Comments on: Video: Mike Gravel covers “Helter Skelter.” Yes, really.

By: saiga

saiga — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:47:50 +0000

He reminds me of Charles Manson.

By: p40tiger

p40tiger — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:47:53 +0000

Is he wearing brown pants, or are those chaps?

By: MSGTAS

MSGTAS — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:18:14 +0000

Just shows that politicians are not good at anything, nor do they fully understand their roll, speak when spoken to.

I also must admonish those he claims to represent that either they have no taste, were bullied, hog tied, or too busy to elect someone with leadership capabilities to speak for them.

By: J_Gocht

J_Gocht — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:03:35 +0000

That HALO action at 1:57…brings back memories!

By: J_Gocht

J_Gocht — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:57:36 +0000

Right on Mike!
You Dah Man!
They can’t stand the truth!
Drive on!
Drive on!
…drive on! …and on! …on!

Airborne Mike!

By: NeoconNews.com

NeoconNews.com — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:50:54 +0000

That was scary. Let’s hope that Gravel’s teleportation powers are confined to poorly edited greenscreen video.

By: libertytexan

libertytexan — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:11:00 +0000

Obnoxious, and not just because he’s ruining a Beatles song

you hippie

By: specialkayel

specialkayel — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:24:16 +0000

Ack…double post :(. I thought teh internets were acting up for a second there :)

By: specialkayel

specialkayel — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:23:00 +0000

Ya know, I’m just not going to give this video the views on Youtube to even bother with it. I’ll go to DKos or DU if I want another talking points memo

By: specialkayel

specialkayel — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:20:55 +0000

Ya know, I’m just not going to give this video the views on Youtube to even bother with it. I’ll go to DKos or DU if I want another talking points memo.

By: HawaiiLwyr

HawaiiLwyr — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:07:25 +0000

Well it was interesting in a scary-campy kinda way. This man is certifiable.

By: MirCat

MirCat — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:31:59 +0000

BTW, did he get permission to use the song?

- The Cat

By: Dollayo

Dollayo — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:26:44 +0000

Why is it that so many leftists live for the 60s? The country has moved beyond the lame 60s, okay? It’s time to move on, let the past go, you can’t relive it. Most of us were never there and looking back at the films, we see a bunch of morons wanting to make a difference rather than actually making one. Its a new world and a new generation who must pick up the pieces and clean up the mess left to us by an over hyped, media driven, generation who takes themselves far more seriously than history ever will.

By: shaken

shaken — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:46:18 +0000

it’s like having a Doberman gnaw on your dangly bits

By: calbear

calbear — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:18:31 +0000

and thus, in retrospect, John’s first solo release

…where by “solo” I mean without the Beatles and without Yoko (for nitpickers who’d call the John and Yoko albums “solo”).

By: calbear

calbear — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:14:41 +0000

ruining a Beatles song (again)

I’m surprised no one else has said this, but “Give Peace a Chance” is not a Beatles song. Lennon recorded it while a member of the band (something not true of his other solo works), but released it under the Plastic Ono Band; it was their first release (and thus, in retrospect, John’s first solo release). The songwriting was originally credited to Lennon/McCartney due to their collaborative agreements, but the music itself was never credited to “the Beatles.”

By: Dr. Manhattan

Dr. Manhattan — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:28:11 +0000

Painful.

By: AprilOrit

AprilOrit — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:17:23 +0000

So ridiculous. what’s the purpose, what’s his purpose?

By: Jim Treacher

Jim Treacher — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:06:07 +0000

If I get the chance to ask a question, I think I’ll ask why he doesn’t videos as well as Mike Gravel–unless anyone else has a more absurd for me to ask.

How about: “What will be your first act as president?”

By: MirCat

MirCat — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:05:17 +0000

Someone tell his nurse he’s been palming his meds again.

- The Cat

By: Keljeck

Keljeck — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:49:08 +0000

thuja on April 2, 2008 at 9:47 PM

My guess is that Dr. Paul still has some semblance of dignity.

By: 29Victor

29Victor — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:47:49 +0000

How ironic that he’s a Beatles fan. They had a song that pretty well describes his last ad.

Day after day,
Alone on a ~~hill~~ beach,
The man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still
But nobody wants to know him,
They can see that he’s just a fool,
And he never gives an answer,
But the fool on the hill,
Sees the sun going down,
And the eyes in his head,
See the world spinning ’round.

By: thuja

thuja — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:47:45 +0000

I’m going to hear Ron Paul speak tomorrow night. If I get the chance to ask a question, I think I’ll ask why he doesn’t videos as well as Mike Gravel–unless anyone else has a more absurd for me to ask.

By: JetBoy

JetBoy — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:30:20 +0000

HA! Nice video cap, AP!

Cuffy Meigs on April 2, 2008 at 8:35 PM

Honestly…that’s gotta be the screencap of the week.

By: Keljeck

Keljeck — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:28:16 +0000

Oh by the way, the guy who made that video is obsessed with putting politicians to popular songs. There are some dumb ones like Bush singing Sunday Bloody Sunday, or Bush singing Imagine. But he has this absolutely awesome vid of Tony Blair singing Should I Stay or Should I Go? With David Cameron and Gordon Brown dancing along.

A bit late, I know, but still hilarious.