Because the prospect of hearing this song for 8 years is worse than what Bush has done.
Isn’t Celine Canadian anyway? Prolly French-Canadian at that with a name like Celine. Terrorist.
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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.
Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.
I’m pretty sure there’s only one Jack Smith.
It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.
Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?
Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.
I’m sure you banged some questionable people yourself.
I know this must be bad for Joe Biden, I just don’t know how.
This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.
You cannot shame the shameless.
The willow is too close to the house.
Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?
Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.
Let there be snark.
They fucked up the fucking up of the fuckup!
Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.
A last alliance of elves and men. also pet photos.
I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.
“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.
You don’t get to peddle hatred on saturday and offer condolences on sunday.
Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.
Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.
The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.
“Can i answer the question? No you can not!”
demimondian
This isn’t General Stupidity, John. It’s Major Stupidity, perhaps, but it’s certainly Democratic Stupidity.
Now, why are you suppressing the on-going investigations of Sen Ted Stevens (R-Veco) and his too-literal interpretation of a “house raising party”?
Otto Man
And I thought Clinton-Gore’s selection of Fleetwood Mac’s “Don’t Stop Thinkin’ About Tomorrow” was bad. Yeesh.
CaseyL
Well, she was going to use Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing”…
Dreggas
I would be impressed by a candidate picking “We’re not gonna take it” by Twisted Sister.
If anything sums up the general angst and anger it’s an anthem like that.
Wilfred
Didn’t Arnold use “We’re not gonna take it”?
taodon
demimodian: I believe it’s Four Star General Stupidity.
Well, at least we now know that with a HClinton presidency, education is going to take the biggest hit of all. Anyone who actually believes that to be “inspiring” is likely to repeat the misnomer, fostering a continued legacy of misinformation in the same vein as “Celine Dion is a good singer.” It’s time to remove the Ignoranci from power once and for all.
Zifnab
My god. I don’t know who the hell she thought she was pandering to with this music, but I want whomever these people are to get the fuck out of my country.
Andrew
And to think, I heard “Straight Outta Compton” was in the running.
ThymeZone
Okay, well, at least it isn’t “Surfin Bird.”
taodon
“Straight Outta Compton” would never be used. The word “straight” could alienate her gay voters!
Rome Again
“You and I” don’t see eye to eye, Hillary… sorry!
Dulcie
I live in Vegas – we only have to suffer through one more year of the atrocity known as “Celine Dion”!
Bubblegum Tate
He did. He even got Dee Snider–for whom I actually had respect (OK, still do…just less of it now)–to play it with him on stage.
As for a great campaign song, I choose “Freedom Got an AK” by Da Lench Mob.
Dreggas
I meant nationally, but yeah he did I forgot that.
Fwiffo
That’s it, I’m voting for Mike Gravel. Upon first seeing that “rock” video I thought he might just be a crazy person, but now I realize its brilliance. Insanity is a less dire fate than blandness.
Badtux
She should have chosen this song. But oh, I forget. Politicians never are liars. Politicians never lie. They merely “mis-speak”. Or “mislead”. Or whatever. I long for a day when a reporter or politician is willing to call a lie a lie and a liar a liar. But oh, I forget, that would require balls and a willingness to tell the truth, neither of which are in much quantity amongst the nattering classes…
– Badtux the Not-liar Penguin
Zifnab
His silence shows that he is wise.
Throwing the rock into the pond proves that he is strong.
And knowing when to walk away shows his courage.
He’s got my vote.
JL
Mute buttons and volumn controls can take care of bad music unfortunately it takes more than that to erase the last 6 years.
DougJ
Don’t count on it: there’s been talk of permanent bases and residual forces.
The Other Steve
Oh come on. There’s far worse in Vegas than Dion.
Sirkowski
TAKE A KAYAK!
chopper
i’ll vote for any politician that uses that song.
Zifnab
I’ll vote for any politician that promises to outlaw the band Journey.
Jake
Why not Iron Maiden’s Run to the Hills?
Dulcie
Such as?
raff
Yeah, Celine is French-Canadian (her name is pronounced ‘Seh-Linn’). But try not to blame us for her — Celine & Quebec aren’t very popular with the rest of the country.
Apparently the song itself was written for an Air Canada ad campaign. Hillary Clinton: Canuck lovin’ terrorist!
Dylan
I hope this is all tongue-in-cheek.
There’s no accounting for taste, but these comments seem pretty elitist.
Plus nobody’s come up with an alternative that I’d vote for. Straight Outta Lynwood anyone?
cleek
she shoulda used the Immigrant Song, just to piss off the xenophobes.
Dreggas
Run to the Hills in fear? Or the lament of all power seekers Powerslave? Or given the state of the world Can I Play With Madness?
Rusty Shackleford
HA! Chris Matthews just said “shit” on live tv on Hardball! at ~6:27p (cdt).
As they were coming back from break the cameras started rolling and caught the end of some crosstalk.
Rome Again
Hell, why not be honest and use “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”?
As an aside, this is OT, but WOW, just WOW!
Rusty Shackleford
Matthews just apologized when they came back from the taped Brian Williams segment.
caustics
National Health Care, Eh?
IIRC, Bush’s campaign song for 2000: “I Won’t Back Down” (Tom Petty). For a short time in 2004 it was “Eye of the Tiger” (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby).
