Caleb Booker

From SaveTheInternet:

During the live Lollapalooza Webcast of a concert by the Seattle-based super-group, the telco giant muted lead singer Eddie Vedder just as he launched into a lyric against President George Bush. The lines — “George Bush, leave this world alone” and “George Bush find yourself another home” were somehow lost in the mix.

Here’s the clip:

Here’s an uncensored version:

Here’s my advice to the telco: apologize. It’s not up to you to decide what reality is. This was vile.

[UPDATE: They DID end up apologizing! Will wonders never cease!]

Posted on August 10th, 2007 under art, censorship, content, governance, passion. RSS 2.0 feed. Leave a response, or trackback.