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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Wed May 30, 2012, 08:58 PM May 2012

Dylan and the "medal of freedom" award [View all]

If I were Dylan I would send a letter.
It would be like this:

Mr. President,

As long as Bradley Manning is imprisoned and tortured, as long as drones kill and maim innocent human beings, as long as medical marijuana dispensaries are raided, as long as people are imprisoned without access to legal counsel, as long as these things exist in America I will NOT accept any medal of anything from you.

Sincerely,
Bob

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But then again the sixties were a long time ago...eh?

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Dylan and the "medal of freedom" award [View all] SHRED May 2012 OP

The medal of freedom is given to him for what he has done, not what the administration has done still_one May 2012 #1

Exactly SHRED May 2012 #2

I'm sure he's devastated that you think he's sold out to the man...nt SidDithers May 2012 #3

Lol SHRED May 2012 #4

perhaps he's only the messenger...the minstrel. the thought provoker. spanone May 2012 #10

Bob Dylan moved away from PatSeg May 2012 #13

A much different Dylan in 2010 though PatSeg May 2012 #15

Bob was never, ever into politics nor did he take part in protests then 'move away' Bluenorthwest May 2012 #20

I have a vague memory of a press conference PatSeg May 2012 #24

If you want someone to Skidmore May 2012 #19

Did you feel the same about To Kill a Mockingbird when Harper Lee Bluenorthwest May 2012 #21

There has never been, and there will never be, a time where nothing bad goes on in any country. Honeycombe8 May 2012 #5

diffusion and pablum... SHRED May 2012 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author ManyShadesOf May 2012 #11

If you want to defang potential dissenters, get them to sell Cadillacs and give them medals. JVS May 2012 #6

Who'd a thunk that Mr. Bob Dylan would end up with a fancy ribbon and medallion and join the sad sally May 2012 #8

maybe ManyShadesOf May 2012 #9

Of course you're not Dylan, and he's not you onenote May 2012 #12

You are correct SHRED May 2012 #14

More to the point, you would never have the opportunity to accept such an award onenote May 2012 #16

Ad Hominems SHRED May 2012 #17

because ManyShadesOf May 2012 #18

sorry, but that was to the point cali May 2012 #22

The sixties me is pretty much dead, too... Wounded Bear May 2012 #23