Morrissey & Bush

Posted by: Steve Catterall on 29 October 2004

On Wednesday at a show in Fort Worth, Texas Morrissey said

“With all my heart I urge people to vote against George Bush. Jon Stewart would be ideal, but John Kerry is the logical and sane move. It does not need to be said yet again, but Bush has single-handedly turned the United States into the most neurotic and terror-obsessed country on the planet. For non-Americans, the United States is suddenly not a very nice place to visit because US immigration officers - under the rules of Bush - now conduct themselves with all the charm and unanswerable indignation of Hitler’s SS.

Please bring sanity and intelligence back to the United States.

Don’t forget to vote.

Vote for John Kerry and get rid of George Bush”

The next 2 shows at Houston and Austin were cancelled because he was 'ill'. But it turns out that he actually cancelled them because he got a load of death threats for what he'd said the previous night.

Seems some people think a gun is the answer to everything. God bless america

Posted on: 29 October 2004 by Mike Hughes

I wouldn't wish to defend Bush or anyone making death threats but Morrissey never learns does he? He may have the right of freedom of speech and the right to be stupid when he wishes (as witness his flag waving antics) but one can't help but think that someone with such a record would find other means of communicating.

I admire him for his stance but what reaction did he expect?

No doubt it'll just redouble his efforts to himself as wronged by the world.

Mike

Posted on: 29 October 2004 by Jim Lawson

Perhaps Morrissey should shutup and sing ?

Posted on: 29 October 2004 by Steve Catterall

its quite hard to shut up and sing at the same time

Posted on: 29 October 2004 by Jim Lawson

Have you heard him sing

Posted on: 29 October 2004 by Jim Lawson

Alex,

Do you sing ?

Jim

Posted on: 29 October 2004 by bhazen

As a Kerry voter, I have some sympathy for Morrissey; however, I recall making some impolitic remarks about Mrs. Thatcher at a dinner party in London back in the 80's and realising, as a Yank, that I'd crossed a common-sense line: you don't criticise a country's politics when you're a guest. Death threats to the transgressor are, however, inexcusable.

What I don't get is, Bush voters at a Morrissey gig!?