{"id":166,"date":"2009-04-09T21:35:06","date_gmt":"2009-04-10T02:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dailypilot.com\/dailyblogger\/panderson\/?p=166"},"modified":"2009-04-09T21:35:06","modified_gmt":"2009-04-10T02:35:06","slug":"no-fear-no-loathing-but-devore-will-not-go-quietly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suppliedtoanderson.com\/?p=166","title":{"rendered":"No fear, no loathing, but DeVore will not go quietly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So Chuck DeVore calls me tonight on his way to a speech in Graeagle and he’s got mischief on his mind.<\/p>\n

“I just wanted to assure you your journalistic integrity is not in jeopardy,” DeVore says, trying to control a chuckle. <\/p>\n

I wasn’t worried, I say.<\/p>\n

But Chuck thinks maybe I was delving too deeply into gonzo journalism like Hunter Thompson when I suggested his next parody song to the tune of a Don Henley song ought to be “All She Wants To Do is Tax, Tax, Tax” to poke fun at his senatorial opponent Barbara Boxer.<\/p>\n

Turns out I’m off the hook, though. Not surprisingly, at least four other people had already suggested the idea to him. I didn’t think I was cornering the market on cleverness there — it was a pretty obvious next step in his feud with the ex-Eagles drummer.<\/p>\n

In case you’re unaware of the conflict, here’s the back story: DeVore wrote up a little ditty poking fun at President Obama sung to the tune of Henley’s “The Boys of Summer.” Henley didn’t like that so he told YouTube to “tear down that wall.” (Wait, should I reference Reagan when talking about a lefty like Don? Anyway, I digress….).\u00a0 So YouTube did. Great, DeVore thought. I’ll do another one and get all the earned free media I can.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, The Don’s lawyers sent a scary letter to the OC Weekly telling them to take down the same video embedded on their site. This just tickles Chuck to no end as the reason the video was on the site was to make fun of Chuck. Oh, the irony!<\/p>\n

Now Chuck’s got big ideas. He’s going to get some professional studio time to make the next video and he’s basically begging Henley to sue him now because he’s confident he can win.<\/p>\n

“I know my rights. I’m willing to go all the way to the Supreme Court,” he said.<\/p>\n

He knows that will make it a national story and the money will just come rolling in.<\/p>\n

“You wonder at what point the DNC or Boxer will just tell him to shut up,” DeVore said.<\/p>\n

Soon, if they’re smart.<\/p>\n

I reached out to the Boxer folks for their reaction tonight and they can’t move as fast as ol’ Chuck. They’ll get back to me tomorrow. Probably have to have a big meeting and conference call and whatever longtime incumbents do when they get to the point where they have to mind-numbingly stay on message.<\/p>\n

But Chuck’s at that point in his political career where he’s just letting it all hang loose — almost Bulworth-like. And I love it. Satire makes a political race so much more fun, engaging and just plain interesting.<\/p>\n

If you want to see the video in question, ask to be one of Chuck’s Facebook friends. It’s on his Facebook. Today, Chuck filed his counterclaim against Henley’s demand to pull the video so now Henley has 10 days to respond to that. It should end up in the courts after that.<\/p>\n

So…. stay tuned.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, here’s the lyrics to Chuck’s new masterpiece:<\/p>\n

All She Wants to Do Is Tax<\/strong><\/p>\n

They\u2019re pickin\u2019 up the taxpayers and puttin
\n\u2018em in a jam
\nAnd all she wants to do is tax, tax
\nLiberals been liberals since I don\u2019t know when
\nAnd all she wants to do is tax
\nCap and trade program-from D.C. Inc.
\nAnd all she wants to do is tax, tax
\nThey pull and push us right over the brink
\nAnd all she wants to do is tax
\nBarbara Boxer talkin\u2019 round
\nControl in her sight
\nAnd all she wants to do is tax, tax
\nWild-eyed global warmers
\nWho ain\u2019t afraid to lie
\nAnd all she wants to do is-
\nAnd all she wants to do is tax
\nAnd break our backs
\nShe can\u2019t feel the heat comin\u2019 off the street
\nShe wants to party
\nShe wants to get down
\nAnd all she wants to do is-
\nAnd all she wants to do is tax
\nWell, the government rigged the market
\nin the carbon trading scam
\nAnd all she wants to do is tax, tax
\nTo keep the boys a sellin\u2019
\nAll the credits they could ma\u2019am
\nAnd all she wants to do is tax
\nBut that don\u2019t keep the boys
\nFrom makin\u2019 a buck or two
\nAnd all she wants to do is tax, tax
\nThey still can sell the public
\nOn the good that they can do
\nAnd all she wants to do is-
\nAnd all she wants to do is tax
\nAnd break our backs
\nWell, we barely made twenty ten
\nThe vote was in doubt
\nAs we finished up the campaign
\nShe could hear the people shout
\nThey said, don\u2019t come back here Boxer!
\nBut if she ever does-
\nWe\u2019ll bring more money
\ncause all she wants to do is tax
\nAnd break our backs
\nNever mind the heat comin\u2019 off the street
\nShe wants to party
\nShe wants to get down
\nAll she wants to do is-
\nAll she wants to do is tax
\nAll she wants to do is tax
\nAnd break our backs
\nAll she wants to do is tax<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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