Cyndi Lauper: Bush a ‘Criminal,’ Evangelism ‘Bullsh*t’ (NSFW)
by John Nolte—–
About ten years ago or so I saw Cyndi Lauper live when she opened for Tina Turner. She was very pregnant at the time and sang every one of her hits except the one her fans most wanted to hear, ”Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” The crowd was waiting for it, ready to explode and dance and sing along.
Not only did Lauper not sing it, she got snotty with the audience when they called out for it. At the end of her set she said, “Nope, not gonna sing it,” and walked off.
For a decade I’ve waited to get that off my chest.
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She's still alive?! Who knew?
She's about as relevant as Boy George. LOL
I never realized how moronic she is. Too much she-bopping, I guess.
just more moronic ramblings from the "imbeciligensia"
Do these leftists not understand that they are evangelizing, too? Whether it's political or religious, doesn't matter. Just another reason for entertainers to stick to entertaining people. I liked her music at one time, but guess what? It's not timeless and she just alienated about half the people who still thought she was relevant. Buh bye!
I think about 3/4 of the way through, Lauper actually had one coherent sentence. Since I was laughing at Lauper and her sycophant interviewer all through this video, I'll be charitable and assume this "performance" was a comedy sketch.
Not surprising. She's a 100% died-in-the-wool Greenwich Village bohemian New Yorker who works in the music industry. What other opinions would you expect her to have?
I thought she was brilliant in "Vibes," though…
I've got an aunt that talks crazy like that.
She's the mother of Lady Gaga.The father was a issue of Post Modern Design
@Grant175: "She's about as relevant as Boy George. LOL"
I thought she was Boy George!!!
Laura Ingraham has it right: Shut up and Sing!
As seemingly meaningless as this clip first appears, it's a pretty good microcosm of how lefties (try to) think. Her drug-addled mind can't even recall "those other two" until she finally has a moment of clarity and remembers "that George Bush" guy. For her to accuse Bush with generalities like going on TV and spewing hate (real specific there), it's ironic that this entire clip is seeping with hatred for conservatives. Throw a little New York arrogance in there too for good measure …
This is no surprise. Lauper has literally taken over for Bette Midler on the gay scene so she has to keep up with the usual tripe: Bush = evil, gays should marry, there aren't enough bath houses for anonymous gay sex in NY so the government should pay for it,.. etc. Well… honestly I'm not sure on her stance for more gay bath houses, but it wouldn't phase me if she thought that.
She plays to her (new) audience since her original one left over 20 years ago.
Not a woman known for her brains or ability to think analytically, so I really don't think anything she has to say is worth listening to. What she has to sing is usually worth listening to, but if she keeps spewing garbage out of that same mouth she sings with I won't be able to continue to enjoy the singing that comes out of it.
Still stuck on stupid.
How the mighty of professional wrestling have fallen.
We're related!
According to IMDB: "Sister Elen Lauper ran for the mayorship of Phoenix, and is a member of the Socialist Workers Party, a radical-leftist political group." And is a lesbian.
I think I see a pattern here…
And another mostly-forgotten celebrity tries to be relevant.
Plus you'd think she'd want to please her fans by singing that song. You were totally gypped, Mr. Nolte.
I knew it!
I'd be interested to know what "hate" Bush was spewing in his speeches. I must have missed those events that she evidently paid close attention to….or made up in her own head.
I was interested in her new album-"Memphis Blues", I heard some cuts, sounded good, but now no dice, aint gonna get it! We can penalize these morons at the box office, or at the cash register. When will they learn to shut-up and sing?
"imbeciligensia" i like it!
her career peaked as Ira's ex on Mad About You. she was a hoot in that role, but downhill ever since…
Was Captain Lou at the show?
This is what happens when you don't read or listen to anything other then the standard Hollywood lefty Kool-Aid.
Don't worry she will on an informercial plugging the "Ab-Blaster", selling insurance or how to sell real estate with no money down very soon folks.
