Okay, so last night there was discussion on the Olbermann show about the possibility of drafting Indiana native John Mellencamp to run for the Senate against probable Republican Candidate and corrupt lobbyist Dan Coats. It probably won’t go anywhere, considering the process forced on the Indiana Democrats by DINO Evan Bayh. Personally, I think he’d be a great candidate who might not be afraid to articulate a genuinely left wing down home populist message. Which is why he’ll never be nominated, even though I think a message like that would sell anywhere, even among the historically brain dead Indianans. (I’m not running for anything, so I can say these things).
So, that’s what led me to Mellencamp for tonight. So far as I can see there’s no concert footage of him on youtube, only his music videos. I’ve made an exception to my normal no lip synching rules, in honor of the his historic, if fleeting candidacy. The silver lining is that the audio is first rate. Not hard to find political songs, which seems appropriate. The first: Our Country.
The inevitable: Pink Houses.
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