Well that's a first, and hopefully not a last. Maybe more will see the light and come around.

/Or at least, I hope.

It also appears Henley can see through Obama's Lyin' Eyes, and can Take It Easy with McCain.

Don Henley? Really?

Wasn't he a Bill Clinton fan?

Second best Mojo Nixon Song:

Don Henley Must Die Lyrics
Mojo Nixon

This is the sound of my brain.

Then I said, this is the sound of my brain on Don Henley!

Then I said, 1 2 3 4...

He's a tortured artist
Used to be in the Eagles
Now he whines
Like a wounded beagle
Poet of despair!
Pumped up with hot air!
He's serious, pretentious
And I just don't care
Don Henley must die!
Don't let him get back together
With Glenn Frey!
Don Henley must die!

Turn on the TV
And what did I see?
This bloated hairy thing
Winning a Grammy
Best Rock Vocalist?
Compared to what?
But your pseudo-serious
Crafty Satanic blot
Don Henley must die!
Put a sharp stick in his eye!
Don Henley must die!
Yea yea yea

Quit playin' that crap
You're out of the band

I'm only kidding
Can't you tell?
I love his sensitive music
Idiot poetry, swell
You and your kind
Are killing rock and roll
It's not because you are O L D
It's cause you ain't got no soul!
Don't be afraid of fun
Loosen up your ponytail!
Be wild, young, free and dumb
Get your head out of your tail
Don Henley must die!
Don't let him get back together
With Glenn Frey!

Don Henley must die!
Put him in the electric chair
Watch him fry!
Don Henley must die
Don Henley must die
No Eagles reunion
The same goes for you, Sting!

Republican celebrities do exist- they're just a rare species. Always remarkable when we have an opportunity to view the species in the spotlight habitat.

When he says extreme right is he talking about us? Not that there's anything wrong with extreme right.

I didn't quote the whole article - he goes on to say:

But Henley is quick to point out his comments don't mean he'll be voting Republican in November.

He adds, "I didn't say I was going to vote for him. I just respect him as a human being."

So we know he hasn't gone completely sane yet.

That's nice, but even if he isn't making a fool of himself like so many of his peers, his opinion holds no more weight than whoever I happen to see next.

McCain will win the hearts and minds of a lot of independents. I would say that the bulk of the "celebrities" on the Hillary Clinton bandwagon would flock over to the McCain campaign...

Rather see him playing at the Inauguration than the Decemberists or some hip hop trash.

I hope the Eagles don't open thier concerts with the Soviet anthem.

re: #7 Charles

I didn't quote the whole article - he goes on to say:

But Henley is quick to point out his comments don't mean he'll be voting Republican in November.

He adds, "I didn't say I was going to vote for him. I just respect him as a human being."

So we know he hasn't gone completely sane yet.

Well, maybe he will dislike Obama's Witchy Woman enough, and have that Peaceful Easy Feeling by voting for McCain. :-)

re: #6 Nevergiveup

When he says extreme right is he talking about us? Not that there's anything wrong with extreme right.

In 21st Century American political nomenclature, "Extreme Right Wing" usually means someone who has ever (even once) agreed with Rush Limbaugh.

re: #7 Charles

I didn't quote the whole article - he goes on to say:

So we know he hasn't gone completely sane yet.

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Nor is Henley a profile in courage! These dems, so carefully testing the waters, appeasing all, offending only those who threaten them, one woman & an old guy!

re: #5 Sharmuta

Republican celebrities do exist- they're just a rare species.

Maybe not as rare as one may think. Simply silent for fear of retribution.

thier = their

Oy

Our East Texas boy Don Henley?!? I'm still annoyed about the lyrics to "End Of The Innocence", where he makes a reference to Ronald Reagan as "...this tired old man that we elected king".

He's been out of sight for awhile. Maybe he grew up?

re: #7 Charles

Maybe he's bitterly clinging to nuance.

re: #12 Honorary Yooper

Well, maybe he will dislike Obama's Witchy Woman enough, and have that Peaceful Easy Feeling by voting for McCain. :-)

He can't hide; he's lionized.

re: #7 Charles

I didn't quote the whole article - he goes on to say:

So we know he hasn't gone completely sane yet.

