REM Don't Get Bush Wacked

Further to the Green Q Sleeve Note and the reference to political advertising on American Presidential election day, here's one Micheal Stipe did take personally out in a newspaper:

'STIPE SAYS
DON'T GET BUSHWACKED
GET OUT AND VOTE
VOTE SMART -
VOTE DUKAKIS'

Off course George Bush senior duly won the election and Dukakis? Well here's his wiki.

If you believe in like father, like son you can understand why R.E.M. played the Rock the Vote tours with Pearl Jam and The Boss prior to the last election, opposing George Bush Jnr and supporting that other guy that run. What was hiss name again? Kelly something?

Peter Buck was totally unimpressed when Bush Snr won and railed "We're pigs! Americans are pigs! You can quote me on that! And d'you know what? I think I'm gonna be a pig that owns a gun! I'm so fucking furious, I feel like shooting people, George Bush first and then the people who vote for him"

Note to self: Nobody give Peter a gun when he next tours here (NZ).

Quote source: Adventures in Hi-Fi: The Complete R.E.M." by Rob Jovanoic and Tim Abott.

SCheck out the lyrics to Lightning Bolt by Pearl Jam.

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