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Originally Posted by AnimeSpirit
I'm not actually defending him as a pot-stirer, but it's suspicious that Jena's mayor said nothing until someone advocated against the nooses. Personally, I think Mellencamp is crossing into Jackson and Sharpton's territory (the agitators).
These music artists just need to stay out of politics. Remember what happened to the Dixie Chicks?
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[/quote] He said he had previously stayed quiet, hoping that the town's courtesy to people who have visited over the past year would speak for itself. "However, the Mellencamp video is so inflammatory, so defamatory, that a line has been crossed and enough is enough.[/quote]
He says why he hasn't said anything before now.