Are you an erstwhile Satanist who is so deeply and irredeemably lame that you managed to get kicked out of Metallica? That would make you Dave Mustaine, the used-up nuthatch in charge of forgotten heavy metal outfit Megadeth. He has heard of Rick Santorum, finally! Which is reason enough to endorse him, apparently:
“Earlier in the election, I was completely oblivious as to who Rick Santorum was, but when the dude went home to be with his daughter when she was sick, that was very commendable. Also, just watching how he hasn’t gotten into doing these horrible, horrible attack ads like Mitt Romney’s done against Newt Gingrich, and then the volume at which Newt has gone back at Romney… You know, I think Santorum has some presidential qualities, and I’m hoping that if it does come down to it, we’ll see a Republican in the White House… and that it’s Rick Santorum.”
Enjoy the support of Megadeth’s six fans, Rick! [Music Radar]
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" but when the dude went home to be with his daughter when she was sick, that was very commendable"
He wouldn't have to come back had he not LEFT her in the first place. Oh, and he LEFT her again.
Are you here all by yourself?
'Cause, ya know if you need a ride.
What? No offer of candy?
Candy was so yesterday.
It was half priced this morning, lol. I had to run to the drugstore and there it was, a heart shaped box of Russell Stover, the size of a sofa cushion. It's the biggest box of candy I've ever seen and it's all mine.
Some dude, like they think they can just go off and leave you. And then they think they can come back any time.
Not to mention that going home to visit the sick daughter seems to me to not be very commendable, but a bare minimum that's to be expected of a parent. What's next, praise for occasionally helping with cleaning or leaving the toilet seat down?
i think Chris Rock said it best:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaPHPQt91w8
That is seriously my favorite routine ever. Cuz it's true.
From what we've been seeing of Republican fambly values lately, paying attention to a sick child practically makes him a saint.
he hasn’t gotten into doing these horrible, horrible attack ads
No money no ads–attack or otherwise.
He did produce one santorum-splattered attack ad, but he was the one getting attacked. Dimbulb can't do anything right.
They even stole the name of their band from a fake group in National Lampoon's Lemmings.
What a Megadick.
You are lacking some "be".
managed to kicked out
I waiting on Ted Nugent to weigh in, thanks.
Jon Stewart just Tweeted:
Contrary to what you may have heard, there is ONE contraceptive device endorsed by @RickSantorum http://on.cc.com/xQJsKO
Ahahahahahaha.
Obama may as well concede now – Santorum's locked up the third-rate heavy metal endorsement, so this whole thing is basically over.
The third-rate heavy metal teabagger demographic can't be all that large, even if you add in the Lynrd Skynrd redneck contingent.
Rossington and Collins libel.
Never go full Nugent.
Nor should one go full nougat. I can't abide that stuff.
Santorum: candidate of overcompensating men everywhere.
This one goes to eleven.
I love how this "endorsement" basically boils down to, "I hate Obama, but all of the other candidates have obvious shortcomings, and I don't know anything about Santorum actually."
It's as hilariously weaksauce as it is implausibly absurd.
He is right about one thing, though: Santorum hasn't lowered himself to attacking the other candidates the way Mittens and Newton have. Santorum has remained content to stick to his political campaign mainstay, and merely attacking entire groups of people, for being minorities.
and women and democrats and actually any decent human being
But not Mitt or Newt. Oh wait, you just said that. Nevermind.
And whining about how unfair and mean people on the left are to and about him. Rick really is the whiniest politician I think I've ever heard, and that's saying a lot, given the makeup of the contemporary Republican. Perhaps one of the organs that in every other human is vestigial – like the appendix or tonsils – is functional in Santorum, producing a steady stream of Human Snivel Hormone.
Too late to the party but I must praise this anyway – Human Snivel Hormone.
After reading this thorough and comprehensive discussion of Ricky's background, experience, qualifications, policy positions and vision for America; I must admit my vote will go to Rick Sandscrotum.
Sandscrotum? Is he having an affair with Callista?
That cabbage is too rotten to plow.
Oh, I'm totally stealing that.
With my blessings!
Finally, a candidate with balls– raw, reddened, sand-blasted balls.
A vote for Rick is a vote for an abrasive, irritated 'Nad Sack, fer sure.
I dunno…there's a certain taint to that campaign.
Ah yes, but he is a stellar pubic servant, to be sure.
Santorum's campaign song written and performed by Sweatervests of Satan
See Barb's post above.
That's downright hellish.
You would know!
Dave Mustaine has, sadly, been an outspoken homophobic asshole for quite a while.
Well then. What took him so long to find out the Frothmiester was a homophone?
