I hated Bush as much as anyone but I'd never turn down a trip to the White House. That is one of the highest honors you can have in this country and very very few get that privilage. It's not a political visit but an honor for your indivisual accomplishment.
meh. I can honor my individual accomplishments myself by not honoring it in the heart of corruption.
A visit to the White House is like being Knighted by the Queen. Nothing really political about it. What makes it political is when people turn down the invite and draw attention to your politics. Sports is the ONE thing that politics seems to stay out of and I like to keep it that way.
story has it that Keith Richards turned down nighthood and asked Mick Jagger "what are doing ? we have always been a working class band", true or not it's a great story.
A visit to the White House is like being Knighted by the Queen. Nothing really political about it.
There's everything political about allowing yourself to be adopted by the establishment. This is probably the reason why many people have rejected knighthood's by the Queen.
I still think the act itself is not political. The president or the queen will often try to honor people who have spoken out against them. The act of refusal makes it politcal. Which is the person's right.
Me personally would love to experiance something so few would be able to.
10/31/2000 (****)
6/7/2003 (***1/2)
7/9/2006 (****1/2)
7/13/2006 (**** )
4/10/2008 EV Solo (****1/2)
6/25/2008 MSG II (*****)
10/1/2009 LA II (****)
10/6/2009 LA III (***** Cornell!!!)
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story has it that Keith Richards turned down nighthood and asked Mick Jagger "what are doing ? we have always been a working class band", true or not it's a great story.
Godfather.
I still think the act itself is not political. The president or the queen will often try to honor people who have spoken out against them. The act of refusal makes it politcal. Which is the person's right.
Me personally would love to experiance something so few would be able to.
6/7/2003 (***1/2)
7/9/2006 (****1/2)
7/13/2006 (**** )
4/10/2008 EV Solo (****1/2)
6/25/2008 MSG II (*****)
10/1/2009 LA II (****)
10/6/2009 LA III (***** Cornell!!!)
And how did that work for them in the amount of 38 seconds.
The poison from the poison stream caught up to you ELEVEN years ago and you floated out of here. Sept. 14, 08