CMA Awards Ban Questions About Las Vegas Shooting, Politics

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Last edited Sun Nov 5, 2017, 12:41 PM - Edit history (2)

Source: The Hill



Country Music Association (CMA) Awards host Brad Paisley is calling on organizers to rescind ridiculous guidelines that prohibited journalists from asking entertainers about politics and guns.

The Heaven South singer who's co-hosting the show along with Carrie Underwood wrote to his more than 4 million followers on Twitter on Friday:

Link to tweet

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4 hours after this story broke, The Hill reported: The Country Music Association is reversing its decision to bar journalists from questioning attendees of its upcoming award show about the Las Vegas shooting and gun-control issues.

The CMA made the announcement in a statement to CNN on Friday after facing backlash from critics, including this year's host, singer Brad Paisley.

Link to tweet

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/358635-brad-paisley-blasts-country-music-awards-for-banning-questions

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Also being reported elsewhere:
[div class"excerpt"]Country Music Awards calls for ban on all guns(-related questions)

In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting that killed 58 people and wounded hundreds more during the Harvest Music Festival, country musica genre that has been traditionally, even staunchly anti-gun controlhas been forced to reckon with the devastating effects of gun violence on its community. So in order to make everyone feel protected and at ease during its November 8 ceremony, the Country Music Awards has undertaken an unprecedented security initiative, calling for a total ban on all guns-related questions. - [link:https://www.avclub.com/country-music-awards-calls-for-ban-on-all-guns-related-1820116532AVclub]
Censorship.

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

1. I can hear the right wing am radio shows now

Boycott!

[SpankMe]

2. I'd like to see the media grow some stones, and...

...all boycott the CMAA awards. The press area would have, like, three media organizations there and a bunch of empty tables and internet that hardly gets used. There'd be little news the next morning about the CMAA awards other than just a rundown of the winners, and all mentions of the CMAA would expire or would tick below the fold by midday. By mid-December, 85% of America would be asking "have the CMAA awards happened yet? I must have missed it."

That's how you handle this, instead of yelling about the politics of it.

[GeorgeGist]

3. It just broke on CNN that someone in Nashville has gone an a mass gun-question spree.

Word is as many as sixteen country music stars were hit by a volley of over one hundred gun-control questions in less than five minutes.

ht Sean O'Neal

[rockfordfile]

4. I agree with Paisley. that's some stupid guidelines

[SoCalMusicLover]

5. Come On Guys....It's Too Soon

Geez, it's only been 5 weeks, and all the bodies probably aren't even buried yet.

[Aristus]

6. A ban on questions is supposed to make people feel "safe and protected"?

Weird priorities those gun-crazies have...

[kwassa]

7. Many country stars avoid talking about politics, because they have Trumpians as fans ...

They might despise Trump personally, but don't dare say that in public.

Remember what happened to the Dixie Chicks.

[califootman]

8. Can't have free speech. That's the price of freedom!

Because, you know... sometimes you need to trample a lesser amendment to protect a really important one.

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9. See Original Post Update n/t