Getting the Band Back Together

According to Marc Ambinder, Mitt Romney is organizing a campaign reunion where he'll try to urge his financial backers to give cash to John McCain. Marc also reports that the Beach Boys are involved. No word on whether they'll be doing a rendition of "Bomb Iran."

Comments

I'll have some toasted white bread please.

Posted by joejoejoe | April 4, 2008 2:59 PM

You mean there's some Wilsonless aggregation that dares call itself the Beach Boys?

Posted by Alan in SF | April 4, 2008 3:00 PM

And I'll have four fried chikcens and a coke.

Posted by Al | April 4, 2008 3:03 PM

Mike Love owns the name of the Beach Boys and he is apparently a committed Republican. So there ya go.

Posted by neil | April 4, 2008 3:09 PM

Actually, given Matthew's incredible ability to see the subtle insults hidden deep within Republican rhetoric, Matthew will probably soon post that Romney is claiming Obama is an Illinois Nazi.

Posted by Al | April 4, 2008 3:12 PM

What subtle insult, Al? Matthew was clearly saying that McCain was using his history in a positive way because he thinks the favorable contrast to Obama speaks for itself. His whole point was that McCain doesn't have to say that Obama is a scary black America-hater to point out that McCain himself is less scary, more white and more patriotism-soaked.

Posted by neil | April 4, 2008 3:17 PM

Mike Love owns the name of the Beach Boys and he is apparently a committed Republican.

Bummer. As a fan of their music, I'll try to not let that affect me. When you think about it, its actually pretty rare for a musician to be a committed Republicans.

Posted by Jim W | April 4, 2008 3:22 PM

Yeah, but Mike Love is also a talentless, obnoxious Orange County hack, so if you look at it that way it makes perfect sense.

Posted by Woody Bombay | April 4, 2008 3:25 PM

I hate Illinois Nazis.

Posted by joejoejoe | April 4, 2008 3:25 PM

"Bomb Iran"....pretty funny.

Posted by Dave G | April 4, 2008 3:34 PM

Mike Love owns the name of the Beach Boys and he is apparently a committed Republican.

That's too bad. Not that I care much about the Beach Boys (though I'm grateful for the influence they've had on most of my favorite bands), I'm a huge UCLA fan, and therefore a fan of his nephew Kevin.

Go Bruins.

Posted by Seitz | April 4, 2008 3:36 PM

Romney only ever HAD one major financial backer...

Posted by Anthony Damiani | April 5, 2008 3:14 AM

Meanwhile, I'm still expecting the Corrs to do an album this year. After all, the release date is in early December. And Caroline said they were getting back together this spring.

Jake: The band... the band...
Reverend Cleophus James: DO YOU SEE THE LIGHT?
Jake: THE BAND!
Reverend Cleophus James: DO YOU SEE THE LIGHT?
Elwood: What light?
Reverend Cleophus James: HAVE YOU SEEEEN THE LIGHT?
Jake: YES! YES! JESUS H. TAP-DANCING CHRIST... I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!

"We're on a mission from God!"

"You want butter on that toast, honey?"
"No, ma'am, dry."

Jake: You lied to me.
Elwood: Wasn't lies, it was just... bullshit.

Elwood: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.

Posted by Richard Steven Hack | April 5, 2008 5:32 AM