Legendary Singer Tony Bennett Tells Howard Stern That America ‘Caused’ 9/11
Legendary singer and performer Tony Bennett may find himself in hot water after what the New York Daily News is calling a “bizarre” interview with radio shock jock Howard Stern.
During his exchange with Stern, Bennett claimed that America “caused” the 9/11 attacks. The 85-year-old, who initially seemed reluctant to make statements on the matter, ended up delving directly into the controversy. Listen to the audio, via SharpElbows.net, below:
When Stern asked the singer what America was supposed to do with the terrorists who blew up the World Trade Center, Bennett responded:
“But who are the terrorists. Are we the terrorists or are they the terrorists…two wrongs don’t make a right?”
Stern, clearly a bit surprised by the response, said:
“They’re the ones who started with that plane flying into the World Trade Center. What do you do?”
At this point, Bennett said, “I don’t know about that. That’s another story,” referring to his belief that America may be responsible for the attacks. Then, he indicated that he didn’t want to delve into the controversial subject matter. But with some prodding, Stern was able to get additional commentary flowing.
Stern asked if Bennett is a conspiracy theorist who doesn’t believe that terrorists are responsible for flying planes into the World Trade Center. “No, they flew the plane in, but we caused it,” Bennett responded. “We were bombing them and they told us to stop.”
Even more bizarre than these claims, Bennett says that President George W. Bush admitted to him at an event back in 2005 that going to war in Iraq was a major mistake. The New York Daily News has more:
“He told me personally that night that, he said, ‘I think I made a mistake,’” said Bennett, who was appearing on the show to promote his new album, “Duets II.”
Bennett said he believed that the president made this revelation because “he had a special liking to me.”
Considering that the nation just commemorated the 10th anniversary of the attacks, these comments are particularly striking.
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wordweaver
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:40amHis agent should never have let him near Howard Stern.
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Ari Ben TZion
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:59amTony Bennett is one of many self-hating jews in this country.
These people are somewhat of a phenomenon to the rest of us sane Jews.
Why or how can a Jew defend those that only want their annihilation?
It’s a mystery to us.
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Viet Vet
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 12:03pmWhen people get to be 85, they should not be making public statements. He’s (his brain) too old to rationalize and to logically process the muslim mobs all over the world carrying placards proclaiming they are taking over the world and the terror being unleashed all over the world, the suicide bombers designed (by Yasser Arafat) to be mostly for killing civilians, etc (remember this has been going on since at least 1979, but actually longer as the muslims never stopped fighting the crusades)(also note that they were aligned with the Nazis during WWII). It’s like Mr Conservative, Barry Goldwater, when he was too old to make any sense of anything saying that Bill Klinton was a good fellow.
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In a Bunker
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 12:07pm@ARI BEN TZION……. I don’t think Tony is Jewish. He’s Italian. He’s been trying to be relevant to young people for quite some time now. He obviously doesn’t think things through. He’s an entertainer, not a thinker.
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This_Individual
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 12:13pmTony is a fellow dago, Ari. Shalom!
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PPMStudios
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 12:24pm@Ari Ben TZion
A “self hating jew”? What?? He’s the son of an Italian immigrant? Get a grip my friend….
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mils
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 12:50pmstupid little man.
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edcoil
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 12:50pmStern asked if Bennett is a conspiracy theorist who doesn’t believe that terrorists are responsible for flying planes into the World Trade Center. “No, they flew the plane in, but we caused it,” Bennett responded. “We were bombing them and they told us to stop.”
Who were we bombing?
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Ari Ben TZion
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 1:15pmI have an Italian last name and I’m Jewish.
Also, on an interview for the BBC, Bennett said his mom’s mother was Jewish, which makes his mom a Jew, which makes him a Jew.
There are very few exclusively “Jewish’ last names with the exception of Levi and/or Cohen.
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Jefferson
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 1:35pmThe term is called “BLOWBACK” for the slower ones in the group. It is a term that the CIA coined, when they describe the reactions of people who are occupied by the US military, and have had their doors kicked in, children blown to pieces, and feel like they have nothing left to lose.
