July 17, 2006

Voting With His Feet

Former Vice President Dan Quayle made it clear what he thought of the tacky anti-Americanism of has-been rocker John Cougar Mellencamp.

Dan Quayle took time out from participating in the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Stateline, Nev., on Friday to attend John Mellencamp's concert only to run into a political statement.

He then made a statement of his own by walking out during Mellencamp's rendition of ``Walk Tall.'' Before launching into the song, Mellencamp told the Harveys casino crowd, in effect, that it was dedicated to everyone hurt by policies of the current Bush administration.

Quayle, who served as vice president for President Bush's father in 1989-93 walked out of the venue before Mellencamp finished the song.

Quayle said through a publicist: ``Well, I think Mellencamp's performance was not very good to begin with, and the comment put it over the top.''

Mellencamp couldn't be reached for comment.

More of us need to make such statements when performers make such statements.

After all, they have a First Amendment right to speak -- but no right to an audience.

Posted by: Greg at 01:58 AM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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1 So criticizing a particular administration is "anti-American?" Bush does not equal America, and while you might disagree with what a person says, calling criticism of a president "anti-American" is, well, anti-American. Worship of the leader is something you'd expect in Nazi Germany or communist China, not here.

Posted by: John at Mon Jul 17 03:26:57 2006 (bMOSi)

2 More than six months ago, Editor and Publisher Magazine began tracking comments at funerals of of parents of fallen Iraq war vets (certainly these qualifyas Mellenkamp examples).E&P found a sharp turn against Bush and the Iraq War, a turn then and now composing over 50% opposed. Greg is typical of the oblivious in-denial state of the neocons here, as military families would NOT be mainly on the political Left.

Posted by: Ken Hoop at Mon Jul 17 05:06:59 2006 (DZbll)

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