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Playlist of the Day: School Is More Fun Than Iraq

11/1/06, 8:09 am EST

Iraq, Kerry, Bush

As you may have heard, there’s a bit of a scrapdown heating up between should-be President John Kerry, and our actual commander in chief, George W. Bush. The he-said he-said goes something like this: Bush et al equate voting for the Democrats next week with supporting terrorism. Kerry makes a statement implying that those who don’t do well in school get sent off to Iraq. GW calls Kerry’s comments “insulting,” demands an apology and claims our soldiers are “plenty smart.” Kerry labels those demanding an apology “assorted right-wing nut jobs.” Yeah, that pretty much brings us up to date.

So what do play while pondering this political smackdown? You know what? We aren’t all about the melodrama, we’re not about insulting the troops, or shaking our heads and asking where this John Kerry was when we needed him. We’re about the children. Even the less intellectually gifted kids. So we made a little playlist for them. Here goes:

“Stay in School” — Otis Redding
“White Punks on Dope” — The Tubes
“American Idiot” — Green Day
“Young, Dumb and Ugly” — Weird Al Yankovich
“(We Don’t Need No) Education” — Pink Floyd


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Sanchez | 11/1/2006, 8:58 am EST

Mutherfuker – Beck

Anonymous | 11/1/2006, 9:33 am EST

“Armed and Stupid,” Meatpuppets

Andy | 11/1/2006, 9:37 am EST

“SHould be president, John Kerry”???

Yeah, if it weren’t for that pesky election process, right? Damn that electoral college…

R&R Girl | 11/1/2006, 10:15 am EST

The Kids are Alright or My Generation-The Who
Beautiful Boy-John Lennon
Mommas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys-Waylon Jennings
Young and Wasted-KISS
End of the Innocence-Don Henley
Sweet Child of Mine-Guns & Roses
Alive or Jeremy or Daughter-Pearl Jam
Brown Eyes-The Bacon Brothers
Kid Fears-Indigo Girls
Hey Jude-The Beatles
Hell is for Children-Pat Benatar
Only Sixteen-Sam Cooke
Young Girl-Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
When the Children Cry-White Lion
All the Young Dudes-David Bowie

Uregen | 11/1/2006, 10:16 am EST

Amid the chaos…rhetoric..and broken governmental process…MORE OF THE SAME!
What if we gave an election…and no one showed up?
More truth than meets the eye to that one! If it werent for the “damn electoral process” we might not have anything!

Liberty | 11/1/2006, 10:16 am EST

I like that..”should-be president John Kerry.” Thank GOD he’s not our president!

Blackie Lawless | 11/1/2006, 10:30 am EST

i should be president you brain dead fcks…. how u like me now?

N Robertson | 11/1/2006, 10:49 am EST

The name of the Pink Floyd song is “Another Brick in the Wall (part 2)” not “(We Don’t Need No) Education.” It was one of the bigger songs on a top 5 selling album of all-time- you would think “Rolling Stone” could at least get that much right. Also, when discussing two pretentious bureaucrats arguing, I feel like XTC’s “Generals and Majors” can at least relax the senses.

shrub | 11/1/2006, 11:00 am EST

Time is running out- MUSE
or anything from the Absolution album.

the electoral college is an outdated notion from a time when 75% of the population was illiterate.

SATAN | 11/1/2006, 11:04 am EST

OH ANDY’S BACK!!!! HOW’S THAT CATHOLIC CHURCH, ANDY? YEAH, THAT SKULL AND BONES ELECTORAL COLLEGE PROCESS IS WAY UP-TO-DATE!!! FALL IN LINE, EAT YOUR MEAT, REPORT ANY SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITY, AND BE A GOOD CITIZEN.

The Him | 11/1/2006, 11:09 am EST

“How to Disappear Completely” – Radiohead
“School’s Out” – Alice Cooper
“Do You Realize??” – The Flaming Lips

Anyway, for the “political smackdown”: “Us and Them” – Pink Floyd

Voter | 11/1/2006, 11:37 am EST

“should-be president”? Yes, your votes at Rolling Stone ought to count more than the rest of the population. Clearly you are all much more enlightened than everyone else. Shut the hell up.

