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Paul McCartney not respectful to America
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 | 2:03 a.m.
Last week Paul McCartney was presented the prestigious Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, awarded by the Library of Congress. In his acceptance speech, he took the opportunity to slam former President George W. Bush by saying “in fact, after the last eight years, it’s great to have a president who knows what a library is.”
McCartney’s crude statement was disrespectful to America and here is a message for him:
• It would be great to once again have a president who sees a leaking oil well as the hazard it is to the planet rather than just a photo opportunity. Maybe our current one needs to go to the library.
• As he praises President Barack Obama, he should remember that, at this point in his first term, his approval rating is among the lowest of any president in history.
• One of America’s mistakes was to allow a British oil company that does not know how to control drilling and cap wells to muck around in our Gulf of Mexico.
• If McCartney had not been able to ride the musical revolution wave of Elvis Presley, an American, he probably would not have made it.
• It is astounding that the queen bestowed knighthood on someone as uncouth as McCartney.
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After bowing to Paul McCartney singing Michelle at the Library, Obama told CNN's Larry King (on 6-3-10), "I am furious at this entire situation" and divulged that BP has felt His anger, but lamented that I guess "venting and yelling at people" won't solve the problem. A week earlier President Barack Obama said the failure of BP's latest mud flow effort to stop the flow of oil is "Enraging."
Obama called on Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron to huddle for a week at the Washington headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency with top scientists brainstorming a solution to the unstoppable oil leak deep beneath the Gulf. Cameron lamented "Over the last few weeks I've watched . . . and [been] thinking, 'Those morons don't know what they're doing." But Cameron too could not come up with a solution.
On 6-7-10 Obama the constitutional professor and community activist told NBC News, said
"I don't sit around just talking to [Government and Oil] experts because this is a college seminar. We talk to these people because they potentially have the best answers so I [Obama] know whose ASS to kick"
Make you wonder if Obama is about stopping the flow or having a lynching.
As soon a BP capped the well Obama will be in Louisiana to take all the credit. Obama was never one to pass up a campaign photo op.
While stopping the spewing well may be beyond Obama legendary ability, the tactics to keep the oil off the beaches and out of the marshes is not. Where is Obama on this slow motion crisis?
Bush was quite a proficient book reader, mccarthy should stick to talking what he knows about, knee-jerk liberalism is not a sign of intelligence.
McCartney stuck his foot in his mouth while kissing Obama's rear end. He is a brainless pip squeak.Bush haters need intensive therapy, especially the ones who believe Obama is performing well. Bush the most hated President?
Are you totally nuts?! Bush's main weakness was that he showed a liberal side too often--he was a proponent of AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND HE SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY. Being a "compassionate" conservative was a pronouncement that he was soft in the wrong places. Obama is the undoing of American values, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. He is killing this nation. Bush is looking very good to many of us right now, but Mitt Romney will be the next President in 2012. Chistie of NJ is also looking pretty good. One thing is certain, Obama has got to go.
David Wilson, the fact that you seem to be bashing McCartney and Obama, not that I agree or disagree with you, why are you the only one able to exercise his right to freedom of speech?
Who in our government and at what time did they allow BP to drill 4000 oil wells in the most pristeen of environments in our country without making sure that proper safety procedures were put in place to properly cover any emergency? Hundreds of questions could be asked but when you get down to it, If these oil wells would have never been drilled in the Gulf, this wouldn't have happened. Again, greed, the root of all evil.
GW Bush is the ultimate loser in modern American politics.
In the 2000 election fiasco Dumbya needed the conservative US Supreme Court to overrule Florida's high court (where brother Jeb was governor) to take office after losing the popular vote to Al Gore by half a million.
Two weeks after 9/11 Bush had approval ratings of 90%, the highest ever recorded for a president. If he'd been smart GWB would've ridden that popularity to become one of the greatest leaders in US history and given the GOP an incredible advantage for years to come.
But as we all learned Bush was not smart, to put it generously. Over his next two terms W stumbled, bumbled and mumbled his way to become a sad, miserable failure, leaving our country in a deep ditch.
One favorite fact about Dumbya is that in TWO presidential elections he won by a total of about 3 million popular votes. President Obama, by comparison, won his 2008 election by 9 million more than McCain.
