Megadeth's Dave Mustaine endorses Rick Santorum, rocks political landscape
By Stefan SirucekFebruary 15th, 2012, 8:00 pmComments (10)
Finally a Santorum story that doesn't require a potty joke. Dave Mustaine, angry red frontman of the band Megadeth, is a Rick fan.
Why is Mustaine set on Santorum? Apparently, the guy behind the album Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! is big on family values and common decency.
"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."
A political statement from Mustaine makes sense when you consider that Megadeth's oeuvre does include a lot of political content. The album Rust in Peace is, I assume, a lament for the death of American manufacturing and economic change while the song "Almost Honest" is surely a sly critique of political doublespeak. And just consider the lyrics of 1992's "Symphony of Destruction."
You take a mortal man,
And put him in control
Watch him become a god
Watch peoples heads a'roll
A'roll...
This, right down to the image of rolling heads, is basically what I imagine a Santorum presidency would result in. Since he basically prophesized Rick Santorum's coming, maybe his endorsement should be no surprise. But the best part about all this is that while other musicians have been totally un-cool about letting Republican candidates use their music, Mustaine's glowing endorsement surely means that Rick Santorum will have access to the full Megadeth catalog for use on the campaign trail.
So don't be surprised if from now on those Santorum rallies look a little something like this:
Commentarium (10 Comments)
Wow... just, wow. Talk about unexpected!
I'm one of those folks who does admittedly hold a fair amount of conservative views, mostly in matters of the economy, national defense and the size and role of the Federal government vs. states rights. But what turns me off and pulls me away from the right more than anything else is their stance on many social issues, primarily that of gay rights and gay marriage. If the Republicans could just focus on matters of true national interest and leave the social issues and bedroom politics aside, I think they would garner a *lot* more support across the board -- I talk to people all the time who (like me) are self-proclaimed "fiscal conservatives, social liberals/moderates" who are very distrustful of liberal policies overall but who end up voting Democrat because they feel so strongly that the Republicans' social agenda is in complete opposition to basic conservative principles such as personal freedom, liberty and responsibility, and the general pursuit of happiness without government intrusion.
If Santorum actually won the nomination and the Presidency, I think I might have to move to Canada. Bush was appalling, Obama has been a complete and utter disappointment and doesn't deserve a second term, Romney scares me a little bit but a Santorum presidency is simply beyond my ability to cope or comprehend.
No offense, but your Republicans only stood for personal freedom when they were the new kids on the block, i.e. the liberals of the antebellum era. That the Democrats were the racist, populist party of the day says a lot about the way politics evolve in this country. But conservatives, whatever name they go by, never leave social issues and bedroom politics aside: in fact, conservatism thrives on this shit. So good luck with finding an adequate Republican candidate, buddy.
It's pretty ironic you would mention being distrustful of liberal policies while claiming to be a "social liberal/moderate": where have Democrats applied even remotely liberal policies except on social issues, lately?
I think you guys are actually agreeing... FE doesn't like the Republicans either. They talk a big game but never follow through. But then again so do the Democrats, so... there you go. Fuck 'em all.
I am nauseated by politics in general (mostly because they are all complete liars that work for lobbyist groups and have no idea about the general population; no matter which side you are on). But who the fuck cares about who Dave Mustaine supports?
(Don't bother telling me; I understand that this is a "news" site.)
I agree completely... none of these politicians have a clue about you or me or anyone else, regardless of party or platform. I don't understand how so many people get all gaga over Democrats or Republicans, how they are so blind to the truth. Anyone who supports a Democrat is an asshole, anyone who supports a Republican is an equal asshole. We need to ORGANIZE AND REVOLT AGAINST THE SYSTEM -- ALL OF IT.
Such a drag. I love those early Megadeth albums, but Mustaine's really gotten hard to take.
Metal always had a streak of leftist idealism (anti-war, anti-jingoism) that stood in interesting contrast to its militarism and obsession with violence and control. Maybe it's no surprise that as these people get older they've gotten a lot more reactionary, but it's a bummer.
The Heavy Metal guys are "rebels". When everybody around them are lefties, they'll go right. They can't be one among many.
Santorum...Mustaine...
Santorum Must Stain?
Henry Rollins/Ian MacKaye 2012
This. I would sell my body for campaign contributions for this ticket. And I have a nice body.
Now you say something