Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Here's something of interest from Newsmax. I don't care what any celebrity thinks, and I don't care if they feel like spouting off on politics whenever they feel like it. It doesn't effect me in any way whatsoever. What I find funny is how happy the shut up and sing crowd is to publicize any celebrity who agrees with them.
I wonder how Johnny feels about them making light of Dee Dee's death?
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We've loved the Ramones ever since the first time we heard them, but we didn't realize guitarist Johnny Ramone was a fan of NewsMax until we read this in the Washington Times in an article headlined "Rebel in a rebel's world."
We shouldn't have been too surprised. James Hirsen's Left Coast Report has noted Johnny's jabs at the Democrats' hypocrisies, and we do recall the punk star's shockingly heterodox comment during his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: "God bless President Bush, and God bless America."
"I said that to counter those other speeches at the other awards," Ramone told the Times. "Republicans let this happen over and over, and there is never anyone to stick up for them. They spend too much time defending themselves."
The 55-year-old retiree says he stays informed thanks to NewsMax.com, Drudge Report, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Medved, "Hannity & Colmes" and "The O'Reilly Factor." And he tries to help others see the truth.
When Stray Cats bassist Slim Jim Phantom recently complained about his tax bill, Johnny reminded him he'd have to pay even more if not for President Bush's tax relief. "I told him he needs to vote Republican to keep his taxes lower ... and donate to President Bush's campaign," Ramone said.
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The one Ramones song we never liked was "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg," a shot at Johnny's favorite president, but his unenlightened bandmates outvoted him on that one. Too bad Dee Dee didn't heed the Reagans' advice to "Just Say No" to drugs, because he overdosed on heroin.
Like the Dead Kennedys' "Holiday in Cambodia," other songs of the Ramones are open to interpretation. We figure that:
"Teenage Lobotomy," with its classic if anatomically inaccurate rhyme "Now I guess I'll have to tell 'em/That I got no cerebellum," sums up the failures of America's government school monopolies.
"Somebody Put Something in My Drink" sounds like Teddy Kennedy's favorite alibi.
"Cretin Hop" should be Dennis Kucinich's campaign theme song.
"The KKK Took My Baby Away" might be the lament of Robert Byrd's former rival.