It is no different than how WE would act if a foreign nation had invaded OUR country and was doing the same to us.
If people can’t understand this very basic concept, then there is no hope for this nation.
If the “terrorists” attacked us because we are “free and prosperous”, (as was told to us by our Govt.) then they certainly must be winning, because we are less free and less prosperous than we ever were BEFORE 9/11.
Take 3 minutes to educate yourselves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blt9_hy1di4
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TH30PH1LUS
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 1:46pmProof that some people don’t mature with chronological age.
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Ari Ben TZion
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 2:03pmMany times, Muslims have made the argument that America was attacked on 9/11 because America has been attacking and murdering Muslims for years. They make a similar argument as it relates to the conflict in the state of Israel.
Muslims claim that Israel stole the land from them. Take a look at this video:
on YouTube: watch?v=AsZrRZOu2Lk
America, stop blaming yourselves for the crimes these Muslim animals commit.
In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, Muslim Iraq fought a war against one of its neighbors, Muslim Iran in which over 1 million Muslim men died at the hands of other Muslims.
Then, Muslim Iraq invaded another neighbor, Muslim Kuwait and maimed, raped and killed thousands of Muslim Kuwait citizens. Let’s not even mention Kyrgyzstan or parts of Africa where Muslims are committing apoptosis.
Islam is a backward necrophile culture – murder is what they do best.
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GUT_CHECK
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 2:23pmIS APOPTOSIS RELATED TO ORVILLE REDENBACHER?
thanx for clearing up so much Ari
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AZindependent
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 2:40pm“Jefferson” has it right, and so does Tony. This is also know as “escalation”, where one side takes the fight to a new level. Don’t forget Bin Laden was our friend and on the CIA buddies list against the Russians in Afghanistan. Then when we started to set up shop with bases in his home country of Saudi Arabia and other Arab states, he and his patriot friends (I say “patriot” because that is what we would call ourselves, if China set up bases in the United States) became known to the American people as Islamic terrorists. Since 9/11 we have killed hundreds of thousands of innocent Muslim people (their murders is known as collateral damage), so we have now escalated the fight to the next level. This is nothing new, and has happened through out history. The difference is now most Americans don’t understand it. They continue to believe the LIE that the attack on 9/11 was motivated by us being a “freedom loving country”. Say it enough times on TV and people will believe just about anything. The power of advertising is truly amazing.
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techengineer11
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 3:15pmGod forbid we sit down and have a truly thoughtful intellectual debate on the topic of what really led to 9-11… lol
But everyone must now must stop what they are doing and focuse all of their hatred and negative energy upon the most recent high profile American who chooses to express an opinion that is contrary to what the US Media, Glenn Beck, Hannity, Limbaugh, Levin, Stern and other Jewish shills have demanded we adhere to.
all at once now.. 1 2 3 Bennett is an idot.. anti American, anti semite. unpatriotic.. etc.
Next? Who dares to question orthodoxy? I bet they did the same thing to those that dared challenge the Pope back in the day… lol
Remember our hero Beck always wanted us to question Boldly… Surely even you most ignorant of people do not believe that a dozen or so Muslims just flew over on a whim because we are big Satan and we have democracy right? Come on girls and boys.. Take off the blinders and begin to think for yoruselves.
techengineer11
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 3:17pmAZindependent: A voice of reason on the Blaze.. A real minority.
Marci
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 3:29pmNut job.
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rose-ellen
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 3:47pmWow .Thank you Tony Bennett. Finally 10yrs. later someone with the courage to speak the truth about this lie that on that glorious sept morn we were benignly minding our own business and these irrational muslims couldn’t bear the fact that we’re not muslims so they decided to attack[like that would make us convert].Finally after Ron Paul another person tells the truth how our policy of mass murder-via proxy dictators for oil and military bases, cold war support, sanctions on iraq where one million people-many children died and our unjust support of israel came back to bite us.As a result we did remove our bases fom arabia and started a war with iraq for another military base and another oil supply since alquada was made up of uppity sauddis bent on letting us know there could be consequences to US for our policies toward THEM.I just hope he dosn’t back track ,apologize and all that to appease the brainwashed gulls indignant with hubris at any narrative that doesn’t start with the morning you finally knew what it’s like to be bombed.