GWB was the accidental president. He grew up privileged and pampered and never had to learn the value of hard work. One day he woke up and found himself in the Oval Office and wondered, "Well, how did I get here?"
Lighten up, Dave. McCartney earned his right to speak up. Like you, all he has is his opinion. You'd do well to take his advice -- "the love you take is equal to the love you make."
He's certainly right in implying that Bush sucked.
Probably because Obama offered McCartney amnesty and instant citizenship...
rusty57 said....
"Bush was quite a proficient book reader, mccarthy should stick to talking what he knows about, knee-jerk liberalism is not a sign of intelligence."
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Yep, George "clueless" Bush was a "proficient book reader" if you factor into his reading list such classics as "My Pet Goat," and "See Spot Run."
The man was an idiot and not only that, he took pride is being an idiot!
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
George W. Bush -- Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
Yeah, Bush did so well with Katrina! His first photo op was inside Air Force One as he flew over the disaster.
Wow, lowest approval rating in history. Just how long is the history of approval ratings? What was Lincoln's approval rating? What was FDR's? In other words, it is the lowest of recent President's. Oh, and at about the same point in Bush's first term hadn't 9/11 occurred? Maybe that had something to do with Bush have a higher approval rating. Also, I don't believe during Bush's first term there was a recession caused by his predecessor. Bush still had at least six years to expand the deficit and push the economy into a recession.
The Beatles became popular around 1963, long after Elvis's popularity peaked. In '63 and '64 Elvis was looking around for ways to continue his career and decided to make bad movies!
george bush was and is a maggot...
has the intelligence of a maggot...
leaves a trail of slime behind like a maggot...
hangs out with other maggots like dick cheney...
he hurt this country very very badly...
it will take generations to recover...
and for you losers to compare him to obama is pathetic...
obama's pinkie toe on his left foot has more intelligence than that maggot...
you losers are pathetic...
absolutely pathetic...
I see El Lobo has smug again. I suppose Bush had to study a bit to fly a combat jet too. Or maybe he just winged it, being so dumb and all.
Which of the 57 states was he flying over for his photo-op of Katrina?
200 years from now Paul McCartney's songs will still be popular and GW Bush will still be considered an idiot.
"God wants me to be president George" is currently ranked 36th out of 42 American presidents by a recent C-SPAN Presidential poll..
The word on the street is that George is shooting for the 42nd spot. He thinks the higher the number, the better the rating....
Another bit of interesting information that is making the rounds is that George was moving along quite nicely with the writing of his soon to be released book about his presidency, but he has run into a minor road block.....
It seems that he has run out of crayons and has had to put his writing on hold for a bit.....
At last report, Laura, George's very understanding wife, was seen headed for WalMart to purchase additional crayons for George...
I guess it can be said that George hasn't been a complete idiot, at least on everything that has come down the pike....
George always knew who to run to when he got his a** into a bind. "Poppy, poppy, I need help!"
"Poppy," of course being George senior, who used his clout, connections and money to get George junior into Yale & Harvard grad school, not to mention the Texas Air National Guard.
"They misunderestimated me."
George W. Bush -- Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000
rest assured boys and girls...
there is special place in hell reserved for w the scum bag liar loser clown...
you see...
when you start a war based on lies...
you go straight to hell...
you do not pass go...
you do not collect $200...
you go straight to hell...
isn't funny how often religious blowhards who flaunt their religion wind up on the straight to hell express...
funny indeed...
Many, many foreign persons of some renown have made remarks about the obvious obliviousness of our former President, Mr. Dubya.
Not exactly "Mr. Popular" to the world-at-large.
Nobody likes a war-mongering, egotistical dolt who rides his daddy's wing-tips into the west wing and nearly brings the world to ruination by virtue of his own stupidity, stubbornness and general evil-doing.
Sir Paul was making a little joke.
That W; boy, we're going to carry that weight a long time.
george w. bush will always be blamed for the longest and most expensive war in our nations history. head to head, sir paul mccartney would beat bush in any poll by ANY organization.
rusty57..Please refresh me on this quote
I know it has some significance but I forget how.
"Which of the 57 states was he flying over for his photo-op of Katrina?"
It is difficult to "misunderestimate" how dreadful the rest of the world viewed George W. Bush's presidency. He was a truly terrible president.
You don't have to be a Rhodes scholar to know McCartney isn't one, either.
