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Ouch: Paul Ryan’s Favorite Band Compares Him to Charles Manson

Paul Ryan, apparently, loves the sound of the rock band “Rage Against the Machine.” Too bad for him that they really don’t like his sound — at all.

Why? Because “Rage” is one of the more openly Left-wing bands in America, and no one fits that description better than the band’s guitarist, Tom Morello.

Tom Morello, Guitarist for Rage Against the Machine, Compares Paul Ryan to Charles Manson

Tom Morello

Granted, Ryan has already said he likes the band’s music, but ignores the lyrics (which are about as blatant in their Leftism as you can get), and that makes sense. Still, Morello’s op ed today on the subject of Ryan has to hurt. The most scathing excerpts follow:

Paul Ryan’s love of Rage Against the Machine is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the machine that our music has been raging against for two decades. Charles Manson loved the Beatles but didn’t understand them. Governor Chris Christie loves Bruce Springsteen but doesn’t understand him. And Paul Ryan is clueless about his favorite band, Rage Against the Machine.[...]

Don’t mistake me, I clearly see that Ryan has a whole lotta “rage” in him: A rage against women, a rage against immigrants, a rage against workers, a rage against gays, a rage against the poor, a rage against the environment. Basically the only thing he’s not raging against is the privileged elite he’s groveling in front of for campaign contributions.

You see, the super rich must rationalize having more than they could ever spend while millions of children in the U.S. go to bed hungry every night. So, when they look themselves in the mirror, they convince themselves that “Those people are undeserving. They’re . . . lesser.” Some of these guys on the extreme right are more cynical than Paul Ryan, but he seems to really believe in this stuff. This unbridled rage against those who have the least is a cornerstone of the Romney-Ryan ticket.[...]

My hope is that maybe Paul Ryan is a mole. Maybe Rage did plant some sensible ideas in this extreme fringe right wing nut job. Maybe if elected, he’ll pardon Leonard Peltier.  Maybe he’ll throw U.S. military support behind the Zapatistas. Maybe he’ll fill Guantanamo Bay with the corporate criminals that are funding his campaign – and then torture them with Rage music 24/7. That’s one possibility. But I’m not betting on it.

Now, an uncharitable observer might remark that if this band really does believe that a convicted murderer of FBI agents should be pardoned, that a separatist, paramilitary, Leftist army should receive United States support, and that corporate leaders deserve to be tortured, it might indeed be wise if Paul Ryan found a new favorite band. Megadeth would probably be willing to fill the void. It also might be noticeable that for all his youthful bluster, Morello is actually six years older than Ryan, marking this as more of a “get off my lawn” moment than any sort of rage against the old and powerful.

However, to be fair to Ryan, when a band has lyrics like this, it probably would be difficult to ascertain a coherent message:

With the sure shot, sure to make the bodies drop
Drop and don’t copy yo, don’t call this a co-opt
Terror rains drenchin’, quenchin’ the thirst of the power drones
That five sided fist-a-gon
The rotten sore on the face of mother earth gets bigger
Tha triggers cold empty your purse

Watch the video for this charming ditty below (WARNING! COARSE LANGUAGE):

However, at the end, fans of metal can take comfort in one significant fact – at least Paul Ryan’s self-proclaimed favorite band wasn’t System of a Down.

Front page image credit: AFP/Getty Images

Comments (260)

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  • KingCanon
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:15pm

    Tom Morella is one of the reasons this nation is going to the dogs!

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    • Improvise.Adapt.Overcome
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:22pm

      Make no mistake, Morello can jam. Doesn’t make him a profit though! I saw Rage at Lollapolluza 2 and they were the best sounding band there. I’ve also heard Obama multiple times and his message is still bad.

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    • yourfriend
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:36pm

      Wow, what a surprise! Another lefty celebrity spouting 99% percent trash. Shut up and enjoy your millions, ONE PERCENTER! He would be the first to cry about people illegally sharing his music.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:37pm

      Mutants v the Normals!

