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underpants

(182,281 posts)
Thu Aug 7, 2014, 03:24 PM Aug 2014

Okay so Ron Paul is like Nirvana and Rand is like Pearl Jam

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kennedy-mtv-gop-rock-bands

Ex-MTV VJ Kennedy: Current GOP Figures Are A Lot Like '90s Rock Bands

Kennedy, the one-name wonder who now serves as the semi-youthful libertarian voice at the Fox News empire, believes that a trio of Republican politicians are — surprise, surprise — just like three bands that peaked when she was an MTV VJ in the 1990s.

From the New York Times:

“Let’s say Ron Paul is Nirvana,” said Kennedy, the television personality and former MTV host, by way of explaining the sort of politician who excites libertarians like herself. “Like, the coolest, most amazing thing to come along in years, and the songs are nebulous but somehow meaningful, and the lead singer kills himself to preserve the band’s legacy.
“Then Rand Paul — he’s Pearl Jam. Comes from the same place, the songs are really catchy, can really pack the stadiums, though it’s not quite Nirvana.

“Ted Cruz? He’s Stone Temple Pilots. Tries really hard to sound like Pearl Jam, never gonna sound like Nirvana. Really good voice, great staying power — but the whole is not greater than the sum of its parts.”
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Okay so Ron Paul is like Nirvana and Rand is like Pearl Jam (Original Post) underpants Aug 2014 OP
is rick perry kiss ? JI7 Aug 2014 #1
No, he's like Ted Crappypants Nugent. muntrv Aug 2014 #3
hummmnnnn..... daleanime Aug 2014 #14
How about Citizen Dick? underpants Aug 2014 #18
Holy moley. I forgot all about her. Orrex Aug 2014 #2
My guess is they aren't keen on it el_bryanto Aug 2014 #4
As a fan of both bands LordGlenconner Aug 2014 #5
and the lead singer kills himself to preserve the band’s legacy. underpants Aug 2014 #10
Kennedy has always been a kook LordGlenconner Aug 2014 #15
LOL, Hey Ex-MTV VJ Kennedy, What is the sound of a career jumping a shark? FSogol Aug 2014 #6
When did KEnnedy go completely stupid? MohRokTah Aug 2014 #7
How about Ten Years After? groundloop Aug 2014 #11
At birth LordGlenconner Aug 2014 #21
That makes me sad that she would smear 90s bands like that. aikoaiko Aug 2014 #8
"the lead singer kills himself to preserve the band’s legacy." Enrique Aug 2014 #9
+ underpants Aug 2014 #12
"the lead singer kills himself to preserve the band’s legacy" trumad Aug 2014 #13
Chris Christie: Meatloaf DefenseLawyer Aug 2014 #16
Way to tarnish some great bands. Drunken Irishman Aug 2014 #17
Well done underpants Aug 2014 #19
Much better! BillZBubb Aug 2014 #22
Who is Screaming Trees? LordGlenconner Aug 2014 #20
Chris McDaniel IkeRepublican Aug 2014 #23
120 Minutes IkeRepublican Aug 2014 #24
Good Lord, no. I'm grateful that she didn't drag Soundgarden or Alice in Chains TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #25
mwahahah - 'nebulous, but somehow meaningful' Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #26
Holy shit, I'm so sick and tired of young libertarians and they way they are trying to make it Hip NightWatcher Aug 2014 #27
That's just not good kwolf68 Aug 2014 #28
Wrong! Ron Paul is more like Creed and Rand Paul is more like Nickelback. Initech Aug 2014 #29
Rand is the Black Hole Son n/t n2doc Aug 2014 #30
This is like a baloney malt. A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2014 #31

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
4. My guess is they aren't keen on it
Thu Aug 7, 2014, 03:32 PM
Aug 2014

Eddie Vedder at least is pretty liberal.

I also think they would be annoyed as being the lesser of the bands that came out of Seattle - but they are probably used that.

Bryant

 

LordGlenconner

(1,348 posts)
15. Kennedy has always been a kook
Thu Aug 7, 2014, 03:54 PM
Aug 2014

I find her to be quite grating. No surprise she's embraced the weirdo libertarian fad.

 

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
7. When did KEnnedy go completely stupid?
Thu Aug 7, 2014, 03:35 PM
Aug 2014

Was it two years before she started as a VJ or was it ten years before she started as a VJ?

 

LordGlenconner

(1,348 posts)
21. At birth
Thu Aug 7, 2014, 04:13 PM
Aug 2014

But seriously, I can recall her fawning over Bush the Elder during MTV's 1992 Rock the Vote coverage.

 

trumad

(41,692 posts)
13. "the lead singer kills himself to preserve the band’s legacy"
Thu Aug 7, 2014, 03:40 PM
Aug 2014

What a fucking shitty thing to say. These wingers are nuts.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
17. Way to tarnish some great bands.
Thu Aug 7, 2014, 04:02 PM
Aug 2014

Fuck that.

Ron Paul is like Creed - trying to be revolutionary like Pearl Jam, but in the end, got nowhere and pretty much sucked.

Rand Paul is like Nickelback - Supposedly rock, but when you pull back all the layers, they're a shit band that's liked by people who like shit.

Ted Cruz is like Limp Bizkit - Pure, unadulterated shit.

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
25. Good Lord, no. I'm grateful that she didn't drag Soundgarden or Alice in Chains
Thu Aug 7, 2014, 04:54 PM
Aug 2014

into it, at least (being that they are superior). What a dingbat.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
26. mwahahah - 'nebulous, but somehow meaningful'
Thu Aug 7, 2014, 05:45 PM
Aug 2014

As in, 'I'm too stoned to understand that it's just word salad, so I'm going to assume it's really deep, man. And boy is this good pot!'


NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
27. Holy shit, I'm so sick and tired of young libertarians and they way they are trying to make it Hip
Thu Aug 7, 2014, 05:52 PM
Aug 2014

to be an asshole.

Libertarianism is selfish idea and fails horribly in application.

None of these candidates are anything like any rock band. They are not hip, they benefited from society and now they purport to not want to participate in society.

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