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Bluenorthwest

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5. That's a whole bunch of language considering Dylan's sole idiotic quote about Kahane is from 1971

Reply to cpwm17 (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 2, 2015, 02:35 PM

Aug 2015

His comment back then was uncool and stands for itself, but it was one stupid statement from a pop star during a radical era over 40 years ago. The need to froth that up into extra hyperbole sauce strikes me in a negative way.

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Myopic Whamzees: Where's Bob Dylan When We Need Him? [View all] laserhaas Aug 2015 OP

Here's the real Bob Dylan cpwm17 Aug 2015 #1

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That's a whole bunch of language considering Dylan's sole idiotic quote about Kahane is from 1971 Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #5

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