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MICHAEL STIPE - STIPE 'DESPISES' BUSH
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STIPE 'DESPISES' BUSH
R.E.M frontman MICHAEL STIPE has hit out at American president GEORGE W. BUSH, admitting he "can't stand the guy".
Stipe, who is a staunch supporter of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, confesses that the band's song Man-Sized Wreath was inspired by his hatred for Bush.
The track begins with the lyrics: "Turn on the TV and what do I see/A pageantry of empty gestures all lined up for me".
Stipe explains, "That's a reference to our current president, who I very publicly despise.
"I just can't stand the guy or his administration and it was about him going to the graveside of Martin Luther King, one of my heroes, and I think desecrating the memory of that great man and his work by being there during the Iraq war.
"I found it pathetic so I wrote that song about it."
28 August 2008 11:24
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posted on 02/09/2008 03:21
dude only in america the land who made you who you are ,gave you millions of dollars,fought
to give you free speech. do you critize a man who made us safer, killed the terrorist
who single handedly responsible for the deaths of our navy men aboard the uss cole,k
ill the hussian brothers ,brought saddam to justice,killed the numbers 1 and 2 al
qauda guys in iraq. freed afganiastan and iraq.thank bush so may fly the freindly
skys of america on your way to your new home!!!! dude i dont want obama but i will
except his victory should he win and go on being a proud american not some sore loser
like yourself god bless you ,or is it praise allah,that to only in america
