NuPwrSoul said:

Thanks for posting this while fenderbender did not quote anyone in particular.This is also my reason for tuning in. By no means am I looking to pick him apart.

utopia7 said:

I bet you he won't leave his copyright protection up to Jehovah... no, apparently Universal Music Group Publishing & an army of secular lawyers are needed for that!

NuPwrSoul said:

it's okay to get involved in business, just not politics.

NuPwrSoul said:

ROFLMAO !!!!!

stanleylieber said:

Yeah I guess so

stanleylieber said:

But politics shapes the laws which regulate business.

There are of course many different strategies to bring about change, each with their own value for sure. Just sounds impotent to hear someone complain constantly complain about unfair business practices, while at the same time eschewing (and discouraging others from participating in) the political process that in part shapes the legal framework for those practices.

stanleylieber said:

touche'
However, at the risk of being hypocritical my statements still reflect the reality of this attitude by some of the posts.

stanleylieber said:

The usual bigotry.

NuPwrSoul said:

oh, i agree. i just think it's helpful sometimes to summarize these things in simple language. it's really not all that mystical. the u.s. government is designed as a participatory system, and the less we participate, the more out of control it gets.

people like to point out that the u.s. was designed by and for rich white men. but prince is rich. people like to point out a lot of things but always fail to acknowledge that our system, flawed as it is, has managed to establish a worldwide standard of human freedom (an aggregate that includes all the bad shit that still goes on) unheard of in human history. prince's father couldn't have dreamed of pulling in millions of dollars a year in publishing royalties.

we've already tried the "theocratic order." prince really needs to read up on european history. those rich white men came to america because they were tired of religious wars. granted, they immediately enslaved and/or eradicated the native population, but in this day and age we've established that even blacks and amerindians are human beings. the 3/5 clause that people like to point out as damning evidence of the racism of the Founders was in fact a last-ditch compromise proposed by Benjamin Franklin when he realized that total abolition wasn't going to fly. the big slave states actually wanted their slaves to count as people so they could get more representatives in congress.

i'm not a supporter of either major party in the u.s. but i do vote my conscience. i think the abdication of our political process to career politicians is one of the main reasons our system is as fucked up as it is. we're supposed to be electing our neighbors to congress and the white house, not necessarily ivy league lawyers.

ludwig said:

i just think it's bad advice.

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danzakairos said:

You must be American.
You think that women don't have nips until proven otherwise in porn movies or court cases about photographs taken by paparazzi.
Sjeez!
And you did not see nips. Perhaps just countours of them.
Remember: nips cannot be shown on TV in America. Death and guns can.
So you might be misstating `facts`.

udo said:

sadly, this is true. titillation: knock yourself out. actual nudity, in all of its (often disappointing) glory: no.

TwiliteKid said:

What's crazy is that he states it as if it's just fact that the country was around and there were 8 Presidents. It's a technicality, and why does he care? It's 8 more slave masters to him. I'd have to go with the fact that once the USA was established as a true country, then the President of said country can hold that title.

rudeboynpg said:

Sorry Prince but you were off by 6.
There were 14 Pre-Constitution presidents and that entire interview was a bore.

Dead Pre-Washington "Presidents:"
1. Peyton Randolph: September – October 1774, May 10-24 1775
2. Henry Middleton: October 22-26 1774
3. John Hancock: May 24th, 1775 – November 1, 1777, November 23 1785 – May 29 1786 (that's right, the same John Hancock whose signature may be the most famous of all time, though during this last term as President, Hancock never even showed up, due to illness; he was somewhat of a “President in Name Only”)

4. Henry Laurens: November 1 1777 – December 10, 1778
5. John Jay: December 10 1778 – September 28 1779 (This is the same John Jay who later became the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court)
6. Samuel Huntington: September 28 1779 – July 10 1781
7. Thomas McKean: July 10 1781 – November 5 1781
8. John Hanson: November 5 1781 – November 4 1982
9. Elias Boudinot: November 4 1782 – November 3 1783
10. Thomas Mifflin: November 3 1783 – November 30 1784
11. Richard Henry Lee: November 30 1784 – November 23 1785
12. Nathaniel Gorham: June 6 1786 – February 2 1787
13. Arthur St. Clair: February 2 1787 – January 22 1788
14. Cyrus Griffin: January 22 1788 – March 2 1788

(Source: http://colonial-america.s...residency)

TwiliteKid said:

Prince makes up for it with his involvement in various charities though.

Copycat said:

Time to take a cold bath.....

The interview last night ....can some one help UK orgers out with the details of how to see the Tavis show ? sorry if this has been posted already...

LondonStyle said:

I'll second that!

newpower319 said:

I'll third it! lol

I saw Travis Smiley show aired 4/27/09, Prince being interview aired on 5/4 and 5/5. I live in DC.

From my point of view the interview was very insightful into P's beliefs and understanding of things. & I'm looking forward to part II with Prince and Bria.

YOOCHOOBPLZKTHNXBYE

Rorywan said:

[Bait snip - luv4u]

NouveauDance said:

Well, that is one way to tell 'em.

utopia7 said:

and then prince would have said "but u can't print out the lyrics unless u know ..dammit i'm gonna fire those web designers and let that evil side of me come out like i said b4. cause I CAN GO THERE!!"

Great interview! Prince looked and sounded great--very eloquent, intelligent and self-assured. Looking forward to part 2 tonite!

tho i enjoyed the interview, i'm still waiting 4 the answers and concerns that surround the website.

the day prince is actually interviewd by his fans i.e. consumers is the day i will truly

L4OATheOriginal said:

God help us all if that ever happens. That's disaster waiting to happen.

purplecam said:

i really don't think so cause the answers 2 questions might finally b answered, but then again maybe not cause he'll skate around the issues

L4OATheOriginal said:

There the answer right there. You know damn well he will skate around the answer and God only knows what the fans will do once they ask the questions, let alone respond to what he says or doesn't say.