perhaps some music from the 1960s is relevant. Here's the Chad Mitchell Trio, with a song that was - gasp - banned from the radio (I wonder why???):
There is more beneath the fold
MCA = Music Corporation of America, which for a long time had a monopoly as the agent for figures in Hollywood
Westbook Pegler was a VERY RIGHT WING commentator famed for his opposition to the New Deal and labor unions
Pinky Lee was a star of children's television in the 1950s. Quoting from the Wikipedia article on him:
In 1955, Lee collapsed on camera due to an infection, and the show continued without him until 1956. Rumors that Lee had died of a heart attack, prompted by this incident, persisted for decades. Occasionally, newspapers carried items mentioning the "late" Lee - even though he was performing at a dinner theater in the same city as the reporting newspaper. The incident even spawned rumors that Lee had been institutionalized after going insane on live television.
In 1957, Lee hosted The Gumby Show, the original appearance of that "claymation" character. In 1964, Pinky attempted a return to kids TV by hosting a local children's comedy program on KABC-TV Channel 7 in Los Angeles. This series was in national syndication for the 1964-65 TV seasons, but the program fell prey to creative interference from the show's producers and station management. Lee tried to fight off the interference, but his efforts were for naught. The Pinky Lee Kids TV Show went off the air after one season.
Meanwhile, if you think the Dixie Chicks had a hard time because of their opposition to Shrub, the Chad Mitchell Trio caught hell for this song. However, they changed record companies and went on to do a lot more very political stuff, including their version of the !2 Days of Christmas (which is unfortunately not available online - let's put it this, it was inspired by the release from prison of a Nazi who received a hero's welcome in his hometown).
Let me close with the reunited original trio with an updated version of the song with what we began, called The George Bush Society:
Peace.