Snord | 11/1/2006, 11:38 am EST

Children’s Crusade – Sting
I Wish I Could Go Back To College – Avenue Q
Be True To Your School – Beach Boys
Forever Young – Rod Stewart
Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits
So Long Mom, I’m Off To Drop The Bomb – Tom Lehrer

SATAN | 11/1/2006, 11:54 am EST

I LOVE JESUS

mike a | 11/1/2006, 11:55 am EST

Should be president haha hey at least you guys arent indirect about it anymore. If this guy was president we be in out of iraq because he wouldnt be able to make up his mind.

Rich | 11/1/2006, 12:01 pm EST

Holiday – Nazareth

J.D. | 11/1/2006, 12:17 pm EST

John “D Student” Kerry finally showed his true feelings shared by the cowardly isolationist at RS and liberals everywhere: the military is for dummies.

Wasn’t Kerry for the war during his ‘04 campaign? He would just conduct the war differently, right? Wow, what a distinction. Yet RS still had Kerry as their cover man just before the election even though the pussy editors were AGAINST the war.

Why don’t Dems and liberals get it? We see through their bullshit.

ManuelV | 11/1/2006, 12:28 pm EST

Like N. Robertson said,the name of the song ‘Is another brick in the wall part II’. Either a simple mistake, or proof that Rolling Stone is staffed by amateurs. David Fricke, do something!

Marcus | 11/1/2006, 12:29 pm EST

Smartest Monkeys(for Bush) – XTC
Fortunate Son (again for Bush) CCR
War Dance – XTC
I Don’t Wanna be a Soldier – John Lennon
Bombers – David Bowie

Repo Man | 11/1/2006, 12:32 pm EST

Institutionalized – Suicidal Tendencies

Coup D’Etat – The Circle Jerks

Let’s Have a War – Fear

When The Shit Hits The Fan – The Circle Jerks

Rudie | 11/1/2006, 12:42 pm EST

The Clash:

“Hate & War”
“Career Opportunities”
“All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)”
“Spanish Bombs”
“Death or Glory”
“The Call Up”
“Washington Bullets”
“Charlie Don’t Surf”

Dannibal Lecter | 11/1/2006, 12:42 pm EST

“Should be president John Kerry?” If anyone should have been president, it’s Al Gore! Had he (and the American voters) not been screwed over, we wouldn’t be in this mess in the first place!

Leopold | 11/1/2006, 12:48 pm EST

Jesus is my personal friend.

Robodoc | 11/1/2006, 12:58 pm EST

RS say “should-be president Kerry” for the simple reason that he actually won in Ohio and therefore should have had a majority in the Electoral College, thus becoming president. See the article “Was the 2004 Election Stolen?” by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at
http://www.rollingstone.com/n ews/story/10432334/was_the_200 4_election_stolen

Of course the Electoral College is an outdated vestige of the Republic in an era where direct democracy is both feasible and desirable, but none of that matters if our votes aren’t counted in the first place! See also RFK Jr’s article “Will the Next Election Be Hacked?” at
http://www.rollingstone.com /politics/story/11717105/rober t_f_kennedy_jr__will_the_next_ election_be_hacked
A clue: the answer is yes. The Rethuglicans will make damn sure that the close Senate races all go their way, and maybe even some not so close ones.

Repo Man | 11/1/2006, 1:08 pm EST

Institutionalized – Suicidal Tendencies
(”I went to your institutional learning facilities!”)

Let’s Have a War – Fear

When The Shit Hits The Fan – The Circle Jerks

Coup D’Etat – The Circle Jerks

Veddy Eddar | 11/1/2006, 1:40 pm EST

First, you got what John Kerry was saying wrong. He wasn’t saying stupid kids end up in Iraq. He WAS saying that stupid Presidents make stupid decisions that lead to stupid wars that end in chaos. Weird to see RS towing the Republican line, message wise.