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GerriDavid
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 3:55pmTo ARI BEN TZION: Tony Bennett is not a jew…he is Italian you moron.
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fatjack
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 4:10pmrose-ellen your ignorance is disturbing.
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avenger
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 4:22pmHe is kucky Dean& Frank are dead,they would have slit his throat…stupid old fart…
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neocon1
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 4:29pmari I have always wondered that my self?
HOW can Jews be marxist/liberal kneepadders for islam? when both forms of government want to annihilate them?
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 4:37pmSay it ain’t so Tony…GAWD !!!! NOOOOOOO!!
Been talking to Pelosi again ???
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jhaydeng
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 4:50pmIronic that I was listening to Howard when the first plane hit. I remember how upset he was because he could see it out one of the windows from his studio! Now this a hole says this on his show!!!! Amazing how your opinion changes when you really hear what people really think!!
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PATTY HENRY
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 5:34pmHAS THIS BEEN SAID YET: HE left more than his heart in San Francisco..he left his brain and/or
his guts. BUH BYE ol’ TONY. None of my time or $ going for Anti-Americans….even you.
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Gates
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 5:52pmTony is clearly not all there mentally. Why is this appearing on the Blaze?
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 5:52pmvery true!
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Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 6:29pmFor a group of people who act like they’re so obsessed with history, the Tea Baggers sure don’t KNOW any. What Ron Paul says about this isn’t his opinion. It’s the HISTORY of our interactions with them.
Sorry, but they didn’t attack us for our freedom.
TEA! must stand for TAUGHT ENOUGH ALREADY because you Tea Baggers clearly don’t have room in your brains for new information. Stop being so ignorant about world affairs.
Most of you probably didn’t even follow politics until a black man was spending the money.
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dsinsg
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 7:14pmYour are so right. CDs are in the trash now…….
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pollyanna
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 7:25pmIdiocy is rampant today. It’s very sad, but not unexpected.
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Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 7:32pmFirst of all, those CD’s should have been in the trash long before this.
Second, you’re a thick-headed moron.
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Hobbs57
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 8:00pmWhat this old NY Italian is forgetting, if we had bombed Hitler, if the League of Nations hadn’t disabled the worlds ability to stop Hitler long before he became powerful, then old Tony would have never had to witness the horrors of war on the front lines of WWII. He claims the war made him a pacifist, and I can respect that, but he doesn’t seem to understand all those innocent people who died as the world battled the Germans would never had the League of Nations wouldn’t have tied everybody’s hands behind their backs so nobody could put the Nazi fire out. This is what kills me about any of those who love to please the intellects, they can’t ever learn from history. Mark my words, the UN will be the reason for WWIII.
One ofther thing. Tony says that he wants all guns to be gone, all made illegal. It seems all New Yorkers think they are the only people who exist and/or matter in the US. They don’t see a reason for guns so the rest of the US shouldn’t have them. They can’t understand that when I was a kid, we carried our guns on our shoulders as we walked home from hunting or shooting. Nobody ever said a single word because they knew we were all trained in using guns. It was almost a right of passage to have taken the hunter safety course and we would most certainly condemn any of our friends actions that weren’t safe while using a gun. Lastly, it would only be us law abiding citizens who wouldn’t have guns if they were banned, We know this.
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Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 10:06pmWhy do christians need guns? If someone kills you then you’re going to heaven, right? Isn’t that place supposed to be so much better than here? It’s funny that your subconscious survival instinct knows that afterlife is b.s. and your conscious mind does not.
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TheBMT
Posted on September 21, 2011 at 12:01ampeople are confusing blaming America(our people, you and I) for 9/11 versus blaming our Federal Govt whose policies led us down a path of progressive intervention.
I wasn’t making the choice to play both sides by having Al-queda, mujadeen, and Osama bin Laden as “allies” during the Soviet-Afgan war. Which ultimately blewback in our face since we thought we could be just like Russia, without the consequences.
We are on a dangerous path because we keep repeating the mistakes of other countries that have proven time and time again that intervention and sanctions will only cause antagonism.
