Posted on 09/15/2003 3:16:58 AM PDT by Doctor Raoul
Name that tune
When not collectively ganging up on President Bush, Democratic presidential hopefuls individually are coming up with some unusual campaign gimmicks to stand out from the rest of the crowd.
Take Sen. Bob Graham of Florida, who is announcing the availability of a signed limited edition die-cast replica of the Craftsman Truck Series No. 50 "Bob Graham for President" Ford F-150 truck driven by racing phenomenon Jon Wood.
One can play with the nifty red and white toy trucks for an $80 campaign contribution. The die cast is signed by Mr. Wood, who drove the F-150 to victory in its first race at the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway in July. It was the first vehicle in a major NASCAR series to be sponsored by a presidential candidate.
Meanwhile, the presidential campaign of Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut is telling Americans: "From singing 'My Way' on the Tonight Show to the Gore/Lieberman campaign song 'Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow,' Joe has always loved music.
Here's your chance to tell us what songs inspire you and remind you of Joe. What songs would get you excited for Joe at campaign events and rallies?"
Boy, tough question. Which means it's time for yet another Inside the Beltway reader survey, when our readers tell us which songs remind them of Joe.
Heck, let's not stop with Mr. Lieberman. Send us the titles of songs that remind you of any of the other presidential hopefuls, President Bush included. After all, we don't play favorites in this column.
Each submission, sent by slow mail or to the e-mail address below, should include the title of the song and its artist, along with your name and hometown. In the coming days we'll publish as many campaign theme songs as space will allow.
jmccaslin@washingtontimes.com
John McCaslin
The Washington Times
3600 New York Ave. NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
Howard Dean: "They're Coming To Take Me Away"
John Kerry - "We Don't Need Another Hero" - Tina Turner
Howard Dean - "Shot in the Dark" - Ozzy Ozbourne
Dick Gephardt - "Tell Me Lies" - Fleetwood Mac
Joe Lieberman - "Theme from "Zorba the Greek"
Fat Al Sharpton - "I'm Feelin' Good" - James Brown
Bill Clinton - "Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis (One CAN hope...)
And finally,
She Who Must Not Be Named - The Shower Scene from "Psycho"
And, should they choose to run:
Gork -- Theme fr/Pinocchio, W. Disney Studios
Fat Teddy -- ''Bridge Over Troubled Water'', Simon & Garfunkel
PIAPS -- ''Deadliness'', Deadly Beauty (sample lyric below):
niggaz call me Deadly Beauty
bein a leada iz muh duty
thuggin and rhymin iz muh choice profession
let me make a confession
i bee known az a deadly weapon
quicc ta pull da trigga before askin whut happened
i dont threaten i promise
so when you step ta dis you get no second chance
youll bee gone witout a glance
...
Who used that song for Ross Perot? Was it Rush?
Maybe "Crazy Train" would be appropriate for Dean
Although I can't understand a friggin' word sung in that song!
I wrote a parody of that years ago when Clinton was still in office, and it resulted in a threatening email ("I know people that could take care of you") from Craig Livingstone.
Whitewater Stock (To the Elvis Presley tune Jailhouse Rock) The taxpayers threw a party as I was hauled to jail. The welfare queens were there and they began to wail. The voters were ecstatic and the country began to swing. You should've heard those knocked up interns sing. What a shock, everybody, what a shock. Everybody in the whole cell block was once a dealer in Whitewater stock. Me and Gore hit up China for a campaign loan, While Lewinsky was blowin' on my slide trombone. Craig Livingstone said let's lie, rape, rob, My whole administration was the Dixie Mob. What a shock, everybody, What a shock. Everybody in the whole cell block was once a dealer in Whitewater stock. As I once said to Chelsea and Hillary: "What's the harm in a little infidelity. As a Democrat, laws and morality are not supposed to apply to me, Don't be like Tripp, you're Democrats, you're supposed commit perjury." Not a shock, everybody, not a shock. Everybody in the whole cell block was once a dealer in Whitewater stock. Now I'm in my cell seekin' satisfaction all alone, Dreaming of an intern licking an ice cream cone The warden said, "Hey, buddy, I got a teen daughter, you think I care? Go take a whizz on the electric chair." Got a shock, everybody, got a shock. Everybody in the whole cell block was once a dealer in Whitewater stock. My cellmate said "Doing time is a piece of cake, no one's lookin', now's our chance to make a break." I turned to my cellmate and said, "Nix nix, without Hillary, now it's safe to write to chicks" Not a shock, everybody, Not a shock. Everybody in the whole cell block was once a dealer in Whitewater stock.
For the entire dim party ...
Sympathy for the devil ... the Stones.
(A.L.Webber, "Sunset Blvd")
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