[The Flying Mouse]

Originally Posted by BostonAngel

the last time I had checked Meat's Facebook page almost ANY post that had to do with supporting Obama, being disappointed in Meat's choice to endorse Romney or anything that could be taken as anti Romney, even if it had been expresed with thoughtfulness and respect has been deleted. So he gets to shove his opinion in our face, yet fans (and others) don't get to voice their opinion even when it is done in a respectful manner? HIs speech to endorse Romney was much more than a simple endorsement saying, yeah I happen to support this man. It was preaching and telling others how to do, how to vote. The way he is handling things on his FB page to me comes across as cowardly as well as hypocritcal and even borders on propoganda. Just because he deletes the criticism & disappoinment of others, it doesn't mean it isn't still there. And he is only causing further disappointment.
As Julie said, if you can't stand the heat say out of the kitchen.
He has given me one more reason to question his character and integrity with this endorsement and how he has handled the aftermath.

I agree, to an extent.
Any celeb sticking their head above the parapet can expect to be shot at, but this wasn't a smattering of rifle fire, some of it was fraking 24 pounder artillery

My post, although supportive of Meat, was not pro Romney, and it's still there. I'll post it here for the sake of example............

Het Meat.
I see you are taking a lot of flak for backing Mitt Romney.
Just wanted to say in the face of all this hostility thatI don't agree with your choice of candidate, but I don't have to.
Especially as I don't live in the US lol.
You have your views, and the right to express them (even if it means putting a target on your back).

Meat Loaf, to me, is a kick ass singer who brings the best. I don't need to embrace your politics to enjoy your music, and it baffles me that people are saying they do not wish to be your fans anymore because of who you back.
That's like backing a football team because of the breed of the managers dog :S
Rock on Meat, and keep bringing the best

While looking for the post I also came across one that's still up calling Meat "mittloaf" (and not in a good way).
So not every post has been deleted that doesn't show support for Romney, but no doubt some have.

The most vile comments have no doubt been deleted, but that's only right.

If respectful comments have been taken down, i'd have to see the content myself to judge weather it was right (in my oppinion) to take them down or not.

End of the day, if you're going to speak up you must accept others will reply in disagreement.

I personally think that to make a political endorcement was a mistake, and no good come of it for Meat or his fans. But i'm not going to hold it agaist him. The endorcement, or who it's in favour of. I have a minimal opinion on Meat's ability to influence people in these matters and treat it with equally little importance.