I sincerely hope, Mr. Wilson, that you would not deny Mr. McCartney the same freedom of speech that you enjoy. Whatever happened to "I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it"?
Mr. Wilson does not appear to be a patriot.
Mr. Wilson appears to be about as mature as a 12 year-old. Maybe he's having a flashback to the good old days, when any critisizm of dubya meant you hated America, the troops, apple pie, etc.
birdie, why is it everytime I read one of your comments I hear Crusty the Clowns' voice? Maybe it has to do with when you first started posting your
Hoo,Hoo,Hoo
Hee,Hee,Hee
Haw,Haw,Haw'S
Led me to think that.
I must commend you on getting beyond that.
Why is it when a Republican President brings in some entertainment into the White House those people don't talk sh#t about past Democrat Presidents. Liberals are very immature people.
2000 years later Nero is still being criticized for playing a fiddle while Rome burned so Bush will probably be slandered for at least twice that long.
Come on David,...Bush was a buffoon and the worst Governor America ever had. I call him Governor because thats the only legally elected office he ever held. Looking back on those long terrible 8 years in which the Supreme Court allowed the fool to occupy the White House we should be thankful he wasn't there any longer,...he would have completely destroyed the country.
Did everyone forget that Halliburton is involved in the oil spill? That was Cheney's company...
Cheney. As in the last vice president. The really Republican one. Not our current pres/VP.
Obama doesn't own Halliburton stock.
McCartney knows when to be funny. And he was.
"Is our children learning?"
LMAO
8 years of nukeyoular, couple of wars to avenge the attack on w's daddy
slack jawed regs so the cronies and supporters can rape and pillage a bit
Clearly the most embarrassing American president in memory
Yes, Sir McCartney. You de man.
David Wilson says "If McCartney had not been able to ride the musical revolution wave of Elvis Presley, an American, he probably would not have made it."
This is the stupidest comment of everything he wrote.
Some Beatle/Lennon-McCartney history;
The Beatles performed the seemingly impossible during the week of April 4, 1964. The Beatles occupied the top 5 positions in the US Billboard singles charts, the top two LPs in the Billboard album charts, the #1 single in the UK, and the #1 and #3 LPs in the UK.
The Beatles actually managed to place 12 singles in the Billboard Top 100 that week and that included the TOP 5 POSITIONS.
The following week of April 11, 1964 the Beatles placed 14 singles in the US TOP 100!
By the close of 1964 the Beatles had held the US #1 position for an incredible 19 weeks.
Notable in Billboard chart history is that in the week preceding April 4, 1964 the Beatles had 11 songs in the US Top 100 including the top 4 tunes. The Beatles only "problem" was that they had so many #1 hits that other songs of theirs couldn't get to #1.
A Note of Interest:
The week of June 27, 1964 saw two more Lennon/McCartney songs in the U.S. top 10 that they had given away to other artists.
#1 World Without Love by Peter and Gordon
#9 Bad To Me by Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas
Elvis WHO?
Paul McCartney is an indicator of what foreign leaders thought of Bush.
To many of you right wingers Bush is a hero, but you obviously don't see the damage he's done to this country.
There is no doubt in my mind Bush will go down in history as one of our worse presidents. As much as the right slams Jimmy Carter, Bush will fall below him.
Paul McCartney and Obama deserve one another and they both wasted out taxpayer dollars.
For Obama to spend $10,000,000.00 since taking office on performers and for anyone of them to accept payment is a good indication that they're all selfish and are only looking out for them. Obama lied to us again and said he was going to cut back the spending, geez, $10,000,000.000 to entertain the Obama Family, what a waste of our money.
Shame on all of them for ripping us off again and the sickest part, America allows this garbage to continue without any checks or balances. Shame on us now.
Maybe some law firm will file suit against Obama and family for using our money for their personal entertainment.
Bush was quite a proficient book reader!!!!!!! What a joke!
The only book he ever finished was "The Pet Goat" and unfortunately he took the time to finish it even though the country was under attack on 9/11.
HoustonJac
You WISH you were Paul McCartney!!!
Probably because Obama offered McCartney amnesty and instant citizenship...
labdaddy:
Sir Paul has made a lot of money in this country and when you EARN U.S. Dollars - you pay TAXES on that money. Taxes to the United States. He also owns several homes in this country; again - he supports the States these properties are in.
