Yeah, I really, really liked Joe Walsh, until I saw this here.
Via CNN:
(CNN)For the Eagles’ Joe Walsh, the show must not go on.
The musician pulled out of a concert scheduled for July 18 in Cleveland, Ohio, after he said he learned of the show’s ties to the Republican National Convention.
“It was my understanding that I was playing a concert which was a nonpartisan event to benefit the families of American veterans on Monday, July 18 in Cleveland,” Walsh said in a statement he released Wednesday. “Today it was announced that this event is, in fact, a launch for the Republican National Convention.”
Walsh said he also discovered that his name would be used “to raise sponsorship dollars for convention-related purposes” and therefore he felt forced to withdraw from the event.
“I am very concerned about the rampant vitriol, fear-mongering and bullying coming from the current Republican campaigns,” Walsh said. “It is both isolationist and spiteful. I cannot in good conscience endorse the Republican party in any way.”
I thought Joe loved America. I guess not, needless to say, I’m done with him and his music. See ya Joe, thanks for the fish.
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I don’t blame him for pulling out back then. He was told one thing and then to be told that his name was being used to endorse something else? It’s not right! Something that he felt was not morally just in his eyes back then. Joe loves his country and he would do anything but to help people that he feels is not doing good for others? He has a right to his opinion. He’s not just some famous superstar but a human being like the rest of us. He has helped so many people… look at what he is doing now with VetsAid and helping our veterans. Also with Facing Addiciton…. and other things…
Joe was lied to, so he pulled out and had some choice words for the liars? Cool! I’m republican but i’d tell the liars to piss off too. Grow a spine, show some self respect — if people lie to you, you make em pay! That’s a no brainer.