Elton John sings at Limbaugh reception...

[tallahasseedem]

I guess everyone has their price. Elton John's was $1 million.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20391620,00.html

~snip~

Talk about an odd couple: conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh and outspoken gay-marriage advocate Elton John.

But, according to a News Corporation (which owns Fox News) wire report, the Rocket Man, 63, serenaded the 400 guests Saturday night to celebrate the marriage of Limbaugh, 59, to Kathryn Rogers, 33, in the Ponce de Leon ballroom of Florida's fabled Breakers hotel in Palm Beach. Sir Elton's fee: $1 million, the report notes.

~snip~

[dionysus]

1. wow, way to sell out elton.

:puke:

[joeybee12]

5. Well, his duet with Enimen certainly was a step forward in the gay rights movement

...not simply, of course, a publicity stunt by an over-rated, bitchy, minially talented old hag whose career was over until Princess Di's tragic death.

[dionysus]

8. if he was gonna do this, he shoulda charged that bastid 10 million.

;)

[spanone]

21. i wish we had a few artists today that were as minimally talented as elton john in his day

[msongs]

not a nice thing to say about eminem nt

[donheld]

65. I wanna be "minially talented"

I'm already an old hag so I don't need that.

[Better Believe It]

2. Anything for money and he didn't even need it being a multi-millionaire many times over.

Well, that does it for me.

I've had it with elton john.

[relayerbob]

23. Agreed ....

nauseating

[Frances]

3. Maybe he plans to donate it to an organization

fighting for gay marriage rights in the USA?

Wouldn't that be fantastic?

[tallahasseedem]

12. I hope he does!

I haven't read anything about him doing so.

[muffin1]

14. As much money as Elton has,

he could donate his own money for that - without help from one of the most hateful people in the world.
This is just freaking weird.

[blondeatlast]

16. It would be indeed. You'd think his agent and he both would be all over the

press letting them know that that is what he intended.

[donheld]

66. If he doesn't IMHO it's blood money

[blondeatlast]

4. Remebering the cultural boycott of South Africa in the '80-s as I do, I simply cannot

make this right in my own mind. Many artists gave up millions rather than perform in South Africa; wtf happened here?

[mitchum]

6. I bet he wailed on "I'm A Little Teapot"

[HuckleB]

7. Uh, he got married in Florida, in June?

Isn't that when the discount rates hit for weddings? It is in Arizona!

[bobbolink]

9. Given that Elton John called for all Christains to be killed, I would say this is a good fit.

[blondeatlast]

13. Link? I hadn't heard of this. nt

[HuckleB]

37. That's because he didn't say any such thing.

[City Lights]

20. Do you have a link?

I Googled, but couldn't find that particular quote. Thanks in advance. :hi:

[bobbolink]

27. It was here on DU at the time.

And most defended his statement.

:puke:

[LeftyMom]

28. Then surely it'll be easy to google.

:shrug:

[bobbolink]

29. Have at it.

[LeftyMom]

32. You could have found it in the time it took to post that.

It's not my job to back up your assertions, FSM be praised.

[bobbolink]

33. As could you. Have at it.

[LeftyMom]

40. Again, it's your responsibility to back up your own assertions.

If you would like me to do your research for you, I'd be happy to send you a quote based on current rates for such work.

[HuckleB]

43. +1

[blondeatlast]

57. +1. And I DID Google it to no avail whatsoever. nt

[City Lights]

45. You made the claim. I tried and only came up with Elton calling for a ban

on organized religion. I came up empty on him calling for killing all Christians. :shrug:

[tammywammy]

56. I've googled and can't find it

:shrug:

[City Lights]

30. Did you bookmark it? nt

[HuckleB]

39. He wouldn't admit to it, if he did.

He's making a false claim.

[City Lights]

46. As I suspected.

His feet need to be kept to the fire though. ;-)

He needs to back it up, or withdraw it.

[bobbolink]

48. I don't bookmark ugly.

[City Lights]

It would have come in handy now, no?

Wouldda been so easy to back up your claim.

[bobbolink]

52. No, not really.

Nothing would stop people from trying to call me a liar, because it is about something they don't want to admit.

There are plenty of DUers who remember it, because it caused one HUGE bruhaha.

So, go ahead and call me a liar. I really don't give a flying fuck. He knows what he said, and so do many DUers, who justified it.

[LeftyMom]

54. So rather than take five seconds to google, you're calling the rest of us liars.

Got it.

Here, I'll make it easy for you and show you how to save face. 1. Go to google.com 2. Copy and paste this into your search bar: site:democraticunderground.com 3. add your keywords re: Elton John, Christians. 4. Find the thread you're talking about. 5. Come post a link to that thread, so we can all see how right you are.

[City Lights]

61. A link to your claim would.

But since you won't bother to back up your claim with one, it looks like you're remembering it differently from how it actually occurred.

