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  The Original Mavericks

  posted by jamie | 10.14.08 | permalink | 4 comments

  

  Click to enlarge to see The Original Mavericks ad

  I can’t help but notice the songspeak site has had some banner ads for the McCain/Palin campaign lately. I can only imagine this is because we’ve had a few McCain and Palin related posts recently, but rest assured that we here at Songspeak in no way, shape, or form support the McCain/Palin ticket.

  So it bothers me that ads for them are popping up on the site. Why should it look like we’re promoting someone that we don’t support, nor agree with? Worse yet, the ad looks like some sort of satire, repeating the “maverick” catchphrase over and over. This whole maverick idea is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve seen in politics, and reeks of pandering to the lowest common denominator. “Hey, Joe Six-Pack! We’re mavericks! We’re gonna shoot up Washington with change…YEE-HAAAWWWWWW!” The whole thing seems like one big (sad) joke. But it’s for real. Frightening. (Never mind that I don’t understand how a candidate like McCain that has served in the senate for 22 years can pretend that he’d be “change”).

  Everyone knows that the ORIGINAL mavericks are the Ford Maverick, James Garner (who played Maverick in the TV series that ran from 1957 to 1962), Tom Cruise (who played Maverick in the 1986 hit movie Top Gun), and Mel Gibson (who played Maverick in the 1994 movie version of the TV series). And even though one is a car, and two of them are total whackjobs now, I’m confident that ANY of them would make a better Vice President (or President) than Sarah Palin. Especially the car.

  

  The Original Mavericks (left to right) - Maverick, Maverick, and Maverick

  Tags: 50s tv, 60s tv, 80s movies, 90s movies, ford maverick, james garner, joe six-pack, john mccain, lowest common denominator, maverick, mccain/palin, mel gibson, president, sarah palin, tom cruise, top gun, vice president, washington DC, whackjobs

• songspeak

  Letterman tears McCain a new one

  posted by jamie | 09.25.08 | permalink | 2 comments

  John McCain was supposed to appear as a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman last night. However, because of the economic crisis this country is suffering (due to the absolute joke that is the Bush administration), McCain felt it necessary to cancel his appearance at the last minute.

  This didn’t sit too well with David Letterman, and he railed on John McCain like there was no tomorrow. He chided him for suspending his campaign, he criticized him for not having Sarah Palin take his place while he took care of business in Washington, DC. He even showed live footage of McCain being interviewed by Katie Couric, while he was supposed to be on his way back to Washington. Letterman and Keith Olbermann hammed it up while watching the footage.

  Take a look at the tongue lashing Letterman unleashed last night:

  
  

  Was David Letterman's behavior justified?

  • Yes! McCain is an asshole for tucking his tail between his legs and suspending his campaign.
  • No! Dave was being a crybaby. McCain has every right to act like a pussy. He served in 'Nam, dammit!
  • Eh. I really couldn't care less about any of this nonsense.

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  Tags: 00s tv, bush administration, CBS, dave letterman, david letterman, economic crisis, john mccain, katie couric, keith olbermann, late show with david letterman, letterman criticizes mccain, mccain cancels appearance, mccain criticism, mccain late show appearance, mccain suspends campaign, paul shaffer, sarah palin, tongue lashing, washington DC