As long as the polling booths remain private, republicans have a chance at winning.

re: #7 Charles

I didn't quote the whole article - he goes on to say:
But Henley is quick to point out his comments don't mean he'll be voting Republican in November.

He adds, "I didn't say I was going to vote for him. I just respect him as a human being."
So we know he hasn't gone completely sane yet.

Vote for McCain.....people that won't vote for him, support him.

re: #17 Ward Cleaver

Our East Texas boy Don Henley?!? I'm still annoyed about the lyrics to "End Of The Innocence", where he makes a reference to Ronald Reagan as "...this tired old man that we elected king".

He's been out of sight for awhile. Maybe he grew up?

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Awww, Don Henley was sorry the American people fired Jimmy Carter! How special, the man who got our hostages back from Iran and toppled the USSR was a "tired old man".

Anyone who can write and sing this isn't a raving moonbat.

I'd like to find your inner child and kick its little ass.

Well let us hope he is the first of many.

Celebrities drag a lot of followers behind them.

re: #22 alegrias

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Awww, Don Henley was sorry the American people fired Jimmy Carter! How special, the man who got our hostages back from Iran and toppled the USSR was a "tired old man".

That song always pissed me off.

re: #23 MandyManners

Anyone who can write and sing this isn't a raving moonbat.

I'd like to find your inner child and kick its little ass.

That was definitely one of his better songs.

re: #24 Ojoe

Well let us hope he is the first of many.

Celebrities drag a lot of followers behind them.

Well not really and we can be thankful for that. And if they do influence any, they also probably turn and equal number off.

At any right Henley's Hollywood creds are shot.
He'll never work in that town again.

. Tom Cruise wants to get Don hooked up to the e-meter for an O T Level audit.

I used to like Don Henley in the '80s but eventually the moonbat lyrics of some of his songs started to turn me off. I particularly remember "The End of the Innocence" where he accuses Reagan of beating plowshares into swords, or some such thing. Personally, I think Reagan did a hell of a lot more to secure peace than Don Henley ever did.

So I'm kind of surprised to see him say anything positive about a Republican, even a RINO like McCain.

Is this for real?

[Link: www.wnd.com...]

JERUSALEM – An attorney and top foreign policy adviser to Sen. Barack Obama is coming under fire for representing controversial figures, including an accused human rights abuser, an alleged murderer of a U.S. soldier and even the would-be assassin of President Ronald Reagan.

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And I thought Yee, Rezko, Ayres, Wright were all.....

in the Eagles farwell tour DVD , joe walsh , during his "life's been good to me.." song, comments in a very moonbatish way against the war in iraq..

guess henley didn't get the memo and decided to think for himself

good for him!

re: #31 canadianally

Is this for real?

[Link: www.wnd.com...]

JERUSALEM – An attorney and top foreign policy adviser to Sen. Barack Obama is coming under fire for representing controversial figures, including an accused human rights abuser, an alleged murderer of a U.S. soldier and even the would-be assassin of President Ronald Reagan.

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And I thought Yee, Rezko, Ayres, Wright were all.....

We can only hope

...he doesn’t always go along with the extreme right wing of his party.

This applies to any R right of center, especially since most Rs are now Demo-fied Rinos.

re: #7 Charles

He's probably afraid his sales would fall off if he said he was going to vote Republican.

re: #33 Nevergiveup

That should swing a few more Reagan Democrats and uncommitted Reagan Republicans into McCain's column, if true. I really can't believe the cast of characters surrounding the Messiah.

I respect Neil Young as an artist, but otherwise, he's a f****** insane moonbat.

re: #28 jcm

I think Henley's friends might stage an intervention and have him committed to the Sean Penn Clinic for the Politically Incorrect

re: #31 canadianally

Is this for real?

[Link: www.wnd.com...]

JERUSALEM – An attorney and top foreign policy adviser to Sen. Barack Obama is coming under fire for representing controversial figures, including an accused human rights abuser, an alleged murderer of a U.S. soldier and even the would-be assassin of President Ronald Reagan.

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And I thought Yee, Rezko, Ayres, Wright were all.....

