Friday, April 20, 2007
Take a Stand, Bomb Iran, Bomb Yourself, John
The latest tidbit in the news is about comments that McCain made in a campaign stop in Murrells inlet, South Carolina. Someone asked a question about US foreign policy and asked when we would send airmail to Tehran. McCain responded with "well you know that old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran. Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, well.. " Is this another candidate goof? It reminds me of when Barry Goldwater said that nuclear weapons in Vietnam could very well be used. The result was a Democratic ad showing a girl picking flowers with a nuclear suspense in the distance.
This Bomb Iran song is not new. Shortly after Iran took 52 American hostages in late 1979, a song called "Bomb Iran" came out, sung to the tune of "Barbara Ann" by the Beach Boys. I saw it one day in the newspaper and even saw the lyrics, but somehow I lost the newspaper. In any case, the song was lost since the holders of the copyright to "Barbara Ann" threatened a lawsuit and said it did not want its song used in this manner. It was a campy sort of joke, and I thought of a hypothetical woman named Barbara Ann Newcomb, which really meant "Bomb Iran! Nuke 'Em!". We ordinary plebeians in those days could make up these kinds of jokes.
But in today's day, by a candidate for perhaps what could be the most important election in American history? I don't know, John. We're living in a YouTube world now. Your remark has spread throughout the globe, and there is even a new parody of Bomb Iran out ( http://letsbombiran.com/ ). This parody shows Bush and Cheney putting Risk pieces on a map in the Middle East and someone noticing that there was no piece on Iran. Then someone comes out and plays the song, with new lyrics that mention Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Taliban and George Bush with a to-do list, or rather, a "bom" list.
Well, John now has the image of a Goldwater-style hip-shooter. He even comes from the same state. Look what happened to George Allen. Just one "macaca", and all of a sudden, voilá, Virginia has a new Senator, and not only that, the Senate is now in control of the other party. Then we all know about Don Imus. Further, I don't think John looked his best at the stop. He was fiddling with his eyes and nose, and he had his hands in his pockets. I wonder what's going to happen to John McCain's campaign. If his campaign sinks as a result of this goof, Rudy Giuliani takes a huge lead, meaning that Allen Lichtman's Key 2, Contest for the Nomination, will stand, helping the Republican candidate, whoever he is. This makes it important that the Democrats select someone carefully, preferably with charisma, and certainly with no goofs on his record. Remember, Clinton, Obama, Edwards and others. Big YouTube is watching you.
This Bomb Iran song is not new. Shortly after Iran took 52 American hostages in late 1979, a song called "Bomb Iran" came out, sung to the tune of "Barbara Ann" by the Beach Boys. I saw it one day in the newspaper and even saw the lyrics, but somehow I lost the newspaper. In any case, the song was lost since the holders of the copyright to "Barbara Ann" threatened a lawsuit and said it did not want its song used in this manner. It was a campy sort of joke, and I thought of a hypothetical woman named Barbara Ann Newcomb, which really meant "Bomb Iran! Nuke 'Em!". We ordinary plebeians in those days could make up these kinds of jokes.
But in today's day, by a candidate for perhaps what could be the most important election in American history? I don't know, John. We're living in a YouTube world now. Your remark has spread throughout the globe, and there is even a new parody of Bomb Iran out ( http://letsbombiran.com/ ). This parody shows Bush and Cheney putting Risk pieces on a map in the Middle East and someone noticing that there was no piece on Iran. Then someone comes out and plays the song, with new lyrics that mention Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Taliban and George Bush with a to-do list, or rather, a "bom" list.
Well, John now has the image of a Goldwater-style hip-shooter. He even comes from the same state. Look what happened to George Allen. Just one "macaca", and all of a sudden, voilá, Virginia has a new Senator, and not only that, the Senate is now in control of the other party. Then we all know about Don Imus. Further, I don't think John looked his best at the stop. He was fiddling with his eyes and nose, and he had his hands in his pockets. I wonder what's going to happen to John McCain's campaign. If his campaign sinks as a result of this goof, Rudy Giuliani takes a huge lead, meaning that Allen Lichtman's Key 2, Contest for the Nomination, will stand, helping the Republican candidate, whoever he is. This makes it important that the Democrats select someone carefully, preferably with charisma, and certainly with no goofs on his record. Remember, Clinton, Obama, Edwards and others. Big YouTube is watching you.
