John Mellencamp To Washington Video

[BLong114]

(Cont.) I don't mind if a person is liberal or realistic (i'm about 60/40 realistic being 60) but to follow liberal philosophies and quote people who caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people (though justified) is hypocrisy.

[stillsouthern3]

Ted Nugents music is ok, but i blev in hunting 4 only 1 purpose, need. He has enuf money 2 eat gold 4 the rest of his life, but prefers killing animals who have dun nothing but follow their natural istincts. Cruelty is cruelty,no matter human or animal. Wrong is WRONG

[bigwatto95]

Sounds like an old bluegrass song

[RealTime88]

@bigwatto95 Old folk really.

[RealTime88]

@bigwatto95 That's why it sounds awesome!!

[bigwatto95]

@RealTime88 Exactly!! :D

[BLong114]

Want a good Singer/songwriter with good political views, watch some Ted Nugent interviews. BTW, huge Mellencamp fan other than politics and this song. (although I have to say it is kind of catchy lol.)

[pkattk]

@BLong114 Fuck Ted Nugent.

[BLong114]

@pkattk I would but i'm not gay unfortunately :(

[pkattk]

@BLong114 Fair response.

[BLong114]

The funny part is he used a Lincoln quote - Lincoln waged war on the southern states in The United States bloodiest conflict to date. A quote From Albert Einstein - Played an important role in developing the nuclear bomb. A quote from John F. Kennedy who was partly responsible for the bay of pigs incident. Last but not least Jimmy Carter who for 2 years did nothing when U.S. Citizens were being held hostage. He has quotes from die-hard conservatives, and a coward. The truth hurts i know.

[blake47446]

@BLong114 I don't usually respond to stupid people on youtube but I had to say something about your criticism of the use of an Abraham Lincoln quote in this video. Are you suggesting that Lincoln should have allowed the Confederacy to secede and continue the practice of slavery? Comparing the Civil War to the Iraq War is apples and oranges. Lincoln hated having to attack the South but it had to be done. Can you imagine how fucked up the South would be to this day if not for the Civil War? Think.

[BLong114]

@blake47446 I agree Lincoln should have waged war. I have spent time in international relations classes studying the difference between liberal and realistic (conservative) policies. John said in one of his interviews "I am so liberal that if I were to say what I truly believe I would probably get kicked out of the country." Classic Liberal policy is to abstain from war both for monetary and humanitarian reasons. Yet the quotes in the video are those of classic realists.

[TheChief1313]

This is a old Carter family song.With Johns edit.

[c4xfire]

You didn't hear this song on the radio during the Bush Nazi Regime it was suppressed.Cougar is a hero if you don't think so your head is far up your ass!

[LoveJesusNotReligion]

Great song... never heard this one before

[RealTime88]

@LoveJesusNotReligion I heard him talking about it to Dan Rather and then I heard it on here and I find it amazing!!! One of John's best tunes. John Mellencamp is one of the greatest American singer/songwriters of all time!!

[LoveJesusNotReligion]

@RealTime88

Amen... Peace RealTime88 :-)

[marmas58ink]

the guitar sounds purely Dylan...60s Dylan

[benzodiazapines]

Good tune. I like what he did with it.

[SWTinFLA]

Run, John, run!

[Leslie42363]

Run, John, run!

[calipendence]

John! JUST DO IT! Go to Washington this year and show Bayh what he should have been doing all of these years to work for the people!

[kelanaweiss]

Irag violated the treaty many times without Americans dying, by the way jferkjkj wheres the weapons of mass destruction?

Once again Americans died for cheap oil, God help us all

[luckydan99]

John Mellencamp is an American Hero! He has performed for our troops at Walter Reed, he has helped raise Millions of dollars for family farmers. For all you who dismiss these services because of partisian politics, I am sorry for you.

[RealTime88]

@luckydan99 I saw that he performed for the troops at Walter Reed when he was on Dan Rather Reports. He really is an American Hero. I also respect his work with Farm Aid. What's your favorite song of his? I know this one is in my top 10. 

[mellenhrad]

are you mentaly retarded? bush is an asshole! i blame him for everything!

and THIS IS 1 OF THE BEST SONGS HE re-RECORDED

2:14 is the besttt part

[1992AlexD]

Amen! I am not the only one here who feels the same way.

[RHMETAL]

I have to agree with you to a certain extent. I disagree about your Mellencamp comment, but Bush was a good president for his first couple of years. Once he was re-elected, he started going downhill. And, I definatley disagree about Nixon. I personally don't like Nixon. I think he's one of the worst presidents this country has ever had, but I don't wanna start a fight. I was just stating my oppinion. I'm not gonna cuss ya out like everyone else. I respect the fact that you have an oppinion.

[jferkfjkj]

I can't beleive this supposed "All American" singer can just perform music about our President in a negative way. It makes people like Mellencamp look like schmucks even further

[RaidenX2007]

yea  but hes right...

[redcat63]

A Schmuck? Get Real....He Speaks The Truth, And He Does'nt Kiss Anyones Ass...You Go John!!!!!

[ajkid93]

retard, our president was stupid for sending us into a war with no real facts, just a war about revenger for him.

[jferkfjkj]

no you're wrong there

Iraq violated a peace treaty with us, so we were 100% justified in attacking

let me put it this way, if Obama attacks a

country, he'll be a hero, this is just about hating Bush as aperson

[darke812]

Dumb comment. We did not go to war because they broke a peace treaty-7 years after 9-11 and NO BIN LADEN, and a war that had nothing to do with any of it. 1000's of lost American lives and how many 100,000+ innocent Iraqi lives? U state that we were justified in attacking Iraq because "Iraq violated a peace treaty with us", then what about Iran or North Korea? Both violated armistices and yet what did Bush do to them? Nothing. And I'm not certain what Obama has to do with what Bush did????

[jferkfjkj]

you got that wrong Iraq violated the treaty, and we did our duty

[luckydan99]

It is our job to question our government. Thomas Jefferson.

[kirkspock1966]

nice job john! wrds of truth from a true singer!

[fordguy1968150]

once again John says it right This is an ingenius song

[Fleetwood1952]

That reminds me of the First Time I Voted...Well the a First Time for Everything.. What's Right and What's NOT! Both ARE ABOUT the SAME!

[thedeadzonefan]

u r so good at this stuff! i sent u a song and i hope u love it John! u rock!

from

~someone from the younger teenage generation~

[foley15136]

Great work, as usual John. The boys at Ft. Bragg say hey and thanks for all that you do.

[foley15136]

The Ike quote is so meaningful right now. (as they all are)