Comments on: Ed Kelley’s “Flaming Lips” Supports the Hammer & Sickle

By: Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize??” To Become Official Rock Song of Oklahoma In Less Than Two Minutes

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:25 +0000

[...] was then actually blocked by the Oklahoma House of Representatives (allegedly due to the fact that Michael Ivins likes to wear hammer-and-sickle T-shirts) before being overturned by Governor Brad Henry via executive order, which will be signed, [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 03 May 2009 04:57:42 +0000

Luckily nobody has ever been killed in the name of religion, Western imperialism, democracy, or in furthering the interests of these United States of America, or your argument about “they killed people therefore their philosophy is bad” as applied to Communism wouldn’t hold much water.

Oh wait, those things have been responsible for more deaths than Communism and the Nazis combined. Good thing they were in the name of all the things you agree with, though, right?

By: Arenap

Arenap — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:04:10 +0000

Is it really necessary to tear down Ed Kelley’s physical appearance, even if you disagree with him? Why not argue with him on the merits, instead of immature shots at his haircut and manner of speech?

This is stooping to Keith Olbermann tactics, it’s precisely the kind of nonsense unhinged leftists engaged in the past eight years, and it just makes you look bad.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:26:36 +0000

I agree with Ed Kelley’s video. But it’s beside the point. Any publication with a speck of journalistic merit would have argued against the validity of his video, not just chastising Kelley as a person. How juvenile! It makes your shots at Kelley look weak.

By: stephen

stephen — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:04:16 +0000

As I see it, the big problem for the Lips is their name – that’s what turned so many conservative legislators against them.

Flaming.

The gay connotation was just too much for the strictly trained conservatives to deal with.

Perhaps the band could change the “Flaming” part to something else.

As for Ed Kelley – He’s a non-entity saying words with no meaning.