Chuck: "I was a Republican - until they lost their minds."

NY Post item

July 20, 2006 -- THE reverb is still echoing over Dan Quayle's walkout in the middle of a John Mellencamp concert in Lake Tahoe last weekend. The singer-songwriter introduced his tune "Wall Talk" by announcing, "This next one is for all the poor people who've been ignored by the current administration." As Quayle exited, the former veep explained, "I didn't appreciate the comment, and besides, I didn't think the show was very good." But Mellencamp said he couldn't care less that Quayle got his knickers in a twist: "I certainly wouldn't have changed a word." NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley backed Mellencamp, saying, "He's right." While that may sound odd coming from a former conservative, Barkley told a local reporter, "I was a Republican - until they lost their minds." Quayle, known for his great golf game, served as veep under President Bush's father from 1989-'93.

 

What a shame it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is.

 

Wow, if you lose Charles, you're pretty much fucked.

 

And another Libertarian is born.

 

This was actually a D_B, but after five pages of threads I gave up. Too damned lazy.

So I guess it's not a D_B after all.

Still, it's fun to see Quayle punked.

 

I appreciated it, DS.
Very well-played, sir.

 

Mellencamp is known for terrible live shows, :

 

And today on Celebrity Governor: Charles Barkley

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1153906206247070.xml&coll=2&thispage=1

He's talked about this before, but this is the first time he's said he'd run as a Democrat. I'll believe it when it happens.

 

Whether you think he'd be a complete screwup or not as governor, you've got to admit one thing -- the campaign, with Charles saying whatever in the hell popped into his head, would be a load of fun.

 

Not to hijack the thread, but while I haven't seen Cougar/Mellencamp in nearly 20 years, the one I did was pretty damn strong.

 

No shit. If I lived in Alabama, I would be very tempted to vote for Sir Charles just for the entertainment factor. And he would probably do no worse of a job than the last couple of governors there. The last Democrat (Don Siegleman) was a crook and the Republican before him (Fob James) was a total dumb-ass. Barkley is fairly bright and he's too rich to be crooked.