Back in the day she really should have ponied up the bucks for the lead-free hair dye…
I do not care what a moron that has not be relevant since 1986 has to say. Cyndi Lauper should reunite with Captain Lou Albano and do the world a favor!
she simply wanted to be in the news, as no one pays attention to her anymore…
Anybody else remember how the male lead in "Just One of the Guys" mispronounces Cindy Lau-per's name right before the female lead proves to him that she's a girl? For some reason, 25 years later and I every time I hear her name (which isn't much mind you) and that guy's pronounciation pops immediately into my head. Incidentally, the female lead's proof of gender was very convincing.
There are plenty of things I love about the 80s. Lauper is definitely not one of them.
I was going to buy some expensive tickets for her show in Austin next month, if finances allowed. I won't now. It isn't a boycott–I don't really do those. But if I spend a lot of money on a show, I want to have fun, dammit! She's now made that difficult, so why take a chance?
Did George Bush spew hatred towards New Yorkers? Just ONCE, I would like to see one of these sycophantic interviewers ask for examples of the nonsense these people spew. LOL.
Honestly…who cares what a crusty, socialist pop-tart like Lauper has to say. Of anything, idiots like her b*tching about Christianity probably brings in more Christian converts more than it does people turning away from it.
The brothers of Evil are ignorance & stupidity… the armed masses of their discontent.
When did Lauper morph into Dolly with no brains???
Here I go, so just wail and gnash away……
I find absolutely nothing wrong with what this video, THE PORTION WE HAVE BEEN SHOWN, (which is going to be a mantra around here for a long time after the Sherrod sike video)
Cindi may be gay…..I don't know. She has always been outspoken. So have I. She had some things to say in that piece that I totally agree with. Bush was no angel. His administration were no Reaganites. They spent like drunk sailors too. They took us into war on a, ummm, sketchy pretext. I won't say Iraq isn't better off for it, but was it worth the limbs and lives of American soldiers….they will have to answer that. It is not my question to answer.
Bush monetary policies were not any less power driven than Obama's. Bush just worshiped the God of big capitalism….a God who has not earned much more of my respect than Obama's God of big gov't. Both have skrud the public, abused power, and usurped public trust for decades.
Anyone want to put Wall Street up as a shining example of why Cindi is wrong?
K Street?
Congress under Clinton, Newt, Bush, Pelosi, Obama?
She's on solid ground as far as I'm concerned. She may not have the perfect answer to life, the universe and everything, but neither do I. But compared to some of the OUTRAGEOUS, OFF THE CHARTS statements by celebs I've seen here….she doesn't come close to the loon factor.
And if you notice she did NOT TRY TO SPEAK for a whole class of people. She spoke for herself, her beliefs, her God, and her vision of the way things are supposed to be.
I frankly agree with her on her statements about religious extremists. I do not want this gov't. But I sure as hell don't want a gov't that claims to have a corner on God's endorsements of their policies….EVER.
So I got nothing to say bad about this piece. Some points can be argued but as a "demonstration" of a hollywood person trying to micro-mange MY life….she didn't say one word about what I should do or think. She only talked about what SHE thought.
THAT WOULD BE CALLED AN OPINION. AND SHE'S AS ENTITLED TO ONE AS YOU AND I ARE.
Ok…….let the pelting begin, lol.
((((yawn)))))
Cindy who?
Yet another desperate plea for attention from a has been. How very sad.
I know liberals who also make these vague accusations of hatred against this or that conservative. I make a point of asking quite calmly to give me an example. Certainly no decent person would make such a harsh accusation without some evidence. Certainly if this person said such hateful things, it must have made an indelible impression on your memory. Give me one example.
After the bewildered and blank stare, I get the same nonsensical response, well uhm I don't know what they said, I just know they're racist, hateful blah, blah, blah…
Memo to Cyndi: Bush sent far more money to Africa to fight AIDS than Clinton. Is that your idea of hatred?
Regardless of what you or she think of Bush, he never went on television and spoke "unabashed hatred." She's either lying or deluded. Neither reflects well on her.
Shut-up and sing! On second thought, just shut-up!
Unless they wheeled his coffin onto the stage, I doubt Captain Lou was there.
I thought they were the same person.
