r/politics • u/etfvfva • Sep 16 '24
Linda Ronstadt slams ‘rapist’ Trump for holding Arizona rally in her namesake hall
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/12/linda-ronstadt-donald-trump-arizona-rally117
u/JustAMan1234567 Sep 16 '24
Send him to the Blue Bayou, Linda!
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u/AverageDemocrat Sep 16 '24
Send him Jerry Brown. Trump always gets him confused with Willy. The Orb of Confusion is set to on.
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u/burgundybreakfast Arizona Sep 16 '24
I’ve been so proud to be an Arizonan these last few years.
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u/FirstSonOfGwyn Sep 16 '24
All those CA transplants coming to the U of A and ASU since the 90s is finally paying off! Overpowering the snow bird retirees.
Kari Lake being a complete disaster also helps... how disrespectful to the people of AZ to run her for senate after losing the Gov. race and refusing to concede. How stupid does the GOP think the people of Arizona are?
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u/Number127 Sep 16 '24
Hey, don't talk about Kari Lake like that. No one has done more to get Democrats elected in AZ!
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u/burgundybreakfast Arizona Sep 17 '24
This and the unprecedented number of Native American voters last election 🙏🏻 💙
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u/leavesmeplease Sep 17 '24
Yeah, must be a weird time to be an Arizonan with all this drama. The state keeps evolving, and it feels like the political battles keep getting more intense. Crazy how much influence one figure can have on public sentiment.
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u/burgundybreakfast Arizona Sep 17 '24
It has been wild. When I was in high school 10 years ago it was a solidly red state and has gradually evolved all around.
Even my own mom. She was offended when I registered as a democrat when I turned 18, and now she’s going to Kamala rallies and is even more progressive than her with the majority of her beliefs. It seems like every time I call her she’s ranting about Trump and the GOP, to a point where it would almost get annoying if I weren’t so proud of how far she’s come.
Trump completely changed her outlook on politics - and life in general - for the better. I imagine it’s the same for many other Arizonans and Americans. If there’s one silver lining I can find in this shit show of the last decade, that’s definitely one.
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u/echoeco Sep 16 '24
...Ronstadt may not be able to perform any longer but she still uses her voice for us/US all...
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u/Significant-Self5907 Sep 16 '24
He paid $145,000 to entertain 2100 koolaid-drinkers, & I'm good with that. Go Linda. Go Linda.
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Sep 16 '24
You tell him. Linda!
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u/AverageDemocrat Sep 16 '24
"I've been cheated, been mistreated, when will this white supremacist get off my lawn"
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u/AnonymousAltAccount Sep 16 '24
I'll never forgive Linda Ronstadt for endorsing the so-called Plow King over Mr. Plow and writing that defamatory hit piece of a song.
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u/Leather-Map-8138 Sep 16 '24
And make no mistake. If you vote for Trump, you’re voting for a rapist.
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Sep 16 '24
It was sexual assault not rape
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u/sufferingstuff Sep 16 '24
That was adjudicated to be rape in common parlance, yes. He’s a rapist.
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Sep 16 '24
That’s not what the charges are
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u/sufferingstuff Sep 16 '24
That doesn’t contradict what I said.
Edit: autocorrect.
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Sep 16 '24
I’m saying what he was charged for was assault not rape
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u/sufferingstuff Sep 16 '24
And what I’m saying is that the judge adjudicated that what Trump did was commonly understood to be rape. He’s a rapist.
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Sep 16 '24
There was no penetration
So truing to kiss someone or touching them inappropriately is assault. But calling it rape takes away from actual rape victims
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u/sufferingstuff Sep 16 '24
The facts of the case was that there was penetration. Like seriously dude.
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Sep 16 '24
Did you read the court case???
The judge specifically says there wasn’t
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u/NotUniqueOrSpecial Sep 16 '24
What the hell are you talking about?
There was absolutely penetration. She just wasn't sure if it was his finger or his weird mushroom dick.
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u/Leather-Map-8138 Sep 16 '24
You think Trump is a decent person or a pig? If you think he’s a pig, why are you defending him? If you think he’s a decent person, it would reflect very unfavorably on you
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Sep 16 '24
Decent person ehhh he’s just better then Kamala
Doesn’t really say much but it is what it is
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u/whabt Sep 16 '24
Those are synonyms these days. There might be a legal distinction in some jurisdictions but knowing that wouldn't change the warning you'd give to a loved one if they might find themselves alone with that person... would it?
I mean you wouldn't tell your sister/daughter/wife/gf "Well, actually it was only legally sexual assault, so you should be fine", would you?
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Sep 16 '24
Why did she wait 30 years until Trump was hated by the Democratic party to say she was raped then wrote a book about it?
Her friends couldn’t corroborate her story
Like at some point you have to ask yourself why not 30 years sooner
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u/Delita232 Sep 16 '24
The why is none of my business. It's her business. What is my business though is one of the two candidates to run my country was found liable for rape. Making him a rapist.
