John Mellencamp Makes Dan Quayle Cry

[The Bastard1]

All because of this.

Mellencamp, unaware that Quayle was in the audience, introduced the song “Walk Tall” by saying, “This next one is for all the poor people who’ve been ignored by the current administration.”

Quayle, who was in town for a celebrity golf tournament, then made his exit, deciding “enough was enough,” his spokesman, Craig Whitney, told the Los Angeles Times for Friday’s edition. “He wasn’t going to sit there and listen to this.”

I guess Danny boy doesn’t consider himself a poor boy. I’m surprised he didn’t stick his fingers in his ears and start screaming “nah-nah-nah, I can’t hear you!” Once again the GOP chooses to ignore poor people. Pathetic.

http://www.teambio.org/2006/07/john-mellencamp-makes-dan-quayle-cry/

[Generarth]

1. Concert

What's Quayle doing at a Mellencamp concert anyway? If he is a fan (and I don't believe that for a minute) then he must have known what Mellencamps political views are.

[iamahaingttta]

29. They're both from Indiana?

Two of the most famous people from that state, maybe they know each other? It happened in Lake Tahoe, where Quayle was playing golf. Maybe he thought he should go check out his homeboy, who was performing in town. Bad idea Danny! You were bound to be insulted...

[SammyBlue]

33. Insulted. . .Did Mellancamp steal his binky bear?

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. My God, how they hate the truth.

Point out a simple fact and they get all steamed up and cry "personal attack!"

And for fuck's sake, moron idiot that Mellencamp is, how could Quayle not know that he's a flaming liberal? How could Quayle not expect to hear something political at a concert for a guy who not only does ignorant boy-girl cheesy vapid love songs, but also sophomoric political songs that are clearly liberal, on the side of the disenfranchised and poor, and anti-republican?

But then again, Quayle is really, really fucking dumb, so perhaps he has never bothered to listen to any Mellenhead lyrics.

[Crazy Dave]

5. However...

...since Mellencamp is such a has-been, he'd probably jump on doing a gig at the White House if asked to in order to get a free meal and a couple of bucks.

[Catch22Dem]

9. Are you fucking high?

He just went on a great tour not too long ago to large audiences. Has-been my ass. Way to shit on one of the good guys.

[Crazy Dave]

18. He ain't "The Boss"

So tell him to quit rolling up his sleeves trying to act like he is.

BTW - Lighten up. You can't take shit and people having a little fun on these forums too seriously.

:hi:

[mac56]

20. So where was the fun?

I guess I missed it. Damn.

[Crazy Dave]

23. Gettin' your blood pressure up...

...is very entertaining and also very easy :P

[Catch22Dem]

21. Nah man, I'm just fuckin' with ya

I happen to be a big fan, but it ain't no thing. Unfortunately there's no effective way to add tone or inflection to our posts.

[Crazy Dave]

22. Gotcha!

;)

[mac56]

12. See below.

Plus: your favorite band sucks.

[Crazy Dave]

16. Oh geez...

...you really hurt me with that one :sarcasm:

[Warpy]

7. Challenge someone's facts and you get a dialogue

Challenge someone's beliefs and you unleash a firestorm of fury.

That's what Mellencamp did to poor Quayle, who believes that the economy is great, that the rising tide under the yachts is doing something for people too poor to own rowboats, that his party is wearing the white hats and have already ended poverty, and that all's right with the conservative universe.

I'm sick of people who believe. I want people who know.

[mac56]

11. Good god. What does it take to impress you people?

Mellencamp's a "moron idiot"?!

"Ignorant boy-girl cheesy vapid love songs"?!

"Sophomoric political songs"?!

"Mellenhead"?!

Someone else added "Mellencamp's a has-been"?!

The man's a dedicated liberal, and that's been reflected in his music for years. Not everyone can be Bono, and not everyone's ready for Rage Against The Machine.