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db321
Posted on September 21, 2011 at 1:18amBennett has had a Brilliant Career and in his final days he make a stupid statements like this. I lost my respect for the Stupid man.
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Kenny Holmes
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:38amSo much for listening to his music… Not that I did anyway, but it is enough to make you wonder if he is completely anti-American…
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DanWesson455
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:45amFrank Sinatra would punch him right in the kisser for saying that. Frank, love him or hate him, LOVED this country. This DIP WAD has gone senile. Boy would Sinatra have been p i s * e d off at him.
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Pontiac
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:49am“Legendary Singer Tony Bennett”
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of him… I don’t mind listening to music or watching movies however I’m not sending them a single red cent. Yarrrr.
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Viet Vet
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 12:06pm@Pontiac
Never listened to him, he didn’t do my kind of music.
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Wayne
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 5:02pmThese low lifes bad mouth America after they have made a fourtune here, I have one thing to say to Tony if you don’t like it here please LEAVE. I never liked you anyway, you will never be like Frank or Deano or Sammy, they were men of character and didn’t turn on the hand that feed them all their lives.
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ZABO
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:36amI only lost what little i could find in any liberial entertainer! The old man will regret that little lie!!! he’s helping OBAMA with the whole “BLAME AMERICA” at all cost movement!! tony, tony, tony it’s been real.Now you gotta go old school!
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MARCH4HIM
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:34amMelt down all wepons because muslims used planes on World trade centers…….huh…
TONY ……………do AMRERICA ……..a FAVOR…….
The next time you go to EUROPE………..STAY….!
unbelievable…!
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CulperGang
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:34amNO “We the People” did not cause it and Tony Bennet did not mean that, ‘We the People” did it.
He meant the US public servants who has set themselves up as “elites” and SPEAK for the American people WITHOUT their consent and CREATE events with taxpayers money outside of the Rule of LAW………..DID cause 9/11. Using the “hate West mantra” of the Muslims as the patsies to carry it out. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5792753647750188322#
Here is the truth. You don’t like it. Talk to the your elected leaders. Take them to task.
SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER.
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rabblechat
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 12:24pmGood point, its the government not the citizenry who’s actions have created a lot of Anti-american sentiment around the world. Unfortunately it is the common citizen that pays the price through blood and sweat.
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crookedcreek
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 1:36pmThe equation is very simple:
How many people bomb, infiltrate, manipulate, depopulate and mandate the actions of their neighbors?
And if you were active in the above, what would you expect their response to be?
No, a thing like 9/11 does not occur unless it has been actively created by the “victim” of the attack.
To say otherwise shows a personality completely devoid of responsibility for their actions.
America, like any good neighbor, was designed to make fiends by leading the way too liberty.
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UlyssesP
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:34amAnd I suppose I caused Bennett to have 10 dollars less in his pocket because I don’t buy his music. It’s my fault of course.
He don’t need me. I DON’T NEED HIM.
By the way, is the rumor about him, dogs, saliva and genitals true? Hollywood was wild back in the day!
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mule creek ridge
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:33amHey GRUDGYWOOF!!!!!!! Very appropriate and very funny.KUDO to you!!!!
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drago
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:31amTony who? Stfu benedetto…….
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rab3
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:31amA misguided attempt to revive his career?
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TXVET48
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:30amGreat talent as a singer. Nuff said.
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krispy01
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:29amShut up and sing Tony ! And maybe it’s time to give up the Scotch !
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Goldline_scam
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:33amI think what Bennett was trying to say is there was a REASON the terrorists attacked on 9/11. It’s not like they were bored, and there’s nothing on TV, so let’s fly some planes into some buildings. This was POLITICAL … not RELIGIOUS. Religion was merely a tool used to brainwash people so they could be convinced to give their lives for the cause. It’s a sad truth that US foreign policy is the direct cause for the attacks on 9/11. The US has been meddling in Middle Eastern affairs for a long time, and finally got a bloody nose.
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Goldline_scam
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:39amHaving said that, it surely doesn’t excuse such a murderous heinous act.
