American Gadfly

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Friday, September 05, 2008

Music and Campaigns

As we are in the last few months before our presidential election, we are inundated with furious campaigning by Republican and Democratic sides.
One minor item of conflict that has come up is the use of music, especially by the Republican campaign of McCain/Palin.
Various artists have taken umbrage over the use of their music for McCain/Palin campaign events, including Jackson Browne, Heart, and Van Halen.

The Gadfly has a nice suggestion to these artists. While I agree completely with them that it is despicable for McCain/Palin and the Republicans to use such music when the artists completely disagree with Republican politics, I suggest you go ahead and let them play your songs.
Here's the Gadfly catch, though. Every time they play your song, donate to the Obama campaign, or to a 527 that supports Obama.
That leaves the poor Republicans in a bind - do they use your songs, and consequently support their opponent, or do they look for other music selections?
This tactic turns the tables on the Republican campaign and will more than likely lead the campaign to quickly cease and desist use of music that the artist does not support.

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