But where did he come down on Napster???
It sounds like he'd make a great GOP candidate then.
I thought the metal community was all rainbows and pride flags ever since the Judas Priest guy came out of his transparent closet.
Santorum sells…but who's buying?
Big Medical Rape Equipment, one would surmise.
"You know, I think Santorum has some presidential qualities…"
That there is what you call tepid. Even the wingnuts are throwing up their hands at this point.
White, male, and, ummmm….. nope. Sorry.
Let me know what score Stephen Tyler gives him.
As an amateur ornithologist, I feel you should apologize to nuthatches everywhere, before the Audubon Society gets after you!
At least the tunes are better than Lee Greenwood. It would be fun to see what Mustaine and the dudes could do covering "Let the Eagle Soar" or "I'm Proud to be an American" in speed-metal thrash mode. Let Ashcroft try to keep up on vocals with them. Then again who knows? It might work, there was this Conway Twitty death metal cover that actually sounded pretty good (check it out on youtube).
Sure, getting the Megadeth endorsement is a big deal, but as far as bands go, as go the Ohio Players, so goes the nation.
I'm waiting to see who gets the Twisted Sister endorsement before choosing my vote.
Marilyn Manson is the endorsement they're really gunning for.
Alice Cooper is a Rethug. What's the word from him? I'm guessing impaling babies on swords wouldn't exactly endear him to the Santorum crowd.
Has Pat Boone endorsed anyone yet?
Arlo Guthrie is a Republican too. The mind boggles. Yeah, he might be trying to make some kind of point…but the mind still boggles.
As in you're "fi-i-i-i-yud!" dadada da-da-da da-da!
cuz in that case, the Ohio Players hereby endorse Sire Mittens of Phantasmajocks.
Pffft. I'm waiting to hear who earns the endorsement of the Susudiettes, San Bernardino County 's #1 all-girl Phil Collins tribute band.
Gawd.. I went and Google'd that, because its existence seems entirely plausible in this country.
Old white guy likes R-assholes. Imagine. Go back to the late 80s/early 90s old fart. I don't like seeing what people who were in bands when I was young look like now. I have seen the Megadeth. In person. It was lame. The particular show I am thinking of was Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer at the Omni in the ATL and I fell asleep during Slayer – cause that's how I roll. (I love Anthrax and even liked War Ensemble. That's what we listened to while watching cnn and the scud missile war) ANYway, it was 1991ish and headbangers ball was still a thing – and these fuckers literally synchronized their head banging. They stood in a v-shape and had choreography. To their Metallica reject thrash. How homophobic can you really be if you have that? I liked Peace Sells, it sounds like "Pizzas, but who's buyin."
We always sang it as "Pee Smells"
Santorum may have gone home to see his sick daughter, but he still has said he would not let his daughter have an abortion (as if it was his decision and not hers, the shitfucker) if she was impregnated by a rapist, so he is still a horrible, horrible failure of a parent, and a top nominee for worst father in the world.
Staying home with your sick daughter is commendable. Going home from running an ego trip candidacy for President to do a drive by visit with your sick daughter is contemptible.
Yet another reason to never tell anyone that I used to listen to this shit WAY back in the day…
I am irony man.
Ozzy Osbourne Libel! Because Iron Man Ozzy is still far cooler than Douchebag Dave could ever dream of being!
"Enjoy the support of Megadeth’s six fans, Rick!"
make that five fans now because Poncho's out. but still, Mustaine can't compete with the sheer amount of dumb douchebaggery that is Metallica:
"Napster. Napster. Where's the cash that i've been after?"
Breaking News: Lars Ulrich endorses Ron Paul.
Yes, "Rufous Undersides" is a role-play persona he uses, and "Slate Upperparts" are his safety words.
I was thinking grey sweatervest and a chapped ass … but you may be right.
Putting a miscarried fetus in a jar does have a certain satanic-worshipping quality to it, so I am not surprised that this Megadeth guy likes Santorum.
Wait wait…we got to hear Steppenwolf's stance on this. I can't believe Megadeth has time for politics. Those bowling alleys and air force base balls ain't gonna RAWK themselves!!
I just got off an air force base after a week of teaching and they in fact had this crew play a gig there last Friday night. I didn't check who was playing the base's bowling alley, maybe Megadeth-mucil was playing there. As an opener for Zig Zit & The Acne Experience.
Air Force gigs ain't what they used to be. My dad told me he saw Red Foxx and Sister Sledge on an air force base back in the day.
There are just too many obvious Spinal Tap and Forrest Gump jokes to even attempt one here. I'll just say: HA!
Dave Who?
I'd only vote for whomever Steel Panther endorses. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMAvNIlVzO0&fe...