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IAMMADDOG
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:40amWow this country has lost its collective mind. Goldscam you are nuts.
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bikerr
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:41am@Goldline_scam—–That’s like saying it’s a woman’s fault for her being raped(because of how she dressed). After all the rapists was not bored, was not politically motivated,etc,etc,etc.He just wanted to rape because of how she dressed. Get a clue. Oh, and stop STALKING Glenn.
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cosette
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:46amScotch? Late onset dementia sounds more like it.
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One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:47amThere’s never an excuse for making innocent citizens and particularly women and children one’s target for any reason as Muslims do again and again and again…it’s a main tenet of their religion of Islam (death cult) frankly. And that’s what terrorists do and why it’s called terrorism.
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LNF
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 12:07pmUnfortunately, GOLDLINE_SCAM is right. America has meddled in Middle Eastern affairs for years; sometimes it was necessary, sometimes it wasn’t. And though our involvement does not justify 9-11, I can understand how our actions contributed to the anger which fostered the heinous act.
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4truth2all
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 2:36pmInvading Iraq was a BIG mistake. How it was done was a BBBBIIIIIGGGGGGEEERRR mistake.
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ezeewhiz
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:28amIts to late to remove the Kool-Aid.
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lillymckim
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:30amanother Hollowwood “Truther” added to the list… good grief.
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blue_sky
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:28amI like Ron Paul plan better
1) Stop visas to muslim “students”
2) If people decided on a war, then debate it, declare it, win it and come home!
3) Mind our own business, do not sell weapons abroad to please those monopolies and trade unions at Boeing.
4) Spread “our goodness” by example, not by bombs. And spread Liberty and free-market, not an obscure democracy were majority can force on you affirmative action and political correctness.
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This_Individual
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 12:11pmA bit off topic but, you might want to go over Dr. Paul’s plan again.
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SREGN
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:28amDoddering old fool, shut up and sing.
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chips1
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 8:20pmHe is so close to death, I hope he doesn’t piss off God.
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Gita
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:27amMust have sold his soul late in life trying to regain fame. Very sad.
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This_Individual
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:26amJust sing, fella.
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I.Gaspar
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:26amSenility now…senility now.
Bennett is demented or a complete idiot.
Too bad.
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HKS
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:25amMaybe he should check San Francisco for his heart, he seems to have left it somewhere.
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loveliberty83
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:24amOMG -Tony go back to SF where America is always to blame -wonder if it happened to you instaed of NY & all your precious money you made living in a free world was taken away we have to protect our country war was declared on Japan because America was attacked
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Highland
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:25amHe left his brain in San Francisco.
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EqualJustice
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:24amHerpes infected old moron is so SENILE he can’t even remember the HAS herpes nevermind that he spread that love around! Check him into the nearest facility, please.
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Jenny Lind
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:23amAnother marxist, hate America, rich off same, now pretending to be a noble statesman. When he has been studying the muslim world for awhile, we’ll talk buddy.
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loriann12
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:31amIf you want to see why he may be so unpatriotic, check out his bio on Wikipedia. not that I trust Wikipedia, but he apparently had it really, really hard during WWII. The part I don’t believe is when they say it made him a patriot and a pacifist, believe the pacifist, but not the patriot.
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hauschild
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:22amWhat kind of low-life goes after bottom-feeding Howard Stern listeners for their target audience???
Amazing.
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grudgywoof
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:21amAwe Tony………what a shame when a great artist goes senile. I left my brain in San Francisco. Why Why Why.
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CatB
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:26amTony is done … too bad he has a tv appearance on Network primetime this week and now I will NOT be watching …
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GeorgeWashingtonslept here
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:21amSTFU Tony darling…………..you’re loosing it.
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One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:44amJust a friendly heads up … “losing” it my friend ;)
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jjoy
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 1:09pmooops… Looks like the “spelling police” have arrived on the scene…
Next it will be the “punctuation police”, and then the “you are off topic” police… and then the ‘typo” police, and finally, the “don’t use caps’ police…
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biohazard23
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:21amPeople still listen to Stern? And apparently Mr Bennett left more than his heart in San Francisco…..
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