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Date Posted: 14:40:56 02/05/08 Tue
No More 'Pink Houses' For McCain
By Brandon Barker
Feb 5th 2008 12:20PM
Filed Under:eEndorsements, John McCain, Featured Stories, 2008 President, LOLection
Whether he was lobbying for a John Mellencamp endorsement for his presidential bid or simply looking for a rousing, all-American song to rally his supporters, we will never know. Because, according to Rolling Stone, the popular heartland rocker has quietly asked Republican Sen. John McCain to stop playing "Our Country," "Pink Houses" or any other Mellencamp tune at his political events.
Mellencamp, a balladeer of middle class sufferance, is a Democrat and, until recently, a supporter of John Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign. In fact, Mellencamp even interrupted a performance of his song "Small Town" at an Iowa concert so that the former North Carolina Senator could let it be known to the crowd that he too came from a small town. The crowd had a mixed response, as you can imagine.
But this leaves McCain in a real bind. With his campaign gathering support and delegates, now comes the time for his staff to nail down a campaign song. And, during this stormy political season, Toby Keith is just not going to cut it.
Though a Republican, McCain is still a folksy man-of-the-people, a war hero, a gritty underdog who all-out demands a good American-penned tune. But with patriotic artists like Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and John Mellencamp off-limits to conservatives, where does he turn?
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Man,two thumbs down to Mellencamp on this one. How disappointing coming from him. I love his music but i don't agree with him doing this at all. If it had been a Democrat using his song, would it of been ok? Better yet, he asked him "quietly" to sop using the song, but bizarre as that is, it is plastered all over the cover page at AOL. Now, hum, I wonder who leaked that? Surely not the person who was embarrassed by his request not to use it. Points at John leaking it, but, I dont know for sure, so I won't thrash him for it too much.
I wish people would get that the job of the Presidency is to unite people of the country. Little Pink Houses is a song of hope. Or that is what it says to me when I listen to it. Surely John isn't saying that only his choice of candidates can do that. He has never really gone over the edge with politics when I have seen him live, and I see him every chance I get. I am that big of a fan. I think it is ok when he sends messages of life, but one of politics. I say "Rock On" John and keep your political opinion for friends and family.
Shame on him, honestly, as much as I love him, I would give him a good swift kick in the ass to deny anyone using a song of hope to unite people.
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