Talk about bleeding in front of sharks. Damn. No wonder most musicians are only in it for the bling.

[Rabrrrrrr]

19. Did I not say he was a dedicated liberal?

I did, in fact, say that.

So why must you bitch because I say I don't like his music? What, is it now against the "liberal law" to not like the artistic output of a liberal artist?

I call bullshit on that one.

I wouldn't care if he was the most liberal human being in the world filled with love and charity towards all giving billions away every year and serving the homeless and poor in Calcutta for eleven months at a stretch - if his music sucks, I'm gonna call him on it.

No harm done - people's political views do not make them immune from, nor automatic targets for, artistic criticism.

That's called maturity.

[mac56]

24. Isn't it possible for one single solitary minute

to simply appreciate the effort and the message he's putting across - and the obvious impact he's having on the RW - and keep from airing one's vaunted opinions of his musical style?

Are your musical tastes so sacrosanct? So rarefied? Can't set them aside for one moment, and just enjoy this glancing blow?

Damn. Bet it takes a lot of effort to maintain that "artistic integrity".

[OzarkDem]

25. He spoke out years ago, before it was "cool" or safe

IIRC, he was one of the first artists to come out against the Iraq Occupation

http://www.commondreams.org/views03/1022-13.htm

As the echo of the war drums fades away and the angry masses calling for blood slowly disperse, we, as a nation must now confront the truth. We face the unpleasant reality of an uncertain future, compromised safety, a failing economy, and the question of how a society of otherwise reasonable citizens was systematically lied to and manipulated into backing the political "hijacking" of Iraq.

Before a single bomb was ever dropped, some of us, formerly called the "anti-American and unpatriotic," have questioned or opposed this war. Now, each day, as the dust settles and the truth slowly surfaces, more and more people come to the inevitable conclusion of what a debacle this whole war was.

39,000 bombs later, no weapons of mass destruction uncovered, no dangerous dictators captured, no connection to Sept 11. What have we gained but relentless media coverage of a fallen statue and some stolen oil fields -- the spoils of this misadventure. Not to mention lucrative corporate payoffs and an enormous price tag of over 80 Billion dollars . . . some tax cut.

But what have we lost? We have lost the lives of over 300 Americans. Approximately 2 U.S. troop deaths each day, 193 deaths since the war was declared over. In total, an estimated 20,000 people have died, thus far, in this conflict.

<snip>

To Washington

Eight years of peace and prosperity
Scandal in the White House
An election is what we need
From coast-to-coast to Washington

So America voted on a president
No one kept count
On how the election went
From Florida to Washington

Goddamn, said one side
And the other said the same
Both looked pretty guilty
But no one took the blame
From coast-to-coast to Washington

So a new man in the White House
With a familiar name
Said he had some fresh ideas
But it's worse now since he came
From Texas to Washington

And he wants to fight with many
And he says it's not for oil
He sent out the National Guard
To police the world
From Baghdad to Washington

What is the thought process
To take a humans life
What would be the reason
To think that this is right
From heaven to Washington
From Jesus Christ to Washington

[mac56]

28. Go back even further -

to "Country Gentleman", back in 1989.

Country gentleman walked a crooked mile,
Got our money in his pocket.
Did it all with a very handsome smile.
Now, he's livin' it up in a great big office.

He ain't a-gonna help no poor man.
He ain't a-goona help no poor man.
He ain't a-gonna help no poor man.
He's just gonna help his rich friends.
He ain't a-gonna help no women.
He ain't a-gonna help no children.
He's just gonna help his rich friends.

Country gentleman, we see him on T.V.,
Glad handin' folks and chattin' to the nation.
We never knew what really to believe.
Just word upon slogan with emotional connection.

He ain't a-gonna help no poor man.
He ain't a-gonna help no children.
He ain't a-gonna help no women.
He's just gonna help his rich friends.

