This is worse than selling out

[dotinthesky]

"Johnny Ramone, punk's sole big-name Republican, became the right-wing's answer to Michael Moore or the Dixie Chicks when the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two years ago, and he announced from the podium: "God bless President Bush, and God bless America."

2-week-old article about Conservative Punks.

Comments

[5500.livejournal.com]

hahah i totally read that story when it was published and it's just so dumb.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised that someone from the Ramones would be pro-republican. And Vincent Gallo being a Republican just smacks me of hypocrisy, if you take the kind of movies he makes into consideration.

[5500.livejournal.com]

vincent gallo is just plain nuts.
i don't see that anyone could possibly take him seriously at this point...

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I saw only one movie of his. He doesn't interest me in the least but I was aware of him as this wannabe alternative American figure - which has now been dashed.

[5500.livejournal.com]

exactly.

[chrissymo.livejournal.com]

Oh Johnny Johnny Johnny.

tsk tsk

[4q.livejournal.com]

blah

beat on the brat

[idioticpoet.livejournal.com]

gimme gimme shock treatment indeed.

Re: beat on the brat

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

too bad he lost his brain.

Re: beat on the brat

[idioticpoet.livejournal.com]

that's what happens when you were a teenage lobotomy.

Re: beat on the brat

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

It's the Stephen King curse.

[camie-chaos.livejournal.com]

To each our own, I love the conservativepunk website...

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I've never checked it out. Do you like some conservative punk bands? What is it about their messages that appeals to you?

[camie-chaos.livejournal.com]

I don't know many conservative punk bands. Even bands with more conservative songs seems to disregard them. I would love to hear more, I'm tired of bands always whinning against the system or having money.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I'm also tired of those bands... emo punks right? But I still think that there is a common enemy out there which is important to fight - namely these big money assholes who don't give a shit to anyone. Bush would rather line his pockets then try to figure out the growing inequality in America, and in the rest of the world. To me, a band that strives against that, is alright.

[camie-chaos.livejournal.com]

Nah, emo "punks" are just cry babies that whine about everything and make a big deal out of it. I'm talking the majority of all punk here. Conservative punk is more like fast Oi! really. I hate-Bush bands and I hated bands approving the terrorists on 9/11. Anyhoo, gotta get my butt to work.

[phyrephly.livejournal.com]

i just don't see what is ever appealing about being Republican or Conservative. i don't really care whether they're punk or not.

thanks for the link.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

There is no appeal! Which is why I'm so amazed an intelligent person would go for them.

[phyrephly.livejournal.com]

not just go for them, become an activist for them.