Good show. But I'm a little disappointed the performer used her stage as a political soapbox to take some quickie shots at a few Republicans:
"This next song is so old... so old that Newt Gingrich was still married to his first wife."
"I saw a bumper sticker the other day that said Palin-Bachmann - No Brainer..."
I've seen Carpenter's act at Chastain before. She used to draw a packed house.
Last night? Glancing around the venue, it appeared to me that as many as two-thirds of the seats were empty.
I don't blame the performer for the empty seats. She's always been a Chastain favorite. And she still puts on a solid show.
But she's gotta look out into those empty seats and see the economy has only got worse since Democrats crammed through their hope and change stimulus-driven agenda in 2009 and 2010.Now, people must be more careful with their money. They don't blow as much on concert tickets. And companies that once bought season tickets to a concert series - to be handed out as employee perks or client favors - just can't do that in times like these.
Snarky comments about Republicans won't fill empty seats again.
A revived private sector under policies championed by conservatives like those mocked by the performer just might.
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