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Originally posted by ktsnake
I hate that people think that because someone can sing their political opinions matter more than any other ordinary person!
It would be a sad state of affairs when someone changed their political leanings because of something Harry Belafonte said...
Belafonte can sing but I don't see him running for office... and if he did I'd hope no one took him seriously.
If Colin Powell made a similar comment about Belafonte's music it would be just as weighty.
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Harry Belafonte has quite a long history of activism in civil rights and human rights. His opinion is just as valid as anyone else's, being an entertainer doesn't make it more
or less valid. If he did run for office, a lot of people would take him seriously.
Not to take anything away from Colin, but I don't see him running for office either. He's never held an elected office, only appointed.
I don't agree with all of Belafonte's comments, I think he stepped over the line, especially with the house slave remark, but he makes some valid points about Colin's dissapearance and change in stance regarding the Iraq situation. We're talking about an administration that said in July 2001 that Iraq was not a threat, and now a year and some change later they are the big enemy? I want to know exactly what changed between now and then, because from what I can see, not a darn thing has changed except Bush's rhetoric. (Not to mention the Cold Warrior's (Condoleeza Rice) rhetoric.
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What I would like to see is Bush make some serious strides towards enacting some helpful domestic policies. Right now I just see him as a war monger. Note to Bush: A new war is not going to stabilize the economy, put homeless people in shelters, give this nation's children better education, OR stop snipers in the D.C. area (heck that's what I'm most worried about right now).
I could write a long list of things I'd like to see done in this country before we go to war with Iraq. I'll definitely be speaking up with my vote in 2004 (which can't get here soon enough)!
ZA