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    • TomSawyer
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:38pm

      Why does he say that Paul Ryan has rage against workers and rage against the poor? It is like Liberals are programmable.

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    • dissentnow
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:44pm

      “Make no mistake, Morello can jam”

      eh, that is debatable. Morello makes lots of annoying squeaky turntable-esque sounds with his guitar. I’ll take Eric Clapton over Morello anyday!

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    • 000degrees
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:44pm

      You see, the super rich must rationalize having more than they could ever spend while millions of children in the U.S. go to bed hungry every night. So, when they look themselves in the mirror, they convince themselves that “Those people are undeserving. They’re . . . lesser.

      Hey rage boy….define “super rich”. You supposed to be the hero of the down trodden? I don’t question the amount you want to market your American dream for. Why is it you you think anyone cares what you think????

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    • Lucky3000
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:51pm

      Never heard of them……….And don’t want to hear them……………..

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    • JQCitizen
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:08pm

      Your Friend, you are RIGHT ON!

      I’ll take Paul Ryan anyday over someone who writes such trash, and calls it “ART”. What a Joke!

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    • woodyl1011fl
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:17pm

      Liberals are programmed; they have been brainwashed all of their lives by Pavlov‘s principles in their indoctrination and are now so far gone that they will only realize they have been duped when the Democrat Party’s government Gestapo come to put on the leg irons but it will be too late. Other fools and useful idiots throughout history have awaken one fine morning and found that they were now slaves and there is no escape because they chose to ignorant and voted for their own enslavement by smooth talking slick snake oil salesmen for they had believed the lies they were told out of party loyalty to wild evil donkeys.

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    • ginger3350
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:35pm

      Rage’s music has always annoyed me. Not much into screaming and whining. How much money has Tom Morello made? I would say capitalism has worked out well enough for him. Just kick the ladder away so no one else can climb up. Socialism is always for the people, not the socialist.

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    • encinom
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:49pm

      More serfs defend their master’s choice for VP. Ryan is an immoral bastard that works for the wealthy at the expense of the citizens who voted for him. He worships Rand not the message of charity Christ taught.

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    • Dr Vel
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:50pm

      I would like to see a comparison of the money rage has given to the poor compared to Ryan. Taxes do not count it goes to the elite in government so they can live large and not work. What little they give in welfare of the total goes mainly to the criminally lazy and the really poor people get little or nothing. I have known many poor people and most have self pride trying to make it the best they can. They tend to not lie and ‘play the game’ for benefits causing those who deserve the most to get the least. Ryan is a decent honest and sincere man and every point held against him by rage is a lie.

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    • Ditto Head
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:56pm

      I could only take about one minute of that noise. If Paul Ryan sincerely enjoys that garbage, I‘d say he’s not as smart as I thought he was. I’m only three years older than Ryan, so I figure maybe he and I should share similar musical taste. I am staunchly conservative Republican, but I do love many “left-leaning” artist’s productions from over the decades, including a lot of newer stuff. You want “Machine”? Here’s MACHINE!!!

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    • jzs
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:32pm

      Well, this is what happens when rich, elitists try to pretend they can identify with the average American. It’s like Romney trying to say “y’all“ or saying he likes ”cheesy grits” or otherwise act like he somehow, in some way, identifies with the average American. He doesn’t.

      He doesn’t get it. He doesn‘t know what it’s like to be poor. He‘s never had to try to decide whether to spend the few dollars you have on feeding his family or for buying some new clothes for his kid so they won’t be mocked for wearing rags to school. He doesn’t get it.

      You guys get it. You’ve had to make choices and not how to invest your money. You’ve made hard choices about how to spend your money. Romney doesn’t have that experience. He was born to privilege. You think he understands you? You think he understands people who have even less money than you?

      His plan? Cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires. That’s how much he understands you.

