Crusty Democrat Dino Rockers Should Have Some Dignity
Kurt Schlichter
9–11 minutes
The biggest rock star in America today is Donald Trump, especially after his epic greatest hits set at the State of the Union; the only thing missing was the GOP singing along to his version of “Freebird” and holding up lighters. But there are some rockers trying to make a comeback as they tour the county fair circuit while opening for the political equivalent of a puppet show. Your dad is going to be excited to hear that U2 and Bruce Springsteen have returned with brand-new songs about… wait for it… what was happening in Minneapolis. Sounds promising! Some leftists choose to either run over a cop or get in a fight with a cop while they’re carrying a gun, and they get gacked and, suddenly, music fans of a certain age – 65+ – are in luck! These beloved troubadours, who started rocking about the same time Gerald Ford was pardoning Richard Nixon, are on the job, adding their powerful insights and making important new art!
Now, if you excuse me, I need to projectile vomit.
We often hear conservatives tell leftist artists to shut up and sing, and that offends the artists when it really shouldn’t. After all, we’re only looking out for them. Not because their stupid politics are going to turn us off. I can deal with their stupid politics – I’m a huge fan of The Clash, and they’re not exactly MAGA. What I can’t deal with is sucking. Their political songs are uniformly terrible. Shut up and sing, because when you artists start doing politics, you almost always look like idiots.
Oh, and your political songs are always bad. If they rocked, that would be one thing. But it’s another thing.
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