April 1, 2009, - 4:02 pm
Next Bailout?: Has-Been, Other Stingy Celebs Want You To fund NEA with $200 Mill More
By Debbie Schlussel
Remember the National Endowment for the Arts? It’s the federally funded entity that funded “Piss Christ” (a cross in jar of urine) and photos by gay “artist” Robert Mapplethorpe of various obscene naked gay poses.
Well, now a group of celebrities want you to give $200 million more the the NEA. They include Wynton Marsalis, Josh Groban and this has-been fat chick–can you guess who she is? I’ll give you a hint: her name is Linda Ronstadt, and she was once the girlfriend (in her leaner days) of Gov. Moonbeam, now California Attorney General Jerry Brown.
Ronstadt whined to Congress that kids can’t sing “Happy Birthday” in the right pitch anymore because of less NEA funding. Hmmm . . . how does funding gay photos and crucifixes in urine-filled bell jars cause kids to sing on key? Just wondering.
And, gee, you don’t see Josh Groban or Wynton Marsalis offering to give any of their multi-millions to fund this, just yours.
You know what? We have a way to fund art. It’s called the marketplace. And it doesn’t cost taxpayers an extra penny.
Wanna learn how to sing Happy Birthday with the proper pitch? Watch “American Idol” and listen to Simon’s advice. I guarantee that will help more with pitch than some warped “artist”‘s obscene and offensive trash that simply doesn’t have any willing takers in the free market.
$200 million isn’t a lot of money for the Hollywood elite. If every record company, every top singing star donated $5-10 million, they’d have plenty of money to give away to whatever crap “artists” they wish to. But they’re stingy, except when it comes to your money.
That’s when they put their hands out for the next Robert Mapplethorpe.
Debbie, That is not Linda Ronstandt. That is man in drag. April Fool’s Joke?
californiascreaming on April 1, 2009 at 4:58 pm