John Mellencamp

If you are black you might not like this post. First, and foremost, I am not prejudice in any way. Now, if you don't know about the Jena 6 story go read about that first, then come back to this. Ok, so we all know the story? Good. There was a hip-hop artist (who cares what his name was) who stated recently in a video that students walk out October 1. Nothing was said about that. John Mellencamp put out a video for a song that has a line in it that says "Jena take your nooses down". Now the mayor of Jena is taking issue with that. Jena Mayor Murphy R. McMillin says the video is "inflammatory" and "defamatory". Such crap!! Mellencamp said that the song is a condemnation of racism, not an indictment of the people of Jena. But because Mellencamp is white we got an issue. Blacks can say whatever they want about whites in movies, stand up comedy, and I hear the stuff at work everyday. But if a white person was to do that now we have 6 days of CNN talking about the statement, an apology is demanded from Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton, and if I said the things that are said around me or to me at work I'd be fired. Any person, white or black, who is involved in the events that have happened in Jena, Louisiana should be punished according to the law. Comments, please.

Rocktober 7th birthdays: Kevin Godley from 10cc is 62; John Mellencamp is 56; Ricky Phillips from the Baby's, Bad English and Coverdale/Page is 56; Tico Torres from Bon Jovi is 54; Charlie Marinkovich from Iron Butterfly is 48;