Paul Ryan's favorite band doesn't like him back

I guess Ryan hasn't "run the numbers" on that rock group. :-)

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Unclear of the concept....

I think this might further underscore how out-of-touch Ryan is ...just like Romney. They truly don't understand squat.

Thank you Peter! :) This is the best thing I've read today. So funny!

I heard this today, and laughed so hard I nearly cried. I have a feeling Ryan only associated himself with this music to make people ( dumb ones) believe he understands the average person. I could be wrong, but have that feeling.
When I read the response, by the band member he summed up Ryan to the letter. Can't have been a happy moment for Ryan when he got that news lol!

I could give a fig. I do own a Rage Against The Machine CD from the late 90's. I like the beat and good musicianship, but the lyrics way too repetitive.

Rage Against The Machine Rocks...But, they are a very radical group...Listen to the lyrics of the song, "Bullet In The Head."

Here are the lyrics...I cleaned them up a little...

This time the bullet cold rocked you
A yellow ribbon instead of a swastika
Nothin' profitable about your propaganda
Fools follow rules when the set commands you
Said it was blue
When the blood was red
That's how you got a bullet blasted through your head

Blasted through your head
Blasted through your head

I give a shout out to the living dead
Who stood and watched as the feds cold centralized
So serene on the screen
You was mesmerised
Cellular phones soundin' a death tone
Corporations cold
Turn you to stone before you realise
They load the clip in omnicolour
Said they pack the 9, they fire at their prime time
Sleeping gas, every home was like Alcatraz
And motherf***ers lost their minds

Just victims of the in-house drive-by
They say jump, you say how high
Just victims of the in-house drive-by
They say jump, you say how high

Run it!

Just victims of the in-house drive-by
They say jump, you say how high
Just victims of the in-house drive-by
They say jump, you say how high

Checka, checka, check it out
They load the clip in omnicolour
Said they pack the 9, they fire it at prime time
Sleeping gas, every home was like Alcatraz
And motherf***ers lost their minds

No escape from the mass mind rape
Play it again jack and then rewind the tape
And then play it again and again and again
Until your mind is locked in
Believin' all the lies that they're tellin' you
Buyin' all the products that they're sellin' you
They say jump and you say how high
You're brain-dead
You've gotta f***in' bullet in your head

Just victims of the in-house drive-by
They say jump, you say how high
Just victims of the in-house drive-by
They say jump, you say how high

Uggh! Yeah! Yea!

(You're) Standin' in line
Believin' the lies
(You're) bowin' down to the flag
You got a bullet in your head

(You're) Standin' in line
Believin' the lies
(You're) Bowin' down to the flag
You got a bullet in your head

A bullet in your head
A bullet in your head
A bullet in your head
A bullet in your head
A bullet in your head
A bullet in your head
A bullet in your head
A bullet in your head
A bullet in your head!
A bullet in your head!
A bullet in your head!
A bullet in your head!
A bullet in your head!
A bullet in your head!
A bullet in your head!
You've gotta bullet in ya f***in' head!

Yeah!

Yeah!

Guess he's too young to be a Dylan fan. Btw, NJs larger than life governor loves "The Boss". That's about as ironic.

Ohh I feel bad for the band. what an insult to have the machine head liking you!

It's hilarious. Of course RATM was very political, and if I recall correctly, played down the street from the Democratic convention - either the last one or the one before. Tom Morello, regardless of perspective is a very intelligent guy with an IQ that's probably substantially higher than either of the two Republicans on the ticket.

The irony reminds me of the post election party when Bush took over from Clinton. Watching on tv, I was struck by the music. Of course Clinton's theme song was Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop Thinkin' About Tomorrow," and at the Bush victory party they were playing The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again, " which, typically for the Republicans -- they didn't get much farther into understanding the song than the title, because the lyric goes... "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss."

In the tragic event of a Republican victory, we'll see if Rage Against the Machine reunites for the big party, which will probably be held in a hell frozen over.

Thanks for posting to Point Taken. Have a great night!