And Yeah, I think someone else prolly already pointed this out, but the Pink Floyd song is called “Another Brick in the Wall (Pt. 2)”. Obviously, RS copy editors don’t check the website.

perfectomix | 11/1/2006, 1:56 pm EST

“Lucky Kid” – Sheryl Crow
“Where Boys Fear To Tread” – The Smashing Pumpkins
“You’re Still A Young Man” – Tower Of Power
“Boys Wanna Fight” – Garbage
“A Foolish Arrangement” – The Cure
“The KKK Took My Baby Away” – The Ramones
“Bring The Boys Back Home” – Pink Floyd
“Letters From The Wasteland” – The Wallflowers
“Cowgirl In The Sand” – Neil Young
“Save The Life Of My Child” – Simon & Garfunkel
“Letter To My Girlfriend” – Stevie Ray Vaughan
“Broken Boy Soldier” – The Raconteurs
“The Child Is Gone” – Fiona Apple
“Never Young Again” – Mirwais
“The Kids Are Alright” – The Who
“Only A Fool Would Say That” – Steely Dan

A.A. | 11/1/2006, 1:58 pm EST

School – Nirvana
School Days – AC/DC

Joe | 11/1/2006, 2:17 pm EST

Alice Cooper “Lost in America”

“I can’t go to school ’cause I ain’t got a gun
I ain’t got a gun ’cause I ain’t got a job
I ain’t got a job ’cause I can’t go to school
So I’m looking for a girl with a gun and a job
Don’t you know where you are

Lost in America”

schwabr | 11/1/2006, 2:41 pm EST

You decide who is more stupid than the other or if both are equally retarded.

http://www.boston .com/news/nation/articles/2005 /06/07/yale_grades_portray_ker ry_as_a_lackluster_student/

schwabr | 11/1/2006, 2:42 pm EST

http://www.boston.com/news/nat ion/articles/2005/06/07/yale_g rades_portray_kerry_as_a_lackl uster_student/

Gosh Darn It | 11/1/2006, 2:43 pm EST

“C*nts are Still Running the World”
-Jarvis C*cker

(I’m not sure which word you guys are blocking!)

schwabr | 11/1/2006, 2:44 pm EST

Apparently you can’t post a long html address.

Megan | 11/1/2006, 2:55 pm EST

“Lubbock or Leave it”-Dixie Chicks

Fedoko | 11/1/2006, 3:51 pm EST

Another brick in the wall part 2 – pink floyd

Teengae lobotomy – The ramones

Rob | 11/1/2006, 3:57 pm EST

I wish some people would stop being complete idiots and realize and acknowledge the fact that G.W. Bush made a fucking mistake. A very large one at that. If you don’t see that you don’t deserve to live in a country that deserves better than what it is being subjected to right now. I mean the United Staes, just so you don’t fuck up my statement, just like so many people did to John Kerry’s.

Anonymous | 11/1/2006, 4:17 pm EST

Kerry bungled a joke, so let’s forget that Bush lied America into a Trillion dollar war.

frabnasticator | 11/1/2006, 4:23 pm EST

The more we get together, Together! Together!
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be!

‘Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends.
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be!

§mith...or smithy | 11/1/2006, 4:49 pm EST

MAMA-My Chemical Romance

911 plead for peace- anti-flag

Holiday -green day

dyer | 11/1/2006, 5:00 pm EST

Kill the poor- the Dead Kennedy’s

Mike Hunt | 11/1/2006, 5:07 pm EST

“Rock and Roll High School” by the Ramones.

Me | 11/1/2006, 5:21 pm EST

If you listen to Kerry say that statement it’s obvious that he did not mean the soldiers are unintelligent, but that if you don’t go to school they can draft you in to the war. It’s ridiculous that no one seems to talk about genuine issues and what they believe should be done for or about them, instead they constantly rip each other apart over their “character” and past actions. Your character is easily diminished when your conscience is called in to question every other second, so it doesn’t seem anywhere near as important as the issues to decide who would know how to handle problems within our country. Everyone was young once; who really cares if a candidate smoked weed in college? It just seems preposterous to continually attack a man who actually went to war over military issues.It seems he would know more than the guy who sits on the sidelines.

