Comments on: Campaign songs: The good, the bad, and the ABBA http://minnesotaindependent.com/4123/campaign-songs-the-good-the-bad-and-the-abba News. Politics. Media. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Karl Bremer http://minnesotaindependent.com/4123/campaign-songs-the-good-the-bad-and-the-abba/comment-page-1#comment-7724 Karl Bremer Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:51:53 +0000 http://www.minnesotaindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=4123#comment-7724 <strong>As usual, Mitch Berg mangles the facts</strong> Mondale didn't try to "boost" Springsteen's song at all. He claimed Springsteen had endorsed him when he hadn't actually endorsed him but just supported his candidacy. It had nothing to do with stealing musicians' songs, as Mitch imagines. Mondale's erroneous claim was in response to the flap over Reagan trying to appropriate Springsteen's song for his campaign. Like so many other chickenhawk Republicans, Reagan (or his handlers) misinterpreted the song to be a flag-waving anthem in support of their side, rather than the anthem for disillusioned Vietnam vets returning from the war whom Springsteen wrote it for.<p><br>More recently, when George Bush revealed in 2005 that fellow Texan Alejandro Escovedo's "Castanets" was on his iPod, Alejandro quit playing the song live in protest.</p><p><br>Reagan and Springsteen. McCain and Mellencamp. Bush and Escovedo. It's almost as nauseating as when Norm "Master of War" Coleman quotes Bob Dylan.</p> As usual, Mitch Berg mangles the facts Mondale didn't try to “boost” Springsteen's song at all. He claimed Springsteen had endorsed him when he hadn't actually endorsed him but just supported his candidacy. It had nothing to do with stealing musicians' songs, as Mitch imagines. Mondale's erroneous claim was in response to the flap over Reagan trying to appropriate Springsteen's song for his campaign. Like so many other chickenhawk Republicans, Reagan (or his handlers) misinterpreted the song to be a flag-waving anthem in support of their side, rather than the anthem for disillusioned Vietnam vets returning from the war whom Springsteen wrote it for.

More recently, when George Bush revealed in 2005 that fellow Texan Alejandro Escovedo's “Castanets” was on his iPod, Alejandro quit playing the song live in protest.

Reagan and Springsteen. McCain and Mellencamp. Bush and Escovedo. It's almost as nauseating as when Norm “Master of War” Coleman quotes Bob Dylan.

]]> By: mitchberg http://minnesotaindependent.com/4123/campaign-songs-the-good-the-bad-and-the-abba/comment-page-1#comment-7723 mitchberg Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:05:32 +0000 http://www.minnesotaindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=4123#comment-7723 <strong>Er...</strong> <i>If Republican candidates haven't learned their lesson yet</i>...<p><br>Springsteen spanked Mondale when he tried, in turn, to boost "Born in the USA" in '84.</p><p><br>Y'all keep forgetting that.</p><p><br>And using "the Rising" as a theme?</p><p><br>Oh, this campaign is material on the hoof.</p> Er… If Republican candidates haven't learned their lesson yet…

Springsteen spanked Mondale when he tried, in turn, to boost “Born in the USA” in '84.

Y'all keep forgetting that.

And using “the Rising” as a theme?

Oh, this campaign is material on the hoof.

]]> By: mitchberg http://minnesotaindependent.com/4123/campaign-songs-the-good-the-bad-and-the-abba/comment-page-1#comment-4631 mitchberg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.minnesotaindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=4123#comment-4631 <strong>Er...</strong> <i>If Republican candidates haven't learned their lesson yet</i>...<p> Springsteen spanked Mondale when he tried, in turn, to boost "Born in the USA" in '84.<p> Y'all keep forgetting that.<p> And using "the Rising" as a theme?<p> Oh, this campaign is material on the hoof. Er… If Republican candidates haven’t learned their lesson yet…

Springsteen spanked Mondale when he tried, in turn, to boost “Born in the USA” in ’84.

Y’all keep forgetting that.

And using “the Rising” as a theme?

Oh, this campaign is material on the hoof.

]]> By: Karl Bremer http://minnesotaindependent.com/4123/campaign-songs-the-good-the-bad-and-the-abba/comment-page-1#comment-4632 Karl Bremer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.minnesotaindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=4123#comment-4632 <strong>As usual, Mitch Berg mangles the facts</strong> Mondale didn't try to "boost" Springsteen's song at all. He claimed Springsteen had endorsed him when he hadn't actually endorsed him but just supported his candidacy. It had nothing to do with stealing musicians' songs, as Mitch imagines. Mondale's erroneous claim was in response to the flap over Reagan trying to appropriate Springsteen's song for his campaign. Like so many other chickenhawk Republicans, Reagan (or his handlers) misinterpreted the song to be a flag-waving anthem in support of their side, rather than the anthem for disillusioned Vietnam vets returning from the war whom Springsteen wrote it for.<p> More recently, when George Bush revealed in 2005 that fellow Texan Alejandro Escovedo's "Castanets" was on his iPod, Alejandro quit playing the song live in protest.<p> Reagan and Springsteen. McCain and Mellencamp. Bush and Escovedo. It's almost as nauseating as when Norm "Master of War" Coleman quotes Bob Dylan. As usual, Mitch Berg mangles the facts Mondale didn’t try to “boost” Springsteen’s song at all. He claimed Springsteen had endorsed him when he hadn’t actually endorsed him but just supported his candidacy. It had nothing to do with stealing musicians’ songs, as Mitch imagines. Mondale’s erroneous claim was in response to the flap over Reagan trying to appropriate Springsteen’s song for his campaign. Like so many other chickenhawk Republicans, Reagan (or his handlers) misinterpreted the song to be a flag-waving anthem in support of their side, rather than the anthem for disillusioned Vietnam vets returning from the war whom Springsteen wrote it for.

More recently, when George Bush revealed in 2005 that fellow Texan Alejandro Escovedo’s “Castanets” was on his iPod, Alejandro quit playing the song live in protest.

Reagan and Springsteen. McCain and Mellencamp. Bush and Escovedo. It’s almost as nauseating as when Norm “Master of War” Coleman quotes Bob Dylan.

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