tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post3166516099211613381..comments2024-03-08T10:14:28.748-06:00Comments on Chain Of Flowers: Robert interview after Bilbao BBK Live 2012Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355214926335490436noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-43277793755872577882012-07-17T16:19:19.860-05:002012-07-17T16:19:19.860-05:00Robert Smith is a brilliant man but thought he was...Robert Smith is a brilliant man but thought he was wrong when he says there is a disparity between policeman/ambulance person and entertainers (himself included) but the excludes himself because he gives us what we want. I agree entertainers such as sports players, actors and musicians shouldn't be making more than military/police etc. but you can't exclude yourself because you feel you are better than the rest. Kardashians are crap but obviously someone is paying attention to them otherwise they would just disappear.Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02071064729608126614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-43872958102650642582012-07-16T14:00:52.653-05:002012-07-16T14:00:52.653-05:00please do! :)please do! :)V I K Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03875159208910047858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-25082720557858590562012-07-15T21:17:15.248-05:002012-07-15T21:17:15.248-05:00Robert, just stay away from that dirty politics......Robert, just stay away from that dirty politics...NhadzAintFreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248199801603868954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-7143343798491581572012-07-15T09:04:36.210-05:002012-07-15T09:04:36.210-05:00Can I take credit for sparking this whole debate?!...Can I take credit for sparking this whole debate?! Anyway I think RS is missing the point. But that is only my opinion and that is his.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981817862364480724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-67105088503983975272012-07-15T01:10:04.648-05:002012-07-15T01:10:04.648-05:00Sofia, I wasn't objecting to your objections t...Sofia, I wasn't objecting to your objections to Greg's comments, but to mine. It's Robert that brought up the Republican Party thing, anyway. Personally, whenever I've visited the US or tried to watch clips on youtube, I've found very little on MSNBC that interests me; it's quite corporate and too into praising Obama. I much prefer old-school PBS like Bill Moyers or the best of "Frontline". I'm critical of Obama because, like Bill Moyers, my views are based (I hope) on principles and not just supporting a political figure, no matter what.<br /><br />Greg, I'm not saying the bailout of GM didn't happen, but it's not under rigorous governmental control and, at every step of the way, Obama has allowed corporations to do as they want. Any allegations that he's a socialist are lies because he's not done anything George W. Bush hasn't; Bush bailed out the banks, but Tea Partiers don't care about that; it's basically the GOP base and a bunch of hypocrites because they want their government services but don't want the poor to have any. Obama's even been extremely oppressive on the drug war and illegal immigrants -- much more so than Bush. Obamacare is Romneycare for Massachusettes and Bob Dole's old counter-proposal to Bill Clinton in the mid-'90s. So, I'm not the one living in fantasy land. You are and you've no evidence to back it up that couldn't be linked to every other Republican president.<br /><br />"Citizens, not subjects (of monarchies or corporations!)"Muldfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325026777789045336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-77637004161403194812012-07-14T17:41:31.872-05:002012-07-14T17:41:31.872-05:00I hear ya Craig. That makes sense.I hear ya Craig. That makes sense.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745515165839831096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-33004545063018849952012-07-14T15:53:51.229-05:002012-07-14T15:53:51.229-05:00To be fair, I think it has always been obvious tha...To be fair, I think it has always been obvious that The Cure are anti-monarchy/authority and anti-exploitation. <br />They've also always been pro-human rights. He doesn't really say anything here that isn't new, he's just saying it in the current context.Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580216006310238663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-63564960141393348562012-07-14T15:41:39.881-05:002012-07-14T15:41:39.881-05:00At the end of the day it doesn't matter whethe...At the end of the day it doesn't matter whether or not Robert is a Democrat or a Republican as he is neither American nor does he vote in America. People shouldn't be upset by what he said, I fucking hate the Republican Party in the States too but it shouldn't affect people as I'm not American.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure that Robert is probably an 'old' Labour supporter in the UK. Thats where his ideology fits in with anyway and like many people he sounds frustrated with the genuine feeling that there is no mainstream 'Left' parties in the UK.Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580216006310238663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-35912549724911248532012-07-14T13:09:30.745-05:002012-07-14T13:09:30.745-05:00Greg, he didn't "diss" his Republica...Greg, he didn't "diss" his Republican fans, he "dissed" the party. I know many Republicans who absolutely hate what the party has become. <br /><br />And, yes, the same goes for Democrats and their party.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355214926335490436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-46514753224276133952012-07-14T13:02:40.158-05:002012-07-14T13:02:40.158-05:00Muldfeld, I'm out of my mind as well as millio...Muldfeld, I'm out of my mind as well as millions and millions of other Americans. Case in point, Obama did bail out GM with tons of tax payers money vs not letting the bankruptcy process go through which most of the time does not mean demise for the Co in question. Bank bailouts! Where do you get TP hating black people? FUD! Stop listening to the extreme liberal media. You are just regurgitating what they are saying. Facts: TP is made up of Rs, Is and Ds and every minority in cross section in the US. TP are for fiscal accountability on the hill. Anything else is just FUD trying to pin TP as just Rs as some kind of whacked splinter group. <br /><br />Sofia, Robert started it and then dissed his R fan base. Awesome!