Somebody’s Hero (?)
I’m not a huge fan of the U.S. elections, but they are fun to watch. The buffoonery of one of the candidates in particular makes me laugh. I betcha know who I’m talking about. Even the ones who aren’t really stupid pretend to be that way if it’s in their best interest. I think Gerald Ford started that tactic. Some Canadians say they wish our politicians were as charismatic, interesting, and soap opera-y as the Americans’. This Canadian says “No, thanks…”
In other news, Foo Fighters have told John McSame to stop using their song My Hero in his campaign, because it “perverts the original sentiment of the lyric”, and that it “tarnishes the song”. You think?!?! The band, and many others, want people to get out and vote. What they don’t want is for anyone to think they support one guy over another. Heart had the same thing happen to them earlier this month, when Joe Six-Pack thought that it would be cute to use their song Barracuda as her theme at a rally. The party, as a hole whole, retorted by saying that the protests by both bands were a “big to-do about nothing”.
What next – the Green Party using If I Had A Million Dollars?
As long as they’re not using that line about buying a real fur coat.