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Dean Barnett on John Mellencamp

Yesterday Bit wrote [1]:

* John Mellencamp is a five star idiot.  [2]To think I actually had some respect for that fool. (Shudder)

Well it appears that Bit is was not the only one conflicted between John Mellencamp’s musical talent and his Cindy Sheehan mentality.  Dean Barnett, on Hugh Hewitt, has a great essay the “American Fool [3]:”

Confession time: I’m a huge John Mellencamp fan. I’ve been one since I was in high school and “Jack and Diane” ruled the charts. His music, especially his 1987 album “The Lonesome Jubilee,” meant a lot to me. I’ve seen him in concert probably 20 times, although not once in the past decade since I started being an adult and found the spectacle of middle aged men cavorting around the stage like teenagers to be sad, pathetic and undignified.

Barnett adds:

I decided a long time ago to overlook Mellencamp’s moronic worldview. I’m a fan because I like his music. Period. My fondness for his work has nothing to do with an admiration for his geo-political analyses. It’s this same paradigm that has allowed me to enjoy the Dixie Chicks’ music (which I like immensely) even though their lead singer appears to be an obnoxious troll.

Entertainers make a career out dealing with and expressing emotions.   To expert a person from deep inside the realm of emotions, to deal with a world based on facts, in most cases is asking way too much.

I am curious as to exactly what Charlie Rose was expecting from the interview.  It certainly wasn’t  reason or insight.

Appendum:  Just when ready to declare the entire entertainment world idiots, Michelle Malkin  [4] links up with  Glenn and Helen’s podcast  with John Ondrasik, better known as Five for Fightng.   Ondrasik is everything Mellencamp is not.  Best sounding podcast of the day.