[blondeatlast]

59. But you remember it--excet thanks to the work of another DUer, your claim is wrong, wrong, wrong.

No EJ fan I, but I am a fan of afacts--and you don't have any. He said something very, very, very different (thanks to DUer HuckleB for finding the actual quote, posted downthread).

[HuckleB]

35. Please support your claim.

[HuckleB]

36. He said we should "ban religion completely, even though there are some wonderful things about it."

See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6140710.stm

Where he is also quoted saying:

"...

"I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people," he said. "Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays. But there are so many people I know who are gay and love their religion."

...

He added: "I love the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it, which I loved in Sunday school and I collected all the little stickers and put them in my book.

"But the reality is that organised religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate."

...

"We are all God's people; we have to get along and the have to lead the way. If they don't do it, who else is going to do it? They're not going to do it and it's left to musicians or to someone else to deal with it."

..."

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So, what the heck are you talking about?

[blondeatlast]

58. That's a long way from what the poster claimed. Thanks for doing the research the poster should have

done.

:thumbsup:

[closeupready]

41. That's a lie.

n/t

[JonLP24]

44. I'm having a hard time finding such a quote

I did find that he said he "personally" would, "ban religion completely."

“But there are so many people I know who are gay and love their religion,” he said. “From my point of view, I would ban religion completely. Organized religion doesn’t seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings and it’s not really compassionate.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15675821/

It's not really in context meaning it doesn't show everything he said before that and after as well as other topics in the interview. Most of the sources took the words "ban religion" and ran with it while ignoring the rest of the interview. He also said wonderful things about Jesus.

Elton told Parade in February that Jesus was "a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems." He said Jesus forgave those who crucified him and would have wanted everyone to be forgiving.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/03/elton-john-a-gay-faces-eg_n_561480.html

With all this I'm asking is this what you meant that he said rather than calling for the death of Christians? 'Cause I went through 5 pages of Google.

[City Lights]

49. You spelled Christian incorrectly.

Just an FYI. :hi:

[dionysus]

62. i'm willing to bet you made that up,

[Upton]

10. I've never like Elton John anyway..

what a jerk..

[Duer 157099]

11. I hope he sang "Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself" and "The Bitch is Back"

Perhaps "Midnight Creeper" and "Have Mercy on the Criminal"

Maybe "Madman Across the Water" and "Social Disease"

Even "Better Off Dead"

Making the song list for that event could be fun

[WCGreen]

15. He hasn't had a really good album in decades...

Good songs, yes, but good solid albums...

Not so much

[emulatorloo]

17. James Carville was there. That concerns me more that Elton.

I'm glad Elton took his money, he will probably do something good with it.

[Renew Deal]

18. Apparently Elton John will do anything for money.

He just did an event for his favorite soccer club.

[Capitalocracy]

19. Well, I guess we already knew Limbaugh was a hypocrite

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[Habibi]

22. Elton John--dead to me!

Had to be said. :)

[choie]

60. sadly, I agree

How many hateful anti-gay/aids jokes has Limbaugh made on his show???? It's disgusting that Elton John would perform for this fucker.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

24. god, i hate past-their-prime, boomer millionaires

add Bob "private parties for CEOs" Dylan to the list

I hope GLAAD revokes every award they've thrown at this massive whore

[foxfeet]

25. Elton John gives generously to various charities.

He keeps the cash coming in to use for the causes he supports.
See, for example: http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/62-elton-john

[The Gunslinger]

26. Sell out.

Never really liked his music anyways.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

31. Rush used to mockingly call AIDS "Rock Hudson's Disease"

I bet he and Elton had a good laugh after the ceremony about that one

[Faygo Kid]

34. Puke. Just puke. Goodbye, Sir Elton. Never listen to you again.

Rush Limbaugh is one of the most disgusting people to ever walk the face of this planet.

And one of the worst Americans in our history.

Sir Elton, you are garbage for doing this. You didn't need the money. Goodbye forever.

[OhioChick]

38. This really shocks me. n/t

[Name removed]

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[qazplm]

47. more proof Limbaugh is an entertainer

in it for the money and doesn't actually care about the "beliefs" he puts forward.

[Ian David]

50. Elton John sold-out when he joined the PUMA movement. Fuck him. n/t

[Zavulon]

51. As someone who never liked his music,

I couldn't care less where or what he sings, but knowing as I do that he's a big supporter of the Democrats I wonder why the fuck he would do this. If I were an in-demand singer I wouldn't sing for him at any price, unless it was "Oh Happy Day" at his funeral.

[mokawanis]

53. I always thought Elton was a jerk

Never liked him, never liked his music. I look at him all I see is another rich celebrity dipshit. Fuck you Rush and fuck you Elton.

[Ian David]

55. Elton John played in Sun City and other South African Venues During Apartheid

Elton John played in Sun City and other South African Venues During Apartheid
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[roamer65]

63. Delete.

[roamer65]

64. I guess we now know Elton's sellout price.

Right around $1 million.