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Crepuscular

(1,057 posts)
3. A Michael Richards moment?
Mon Mar 18, 2013, 02:51 PM
Mar 2013

Never heard of her before, some connection to the Westboro turds? She seems to share some common sentiments with them....

Wow. I always thought she was a hard core progressive Bluzmann57 Mar 2013 #1
She played at one of the Occupy assemblies too. progressoid Mar 2013 #9
She was arrested in the eviction of Occupy L.A. pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #47
She had to be loaded Warpy Mar 2013 #16
I expect you're right. /nt Marr Mar 2013 #27
She found Jesus a while ago Beaverhausen Mar 2013 #31
Maybe we should put his picture on a milk carton MNBrewer Mar 2013 #62
It is her. She's a born again Christian and this is NOT the first anti-LBGT cali Mar 2013 #40
I'm actually hoping you're right because I liked some of her music. Jim Lane Mar 2013 #85
Essentially. Most media persona's go through a round of 'theraputic rehab' to shrug off all sorts of AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #88
I'm pretty sure she became a Christian, a kind of evangelical one, too deutsey Mar 2013 #37
I though she was too... Bennyboy Mar 2013 #2
A Michael Richards moment? Crepuscular Mar 2013 #3
this actually sounds like it was even worse dsc Mar 2013 #14
Most people under 35 probably have ni idea who she is LTR Mar 2013 #15
Well stated JustAnotherGen Mar 2013 #28
I'm 42... onpatrol98 Mar 2013 #76
Probably going to be the main entertainment at the next annual joint Westboro Baptist Zorra Mar 2013 #4
What an asshole !!!! marmar Mar 2013 #5
Seriously? zappaman Mar 2013 #6
That's weird. Why do this now? TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #7
you're thinking of sinead o'connor maxsolomon Mar 2013 #66
No, I know Sinead O'Connor. Michelle Shocked had really short hair, apparently-- TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #68
yeah, but only sinead was bald maxsolomon Mar 2013 #69
i knew she wan't a lesbian but had no idea she was an asshole tk2kewl Mar 2013 #8
I think she has struggled with mental illness her entire life AngryAmish Mar 2013 #10
Rumor is she has struggled with paranoid schizophrenia MattBaggins Mar 2013 #38
I remember a couple weird shows in Phoenix about 10 years ago... sweetloukillbot Mar 2013 #75
OK, that's pretty weird union_maid Mar 2013 #11
Did something happen to her? sharp_stick Mar 2013 #12
I thought maybe she'd suffered a traumatic brain injury, and apparently I was right. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #18
Well.. I'm... Shocked! SomethingFishy Mar 2013 #13
That's a career-ender. Hong Kong Cavalier Mar 2013 #17
Religious poisoning Lex Mar 2013 #19
Yep. She drank the fundie Kool-Aid. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #23
i thought she was gay too. this is kind of weird. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #20
At one point, a while back, didn't she say she was bi? joeybee12 Mar 2013 #21
I'm pretty certain she claimed to be bisexual when she actually had a career. justiceischeap Mar 2013 #55
She turned fundie. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #22
Who? Ishoutandscream2 Mar 2013 #24
Maybe PasadenaTrudy Mar 2013 #25
More likely her Dallas roots showing. intheflow Mar 2013 #54
Well excuse me! PasadenaTrudy Mar 2013 #70
I'm 42 and I have no idea who this person is. Marrah_G Mar 2013 #26
If you didn't listen to college radio in the 80's/90's, you wouldn't really have heard of her justiceischeap Mar 2013 #56
that explains it Marrah_G Mar 2013 #57
If you search youtube for "Michelle shocked" Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #29
Hey Michelle have fun playing at mega churches now.... Evasporque Mar 2013 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author backscatter712 Mar 2013 #32
I did sound at a peace thing in L.A. years ago olddots Mar 2013 #33
Religion: Not even once. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #34
Well, that's a shame Proud Public Servant Mar 2013 #35
Not the sharpest knife in the drawer. HappyMe Mar 2013 #36
I did not see that one coming. mwrguy Mar 2013 #39
It's weird, because I just saw she was arrested at an Occupy L.A. event in 2011. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #59
She pulled a Dennis Miller. xfundy Mar 2013 #41
She's been on an anti-gay tirade for awhile now,... TeeYiYi Mar 2013 #42
Fucking reparative "therapy" backscatter712 Mar 2013 #46
Massive, epic fail. Initech Mar 2013 #43
Maybe she is having mega-problems, or a bad day or doing a Joaquin Phoenix? graham4anything Mar 2013 #44
It would be a shame if someone uploaded all her music to Bit Torrent. Ian David Mar 2013 #45
It would be a shame, since it'd introduce her old catalog to new ears REP Mar 2013 #74
I used to go see her shows in Austin. Too bad she has apparently gone over to the dark side. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #48
Wait'll you see who else goes to her fundie church KamaAina Mar 2013 #49
No! Not Denzel... Little Star Mar 2013 #52
Indeed. I've never seen him mail in a performance. KamaAina Mar 2013 #53
Denzel is a preacher's kid, and contribute several million to this church a long time ago... kwassa Mar 2013 #77
. kwassa Mar 2013 #79
I was a big fan until she found Jesus. intheflow Mar 2013 #50
I remember her from my college days (mid 80s to early 90s) Mike Daniels Mar 2013 #51
Ah, Religion! Check out her church DollarBillHines Mar 2013 #58
She may be a lesbian. Convinced that "God" hates her. MNBrewer Mar 2013 #60
This is too bad Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2013 #61
Holy shit Aerows Mar 2013 #63
That is an incredible disappointment. kdmorris Mar 2013 #64
Shows getting cancelled Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #65
Cancel in Evanston, IL Morning Dew Mar 2013 #73
Figures. Lex Mar 2013 #81
eTown cancelled her May show. intheflow Mar 2013 #82
I grew up in the late 80s and I've never heard of her. Fawke Em Mar 2013 #67
So she's a hate preacher now.. needs to go on the road Cha Mar 2013 #71
Message auto-removed C.H.O.M.P.S. Mar 2013 #72
Going for CPAC and Southern Baptist circiut audience. Why? Music is love . . . . . .except . . . . . Hoyt Mar 2013 #78
MTV played a Schocked video that was a satirical response to Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" kwassa Mar 2013 #80
Thanks for posting this link! gvstn Mar 2013 #87
I really like her Prodigal Daughter Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #91
Shows Canceled at McCabe's in Santa Moinica. JustJoe Mar 2013 #83
I've been seeing that Berlin Expat Mar 2013 #89
Next stop....Fox News LiberalLovinLug Mar 2013 #84
Who? Fuddnik Mar 2013 #86
YAY! More from the "Jesus hates you" crowd. blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #90
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