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nolabear

(41,987 posts)
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 03:17 PM Nov 2012

FAUX Blasts Relief Concert: Where are the Conservatives"

Where indeed? Watch as these three twist themselves into pretzels trying to conflate relief efforts and political one-upsmanship, while utterly ignoring the fact that Bruce, Bon Jovi, Sting and many of the other performers are veterans of raising private funds for public good...something you'd think they'd back 100%. Meatloaf? Not so much.

http://mediamatters.org/video/2012/11/02/fox-attacks-nbcs-sandy-relief-fundraiser-as-pol/191082

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FAUX Blasts Relief Concert: Where are the Conservatives" (Original Post) nolabear Nov 2012 OP
Because these people have suffered enough... Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #1
They can start their own damned relief concert. LuckyLib Nov 2012 #2
Pat Boone ? libdem4life Nov 2012 #9
Their headliner would be Ben Ghazi. nt pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #13
Repubs don't do charity concerts for free. IggleDoer Nov 2012 #3
And they've highlighted a painfully obvious truth... C_U_L8R Nov 2012 #4
Isn't Kid Rock doing a campaign with Romney? Meatloaf has def lowered the bar (OK, pun intended). libdem4life Nov 2012 #5
What??? No Ted Nugent??? flakey_foont Nov 2012 #6
LOL! Really. Where IS Hank Jr., Man of the People? nolabear Nov 2012 #10
I may be wrong on this flakey_foont Nov 2012 #12
What conservatives? meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #7
Fox sucks. That is all. PATXgirl Nov 2012 #8
kind of defeats the purpose stillcool Nov 2012 #11
Bruce and Bon Jovi are from New Jersey EC Nov 2012 #14
This Has SNL Written All Over It... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #15
The irony. They worship Ayn Rand, but yet they want "charity" to exist and include kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #16

LuckyLib

(6,819 posts)
2. They can start their own damned relief concert.
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 03:20 PM
Nov 2012

Last edited Fri Nov 2, 2012, 04:20 PM - Edit history (1)

Which died-in-the-wool Republican musicians should be stepping up? Any suggestions?

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
4. And they've highlighted a painfully obvious truth...
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 03:26 PM
Nov 2012

that rightwing entertainers just aren't very good.

flakey_foont

(3,338 posts)
12. I may be wrong on this
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 03:38 PM
Nov 2012

but my gut feeling is that not a lot of people will jump at the chance to whip out
the ol' VISA to hear Hank, Jr, sing yet another song about his daddy. Maybe Donald Trump
will pay him $5 million dollars to sing,...personally, I'd pay him $5 million NOT to sing.

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
7. What conservatives?
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 03:26 PM
Nov 2012

Are they supposed to invite Kid Rock, Meatloaf, Ted Nugent to play? Or one of the plethora of no name country singers that are always present for one of scumney's rallies? Oh what about Pat Boon?

And when that fat one said New Jersey doesn't even have power to watch this - well, it's not them that need to watch. It's people who are needed to donate and most of the country has power and can watch the benefit and donate.

Why can't people see how stupid the Fox pundits are? WHY?

EC

(12,287 posts)
14. Bruce and Bon Jovi are from New Jersey
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 03:49 PM
Nov 2012

I'm thinking they have actual heart in this. Kidd Rock wouldn't even help Detroit, why would he bother with New Jersey?

KharmaTrain

(31,706 posts)
15. This Has SNL Written All Over It...
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 03:50 PM
Nov 2012

...imagine Charlie Daniels attempts to play his fiddle and coughs non-stop for 15 minutes...then the Nuge gets out, rips off his shirt; exposing his 65 year old torso...the phones stop ringing.

The people of New York & New Jersey need a assistance, not laughs...

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
16. The irony. They worship Ayn Rand, but yet they want "charity" to exist and include
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 04:16 PM
Nov 2012

conservatives.

Objectivism makes no allowances for ANY sort of charity. It's atruistic, and that is strictly verboten.

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