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    • NeoFan
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 12:25am

      @JZS since you seem to be in the mood to explain things why dont you explain why libs like yourself never give to charity and always demand that the government forcefully take money from others to give to the poor. This is a fact. Liberals do not do non-government charity. You say you understand the poor and yet none of you give to them. Do you have any idea how much Romney voluntarily gives to the poor? Here is a hint…..Millions of times the amount that your God and president gives. Liberals are the most selfish losers on the planet.

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    • sillyfreshness
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 2:57am

      Unlike Bolsheviks, conservatives are able to separate their emotions from reality. To a Bolshevik, if you don’t like something, then that’s all you obsess about your whole life. But a conservative can separate issues. You can like U2, but not agree with their politics. You can like Rage Against the Machine, but not like the individuals who make it up. Conservatives can think on a larger scale than small minded Bolsheviks. The only thing Rag against the Machete should be angry about is some fake dude occupying the White House-who wasn’t even born in the US.

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    • Raging_Waters
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 2:58am

      @neocon: BINGO!

      @JZS: So I guess a moderately rich Biden telling an audience with about 50% black people that Romney will “put Y’ALL back in chains” while using a fake accent is his way of showing he can relate to the average American, while implying either way he would not be in chains…

      Or maybe rich Obumba can relate to the average American after getting his education paid for by rich extremists? Or by playing excessive amounts of golf? Or going on a bunch of lavish vacations, all on the taxpayers’ dime? Yes, I feel that I can relate to them soo well!!!

      Funny, I’d like to ask Obumba about his “Muslim faith”, I mean, his alleged “Christian faith.”

      HEY BARRY, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT “THOU SHALL NOT COVET” COMMANDMENT???

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    • Shiroi Raion
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 3:03am

      I’ve heard 1000 times “Democrats help the poor. Republicans help the rich.” I was too busy working and going to college to look more closely at the parties, but for years I couldn’t see any serious differences between them.
      I read lots of Liberal Marxist cr@p in college. On my own, I read a lot of Conservative books. It’s Marxism vs free enterprise, but there’s a lot of spillage across the party lines making the parties almost irrelevant.
      Marxists Liberals keep blaming free enterprise for their lack of success. The rich do it for popularity. They’re all misguided by the Progressive propaganda that has been developing since Roosevelt and Wilson. The propaganda was altered over the years mostly by FDR and the hippies.
      Obama likes Marxism, but he must lie over & over to justify his ideas because Marxism makes no sense! If they were honest, they would lose elections and they know it. We have to get the Republican Progressives out of office to help make the Marxists obvious to people. The Tea Party began ridding them in 2010, but we have a long way to go.
      Hippies cried, “Power to the people,” but as soon as they got into positions of power, they became more corrupt & dishonest than the people they hated in the first place. They’re destroying the economy & freedom, then like a 5 year old, they blame someone else. We’re like the parents that see the crumbs on the face of a child saying, “I didn’t do it.” Naughty Obama! You have crumbs all over your face.

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    • Raging_Waters
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 3:03am

      Sorry, I meant NEOFAN.

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    • Raging_Waters
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 3:25am

      Yea, SHIROI RAION, it’s a sick twisted pathetic world we live in, and it’s pointless to place trust in fallible men, that’s why I choose to trust the Living God, who isn’t two-faced.

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    • NOT A CRAZY
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 3:34am

      This is my rage against the machine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eISPP6zuNE&feature=related

      Rock On Uncle Ted!!!

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    • TRUTHandFREEDOM
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 7:45am

      HEY!!!

      THIS IS WHY I BOYCOTT!!!

      Their guitarist Tom Morello has a graphic of Che’s Gueverra on his speaker cabinet for crying out loud!

      His side band Audio slave went to Cuba as Castro supporters.

      They are Michal Moore types. PART OF THE PROBLEM. NO SOLUTION

      See the speaker cabinet in this video where I am very disappointed to see Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani joining him on stage for a song. I would never stand on a stage with CHe’. It implies support whether it is there or not.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAuMqmvPGpM

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    • Bizerker
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 8:15am

      I think Tom Morello doesn’t understand the “the Machine”.

