Posted on 11/11/2007 7:15:48 AM PST by roguejew1965
Liberal Democrat Presidential Candidate John Edwards, in between $400 haircuts and a busy schedule of chasing Ambulances around two different Americas made an appearance at a John Mellencamp concert in Iowa and was booed off the stage.
The Politico:
Mellencamp, standing alone on stage with his guitar, then launched into Tough It Out and Be the Best You Can followed by Jesus Can You Give Me a Ride Back Home? and another song about youth and love. The crowd erupted as he started Small Town and sang the lyrics as though Wells Fargo Arena were one of those sing-along piano bars.
It’s at this point Mellencamp gestures and John Edwards walks on stage. After a few cheers boos overtake the hall. “I’ve been in your small towns,” Edwards said as Mellencamp stepped aside to give Edwards a place behind the microphone. “…You didn’t come here to listen to me,” Edwards continues as he winds down with a “thank you,” waves and walks to the darkened edge of the stage.
The crowd is mostly booing at this point. “I came for a concert,” one man behind me yelled. “Refund. Refund,” another chanted a few rows back. One person in the crowd made this observation: “Are they booing Edwards specifically or booing because they don’t like politics?” Mellencamp tells the crowd he’s “had a lot of fun with that guy,” and begins playing his guitar and singing Small Town again. The crowd slowly begins to sing along again. Edwards stood on the darkened edge of the stage until the song was over, then exited. Mellencamp didn’t say anything at the song’s end, and there was a swell of chatter among the audience members.
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Sheesh, everyone’s a critic.
$100 for Concert tickets, $10 for parking, $35 souvenir t-shirt, only to listen to another Liberal hypocrite idiot lying politician getting booed off the stage…. PRICELESS!!!
Ouch! When liberals attack....their own.
Could have been worse though. Mellencamp could have launched into one of the Stones old songs “Look at That Stupid Girl” or in Edwards case “Look at That Stupid Breck Girl.”
I grew up in a s small town...John Edwards is an a$$clown...
Have you ever been to a smalltown?
Politics at a concert is a bring down..
Mellencamp fails to realize that most of his “Fans” are people who were teenagers during the 80’s and have grown up gotten jobs and left behind their Liberal ways and now are more Conservative. We don’t like his politics, but we still like the music....Please Mr Melencougar, Ms. Streisand, and the Dixie Chix...We love your music not your politics, just STFU and Sing damn it!!!
I wonder whose idea this was? It was colossally stupid.
Thanks, that explains why I'd never heard of him.
If it was hillary they would have took out the boos in post production and then played it on the nightly news to dubbed in cheers like they did for the 9-11 concert for firemen in NY. Everything in that womans life is contrived.
John Mellencamp - Small Town - John Edwards Appearance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvjHPxJ3o_s&eur
its become impossible to seperate the two. Take entertainers from a Lib era and you get Lib politics. Too bad.
I watched the video and I didn’t hear boos...
unfortunately.
I didn’t hear them either, but seeing John Edwards on Veterans Day made me sick to my stomach
I agree, we need to be careful don’t want to take on the Liberals habits!
I wonder if Youtube edited it.....if not, why the earlier fuss?
lol.
Let's see. I sell you tickets to my concert. Then I serve up not just music, but I also subject you to a political diatribe? This borders on malpractice or at least false advertising.
You, know, really, for all his talent and pop charisma, JCM has a pretty messed up life.
“I’ve been in your small towns,” Edwards said as Mellencamp stepped aside to give Edwards a place behind the microphone.
He was ready to do a little stumping, but quickly realized it was NOT going to be received well.
Good catch Edwards! Don’t go away mad, just go away!
Mellencamp fails to realize that most of his “Fans” are people who were teenagers during the 80’s” - True! Is this edwards’ idea of being “hip”?? Reminds me of when algore referenced “you can call me al” by Paul Simon - way to relate to the youngters- 23 Skidoo!
They ought to have booed MELLONHEAD off the stage! They’re not paying him to force-feed them his liberal crap. Either sing or give them my money back. On second thought, just give them their money back!
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