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America Sings A New Song (Not)

2004-07-23

You don't have to be a celebrity to have your right of free speech infringed upon in these days of corporate censorship. However, you certainly will make more news if you are.



Fear of Fox. Citing a "potential media firestorm" from a stand-up comedianne's political satire, the Human Rights Campaign has "uninvited" Margaret Cho from performing at a party on Monday night in Boston. Could preemptive censorship be the latest in celebrity trends of restricting free speech?



Linda Ronstadt may have sung in happier days, but like Rickie Lee Jones, she isn't stopping now. Maybe Whoopi Goldberg could join Linda Ronstadt in a return to Las Vegas.