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| "My gift is my song and this one's for you" -- Elton John to do fundraiser for Hillary |
| 2008-03-27 |
| Blogger "Extreme Mortman" . . . we were still intrigued to see an Elton John page on the Hillary Clinton for president website. The page promotes a solo concert by Elton John to benefit Clinton's presidential campaign, Wed., April 9, 2008, at Radio City Music Hall. "Don't give us none of your aggravation My wallet is a little thin April the Ninth's alright for fundraisin' Get a little cash flow in" Tickets are as high as $2,300 (in what they call "Diamond Orchestra" -- which makes us want to call them the "Liberace seats.") "So hello yellow brick road Where the elite of society go Please come on down from your penthouse And give Hillary some of your dough" But what's wrong with Elton John's participation? You mean, something more than "he's a washed-up, over-the-hill, overdressed, light-loafered pop crooner who really wasn't all that talented even in his prime," is that it? Extreme Mortman senior historian Richard Andrews notes in another post elsewhere on this blog: Elton John is going to perform a “benefit” concert for Sen. Clinton next month. He’s a UK citizen,right? His professional services would be an ILLEGAL “in-kind contribution by a foreign national” unless he is paid his usual going rate for a for-profit concert; so, are they going to PAY him? If so, it’s hardly a “benefit." Excellent point. Wonder if there's an equally excellent response. "Don't go breaking campaign finance laws" "I couldn't if I tried" "Honey if I don't get elected" "Baby you're not that kind" Meantime, we'll just lament that Clinton chose to have the benefit in New York City instead of, say, New Orleans. At least there they could help a recovering city as well as perform Elton John's great hit, "Beignet and the Jets." I can just imagine the climactic duet with Elton and the candidate: "Don't let the sun go down on Hillary Even though Edwards is gone, Obama's still in play I see" "How could you just allow Barack to beat me? Losing this election would be like the sun going down on me" |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #4 You tell me theres an angel in your tree Did he say hed come to call on me For things are getting desperate in our home Living in the parish of the restless folks I know Everybody now bring your family down to the riverside Look to the east to see where the fat stock hide Behind four walls of stone the rich man sleeps Its time we put the flame torch to their keep Burn down the mission If were gonna stay alive Watch the black smoke fly to heaven See the red flame light the sky Burn down the mission Burn it down to stay alive Its our only chance of living Take all you need to live inside Deep in the woods the squirrels are out today My wife cried when they came to take me away But what more could I do just to keep her warm Than burn burn burn burn down the mission walls |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-03-27 22:00 |
| #3 takes a bitch to know a bitch I guess. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2008-03-27 21:06 |
| #2 He can sing "Candle in the Wind" in her honor |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-03-27 19:23 |
| #1 I'm not sure he is a UK citizen any more, certainly not when it comes time to paying taxes. He splits his time between Nice, France (Next door neighbor to borrow a cup of sugar from? Tina Turner. He also has a condo in downtown Atlanta, of all places, where he spends a major amount of time. Maybe someone at State could "peek" into his passport files and clear this up. |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2008-03-27 18:53 |