An appropriate theme for the next Republican candidate would be “Turkey in the Straw” as rendered by a slowly dying ice-cream truck running in ever-diminishing circles.
Andrew
OH MY GOD.
Some one call the American Family Association (motto: “Kill the Je… er, stop cursin’!”) and have them issue one of their fatwas against MSNBC.
I, for one, am absolutely shocked that a politico-douchebag would curse.
srv
Bloomberg just switched to Independent.
We could have a choice between two NYC mayors and a NY senator.
chopper
i would vote for any politician that used ‘don’t stop believin’. i would worship any politician that used maiden.
Bombadil
What’s Giuliani going to use? “Kind of a Drag”?
Salty Party Snax
Rudy is already using “Take A Walk On The Wild Side.”
The word is he has taken the line “plucked her eyebrows on the way, shaved her legs and then he was a she..” very seriously.
But you know it was only a fund raiser.
sab
Aren’t the French those people who told us that the Iraq war was a really dumb idea before we started it, and we responded by renaming fried potatoes “freedom fries” and by boycotting french wine (great deal for me that year- I got all kinds of wine that I normally can’t afford.) Thanks for all the good advice French people. Hopefully I can disguise myself as a Canadian next time I visit your wonderful country. Liberty, equality, fraternity. Glad you guys still believe in such principles since we Americans apparently don’t any more.
Dreggas
Nah he’ll use “Sweet Transvestite” from Rocky Horror.
Dreggas
Who’s we white boy?
jake
For Rudy: Last of the Famous International Playboys, from the album Bona Drag.
For Bloomberg: Everythings Coming up Roses.
Excellent pick and the Courts (Theme Song: We’re not gonna take it”) telling Bush (Theme Song: “Lies”) to stuff his Unitary Executive is never OT. That it caused John Yoo (Theme Song: Devil Nights) to bleat in dismay only makes it better.
DougJ
I’d like Rudy to go with “Rudy Can’t Fail” but I don’t see him being a big fan of the Clash.
JGabriel
Oh, c’mon. So Hillary picked Celine Dion for her campaign song. It could have been worse. It could have been…
Ok, it couldn’t have been worse.
Still, as the first female presidential candidate who actually has a chance, it’s pretty natural that she’d want to pick a song with a female vocalist. Assume that Melissa Etheridge is out, because you don’t want to give the Republicans yet another reason to repeat all it’s libels on Hillary’s sexual identity.
So, who would you pick? Liz Phair? I mean, yeah, *I’d* vote for anyone with the balls to choose “Supernova” as their campaign song, but I don’t think it’d fly with most of the American public.
Hmm, maybe there’s something by Lucinda Williams…
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Pb
Note, this was a campaign song contest / internet poll — and if you’re dumb enough to decide anything about your campaign based on an internet poll, then you deserve what you get.
But hey, at least Bill wanted Smashmouth — and onion rings.
The Other Steve
Republicans never fail to deliver the fun!
Dave
Oh come on now ToS…that’s the foreign policy experience Rudy was counting on when he ducked out on the Iraq Study Group. I mean think of it, who’s closer to the U.S. Bolivia or Iraq?
George B.
9/11 changed everything.
jake
Will Ravenel claim he bought it because he was “curious,” and planned to throw it away? Will we learn Michael L. Miller is a male prostitute? Inquiring minds want to know!
And I notice the USA on the case is another tough-on-crime Bush appointee named Reggie.
Buh-bye Mr. Ravenel.
Bob In Pacifica
There were so many other great Fleetwood Mac songs Clinton the First could have used: “Oh Well,” “The Green Manalishi With The Two-Prong Crown,” “You Can Go Your Own Way,” “Hypnotized.” I blame Hillary. She must control the iPods in the house.
Tax Analyst
She should use “Big Wheel” off of Tori Amos’s latest album…lol…sample lines – “Baby, I don’t need your cash/Mama got it all in hand” & “I-I-I-am-an-M-I-L-F, don’t you forget”(that line repeats twice more – it really cracked me up – the whole song is just loaded with contrary energy & cheeky attitude – so it might show Hilary has a sense of humor – and hint that she wouldn’t put up with much crap – plus it’s done with Tori reverting to her Southern accent…if Hilary gets the nomination I figure she’s gotta win at least a couple Southern States to carry the Electoral College…and Hey, I haven’t heard the Celine Dion song, but I’m guessing “schmaltzy & bland beyond belief”…if that’s what it is then almost ANYTHING would have to be better. The Republican nominee, whoever it is, should HAVE to use the “Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die-Rag” by Country Joe & The Fish”…
Bubblegum Tate
As an ardent Phair fan (though not so much post-whitechocolatespaceegg), I certainly would pick Liz Phair. Something off Exile in Guyville, though. Maybe “Help Me, Mary” or “Never Said.”
arnott
she did not pick the song. it was chosen on a online poll on her website.
Krista
As an Acadian, I consider myself completely distinct and separate from the French-Canadians and claim absolutely no connection nor kinship with that bombastic banshee. Just wanted you to know.
Tax Analyst
Well, even though it wouldn’t have anything to do with anything, “Fuck & Run” off the same “Exile in Guyville” album would be a great political campaign title if you just change it to, “Fuck it; Run”…