In 2004, Craig was counsel for then-U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan during investigations that year of the Oil-for-Food scandal.

re: #26 Ward Cleaver

That was definitely one of his better songs.

Wow, first time I've ever heard that song, and I know it's an Oldie. Good for Glenn. I liked it!

JAFLW

/I need to get out more...

re: #36 canadianally

That should swing a few more Reagan Democrats and uncommitted Reagan Republicans into McCain's column, if true. I really can't believe the cast of characters surrounding the Messiah.

Well it does go the question of his judgment.

re: #35 Dianna

He's probably afraid his sales would fall off if he said he was going to vote Republican.

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That is not logical. Plenty of people here have obviously bought this turkey's music and fattened Don Henley and plenty moonbats' wallets!

re: #30 cicero05

I used to like Don Henley in the '80s but eventually the moonbat lyrics of some of his songs started to turn me off. I particularly remember "The End of the Innocence" where he accuses Reagan of beating plowshares into swords, or some such thing. Personally, I think Reagan did a hell of a lot more to secure peace than Don Henley ever did.

So I'm kind of surprised to see him say anything positive about a Republican, even a RINO like McCain.

It's the fact that McCain is a RINO that appeals to Henley.

re: #37 maddogg

I respect Neil Young as an artist, but otherwise, he's a f****** insane moonbat.

I agree. I actually like all the weird stuff he's done, like the rockabilly, blues, and country stuff. He's a mad genius.

It is interesting, in all places, he makes this type of statement in Rolling Stone.

The fact he has even gone on record, is confusing at least.

What should be read into the statement, is voting with the extreme right of the party.

Could someone point me in the direction towards the extreme right of this party?

I frankly don't see it anymore. Platform that is.

What would really impress me more, is actually seeing one of these guys opining to heavy leftward lurch of the other party.

For what it's worth, it is an interesting departure for Mr. Henley from his usual script.

I admire his conservation efforts at Walden Pond in MA but IIRC he owns a 14,000 sq ft home in Dallas and petitioned the City a while back to have a variance of the fence ordinance so his fence could be 8 or 9 feet tall. Maybe he sold it by now and lives a more eco friendly lifestyle. Or maybe he just wants it all.

re: #32 galtg

in the Eagles farwell tour DVD , joe walsh , during his "life's been good to me.." song, comments in a very moonbatish way against the war in iraq..

guess henley didn't get the memo and decided to think for himself

good for him!

I've met Joe on several occasions, when one of my Sisters was his significant other and lived with him for a number of years, and if he had not been so badly burned in a previous relationship, he could easily have been my Brother-in-Law. His understanding of politics is superficial at best, he reflects the attitudes and opinions of people that surround him and those people have a tendency to be the same type of shallow thinkers, which strikes me as typical of many celebrities. Critical thinking is not high on their list of skills.

Wow...I am at least encouraged by this interesting development. Henley, whatever you may think of his politics, is a terrific song writer...his, dare I say it...mushy love songs are some of the best ever. His last solo album/DVD "Inside Job" had a song entitled, "Everything is Different Now" about his meeting his now-wife was fantastic and just happened to coincide with a similar development in my life when I met and eventually married the gal that I can't wait to come home to everyday :) .

But then on the latest Eagles album "Long Road Out of Eden," the title song (by Henley) has lyrics referring to "The road to empire is a bloody, stupid way"...which I'm sure is about the U.S...although he does use the song to decry our self-obsession with ourselves, too.

Mr. Henley...if you're out there...thank you for at least realizing that liberalism is not necessarily the best way to go in every situation :) ...

re: #46 snowcrash

Is it not interesting how many of them can't see their own contradictions?

re: #49 formercorpsman
Yep. Starting with the Goracle.

re: #43 Ward Cleaver

It's the fact that McCain is a RINO that appeals to Henley.

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HOllywood was gaga over McCain when McCain was bashing Bush and bragging he didn't vote for Bush in November 2000--though he campaigned for him all summer and fall 2000.

re: #47 CyanSnowHawk

Met him in a bar down on a beach in North Carolina in the early 90's. (He was playing a concert on base with others at the time, Damn Yankees were good)

Good artist, but pretty much spot on description you have.

re: #39 unrealizedviewpoint

Why didn't he represent Saddam?

re: #50 snowcrash

You might have remembered that concert.

