Chavez Cancels Cyndi Lauper Concert Due To Her and Obama's Gay Rights Stance

[maddowfan]

Link per Perez:

http://perezhilton.com/2008-12-01-venezuelan-prez-cancels-cyndi-lauper-concert-because-she-supports-gay-rights

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Here is the link to Cyndi's site, since a lot of DUers are anti-Perez.

http://cyndilaupernews.com/index.php?title=hugo-chavez-cancels-last-tour-date&entry_id=1228117432

[TechBear_Seattle]

2. Thanks, from one of those DUers

:hi:

[donco6]

23. And another. n/t

[ronnykmarshall]

60. and another.

Perez Hilton is a fucking pig and I wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire.

[unpossibles]

6. thank you. I have to wonder when the freeper heads will explode

as they won't likely understand hy Chavez would not support a "known communist" (lol) like Obama, much less how they'll feel to be on the same side as Chavez against equal rights for gay people.

[deadmessengers]

27. good grief, Cyndi Lauper doesn't age

She's in her 50s and still looks exactly the same as she did back in the 80s.

[TechBear_Seattle]

54. It comes with being a gay icon who is also a woman

Look at Cher and Eartha Kitt, for example.

[sui generis]

57. what and why is anyone "anti-Perez"?

did I miss something important? I'm not pro or anti any celebrity, but you never know, there could be a first time.

Tell me why I should be anti-Perez. :shrug:

[ronnykmarshall]

61. Because he's a fucking piece of shit.

[sui generis]

63. that provided zero useful information

sorry Ronny - I was sincerely asking. What is his MO or the dealio?

[ronnykmarshall]

66. He's a total attention whore.

He says it his "duty" to out people. He lies. He has his ass shoved up Paris Hilton's ass so far he can see what she's going to throw up next. He has stolen graphics and photo's from other sites and has been sued over it.

[sui generis]

67. ew.

okay, I'm in.

Thanks RKM!

:hi:

[struggle4progress]

68. "This entry does not exist anymore. It has been removed."

[YOY]

3. Perez Hilton???

[maddowfan]

4. I Like To Remind People That This Thread Isn't About Perez Hilton

Stay on topic, please.

[EFerrari]

21. Do you have an actual news source?

I seriously doubt that Chavez is going to go AGAINST his party's position in the last referendum which was to put gay equal rights into the Constitution. :eyes:

[Cleita]

5. If that's the real reason, I would guess that

the Catholic Church behind it, which is very powerful in many Latin American nations.

[wyldwolf]

7. why is it when Chavez does something some on DU find bad, an excuse is given for it?

[Cleita]

12. I think because Chavez gets a lot of mud slung at him that isn't deserved.

Also, I didn't give an excuse. I gave an opinion.

[sui generis]

58. well anti-gay is definitely a reason not to like him.

But I do agree apart from my personal dislike of the guy that we have a kneejerk reaction to Chavez the political leader.

He is an elected Democratic leader of a foreign country. If they want a pro-gay leader they'll elect one, unlike America who tried to depose him and replace him with a former anti-democratic dictator who was oil-friendly to us.

We STILL have egg on our face to the rest of the world whether American realizes it or not.

Chavez is a bigger attention whore than Perez Hilton. They should file for a marriage license.

[EFerrari]

24. Because most of the time, it's bullshit?

:shrug:

[EFerrari]

32. The Church has been at war with the Chavez government

for years, just like all the other big money guys.

[Maven]

8. Well, fuck you Hugo.

:grr:

[LostinVA]

9. Haruka will get to say "I told you so" to me later

I've always stuck up for Chavez.

[Maven]

15. I didn't realize he was a phobe.

Somehow it's even sadder when so-called lefties are bigots.

[EFerrari]

22. See my #19. I'm slow today.

[EFerrari]

17. I'd wait for a second source.

This piece says he has a death grip on the media when most of it is owned by the opposition.

So, unless you want to just pre-emptively tell him to fuck off, I'd wait because this thing smells.

[Maven]

28. OK, I see what you mean

I just babelfished. ;)

Let's see what Cyndi says about it.

[EFerrari]

30. I'm pissing a lot of people off today so, I apologize in advance.

But I don't think this is real. Still looking, too.

[closeupready]

59. Exactly. He's a pig.

n/t

[EFerrari]

64. When you find out that this story is bullshit and that Chavez advocates for gay rights,

will you take that back?

Before you call someone a pig, it might be a good idea to find out if s/he is actually on your side and if you are calling a friend, a pig.

