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LibDemAlways Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-19-04 01:53 PM
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46. Dissing Vegas is a Vegas tradition...
It's a staple of Vegas comedians. Whatever she said couldn't have been any worse than what routinely passes for comedy in lounges on the strip. It was the politics that got her into trouble.
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  -Las Vegas: At Aladdin, singer rubs wrong way (Linda Ronstadt) kskiska  Jul-19-04 09:57 AM   #0 
  - Sorry  itcfish1   Jul-19-04 10:01 AM   #1 
  - These lyrics don't look complimentary to me...  Carni   Jul-19-04 10:12 AM   #7 
  - I Agree  itcfish1   Jul-19-04 10:41 AM   #10 
  - I don't think so...  ixion   Jul-19-04 11:16 AM   #15 
     - I just don't see it that way  Carni   Jul-19-04 11:25 AM   #22 
  - She didn't mean that Desperado WAS Mr. Moore.  tedthebear   Jul-19-04 11:48 AM   #31 
  - Ronstadt's campaign donations (1979-2004)  Mr_Charlie   Jul-19-04 12:49 PM   #37 
  - Hell yeah. I remember her benefit concerts  SiouxJ   Jul-19-04 03:42 PM   #55 
  - Desperado tells the story of a determined loner; fits Michael perfectly.  Merlin   Jul-19-04 12:54 PM   #38 
  - The song Desperado is a famous one about a woman's love for  freemarketer   Jul-19-04 06:39 PM   #66 
  - Go Linda!  CheshireCat   Jul-19-04 10:03 AM   #2 
  - Politics actually upstages "entertainment"....  wtmusic   Jul-19-04 10:04 AM   #3 
  - My take on this incident  Mike Daniels   Jul-19-04 10:58 AM   #14 
     - Yes  wtmusic   Jul-19-04 01:23 PM   #42 
  - Was she slamming Moore?  Carni   Jul-19-04 10:05 AM   #4 
  - So she dedicated a song to Michael Moore and some in the  WI_DEM   Jul-19-04 10:05 AM   #5 
  - "...some in the audience got upset and walked out."  Grins   Jul-19-04 10:31 AM   #8 
  - I must be missing something if LR is "politically liberal"  zbdent   Jul-19-04 10:38 AM   #9 
     - Not sure if this qualifies but in the 70's ...  Myrina   Jul-19-04 11:21 AM   #16 
        - They also split up  Carni   Jul-19-04 11:23 AM   #19 
        - She also dated Bob Kerrey  orangepeel68   Jul-19-04 11:39 AM   #28 
           - I remember Debra Winger dating Kerrey, but not Linda --  DeepModem Mom   Jul-19-04 01:21 PM   #41 
              - Oh, I could be wrong.  orangepeel68   Jul-19-04 02:05 PM   #47 
                 - I was curious, and found a correction -- but who knows?  DeepModem Mom   Jul-19-04 02:52 PM   #52 
        - don't forget  mark414   Jul-19-04 11:38 AM   #26 
           - I was going to mention the very same thing you did  zbdent   Jul-19-04 12:19 PM   #33 
  - Yay Linda!  tonekat   Jul-19-04 10:07 AM   #6 
  - Linda can dedicate her music to whoever she wants to  donsu   Jul-19-04 10:44 AM   #11 
  - "The Aladdin had her check out of her room..  LibDemAlways   Jul-19-04 10:48 AM   #12 
  - You didn't note that she also dissed Las Vegas  Baltimoreboy   Jul-19-04 01:01 PM   #39 
     - Dissing Vegas is a Vegas tradition...  LibDemAlways   Jul-19-04 01:53 PM   #46 
        - Who knows  Baltimoreboy   Jul-19-04 03:57 PM   #59 
  - Was she dissing Moore or praising him? Either way it's more  elbayl   Jul-19-04 10:55 AM   #13 
  - I spent some time with Linda some years ago -- I think she dedicated...  DeepModem Mom   Jul-19-04 11:23 AM   #18 
     - I'm sure that in many ways she identifies with Moore's independence.  Merlin   Jul-19-04 01:04 PM   #40 
  - I think the audience walked out because she DISSED Moore  Carni   Jul-19-04 11:22 AM   #17 
  - See post 18 -- I think there's no way she was slamming MM --  DeepModem Mom   Jul-19-04 11:24 AM   #21 
  - Guess you're right I just found this  Carni   Jul-19-04 11:34 AM   #24 
  - You quite clearly  Pastiche423   Jul-19-04 11:31 AM   #23 
  - I have corrected my previous assumption after googling LR  Carni   Jul-19-04 11:41 AM   #29 