Big field down by the Burger King, and the circle.

Bob Hope the talented entertainer, star and comic who died in 2003 had class enough to work with whoever was President, to entertain our troops with actors willing to do that USO gig anywhere in the world.

Here I was in the previous thread thinking I had been hasty saying I would not vote for Johnny; and boom! Guess I was right all along.

re: #17 Ward Cleaver

Our East Texas boy Don Henley?!? I'm still annoyed about the lyrics to "End Of The Innocence", where he makes a reference to Ronald Reagan as "...this tired old man that we elected king".

He's been out of sight for awhile. Maybe he grew up?

Yep, that's the one. Beat me to it.

Don was wrong, and he'll be wrong again.

That endorsement deserves a flying pig

re: #54 formercorpsman
Saw maybe Sinbad the comedian and some Black musicians on base at a concert though.

re: #7 Charles

I didn't quote the whole article - he goes on to say:

So we know he hasn't gone completely sane yet.

Perhaps he should talk to the Dixie Chicks, if he can find them.

naw, the "innocence", if that's what you prefer to call it (I call it willful ignorance, but that's just me) will never be over for the left as a whole. but, maybe some lefties who aren't stark raving communists actually see that obama is just that and hillary isn't too far away from it and have decided that maybe, just maybe, mccain might actually be a better choice. hmph.

kirls

re: #60 Son of the Black Dog

Perhaps he should talk to the Dixie Chicks, if he can find them.

the dixie chicks are pretty stupid. they offended their fan base. i was part of that fan base. screw 'em. oh, and screw natalie maines muslim husband while you're at it.

kirls

re: #59 snowcrash

It is starting to get to be a while ago.

I hate to admit it, but I am starting to feel that age thing creeping in.

Well, I guess it's better than endorsing Obama.

Marginally.

re: #63 formercorpsman
Yeah and I'm probably 10 years older than you. Was a former corpsman (from Vietnam era) who became nurse then ICU LtCDR. there when you were there? Small guy, flat top, brush haircut. Big cig smoker? Great guy.

re: #35 Dianna

He's probably afraid his sales would fall off if he said he was going to vote Republican.

I think he's already rich. No, being cool and being part of the hip group is the center of life for these folks. They may get nervous with the candidates bringing bombers into the group, but they'll get used to that idea. The first nuke that goes off in the U.S. will bring the blame America first response, or, at most, the "oops" response. Cool means more to them than life itself.

Newsbusters

The new album from The Eagles, Long Road Out of Eden, is just one long, sustained attack on the integrity of the United States and is as bad as any loud-mouthed Dixie Chicks diatribe. With songs prosaically about Global Warming and the evil American “empire,” seemingly the only one of the band who just wanted to entertain the fans was Joe Walsh, the others too puffed up with their own sense of superiority to bother. Unfortunately, what we have here just another exclamation from pampered rock stars that they are smarter, more environmentally friendly and more caring than the rest of us... but be sure and buy more albums for gifts folks! This album should have been titled “Long Trip to the Bank” because for much of it the band seems to be on autopilot and too much of it seems like a cynically geared ploy to sell plastic as opposed to a solid attempt to entertain. It seems that they consciously wrote this one to appeal to sectors of the radio market -- the country market, adult contemporary -- so much so that the album lacks freshness. Several of the songs are so obviously written to have a country sound in an effort to get airplay on America’s country stations, for instance, that it’s a bit hard to get past the obvious ploy to enjoy the tunes.

This two disc set starts out with a short, whiney little piece that is a blatant plea to appeal to those worried about global warming. “No More Walks in the Wood,” penned on autopilot by Don Henley, from a poem by John Hollander, it ridiculously whines that his walk in the woods ain’t so cool anymore because “The trees have all been cut down.” Hollander’s poem tried to be clever with a globaloney reference, but it just ended up sounding clumsy. “This is the aftermath,” Henley warbles, “Of afternoons in clover fields, where we once made love... where we made our own weather.” Naturally, we ruined it all, man! It laments that “now they are gone for good” as if we could destroy all the clover fields and trees in the world. This little piece is not very subtle, but it is thankfully a short one at two minutes.

