VIDEO: Dana Rohrabacher surfin' and singin'. Not kidding.

By GottaLaff

Watch out Beach Boys, you've got competition.

Jack Abramoff would be proud:



John Ashcroft has finally been dethroned. If only he had learned how to hang glide.

H/t: JamieHarbor

VIDEO- Reggae song advocates shooting gays in head, setting them on fire

By GottaLaff



You know, I was just sitting here telling myself, Self? I said, what we haven't had enough of lately is hate speech. Where the heck is some good ol' down home bigotry when you need it? And before I could answer myself, look what Paddy sent along:

Several gay-rights groups are protesting a Halloween-night concert at a city of Miami-owned hall by Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, whose hit song "Boom Bye Bye" advocates shooting gays in the head and setting them on fire.

"The message is that gay people's lives are cheap, and that harming gay people is OK," said Nadine Smith, executive director of Equality Florida, a statewide gay-rights group calling for the concert to be canceled. "Any time a message of violence and hatred against any group is put out there, it has to be challenged."

[...] His South Florida promoter, Andrew Minott of Global Vybz Entertainment, says Banton, 36, stopped singing "Boom Bye Bye" years ago. [...]

A YouTube video, however, shows Banton singing "Boom Bye Bye" during a May 2006 concert at Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami.

If Glenn Blech shows up on the Tee Vee Machine years from now, he'll still be Glenn Blech.

Minott:

"It's a dance hall phrase, 'Let's murder him. Murder the boy over there,'" Minott said. "It's not literal. It's figurative."

So, using Minott's own logic, if I say F you to someone, that's figurative too, right? It's certainly not literal, because, see, it's a physical impossibility. Okay, Andrew, what I'm really saying is, that argument sucks.

But hey, I'll try to be open-minded. Maybe Banton's sharing the bill with someone who will suffice as a sort of counter balance, something to soothe the resentment, someone who can calm the waters a little:

Scheduled to share the bill with Banton: Beenie Man, whose song titles include "(Batty Man Fi Dead) Queers must be killed."

Or not.

UPDATE: Looks like Tallahassee succeeded in petitioning him right off that stage he likes to share. (H/t: WeeLaura)

VIDEO: Parents Approved Of Obama Song Lyrics...That Fox Calls "Indoctrination?"

By GottaLaff

Here's the thing: The parents approved, mmkay?

While the performance is seven months old, the outrage is new and came about because of the discovery of a YouTube video.

It's been fodder for conservative opinion leaders such as columnist and blogger Michelle Malkin and Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck. [...]

News about the song brought a quick response from New Jersey's Department of Education. Spokeswoman Beth Auerswald said the department wants "to ensure students can celebrate the achievements of African Americans during Black History Month without inappropriate partisan politics in the classroom."

Auerswald said the state would also look into whether posting the video online violated the privacy of students.

Superintendent Christopher Manno defended the performance in Friday's editions of the Burlington County Times.

"There was no intention to indoctrinate children," he said. "The teacher's intention was to engage the children in an activity to recognize famous and accomplished African Americans."

Whoa, stop right there, Superintendent. Don'tcha see? There's the whole problem, right in front of you: "...to recognize famous and accomplished African Americans." Don'tcha see?

Of course you do.

The song medley was presented to Carney-Nunes, who had been invited to the school, as a demonstration of a project the children had put together, her public relations firm said in a statement.

"Charisse feels it is unfortunate that an event put together with sincere intentions to encourage literacy while celebrating the contributions of African Americans to our great nation has become political fodder and hopes cooler heads will prevail," the hoverFly media statement said.

Cooler heads prevail? Where was Charisse last August? Or September 12th? Under an ::dun dun dun-n-n!:: acorn?

There wasn't much protest, though. One man, Chris Concannon, from nearby Magnolia, was outside hoping to speak with school officials about what happened.

"It's just like the Hitler Youth all over again," said Concannon, an unemployed 26-year-old former National Guardsman. "They should be learning history, but instead they're being taught to worship the president."

...said the attitude-laden, small-minded male with nothing better to do than to hang around elementary school grounds.

VIDEO: "Sarah Palin , I want to fly into your airspace. "

By GottaLaff

This is hilarious:

Script:
Hello Sarah Palin we wrote this song for you because we see you from Russia! Plz respond to our emails!! We like to hear from you!!

words 2 song
soon as i wayk up in the morning
i go to my window
i made this teliscop myself out of duck tape and the thing that holds the rapping paper

so i can see if ur there
i fix it on ur howse in Alaska
my next door neybor here in moscow

what r u doing rite now lets see
r u and todd ok?
u say u can see me and my country from ur state well im looking at u evry day!!!

misses palin!
i want to fly into ur Airspase!
misses palin!
i want to reer my little Head!
misses palin!
why wont You reply to my Emails?!!
I made a teliscop for YOU and i luv u so

we share a small merry-time border but the borders of r harts is thick
u dont like news-papers well neether of us can say or reed english

we are madw for eachuther!!!
so fly ur playn my way
i live at 45454 RUSSIA AVE

repeet misses palin chorus

I say dog gone it you betcha you betcha dog gone it you betcha dog gone it say it aint so joe you betcha dog on it etc

i luv u

H/t: Alec

McCain/Palin ignore Heart, use "Barracuda" again

By GottaLaff

Heart is not happy about Presidential Candidate Palin, and her Veep Choice McCain continuing to use their song without permission. I guess this is the same kind of disdain the campaign displays as they do when they tell the media that Palin will only speak to them when they're good and ready to send her out there.

To hell with everybody else, it's only Palin/McCain's priorities matter. Think about what that tells you about their governing style:

The rock band "Heart" may have asked John McCain and Sarah Palin stop playing their song "Barracuda" at their rallies, but the campaign is apparently paying no heed.

The track — played at the Republican National Convention in honor of the Vice Presidential nominee, who earned the nickname "Sarah Barracuda" playing high school basketball in Alaska — was pumped through the streets of Lebanon, Ohio on Tuesday morning at an outdoor rally before the GOP ticket showed up.

When the song was played after Palin's convention speech last week, the band members quickly requested that McCain and Palin pull the plug.

"Sarah Palin's views and values in no way represent us as American women," Ann and Nancy Wilson told Entertainment Weekly. "We ask that our song 'Barracuda' no longer be used to promote her image."

You can't get much clearer than that. These are two candidates who are exhibiting the same stubbornness and contempt as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. Bush III/Cheney II.

But the McCain camp said last week that it had paid for and obtained all necessary licenses before using the song.

And the band's former guitarist, Roger Fisher, told Reuters last week that the McCain camp’s use of the song benefited both sides: Republicans get "the ingenious placement of a kick-ass song" — and Heart gets headlines and royalties. Part of that money, said Fisher, would be heading to the Arizona senator’s opponent: "With my contribution to Obama's campaign, the Republicans are now supporting Obama," he told Reuters.

I see they're also using the same twisted logic as Bush/Cheney. Bush III/Cheney II. Say it with me.

Over and over.

Video: "Indiana needs to vote Barack or we'll get 4 more years of Bush"

By GottaLaff

CNN posted this video. It's a little repetitive, but isn't that what the Republicans do to get their point across? Of course, when they do it, it's a redundant set of nasty lies and smears. Take it away, John Moore!