  - have you seen the audiences in vegas?  SuffragetteSal   Jul-19-04 09:35 PM   #70 
  - corporate america  medeak   Jul-19-04 11:24 AM   #20 
  - death watch  medeak   Jul-19-04 11:35 AM   #25 
  - That surprises me, as she seemed devoted to her brother...  DeepModem Mom   Jul-19-04 12:26 PM   #35 
  - Since neither of us heard the alledged Ronstand quote....  Bridget Burke   Jul-19-04 01:46 PM   #45 
  - Planet Hollywood  splatbass   Jul-19-04 01:40 PM   #44 
     - planet hollywood  medeak   Jul-19-04 03:27 PM   #54 
  - Gamblers have the nerve to walkout after the entertainer said something  gsc2749   Jul-19-04 11:39 AM   #27 
  - I saw her at Riverbend for a "folkloric" concert, with a mariachi band...  Waverley_Hills_Hiker   Jul-19-04 11:46 AM   #30 
  - Las Vegas is for people who don't know any better  The_Casual_Observer   Jul-19-04 12:01 PM   #32 
  - Vegas is the turd bowl of the world!  0007   Jul-19-04 01:34 PM   #43 
  - I seem to recall something about the Dixie Chicks...  The Animator   Jul-19-04 12:24 PM   #34 
  - Ahem... I just want to point out their use of the term "86"...  Merlin   Jul-19-04 12:44 PM   #36 
  - so?  pale reflection   Jul-19-04 02:12 PM   #48 
  - Hmmmmm  ChavezSpeakstheTruth   Jul-19-04 02:14 PM   #49 
  - The Vegas gig was just one stop on her latest tour.  Bridget Burke   Jul-19-04 02:22 PM   #50 
  - Thats my guess too  ChavezSpeakstheTruth   Jul-19-04 02:25 PM   #51 
  - Her getting kicked off was the best part of the show...  pale reflection   Jul-20-04 09:07 AM   #77 
  - Yeah, you're right  Norbert   Jul-19-04 09:39 PM   #71 
  - AAR news at the top of the hour said she was praising Moore  DesertedRose   Jul-19-04 03:06 PM   #53 
  - Some have wondered whether "Desperado" was a compliment.  Bridget Burke   Jul-19-04 03:42 PM   #56 
  - Hate to be a spoil sport...  Ripley   Jul-19-04 03:52 PM   #57 
  - Why don't they print what she said?  eablair3   Jul-19-04 03:54 PM   #58 
  - Youngsters may not understand the genius of the song "Desperado"  Merlin   Jul-19-04 04:54 PM   #60 
  - I have a lot of her alblums.....I would have never thought vegas  28erl   Jul-19-04 04:58 PM   #61 
  - This one makes it seem that the F 911 reference got her canned  XanthaS   Jul-19-04 06:10 PM   #63 
  - Civil war may be in the making.  goforit   Jul-19-04 05:48 PM   #62 
  - OH, for crying out loud...CIVIL WAR re:Linda? Get a grip.  Ripley   Jul-19-04 06:25 PM   #65 
  - Email the psychotic hate mongers! Grow up Repuke SCUM or move to Saudi!  dArKeR   Jul-19-04 06:18 PM   #64 
  - Does Wayne Neuter sing pro-Bush hymns during his act?  Snellius   Jul-19-04 08:03 PM   #67 
  - My 37 year love affair with Linda Ronstadt continues.  Norbert   Jul-19-04 08:23 PM   #68 
  - Linda supports Michael Moore  TexasProgressive   Jul-19-04 09:03 PM   #69 
  - To me this is not about Linda Ronstadt  aint_no_life_nowhere   Jul-19-04 10:04 PM   #72 
  - I signed her guest book; some real nasty people have signed her book.  SCRUBDASHRUB   Jul-19-04 10:38 PM   #73 
     - Check out Michael Moore's website:  SCRUBDASHRUB   Jul-19-04 10:45 PM   #74 
  - It sounds like Linda's real war was with the casino  rocknation   Jul-20-04 07:50 AM   #75 
  - She didn't really get fired.  Bridget Burke   Jul-20-04 08:57 AM   #76 
     - The distortions of Linda Ronstadt???  GoldenOldie   Jul-20-04 10:17 AM   #78 
     - They Said Their Problem With The Dixie Chicks....  The Great Escape   Jul-20-04 01:38 PM   #80 
     - THE SITE HAS BEEN HACKED  ItsThePeopleStupid   Jul-20-04 01:17 PM   #79 
        - I just noticed that.  Bridget Burke   Jul-20-04 02:22 PM   #81 
  - Make sure you contact the casino and let them know you will boycott!  Democat   Jul-20-04 02:50 PM   #82 
  - quotes from her about it  ldsjocktx   Jul-20-04 04:41 PM   #83 
 

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