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Flying Rabbit
 Post subject: Candidates Pick Tunes at DNC Meeting
PostPosted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:41 pm 
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The presidential candidates who addressed the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting Friday got to choose their tunes, and it was an eclectic mix that reflected personal favorites and not-so-subtle messages.

Some candidates requested two songs, one that blared as they approached the stage and another that played as they left the podium.

The selections:

_John Edwards: "This Is Our Country" by John Mellencamp.

_Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut: "Get Ready (Cause Here I Come)" by the Temptations and "Reach Out," also by the Temptations.

_Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York: "Right Here, Right Now," by Jesus Jones and "Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

_Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio: "America the Beautiful"

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois decided against using any music in keeping with the somber tone he sought to convey. Wesley Clark, who hasn't indicated whether he will run, entered to Johnny Cash's "I Won't Back Down."


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 Post subject: Re: Candidates Pick Tunes at DNC Meeting
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Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois decided against using any music in keeping with the somber tone he sought to convey.


How can anybody not love this guy?

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Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois decided against using any music in keeping with the somber tone he sought to convey.


How can anybody not love this guy?


He should have pulled out Sam Cooke's 'A Change is Gonna Come' its a bit cliched, but it would signal to black people he has soul.

Also, any chance of me ever voting for Edwards for ANYTHING, even fucking County Dog Catcher..OUT THE WINDOW.

As is, Dodd wins this round.

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I would've sent the Obama camp a $1000 check if it had "When Will They Shoot?" next to his name.

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I would've sent the Obama camp a $1000 check if it had "When Will They Shoot?" next to his name.


And the Federal Maximum Contribution limit of $2300 if he had played "The Nigga You Love to Hate"?

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I understand that you, of all people, know this crisis and, in your own way, are working to address it. You, the madras-pantsed julip-sipping Southern cracker and me, the oldman hippie California fruit cake are brothers in the struggle to save our country.

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Actually, if that happened, I would probably be wiping up a puddle of dead Senators off my carpet.

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Sen. LooGAR (D-Pedantic) Wrote:
As is, Dodd wins this round.


because he is so motown.
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That Johnny Cash sure wrote some great tunes, but my fave of his is probably either "Refugee" or "American Girl".
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Elvis Fu Wrote:
I would've sent the Obama camp a $1000 check if it had "When Will They Shoot?" next to his name.


Black or White by M.J. would have sent a better message with a crappier song.

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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York: "Right Here, Right Now," by Jesus Jones and "Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive.


She must die.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York: "Right Here, Right Now," by Jesus Jones and "Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive.


She must die.


BTO, my friend, is nothin' to fuck wit'.

Hillary is nothin' to fuck wit'... unless, you mean, like physically fucking her.

Hillary wins this round with Billz.
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That Johnny Cash sure wrote some great tunes, but my fave of his is probably either "Refugee" or "American Girl".


He actually does a cover of that Petty tune, I believe.

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That Johnny Cash sure wrote some great tunes, but my fave of his is probably either "Refugee" or "American Girl".


He actually does a cover of that Petty tune, I believe.


He does, but I think Rads was arguing semantics.

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harry Wrote:
I understand that you, of all people, know this crisis and, in your own way, are working to address it. You, the madras-pantsed julip-sipping Southern cracker and me, the oldman hippie California fruit cake are brothers in the struggle to save our country.

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He does, but I think Rads was arguing semantics.


Oh, I thought he was implying that the article misattributed the song.

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"Right Here Right Now" is about things that happened just before Hilary's man took over the shop. Trying to write Bubba out of the script, Hil?

Also, Hilary, what's with the BTO lyrics "so I took what I could get; any love is good love"

Or the fact the song starts out "I met a catholic girl..."
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help me here, I am too lazy to google... Jesus Jones were british... and wasn't BTO canadian? Is that stupid? Is it just me (who remembers "look for the union label") or what?

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Well, I'm supposing that Mellencamp was the only American dude to allow his heartland tunes to any politicos. Who knows, we could see Springsteen pop up closer to elections.

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Why does Rodham get two songs?
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Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois decided against using any music in keeping with the somber tone he sought to convey.


How can anybody not love this guy?

Nah, this sounds more like "I don't really know/like music, so let's tell everybody that I 'chose' not to use any music to better convey my message. Yeah, that sounds real good."

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