re: #53 wlewisiii

Why? These are not his natural audience, unlike the Dixie Chicks.

That’s a fair point.

Still, there is a lot of crossover.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not defending Bachmann misuse of of the song at all. It’s just that my visceral reaction is that Petty is making a political statement and a lot of people may resent that.

Think Alec Baldwin, Sean Penn, etc.