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Thanks so much for the support, everybody. I tell you what, mysterious electronic attacks, phone calls from untracable numbers that claim to be the U.S. Postal Service offering to deliver lost packages and an enormous amount of hate mail is enough to make any Minister shrink from Gods mission. But I tell you friends, we cant let ourselves be intimidated by the influence of a few well placed psychopaths. Liberty is the foundation of this Nation Under God and the people have the right to chose their own messages and have the right to read them as well.
Some people might think this is some kind of this is some kind of organized conspiracy against the message of the Westboro Baptist Church. I didnt realize when I wrote my song that it might compete with their message. I mean, I was utterly clueless to that. Now that the DJs keep asking me about it I had to think about it and I think people in America have a right to chose their own message. Thats not the same thing as censorship. No one has a right to utterly control what you see, what you hear and what you think. Thats fundamentally anti-American and you should fight it with a resolve that strikes to the very core of your being even if it risks everything you have, otherwise America risks losing everything it is and should be.
First MySpace deleted my account and now they have deleted the account of our band. First they censored me and now theyve censored people Im connected to. If you are a MySpace user, dont allow this. Every one of you who believes in the Freedom of Expression, whether you like our song or not, needs to step up to bat. This is the time. Now.
Salon should never have included this video. It is Isiah Washington at the Golden Globes all over again.
Hoax of no hoax. Funny or not funny. It simply does not dignify inclusion. Video Dog is limited in its ability to comment appropriately on these types of slurs. I would think Joan Walsh would hold better standards for Salon.
It should be removed.
Although I am quite sure many people from around the world will get suckered by this elaborate gag, it was assured of being believed in the 'Land of the Free.' The sadness for Christians here is that there are people who believe this could be real because there are Christians out there for whom sentiments like this are indeed entirely acceptable. I'm afriad though, for all you who are up in arms about this... you've been had, and not YOU are part of the joke to. - Heck, I'm still laughing, and I think I will be for days!
I've done some work with The Yes Men and it never fails to amaze me in their case or in cases like this how humorless Americans are. Are you people idiots? This guy is so clearly, obviously, evidently taking the piss! Take a look at his web site. This is why the British think we're stupid. Because we are. Those who don't get it...I hate you. You deserve hate.
Why did you even validate this asshole? Why did you give him space on Video Dog? What's next - videos from the Klan informing us how God hates 'niggers' ?
I have a good mind to cancel my subscription. If you want to push buttons, keep your content related to at least semi-rational human beings interested in political debate, as opposed to insane, closet case homosexuals who deal with their homosexual tendencies in angry, harmful, hate-filled ways.
This jackass has ZERO relevance to anything substantial.
Just a hunch, but I think this is Donnie's set-up to an elaborate hoax that'll likely span several months. Once there are enough sites linking to him (real Bible sites, ex-gay sites, etc.), he'll fall into temptation. Hard. And the results will be hilarious.
(Jeez, I hope I'm right!)
Either the funniest or the sickest video in a while.
"God hates fags"?
I gotta believe this is a joke. Too many tongue in cheek jokes embedded.
And then you take a look at the person singing it and realize, he's completely repressed and will do something awful one day. Hopefully only to himself.
Going to get the opinion of an SF shrink I know on this guy. Real piece of work.
There's no way in hell this is for real...on his home page he says that "Oscar Wilde, my hero, was a reformed homosexual." I'm not sure what it is that fundamentalists read, but it isn't Oscar Wilde.
But then, it could just as easily be legit...which is scary.
If you're trying to overcome your gayness, you need someone to take a look at your wardrobe.