[Democrats_win]

10. Like the Reformation, the reformer never goes far enough to get rid of bad habits.

The Reformation under Martin Luther kept a lot of the bad practices of the Church. Now Chavez, although an important economic reformer, keeps this hateful aspect of the Church.

If you don't get rid of it all, you fail. Chavez's legacy will be forever tarnished. What he built may only last a few more years anyway.

[PM7nj]

11. But... but.. but... He is a man of the people!

So what if he is a dictator! He is a liberal dictator! Rawr!




:sarcasm:

[camera obscura]

13. Oh Chavez dear we're not the fortunate ones...

Venezuelans, they wanna have fu-u-un.

[Occam Bandage]

14. How petty.

[me b zola]

16. Why is this in gd:p?

...I've got a guess but I would like to hear your explanation.

[Teaser]

18. why is anything, at this point?

.

[me b zola]

20. I only ask when someone appears to be disrupting

:)

[Teaser]

25. I feel you, I'm just wondering why the forum doesn't revert to its former status?

.

[Freddie Stubbs]

29. How is discussing gay rights disruptive?

:shrug:

[EFerrari]

33. Posting inflamatory rumor as fact?

How can that be flame bait?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

35. I've a feeling this thread isn't really about gay rights.

[EFerrari]

37. What is it about? It looks like a big fat chain jerking to me.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

38. Exploiting pro-gay sentiment, apparently.

[EFerrari]

39. I guess if you stir in "Hugo Chavez" you can get up a lot of hits.

Sad bullshit.

[me b zola]

40. Discussing gay rights is not disruptive

...but this poster seems to be. It has another thread currently on page 1 that has nothing to do with gay rights but seems to be meant to disrupt. I called the other one flamebait, then I saw this one and believe that I see a pattern developing.

[EFerrari]

19. I'm looking but have a hard time believing this since gay equal rights

was part of that referendum that so many of you excoriated. :)

[EFerrari]

26. Link to pink news (UK) that describes gay rights part of last winter's referendum:

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-6236.html

Sorry, the OP is badly sourced and likely, bs.

[Radical Activist]

31. He should have canceled it because her music sucks.

But this reason is a stupid one.

[Divine Discontent]

62. no, your music sucks! she has a beautiful voice!

lol

How can anyone who's heard her Grammy nominated version of Unchained Melody - or any of her classics like Time After Time, Girls Just Want To Have Fun, All Through The Night, True Colors, not see she's a great artist that has stuck around because of her music.


And I don't believe this story on its face.

[GodlessBiker]

65. Delete; my mistake.

[southern_dem]

34. This tells me all I need to know about Chavez

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/30/venezuela.chavez.vote/index.html

Putin tried to do the exact same thing and while I don't think Chavez is as bad or dangerous as Putin, he is still a borderline dictator. Serve your term(s) and then move on.

[EFerrari]

36. Try reading the thread before you make up your mind based on gossip.

[southern_dem]

46. I don't actually believe the story in the OP

I meant to post in another Chavez thread, cheers. :)

[EFerrari]

47. Back atcha, southern_dem.

[TexasObserver]

41. Chavez, like most megalomaniacs, is a dip shit.

[EFerrari]

42. I'm bookmarking this thread as an illustration of some interest using Chavez

to stir up support/hatred/reaction.

We have no evidence that this is true. To the contrary, we have a LOT of evidence that this is bullshit. Chavez bid to run for re-election was part of the same referendum that tried to put gay equal rights into the Venezuelan constitution.

So, do you believe that Venezuelan ballot or the blog posts by Lauper and Perez Hilton?

This is people using gay equal rights in the most cynical way for personal gain.

[Forkboy]

45. They don't care about facts. Mention the word HUGO and the knees start jerking.

[Hippo_Tron]

43. Oh wow, Chavez and gay rights in the same thread

[EFerrari]

44. Someone left out breast feeding, smoking and meat eating. n/t

[killbotfactory]

48. Does Chavez even have the power to cancel concerts?

He's not really a dictator, you know.

[EFerrari]

49. "I am the Dread Pirate Roberts and I'm coming for your soul!"

lol

[Barrymores Ghost]

50. Well, since it's about Chavez and you have it straight from Perez Hilton's blog...

...I guess we should ALL be VERY concerned.

I'll get right on that for ya.

[bitchkitty]

51. Bullshit.

I do not believe it - it sounds like someone is reaching for an excuse, any old excuse, to smear Chavez.

[mitchum]

52. Maybe he just hates 80s pop music?

And who can blame him for that?