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745515165839831096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-16531782857170268462012-07-14T12:40:20.546-05:002012-07-14T12:40:20.546-05:00no i don't. but ANYONE but obama 2012? ANYONE?...no i don't. but ANYONE but obama 2012? ANYONE?! anyone. that's insanity. come on. i'd rather not have this page turn into the frigging drudge report, actually. or msnbc for that matter. thanks. we're all aware that every political system is fucked anywhere in the world.sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09203337426030528019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-15631907936514949432012-07-14T12:21:50.620-05:002012-07-14T12:21:50.620-05:00Sofia, if you think it's wrong to talk politic...Sofia, if you think it's wrong to talk politics, I guess then Robert stepped out of line, eh?<br /><br />Greg, if you think Obama's a socialist, you're out of your mind. I wish Obama had taken over GM, but he didn't and made no stipulations about what they had to make and also let pensions of the workers get cut. Obama's acting like a conservative, but Tea Partiers hate black people so much they don't care.Muldfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325026777789045336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-25361325610744770452012-07-14T11:40:18.349-05:002012-07-14T11:40:18.349-05:00sigh...thank you!sigh...thank you!sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09203337426030528019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-57517715646255609132012-07-14T11:39:09.372-05:002012-07-14T11:39:09.372-05:00ugh stop. there must be a forum for you two to bic...ugh stop. there must be a forum for you two to bicker about this stuff on...sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09203337426030528019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-55562770506144204412012-07-14T08:31:18.886-05:002012-07-14T08:31:18.886-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-23217987269825231352012-07-14T05:42:35.745-05:002012-07-14T05:42:35.745-05:00It is a sad state of affairs that in the US as maj...It is a sad state of affairs that in the US as majority do not vote!!!! Ronald Reagan is the best president mention in which I had voted for in 1984. Carter LOL!!! he is the first. Obama is Carter the second (A do nothing president). Oh wait..... He is defending America. I give him that. But wait he was going to pull out of the Middle East and close Gitmo...Oh yeah that was before he got his 1st security briefing, Oh shit never mind. Lets take over corporations aka Government Motors (GM) and do socialist crap. Obamanation Care. (A hack job remodeling a bathroom by tearing down a house and rebuilding). If You want numbers comparing US/England/Canada. I will post. 2012 Anyone but Obama!!!!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745515165839831096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-71955592308964884532012-07-14T04:00:42.191-05:002012-07-14T04:00:42.191-05:00Again, thanks, Craig. I would have thought it was ...Again, thanks, Craig. I would have thought it was obvious he wasn't embracing the Republican party. The reason he said republican and not democrat is, I think, that a real democracy involves direct participation of the entire population, whereas a republic relies on elected representatives. Besides, the Democratic Party is so corrupted by corporate influence. Barack Obama is to the right of George H. W. Bush and he's always praising Ronald Reagan; Jimmy Carter is treated like crap by this president. Anyone heard of the National Defense Authorization Act allowing him to detain anyone for mere suspicion of associating with terrorists without trial "until the end of hostilities"? He's also killed thousands in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Yemen with drones. The man's a war criminal of nearly the highest order.Muldfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325026777789045336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-36045125441997598952012-07-14T01:04:34.921-05:002012-07-14T01:04:34.921-05:00that was the greatest fucking interview i've s...that was the greatest fucking interview i've seen in AGES. i laughed through the entire thing. he's a fantastic interviewee. especially when he's pissed. the only point of contention i have with any of it is when he's talking about 'end' and being in love with the "sham" of the performer. sorry. too late now.<br /><br />i defy you to name a better band than the cure. DEFY (i suppose there won't be a whole lot of push back since we're all here on CoF chatting endlessly about this though). but feel free to attempt it.sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09203337426030528019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-75850198755167556702012-07-14T00:30:50.798-05:002012-07-14T00:30:50.798-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09203337426030528019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-82627823559059549352012-07-14T00:23:34.250-05:002012-07-14T00:23:34.250-05:00if you make one, please send it to me or post it h...if you make one, please send it to me or post it here!!!sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09203337426030528019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-47726587860448662402012-07-14T00:09:28.718-05:002012-07-14T00:09:28.718-05:00It was so obvious in the first interview what he m...It was so obvious in the first interview what he meant. Why did he have to explain it? Really? Let the clueless be clueless. He doesn't leave much to the imagination from a political point of view any more. Why now? The Cure is only band I have really followed over the last 20+ years and it was a nice escape from the political spewing crap from other artist. Oh well, he sure has Jumped the Shark in interviews.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745515165839831096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-23115950270163487232012-07-13T21:50:38.428-05:002012-07-13T21:50:38.428-05:00Robert you are just an amazing person INSIDE AND O...Robert you are just an amazing person INSIDE AND OUT! That is why so many people love you. Brilliant and true to the core. LOVE IT!KelBelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01144298008299608595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-81863814732872044712012-07-13T19:46:01.582-05:002012-07-13T19:46:01.582-05:00Lots of similar points to the interview in The Wor...Lots of similar points to the interview in The Word. Obviously a few things exercising his mind and he's happy to air them. Enjoying these interviews and shows immensely.Honeyinmyveinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16506420387869091911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-68340859270961996882012-07-13T19:25:07.952-05:002012-07-13T19:25:07.952-05:00Thank you.Thank you.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977819749160879253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886767188052333210.post-83842603119059792852012-07-13T15:48:05.021-05:002012-07-13T15:48:05.021-05:00Thanks!Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com