The George Bush Society

[MaestroDaae]

The original is a classic - this ,,,, not so much ...

[YoungIvyScholar]

I'm assuming this is satirical...

[Gook987]

We had a Therocratic governemnt not too long ago. I am looking at you George Bush!

[ztlost]

ah, some the songs & vids found by random chance can be the best. E

njoyed these guys when I was still a lad. My sis liked them so much, she "borrowed" all of their albums. Thnx for sharing.

I'm trying to find their version of Kevin Barry... Any ideas?

Again, thnx for sharing.

[derpdeder]

Still pinko,commies just old now. A common commie fantasy is to have gay sex with michael moore, jimmy carter,and these dipshits, while slathered in peanut oil.

[asbpab1966]

@derpdeder A common fascist fantasy is to give Hitler a BJ while taking it up the ass from Heinrich Himmler.

[derpdeder]

@asbpab1966 Yup, NATIONAL SOCIALISTS are sick like that!

[asbpab1966]

@derpdeder The cold war ended 20 years ago so what's with the "commie" and "pinko" stuff. The enemy now is the Jihadists.

[derpdeder]

@asbpab1966 LOL, Unfortunately the evil idea of communism did not end with the cold war. Commie,pinko,progressive,liber­al,socialist, I don't know what they are calling themselves today. Same old pinkos with spiffy new names. There are many threats to liberty, radical Islam is but one, that doesn't mean there aren't others.

[asbpab1966]

@derpdeder You think anything and anyone to the left of the John Birch Society is "commie." The extreme right is the biggest threat to our liberty. We lost more freedom under Bush 43 than any other President. Now we need a Passport to go to Canada and Mexico. And the "Patriot Act" is Gestapo tactics under a spiffy new name.

[derpdeder]

@asbpab1966 Well, for me it is about more government control. You are absolutely right about the Bush/gestapo so-called patriot act.

exactly how much of that evil rightwing gestapo patriot act did Obama repeal?Democrats had both houses of Congress and the President, they could have easily repealed it. It seems to me the far right and far left agree on total government control, they just disagree on who should be the ruling class. I no more want a fascist dictator ,as I do a socialist dictator

[asbpab1966]

@derpdeder Then I agree with you. I neither want a Hitler nor a Stalin. Totalitarianism of the extreme left or extreme right is completely undesirable.

[cchanderson]

Demmocommie, Liberal, Anti-American, traitors...thank God America woke up and are making Liberals go extinct...they are going the way of the Dinosaurs...

[asbpab1966]

@cchanderson  Bullshit. If anyone goes extinct it is the extreme right teabaggers like Sarah Palin. Everytime the GOP wins an election, they make this preposterous claim. Fact is, it swings back and forth. The Democrats are far from dead. And if the GOP makes the mistake of nominating a radical rightist, Obama will win easily.

[cbsteffen]

Bush and Cheney belong in jail!

[PsychoPunk1965]

For a brief moment, I thought I saw George Will on the right singing...

[abukamoon]

The latest member of the George Bush Society: Barrack Hussein Obama.

[PsychoPunk1965]

Barack Obama is basically Bush's third term...

[hughcressingham]

So when you are you going to sing about Lord Obama and his 40 thieves?

[ADBurrows]

Thank you, gentlemen. Keep the old songs... erh, the old flag flying!

...although I'm glad this version of your song worked better than the original; the John Birch Society is still around!

[naizret]

Dubya has nothing to worry about: This is painfully heavy-handed. Poor Chad Mitchell and the boys are still stuck, after nearly a half-century, performing 'satirical' material that would do credit to a clever 12 yr old. Three wasted lives. Yawn.

[chopper95125]

If this is 12 yr old satire, then at what level can we peg right-wing satire. Oh, that's right. There isn't any, at least none that isn't sexist, racist, anti-poor, homophobic, and on and on and on. I just listed to some CMT from the 60's, and I can truly say that their voices now aren't what they were, but their hearts in in the right place.

[LiberalOnMeth]

And I like HATE the John Birch Society cause they used to think that everyone was a Communist.

But man, it takes a responsible adult like me and Michael Moore to believe that George W. Bush ordered "911".

I'm Liberal On Meth, and I approve of this message.

[LiberalOnMeth]

Oh yeah f*** man, this is so f****** awesome.

I like HATE George W. Bush man, cause he's a FASHHHHHHIST! And like John McCain is a FASHHHHHHIST! And like Sarah Palin is a FASHHHHHHIST! And like anyone who doesn't worship Obama as a god is a FASHHHHHHIST! And I think this song just f****** rocks, man!

