The Radio Commentary interview with music critic Michael Hopkins can be found here. I think this is one of the better Radio Commentary shows. We talk mostly about Neil Young and "Living With War." Four songs are played during the interview: "Cops of the World" by Phil Ochs, and then by Neil Young: "Living With War," "Let's Impeach the President," and "Rockin' in the Free World." Many thanks to Abby Zellmer for a great job of producing.Meanwhile Fox News' John Gibson (the "War on Christmas" dude) lays out what will be the wingnut critique against Young. Sounds like he'd like to see the "Canadian singer who's been living in the U.S. for the last 40 years" take up residence at Abu Ghraib.
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If Gibson's critique was going to be more than just preaching to the choir, (which is probably all he intended anyway)here's where his argument falls apart, unfortunatly the last sentence of his cute intro and before he actually gets to his points -
"I'm all for artists speaking out. I lived through the '60s, too. In fact, I worked in the music business* back then, and everybody was against war. That was because we started a war we didn't have to. Everybody knew that."
Nixon and a host of other buzzheads lived through the 60s. The FBI toadies who kept records on King and Lennon did too, as did the guys who fired on the Kent State students, the soldiers who participated in the My Lai Massacre, my uncle who fought in Viet Nam for years and came back to laugh about killing "Gooks", and let's not leave out Archie Bunker.
Families, neighbors, employers, friends were all seriously and passionately divided on all facets of the Vietnam war issues. That sentence is a great example of an irresponsible journalist using his skill with words to lull his readers critical thinking faculties (should they have any) to sleep.
*The little turd probably wore white loafers and was a go-fer for Pat Boone.
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