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    • Individualism
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 8:49am

      ouch here is Paul Ryan failing a Faux news interview lol.

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    • Individualism
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 8:50am

      here is the video
      http://youtu.be/tQohUKieSEE

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    • DrunkGOP_Hack
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 9:42am

      Rage stinks.
      Secondly, this numb skull just blew a DYING bands biggest opportunity to ride the gravy train.

      What a moron.

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    • SpeckChaser
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 11:35am

      It is humorous to see Encinom/JZS mocking Ryan for Morello’s words. You would think that in America it would be a positive to be condemned by a band whose lyrics include, “Your bowing down to the flag, You got a bullet in your heard,” or “instead I warm my hands up on the flames of the flag,” or “The land of the free? Whoever told you that is your enemy.”

      It didn’t bother Liberals when Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, or Supreme Leader Gadaffi endorsed Obama’s election so why would Ryan being rejected by one who dislikes America be of any different?

      Morello is missing the elephant in the room. Rage fans are drawn to their music, not political message. That was a pretty big source of frustration for De La Rocha. He thought their music would make a significant difference and usher in changes in political arena…it didn’t. On the other hand, it sure does sound good.

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    • The Ultimate Pokemon Master
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 11:54am

      http://www.youtube.com/ryanparkerhimself
      I jam, and I’m not a communist. I’m a conservative libertarian.

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    • drattastic
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 12:29pm

      I have to admit I too enjoy Rage Against the Machine’s music ,I just ignore what they are saying and their naive politics. Unfortunately many artistic, creative people have a warped sense of reality.

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    • drattastic
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 12:55pm

      @ THE ULTIMATE
      If you are Ryan P. I could listen to you all day.

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    • yourfriend
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 3:12pm

      Oh, and by the way, he’s another half-Kenyan, Harvard indoctrinated commie who was abandoned by his daddy! Sound familiar?

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    • VoteBushIn12
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 4:44pm

      @NEOFAN
      It‘s a fact that liberals don’t give to charity?… Really?

      I am liberal and I give to charity so right there you’re argument is false like probably everything else you believe.

      You don’t think Liberals give “a lot” of money?

      http://www.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/philanthropy_individual.html

      The top 4 people are Liberals:
      Warren Buffet
      Bill Gates
      George Kaiser
      George Soros

      In that order.

      Tell me again about how Liberals don’t give to charity… I find your insights so incredibly accurate. (sarcasm)

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    • ERP
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 11:15pm

      Pearl Jam
      System Of A Down
      Tool
      Rage Against The Machine

      All bands from my not so distant youth. All at one point had a CD occupying space in my CD cabinet. As I grew older, opened my eyes wider and scrutinized what these “artists” were trying to convey to me I purged said artists from my music collection. The only notably liberal band I continue to listen too is REM because they are not as obnoxious as the other ones mentioned.

      In addition, just to get this off my chest. Maybe it‘s that I didn’t grow up with his sound or maybe my ears can’t comprehend his musical genius but quite frankly I think Bruce Springsteen sucks.

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    • Pigpen
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 6:07am

      Hey, VOTEBUSHIN12, you have a big mouth, but how big is your brain? You screamed at NEOFAN that “I am liberal and I give to charity so right there you’re argument is false like probably everything else you believe. You don’t think Liberals give “a lot” of money?”

      THEN you go on to name the top four “LIBERAL” philanthropists, the top two of which were, wait for it, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates!?! Hey, genius, don’t you know that those two “LIBERALS” are also the top two RICHEST MEN IN THE FRIGGIN’ WORLD? So, big guy (or gal), when did you realize that our whole discussion here today is due to your GUITAR HERO Tom Morello having written a scathing op ed about Paul Ryan (a fan no less) and justified it by claiming that: “…the super rich must rationalize having more than they could ever spend while millions of children in the U.S. go to bed hungry every night. So, when they look themselves in the mirror, they convince themselves that ‘Those people are undeserving. They’re . . . lesser.’”