Lastly, he was married to an American citizen; therefore, his grown children are dual citizens - you know a citizen of England AND the United States.
Paul doesn't need U.S. citizenship. He has supported this country more than YOU have.
<The Beatles became popular around 1963, long after Elvis's popularity peaked. In '63 and '64 Elvis was looking around for ways to continue his career and decided to make bad movies!>
Sorry, dickerjd. Elvis was ONE of many who inspired the Beatles back in the early 60's, along with other rock n' roll icons from the U.S. during that time frame - Chuck Berry, Little Richard to name a couple.
However, Elvis knew, after the "British Invasion", that he was toast and had to reinvent his career. Luckily, Elvis did do that and had a resurgence in popularity in the late 60's.
WillieTanner:
Good accurate facts!! Thanks from an "original" Beatles fan - one of those 14 year old girls you always saw on the newsreels!!
(I now have "Bad To Me" and "World Without Love" alternately going thru my head!!!)
Paul and I have made more money by seeing the world as it is, laughing at its innate belly shaking possibilities and weeping until we can't fart with raisins.
If your notion of greatness includes that tiny little ability to see what's out there and find the angle, the backdrop, the melody or the perfect line, then go ahead and McCartney a bit for us while that window is still open. Share. Be the beatles. Give us what is good!
rusty57 You better do some research on your hero Bush. His classmates at Yale figured him to never accomplish much more than chewing tobacco and disrupting class. Bush never read three books in his life. Now you get alife.
homer: You seem so sure of yourself. Do you have a Harvard MBA? Didn't think so. Now get a brain.
Det_Munch wrote:
"Paul doesn't need U.S. citizenship. He has supported this country more than YOU have."
No, but Obama would offer amnesty and citizenship to a fencepost if he thought it would vote Democrat.
McCartney is a blowhard and a liberal with no backbone. Elvis did an ETO tour as a sergeant E-5 for NATO. The guy's a hero to my Dad'd generation and consequently a singular hero of mine. Plus a superhuman entertainer.
Bloated Elvis was a sad sight.
On the other hand, think I'll fry up a peanut butter, honey, banana, potato chip samwich for lunch.
When Sir Paul threw that poor one legged woman out to the curb - We the World - saw who he really is.
AngryVoter: "Bush having a Harvard MBA says a lot more about the political relaxation of standards for a sitting vie-president's son than it says about bush's skill sets.
In other words, Harvard sold out. Bush is still a mediocre thinker and a puppet of Dick cheney.
"
Sort of like a Harvard Law Review editor who never published? Try again.
"When Sir Paul threw that poor one legged woman out to the curb - We the World saw who he really is."
*****
Heather Mills is missing one leg, true. But she's also missing half of her brain cells too.
Who's Haether Mills?
shes one of those "christian evangels" you always talk about,pete!
Telling; everyone knew the jab was aimed at W
Disappointing; the headline wasn't "Boehner stands up for Bush"
future says: "Obama called on Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron to huddle for a week at the Washington headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency with top scientists brainstorming a solution to the unstoppable oil leak deep beneath the Gulf. Cameron lamented "Over the last few weeks I've watched . . . and [been] thinking, 'Those morons don't know what they're doing." But Cameron too could not come up with a solution."
future, do you have any idea why Obama had Cameron in the meeting? Yeah, I know, you no doubt think he' planning an underwater sequel to Avatar and Obama's auditioning for the role of Aquaman. But that's only because you've gotten used to Republican's penchant for hiring Hollywood performers.
In this case, the reason Cameron is there is because of his technical expertise in deep underwater exploration. During his initial research for the film, Cameron decided to film the actual wreck of the Titanic and incorporate this footage into his fictional movie. Titanic had sunk to a depth of 12,480 feet, some 2 1/2 miles below the surface of the most treacherous ocean on Earth.
Cameron is a member of the NASA Advisory Council and is working on the project to put cameras on an upcoming manned Mars mission.
What's a library?
AngryVoter: Are you saying editors don't publish? News to me. Even the editor of Tiddly-Winks Weekly writes a monthly piece.
Let me guess, Harvard Law Review reviews the...laws? I could be wrong.
George W. Bush will easily go down as the worst
president in history.
Republicans will not gain credibility until
they stop defending Bush.
Who is Paul McCartney?
