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Frank Zappa On Crossfire, 1986-03-28 (1986)

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Keywords: Frank Zappa On Crossfire

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Reviewer: sharalds - - August 29, 2008
Subject: Proof
I had heard and read of Mr. Zappa's role against censorship in music. This recording is excellent proof of his ability to stand firm against irrational types like Mr. Walton.

Reviewer: digitaldna23 - - July 28, 2008
Subject: Frank Zappa standing up for human rights
This is a wonderful testimonial to Frank's spirit and strength . And how frightened some people are of the ever changing world .

Reviewer: countsmokula - - February 23, 2008
Subject: Mr. Zappa Is The Man!!!! *****
Frank ripped him an asshole here, that's for sure :) hahahahahahahahahaha . LONG LIVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!!!!!!!!! R.I.P. THANKS A LOT FOR THIS DEBATE

Reviewer: procul - - August 15, 2007
Subject: bravo
bravo frank!
you were an a**hole but you were our kind of a**hole. we need more voices like yours in this cacophony

(and bravo barkbear -
your review was worthy of FZ himself)

- just another true american patriot

Reviewer: barkbear - - May 28, 2006
Subject: Frank Zappa- crossfire...twenty! years ago
That poor man,...an...adult.

...stuck between those greedy, bankrupt, sanctimonious mental midgets who would give up their language and minds and spout whatever jingoisms the ruling reptiles told them.

Crossfire - that bastion of journalistic reportage and skewed opinions...'as-if' discussions.

This is so onerous a task for Frank that i found myself embarassed to watch it to the end...
'you can't even speak your own fucking language' to quote FZ.

Now twenty years later i ask americans what it's like to live in a tin-pot third-world dictatorship where el-presidente has stolen two elections and lied to congress and the UN and led you into an illegal war.
...however i rate it highly for Frank's effort and for the clip showing up mainsteam media at its best. thank god for the interet...'which is being modified to accomodate the future'

Reviewer: ollj - - March 26, 2006
Subject: Let's NOT talk about profanity, lets talk about words.
This is like one of those "One of the 4 objects does not belong to the other 3" IQ tests.

The contradicions make this very entertaining and funny.

Like in all politic debates the plot quickly changes everytime it becomes interestring by digging deep.
Zapa stays suprisingly cool almost all the time.
The hosts seem very biased and full of bullshit about profanity.