      And aside from that, those two men’s “liberal” bona fides are in question, big time. Warren Buffet worked as an economic advisor for a Republican Governor (and up until the time of his wife’s death was a polygamist) and Bill Gates oversees one of the most ruthless of monopolies (Since their inventions, every piece of a computer has gone down exponentially in price except one, the operating system, which has actually gone UP in price!)

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Go

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    • charleyrocks
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 6:26am

      can I say YUK!!!!

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    • MittensKittens
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 7:46am

      Morello is a trash heap….Easy to put a stop to, STOP BUYING THEIR MUSIC…They’ll dry up quick. We choose who we give power to.

      Unfortunately some have forgotten that/

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    • VoteBushIn12
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 12:38pm

      @PIGPEN

      That was the most nonsensical post I have ever seen. What argument are you making?

      The liberals that are super rich are not justifying not giving back by proclaiming undue self worth (like Tom takes issue with). This is evident in that they ARE giving back. That‘s Tom’s entire point. I don’t get what your issue is.

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    • amtsoundsmith
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 6:53pm

      This is the douche bag band that made Che Guevara a house hold image. I think its funny how rage… b1tch about how evil the US and it‘s capitalist system is and yet they’ve gotten very rich from the “system”. Che would have put a bullet in each of their heads. Come on Paul…this is your favorite band?

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    • ERP
      Posted on August 22, 2012 at 11:09am

      @amtsoundsmith

      I like your avatar lol!

      Here’s another one: CBS…Can’t Believe S&*T.

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  • face.chewer
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:15pm

    I‘m surprised Ryan doesn’t like the band called “Complete’. It is the favorite band of many of us here.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukjnrXTTvPY

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    • chazmo
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:29pm

      That is the sickest band EVA!!!

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    • minorityconservative2
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 2:36pm

      I tried to listen to that. Didn’t last long. That guy is missing some teeth. That was not singing. Wow it was frightening!

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    • Alydia
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 4:39pm

      WTH? They suck…

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    • oneshiner
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 6:49pm

      If I were Paul Ryan, I’d dump that dumbazz jerk and find a decent favorite band to follow.
      That ungrateful creep sounds like somewhat of a loser anyway. Paul, dump that guy and find a really good band, or might I suggest some better ones for you?

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    • Joshua Pimentel
      Posted on August 19, 2012 at 4:06pm

      um…ill stick with paul ryan and RATM cause that **** sucks

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  • FreedomWitness
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:14pm

    RATM, absolute left wing fascists.

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  • DEFCON4
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:13pm

    His Hat is Self-explanatory = HE is a NOBODY!!!

    Romney/ Ryan 2012 !

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  • sandy21957
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:11pm

    Given how small-minded and shallow most musicians are today, I hope that the R & R campaign can find tunes to liven up the next few months. Those musicians are sheeple that are worried that if they had conservative leanings or tolerance towards conservatives, they would be ostracized and lose money. Sounds like the actions of common street hustlers to me.

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    • Flag10First
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:17pm

      I quit listening to Rage 20 years ago when I listened to the message they were singing. Now I can’t stand the music. Irrelevant band in most respects.

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  • Eugene1
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:09pm

    Who cares what the band thinks? I do care what Ryan thinks since he has exactly the right ideas along with Romney to fix the woes of this country!

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 8:56am

      I’m not voting for him for his taste in music either.

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    • 68Patriot
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 10:57am

      I wouldn’t/couldn’t do P90X but I LIKE Ryan. If I stopped listening to all the bands/artists that were LEFT WING LOONS I wouldnt have much on the ole IPOD. I pity their ignorance which is why I can rise above their politics.

      “forgive them GOD for they know not what they do”.

      68

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  • dolphfan54
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:09pm

    Rage against the machine? Are they relevant? I know that my dad used to listen to them in the nineties. When were these losers last a band?

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    • RetiredJedi
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:35pm

      Yea, I used to like the sound of the band just not the lyrics. They are 100% for Social Justice. However, I don’t even think they are Rage Against the Machine anymore anyway, I think they are called Audio Slave now. They spew hatred towards people they think are hateful…makes no sense to me. What a bunch of losers they are.