Klaatu | 11/1/2006, 5:30 pm EST

Killing an Arab – The Cure

/not PC I Know

J.D. | 11/1/2006, 5:35 pm EST

Me–you’re a fucking tool. John Kerry’s words are crystal clear. The military guys know exactly what Kerry’s position is…Kerry thinks we’re all dumb poor hicks.

There is no draft and we don’t want a draft. Even if there was a draft college boys would be sent to war too because there will be no exemptions.

John Kerry is an out of touch elitist. He has dishonored this country countless times with his actions (throwing medals back) and his words. He wants us to cut and run out of Iraq after voting for the war–he’s either a pussy or a political hack. Either way, you should be embarrassed to support a son of a bitch like John Kerry.

P.S. Rumsfield and Bush were both pilots and served their country with honor–they didn’t sit on the sidelines.

JohnIV | 11/1/2006, 5:36 pm EST

Jerk off a june bug and suck the nectar out of a mongoose wang

RollingStoneSucks | 11/1/2006, 5:49 pm EST

Kerry’s comments and Bush’s actions just prove how sad our choices were in 2004. Bush for getting us into this mess and boggling all his duties, Kerry for being so arrogant and for never having done a thing for his country as a Senator (yes he fought for us in Vietnam, but name one piece of significant legislation this guy has introduced as a senator). We need a 3rd party. I understand this magazine leans left, and so do I, but to brush over Kerry’s comments is sad. And for those of you who argue that Kerry’s comments were taken out of context and he “meant that if you don’t get a good education you wind up becoming like George Bush and taking us into dumb wars”, come one, even if he meant that, when you can’t even speak what you mean then don’t speak. He should apologize that he didn’t say exactly what he meant. There are good people in the military and it’s sad that this man is too arrogant to apologize. Bush and Kerry, what a combo. Shame on this magazine for leaning so far one way to not discuss the facts and showing Kerry for what he is, a jack ass.

JohnnyD | 11/1/2006, 6:18 pm EST

It’s not about smarts; it’s about money. The young and the poor ALWAYS wind up fighting and dying for the old and the rich. Note to Kerry: Bush is living proof that not all dopes wind up on the battlefield. Note to Bush: Not exactly the “October surprise” you were hoping for, but it’ll do, huh?

The Sausage King o' Chicago | 11/1/2006, 6:33 pm EST

Just about any Ramones song

Another Brick in the Wall pt2

brandon | 11/1/2006, 6:34 pm EST

idiots rule-janes addiction

The Ox | 11/1/2006, 7:27 pm EST

Kinda easy to pick a Neil protest song off of his new album, ‘Living With War.’ But I’ll do it anyway – “Let’s Impeach The President.” There are better ones, I know… “Ambulance Blues” is probably my favorite, and it has quite the strong message to it as well.

John | 11/1/2006, 7:37 pm EST

kerry had lower grades than bush in school….i wonder where we would be stuck if he actually won in 04

Imperfect Clone | 11/1/2006, 7:52 pm EST

In response to the individual who titled him self “RollingStoneSucks” must I remind you of the legislation Kerry introduced in order to protect United States jobs. You must not remember the whole “call center bill,” the one that was going to make call centers tell the caller where they are located. He wanted to do this, so Americans could decide what companies (internal) they wanted to support and which ones they didn’t (out-sourced). Also, what kind of idiot puts “one” instead of “on” is a jackass? Should I point out it is one word? But anyways, I don’t think anyone has said “Fortunate Son,” so that’s my pick

AI | 11/1/2006, 8:47 pm EST

awesome!!! ANY GREEN DAY PROTEST SONG WOULD WORK IN THIS CASE- THEY’RE THE ONLY ONES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE IN THIS HELLHOLE

