Mellencamp told the crowd in Columbus, Ohio, that billions of dollars requested for Afghanistan and Iraq might be spent more wisely at home, a lot of people booed and a lot of other people cheered.
Catcalls persisted when he sang “To Washington,” a song that characterizes President Bush as too quick to fight. Mellencamp also inserted Bush into a rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited,” citing a “Texas gambler” rather than a roving gambler out to start the next world war.
Did Mellencamp resemble a pacifist as he heard boos from an audience for maybe the first time in decades? Well, no. The 52-year-old became visibly steamed.
PBS will show just three of the nine songs Mellencamp performed.
PBS editing also stings Neil Young.
Will Mellencamp, Young and others who were edited by PBS stand up against the Public Broadcasting System for infringing on their First Amendment right to Freedom of Speech?
The people who attend the Farm Aid concerts are not there to listen to the political viewpoints of these people. They are there to support the farm community and to listen to music and to enjoy themselves.
Why do so many of these outspoken types think every venue is appropriate for their outbursts? That every stage is a political forum for them to use as their own dumping ground?
If I had purchased a ticket to Farm Aid and this is what happened I would have demanded my money back – - If I wanted to listen to Bush Bashing I’d simply attend a democratic function of any sort.
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