Posted on 11/19/2004 5:48:18 AM PST by yoe
Legendary pop singer Linda Ronstadt said that supporters of President George W. Bush "voted against themselves" when they reelected the president to a second term and exclaimed that "now we've got a new bunch of Hitlers" because of the war in Iraq.
In an article that appeared in USA Today on Wednesday, the 58-year-old crooner spoke openly of her disgust following the recent presidential election.
"People don't realize that by voting Republican, they voted against themselves," she exclaimed.
When commenting on how she felt about the war in Iraq, Ronstadt noted, "I worry that some people are entertained by the idea of this war. They don't know anything about the Iraqis, but they're angry and frustrated in their own lives."
She added, "It's like Germany, before Hitler took over. The economy was bad and people felt kicked around. They looked for a scapegoat."
Insinuating that the American-led coalition of troops has made the situation worse in Iraq, Ronstadt proclaimed, "Now we've got a new bunch of Hitlers."
Talon News reported in July that Ronstadt was fired by a Las Vegas casino after getting loudly booed for offering praise for left-wing producer Michael Moore's anti-Bush movie "Fahrenheit 9/11."
She was getting ready to sing the Eagles classic "Desperado" and described Moore as a "great American patriot ... who is spreading the truth" and "someone who cares about this country deeply and is trying to help" with the release of his Bush-bashing film.
Ronstadt strongly urged her fans to go see the movie.
Yet the crowd of 4,500 immediately began jeering Ronstadt, tearing up and defacing concert posters and throwing cocktails at the startled singer. In fact, nearly half of those in attendance walked out of the show demanding a refund of their money after Ronstadt's vocal show of support for Moore.
The singer was physically escorted off the property and asked not to come back to the casino again.
In the USA Today story, Ronstadt said that situation was blown out of proportion.
"No one threw drinks or anything in the concert hall," Ronstadt recalled. "I don't know what people did in the lobby, but if they behaved like naughty schoolboys, that's not my fault. I doubt it was the first time they had drunk people in Vegas, you know?"
Making no apologies for what happened, Ronstadt said the incident "made [her] look rather good, I think."
Admitting that she has "very little power" to have an effect on people regarding her liberal political views, Ronstadt said she will not stop speaking out in support of her beliefs.
"I've been blessed with an unusually long career, but the peak was in the '70s and '80s. I think you just have to carry on - and do what you can to get information out to people. Do what you can," Ronstadt concluded to USA Today.
Why doesn't she shut up and eat a few more big macs or a big turkey dinner. It might make her so fat she''l explode.
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to speak out and remove all doubt."
Actually we have a new bunch of ignoramuses.
Apparently she realizes that Moore-on has about as much credibility as a Kennedy has moral values these days.
Looked in the mirror lately, honey? I guess this democracy thingy was OK as long as things worked out your way; now it's not such a good idea?
Thank you for instructing me, Linda. If only I'd known... ;)
Memo to Jabba the Ronstadt: Shut up and sing!
We've located the alleged Mad Cow!
We can't even organize a boycott on her new album. Nobody was planning on buying the damn thing any way.
She's an idiot, but I'm betting this is a media ploy to keep her name known.
She was a washed out nothing before she opened her trap and suddenly her name was discussed again. Probably got her a few gigs she didn't have scheduled before.
She's hoping this will put some more bacon on the table.
Summary: she's like the old Don Rickles deodorant commercials -- negative recognition is still recognition.
How can anybody living in America today not know everything about Iraq and the Iraqis?!
She simply reveals her own inadequacies.
"It's like Germany, before Hitler took over. The economy was bad and people felt kicked around. They looked for a scapegoat..."
Kids let this be a lesson to you. DON'T DO DRUGS!
Moreover...
Read history books not interpretations.
Read the Bible- even if you are not Christian ,it is loaded with wisdom.
Think three times before opening your mouth.
and lastly...LIBERALS HAVE THE SAME VALUES AS THE NAZIS!!!!
I was gonna say the same thing (props to Laura Ingraham) but after seeing the photos of the Linda Ronstadt blow-up dolls, I have another reaction:
Oh My Gosh, Its Linda Ronstadt...
HIDE THE TWINKIES !!!
I'll let you know when I care what "Chubbs" thinks.
Linda was a favorite of mine back in the seventies.
Her music still brings me back, but her words these days
. . .; "It doesn't matter anymore."
In her own mind. Besides.............
Who axed ya, b!t@h?
What kind of chemical imbalance in the brain leads to this kind of thinking. Because we liberated Iraq, we are like Hitler's Germany? I don't see it.
She's just looking for more publicity.
[Yawn] These Hitler references are getting old...I wonder if the lefties would consider a new murderous dictator, to whom they can liken Bush/Republicans/Christians. There are plenty to choose from, like say, Idi Amin or Pol Pot. Being free thinkers and all, you'd think they could be more creative.
Was it Michael Moore that Ronstadt praised, or was it Larry Flynt? I just can't keep those two straight in my mind.
Thanks for the photo. Now I understand why I'm so confused, Ronstadt, Moore, and Flynt all look alike. No wonder I can't tell them apart.
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