And my dog hasn't taken a shit in the house in almost a month, and I said to myself that this dog here has some presidential qualities and I would like to see a dog like this take a royal crap on the ovalating office so that's why I'm voting for Fecal Boy and his catatonic wife.
Well, if Rick's going all metal now, I hope he'll ask Lemmy and the boys to play "No Voices in the Sky" at the next Santorum campaign stop.
Fucking hair farmer.
I have a measure of talent of such bands. It's a ratio I call HFPM.
Hair Flips Per Minute.
Directly or inversely proportional?
Yikes! you too, Dave mustystain?
And to think that just last year (still a teen so….give me a break, lol) i used to dig some of his early albums like 'Rust in Peace'; with angry hippie tracks such as 'holy wars'; not exactly NeoCons favorite foreign policy :
" Brother will kill brother
Spilling blood across the land
Killing for religion
Something I don't understand
don't look now to israel, it might be your home land ( yes, he really wrote and sang that)
Fill the cracks in,with judicial granite
Because I don't say it,don't mean I ain't
Thinkin' it
Next thing you know,they'll take my thoughts away
I know what I said,now I must scream of the overdose
And the lack of mercy killings
I would say as such a huge flip flop he should have endorsed Mitt MorMoney
Here's a fashion idea for young Republicans – Droog costumes, preferably with a stick for beating up poor people, blacks, browns and asians:
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?rlz=1T4ADF...
Officially Licensed Clockwork Orange product, back under the bed for me my droogs.
Bang your head indeed.
Obey your master. Bastard.
When sizing up potential presidential candidates, the ability to visit sick relatives is usually very high on my list.
Mitt sells, but who's buyin?
The real hilarity was seeing how Drudge and other RW blogs trumpeted this as front page news, so desperate is their need for some pop cultural resonance. I guess nobody told them.
Fun fact: The bassist for this "band" is some kind of mail-order ordained minister.
Yes, but who does Jody Watley endorse?
I, like, like that the dude went home to see his sick daughter… And when he brought home their still born baby… that was, like, pretty cool too."
(Shut up!)
But who will get the coveted David Cassidy endorsement????
DRUDGE SIRENS: Megadeath guy calls "backsies" on Santorum endorsement: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/02/m...
(Who cares?) ^ 2
I thought the all-caps use of DRUDGE SIRENS communicated that same notion (all-caps are my internet Irony Mark)
Funny how when liberal artists speak out the conservatives yell and scream that they should stick to their art because they're too dumb to comment on anything else, yet when the rare conservative artist speaks up there's a different standard applied.
"but when the dude went home to be with his daughter when she was sick, that was very commendable"
Dave Mustaine wants everyone to know Santorum is a waaaay better dad than either Joe Walsh.
WWDMD? "…it makes me sick to to think we have assholes in this country letting fucking Mexicans in."
Fortunately his 17 stints in drug rehab, plus Jesus, have saved him from his own mega-death.
Headbanging causes brain damage. I'm just sayin'.
Not enough, apparently.
His walk-back:
Contrary to how some people have interpreted my words, I have not endorsed any presidential candidate,” the rocker said in a release after earlier reports had him backing Republican Rick Santorum on Wednesday. “What I did say was that I hope to see a Republican in the White House. I’ve seen good qualities in all the candidates but by no means have made my choice yet. I respect the fact that Santorum took time off from his campaign to be with his sick daughter, but I never used the word ‘endorse.’
He's either taking too many drugs or not enough drugs.
Whoa whoa whoa. Megadeth is thrash, nothing like death metal. And Dave Mustaine is a loser and a complete dumbass (and still hilariously bitter about Metallica), but Peace Sells… and Rust In Peace are both pretty great.
Unfortunately, the lot in life of a non-idiot metal fan is to recognize that most of your favorite artists and most of their fans are extremely stupid.
Mustaine got kicked out of Metallica because he loved Santorum too much…
What are you doing running? I thought you were still recuperating.
Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker. Too soon? Prolly.
Picked up four boxes of Queen Anne Chocolate Covered Cherries at $0.50 a box.
Lol Histori, the Pharmacist is a dick and won't let anyone else pick up my "Perky-sets" painkillers.
Well..ain't nobody's business but your own.
What the world needs is chocolate-covered hydrocodone truffles. Think how those would brighten your day.
Maybe if you send someone with a note-
Mr Dickface,
Please allow Mr. Barb to pick up my medication as I am supposed to be at home resting you fucking dipstick.
Thank you,
Barb
so true, so true.
And the Tennesee State Legislature.
Phen-fen Kit Kats. Yum!
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