11:34 am
Sarah Barracuda
I’m going to spend a good part of the day writing long thoughtful posts on a myriad of topics, but before I do, one last bit of RNC snark.
Last night, after McCain spoke, after they played “Raising McCain” for the 95th time (coincidentally also John McCain’s age!), and just after Sarah Palin walked out on stage (to the loudest ovation of the night), the world’s oldest white Republican DJ put on Heart’s Barracuda. That, of course, is a reference to Palin’s nickname.
But as Yglesias points out today, the lyrics don’t exactly work for the moment:
If the real thing don’t do the trick
No, you better make up something quick
You gonna burn burn burn burn it to the wick
Ooooooohhhh, barra barracuda.
Actually, those lyrics actually work really well. They’re pretty much a description of John McCain’s last-minute decision to add Palin to the ticket.
In fact, there’s now video of the call McCain made to Palin to offer her the job. (Warning: the following is profoundly politically incorrect and probably NSFW.)
Oh, by the way, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart have lawyered up, issuing a cease and desist order to the McCain campaign for unauthorized use of the song.
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