Actually I voted for Bush. And what sounds like unabashed hate to some, is music to others' ears. It's a matter of interpretation.
Some folks believe Bush told the truth about WMDs
Some don't
Those are STILL OPINIONS. Unprovable, btw, but requiring no proof. My point was she stated HER REACTION to what SHE PERCEIVED as unabashed hate. I state MY REACTION to what I PERCEIVE as Obama's unabashed hate of America. Neither of us is absolutely right or wrong. Each of us HEARD what we HEARD the way we HEARD it.
And in Cindi's case, she clearly says "When I heard….." she isn't lobbying…she's just stating her reaction to what she heard. It sounded like hate to her. Pelosi sounds arrogant to me. Does that make it a truth? No. It's my opinion.
My only point was that Cindi isn't recruiting. She's testifying. She's talking about Cindi. There's nothing wrong with that. It's called free speech. But compared to Barafolo and other "celebrities" who have had pieces written about their political statements…..this didn't meet their muster, imo. And it is just my opinion.
The most ridiculous thing about that interview, again imo, was the sycophantic interviewer who when not finishing her sentences for her, was slavering and "uh huhing" her on. Encouraging her to go farther, say more, use extreme language.
Like I said….this is all opinion. But in my opinion this one's a poor cousin to the other articles and statements made by celebs about politics. Don't make my muster as a propaganda queen. Just a strongly liberal person with issues. And as a strongly conservative person, I have some pretty serious issues with gov't from Reagan forward. They are none of them all that great.
I'm sick of having to settle for MOSTLY HARMLESS as the best we'll ever get from gov't. But given the wide gulf between so many voters on so many issues….that may be all we can reasonably expect.
When did political dissent become hate? I mean, I am no big fan of GWB however I don't remember him coming out and just bellowing hatred towards anyone. It would have helped Cindy's argument if she could have presented a clear example of Bush's hatred. Anything. I think that our political discourse has become one of "if you disagree with me, I will label you a hater or bigot" and that is the biggest disappointment of all.
Another washed up "D" lister trying to regain some relvancy. Why are these useless wastes of carbon still allowed to be in front of a camera. With her intellect she should be pushing a cart down Hollywood Blvd muttering to her invisible cats.
I just re-read my post….seems I'm in a mood today. Oh well.
In related news, Debbie Gibson says there were no WMDs, and Tiffany thinks 9/11 was an inside job.
Girls just want to have fun. Old leftard hags? Not so much.
How often do you pull her out from under the stairs to hose her down? Cyndi, not your aunt.
Bush didn't lie about WMD's. That's the truth. He didn't lie. Was the information he was given accurate? No. But that doesn't mean he lied. Did he 'tell the truth'. Yes. He told us what was in the intelligence reports. He didn't even say "Saddam has WMDs", he started everything with "intelligence reports tell us …" That's as truthful as you can get.
As has been said many times, people are entitled to their own opinions NOT their own facts.
Cyndi Lauper is ill informed. It's always good to see someone behave in such a deluded fashion. What's sad is that no one will actually inform her. No one she'll listen to. The messengers from the right have been demonized by a Democratic party that has become a religion to so many, particularly those in the entertainment industry. To challenge their wrongful assertions, and even to correct statements that are clearly wrong, is to challenge their faith and they get very emotional about it.
sadly shaking head…
et tu Cyndi?
What the hell is she talking about? Seriously. Little help. Who is "they" and what is a "fire sale" and how were gays a part of this "fire sale"?
So confused…
Oh and Cyndi–nice wig. Not!
Dude, Boy George is seriously relevant! To the cops.
I went to a Beach Boys concert years ago. Mike Love got all snotty and wouldn't sing California Girls (the song the audience really, really wanted to hear). You'd think a singer would want to please the fans.
I remember Cyndi Lauper for two things: She won the best new artist Grammy (beating out Madonna) and she sang the theme song for PeeWee's Playhouse. I kinda figured she was a moonbat.
We will agree on one thing–this isn't nearly as nasty as a lot of the celebrity rants posted here. I'm a fan of Ms. Lauper's, so if she had to disappoint me with a political rant, I guess I prefer this one to what she could have delivered.