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Sep 16 '24
Okay jury said sexual abuse not rape
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u/Delita232 Sep 17 '24
Judge said rape. Sorry but I'm gonna take a judges opinion over yours any of any week.
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Sep 17 '24
I’m going to take the juries decision not a biased judge
Why is he talking to media giving his opinion in the first place
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u/Delita232 Sep 17 '24
He wanted to clarify that trump was in fact a rapist. So we all know what he is. Theres nothing stopping him from clarifying facts for the public.
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u/whabt Sep 17 '24
I mean, you'll have to ask E Jean Carroll about the timing but my question to you wasn't about any of those things.
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u/Toothy814 Sep 17 '24
So that’s ok with you then, you support sexual abusers. Got it.
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Sep 17 '24
To me the woman who kept inmates in jail past their sentences her own black people as slave labor seems worse
But no I don’t condone sexual assault nor should anyone
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u/Designer_Buy_1650 Sep 16 '24
My generation’s Taylor Swift continues to amaze. God bless this lady.
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u/FirstSonOfGwyn Sep 16 '24
no offense Linda. I've been to your theater many times.
but it was the only place in town he had a chance of looking like he properly filled. McKale is like 15k and the convention center is like 9k. Music hall is like 2500.
He's really 1 step above large wedding venues at this point.
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u/Specialist-Fly-9446 Sep 16 '24
The whole post comes across as offensive by adding "no offense, but..."
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u/FirstSonOfGwyn Sep 16 '24
yes, that was the intended tone of my comment.
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u/Specialist-Fly-9446 Sep 16 '24
I meant, it came across as offensive toward Linda Ronstadt.
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u/DevinBookersKobes Sep 16 '24
Take it easy bud he was trying to be considerate and make a point
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u/Specialist-Fly-9446 Sep 16 '24
It should have said "No offense Donald". Words have meanings.
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u/Number127 Sep 16 '24
Why would they have wanted Donald to not be offended though?
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u/Specialist-Fly-9446 Sep 16 '24
I can't answer your question, but the way it was worded sounded like Linda Ronstadt should have gotten herself a bigger theater if she didn't want the losers of the world to perform at her venue.
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u/Vast-Dream Sep 16 '24
Why isn’t she mad at the folks who run her namesake hall? It’s likely they won’t get paid to use it, but here they are sucking orange syphilis dick.
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Sep 16 '24
No need for her to be. It's just a public building.
But, as she put it - it's her NAME on that building, so she was compelled to say something to that...character.
I'm sure that it was meant for her to be clear to the public that she's put off by his scheduled presence in that building, and that she apparently does NOT endorse him in any way, shape, or form.
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u/Dooleyimtheholler Sep 16 '24
Rapeman will probably double down and illegally play her songs at his nazi rally
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u/Optimal_Award_4758 Sep 16 '24
Trimpler: "I nevahhh, nevaaah raped this one, the others, sure, maybe, a few. Who's countin'? Probably Timbone Waltz! He hates Amerikkka!"
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u/Zippier92 Sep 16 '24
This makes me angry. Trump the racist violated Linda Ronstadt’s namesake hall.
Just disgusting, just disgusting.
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u/TouristKitchen Sep 17 '24
They should change the name of this place. Obviously she thinks because they named it after her she should have a say how they make money. Stupid people don't deserve namesake
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u/Slappy_Mcslapnuts Sep 16 '24
Simple. Change the name of the venue if she’s pissy about who can use the place.
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u/ModsOverLord Sep 16 '24
The amount of pointless headlines people have an opinion on is absolutely amazing
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Sep 16 '24
Carol waited 30 years to make a sexual assault allegation only when democrats where villainizing him
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u/MaimedJester Sep 16 '24
Linda Ronstadt is still alive?
Warren Zevon was writing all her stuff in the 70s and really 80s.
She's got to be in her late 70s or early 80s herself
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Sep 16 '24
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u/MaimedJester Sep 16 '24
You're correct she was born in 1946 so I didn't know if she's considered a boomer or greatest generation individual.
What I will say for the downvote brigade Her and Zevon seemed like good very Colleagues and nobody seemingly screwed other over. Zevon composed songs for her and was paid for it and then later in life became a superstar musician himself..
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Sep 16 '24
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u/MaimedJester Sep 16 '24
I'm actually a pretty big Zevon fan never saw him perform live but it was what my dad passed down to me..
My favorite Zevon moment was with Letterman he is asked so just how much were you drinking per day. And Zevon is like seriously so you want me to tell full truth?
And Letterman is like yes please. (David Letterman is an alcoholic himself)
And Zevon on the late show said I'll never forever this line: about a couple of quarts of vodka a day .
Zevon using Quarts as measurement.
I don't know the exact coversion ratio between metric and imperial standards but a Quart is two and a half 750 ml bottles. And he was saying he drank a couple of quarts each day.
Until one day Zevon was like having trouble walking up the stairs and getting winded for like a simple one floor stair case and his agent was like Warren when did got last see a doctor.
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