin Theater, expect to see RAC member Linda Ronstadt back at the venue this fall -- with filmmaker Michael Moore on backup vocals. The singer was the recipient of heavy-handed treatment Saturday (July 17) when she dedicated the Eagles' "Desperado" (co-written by RAC co-founder Don Henley) to Moore, the director of the anti-President Bush documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11." News reports said some in the audience booed, stormed out of the theater and tore down posters. Reports also said Ronstadt was escorted...

Open Letter to Bill Timmins, President Aladdin Casino and Hotel Bill Timmins President Aladdin Casino and Hotel Las Vegas, NV July 20, 2004 Dear Mr. Timmins: I understand from the news reports I've read that, after Linda Ronstadt, one of America's greatest singers, dedicated a song to me from your stage on Saturday night, you instructed your security guards to remove her from the Aladdin, which they did. What country do you live in? Last time I checked, Las Vegas is still in the United States. And in the United States, we have something called "The First Amendment." This constitutional...

NEW YORK The media storm over singer Linda Ronstadt getting booted out of a Las Vegas casino reached as far as the editorial page of The New York Times today, but a local daily, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, has been there from the start, even before the fateful show at the Aladdin. Today, its columnist Norm Clarke, who writes "Vegas Confidential," declared that Ronstadt's dedication of her encore song, "Desperado," to filmmaker Michael Moore was "only the half of it." Meanwhile, the other local daily, the Las Vegas Sun, has weighed in with an editorial charging that the casino boss...

Linda, We travel to the beat of a different drum common sense is from where you run every time you try to spread your liberal disease You say Moore is a real patriot I say you're both brain dead if you believe lies such as these Yeah, I'm calling you wrong no matter how much you hock it America's not in the market for marxism to roll over our liberty You and Moore deserve each other more than you desreve my dollar you only hurt yourself when you preach your socialism at me so long, who care if you're gone...

Linda Ronstadt has made it clear she will continue inserting her vitriolic political commentary into her concerts. I think the the venues hosting them should know that customers like us go to concerts to hear music and be entertained not lectured, screemed at or propagandized. If we want politics, we will turn on the news or read a paper. Let these venues know that we will cancel are tickets and refuse to see any more Ronstadt concerts until she performs as she was hired to do and why we bought tickets. Mention that you intend to tell your friends, relatives...

DesperadoesPublished: July 21, 2004 omething went awry at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas last Saturday night. Linda Ronstadt did what she has done at several concerts across the country this summer. She dedicated the song "Desperado"- an encore - to Michael Moore and urged members of the audience to go see his new movie, "Fahrenheit 9/11." Elsewhere, audiences have reacted to the mention of Mr. Moore by cheering, booing, walking out and sometimes glaring at one another in parking lots. At the Aladdin, a few audience members tore down posters, threw drinks and demanded their money back. According to...

LAS VEGAS -- Singer Linda Ronstadt not only got booed, she got the boot after praising filmmaker Michael Moore and his new movie "Fahrenheit 9/11" during a performance. Before singing "Desperado" for an encore Saturday night, Ronstadt called Moore a "great American patriot" and "someone who is spreading the truth." She also encouraged the audience at the Aladdin hotel-casino to see the documentary about President Bush.

Linda Ronstadt:Snow White in South Africaby Aaron Latham Rolling Stone, August 18, 1983 Linda Ronstadt is special. Her voice is special. Her choices have been special, too. Especially her choice to become the rock star who sings grand opera. She started with Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance. And now she is preparing to undertake the role of Mimi in Puccini's La Boheme. While other rock stars have been taking drug overdoses, she has been taking Italian. Linda Ronstadt is special, and yet she went to South Africa. She is special, and yet she chose to perform in a reviled...

Ronstadt Explains: 'I'm not telling them how to vote. I'm saying, get information about the issues'...

Singer Linda Ronstadt appears to have a "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward Republicans and Christians who might be in her audiences – she'd rather not know they are there. In a recent interview with the San Diego Union-Tribune, the entertainer said: "This is an election year, and I think we're in desperate trouble and it's time for people to speak up and not pipe down. It's a real conflict for me when I go to a concert and find out somebody in the audience is a Republican or fundamental Christian. It can cloud my enjoyment. I'd rather not know."...

Hollywood Backlash Continuesby William R Alford - July. 20, 2004 Certain entertainment industry figures are having a tough time going beyond their qualifications by engaging in political discourse. 1970s diva Linda Ronstadt was recently booed off the stage for casting filmmaker Michael Moore as a truth-spreading “patriot” and encouraging the audience to see Fahrenheit 9/11. Las Vegas’ Aladdin Hotel president Bill Timmins reportedly had Ronstadt summarily ejected from her quarters for having “spoiled a lovely evening for our guests” by needlessly causing “all bedlam” to break loose. [Note: there were no fires, looting, brawling, etc. – these were not...