I'm Liberal On Meth, and I approve of this message.

[BenAliGtor]

Brilliant remake of their old tune--which was brilliant too.

[hotrob1017]

Though I consider myself a conservative, I've always loved the CMT and I have to admit that this song is both clever and catchy as all-get-out.

[Ivor662]

Wow. Great update. I laughed out loud few times.

We all shout Hallelujah when Haliburton's what we mean.

[buddhabreath]

Wonderful! Thank you gentlemen! It's nice to have a laugh in the face of such treason and tragedy these Republican Coptratist Christianist pigs have done.

[bigmommapat]

Glad to see some thing NEVER change! Way to go guys!

[KayMahoney48]

They (CMT) were great in the '60's and

they are GREAT still!

Cannot wait to see them again live!

Lancaster PA Mar 2009 !!!

Be there or be square!

[LarryLu61]

KayMahoney48:

Saw them last night in Sellersville, PA. They are still in good voice. Didn't do this song. Most "political" number done was "Business As Usual"

[KayMahoney48]

I was supposed to go also!!!

My GD car died and I had no way to get there!

I am so envious - I was even invited back stage

by Joe Frazier!!!

Did you see the Rome cruise next Oct???

Maybe if I win the lottery!!!

Kay

[etrae]

Love it!!!!!

[KayMahoney48]

EVERYTHING was banned in the '60's.

You had to be there - unfortunately I was!

[aminer3000]

How idiotic! Where did YOU live, the Soviet Union? In America at that time, and all times since, you could and can say anything you wanted about anybody, absolutely without fear. And we all did. It was almost funny. We bleated loudly and incessantly, for anyone and everyone to hear, about what we couldn't say; never once grasping the irony that we were saying it all, and were never in any danger whatsoever from the government.

[Dunkelberg]

[chuckle]

now we have "Black List" deniers alongside Holocaust deniers.

[mbrook4949]

Their original "John Birch Society" was banned by many radio stations in the sixties.

[naaja1]

Great to see you guys again. I knew you when the John Birch Society was a hit and we were all young! Great to see you back in business. Have you thought of reviving, "We didn't know at all" by Tom Paxton? I've been using it lately. By the way, I remembered you as young men. You blew my image, but not in a bad way. Kathy

[louswire]

I love the rewrite!

[RlCARDA]

So good to see that the guys are still making good music. Thanks.

[bunnyhuntress]

Loved it! Have been a fan for 35 years. Glad to hear the new version!

[08remark]

These guys still have it, a wit sharp as a razor. Keep giving it to them, guys. Bush, Rove, Cheney and all the rest have it coming.

[bigjared420]

This is Youtube at its finest. 99th percentile work gentlemen!

[rakshasa7]

Bloody Brilliant. I only wish I could find the original "John Bush Society" to listen to online.

[WolverineDeus]

I think the original song was "The John Birch Society".

[rakshasa7]

Sorry, a Freudian mis-type. I did mean "The John Birch Society"...and still can't fnd a performance of it online.

[nobodyzsukey]

Freaking hysterical!

[Philinspaces]

My heroes live! Bravo boys! Give'm hell!

[Melodywilde]

This has just *made* my week! It's great to know that these guys are still doing what they do best (I've been a fan for 45 years)--and I love the updated lyrics for this song! Thank you so much for sharing this super video with us.

[johnmarlowe]

What I'd like to know..... is that Prestopino and Hefferan under those Bush masks? :)

[BCNUTV]

Yes it is!!  Joe Frazier is also in a Bush mask wearing his Yale sweatshirt:)

[singercg]

Yes, I just saw them Sunday (6/22/08) in Miami - FANTASTIC!!

[BCNUTV]

They were performing on an Alaska cruise ship just a week before!

[Kirobaito]

I remember Joe telling anyone and everyone he could find on Saturday that this video got put up. He was almost... giddy about it. I found it cute.

[Ididnotwanttojoin]

Oh, my God! That is amazing!! If anyone doubted that the guys still have it, here's the proof that they definitely do!

[kinksfan1956]

You're right. Forget the "geezer rockers" (except maybe Ray Davies) - these guys are the best.

[pollycello]

I love it. These are incredible men. They had passion in their youth and are a tribute to life as elder song-statesmen. It does not matter whatever is your political party - we are celebrating freedom here to speak and to sing. Click on the links to their early days too! They just keep getting better!

[Utubetrover2006]

Wow... I grew up listening to my dad's CMT records and learned a bit of history along the way, as you might have imagined.

This could not have been a more fantastic find.

Thank you!