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Feb-29-2012 18:07TweetFollow @OregonNews Jackson Browne Adds BalanceCommentary by Tim King Salem-News.comIf only people who think like Jackson Browne were in charge...
(SALEM) - Celebrities and entertainers often enter politics, as we all well know. Some do it for personal reasons, and others only ended up in the positions they hold because their lives are dedicated to humanity. It overwhelms me to know that as bad as things they are, they would be much worse if it weren't for key people of notoriety with Jackson Browne at the head of the list. He's no politician in the standard sense, however Browne's actions influence politics on a large scale and I write this with a sufficient degree of familiarity. I have only had one five-second conversation with the man, but when I was a teenager he was making it to the central coast regularly to join in the protests of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in San Luis Obispo. His sincerity was so real, his intentions so clear, Jackson Browne motivated everyone and has always worked to stimulate the public conscience in a positive way; a public all too often running on empty. I was so moved by this accompanying music video that was sent out by Information Clearinghouse, that I had to jot this brief introduction. Let's pause and be thankful for the people in high positions of influence who only care about peace and love and human beings existing together in a healthy world. Jackson Browne's perspective and his performance, truly add balance. Jackson Browne Lives In the BalanceI've been waiting for something to happen There's a shadow on the faces Of the men who fan the flames Of the wars that are fought in places Where we can't even say the names They sell us the president the same way They sell us our clothes and our cars They sell us every thing from youth to religion The same time they sell us our wars I want to know who the men in the shadows are I want to hear somebody asking them why They can be counted on to tell us who our enemies are But they're never the ones to fight or to die And there are lives in the balance There are people under fire There are children at the cannons And there is blood on the wire Jackson Browne Web Site http://www.jacksonbrowne.com/ ______________________________
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Agron Belica February 29, 2012 6:54 pm (Pacific time)
Great song!
stephen February 29, 2012 6:43 pm (Pacific time)
guess I'll be a happy idiot, and struggle for the legal tender...say a prayer, for the pretender. Amen...say it again..amen.. More GREAT info from Jackson Brown...Yet again Tim King..you are my brother..Please check this link Tim...thanks.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhp96VWLEqA
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