Angry Rant Time
I was watching CNN today in a hope of gleaming some type of interesting news, instead I had the displeasure of listening to a CNN corespondent give an interview with John Mellencamp. Now the majority of the interview was about how poor old John had finally sold himself to the big evil corporations by allowing them to use his song in their commercial.
Something he had promised never to do.
His reasoning? He was getting no air time, and no air time equals no cash. He blames his old record company, and claims that letting Chevrolet use his song was the only way he could promote his song.
Let’s forget the fact that he is basically breaking his promise in the pursuit of a little more cash, hell I understand the desire for cash, I just wish he wouldn’t cloak his desire for cash under the veneer of artistic expression.
What has got me rilled is the fact that CNN just had to delve into his opposition to the Iraq war, fine good he’s against it. Hell it’s his constitutional right to be, but what annoys me is that he decides he is Sun Tzu and adds his to sense on military strategy to the mix, claiming we would need hundreds of thousands of troops to win in “HIS” estimate.
Does this guy have military credentials I’m missing?
I know the great swooning masses like to give credence to those who we like, but will someone please explain to me why the hell Hollywood actors feel the need to sprout their mouths off as if they knew what they were talking about?
Against the war? Great!
Go do what every other lefty rocker does, have a concert and denounce America as the evil jingoistic imperial power you believe her to be, and make money from other peace sign waving progressives. It’s bad enough we have other music stars singing about booting “a boot in their” ass, call me old fashioned but I prefer my musicians to focus on music.
Yes yes yes I know about the first amendment, hell I agree they should have the right to sing about whatever they want, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be denounced for the ignorant self-righteous bastards they are.
For those whose political affiliation swings a little lefter on the pendulum then right, well don’t feel like I’m signaling out the annoying lefty rockers. There are some, albeit a little less then average right wing rockers who spew “spirit de nation” and believe all dissent is the sign of the devil.
The fact is, John was the moron on CNN and so he got the full fury of my literary wrath.
I’m sure he’s trembling in his environmentally friendly boots.
