December 10, 1971 political event: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally (American protest concert held at Ann Arbor, Michigan’s Crisler Arena in response to the ten-year imprisonment of John Sinclair - American poet, writer, political activist; manager, MC5; leader, White Panther Party - for possession of two marijuana joints) John Lennon: “It aint fair, John Sinclair, in the stir for breathing air. Wont you care for John Sinclair, in the stir for breathing air? Let him be, set him free. Let him be like you and me. They gave him ten for two, what else can Judge Columbo do? We gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta set him free! If he was a soldier man, shootin’ gooks in Vietnam... if he was a CIA, selling dope and making hay... hed be free, theyd let him be, breathing air like you and me. Right on. They gave him ten for two, what else can Judge Columbo do? We gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta set him free! They gave him ten for two. They got Ali Otis too. We gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta set him free! Was he jailed for what he’d done, or representing everyone? Free John now if we can, from the clutches of the man. Let him be. Lift the lid, bring him to his wife and kid. Alright? They gave him ten for two, what else can the bastards do? We gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta set him free!”
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:50:17 +0000
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