00:00:00.000On the cultural front, things get stupider every single day.
00:00:03.000So, there's been this major blow up in the entertainment community over the fact that Macklemore, who has not been relevant since, I don't know, 2013, 2014, and his song Thrift Shop, basically Ed Sheeran threw him a charity bone and allowed him to open for him.
00:00:17.000Well, no good deed goes unpunished because then Macklemore decided it was time to become culturally relevant again.
00:00:23.000And what's the best way to gain cultural relevance?
00:00:26.000Now, to be fair, Macklemore loves shouting about the Uden.
00:00:29.000Like, that's one of his favorite things.
00:00:31.000One of his early scandals was dressing up in full-scale Jew face, like with the hook nose and everything, and then doing a Heil Hitler salute while doing it.
00:00:38.000So, Macklemore, not exactly hiding the ball on his politics.
00:00:42.000He's also a person who suggested that 9-11 was done by the Bush administration, and of course, buys into every possible anti-Israel conspiracy theory that you could possibly suggest.
00:00:52.000Well, Ed Sheeran never should have signed him, but he was trying to do a good turn, and no good turn goes unpunished, because then Macklemore went out on stage and started promoting all sorts of Garbage like that Israel had committed a genocide and was purposefully murdering tens of thousands of children and all this kind of crap.
00:01:09.000And Robert Kraft, who owned the stadium where this was happening, said, I don't want this in my stadium.
00:01:15.000And so Macklemore lost his gig opening, which was a net loss for 0% of the population at an Ed Sheeran show.
00:01:22.000Most of whom were sitting there going, Who the hell is this guy and why is he so bad at his job about Macklemore?
00:01:27.000So Ed Sheeran then put out a statement.
00:01:30.000Ed Sheeran's statement said, Macklemore asked to join my tour last year and I agreed.
00:01:43.000After Macklemore's performance at my New Jersey shows, venues on my upcoming tour dates communicated they would pull the shows if he was still supporting.
00:01:49.000I was informed that this stance was based on how Macklemore conveyed part of his message during his performance rather than on everything that was said.
00:01:56.000I spoke with the venues at length all last week to try to build a bridge.
00:02:00.000I was also involved in direct talks with promoters along with activists on both sides to try to find a mutual resolution for all, but the venues and promoters decision was final.
00:02:08.000Macklemore coming off tour was the promoter's decision, not mine.
00:02:11.000Macklemore's contract is with the promoter, not me.
00:02:13.000Those who have been to my shows will know they are about unity, joy, escapism, love, and a place for everyone to feel welcome.
00:02:19.000I have my personal views on this devastating conflict.
00:02:21.000Just because I choose not to speak publicly, it doesn't mean I don't have them, and it doesn't mean I don't care, nor does it mean I don't support causes in my own personal way.
00:02:27.000There's a reason I do not use my professional platform for my politics.
00:02:30.000My audience includes young people, often children of all backgrounds.
00:02:33.000Those who come to my shows do not expect a political forum.
00:02:36.000There's room for multiple approaches to the same end, peace.
00:02:38.000I choose to use my famine platform to be a place of safety and sanctuary.
00:02:42.000That statement set off just a firestorm because Ed Sheeran basically blamed the promoter for getting rid of Macklemore and then said, listen, my job is not to do politics, which of course is what he should say.
00:02:52.000In fact, I would venture to say that Ed Sheeran's big mistake here was blaming the promoter.
00:02:56.000What he probably should have said before Robert Kraft even had a chance to do anything, Ed Sheeran should have said, we're not doing politics on this tour.
00:03:02.000I don't care whether you're pro Israel or whether you're pro Hamas.
00:03:05.000We're just not doing politics on this tour.
00:03:07.000If you get out there and you use my stage and my fame and my name in order to promote your own politics, the answer is no, you leave.
00:03:13.000Ed Sheeran should have done that and it would have been fine.
00:03:16.000And it probably still will be fine for Ed Sheeran because, despite all of the yelling about Ed Sheeran, he's a very popular musician.
00:03:22.000But people are going nuts, including his obscure supporting mates.
00:03:28.000If you are a pro life person, if you're a person who wishes to provide women the support they need to make the correct decision, this is why you should help out the folks over at Preborn.
00:03:38.000Doctors told a woman named Alba that pregnancy was impossible.
00:04:34.000If you're a business owner, would you consider a larger donation to claim a write-off?
00:04:37.000A donation of a grand, 2,000 bucks, 10 grand, 15 grand that sponsors an ultrasound machine for a needy clinic, helping save countless babies' lives for years to come.
00:04:44.000Gifts are tax-deductible and will reach eternity.
00:04:48.000According to Rolling Stone, all of Ed Sheeran's openers are now abandoning the tour.
00:04:53.000Phineas, the singer-songwriter best known for his work with his sister, Billie Eilish, which means he's not famous on his own.
00:04:57.000No one's heard of him, will no longer open for Sheeran on the upcoming South American leg of the loop tour.
00:05:02.000Additionally, two other openers for the U.S. leg, Danish pop artist Lucas Graham and Irish singer songwriter Aaron Rowe, announced they would not partake in the rest of the U.S. leg.
00:05:29.000She's not going to go to an Ed Sheeran concert anymore.
00:05:31.000Probably he'll go bankrupt or not, or he'll still sell out.
00:05:36.000What has happened with the act and not just in removing Macklemore from the lineup, but when you see what Robert Kraft did to line up all of the stadiums to censor speech in that one specific way,
00:05:51.000it's become clear that this is not just about one music artist or two music artists, but this is about how just a handful of stadium owners and the elite can prevent an entire massive issue, in this case the genocide in Gaza.
00:06:14.000It could be speaking out about any issue that you can now just get a handful of stadium owners to ensure that an entire person's career can be jeopardized if they speak out about any issue.
00:06:28.000Again, once again, AOC is a fellow traveler with all the pro jihadi crew in Congress.
00:07:09.000Well, the one who gets this right is the Goo Goo Dolls frontman, John Resnick.
00:07:14.000Here's what he had to say about all of this.
00:07:16.000And that's why I think live music is amazing because it's like I got people fans from every walk of life every political stripe everything and I always stress we got one thing in common because we're living in weird times We got one thing in common and that's we're all here to see a show and I'm not gonna lecture you people about anything I'm gonna play a bunch of songs that you know and we're all gonna leave here and we're gonna be happier and better for it That's it you're here.
00:07:45.000Yeah, and it's like I don't give a Who you voted for.
00:07:53.000Again, this should be pretty basic stuff.
00:07:55.000The fact that this is even in doubt is kind of insane.
00:07:59.000The best thing Ed Sheeran should do and should have done here never, first of all, don't trust your politically oriented friends to not stab you directly in the back.
00:08:06.000This is not Ed Sheeran stabbing Malcolm Moore.
00:08:08.000This is Malcolm Moore using Ed Sheeran's fame and fortune in order to promote his own politics and become culturally relevant again for a hot second.
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