The real deal Linda Ronstadt's current tour – 'a history lesson of music' – reflects her dedication to authenticity, and quality By George Varga July 15, 2004 Other singers may have a greater passion for music than Linda Ronstadt. But few have a greater passion for more types of music, or the willingness to perform them, even at the risk of falling on her face. "My career has befuddled other people, and it's befuddled me," admitted Ronstadt, 58, who finds her fans are polarized by her nightly on-stage salute to "Fahrenheit 9/11" filmmaker Michael Moore. "I've been dedicating a song...

Monday, July 19, 2004 HOLLYWOOD VS. AMERICARonstadt fans bootribute to Moore Honoring of leftist filmmaker causes hundreds to walk out of show, singer banned from hotel Posted: July 19, 20045:38 p.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Linda Ronstadt (photo: Las Vegas Review-Journal) Singer Linda Ronstadt's tribute to leftist filmmaker Michael Moore at the Aladdin in Las Vegas was booed by concertgoers in attendance, hundreds of whom walked out. According to a report in the Las Vegas Sun, some of the angry fans reportedly defaced posters of her in the lobby of the hotel, writing comments and tossing drinks on her pictures. Saturday's tribute...

Aladdin President Bill Timmins ordered security guards to escort pop diva Linda Ronstadt off the property following a concert Saturday night during which she expressed support for controversial documentary filmmaker Michael Moore. Timmins, who was among the almost 5,000 fans in the audience at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, had Ronstadt escorted to her tour bus and her belongings from her hotel room sent to her. Timmins also sent word to Ronstadt that she was no longer welcome at the property for future performances, according Aladdin spokeswoman Tyri Squyres. How much weight that carries is debatable, since the...

Las Vegas casino boots singer Linda Ronstadt after performance LAS VEGAS - Singer Linda Ronstadt not only got booed, she got the boot after lauding filmmaker Michael Moore and his new movie, Fahrenheit 9/11 during a performance at the Aladdin hotel-casino. Before singing "Desperado" for an encore Saturday night, the 58-year-old rocker called Moore a "great American patriot" and "someone who is spreading the truth." She also encouraged everybody to see the documentary about President Bush. Ronstadt's comments drew loud boos and some of the 4,500 people in attendance stormed out of the theater. People also tore down concert posters...

MIDI - SOMEWHERE OUT THERE - scroll to 2nd section Somewhere out there I'll find happiness I don't know what happened...but my life is a real stinking mess Somewhere out there a bakery's open late I'm needing some comfort 'cause I can't get a date When I was younger...things went as I had planned And young men everywhere had held up...my picture with a single hand You never know the future and just what it has in store I've lowered expectations and I lust for Michael Moore Because I have ingested over 7,000 pies Men look at me and...

Linda Ronstadt was booed of stage and denied back into her room by the casino owner after she told her audiance to go see Moore's Farenheight 9-11 and that he was a great american patriot. Just on FOX.

1970's songbird Linda Ronstadt, best known for her torch song-style and mellow ballads, is working overtime these days trying to persuade her fellow Arizonans that it's time to dump President Bush "right away." In an interview broadcast on Saturday, Ronstadt was in the middle of explaining to WABC Radio's Mark Simone why she prefers living in Arizona to Los Angeles or New York, when she added one caveat. "The politics are very conservative here and I'm not conservative. I'm having a hard time sometimes convincing people that we need to vote for a new president," she offered. When Simone begged...

On the Laura Ingraham show this morning, I heard something that may give some hope. Linda Rondstadt, one time girlfriend of Moonbeam Jerry Brown, was one of the singing acts at a fundraiser for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. That was obviously no right wing crowd. Unfortunately for Linda, when she made a dedication to Michael Moore, the crowed began loudly booing her. Laura Ingraham is right --- SHUT UP AND SING. We want entertainment, not anti-American leftist crap.

LAS VEGAS — Singer Linda Ronstadt (search) not only got booed, she got the boot after lauding filmmaker Michael Moore and his new movie "Fahrenheit 9/11" (search) during a performance at the Aladdin hotel-casino. Before singing "Desperado" for an encore Saturday night, the 58-year-old rocker called Moore a "great American patriot" and "someone who is spreading the truth." She also encouraged everybody to see the documentary about President Bush (search). Ronstadt's comments drew loud boos and some of the 4,500 people in attendance stormed out of the theater. People also tore down concert posters and tossed cocktails into the air....

Linda Ronstadt was booed off the stage in Vegas after she told the crowds to get out and see Farenheit 911! The crowds started booing and many got up and left the show! I hope they insisted on their money back...shows aren't cheap in Vegas. :0)

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