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  • trinklefinder
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:07pm

    RATM had one worth a crap album in the 90′s. It was only good because it was hard, nobody cared two bits about the crap lyrics. They are has-beens who want to be relevant 20 years after their first big album. As K-SHE would say, less music by dead guys….and RATM is irrelevant so they may as well be dead.

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  • christhefanatic
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:07pm

    The label on his hat says it all for me. Never heard of them…or him…Don’t want to be enlightened.

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  • SIXFRIGATES
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:07pm

    The irony is the the MACHINE they are RAGING against is the government. Ryan wants less gov’t. It’s too bad so many people in this country are so politically illiterate and rely on Comedy Central and Mtv for their information.

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    • grayling646
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:12pm

      Fortunately, most of those people are either too lazy or too apathetic to vote.

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  • honor007
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:07pm

    http://www.971talk.com/dana/podcast.aspx
    ^^^^HAVE A LISTEN Hour 2, @ 5:35 …trust me, it’s awesome.
    \m/

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    • trinklefinder
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:16pm

      Yeah i was listening to her rant on morello today. she was dead on, i was crackin up.

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    • Wool-Free Vision
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:30pm

      That was good stuff. Thanks for the link. Also, I have a new crush. This lady is fierce – and I like it.

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    • think1st
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 5:36am

      Wow. That was fun! Thanks for the link… from her newest fan!

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  • grayling646
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:04pm

    Based on his comments and the lyrics provide he seem like a reaaallllyyyyy intelligent person.

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  • BlackHalo17
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:03pm

    I’m surprised. I thought Mr. Ryan had more class than to like a band like Rage. To call what they do music is an insult to music. Yelling and a wah pedal…oh boy. I saw them open for U2 a while back…worst concert ever. The boys from Iced Earth could crap a song better than anything Rage has done.

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    • MODEL82A1
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:11pm

      You got exactly what you deserved for paying to see U2.

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  • Tri-ox
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:03pm

    Stupid. Moving on …

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  • christhefanatic
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:03pm

    Paul Ryan couldn’t relate to the lyrics in rock music….plus one for Ryan. Another wholesome guy. Refreshing.

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:03pm

    Don’t mistake me, I clearly see that Ryan has a whole lotta “rage” in him: A rage against women, a rage against immigrants, a rage against workers, a rage against gays, a rage against the poor, a rage against the environment. Basically the only thing he’s not raging against is the privileged elite he’s groveling in front of for campaign contributions.

    Sounds like you don’t understand Ryan dumb @ss,just because he likes your music doesn’t mean he likes your ignorant lyrics.And you‘re one of the ’elites’ so you should be raging against yourself for having so much money,tool.

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    • Cataclysm
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:11pm

      Let me guess vote Ron Paul……..

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:15pm

      Romney isn’t my first choice but we got what we got,we’re having a depression no matter who wins,Romney will just get us there a little slower than the Marxist POS.

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    • soybomb315_II
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:20pm

      whenever anyone makes any kind of common sense statement that is not lock-step with the republican platform, they are called Obama or Ron Paul supporters. PATHETIC

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    • MODEL82A1
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:27pm

      SOYJUSTINDI, a Paulbot accusing others of being in “Lockstep”? Now THAT’S hilarious!

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    • therealconservative
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:25pm

      @soysauce

      Whenever anyone makes any kind of common sense statement that is not lock-step with the Ron Paul religion, they are called neocons, fake, unpatriotic, establishment, etc. PATHETIC

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  • honor007
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:03pm

    If you have Itunes, download Dana Loesch’s podcast in hour two. The response is to Tom Morello. May I just say it was EPIC!!!!!

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  • MODEL82A1
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:00pm

    Both Tom Morello and Zack de la Rocha are openly Racists Communists.

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  • TulsaYeeHaw
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 8:59pm

    Oh, and notice the red star on his shirt. Marxist douchebag.