Sometimes, I forget how preachy and boring Frey and Henley can get.

I never forgive people who slander my country! Never!

re: #4 TallTexan

If you don't know Mojo Nixon, then your store could use some fixin'
/Dead Milkmen

re: #65 snowcrash

Please don't take offense.

I thought you were female. Married to a military guy, but working as a civilian down there in the late 80's, early 90's.

Perhaps a little organic brain is setting in on me.

re: #69 formercorpsman
No you have it right. That LtCdr was my boss in the ICU.

re: #62 Kirly

the dixie chicks are pretty stupid. they offended their fan base. i was part of that fan base. screw 'em. oh, and screw natalie maines muslim husband while you're at it.

kirls

Natalie has a Muslim husband. Why am I not surprised?

re: #70 snowcrash

As you can imagine, I don't put names out here, but if you want, you can always email me at formercorpsman@yahoo.com

I love talking to folks who are from that location.

The description sounds familiar, but it just gets beyond me anymore.

Actually had some guy call me at work about a year ago, got the number from my parents.

Good talk we had.

"I like the fact that he doesn’t always go along with the extreme right wing of his party."

LOL. There's an extreme right wing faction of the Republican Party? Give me a f-ing break. I'm not hard right by any means but there is no such thing. Only in the fevered brains of showbiz and media clowns.

Anyone here heard the new 3DD cd yet? Some of the track titles look interesting.

It's possible that Sen. McCain drove through Winslow, AZ, at some point, catching Henley's attention... until the girl in the flatbed Ford arrived, that is.

re: #15 unrealizedviewpoint

Maybe not as rare as one may think. Simply silent for fear of retribution.

Fear of retribution may be the reason for some, but I think that many simply have the discretion and good taste not to use their celebrity as an undeserved soap-box.

But Henley is quick to point out his comments don't mean he'll be voting Republican in November.

He adds, "I didn't say I was going to vote for him. I just respect him as a human being."

He will probably end up voting for Barry when threats of social isolation begin from his left coast pals.

Liberals should support McCain, after all he wants open borders, voted for free medical care for illegal immigrants, wants to fight global warming, and will ensure that foreign sovereign wealth funds, like those of the UAE, continue to buy our infrastructure...

re: #78 dhimmimoore

Liberals should support McCain, after all he wants open borders, voted for free medical care for illegal immigrants, wants to fight global warming, and will ensure that foreign sovereign wealth funds, like those of the UAE, continue to buy our infrastructure...

And he will not drill for oil in Anwar or off the US coast.

Beside the WOT and Iraq what does he have in common with republicans this fall?

re: #74 UFO TOFU

TOFU...I think a 3DD is impossible, there's just no way! What porn site did you see that on?

re: #37 maddogg

I respect Neil Young as an artist, but otherwise, he's a f****** insane moonbat.

Neil Young can play some mean guitar but he's an arrogant puffed up prick

I remember a local radio host here in Dallas (Mark Davis) talking about a Don Henley concert he went to last year. Seems that old Don changed the words to "Boys of Summer" to somthing about Cheney and Bush lied, people died. Mr. Davis said he almost screamed "shut up and sing!" He took this very personally and didn't appreciate plunking down his hard earned money just to hear an anti-Bush diatribe during what was supposed to be a concert. I don't take an endorsement from Henley as anything other than yet another bad mark against McCain. Unfortunately in a barrel full of rotten apples he's the least rancid. I'll hold my nose and vote for him come November but I don't think all the Lava soap in the world will help me get the stink out.

re: #80 jorline
LOL. I saw it here.

re: #82 redheadredstate
I agree, I go to concerts for the music, not social commentary. I was pleasently surprised the last time I saw Dave Matthews; he urged the audience to register to vote, period. No endorsement.

re: #81 kuffarharbi

Neil Young can play some mean guitar but he's an arrogant puffed up prick

I remember being appalled that Neil Young was pro-Reagan, back in the days when I was, shall we say, more lefty than I am now.

Now I find myself all the more appalled that Young has gone moonbat in a big way.

