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In a remarkably candid interview with the San Diego Union-Tribune, Linda Ronstadt said: "It's a real conflict for me when I go to a concert and find out somebody in the audience is a Republican or fundamental Christian. It can cloud my enjoyment."
What do you suppose might be the reaction if an entertainer were to say, "It's a real conflict for me when I find out someone in the audience is Jewish. It can cloud my enjoyment"? Or if some politician had once announced, "It's a real conflict for me when I find out that someone in the audience is homosexual. It can cloud my enjoyment"?
But Ronstadt didn't insult protected minorities like Jews, homosexuals, Muslims, or blacks. She insulted ...