Did Linda Ronstadt really say this?

[soundfury]

Freeper that IÕm debating posted this.

http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39542

It's a real conflict for me when I go to a concert and find out somebody in the audience is a Republican or fundamental Christian. It can cloud my enjoyment. I'd rather not know."

[Bluebear]

1. "In a recent article...."

I searched that San Diego paper and could find no such article at first try.

[tritsofme]

2. Source right here:

"This is an election year, and I think we're in desperate trouble and it's time for people to speak up and not pipe down. It's a real conflict for me when I go to a concert and find out somebody in the audience is a Republican or fundamental Christian. It can cloud my enjoyment. I'd rather not know."

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040715/news_lz1w15linda.html

[soundfury]

6. well that was a stupid thing for her to say. I lost

that round to the Freeper.

[wtmusic]

7. Yes, very stupid

We should embrace our Republican brothers and realize that heck, at the end of the day when they're done lying and thieving they're just people too! :eyes:

[movonne]

3. It would cloud my enjoyment too.

[Philostopher]

4. The link below is USA Today

looks like an entertainment column:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2004-07-20-edit_x.htm

But it refers back to the original article, so I don't know what the legitimacy of the original quote is. USA Today isn't exactly the height of journalistic excellence, but I'd venture it checks its sources.

While, as a private citizen, I feel that way about entertainers shoving political or religious beliefs antithetical to mine in my face, it does seem a rather ... well, injudicious thing for an entertainer who sells tickets to the general public to say, doesn't it?

[Solly Mack]

5. I feel the same way. Walk into a room, find out theres a puddinghead

present...snarl


they're like dementors :)

they can zap the happiness out of shit for flies

[jdj]

8. Me, too. Go Linda!

It's the freaking truth, although, in the first article I read she used proper grammar, she didn't say "fundamental Christian", in fact I don't remember the phrasing this way.

[Ronnie]

9. When I read it

I took it as a joke. Most Republicans don't get satire.