Comment of the Moment: Reaction to Charlie Rose Interview of Neil Young

The Comment of the Moment is from Reaction to Charlie Rose Interview of Neil Young by our favorite poster Anonymous:

I was moved by his discussion of writing some of the songs on 'Living With War' and how he was balling tears after writing some of this stuff. On a few occasions he implied that the whole LWW period, writing the album, performing the album, the documentary, wasn't really a pleasant experience, nor was it something he wants to experience again. But he felt it was important to express those sentiments, important to get the American public involved in the debate and he went through all this to make that happen. Using his celebrity to be a change agent or an agent of good. He's doing the same thing on the Lincoln Volt project ... not to get political, in contrast to someone like Obama who talks a good game, Neil is in many ways the greatest example of a leader in our society who is 100% sincere and taking action towards the ills of our society. And Neil truly transcends politics, is a true uniter, has the lofty character to stand by his convictions. Its interesting that Neil was a true early opponent of the war and used his celebrity to do something about it. Now he's dealing with our energy problem, has built a team to try to solve the problem and he's utilizing his fame to bring attention to the issue. Best of all, he's not out to further himself, or his fame, or his career. To the contrary, he's using all that he has to serve the people. Its ironic, but Neil is demonstrating the type of change we need, and possess the sincerity we need right now. Too bad we don't have any politicians today who can follow his lead.

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