McCain Can't Carry a Tune, or He Steals the Songs the Whole World Sings

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Tuesday September 09, 2008 · 10:04 AM PDT

2008/09/09 · 10:04

For those who think the ideal theme for Pentecostalist Sarah Palin’s campaign would be the Ramone’s chorus "Gabba Gabba Hey!", (from their song "Pinhead"), don’t count on it, because almost every step the McCain Campaign has made in using popular songs has been a misstep.

The Ramones: "Pinhead"

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NOTE: There are numerous kos diary posts on this topic, (use the search terms "song" and "McCain" to find them) and other articles around the internet. Some of them are not entirely accurate (particularly about ABBA and the Springsteen/Reagan flap), while others are incomplete, or do not provide links for all the rights-use controversies mentioned. This diary not only attempts to give as fully a resourced McCain song list as possible, but also to provide some information on how song rights are managed for you future campaigners and candidates out there. With Music

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Thursday September 04, 2008 · 3:36 PM PDT

2008/09/04 · 15:36

What's the real reason why McCain Picked Palin?

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Monday September 01, 2008 · 8:34 AM PDT

2008/09/01 · 08:34

Are privelged Kossacks poaching posts from lesser diarists?

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Has anyone "poached" your diary, 12 hours or more after your post went up?

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Has anyone "poached" your diary, 12 hours or more after your post went up?

Yes this has happend to me

23 votes

No this has not happened to me

54 votes

Gustav is coming, Where is Obama? Udated 3:00pm 9/1 (w/video)

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Sunday August 31, 2008 · 11:12 AM PDT

2008/08/31 · 11:12

Barack cannot afford to look as flat-footed in response to Gustav as he did in response to the Georgia invasion. Some suggestions about what Obama can do to show how he would handle a crisis as President.

Senator McCain has now suspended all but the necessary business of the Republican National Convention. He will now be seen as a man of bold action, while Obama will be portrayed as a typical Democrat, only capable of reacting, if that. Video of McCain's statment (which mirrors my suggestion for what Barack should have said) is below.

UPDATE:

Finally got an e-mail from the Barack campaign - clocked in at 1:51 pm, today, 9/1, with a link to the Red Cross. I still think Barack was a day late (why couldn't this have been done yesterday?) but I made a donation using his link, so I was not a dollar short.

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Saturday August 30, 2008 · 3:43 PM PDT

2008/08/30 · 15:43

While other folks have posted Diaries on this, see: Irony: Be careful what you ask for... by aquarius2001, I thought having the original video of Stuart Shepard, of James Dobson's Focus on the Family, suggesting that people pray for "rain of biblical roportions" to ruin Obama's speech at Mile High Sadium, would aid the discussion that has already begun.

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 2:19 PM PDT

2008/08/29 · 14:19

I watched the entire presentation made by Governor Sarah Palin today, which is more than John McCain can say. If you didn't see it live, watch the video. McCain spends almost as much time perving on Palin's butt, as he does listening to her speech. Watch him carefully as he tries to look away, and then slowly his eyes are drawn back to her bottom. At times he seems transfixed, then, realizing what he's doing, he nervously looks away. Soon though, like a moth to a flame, he is compelled once again to eye Palin's rear end.

This is one time where the fact that John McCain spent more than 5 years as a POW might be an understandable excuse for his otherwise completely unacceptable behavior. John McCain, a friend to women? Yeah, he wants to be really friendly.

Addition: In praising Palin's speech, Fox News (who'da guessed) noted that she did not use a teleprompter. If Governor Palin did not have one to look at, then neither did McCain. So for those who tried to provide an innocent explanation for McCain's downward glances, there was nothing else but Sarah Palin's derrière in his line of sight.

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Please only particpate if you saw Palin's speech from the front.

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Please only particpate if you saw Palin's speech from the front.

John McCain was definately eyeing Palin's Butt

330 votes

John Mcain has named his 7 houses after Snow White's Dwarves and was trying to remember which one is "Sleepy"

33 votes

Barackopolis? Those are the columns of the Lincoln Memorial

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Thursday August 28, 2008 · 5:14 PM PDT

2008/08/28 · 17:14

Republican slimers pay lip service to the 45th Anniversary of the "I have a dream speech" but either fail to recognize one of the most well known symbols of that speech, or are so beyond redemption that they just don't care. Can't edit the poll now, but it should read

Are those pushing "Barackopolis" stupid or sleazy?

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Are the Barackopolis stupid or sleazy?

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Are the Barackopolis stupid or sleazy?

They are so stupid they can't even recognize the Lincoln Memorial.

11 votes

They are so sleazy, they don't care ,even if it demeans Lincoln and MLK, Jr.

45 votes

How many lives to win McCain's wars? Let's ask & expose him.

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Tuesday August 26, 2008 · 8:55 AM PDT

2008/08/26 · 08:55

John McCain has boasted that he knows how to win wars. Since he has chosen to make his military prowess a central part of his campaign, it can be exposed for the empty, dangerous bluster that it is with one simple slogan.

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Will a McCain Presidency mean more new wars?

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Will a McCain Presidency mean more new wars?

Yes

12 votes

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No, but he'll keep the current ones going.

1 vote

No, but he'll expand the current ones.

0 votes

Yes, and he'll keep the current ones going.

3 votes

Yes, and he'll expand the current ones.

6 votes

Hillary Clinton: Dissed, Stiffed and Horrors! Not Consulted

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Monday August 25, 2008 · 9:38 AM PDT

2008/08/25 · 09:38

Hillary is trying to be a stand-up Pol, so why are so many of her supporters behaving so poorly?

An examination of the charges being made about Barack by PUMA and others, that he is:

dishonest because he never seriously considered Hillary as VP,

or, that he is disrespectful because he didn’t consult with Hillary on his pick,

and that he has broken his promise to Hillary to help her retire her campaign debt,

are shown to be false.

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Sunday August 24, 2008 · 12:20 PM PDT

2008/08/24 · 12:20

Romney's probable draft-dodging during Vietnam is likely to keep him off the McCain ticket. It doesn't help Mitt's chances that he was in France under a draft deferment as a "clergyman" while John McCain languished as a POW in North Vietnam.

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Saturday August 23, 2008 · 6:34 PM PDT

2008/08/23 · 18:34

Rush Limbaugh may have laid the groundwork to make himself the King-Maker of the Republican Party for 2012.

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Friday August 22, 2008 · 5:15 AM PDT

2008/08/22 · 05:15

Some Friendly and hopefully humorous advice to Barack Obama about exploiting McCain's mistakes

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