Makes me wonder...

[asaratis]

The Obamanoids are infiltrating every group they can. Gung ho supporters have been and will be doing everything they can to push the Marxist's dreams forward to fruition. Obama doesn't have enough sense or time to orchestrate all the shit that is coming down...he just encourages all his followers to do what they can and rewards them for it with more cushy jobs in his mega-government. At the rate this shit is being pushed, it won't be too long before the majority of our citizens work for the state.

 

[rightwinger]

Hey...
The republicans may have armed protesters at political rallies...but at least Obama has a bunch of artists at the NEA

Sounds like a fair fight

 

[jillian]

This is the bee up his bonnet....

It's time for the art community to return to its historical role in political affairs, which means speaking to power, not on behalf of it. Which leads me to the second case where art enters politics on a mass scale. The power of art, in combination with the suppression of free speech or a free press, has been used as a tool by authoritarian governments to control their citizens. From Hitler, Stalin, and Mao to Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong Il, art has been used to deify leaders while preserving the position of the ruling class. Most artists would not want to be referred to as tools of the state, but in the case of Obama's administration, that's exactly what they've been so far.

The Artist Formerly Known as Dissident: Artists have a duty to dissent—even against Obama - Reason Magazine

He believes art should be dissident, not compliant.

I tend to agree.

 

[Big Black Dog]

I think it is probably nothing more than paying homage to the special interest groups for their political and financial support during Obama's Presidential campaign. Sick, isn't it? Send me money or support me politically and I'll do some meaningless thing to make you feel important with you not knowing that all the while I'm reeling you in like a trout.

 

[Ravi]

I went to NEA's website and here are their national initiatives. I'm shocked to find artistic endeavors about the military are listed.

How shocking! How Communist! How Fascist and Nationalistic!

National Initiatives

 

[paperview]

I went to NEA's website and here are their national initiatives. I'm shocked to find artistic endeavors about the military are listed.

How shocking! How Communist! How Fascist and Nationalistic!

National Initiatives

"Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience is a program for U.S. military personnel and their families. This unique literary program is aimed at preserving the stories and reflections of American troops who have served our nation on the frontlines –– as in Afghanistan and Iraq –– and stateside defending the homeland."

How dare they!

 

[manifold]

...it sounds to me that this "artist" is pushing an agenda that has little if any bearing on reality.

And you'd know a little something about that wouldn't you.

 

[Ravi]

Damn, I hope these artists aren't being forced to accept money!

 

[jillian]

I think it is probably nothing more than paying homage to the special interest groups for their political and financial support during Obama's Presidential campaign. Sick, isn't it? Send me money or support me politically and I'll do some meaningless thing to make you feel important with you not knowing that all the while I'm reeling you in like a trout.

Better than a no-bid contract, IMO.

 

[Ravi]

...it sounds to me that this "artist" is pushing an agenda that has little if any bearing on reality.

And you'd know a little something about that wouldn't you.

No, I've never pushed an agenda. I merely seek to debunk the morons that post on message boards.

And I swear, the NEA does not pay me.

 

[manifold]

Any artist who makes a living at it is a sellout.

 

[xotoxi]

Any artist who makes a living at it is a sellout.

Technically, anyone who makes a living is a sellout.

 

[KittenKoder]

Any artist who makes a living at it is a sellout.

I would differentiate between those who just happen to get paid for doing what they love, and those who do what other people want just to get paid. The latter are sellouts, the prior are just lucky.

 

[Xenophon]

How DARE you question dear leader.

Say three hail Barrys and 3 our Obamas and beg his forgivness.

 

[manifold]

How DARE you question dear leader.

Say three hail Barrys and 3 our Obamas and beg his forgivness.

Our Obama, who art a heathen
Hollow be thy name
Whose socialist tome
Thy will be done
In America as it is in Europe
Give us this day our daily handout
And forgive us our questioning
As we forgive those who oppress us
And lead us not, into freedom and liberty
But deliver us to fascism
Amen.

 

[Terry]

maybe it's a ploy..a way to get control of Hollywood...what they can produce, show, how much money they make, taxes, the SAG is a union you know.

FISHY, yes but not enough yet to say one way or another. I'll keep my ears open but speaking of Hollywood, they've been very quiet lately.

 

[Xenophon]

How DARE you question dear leader.

Say three hail Barrys and 3 our Obamas and beg his forgivness.

Our Obama, who art a heathen
Hollow be thy name
Whose socialist tome
Thy will be done
In America as it is in Europe
Give us this day our daily handout
And forgive us our questioning
As we forgive those who oppress us
And lead us not, into freedom and liberty
But deliver us to fascism
Amen.

THREE times, bitch!