Actually, two things–the interviewer was indeed an embarrassment. When Cyndi says Bush spoke "unabashed hatred" on TV, the interviewer doesn't ask her what she's talking about; instead, she breathily whispers, "That's true!" Pathetic.
It all makes perfect sense now.
Her songs that were hits were really good 80's tunes. Her videos for those songs are absolutely hysterical (talk about 80's 'creativity') though. They're on youtube, so if you ever want a laugh about the 'old days', check them out.
I went to a Jane's Addiction concert and they didn't play "Jane Says…". They did play their one actual chart hit "Been Caught Stealin'" so I don't know why they didn't play the song that pretty much put them on the map on the alternative scene. Perry Farrell told an interviewer that they only played the song if they really liked the audience. I guess they didn't like us. So I didn't buy anymore of their music. C'est la vie.
She told Johnny Carson that she really wishes she had the powers she had in Vibes so she could see how that movie was going to kill her career.
Johnny laughed his ass off.
Oh. Well there ya go: insanity runs in the family.
Lots of artists don't want to play their biggest hit if they feel they've become too identified with it at the expense of their other work. Beastie Boys haven't played "Fight for Your Right to Party" in decades. Pearl Jam still plays "Alive," but not at every show. I've occasionally been annoyed by this, too, but I think it's understandable. Still no excuse for getting snotty with the audience.
I'd rather hear "Money Changes Everything," "All Through the Night," "Time After Time," "Change of Heart," or anything she did with Blue Angel over "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" anyway.
MM,
Look up the word FACT. It don't mean what you think it means.
FACT: Nobody can ever know what George W Bush THOUGHT was in Iraq or the reasons why he thought it.
FACT: We went to war in Iraq. We caught Saddam. We executed Saddam.
OPINION: Is Iraq is better off? THAT rather depends on whether you get blown to hell and gone shopping for dinner or not.
FACT: We cannot change any of the above.
Who's Cindi Lauper?
It sounds like she used to be a singer.
The fact is he did not lie. He told us what was in the intelligence reports and never ever said he had incontrovertible proof. He always referred to his information as 'intelligence'. That's a fact by any definition of the word.
As far as not knowing what Bush "thought" when we went in — that's neither here nor there. He did not lie to us. He told us what was in the intelligence reports and that's it. It doesn't matter what he thought about the truth when he relayed it to us. He told us the truth about what was in the intelligence reports. Fact.
Bruce Springsteen always plays "Born to Run" in concert. It's about the only thing he does currently that I respect him for. He may change it up, make it an acoustic ballad, but he plays it. I think that shows respect for the audience that brought the performer to the show in the first place.
Nice voice. Enjoy "True Colors" to this very day. Complete moron.
Hey, it's Old Lady Gaga!
True. Google "PEPFAR" sometime, Cyn.
Cindi's latest album, "Girls Just Wanna Blame Bush!"
Also, Who cares??
She must be referring to flaming queers.
Won't pelt. Like I said earlier, she's deeply involved in a social/cultural milieu in which opinions like hers are commonplace if not actually required for membership. If anyone is a Greenwich Village hothouse flower, it's Cyndi Lauper. At least she doesn't present herself as miserable, perpetually angry leftist woman like Janeane Garofalo. I have a feeling Cyndi doesn't take herself THAT seriously.
Haha. Nice pun.
I take it you have no idea what she is talking about either…
My husband has been to a couple of Springsteen concerts and I guess the man really works hard to please the audience. He does high intensity shows that last about 3 hours and he always plays at least a few big hits. He may have flaky politics, but he is a classy performer.
I saw a clip with Sharon Osborn when she and Lauper were on Celebrity Apprentice and Osborn said Lauper was "bat**it crazy." Think about it– the woman who is married to Ozzy Osbourn thinks Lauper is crazy. Pretty much all you need to know right there.
Hey, I spent my young adult years as a Bohemian artist in the Village. I loved it and it didn't warp my brain. Lauper was just dumb to begin with no matter where she grew up.
Another dumb cleb talking crap. Nothing new.