We all live in a yellow submarine, a y..
James Cameron found the Titanic, don't you know.
Bush was and is a total idiot born of privilege. He will go down as the absolute worst president we've ever had. McCartney was right.
And for you Obama bashers..........Yes Flip-flop McCain would have been more of the same, except McCain was smarter. And speaking of McCain, if he had been a better pilot, he wouldn't have been shot down over NVN. He's his own department of defense budget. Check to see how many planes he crashed. He would never have been admitted to Annapolis if his father wasn't an admiral.
Oh and when he came back from VN, he divorced his wife because she was no longer the raving beauty she was before her car accident. Yes, a real gentleman and all around nice guy..........Right!
AngryVoter - "Bush having a Harvard MBA says a lot more about the political relaxation of standards for a sitting vie-president's son than it says about bush's skill sets."
Include Yale and the reserves, Georgie W., the push through because of daddy.
Dubya bush received a "gentleman's C" grade in college because of who his family was. That translates into a "D"
After all the whining and name calling on both sides I might add. Regardless of your position about the past or current president it is simply very bad manners and in bad form to go to another country and opening get involved in political sides. If we went to the Parliament in the UK and disrespected the do nothing wasteful Monarchy they would run us out of town, even though they know it's true.
It is not appropriate to get involved in other people's business. In family wars I might hate my little brother but if you mess with him you're messing with me. Paul was wrong and should stick to what he does know. The comment was rude and if it was directed at a liberal most of you would be calling for his head and you know it.
Your hatred of Bush is no excuse to allow childish behavior in a dignified and public setting. Paul owes us an apology. As for the comment itself and those who love to trash talk the Ex President for being an idiot that argument is the one of last resort for the small minded with no functional argument. Don't get me wrong, I did not like Bush's policies and actions. But I am adult enough to argue against his policies rather than juvenile name calling that so many here turn to since they can't pull together an intelligent thought or argument. Calling names is always evidence of not knowing what you're talking about, shallow uneducated minds with no strength of argument.
Tell me what you think not that the other guy is a stupid head.
...And BTW according to multiple research people who rely on TV news and newspapers for real content have been proven to be the least informed and least intelligent. Periodicals rank next up and books at the top. Bush was known to read children's books with great regularity!
I didn't feel any disrespect from Sir Paul's comment, I got the joke.
The BEATLES are/were bigger than life, even greater than M.J. & Co., but you do not have to be a knight to know G.W.B. was the dumbest dude who ever worked in the White House. Me too, I got the joke.
Bush-nuts like the idiot who wrote this letter are the reason the country got in so deep to begin with. Nice going, geniuses!
So when the Beatles said they were bigger than Jesus Christ, IMHO 2 down and 2 to go.
Mr. Wilson makes no sense.
Sir Paul McCartney became knighted because he was in possibly the greatest rock and roll band in the world, not to mention he was one half of perhaps the greatest song writing team ever, with songs that are still vastly popular and are considered timeless. And he devoted his life to music.
President George W. Bush was in charge of an administration for eight years. And his long lasting legacy that he will be remembered for is...he was a part of the most incompetent and ineffective Presidency in American history. If not the worst ever.
Night and day comparison.
Sir Paul McCartney called it like it is.
And, the truth of the matter is that if the former President does start a library, he should hire Mr. Stan Lee (from Marvel Comics) to set it up. Mr. Lee could easily make up some kind of fiction to put in the library, not to mention provide it in such a fashion that the contents of the library will be easy for him to understand with more pictures, and less printed words that perhaps may confuse him. This is the best alternative, because already Mr. Rove published a book that is a piece of fiction masquerading as what he calls the truth. And I hear soon Mr. Cheney will publish a book that will continue to paint a picture of that era that will strain the realms of any and all credibility.
Get over it, Mr. Wilson. The stupidity of the Bush/Cheney/Rove era is over with. And America is thankful.
"So when the Beatles said they were bigger than Jesus Christ..."
Burrito -- wrong. The popular media of the time took something Lennon said out of context when he actually complained about the band's popularity. He meant no disrespect to that religious icon. I remember the time as one where churches everywhere were intent on any excuse to burn albums and books they didn't approve of -- just didn't want to lose control over their flocks, donchaknow. The evils of rock music was quite a popular topic. Good thing the kids were alright.
