August 09, 2005

Over-the-Hill Rocker Realizes History Will Forget Him

That's what the headline should read. What the headline really said was:

JAGGER ROCKS BUSH, RICE: "HOW COME YOU'RE SO WRONG, MY SWEET NEO-CON"

Mick Jagger of the Aging...er, Rolling Stones feels that now our election is over, he has carte blanche to insult President Bush and his advisers with the lyrics in the Stones' new song.

Jagger once vowed not to comment on the political process in the United States.

"I feel very much at home in America. I've spent half my adult life here. I have many personal feelings. But I'm from the school that considers it impolite to comment on other people's elections. Now if I had the vote - and I should have, as I pay so much in taxes - I would have a lot to say."

If only he had kept his promise!

I'm trying to recall any of our celebrities publicly insulting the leaders of other civilized countries, but I honestly can't recall such an incident (unless it's Israel, and that goes without saying.) If any of you can think of something, please add it to the comments section. (The fact that so many of our celebs actually publicly insult our own president is a topic near and dear to my heart, and deserves a separate post.)

Needless to say, President Bush is probably much to busy to worry much about what that dried-up old stick has to say about him. And history will have the last laugh...because while Bush will be remembered (for better or for worse), no one in 100 years or so will give a hoot about Mickey and Pals.

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