And in the papers all we'd ever read is
So and so big-shot signed his resignation.
Now, country gentleman he wants us to believe
That he's kind and honest with the best intentions.

Country gentleman, now there's a bird that flew
High above his nation, prayed on its weakness.
Picked our bones and threw it in his stew.
Thank God he went back to California.

[Rabrrrrrr]

26. Sorry, but I have an evangelistic John Cougar Mellencamp

(in every form he has taken his ridiculous name) despiser since the early 80s.

I'm not neutral toward him at all, and thus, I feel I need to speak truth to power in the proper liberal way, in this case the power of his popularity, and denounce the popularity of his "art".

So, while you might be bothered by it, I cannot remain neutral when it comes to Mellenhead. Or Cougar. Or whatever the hell he's calling himself these days.

[mac56]

27. Oh, I see.

What happened? His tour bus ran over your Big Wheel, or something?

You really need to get over yourself.

[Rabrrrrrr]

31. Of course - I need to get over myself.

And of course, you, in your state of pureness and grace, never have an opinion on anything,let alone ever express it, because to do so is to be "not over oneself".

Forgive me.



Oh, wait - you have an opinion about me having an opinion! That makes you just as morally reprehensible as me! Perhaps, then, I should turn the tables on you and say "You really need to get over yourself!"

But I won't, because I think people should be allowed to have opinions, AND to express them. Please forgive me the wide latitude in freedom I'm aparently so erroneously believing in. Perhaps a straightjacket and some jackboots would be better for me.

[mac56]

32. My mistake. Ain't nobody 'round here who needs to get over himself.

Sheesh.

[Rabrrrrrr]

34. LOL! Thanks!

I just re-read my response to you - rather over the top, methinks. Sorry!

I stand by it, but I could have been less dramatic about it...

:rofl:

And to answer your question from way up top - yes, it does take energy to maintain the artistic integrity. That's why it's so valuable - because it is the more difficult route.

[Minnesota Libra]

3. From he who can't spell potato, it doesn't surprise me, it's ...........

....:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Maccagirl]

4. Who's Dan Quayle?

Oh, I get it...he's on the celebrity golf tournament circuit while another ex-VP is making policy speeches and documentaries about the survival of our species.

[Aviation Pro]

6. Yep...

...it sure seems that RepubliCON ex-sorta-heads-of-state only served time in order to cash in during their "retirement." I can see Asshole pulling in a two million per fifteen minute pop speech in front of his adoring, ditch liquor drinking fans. Hell they'd pay 10 Gs just to smell his flatulence.

[Sydnie]

8. Here's the video, well worth a listen .. bite me Danny Boy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOHFjG0lan0&search=walk%20tall

[dipsydoodle]

14. Powerful message

and well put in that video. :)

[ificandream]

15. Wow!!

I hadn't heard the song or seen the video. Absolutely incredible....thanks for the link.

[ificandream]

10. What did Bush Sr. ever see in this clown?

GHW Bush gave us both Dan Quayle and GWB. What a way to go down in history.

[Mandate My Ass]

13. what did Bush see in him? insurance that he wouldn't get offed.

Just like Cheney does for dimson. :shrug:

[NoPasaran]

35. Life insurance n/t

[mac56]

17. Reminds me of our genius governor Tim Pawlenty.

When Bruce Springsteen made appearances for John Kerry, Pawlenty used his weekly radio address to express his disappointment. Said he had been a lifelong Springsteen fan, but was saddened that he'd suddenly "become so liberal".

WTF?!

[AzDar]

30. John Mellencamp rocks, and has always spoken for the poor

and down-trodden.
Dan Quayle is again revealing what a true moron he is, firstly by not knowing John Mellencamp's music before attending a concert; and then being so offended by the Artist's opinion, he's boorish enough to get up and leave.
How DARE John Mellencamp speak the truth?
Crawl back under your 24K gold-plated rock, Danny-Boy, where you won't bother the adults further.