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Republican is the New Punk
The rebellious spirit of rock is dead. No better evidenced than by its formal endorsement of President Obama. Never before has rock been so central to the inauguration of a president. Bono is an ambassador in sunglasses who still knows how to pull a string and get an audience of thousands to put their fist in the air.
But rock cannot be both establishment and anti-establishment. It can’t be a rebellious underdog while endorsing and distributing the status quo. And yes, President Obama is the status quo of unlimited spending and government expansion he supposedly opposed during the election … then again, he also said he would fight to reduce abortion but couldn’t wait three days in office before throwing the pro-life useful idiots who voted for him under the bus. No change there. If this is what he meant by “reducing abortions” I can’t we to see what he meant by “reducing taxes.”
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We’re the new rebellion against the majority juggernaut that doesn’t take kindly to dissent. Make a fist and show them what happens when they tell you what to think, feel and believe.
If you want me to unite to your cause, then end abortion, give the people back the money they earned, fight terror, keep your hands off free speech on the radio and enable job creators to make more jobs. Until then, screw your hope and screw your change.
I think it would have been a little bit punkier if he had said "fuck you and your hope and change" because "screw you" is kinda of Hot Topic-y, but then you can’t expect too much from a rough boy in elastic waist Dockers.
With the zipper down.
Because he’s ‘punk’….
Oi.
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So this is their latest excuse for not bathing, eh?
“I’m not a slob — I just reject your politically-correct abortionist notions of propriety, you square you!”
Republicans are the new punk just like Ted Haggard is the new straight.
I question the wisdom of advising the frustrated-in-every-way wankers who make up his readership to “make a fist.” He’s inciting mass chafing.
But I believe in this/And it’s been tested by research/He who fucks Sam Nunn/will later join Frank Church
Per Dick Cheney and others, a good Republican uses ‘Fuck you’ not ’screw you.’
Conservative Punk?
Oh, yes! Please, yes! That would be a bottomless well of mirth.
They would seem to be more like the new disco. And, we all know that disco sucks. Uncle Frank told us so.
Oh! rogerailes wins this and every other thread in existence.
aimai
Aside from the ludicrous premise:
“…enable job creators to make more jobs…”
What is this job creator function? Is this like decidering? Maybe creatoring? I don’t recognize this talking point. WTF is he talking about?
Is this something along the same lines as David Sleaze, punk magician?
“Fuck you! I’m doing magic for the people! Pick a fucking card!”
three months ago you were the majority juggernaut that doesn’t take kindly to dissent.
so, um, STFU.
Um, OK. I’ll try to contain my horror over the fact that lefty politics are now perceived as mainstream. It was so much better to be seen as rebellious, cool and edgy. And to stand on the sidelines full of helpless fury. I’m going to miss that. Not.
I’m trying to think what parallel world this assclown lives in that he thinks liberalism is “status quo” after 28 years of post-Reagan hell.
The very personification of “the arts.”
And of course, who FAILed here?
” … keep mass culture in check with thought-provoking art that challenges the establishment.”
Who typed that?
What is it with this fear of losing their precious lifeline to Rush? No one has brought up re-establishing the Fairness Doctrine, but they are scared shitless that it might happen. Is that a tacit admission that hate radio is strictly one dimensional? FSM knows these wankers are.
Wingnuts, “dancing like negroes….” Sounds like someone O.D.’d on Tom Wolfe’s “Bonfire of the Vanities.”
Never mind the bullocks, it’s…Pat Boone.
whoops, that’s bollocks.
Bob Bullock?
Didn’t Pat Boone make a heavy metal album? Now might be the perfect time for him to make a punk album. Can’t wait for his version of “God Save the Queen” and “I Wanna Be Sedated”.
… but then you can’t expect too much from a rough boy in elastic waist Dockers. With the zipper down.
And a streamer of toilet paper stuck to the sole of his shoe.
Been there, done that, got the merch.
Or, you know, not. Alexa traffic rank 264,196 (which, in fairness, kicks the ass of GOPunk’s 5,723,879) and two blogline subscribers spread out between three RSS feeds.
and surprise, the Republicans are anti-establishment because reality has a liberal bias thing? Same four year old article. Noted headbanger Frank Luntz.
Feh.
So kids just rebel against authority Left and Right because its authority not because the authority is wrong is the New GOP line? Art, Music when was the last time a conservative led an art movement Wagner?
Maybe the GOP should read Wagner Contra Nietzsche
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N…..tra_Wagner
This meme is a GOP attempt to plant a story that the next generation of kids coming will be GOP voters.
This is GOP propaganda aimed at reassuring their own base. This is wishful thinking, and lying to themselves like most GOP pieces there are no facts used to strengthen the argument.
Heck since its a GOP puff piece no made up facts are needed besides the author’s own opinion presented as fact.