Linda Ronstandt Sides With Michael Moore, Gets Booted Out Of Vegas Casino

Linda Ronstandt Sides With Michael Moore, Gets Booted Out Of Vegas Casino: "The Dixie Chicks were shunned for saying they were ashamed to share their home state with George W. Bush. Pearl Jam had to defend themselves for questioning the president's reasons for going to war. And Eminem was investigated by the Secret Service for a rap lyric that said he would 'rather see the president dead.'
Now, add Linda Ronstadt to the list of musicians who have been taken to task for exercising their freedom of speech. According to the Associated Press, the 58-year-old country legend was kicked out of a Las Vegas casino on Saturday for dedicating a song to anti-Bush filmmaker Michael Moore.

Meanwhile, Ronstadt doesn't seem too phased by the incident. The next night, she performed an equally political concert in San Diego and, according to a newspaper report there, again heard a mix of boos when she dedicated "Desperado" to Moore. She also reportedly dedicated a version of Nat King Cole's "Straighten Up And Fly Right," to "the good folks at Enron, who brought you the California energy crisis.""


Stephen Petrick