Comments on: Speaking of Obama and Jews…

By: Artfldgr

Artfldgr — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:35:07 +0000

Dylan wears the sunglasses because he is completely burnt out..

if you saw him on stage in the past 20 years you would know… he is mentally gone much like whats his name from pink floyd..

with the wilberries he had to be led to the mike, missed cues, etc.

burnt out and gone…

By: richard saunders

richard saunders — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:47:35 +0000

Mac:

Maybe Warren could marry Tribe. Then she could say truthfully, “I am definitely affilated with a Tribe.”

Wolla Dalbo:

First the “Constitutional law professor” has to learn about the Constitution, which every Harvard student in the 19th Century knew intimately, and about which he knows nothing at all.

By: rickl

rickl — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:29:59 +0000

IGotBupkis:

His last four or five albums, since the late 90s, are among his very best. Actually the 80s were probably the lowest point in his career overall.

By: Sam L.

Sam L. — Thu, 31 May 2012 22:52:20 +0000

Bobby was expressing his inner Roy Orbison.

By: IGotBupkis, Legally Defined Cyberbully in All 57 States

IGotBupkis, Legally Defined Cyberbully in All 57 States — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:16:46 +0000

A friend of mine, a Jew, once quipped that the only good Dylan albums were those done when he was Jewish. This was back ca. 1985, so ignore anything he’s done since then, or, if you’re a fan, feel free to extend to current times as an intellectual exercise to see if it still has any merit.

By: J.J. formerly Jimmy J.

J.J. formerly Jimmy J. — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:55:09 +0000

Never was a much a of a fan of Dylan’s. I was too old or too put off by the “reveolutionaries” when his music came along. That said, I really like the lyrics to “Neighborhood Bully.” He explains Israel”s situation perfectly.

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Thu, 31 May 2012 03:08:32 +0000

rickl: wow. That’s quite a quote from Obama. If he’d only left out the “from a guy named Barack Obama” part it wouldn’t be so strange. But he just couldn’t resist.

By: rickl

rickl — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:36:00 +0000

Bob Dylan is one of the true giants of American culture, and he deserves absolutely any honor he gets.

I’d be interested in reading or hearing about any words he spoke at the ceremony.

But Obama said this:

“No one ever picks up a guitar, or fights a disease, or starts a movement, thinking: ‘You know what? If I keep this up, in 2012 I could get a medal in the White House from a guy named Barack Obama. That wasn’t in the plan. But that’s exactly what makes this award so special,” Obama said.

So it’s really all about Obama. God, how I loathe that man.

By: rickl

rickl — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:27:11 +0000

I had a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses with prescription lenses years ago. I’m very nearsighted.

They were stolen from my glove compartment. I still get a chuckle thinking about the thief putting them on.

By: Mac

Mac — Thu, 31 May 2012 01:10:49 +0000

“Lieawatha” [snort] That’s good.

There is a variant of this photo around in which O is further along in the process of putting the medal on BD, and it made me think of a garroting in progress.