Harry Belafonte.
This would mark the second time in last few weeks Mr. Belafonte has made anti-Bush comments while traveling in an another country. Huh? You say New York is located in the United States? Oh, right it just seems like another country sometimes, especially when reading the NY Times. My bad..."We've come to this dark time in which the new Gestapo of Homeland Security lurks here, where citizens are having their rights suspended," Belafonte said in a speech to the annual meeting of the Arts Presenters Members Conference in New York.
"You can be arrested and not charged. You can be arrested and have no right to counsel," said Belafonte.
Belafonte's remarks on Saturday _ part of a 45-minute speech on the role of the arts in a politically changing world _ were greeted with a roaring standing ovation from an audience which included singer Peter Yarrow of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, and members of the arts community from several dozen countries.
I just hope no one tells Mr. Belafonte that the average American citizen doesn't even know who the hell Harry Belafonte is (and much less give a damn about what he has to say), because I personally like watching him make an ass of himself. It is just like a car accident, you just can't help but look.
Of course, for those of you that do actually remember who Harry Belafonte is, it begs the question: do you care what he has to say?
I thought not.
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