The * is a Punk Ass Bitch song

[roseBudd]

George Bush is a punk ass bitch
Crony capitalist all about the rich

Dumbass sat for 7 minutes like a dope
While schoolkids read 'My Pet Goat'

No WMD in Iraq you fool
Iran got nukes, Korea do too

George Bush is a punk ass bitch
Crony capitalist all about the rich

Ecomomy sucks and Bush is why
When Clinton lied, no one died

Punk ass bitch can kiss my ass
Back to Texas like rained on trash

November 2 is when I vote
Not for the fool who read 'My Pet Goat'

George Bush is a punk ass bitch
Crony capitalist all about the rich

If we had a Karl Rove on our side this would be a rap song played loudly from convertibles in the innercity from now until the election. I know there has got to be a DUer that can make this happen.

[stevedeshazer]

1. Who did this song? n/t

[realcountrymusic]

2. Not bad

But also check out this work of ART:

Best. Anti-Bush. Song. Ever.

http://www.takinmycountryback.com/

RCM

[roseBudd]

3. I wanted a rap song for GOTV in the innercity

I wrote those lyrics just then. I would like to see some pimped rides driving around the innercity in the 48 hours before the election playing the Punk Ass Bitch song. I canvass in the innercity everyday and if we close the deal with the haters and they vote, we win.

It's the biggest block of likely democratic voters who are unlikely voters because of turnout. They turnout, we win. We got them registered, now we need to close the deal. There are 300,000 newly registered voters in Ohio, 71,000 in Hamilton County in SW Ohio. They are mostly minority, that is why the GOP is worried and sicced Ken Blackwell on us.

[roseBudd]

4. That's right, I said Punk Ass Bitch

[stevedeshazer]

5. Do you have me on ignore or something?

[roseBudd]

7. No do you have the wherewithal to do a rap song?

I really need an amateur rapper/scratcher to do this song.

Then we get pimped convertibles with hot women blasting it in places like Ohio. Ne need for radio play, we just want it to GOTV the haters.

[realcountrymusic]

6. Gotcha

I'll take the rednecks.* You take the hood. Between us, let's win this for Kerry!


Here's a cool page where you can make your own beats and download them as wav files.

http://chewbacca.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/musician/index.html

Not sure I could do much with a hiphop groove. But I could hear those lyrics done punk.

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*Some of my best friends are "rednecks."

[roseBudd]

8. Rednecks are a way tougher sell, the hood is already ours

We should concentrate on the hood

[realcountrymusic]

10. Rednecks are registered to vote

Unfortunately, the majority of people likely to respond to "Punk Ass Bitch" are not. The language would turn off as many likely African American voters as it would energize, maybe more.

RCM

Best. Anti-Bush. Country. Song. EVER.
http://www.takinmycountryback.com/

[roseBudd]

12. wrong, they are registered, and they already vote democratic

because they see right throught the GOP racist southern strategy beginning with Nixon.

Now what is more of a longshot, getting racist rednecks to vote dem the party is their words of n****** and communists or increasing turnout among African American likely democratic voters.

Since I have been canvassing in the urban neighborhoods in SW Ohio for 6 weeks now and use the Punk Ass Bitch memme and the TWO-FACED graphic and always get a great response, I think I'll stick with what I know works. Increasing turn out, not getting rednecks to switch.

Go to http://somnamblst.tripod.com to download high resolution TIF or PDF file to print and distribute everywhere. Utility poles, bus stops, bulletin boards, newspaper racks, car windshields, phone booths, etc. Guerilla marketers needed to create MAXIMUM BUZZ!

[realcountrymusic]

13. I live in Harlem

And in Harlem, the most likely African American voters are churchgoing people, middle-aged, working-class. They do not like language like "punk ass bitch." Maybe it's different in Ohio. And as far as I know, the registration rate among young African Americans likely to be driving "pimped out cars with fine women" blasting a song with lyrics like that is something under 10 percent, depending on how you define that demographic statistically. In any case, it's way under the number who are incarcerated, which is one reason we must win this election.

I'm not knocking the basic point you are making, at all. But I'd be a lot happier to see a "pimped out" car handing out voter registration forms. To the extent that the constituency you would reach with "punk ass bitch" would respond to electoral politics, they already hate Bush plenty. So the question is: does an expression of rage motivate voters while not alienating equally important already-motivated voters (all those church ladies in gorgeous hats I see on Sundays, for example, who vote at something like 75-80 percent levels).

As for "rednecks," again, it depends how you define the demographic. Peel off the Christian fundies, and you have a lot of decent working-class people in this country who vote republican out of fear and sometimes ignorance. I spent years in that milieu (professional country musician, actually) and my gut tells me Shrub's support is very brittle except among the religious wingnuts.

But in that demo, there's almost nothing to lose and everything to gain by using anger as a motivator to flip people over to our side. The right has used anger to mobilize their base, including "rednecks" (I have been using the term in jest, and I don't mean people who use the N word, by the way; don't stereotype people as stereotypers!) for years. Listen to "Takin' My Country Back" with open ears, and that's the sound of a conversion experience.


Good, and interesting, debate. I don't think it's either/or. I love a good anti-Bush rant as much as anyone. I like a good nasty hip hop cut as much as anyone. It ain't my music, but I can get it. KRS-One has had interesting things to say on the subject of profanity, motivation, and politics in rap. Rage has an important place, but sometimes anger is better served ice cold.

RCM

Best. Anti-Bush. Country. Song. Ever.
http://www.takinmycountryback.com/

[roseBudd]

14. First of all you don't know shit about Ohio

African Americans are registered in Ohio. ACT, ACRORN, Young Voter Alliance and ACORN got them registered. The deadline for registration is over. I was registering African American prior to the Oct. 4 deadline. I have been working on registration and canvassing activities since August. Church going blacks are already voting. I don't use punk ass bitch with older middle class African Americans. I use it with the already foul mouthed young in the poorest neighborhoods. With felons who can vote in Ohio, with unemployed black males who stand on street corners, with dope boys,the homeless, the alcoholics. They are registered, they already hate Bush, I want to increase turnout. Get it?

Now you sit around and dream about a country song changing the redneck vote.

[realcountrymusic]

16. With friends like you

who needs enemies?

That was a churlish and uncivil reply, uncalled for by anything I posted.

Go on and dream yourself about turning out votes among the most disenfanchised and unregistered segment of American society. It ain't gonna happen in three weeks. And talk about fantasy -- you're the one claiming a stupid stream of curse words you made up is going to change the world. I don't think so. I'm entitled to my opinion without being cursed at by you.

As for Ohio, you have no idea what I know or don't know. But good luck with your outreach campaign.

Schmuck. You are on "ignore" now.

RCM

[roseBudd]

9. The slur Punk Ass Bitch is the hood

We must denigrate and disparage our enemy to win

[realcountrymusic]

11. And don't forget

Karl Rove is Jenna Bush's pimp.

RCM

Best. Anti-Bush. Country. Song. EVER.
http://www.takinmycountryback.com/

[realcountrymusic]

17. Yeah, so I guess that makes me "the enemy"

Lifetime activist civil rights democrats like me are all punk ass bitches too, cuz we don't know shit about the "hood" (even though I live there).

Go get some talent.

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[coreystone]

15. Gee Whiz, I tried it, but it sounded like Ampex 30 ips played back ....

at 7 1/2 on two inch reel.

Is there something I need to "tweek"?

:-)