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2011-02-24 Home Front: Politix
WH to celebrate Motown with tribute concert
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Posted by gorb 2011-02-24 10:19|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top

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Posted by Water Modem 2011-02-24 10:50||   2011-02-24 10:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Quiet Subjects! You WILL enjoy this here Motown.
Posted by Fire and Ice 2011-02-24 10:52||   2011-02-24 10:52|| Front Page Top

#3 "You think that I don't feel love
But what I feel for you is real love
In others eyes reflected
A hurt, scorned, rejected

Love child! Never meant to be
Love child! Born in poverty
Love child! Never meant to be
Love child! Take a look at me"
Posted by Grunter 2011-02-24 11:02||   2011-02-24 11:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Motown is good stuff! Smooth, classy, catchy, some of the best popular music of the last century. I could listen to it all day. It is worthy of celebration.

It is not within the job description of the President of the United States to see to it that classic Motown is appropriately commemorated. If you disagree with the previous sentence, you must at least agree that "attend to the proper commemoration of classic Motown" is of somewhat lesser priority than other items on his to-do list, such as "prevent national bankruptcy," "deal with the fact that the whole friggin' Middle East is coming apart," and "support the oppressed peoples of the world when they rise against their oppressors."
Posted by Mike 2011-02-24 11:22||   2011-02-24 11:22|| Front Page Top

#5 The ONE cool thing the ONE ™ does during his tenure in office.
Posted by Fire and Ice 2011-02-24 11:24||   2011-02-24 11:24|| Front Page Top

#6 It's black history month, and this is a focussed like a lazer on jobs activity...starting with MoTown retirees.
Posted by Muggsy Glink 2011-02-24 11:41||   2011-02-24 11:41|| Front Page Top

#7 I like Motown tunes, but, is this really what Barry should be spending his time on?

Is there any known mechanism that could push up the 2012 elections to say, now?
Posted by Jefferson 2011-02-24 11:56||   2011-02-24 11:56|| Front Page Top

#8 Motown hit its peak in the 1960's just like GM, Ford and Chrysler. Since then it's been all downhill for all of them.
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-02-24 12:32||   2011-02-24 12:32|| Front Page Top

#9 Barry Gordy Obama...

I like Motown music and grew up around the area, but ultimately who cares. We're rehashing shit from over 40yrs ago...might as well celebrate dixie land jazz - not there's anything wrong w/that music, it's just irrelevant w/all else going on for the WH to host this nonsense...
Posted by Broadhead6 2011-02-24 13:04||   2011-02-24 13:04|| Front Page Top

#10 ...and politicians say mo' taxes will solve everythig!
Posted by Alan Cramer 2011-02-24 13:31||   2011-02-24 13:31|| Front Page Top

#11 Notice the Motown celebration is being held in the White House, not in the real Motown - Detroit, the third world city in decline after years of patronizing on-party Democrat poverty pimp rule.
Posted by OldSpook 2011-02-24 13:57||   2011-02-24 13:57|| Front Page Top

#12 Ah, I see. Scheduling issues.
Posted by swksvolFF 2011-02-24 14:00||   2011-02-24 14:00|| Front Page Top

#13 It's not being held in Detroit because arabs don't have rhythm.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-02-24 14:20||   2011-02-24 14:20|| Front Page Top

#14 Nimble has a winner.
Posted by Water Modem 2011-02-24 15:11||   2011-02-24 15:11|| Front Page Top

#15 It's not being held in Detroit because arabs don't have rhythm.

And a lot of the radicals believe that music and dancing is a sin anyway.
Posted by DarthVader 2011-02-24 15:11||   2011-02-24 15:11|| Front Page Top

#16 Motown? Jonas Brothers, Sheryl Crow, British singers to perform
Posted by Frozen Al 2011-02-24 15:23||   2011-02-24 15:23|| Front Page Top

#17 No Martha, not a single Vandella. Couldn't even come up with a Marvelette or two.

Posted by Fred 2011-02-24 16:00||   2011-02-24 16:00|| Front Page Top

#18 discussing how Motown came about in Detroit and its legacy during the last 50 years.

Do they mean Motown's legacy or Detroit's? 'Cause it would be great fun to have undead zombie Mayor Coleman Young come back as the Ghost of Democratic Policies Past. "God help us all!", said Tiny Tim.
Posted by SteveS 2011-02-24 16:49||   2011-02-24 16:49|| Front Page Top

#19 And a lot of the radicals believe that music and dancing is a sin anyway.

Mo probably said it is a sin to cover up the fact that he couldn't dance worth $#!+.
Posted by gorb 2011-02-24 17:29||   2011-02-24 17:29|| Front Page Top

#20 Jonas Brothers, Sheryl Crow & some Brits at a celebration of MOTOWN?

Damn. Is there NOTHING Obumbles can't eff up?
Posted by Swamp Blondie 2011-02-24 17:46||   2011-02-24 17:46|| Front Page Top

#21 #8 Motown hit its peak in the 1960's just like GM, Ford and Chrysler. Since then it's been all downhill for all of them.

Obama hit his peak on inauguration day, in January 2009--been downhill ever since [for us].
Posted by JohnQC 2011-02-24 18:37||   2011-02-24 18:37|| Front Page Top

#22 Hmmmmm Ima thinkrn Teh One™ has a newer fav song
Posted by Frank G 2011-02-24 18:48||   2011-02-24 18:48|| Front Page Top

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