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Mar 2001
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Elvis Costello defends outspoken artists
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) --British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello Tuesday defended musicians who speak their minds in these "fairly dangerous times" and warned Americans to guard against "any attempts by people who swindle their way into office."
Addressing a music industry dinner in Beverly Hills, California, Costello also criticized the British political system, which he described as "privileged people handing wigs to one another making the laws of the land."
The 48-year-old musician, famed for such songs as "Oliver's Army" and "Everyday I Write the Book," was being honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, a music licensing group that also campaigns for artists' rights.
Costello drew loud cheers from the black-tie audience, which included songwriters Stevie Wonder, Rick James, Burt Bacharach, Solomon Burke and Nelly.
His comments came amid concerns that singers and actors who spoke out against the U.S.-led war in Iraq were being blacklisted.
When the lead singer of popular country trio the Dixie Chicks criticized President Bush, many U.S. radio stations all but stopped playing the group's songs.
"We all live in fairly dangerous times in terms of freedom of speech and freedom of expression," Costello said.
"A lot of the songwriters that I've admired and learned from ... are people who spoke in matters of conscience as well as matters of the heart. I think that it's essential that we defend that right."
After noting that he had written more than 300 songs -- "and none of them have been successful" -- Costello performed versions of "Almost Blue" and "Alison" as well as a brand new piano ballad called "When It Sings."
Burke, seated in a wheelchair for most of the evening, earlier sang the Costello-written tune "The Judgment," which appeared on the soul legend's recent Grammy-winning album "Don't Give Up On Me."
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Here ya go. You jingo's have a lot of work to do. If you own any Elvis Costello CD's, you should burn them. Otherwise, you are an America hating leftist! I'm also starting a petition to exile Costello to Cuba where he should fit in nicely!
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What exactly does Oliver's Army refer to? Love the song but I've never understood it.
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The Templar
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People's Republic of the East Village
Oct 2001
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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
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Hey Veda, have you read the actual court decision? That is the most unconvincing, insincere opinion ever written. |
I have read the actual court decision; it is kinda required in our Con Law class in Law School, and I can fully say that you are totally full of ****. If anything the dissents are incredibly unconvincing and insincere, designed simply so their guy Gore could try one more time to steal the election. |
I see you read the Fox News edition of the opinion. Even Richard Posner (the conservative/libertarian chief justice of the US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals) in his book on the subject said the reasoning in the majority decision was bogus. He justified the decision on the grounds that a quick decision based on any reason was necessary.
By the way, can you think of any other decision where Rehnquist, Scalia, or Thomas has been concerned about equal protection? Funny how they only worry about equal protection for cracker votes.
And whatever happened to states' rights? I though conservatives loved states' rights - and the states get to set their own elections law. Usually, Scalia and Co. argue that federal courts lack the competency to adjudicate state law disputes. But it just goes to show how dishonest conservative judges are.
How come the only time we hear about states' rights is when a state wants to cheat someone out of overtime, or screw over a minority? Medical marijuana? Assisted suicide? Emission controls? States have no rights there apparently.
Bush v. Gore is just another sad exaple of conservatives abandoning their own ostensible philosophy on federalism when it comes to furthering their other ideological ends.
What law school did you go to again?
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When seven justices agree that there were great civil rights problems with the recount and then two of those justices (the Democrats) believe that those massive problems could be fixed in a WEEK, they are totally deluding themselves.
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Of course it didn't help that the Supremes stopped the recount right as it started.
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Try reading the opinion before spouting off please. |
Uh, I did. The rest of my response to you may be found on Run DMC's Greatest Hits, track three (Beats to the Rhyme), at about 2:36. Enjoy.
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