Happiness is a warm gun!
David Wilson is an idiot-case closed.
< McCartney is a blowhard and a liberal with no backbone. Elvis did an ETO tour as a sergeant E-5 for NATO. The guy's a hero to my Dad'd generation and consequently a singular hero of mine. Plus a superhuman entertainer. >
Pierre - you just showed your age. What are you? In your 40's?? Elvis HAD to entertain the troops when he was in the Army because he wasn't suited for anything else but doing PR work for the Army at the time. Talk about special treatment. Did he ever go through basic training? And standing in battle fatigues having your picture taken doesn't constitute "basic training".
You fail to mention that AFTER Elvis was discharged, and when he started to make all those cheesy movies (at first they were cheesy but got better as he kept making them) he became dependent on drugs and continued to be dependent on drugs until the day he died...of a drug overdose. Yes, he was a drug addict, but "your Dad's generation" chose to look the other way. It is too bad Elvis decided to kill himself way before his time. He was a legend and very talented.
PS Not saying Sir Paul and the other Beatles did not do drugs because it is a very well known fact that they did, but they didn't try to hide it as Elvis did under the guise of "drugs prescribed by a doctor".
As far as both Elvis and the Beatles are concerned - both changed the face of music and today's music pales in comparison. We will never see the likes of either ever again.
God I love the Beatles.
Still to this moment, a timeless collection of inspirational and enlightening literature, music and expression of joyous life.
We are blessed to have been here when they were rockin and rollin.
Bye W.
"Cameron lamented "Over the last few weeks I've watched . . . and [been] thinking, 'Those morons don't know what they're doing." But Cameron too could not come up with a solution."
Heard this morning Kevin Costner and his business associates have a solution to the gushing oil problem. Evidently, Costner and his partners have been working on this "invention" for a while now and have spent millions of dollars on it.
Hey, at this point in time - if ANYONE HAS IDEAS, they should submit them since BP doesn't know it's ass from a hole in the.....ground.... even if it is underwater. WHen BP used GOLF BALLS to put down that hole to stop the oil, that's when it became apparent the company had no idea what it was doing!! Golf balls. I was going to send them all my cats' used kitty litter, the clumping kind since once that stuff gets wet, it's hard to break apart!!!
The only good thing is BP has taken full responsibility, both professionally and monetarily, for all of this - a day late and a dollar short since this could have been prevented in the first place!!
Why get so upset about a limey showing little respect to our country? we have a President who shows no respecct for our country. I'm sure after that comment he just lost half his fan base in the U.S., so there'll be no reason for him to come back.
Det_Munch -- good one about the Elvis Truth.
"I'm sure after that comment he just lost half his fan base in the U.S., so there'll be no reason for him to come back."
fedup2here -- you wish. Next time Sir Paul schedules a concert here watch those $200+ tickets sell out in about half an hour.
< "I'm sure after that comment he just lost half his fan base in the U.S., so there'll be no reason for him to come back."
fedup2here -- you wish. Next time Sir Paul schedules a concert here watch those $200+ tickets sell out in about half an hour >
GOod one for you, too, KillerB!!! You forgot to add that Paul is dating an American woman who lives in Long Island, NY. He owns several homes in the U.S., too, so he ain't going no where!!!!
As far as Paul's fans go, and Beatles' fans in general - we could care less on what Paul says about American politics. We just want to hear everything from "I Saw Her Standing THere" to "Hey Jude" and a few dozen more after that!!!
fedup2here:
Guess you think the Mirage ought to cancel "Love" now. Who wants to see a show with music written and sung by someone who didn't like George W. Bush???? (My guess is that 90% of the audience at any given performance didn't like George W!!!)
There are places I remember all my life, though some have changed. Some forev..
Paul is SO right. And as far as the letter's comment about the BP mess, it was Bush's pack of deregulators that allowed these idiots out there in the first place and we all know it. Amazes me how Bush lovers are happy with the shape the country was in when he left office - as if his record is something to be praised. Let's go back to Enron and Bush's backing by Ken Ley who helped deregulate energy and cost tax payers billions. You don't hear anything from Bush and Cheney now, do we? Where's the "drill baby drill" crowd now? Hypocrites. McCartney is dead on. Be greatful he doesn't write a hit song about Bush.