[Danger Mouse]

53. Is this even true?

[IndianaGreen]

55. Here is the problem with the credibility of this story

Since the government has a death grip on the Venezuelan press, official information is scarce, but Miss Lauper herself is expected to make a blog post regarding the cancellation on her official site soon!

http://perezhilton.com/2008-12-01-venezuelan-prez-cancels-cyndi-lauper-concert-because-she-supports-gay-rights

Chavez doesn't control the press in Venezuela, quite the opposite. For years Chavez has been mercilessly attacked by a media owned by the Venezuelan elites. The above statement is nothing but caca del toro.

Kylie Minogue has performed in Venezuela and she supports LGBT rights.

On edit:

Nothing about this viral story in El Universal, a major Venezuelan daily which is in the "death grip" of Chavez's opposition.

http://espectaculos.eluniversal.com/musica_index.shtml

Nothing here when I did a "Busca" on Lauper:

http://www.eluniversal.com/resultado.shtml?cx=000299334537543304768%3Aajd-bshwhpo&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&q=Lauper&sa.x=21&sa.y=10#921

Resultados 1 - 10 de Lauper (0.37 segundos)


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Cultura y Espectáculos - eluniversal.com11 Jul 2008 ... Se trata de Cindy Lauper, quien se subirá el próximo 29 de ... Así como Lauper tampoco omitirá parte de su repertorio más reciente. ...
www.eluniversal.com/2008/07/11/til_art_cindy-lauper-aterriz_940863.shtml

Estampas"A mí me fascinaba Cyndi Lauper y seguía su estilo: muchos colores, ... Y en cuanto a los vestidos, vuelvo nuevamente a Cyndi Lauper: en el disco True ...
www.eluniversal.com/estampas/encuentros4_b.shtml

EstampasGracias a mi papá crecí escuchando desde Cyndi Lauper hasta las estrellas de la Fania, pasando por Los Beatles, Abba y Donna Summer. ...
www.eluniversal.com/estampas/anteriores/220106/encuentros.shtml

Cultura y Espectáculos - eluniversal.com21 Jul 2008 ... cindy lauper. La conocida cantante estadounidense acaba de cumplir 55 años de edad, el pasado 22 de junio; y anunció que vendrá al país en ...
www.eluniversal.com/2008/07/21/til_art_guia-lunes--21-07_937072.shtml

Arte y Entretenimiento - EL UNIVERSAL27 Sep 2008 ... No es que Kylie Minogue, Cyndi Lauper, R.E.M. y Maroon 5 se presentarán en el país, sino que las bandas de rock Collective Soul y El Canto ...
www.eluniversal.com/2008/09/27/til_art_el-canto-del-loco-y_1065573.shtml

eluniversal.comBritney Spears se unirá a concierto de Cyndi Lauper. La cantante estadounidense Britney Spears volverá a los escenarios el próximo 30 de junio en Los ...
www.eluniversal.com/2007/06/25/imp_til_art_en-capsulas_332813.shtml

Arte y Entretenimiento - eluniversal.comAdemás los niños de Springfield se rebelan cuando Gorgory establece un toque de queda y Cindy Lauper llegue al pueblo. Fox. 8:30 p.m. y 9:00 p.m. ...
www.eluniversal.com/2008/08/26/til_art_guia-martes--26-08_1010417.shtml

Cultura y Espectáculos - eluniversal.comCyndi Lauper se unirá a Alan Cumming, Jim Dale, Ana Gasteyer y Nellie McKay en la producción de "The Threepenny Opera" a cargo de la Compañía Roundabout ...
www.eluniversal.com/2005/12/24/til_art_24350D.shtml

EstampasLideraban las carteleras True Colors de Cyndi Lauper o bien Hello de Lionel Richie. “No, un momento, la canción romántica de los ochenta, por excelencia, ...
www.eluniversal.com/estampas/anteriores/301005/aniv52_3.shtml

Espectáculos - eluniversal.com12 Mar 2007 ... Artista: Cindy Lauper. Cortes: Doce. Género: Pop. Disquera: Sony/Bmg. Estaban Madonna y ella. En los ochenta pegó varios éxitos que ahora ...
www.eluniversal.com/2007/03/12/til_art_guia-lunes-//-12-03_202414.shtml

[David__77]

56. This is completely untrue.

The PSUV and the vast majority of the ruling movement support lgbt rights. Marriage rights will be extended soon enough. Chavez's proposed constitution that was narrowly defeated would have made the country only the second to explicitly enshrine protection based on sexual orientation.