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  • TulsaYeeHaw
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 8:58pm

    Rage against the machine wants a big ass, liberty squashing, freedom choking massive govt. But Paul Ryan is the problem. How intellectual.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:07pm

      Problem is Ryan isn’t really in favor of small government or freedom. You’d think Rage would be on his side. Perhaps they didn’t check his voting record.

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    • MODEL82A1
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:20pm

      My favorite trait of Paulbots is, like everyone who is determined to be angry and miserable, they are all 100% successful at it.

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    • JustMeHere_01
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:55pm

      @justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:07pm
      Problem is Ryan isn’t really in favor of small government or freedom. You’d think Rage would be on his side. Perhaps they didn’t check his voting record.
      ——————————————
      I haven‘t researched Ryans’ voting record to date. I do know that we need a reset button to remove this current administration from power. I doubt that Mitt Romney nor Paul Ryan has a desire to see that America becoms subservient to other nations.

      At least they believe that America is strong and should remain strong. In my view anyone or anything is better than what we currently have in the White House. If you think that there is no difference in either candidate and have no qualms with seeing Pres. Obama re-elected then what can one say.

      I would hope that if Mitt Romney should defeat Pres. Obama that will buy us some time. If not then there is no going back in time. Pres. Obama is already ruling by executive order and if he is re-elected then that will signal to him that he can do anything he so desires.

      You are either on board with this or you really need to re-think your position.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:55pm

      A Marine and Veteran was just taken away by the FBI and Secret Service and stuck in a mental institution. His crime… posting patriotic messages on FB. It isn’t just the left that is responsible for allowing this to happen. The guys running for president on the GOP ticket either vote for or support this. That is a fact that can’t be disputed. Am I supposed to be happy that the republicans are conent to let this happen?

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaE5zChbC5w

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    • therealconservative
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:17pm

      @just

      Amazing how the mother never came up what he posted on Facebook

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:32pm

      @TheReal, Yes, we’ll need to see his FB posts. He’s still a brother that needs to be charged, given his rights, able to speak to a lawyer, etc.

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    • therealconservative
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:41pm

      @just

      yet you post ‘His crime… posting patriotic messages on FB’, without knowing what he really posted. He could have posted anything and neither you, I nor his mother know the truth.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:17pm

      Those weren’t my words. I’m really only guilty of not putting quotation marks around that statement. This really isn’t about the subject of his posts, however. It’s a freedom of speech and due process issue unless he posted a direct threat. If that was the case the burden of proof should be on the government not his momma to proove his innocence, no? His FB page has either been deleted or taken down.

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    • resme
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:30pm

      @just, Model and thereal follow you around on every post,lol.

      Also about the marine, I think he was posting on facebook about 9/11 inside job type stuff.

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    • therealconservative
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:33pm

      @just

      Not your words, but you had no problem repeating them, because it fits your agenda. Maybe he did post a direct threat and yes the burned of proof would be on the government. If his FB page has neither been deleted or taken down, then you can go look.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:35pm

      @Justme, I really don‘t see a substancial difference between Obama and Romney with exception to Romney’s tough guy rhetoric, which concerns me a lot. As for the executive orders, I’m quite disgusted by them, but let’s not forget the Repubican congress funded all of his enforcement agencies, and I really haven‘t heard too many R’s complaining about those EO’s except for a little bit on the immigration. Not a peep about the marial law EO‘s he’s signed though. But really that’s what everyone has to keep in mind. The 2010 house could have defunded Obama’s ability to enforce anything.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:44pm

      Yes my agenda. You do realize that my agenda is to preserve the Constitution and our god-given rights. I’m a real pr*ck, I know but I did sware I‘d protect it and I’m a man of my word. I did look it up on FB and it’s gone.

      @Resme, LOL… think he’ll trust the federal government more now?

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    • resme
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 11:57pm

      @justangry, Hardly, It’s hard enough to trust your neighbors let alone the Government ( including our savior ron paul :) ). Unlike the two stalkers you attract who put their full faith in anyone as long as the tote the almighty holy R next to their name.