I guess I'll never be in sync with Neil, but I can live with that.

re: #85 buzzsawmonkey

I remember being appalled that Neil Young was pro-Reagan, back in the days when I was, shall we say, more lefty than I am now.

Now I find myself all the more appalled that Young has gone moonbat in a big way.

I guess I'll never be in sync with Neil, but I can live with that.

He comes across badly in an interview in the Jim Jarmusch movie. Self important and churlish with a complacent smirk on his face. Sad really. I still love those early albums like Everybody knows, After the Goldrush and Harvest....great songs.

Glad he did this. Henley has a fine family too. His cousin is an orthopedic surgeon in New York City, who treated my sister for a bad ankle break, and she is a truly amazing doctor, like you used to see in the movies, intelligent, talented and compassionate.

re: #85 buzzsawmonkey

Not in sync with Neil? You must be a (Neil Young voice): Sutherrrn ma-a-ann.

Don Henley won't vote for McCain, even though he has kind words for him. It's not that Henley is becoming less liberal, it's more a sad sign for the Republicans that a moonbat like Henley has taken a liking to our RINO candidate.

re: #40 Just Another Four-letter Word

I am so glad you said that before me.

”He was very fair. I like the fact that he doesn’t always go along with the extreme right wing of his party."

Unfortunately, the extreme right of the party isn't so enamored with him.

I have serious concerns about McCain's ability to beat Obama, who is both the most highly funded candidate in American history, and one with a strong demographic appeal.

Read the article. Henley says he "won't necessarily be voting Republican" for the Presidency. Henley just thinks McCain is a swell liberal, that's all. He's still voting for Obama.

So where's Alice Cooper's endorsement? I've read that he and McCain take in a basketball game now and then.

Or not. Perhaps he's for whoever Don Henley's not supporting.

From an August 2004 interview given to with Sun Media up here in Canada where Mr. Cooper endorsed the President:

When I read the list of people who are supporting Kerry, if I wasn't’t already a Bush supporter, I would have immediately switched. Linda Ronstadt? Don Henley? Geez, that’s a good reason right there to vote for Bush.

though later, he ended with the caveat:

If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal.

Henley has been one of my favorite songwriters for decades. He's a smart guy, and his lyrics often have a kind of Southpark Conservative message to them. Garden of Allah, one of the coolest pop songs of all time, for example, is hilarious and has a very witty and sarcastic message. There are tons of others.

re: #94 Hucbald

Henley has been one of my favorite songwriters for decades. He's a smart guy, and his lyrics often have a kind of Southpark Conservative message to them. Garden of Allah, one of the coolest pop songs of all time, for example, is hilarious and has a very witty and sarcastic message. There are tons of others.

Henley and the Eagles wrote "Dirty Laundry" which was a swipe at the MSM. And didn't the Eagles distribute their last album exclusively through Wal-Mart, the company that liberals love to hate?

I would say that Henley is a liberal, he just doesn't always follow the party line.

Heh.... I have a Don Henley story.

MCAS Beaufort, SC late 80s... one of my fellow Marines realized he was spending more money than he was making, so he ended up going AWOL on a cross-country trip to make some "real" cash to pay back all of the people he owed money to. He ended up in Colorado, working a ranch that Don Henley was neighbors with. Don happened to notice that said ranch-hand's car had a valid sticker for a Marine Corps base and confronted him about it, and once he figured out what was going on, dropped a dime on the wayward Marine.

Nothing like getting ratted out by a celebrity, eh?

Unfortunately, second chances didn't suit the Marine, who ended up going on a check-spending spree, and once caught, brig time and a Big Chicken Dinner for the Corps' troubles. He avoided civilian prison thanks to a stepfather who paid off the bad checks he wrote before he got out of the brig.

He may be a social liberal, but I bet he fully supports our country and the troops that protect its interests.

re: #32 galtg

in the Eagles farwell tour DVD , joe walsh , during his "life's been good to me.." song, comments in a very moonbatish way against the war in iraq..

guess henley didn't get the memo and decided to think for himself

good for him!

Actually, all Joe Walsh sang was: "I have a limo, ride in the back, I lock the doors and watch the war in Iraq". Hardly "moonbattish", IMHO.