McCartney dropped Pete Best when the Beatles were just starting out due to jealousy. I have never forgiven him. Now he looks like an old woman who needs a facelift. Add to that his comments about this country and support for our "so called" President. What happens to people when they get old? He is a male Helen Thomas.
George W. didn't exactly raise the standard of American congeniality by sticking missiles all over Europe and starting two wars in the Middle East. Health care and education were never Bush's top priorities. But war was. Now, Obama, as imperfect as he may be, has to deal with the mess. As far as McCartney is concerned, he is free to say what he wants. Lennon had some choice words about the Nixon administration - the author didn't seem to mention that the former Beatles were never great Republicans. And as for British Petroleum, they are as big as scoundrels can get for continuously undermining the safety process in favor of their profits...
McCartney speaks the truth. Your comments are ignorant.
W may or may not know where the "library" is but he certainly doesn't know where divorce court is, eh Paul?
Paul McCartney is the greatest singer songwriter of popular songs of all time. He has a right to bash George W. Bush anytime he wants, because he speaks the truth. Unfortunately all those Te Pot Domes out there can't handle the truth..
"We're gonna catch those terrorists. Now watch this drive."
Wow David, Got all the liberals fired up! Excellent article, you nailed it. All the pot smokers came out in defense of Mcartney. LMAO!
Guess there is still some people with Obama stickers on their hybrids, and all 20 of them are here bashing Bush.
I know why, cause you don't like the sting of Obama having the lowest approval rating ever. That's ok, on the bright side, he has the highest disapproval rating!! HAHAHA!
"Paul McCartney is the greatest singer songwriter of popular songs of all time."
environprotector -- you're half right.
Mccartney wasn't respectful to his wife either. How much did Heather get out of him? You'd think Paul would know what a Prenup is.
KillerB
should be commended for subtly recalling the other half.
Imagine
An artist for artists, an old soul in a vibrant heart, a talent for twisting the tongue and plunkin the heart strings out of masses
Still even today John stands in the British Invasion like Rembrandt in The Golden Age. Like the steam engine alongside his cohort James Watt.
he was the wooo in the wooo-hoooo.
It would be great to once again have a president who sees a leaking oil well as the hazard it is to the planet rather than just a photo opportunity. Maybe our current one needs to go to the library.
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It would be great to learn what went on in Dick Cheney's secret energy meetings. Mr. Wilson, it would be great if yu understood not only BPs but Halliburton's criminal role in the spill. It would be great if you understood that W Bush could't control a blow out almost 5000 feet under the ocean any more than the current president can. Something of this magnitude this far deep under water has never happened before. Drill, baby, drill. Obama is doing a photo op? Puleeze, this is the type of publicity no one wants. Did Paul make you mad? Awww
it seems like every liberal celebrity idiot likes to trash the conservatives, it's just the hip thing to do.
How can anyone with a half a brain defend Bush?
"All we need is love".............................
What is disrespectful about telling the truth? Paul is 100 percent right.
Look folks, you do not have to be a liberal to know G.W.B. was the dumbest dude who ever worked in the house. And that Merkel, since she was called his "little girl" by ex-chancelor Kohl is just a pain in the T & A section. She might also have looked like Chucky's bride sometimes.
Who cares? Get over it.
Some real cool "Checkers" are those big boys here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNT-sc1ym...
Paul's recognition and willingness to portray the truth are proof positive of his shining knighthood standing tall against the whining wimpering of something like a W which Sir McCartney aptly exposed with delicate truth laughingly laid bare as the preposterous president of dumb.
I support Obama, just like I supported Bush. They both are doing the best they know how. I don't see Americans being respectful to America, and I don't see the letter writer being very respectful of our commander in chief, either. I wonder if this drivel was just a ruse to bash our current President and when you bash our president, you bash our country. What does BP have to do with a singer getting an award? Have you been sniffing Windex again? Off to the library. Need a nap
Paul McCartney is the greatest singer/song writer of all time and my favorite Beatle. However, if he were really serious about world peace and the environment, he would have pointed out that Obama has not kept his promise to end our two wars and close Gitmo. Obama is doing as bad a job on the oil leak as Bush did on Katrina. If John Lennon were alive and was at the White House, he would have held Obama accountable. Paul acted like Obama is a great guy and ignored the fact that civilians are still being killed in Irag. I guess that's acceptable if the President is a Democrat.