Paul Ryan’s Favorite Band Is Rage Against The Machine

And guitarist Tom Morello has some rage for him.

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From The New York Times:

” Yet even if he is viewed as politically pure by the modern-day standards of his party’s base, he is not without contradictions. The nation’s first Generation X vice-presidential candidate, he is an avowed proponent of free markets whose family has interests in oil leases. But he counts Rage Against the Machine, which sings about the greed of oil companies and whose Web site praises the anti-corporate Occupy Wall Street movement, among his favorite bands.”

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Rage Against The Machine’s guitarist Tom Morello responds:

Paul Ryan’s love of Rage Against the Machine is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the machine that our music has been raging against for two decades. Charles Manson loved the Beatles but didn’t understand them. Governor Chris Christie loves Bruce Springsteen but doesn’t understand him. And Paul Ryan is clueless about his favorite band, Rage Against the Machine.

Ryan claims that he likes Rage’s sound, but not the lyrics. Well, I don’t care for Paul Ryan’s sound or his lyrics. He can like whatever bands he wants, but his guiding vision of shifting revenue more radically to the one percent is antithetical to the message of Rage.

I wonder what Ryan’s favorite Rage song is? Is it the one where we condemn the genocide of Native Americans? The one lambasting American imperialism? Our cover of “Fuck the Police”? Or is it the one where we call on the people to seize the means of production? So many excellent choices to jam out to at Young Republican meetings!

Don’t mistake me, I clearly see that Ryan has a whole lotta “rage” in him: A rage against women, a rage against immigrants, a rage against workers, a rage against gays, a rage against the poor, a rage against the environment. Basically the only thing he’s not raging against is the privileged elite he’s groveling in front of for campaign contributions.

You see, the super rich must rationalize having more than they could ever spend while millions of children in the U.S. go to bed hungry every night. So, when they look themselves in the mirror, they convince themselves that “Those people are undeserving. They’re … lesser.” Some of these guys on the extreme right are more cynical than Paul Ryan, but he seems to really believe in this stuff. This unbridled rage against those who have the least is a cornerstone of the Romney-Ryan ticket.

But Rage’s music affects people in different ways. Some tune out what the band stands for and concentrate on the moshing and throwing elbows in the pit. For others, Rage has changed their minds and their lives. Many activists around the world, including organizers of the global occupy movement, were radicalized by Rage Against the Machine and work tirelessly for a more humane and just planet. Perhaps Paul Ryan was moshing when he should have been listening.

My hope is that maybe Paul Ryan is a mole. Maybe Rage did plant some sensible ideas in this extreme fringe right wing nut job. Maybe if elected, he’ll pardon Leonard Peltier. Maybe he’ll throw U.S. military support behind the Zapatistas. Maybe he’ll fill Guantanamo Bay with the corporate criminals that are funding his campaign – and then torture them with Rage music 24/7. That’s one possibility. But I’m not betting on it.
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4. Some Rage Against The Machine Songs

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9. Lead Singer Zack De La Rocha’s Speech Against The Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan

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Which Paul Ryan supported and voted for. Start at 4:40 mark.

10. Another Concert Speech Against The Democrats And Obama

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    • AXCordova 9 months ago

      Ignorance. The hallmark of today’s GOP.

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    • jenl4 9 months ago

      Ryan strikes me as someone who doesn’t particularly care about music. I wonder if one of his clueless staffers chose Rage Against The Machine as Ryan’s favorite band because the band’s name sounded cool, and if you also happen to be a Republican clueless about their music, could be interpreted as raging against for what Obama supposedly stands.

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      Tom Morello is, and always has been, a self-righteous ass. The only issue here is: Paul Ryan really has shitty taste in music, ‘cause RATM SUCKS!!!

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    • Richard Parker 9 months ago

      I wanted to hit “Win” multiple times, but what Tom Morello says is not really amazing; it’s just common sense.

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    • Apequake 9 months ago

      “Killing In The Name Of” is the antithesis of Paul Ryan’s agenda. Is he trying ta claim their his favorite band ironically?

    • tfoxy74 9 months ago

      Tom Morello is not amused.

    • BobLoblaw 9 months ago

      This whole thing did not surprise me one bit. I’d say at least half of RATM’s “fans” have never given a single thought to their message, they just put them on to get pumped up for the gym.

    • davidw15 9 months ago

      Is it too late to dump Biden in favor of an Obama/Morello ticket? …because I would LOVE to see Tom Morello mop the debate floor with Paul Ryan’s Randbot ass.

    • Morrissex 9 months ago

      “Paul Ryan saying his favorite band is Rage Against the Machine is like the Pope saying his favorite band is Faith No More.”

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