WAR IS OVER (If You Want It)

June 3, 2007 12:29 AM

The U.S. vs. John Lennon^v documents the Nixon administration's attempt to silence one of the most vocal critics of the Vietnam War... and his Yoko Ono too.
IMDB: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ (7.4/10)
Rotten Tomatoes: "Politically relevant and shows fascinating archival footage." (75%)
MetaFilter: This will not end well.
posted by pruner (11 comments total)

I'm sorry. But this is bullshit.
Thanks for the link though!
posted by phaedon at 12:37 AM on June 3, 2007

What about this is bullshit?
posted by pruner at 12:40 AM on June 3, 2007

This will not end well.
posted by slater at 12:56 AM on June 3, 2007

What were you trying to do here?
posted by Pope Guilty at 1:06 AM on June 3, 2007

MeTa.
posted by phaedon at 1:07 AM on June 3, 2007

If only I could find an MP3 of Tony Hendra's "Magical Misery Tour" from the Credibility Gap. Dang, that would make this fpp sing. Fook!
posted by maryh at 1:09 AM on June 3, 2007

I responded in MeTa
posted by pruner at 1:13 AM on June 3, 2007

Self Post !!!

I wish it were (sniff)
posted by mattoxic at 1:51 AM on June 3, 2007

Oops, it was a National Lampoon recording from the radio days. And Lord luv-a-duck, Here It Is!, courtesy of those geniuses at WFMU. Enjoy! (and keep in mind that these are all alleged Lennon quotes strung together. Foooooook!)
posted by maryh at 1:59 AM on June 3, 2007

Thanks for the link pruner. I appreciated it.
posted by spacelux at 2:42 AM on June 3, 2007

Fwiw, I tend to forget that Nixon was elected in '68 as the anti-war candidate.
posted by bardic at 4:54 AM on June 3, 2007