Douchebag du jour: Mike Meehan

[illusionofjoy]

In Orange County, Florida, there currently stands a billboard with a photograph of the World Trade Center as it burned on September 11^th, 2001. Next to that image is the following phrase: "Please Don't Vote for a Democrat" along with a website address - http://www.therepublicansong.com/ - home page of the man responsible for the billboard.

That man is Mike Meehan, formerly a music business entrepreneur who now owns a painting business (that is, buildings and other structures, not fine art). Meehan's biography betrays someone who seems "stereotypically conservative" - he mentioned a distrust for the "liberal media" how he appreciates the information "from Fox New [sic] Network."

I'm a big fan of the 1^st Amendment, as it allows both bloviating jackasses such as myself and Mr. Meehan to express ourselves with no repercussions, save one: the risk that we'll be disagreed with. (I'm sure you were all wondering why I was giving this piece of human detritus any "air time.") Well, Mr. Meehan, as a musician, I'm here to rebut your position. First, I just want to say that I find the lyrics to your song to be so much trite, banal, cliché-ridden pap. My own "Is There Some Way Out Of Here?" blows your sorry ass right out of the water both in lyrical dynamism and political accuracy. Mr. Meehan, you do realise that the only major terrorist attack on American soil in the last century happened under the watch of a republican, right? Funny thing how it was relatively peaceful with those pesky Democrats in office with their damned liberalism. No time for logic though - gotta keep those Democrats from getting any votes!

Which brings me to the billboard itself - judging by the images you chose and your song writing - ahem - "skills," you don't strike me as a particularly creative individual. You might have a head for business, but in regards to artistry, your soul is a desert. Though you might be giving yourself a hearty pat on the back for "spreading an important message," I think you deserve a quick punch in the gut for using the same worn-out fearmongering that those with two or more brain cells to rub together saw through well over four years ago. Call me crazy, but I just don't think that Al Gore would have ignored a report with a title like "Bin Laden Determined To Attack Within United States" and then rushed us off to a misadventure in Afghanistan followed by Iraq while Osama cooled his heels in Pakistan. Guess which party was gung-ho for that bullshit? The republicans!

I probably should thank you for one thing though, Mr. Meehan...while I am still very angry about certain political events which have transpired over the past several months, I will say that you've made Barack Obama look slightly better to me. I'm sure that will fade when Obama has his next fuck-up, but I can assure you of this: unless he suddenly turns into the reincarnation of Theodore Roosevelt, I will not be voting for John McCain or anyone else in his pathetic party. Take your smoking towers and shove them up your ass.

Comments

[rain19.livejournal.com]

Way to class up the joint, Meehan!

[shimmer-star.livejournal.com]

like, wow. what a douche. it simply amazes me that no one can recall that the shit hit the fan under a republican president. bill clinton was all over security warnings about terrorists flying planes into buildings, but georgie and condi waved them away and worried more about vacations at the ranch. when people espouse views like meehan's, it makes me pity their extremely poor logic skills.