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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:09 PM
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Rickie Lee Jones Speaks Out Against Joe Lieberman
Rickie Lee Jones Speaks Out Against Joe Lieberman



There's plenty of lingering resentment by musicians against Joe Lieberman's draconian PMRC censorship measures, and Howie Klein is having no trouble in his efforts to line them up to speak out against Lieberman and support Ned Lamont. Within minutes of sending out his initial entreaties he got this from Rickie Lee Jones:


Herr Lieberman helped me realize there is not much of a fine line left between the middle of the right and the edge of the left. We have moved so far over that even middle America stands perched on one foot, with it's one strand of hair tossed across its frowning face, trying to straighten the coffee in a cup that will forever be leaning far too right to ever feel balanced again.

No good American can go out into the street today and not turn gray with nausea at the complacency of every single newspaper, financial institution, and influential individual in the conspiracy to keep this unqualified, uneducated, unelected criminal in office. Lieberman was an important candidate, and he, above all of them, is a turn coat who helped to nullify the potency of the left.



Howie has the rest of her letter here. He's been hearing back from dozens of really big artists and managers and will be posting more in the next few days.

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2006/02/rickie-lee-jones-doesnt-like-right.html
http://firedoglake.blogspot.com/2006_02_26_firedoglake_archive.html#114117068804813735
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hippiechick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:11 PM
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1. Dang, she's eloquent !!
:applause:
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:12 PM
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2. They got a juke box that goes doyt doyt
Edited on Tue Feb-28-06 07:15 PM by Botany
Class then .... class now.



Danny's all-star joint

Downstairs at danny's all-star joint
They got a juke box that goes doyt-doyt
The vice is nice, they stay in the back all day
But when the nighttime comes, hey-hey
There's this cat down there that makes a bad kinda soup
I come around struttin' my luck in my shoop coupe
Cecil gives me coffee
And he won't never take my coin
I say, " I got thirty dollars in my pocket!
Whatchoo doin' ? "

I holler, " Come on, Cecil, take a dollar!
Come on, Cecil, take a ten!
I've finally geared up into a whole buncha big ones
And you're actin' like I'm down-shiftin' "
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:12 PM
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3.  Sing it!
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:
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Dr.Phool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:13 PM
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4. Sounds like Chuck E's not in love anymore.
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Kikosexy2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:16 PM
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6. Let's sing...
"Ugly Man"....an ode to GWB that she wrote...
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LSparkle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:20 PM
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7. Or "Tell Somebody (What's Happening in the USA)"
But "Ugly Man" is better ... love that song!
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Kikosexy2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 07:15 PM
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5. She's my favorite...
underrated and underappreciated recording artist...just loved her last CD and look forward to more profound music from her soon..I hope..
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Texacrat Donating Member (286 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 09:18 PM
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8. Who the fuck is Ricky Lee Jones?
And why the fuck do I care?
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libnnc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 09:23 PM
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9. Sucks to be you then.
RLJ is a poet who happens to be a damn fine singer/musican.
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otohara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 09:26 PM
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11. Yes It Does
Edited on Tue Feb-28-06 09:28 PM by otohara
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-28-06 09:26 PM
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10. You should care, maybe it would round out some rough edges. nt
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