Anonymous | 11/1/2006, 8:48 pm EST

civil war guns n roses

daretohearafool | 11/1/2006, 10:50 pm EST

what about “when the president talks to god” by bright eyes? :)

marnr67 | 11/2/2006, 2:24 am EST

I’ll agree with you, RollingStoneSucks, Kerry was no Clinton and he’s no Obama we’ve haven’t had a good selection of candidates in this decade… but i dig this magazine tho.

my playlist:
“My Supid Mouth” John Mayer
“Army of Me” Bjork
“Makes No Sense at All” Outkast
“Christ for President” Wilco
“The One on the Right is on the left” Johnny Cash
“Mistakes and Regrets” Trail of Dead
“President of What?” Death Cab
“Makeshift Patriot” Sage Francis
“Politics of Time” Minutemen

marnr67 | 11/2/2006, 2:29 am EST

oh and u’ve probably had at least 20 floyd freaks tell you this already the song is not called “we dont need no education” its called “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2″

John | 11/2/2006, 3:45 am EST

Human cannonball -Buthole surfers
Oops, I did it again- Britney ‘please buy my hubbies album’Spears
Schools out- Alice Cooper

chen-jiayu | 11/2/2006, 5:26 am EST

“don’t do well in school and go to the Iraq”this time kerry make a mistake which just Bush wants!although i’m a chinese people,i put so much hearts on the political life of America!it’s very interesting when you look through it!

tes | 11/2/2006, 6:25 am EST

The bungled joke shows what happens when Kerry departs from the pre-written speech and “thinks” for himself. Frightening indeed, and another unneeded proof why the American people still did better by passing on this “leader.”

Robodoc | 11/2/2006, 7:37 am EST

Don’t know why my post yesterday got deleted, but my main point was that “should-be President John Kerry” refers to the fact that the Ohio vote was rigged and Kerry rightfully was elected POTUS. See Robert F. Kennedy’s article “Was the 2004 Election Stolen?”, as well as his more recent article “Will The Next Election Be Hacked?” I won’t give the URLs in case that’s what caused the problem, even though both articles are from this site.

Of course, if the 2000 election hadn’t been stolen, we almost certainly would have had President Gore for the last six years with two remaining, and what a much better world we would be living in! Gore is much, much better than Kerry, and infinitely better than the dipsh*t-in-chief, although it has to be said he didn’tdo a very good job of making that clear in 2000.

Of course the Electoral College is a vestige of the old Republic that definitely should be replaced by a direct democracy now that it is feasible and that virtually everyone is literate, but that is all rearranging the deck chairs unless we make sure our votes are actually counted. The Rethuglicans will make sure every close Senate race goes their way, and quite possibly some not-so-close ones as well. Electronic votes must have a paper trail and be verifiable. I don’t trust, but I do verify!

Taltos1667 | 11/2/2006, 7:41 am EST

Some Mother’s Son – The Kinks
If I Had a Rocket Launcher – Bruce Cockburn
Bring The Boys Home – Freda Payne

Timo | 11/2/2006, 10:28 am EST

It’s fun to see people try to defend Kerry. Even if he did screw up the joke, I think that he well represents the left-wing (not necessarily all Democrats) with his statement.

I’m a Bush-supporter, but the “Mommas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys” suggestion is greatness. Maybe someone should record “Mommas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Marry Ketchup-Fortune-Heirs And Constantly Stick Their Foot In Their Mouth”.

noname | 11/3/2006, 6:34 am EST

Rolling Stone is stupid to name a Pink Floyd’s highlight “We don’t need….”. As for the list – it should contain the next:

1. AFRAID TO SHOOT STRANGERS – Iron Maiden
2. RUSSIAN ROULETTE – Accept
3. CIVIL WAR – Guns N’Roses
4. SEASONS IN THE ABYSS – Slayer
5. BRAVERY OF BEING OUT OF RANGE – Roger Waters
6. MASTERS OF WAR – Bob Dylan
7. LIVING WITH WAR – Neil Young
8. THEY WANT WAR – U.D.O.
9. GUNNER’S DREAM – Pink Floyd
10. REDEMPTION SONG – Bob Marley

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