Over the years I've developed a lot of respect for Cindi as a human being. We have our points of agreement and disagreement, but I agree with you….I don't think she thinks her opinion is any more or less valid than anyone else's.
Cindi seems to be good people of a liberal bent. That said, I don't see in her life where she is extreme on many things….maybe I just don't know of them. Just as Angelina Jolie is complex, seemingly very liberal on some things and yet conservative on others, so too is Lauper.
I just don't see her fitting the mold of this thread's "intent" which seems to be to out outrageous liberals like Garafolo. But hey, it's not like we hang out so I don't really know her as a person. Just more of a feeling I get.
It's important that we know what celebrities and others we may look up to really think. I listened to some of Cindi's music in the 80s, never considered her someone I'd pay to see, but she had her place. Funny how she catches herself in her own trap of speaking hateful of others. I tend not to trust people that do that. And though she insulted Christians in this interview, I wish her guidance that she can get to the core of her hateful nature.
It was her early swerve into pro-wrestling advocacy that convinced me of her intellectual bona fides.
Ozzy Osborne speaks more coherently then this ….this…..ahhh…..what was I saying?…….SHARON!……
I never expected Cindi to be smart, though I would want her to be. And I never expected her to be intelligent either, but hopefully.
And I never expected her to be sensible, much less either Conservative or middle-of-the-road.
I am not at all disappointed.
I did, however, expect her to sing her most popular song. for that, she's an idiot. All the rest is just predictable fluff.
Not only did Lauper not sing it, she got snotty with the audience when they called out for it. At the end of her set she said, “Nope, not gonna sing it,” and walked off.
John, if she didn't sing this one, you probably should have started yelling for Cyndi to warble "The Goonies 'R Good Enough". For a woman of the left, you really couldn't be much more of a hypocritical sellout to capitalism than trying to squeeze that film name into a song (not that the song wasn't a hit at the time, but geez, talking about tossing away your artistic integrity for a few more Hollywood $$$…)
I used to be a huge Lauper fan. Wow, she really went bat-shit crazy.
The stories are legendary that she is a huge bitch in person. They say that the day the bird crapped in her mouth was a day of celebration for everyone who has ever had an encounter with her.
What a shame.
But let's face it. She really was just a product of the 80's. She was not able to adapt her style or remain relevant, unlike the much less talented Madonna who came along at the same time.
I'm just sorry to know Lauper is an idiot as well.
Heh. Very nice.
LOL. She's in a position to recognize bat**it crazy when she sees it. An expert.
Personally, I always thought of Cyndi Lauper's music as the equivalent of the bull patties she refers to in the title of this article.
So this Has-Been finally shows her True Colors….
But Boy George looks much prettier, especially when he is scraping the barnacles off his dinghy.
don't you ever think it would be good to just turn off the tv, the radio and forget these stupid people?
"We New Yawkers….blah blah blah….Bush is EVIL….blah blah blah." Yep, she's a libtard. The amusing part is her self-delusional belief that anyone cares.
what's his crime, you dumbass? put down the pipe, the wineglass, whatever it is you are on woman. Dont OD.
Wait! You said she sang every one of her hits, but then you said she didn't sing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." So did she sing or not, because except for "Girls . . .," I don't know of any other hits. Seriously, she's just another leftwing elitist spouting off about things she absolutely knows nothing about.
You must have a strong brain. Good for you. A Bohemian who thinks for herself is a true Bohemian.
you're right, sucks to want to see music performed and get an infomercial for Obama
I'm surprised she hasn't learned braille by now.
Imbecilgensia is a great word! Would be a great Movie title as well! Idiocracy was a great movie!
speak hate? What is she talking about? Good lord. I've just about had it up to my eyeballs with all these liberal loons. It's just a joke. It is amusing.
I would expect her to at least have an opinion that partially makes sense rather than just a bunch of pseudo-jibberish. I can't even tell what she's talking about.
She's in her 80s now, right? She was around when "professional" wrestling made a comeback, many moons ago. She was one of the promoters.
She just never learned how to sing. How sad.
Finally! I am always wondering what she thinking…
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