Please articulate, in your own words, why you are opposed to "mega-corporations" and food sold by them.
Zaun is a pretty good backup, but he needs to keep his mouth closed. He made some stupid comments during the period last season when it looked like players were going to strike. He's the Sto's player rep. I can't remember exactly but it was something along the lines of comparing his job to the average workers job. It was pretty insulting.
I think this whole double standard argument doesn't hold water at all... I personally don't care what celebrities think about political issues, but if I happen to catch a quote that I agree with, I might be a little more positive about the guy. I also don't care what strangers on the streets think about political issues, but if I happened to drive by some "Pro-America" protesters, I'll definitely think positive of those people as well. Sports writers can only talk about Spring Training so much, with a war coming up, it's only obvious that they will ask the players their opinions. Note - When I say I think positively about people that agree with me, that doesn't mean I automatically think negatively of people that disagree with me. I still love Ed Norton movies...
did i hear you on 610 this morning talking to Jeremy??? i missed hearing a song...but i heard your last sentence or so.
Yeah I talked to him and Costa. I had to let him know that Jean Claude Van Damme and Kid Rock had Bush's back. I did not hear from Bush if he was cool with this
Here's an excerpt: The latest to join the debate is rock n' roll bad boy and self-proclaimed redneck, Kid Rock-although you probably haven't heard about it, since, true to his rebellious reputation, the multi-platinum artist isn't toeing the party line. At a pre-Grammy party, Kid answered a reporter's question about the War in Iraq, and made it clear that he isn't part of the music industry's anti-war faction. "Why is everybody trying to stop the war? George Bush ain't been saying, 'You all, make sh*#%y records.' Politicians and music don't mix. It's like whiskey and wine. We ought to stay out of it." Kid knows he's no policy wonk or geo-political strategist, but couldn't resist adding, "We got to kill that mother-f@cker Saddam," he says. "Slit his throat. Kill him and the guy in North Korea." Asked about innocent Iraqi civilians casualties, Kid answered pragmatically, "Yeah. But [Bush] is doing the right thing. You got money; you sit around talking about peace. People who don't have money need some help."
That's funny...particularly considering the source. I can't imagine Kid Rock talking seriously about anything. His statement about Bush not commenting on their music reminds me of McCain's sketch on SNL where he was in a parody of an advertisement for a Streisand cover CD. He says, "She's been butchering my work for years...this CD gives me an opportunity to do the same to hers!" Absolutely hilarious!
OK I just got back to the thread and I have a question for Oski. A couple months ago someone posted a Photoshopped picture of GWB wearing the "One Ring" from LOTR, thereby implicating that he was possessed by evil (copyright pending, Harry Belafonte) Anyone who said anything about it was immediately bashed since it was "just a joke" and "well I found it funny!" Why was the Saddam/Dixie Chicks picture any different? BTW, all of this hubbub over the Chicks' comment is part of a huge right wing conspiracy according to their manager here . Of course it's not their fault, it's the conservatives' fault! /sarcasm off
Don't get me started on SNL!!! SNL has long been my guilty pleasure. I love it more than life itself. Seriously, when I die and go to Valhalla I picture sitting around watching SNL for eternity. I have actually taken to enjoying the annoying skits and unfunny rubbish I used to hate. Now I find humour in them and love 'em.
oh my gosh!!! we need to get together one saturday night. no kidding...i sing that brian fellows song all the freaking time around the house...annoying the hell out of my wife. and when she's frustrated with something and telling me some story about her day i'll say, "that's crazy," in my best brian fellows voice.