      Here’s the dudes facebook the marine, https://www.facebook.com/brandon.raub?sk=wall. I’ve read through alot of his posts, He did make a few threats.. Just goes to show facebook is another way to lose your privacy( That the NSA obviously monitors 24/7).

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    • resme
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 12:02am

      edit: Not really threats, more along the lines of provocative quotes. Not really aimed towards hurting or harming anyone. Post like severing heads, Revolution, Civil war, 9/11 pictures of the pentagon(after the plane impact.), etc. You know the stuff that gets the DOJ in a frenzy.

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    • CK1911
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 9:39am

      Let’s see-Morello was raised by his white school teacher mother in suburban Illinois after his Kenyan father left them when Morello was an infant. Morello went on to graduate from Harvard and actually worked for Alan Cranston (D) for a while. I wonder where his leftist ideals come from?

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 10:29am

      @Resme, Thanks for the link. I didn’t see anything there that would warrant the response from the government. I don‘t believe many of AJ’s theories, but I don’t think people that fall for his slant on things are crazy. I’ve actually seen worse comments posted on here. I do believe there’s something nefarious going on in the CFR and Bilderberg Conferences. I could be wrong, but I hate to be snatched up and thrown into the loony bin for thinking that.

      @TheReal, So what say you now that we know what he’s posting? Clearly he’s been influenced by conspiracy theories, but is that an excuse to snatch him up and stick him in the loony bin?

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  • nevinc
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 8:58pm

    Damn, another band deleted from my iTunes…

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  • bennyfranklin
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 8:58pm

    Not really a fair fight. A Miami OH grad vs. a Harvard grad.

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  • grayling646
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 8:57pm

    Who is Tom Marello?

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  • rasbo
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 8:57pm

    who cares what he thinks..Besides he owes obama for his talent and gigs,he damn sure didnt do it on his own

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    • trinklefinder
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:19pm

      it never ceases to amuse me when someone sneaks in a “you didn’t build that“ or a ”you didn’t do that on your own”

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  • dawghowse
    Posted on August 17, 2012 at 8:55pm

    Because he likes the bands music we are suppose to stop supporting him…..really?

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:06pm

      No, his musical tastes shouldn’t come into play. His atrocious voting record on protecting our freedom should be a deal breaker though. But he is on the fascist ticket…

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    • MODEL82A1
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:08pm

      I happen to really like Rage, too. In fact, many of my favorite bands are made up of idiot Lefties. I could care less about their politics. Although Tom Morello is an especially glittering jewel of colossal ignorance.

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    • MODEL82A1
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:14pm

      JUST, does your bitterness and frustration about Dr. Paul’s repeated, epic failure ever seem like it’s about to become too much for you to physically bear? Is there any way we can help facilitate that process for you?

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    • grayling646
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 9:16pm

      You lefties. I gotta say sometimes you can be funny.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 17, 2012 at 10:05pm

      @Model, I just spoke out about Ryan voting against he Bill of Rights. You’re the one that brought up Ron Paul. Don’t you care that the republicans and democrats are taking our rights away, or do you think it’s just the democrats that are responsible for this? Why are you so passively allowing this to happen and even supporting it by harassing the folks brave enough to stand up and say it’s wrong?

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    • CK1911
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 9:46am

      @justangry-do you even know what Fascism is? Like them or not, Romney and Ryan are about as far away from Fascism as you can get. Especially compared to the guy in the White House right now. Don‘t use words that you don’t understand.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 18, 2012 at 11:29am

      Yes, I know what it means. They fit many of the categories. Except instead of being extremely nationalistic they‘re globalist and it’s not tied to race. Strong centralized government… check. Authoritarian… check. Severe social and economical regimentation… check. Forcible supression of opposition… check. These two men support or voted for the same legislation Hitler introduced after gaining power. How can you say they’re the opposite of fascism? They’re right wing progs… fascist!

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